The trip to the Bika tribe was not pleasant, and the next morning, Wang Baoyu and others asked to leave, and the leader Yang Pengxiang brought a tiger skin and gave it to the three as a souvenir.

Wang Baoyu gave the short and fat woman some cloth before leaving, and the woman was ecstatic, with this, she could live a decent life in the poor and backward place of the Bika tribe, and she was more generous than Yang Pengxiang's concubine.

It is worth mentioning that the Bika tribe, who have just left, do not have a good relationship with the surrounding peoples, mainly because they are too barbaric and lack resources, and no one cares about them.

Moving on, Wang Baoyu's next destination for the three of them was the Lizu tribe, which has a population of 100,000. According to Wu Fan, the civilization of the Li people is relatively high, mainly farming, the tribe believes in primitive religion, respects monogamy, and basically speaks Chinese, of course, they also have their own language, but it has now degenerated to a small number of people to use it internally.

The nation that can communicate with each other smoothly made Wang Baoyu and Ma Yunlu look forward to it, so they walked for a day and a night, and this morning, the three of them came to the territory of the Li tribe.

The women of the Li tribe wore long linen skirts embroidered with bright patterns of various flowers and trees, and wore boxed hats on their heads, and many small braids on the back of their heads, which were decorated with shells or snail shells, which rattled with their body movements.

The children running around the women also sang loudly songs similar to those in the Central Plains, dressed in different old and new clothes, but they were all neat and well-behaved.

The men of the Li tribe are all dressed in cyan robes, and there are also figures shaking fans, so it seems that the civilization here does surpass that of the first two ethnic groups.

As soon as they saw Wang Baoyu and others' carriage coming, a group of women nearby immediately held hands and sang in a long voice: "There are friends from afar, and they are very happy......

Confucius's words were all made into a song, Wang Baoyu laughed, got out of the car and waved to greet them, a leading woman stepped forward, first gave a generous salute, and then said with a smile: "Welcome guests from afar, please accept our blessings." ”

After speaking, he took off the long necklace of shells hanging around his neck, put it on Wang Baoyu's neck, and stretched out a finger to dip it in a black clay jar, and then rubbed it on Wang Baoyu's forehead, and said a few words in the local dialect that he didn't understand, probably to express blessings.

Wang Baoyu gladly accepted it, and wanted to reward her with a piece of silver, but the woman would never accept it, saying that accepting someone else's gift without authorization was equivalent to stealing, and it was a shameful act.

"Hehe, the folk customs here seem to be better than those of the Han people in the mainland." Ma Yunlu praised.

"We are passing merchants, passing through the treasure land, and we want to meet your great leader, and hope to lead the way." Wang Baoyu said politely.

The woman nodded, and then called her man, and conveyed Wang Baoyu's meaning with a respectful expression, it seems that the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women has also been somewhat infiltrated into this nation, and everything on the scene has to be done by men.

The man walked up to Wang Baoyu, bowed down, and said, "I have friends from afar, I'm very happy, please come here." ”

Wang Baoyu smiled and arched his hand, followed the man to meet the leader of the Li clan, Lisu, after entering the residential area, the two-story bamboo buildings everywhere, the shape and style are basically the same, only the middle is the third floor, although the floor is not high, but the area is more than three times that of the surrounding ordinary houses, and there are all kinds of brightly colored stones hanging on the four corners, spacious and heavy, at a glance it is the privilege that the leader can have.

Walking into the house, it is called a spacious, bright and cool, surrounded by bamboo walls not only animal skins and bones, but also calligraphy and painting embroidery, showing that the taste of the big leader is different from other ethnic groups.

In front of the hall is a huge bamboo table, a bit of a contemporary conference room, an old man in a white robe sits on it, but it is also quite magnanimous, it is Li Su.

There are also a few bamboo tables below, and there are several men in different costumes, who are not smiling, and at first glance they are so-called officials, and it seems that the division of social classes here is very clear.

What attracted Wang Baoyu's attention the most was the old man in black standing next to Li Su, as thin as a bamboo pole, holding a black vine cane, with an expressionless face, and those eyes revealed an indescribable sense of depth.

The old man seems to be thin and weak, but he is not shaking, as if an iron bamboo has taken root in the flat ground, which is very stable. The old man in black raised his eyes and saw Wang Baoyu, and a strange brilliance suddenly appeared in his eyes, and then disappeared.

"I take the liberty to come, and I ask the leader of Lisu to forgive me!" Wu Fan stepped forward and arched his hand, and presented the tiger skin he had obtained from the Bika clan.

"Hehe, it's fun to have friends from afar!" Li Su smiled and ordered the three of them to be given seats.

This sentence again, Ma Yunlu grinned when he heard it, and they didn't feel bored. Wang Baoyu sat down, and Li Su looked at Wang Baoyu and asked, "I don't know where this gentleman comes from?" ”

"I'm from Jingzhou, looking for some business to do." Wang Baoyu said lightly.

"Jingzhou is a rich land, and the prestige of the king of Hanxing is known all over the world, and today we have all surrendered, which is really a fortunate thing." Li Su laughed.

"When the King of Nanyue led here, wasn't it also very good!" Wang Baoyu gave Wu Fan face and said this deliberately.

"Although Wu Chen has the land of Nanyue, he has not formed a joint force of all ethnic groups, and I hope that King Hanxing can make achievements." Lisu Road.

"The king is wise, but we should choose a day to meet the king of Hanxing." A blue-shirted strategist below.

"I do." Lisu Road.

Ma Yunlu couldn't help but snicker, King Hanxing was here, but unfortunately they didn't know, and the three of them naturally didn't break it, Wu Fan said: "King Hanxing is benevolent and powerful, and he will definitely be able to govern South Vietnam prosperously." ”

"I just care about King Hanxing, I don't know who this gentleman's surname is?" Lisu asked Wang Baoyu.

"My surname is Ba, and I am a single word gong." Wang Baoyu then said.

Li Su was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "I have heard that King Hanxing once held the position of Ba Gong, and your name has violated the taboo of King Hanxing, but it should be corrected." ”

"Hehe, it seems that you know this King of Hanxing quite well." Wang Baoyu smiled: "Actually, King Hanxing also knew my name and didn't care. ”

"King Hanxing is really virtuous." Li Su praised, and asked, "Mr. is familiar with King Hanxing?" ”

"Quite familiar, maybe I'll persuade King Hanxing to come here another day." Ma Yunlu took over the conversation with a smile.

Li Su laughed: "Poor and remote, how dare you hope for this, just ask King Hanxing to know this place." ”

The conversation was more pleasant, and Li Su happily ordered to go down, arrange a banquet, and welcome the distinguished guests. Eight large plates soon came up, with wine, meat and vegetables, and they were very rich.