Behind a stilt wooden house, Lu Ming found Erica's three little ones playing.
The three little ones were playing with some Mitai girls.
Mrs. Liu, the Mitai mixed-race wife of a Zhongzhou manager, acted as a tour guide for the three of them, leading them to enjoy the sea view and the unique Mitai folk customs here.
When we got here, several Mi Tai girls aged seven or eight were playing a traditional coconut shell game. Mrs. Liu called them over to talk to "Mrs." and "Mrs." friends.
After several Yatai girls knew that Erika was the wife of the island owner, they seemed to know everything at a young age. They became mistresses around Erika. They were extremely obedient and even brought all kinds of interesting things to Erika.
, everyone is inviting favors.
Originally, in their eyes, people from Zhongzhou had a high status, let alone the wife of the island owner.
When Lu Ming found them, Erica was a little at a loss because the girls were looking at her with big eyes, waiting for her to judge who made the most beautiful coconut shells. As long as she selected the most beautiful one, the other girls would
I will definitely be sad, and it will be really sad. I am afraid I will be sad for a while.
Erika knows this feeling better than anyone.
Fortunately, when Lu Ming came over, Mrs. Liu yelled at the top of her lungs, and the girls all bowed obediently to Lu Ming. After Lu Ming waved, the girls, who had been frightened for a long time, immediately ran away and disappeared.
Not to mention these girls, even Mrs. Liu did not dare to breathe. After bowing deeply, she did not dare to straighten her waist and remained slightly bent.
Lu Ming looked at the three little ones. In fact, it cannot be said that they are three little ones. In fact, Papada is actually at the age of college. She is two years older than Erica and Chen Xiaoya, and she is seventeen this year.
And compared to her actual age, Papada is obviously very precocious. She looks like an extremely beautiful and sexy Mi-Tai mixed-race girl. Her beauty is more aggressive, with an oval face that is slightly open, fair skin, a high nose bridge, and deep black eyes.
Her facial features are full of three-dimensionality, and her long dark brown hair is like a waterfall. A few strands were blown by the wind on her cheeks, which makes her look even more sexy. She wears large metal earrings with nose and tongue studs. She has a wild and charming beauty. She wears tight clothes.
Wearing a tight snow-white shirt, you can faintly see the faintly colorful and beautiful tattoos on her snow-white neck. Next to the snow-white collarbone, on top of a huge mountain like an explosion, there is also a tattoo of red roses. She wears light white jeans and
Canvas shoes, only the delicate and charming black ring-shaped anklet-style tattoos on the soft ankles are exposed, but I also know that beautiful tattoos on the lower body are also indispensable.
The Mitai people also have a popular tradition of tattooing.
Seeing her, Lu Ming inexplicably thought of Jin Meiyan, but Jin Meiyan is now a well-known gymnastics star in the East China Sea. Although she didn't wash off her tattoos, she tried her best to cover them up. Sometimes I think about it, isn't it?
Did he kill her personality?
This place is very close to Hanzhou, and I originally wanted to go to Hanzhou to see Xiao Meizhen when I have some free time.
However, compared to Jin Meiyan, who was at most a naive little girl at that time, this Papada is obviously much more mature. Her hard life since childhood also made her understand too much about the warmth and warmth of the human world early on.
"Master!" Erika came to Lu Ming happily. She was wearing snow-white casual clothes and she was so beautiful. Every time he saw Erika, Lu Ming's heart lifted. Even when he walked, he was afraid that she would be tired, so he should hold her in his arms.
Feeling the doting love in my heart, I smiled at this moment: "Isn't our island beautiful?"
"Yeah!" Erika nodded her head vigorously.
"Hello, uncle!" The clear voice came from Chen Xiaoya. She bowed politely. She was also a very beautiful and quiet girl. She was obviously the kind of child from other people's families. Everyone wanted to have such an outstanding daughter.
As for Erika, people will not feel this way, because this beautiful girl who makes the world lose its color seems to have never been supposed to exist in the world. Looking at her, one can only marvel at the wonder of the Creator, but not feel,
There can be a second Erika.
"Uncle..." Papada seemed to have no idea how to call her good friend's husband. After hearing Chen Xiaoya's address, she also called him "uncle".
Lu Ming nodded to her, looked at his watch again and said, "Let's go eat!"
"Have you finished talking about your business? Didn't you kill anyone this time?" Erika asked curiously.
Lu Ming stumbled and almost fell down. Why did she give this little guy the impression that she could kill someone just because she was talking about business? Moreover, it was obvious to the little guy that killing people was normal and not a sin. It was because she thought
Are the people you kill all bad guys?
After staying in the Northern Territory for a long time, this little guy's thinking has become out of touch with normal and peaceful society.
This is not possible!
Lu Ming coughed, "What's wrong with killing people? Killing people is always bad!"
"Well!" Erika nodded, "I heard from Mrs. Liu that someone seems to want to bully the people on the island. They are all very bad villains, so I thought they were going to be executed by you again..."
Over there, Chen Xiaoya and Papada's expressions became increasingly weird.
Lu Ming smiled bitterly. Erica and he didn't talk so much before. She always followed him quietly, her little face full of happiness.
Maybe there are friends here today, so I am more excited and talk more.
Fortunately, after talking more, I realized that her little brain had suffered a lot in the chaotic and deformed land of the Northern Territory.
It's also because if you follow yourself, you can hear those dark things no matter what. Who calls yourself a big devil?
"Stop talking about this! Let's go eat!" Lu Ming gently took her young hand, Erika's face blushed slightly, and she calmed down as expected.
Lu Ming sighed inwardly. It seemed that as long as this place at Santoro Business School did not lose control, Erica would be allowed to go up and down. Only by slowly recuperating, the wounds on her soul would slowly heal.
Only then can the mind return to normal people's values.
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The two-story annex building next to the "Manager's Building" is a restaurant, billiards room, chess and card room, and other leisure and entertainment facilities that are only open to Zhongzhou people.
The restaurant is an elegant room, and the dishes on the table are rich. Fried and fried, they are all Chinese dishes. The combination of meat, fish, vegetables, etc. is also very good.
"Uncle, do you have any plans for the afternoon?" The person asking was Chen Xiaoya.
Erika never asked these questions, she only waited for Lu Ming to tell her what to do today.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Nothing to do. I'll accompany Erica and your island for a walk in the afternoon. We'll go back to Fairman at about four or five o'clock."
Erika's little face looked a little happy, "Okay!"
At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the private room, and Liu Dachui's voice said, "Boss?"
After Lu Ming responded, he hurried in, came to Lu Ming's side and whispered a few words.
Lu Ming had no choice but to say to Erica and the others: "You can play by yourselves, I have something to deal with." He looked at his watch and said to Liu Dachui: "At one o'clock at noon, the court will hear their dispute at Palm Olive Plaza.
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Liu Dachui was startled when he heard about Palm Olive Plaza, but then he knew where it was, and nodded and said, "Okay, I'll let you know."
"Uncle, are you going to be the judge to judge the Mitai people's case?" Chen Xiaoya asked curiously. Her ancestors have lived here for several generations and have a certain understanding of the tribal living conditions of the Mitai people on the island.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Yes, this island has just applied for city establishment. I am the mayor and I also have to be a judge. It's okay. You can do whatever you want."
Chen Xiaoya was even more curious, "Uncle, what kind of dispute is this?"
After all, she came from a wealthy businessman family and was a real rich lady. She was not afraid of life. Although she knew that her grandfather seemed to rely on Uncle Zhang, it had no impact on her.
Erika is actually very thoughtful and curious, but she never asks too much about her husband.
As for Papadha, she kept eating quietly and did not speak.
He was completely different from the lively and public Lu Ming was when he was away.
Lu Ming said to Chen Xiaoya: "We are two neighbors. One of them had money stolen last month. But just now, the plaintiff who lost the money caught the defendant who was spending money at the canteen and said that the defendant took
The money was stolen from her home because it had a mark on it that she recognized."
Chen Xiaoya said "Ah", "Then it stands to reason, uncle, will this case fail?"
Lu Ming nodded: "According to imperial law, this case cannot go to court. The judge ruled that the case was not established due to lack of direct evidence. In this month, who knows who stole the lost money? In the end, it was nothing in the hands of the neighbor.
It’s strange, and it’s possible that the plaintiff lost the money and someone else picked it up?”
Chen Xiaoya nodded repeatedly as she listened.
Lu Ming said: "However, this cannot be the case here, because there is no prosecutor or lawyer. In fact, all the pressure is given to the judge, including finding out the case clearly. That naturally becomes the responsibility of the judge. Otherwise, it becomes
A confused judge has ruled a confused case. This is the custom of the island tribe of the Mitai people. We can only do as the Romans do for the time being."
Chen Xiaoya nodded in admiration: "Uncle, you are right."
"Let's eat!" Lu Ming made a gesture.
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The so-called Palm Olive Tree Square is an open space near the town, with several tall emerald green palm olive trees growing nearby.
Many local people came to watch the excitement. A few security guards maintained order and drew a circle. Inside the white circle was the trial area.
Anutin was also among the security team members. He was wearing a green military uniform and showed his toughness. Many relatives and friends who were familiar with him were surprised.
There was a small table in front of Lu Ming, and he was sitting on a wooden chair.
The plaintiff and the defendant were both women in their thirties. One of the women had blood marks on her face. It was because the defendant had a cup of tea and was beaten by the plaintiff Ping Sanna.
Ping Sanna was talking about the night of the thief, saying that she saw the thief's dark shadow running to the next door. Judging from his figure, he looked like Chachati.
Then, she kept staring at Chachati. As long as Chachati went to spend money, she would follow him and look at him.
Today, I finally caught Chacha Jacquard’s lost money, because it had her special mark on it.
On the table in front of Lu Ming was a one-yuan note. Lu Ming picked it up and looked at it. There was a black oil stain on it, which was the mark Ping Sanna said.
"Chachati, tell me, how did you get this money? Did you get the change from shopping? Did your husband pay you wages? Or how did you get it?"
After Lu Ming finished speaking, Gao Taihe, who was sitting slightly behind Lu Ming, translated.
Chachati looked a little uneasy, squatted on the ground and whispered something.
Gao Taihe couldn't hear clearly at all.
Ping Sanna, who was squatting on the other side, immediately started chattering excitedly. You didn't need to understand Mi Tai to know that she must be saying that Chachati had a guilty conscience.
Ping Sanna even wanted to get up and make tea again, but she didn't dare to behave erratically.
Many Mitai tribe customs include the rule of squatting in front of the manor owner and replying. This is especially true if the manor owner is resolving disputes, settling cases, suing victims, etc.
Lu Ming looked at Ping Sanna, "You said you saw a thief running into Chachati's house that night, and he was Chachati. Why didn't you and your husband chase him in? You can't break in. Knocking on the door is also a favor.
Chang, the neighbors should also be disturbed by you, so, was there anyone who witnessed that night?"
Pingsanna grimaced and muttered.
According to Gao Taihe's translation, the general meaning is that according to the customs of our Mitai people, no one in the manor, whether it is a rubber plantation, a palm oil plantation, a coconut plantation, a poppy plantation, etc., is allowed to enter the manor after the Flashing Star Hour.
She was shouting outside, so the slaves did not dare to make any noise. On the second day, they felt that there was no evidence, so they did not report it to the security team. The slaves could only pay attention to this thief woman every day, and today they finally caught her tail.
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Lu Ming nodded. The "master", "little slave" and so on that Gao Taihe translated were words from Central China with roughly similar meanings. However, in fact, the Mitai people's honorific title for the manor owner and their humble self-proclaiming in front of the manor owner should be compared to
The words "master" and "little slave" in Zhongzhou dialect are even more exaggerated.
As for the shining star time, it is actually the time to light the lamp at night. According to the ancient tradition of the Mitai people, as long as it is dark and they need to light the lamp, the serfs are not allowed to go out. It is equivalent to an automatic curfew. It has been generally passed down to this day. The serfs in the manor,
Workers try not to go out after dark, let alone making noises late at night. According to tradition, that is a serious crime.
Such a tradition is naturally one of the low-cost ways to maintain social stability for the Mitai ruling class.
It just makes the serfs and workers lose a little bit of freedom. It's good to get used to this kind of thing. If you never have it, you won't feel anything wrong. If someone wants to fight for this kind of freedom, they will be beaten by the majority.
The serfs and workers attacked in groups. After all, it felt like if it was late at night, where would kind people go out? And in the dark night, if there were people walking around in the settlement, making noises or even fighting, then the world would be too dangerous.
After recording a few entries in his notebook, Lu Ming said: "Okay, the court will be temporarily adjourned for half an hour."
