So she quickly pushed the two girls back to the room and let them change their clothes.
Bai Su was okay, but Yan Jiahua was fine. As soon as she returned to her room and found that her wardrobe contained not only men's clothes but also women's clothes, the little girl felt a little unspeakably sour.
She understood what the head of the family meant.
From now on, gender is no longer a shackle on her body, whether she wants to be a man or a woman, she can.
In the past, she was forced to be a "man", but now, he truly feels that he has adapted to such a role, and has no plans to become a woman again for the time being.
Because it doesn't matter whether she is a boy or a girl, what's important is that she can fully display her talents and do what she wants to do.
Although Lin Mengya was a little excited, some things still had to be carried out in an orderly manner according to the plan. For example, although they were approaching Xuanhuo Island, the security on the ship could not be relaxed at all.
Everyone else also heard what happened just now and couldn't sleep anymore. They put on their clothes and walked out, gathering in her and Long Tianyu's room.
"Then according to the original plan, our husband and wife, Uncle Huo, Aunt Fang, and Huo Xiao, we will get off the boat first to check the situation, while the others will stay on the boat and wait."
Aunt Fang is very happy recently. Because she has to hide her identity, several children take turns calling her "Mother" every day.
This allowed her to feel the joy of being a mother painlessly.
Especially Ya'er, oh, those sweet "mother" sounds almost made her faint with joy.
So she strongly suggested that the next time they go ashore, they must take her with them. She is not the kind of person who has never seen wind and rain. Maybe with her around, the other party can relax their vigilance?
I have to say that Lin Mengya felt that Aunt Fang's proposal was very reasonable, so this time they agreed that the five of them would go down as a family to talk to each other. Because there were too many secrets hidden on their big ship, so
It is not easy to let people board the ship, but people will inevitably inquire about the situation, so those who stay need to be more vigilant and not just because the other party shows friendly trust towards them.
No., they let each other spy on their secrets.
After all, at any time and in any place, the only one they can trust is themselves.
No one else had any objections. They knew the importance of coming to Xuanhuo Island this time.
If they could obtain more weapons, it might improve their combat effectiveness a lot.
Although they also have many weapons brought back from home, weapons are consumables, and most of them are reluctant to use their relatively new weapons.
After all, some things are only used less when used more, and they also want to save the most powerful weapons for the most critical moments.
So it would be great if I could replenish a batch here.
Having already decided on the candidates to go to the island, Lin Mengya left a certain amount of time for everyone to prepare early.
Anyway, no one except the three little pigs in the cabin will be able to sleep peacefully tonight.
The security on the big ship suddenly became much tighter, but nothing could be seen from the outside.
But if there are people with evil intentions who want to get on the big ship or if someone wants to cause trouble inside, they will definitely be detained as soon as possible.
After all, there is a difference between exercises and actual combat. Although Lin Mengya and Long Tianyu never let everyone relax on the ship, everyone is still looking forward to it.
They are not expecting someone to cause trouble, but they are looking forward to the opportunity to use the skills they have recently learned and practiced.
The big ship finally docked. The people on board felt that they had been fooled for a while, but they did not fall down. Everyone stood firm.
Lin Mengya and Long Tianyu looked at each other and knew it was time for them to appear, so after the sampan was picked up, the couple and the Huo family of three finally got off the boat.
Lin Mengya smelled the smell coming from the island.
It was the smell of coke mixed with iron ore and some sulfides, mixed with the salty sea breeze, but it didn't make people feel very dry.
The first impression this island gives people is very consistent with its name, Xuanhuo Island.
As soon as you hear it, you can tell that this island is made of black iron and red fire.
There were forty or fifty people standing on the shore.
The two parties stared at each other until Lin Mengya and the others walked in front of each other. Inside, a very strong woman about forty years old stepped forward, holding two crescent-shaped scimitars in her hands.
But the blades are facing each other, not facing outward.
Everyone else was always on guard, after all, this was a weapon, but they saw the strong woman placing the scimitar flat on her chest and bending slightly towards Lin Mengya.
"Welcome, friends who have come from afar."
Although Lin Mengya didn't know the meaning of this etiquette, she could feel the friendly signal from the other party.
At this time, the two Tie family brothers were also standing beside their aunt, smiling at Lin Mengya and explaining: "Miss Huo, don't be afraid, this is our welcome etiquette on Xuanhuo Island. The blade facing inward is to welcome friends, and the blade facing outward is to expel friends.
enemy."
Only then did Lin Mengya realize that the other party meant this.
She also returned the gift, but it was the etiquette in the Northern Territory, and it also meant to express friendliness.
When Tie family's aunt Tie Xinlian saw that the other party was so polite, she laughed boldly and pulled up the woman in front of her.
Then in the next step, he thrust the scimitar in his hand into the opponent's hand.
Lin Mengya was a little confused by this set of procedures. What did it mean? Give two scimitars as a gift when meeting?
Is this gift too hard-core? The two Tie family brothers were a little helpless, but they continued to explain: "Well, these two scimitars are gifts given to women on our island when they come of age. My aunt's two are new.
, he should be very happy to meet you, so he
I gave you this gift."
Tie Xinlian didn't care what her two nephews explained, she just felt that although the girl in front of her looked soft and frail, she was different from the women from the aristocratic families she had seen.
The girl's eyes were not filled with soft spring water, but as firm as iron ore. So, she waved her two nephews aside with a wave of her hand, and said to Lin Mengya warmly: "Sister
, I heard that you got married at a young age? You also gave birth to three children, yo! That’s amazing. My sister respects me very much.
I respect you!"
Lin Mengya: Although, she can hear that the other person wants to praise her, but she is not a sow that gives birth to cubs. She can give birth to several children, so she will not be praised like this at the first meeting, right? But Tie Xinlian said again
: "On our island, the more babies a woman has, the higher her status will be. Sister, our place is different from that in the Northern Territory. You will know later. My sister is sincerely envious of you. I absolutely envy you."
I didn’t mean to scold you.”
Lin Mengya nodded and smiled a little reluctantly. Her tone was good, but her words were a bit awkward.
But after she understood the situation of the entire Xuanhuo Island, she knew why Tie Xinlian praised her so much when he saw her for the first time.
It turns out that on Xuanhuo Island, they still maintain some characteristics of a matriarchal clan. For example, on the island, the only people who really have decision-making power are a few highly respected female clan elders.
Because if they want to protect Xuanhuo Island, they need to have more offspring, so the mothers who give birth to these offspring are the benefactors of this island.
If there are not enough people, they will not be able to mine ore, nor can they refine the ore into iron products, nor will they be able to protect their islands from being coveted by outsiders.
Therefore, on Xuanhuo Island, the status of "mother" is lofty, because mothers will not only bring prosperity to the entire island, but they will also face a near-death disaster when giving birth to a baby.
Every child who survives successfully will regard his mother as a god.
Therefore, the status of women on the island is much higher, and they will also participate in normal production labor, instead of being trapped at home and giving birth to babies like a fertility machine.
Lin Mengya expressed some amazement at such a peculiar social structure. Perhaps this is due to special geographical conditions and special humanistic factors.
As an outsider, she would not express her views on this social structure.
The reason for the existence of something must be reasonable. She just felt that the people on this island were quite straightforward in their thinking.
But she doesn't understand it yet, but during her conversation with Tie Xinlian, she found that he was a rough-and-tumble person, but overall he had a straightforward personality.
"Sister Tie, I wonder if it's okay for me to call you this?"
She was not trying to take advantage of the Tie brothers, but he seemed to be a bit older than her, but he had a cheerful temperament.
Unexpectedly, Tie Xinlian laughed a few times and then said happily: "According to my age, I should be about the same age as your mother. How about this? If you don't mind, you can also call me aunt with them?"
"If you call me sister, I feel like I'm taking advantage of you."
Lin Mengya said "Ah", but she quickly realized that the reason why Tie Xinlian asked her to call her aunt was because she wanted to treat her as one of her own.
Instead of feeling that your seniority is too low.
Lin Mengya started to feel a little sad. She felt that the reason why Xuanhuo Island couldn't cooperate with others was because of their unique way of communication.
"Okay, then I'll call you Aunt Lian, right?"
Tie Xinlian thinks this title is quite nice, and the people on their island don't care much about these titles.
She just felt that although the girl in front of her looked thin, she was not much worse than the good girls on their island. After all, everyone has their own strengths, and not all the girls on their island were as strong as her.
, so on a whim, she treated the other party as a girl on the island.