The Old Man and the Mermaid

The speedboat made a circle on the sea, and after setting off layers of waves along the road, it gradually headed towards the west of Dusk Island.

The mermaid followed the ship for some distance, and found that it finally anchored on the southwest shore.If the mermaid's memory doesn't deviate too much, it should be the residential area in the small town of Twilight Island—in the days before Aigre came to the shore, the mermaid had carefully observed the entire Twilight Island. I can be sure that my memory is not of the goldfish line, so the owner of this boat should be a resident of the town or a guest of a resident.

Although the coast closest to the lighthouse is covered with reefs, and there are almost no ships that often appear on this side of the sea on Dusk Island, but this kind of speedboat with good speed is more or less a good choice for mermaids. kind of threat.If you want to go ashore again in the future, you may have to be more cautious.

The mermaid turned over at the bottom of the shallow sea area, glanced at the person who got off the boat, then turned and swam towards the lighthouse.

But even though the ship was dangerous for the merfolk, he wouldn't feel too nervous about it.Because even if humans launch a large-scale hunting operation, he still has enough time and physical strength to dive into the deep sea and disappear in the ocean currents before humans catch him.

Rather than worrying about these dangers, he is now more concerned about what kind of reasons should be used to place the young man with whom he had a friendly conversation last night.

Of course, the mermaid can't knock on the door of a human's house by changing his legs and stealing a pair of pants, so after careful consideration, he thinks it's better to invade illegally.

Anyway, he is not a legal citizen of any country, let alone obeying human laws.

Eigre had no idea that Mr. Mermaid was plotting how to invade the lighthouse that he considered home. He just made the decision last night to let this guest from the deep sea taste human food, so he is now standing Think about what kind of ingredients are best to use in the market.

"I haven't seen you here for a few days, Eigre." The old fish seller saw Aigre from a distance, and he didn't greet him with a smile until he walked in, "How are you doing?"

This old fisherman was a good friend of the old Mr. Payer, and one of the elders who watched Eigre grow up all the way, so Aigre has always respected him, and after his grandfather passed away, he cared more about him. An old man who is still unmarried.

"I'm fine, Grandpa Pei. I've been busy with other things for the past two days, so I haven't had time to buy ingredients—let me get them for you." Aigre stepped forward and took over the heavy burden from the old fisherman. "How are you doing?"

"Healthy." The old fisherman said with a smile, "Although I am a few years younger than your old man, I have never been under any pressure. I will definitely live longer and healthier than him. Don't worry—— He was called away by the sea."

"I believe my grandfather must have been happy when he left." Egrele said with a soft sigh, "I'm just a little regretful that I couldn't come back to see him before he left."

"You have lived by his side since childhood, and your appearance and tone have long been imprinted on his soul, so why would he care if you come back in time to show him your face for the last time?" The old fisherman reassured, Then he patted him on the shoulder, changed the subject and said, "Come on, little guy, what do you want today? Recently, I got a lot of plump tuna. There was a cargo ship from the mainland yesterday, and I bought a few by the way." Cod from the north."

"Bring me some cod, thank you." Aigre pointed to a sink on the booth, "Recently I want to try some that I haven't eaten before. How long have they been frozen?"

"After being caught from the north, it was immediately sent to several areas here, so it shouldn't take too long, and the taste won't vary much." The old fisherman explained, and told him after weighing the fish. Price, "The rain was too heavy two days ago, so I didn't go out to sea much. I have been doing some other business. I should have the opportunity to catch various types of fish in two days... I will give this freezer box together. You."

"Okay, thank you." Aigre nodded, reached out to take the box containing the fish from the old fisherman, hesitated for a few seconds, put the box aside, and took out yesterday's fish from his pocket. One of the fish scales that the mermaid gave him said, "Grandpa Pei, you have been dealing with marine life for decades, so in terms of knowledge of identifying marine life, you must be better than me, a junior who just came out of college. It's much more powerful - I'm just curious, do you know any sea creatures that have such dark red hard scales?"

The old fisherman put down the small scale in his hand, walked out from behind the booth, and took the scales from Aigre. Mei said slowly: "Well... there are very few creatures that need to use fish scales to cover and protect their bodies to grow such thick scales, and the colors are rare... It shouldn't appear in shallow seas or near our islands. creature, but its owner must be huge. Eigre, where did you get this scale?"

"A friend gave it to me some time ago." Aigre simply explained, "He didn't tell me where it came from, I was curious, and I didn't come to any conclusion after several days of research, so I can only Let me try to ask you."

"It really looks like an extremely beautiful scale." The old fisherman sighed, "Although I don't know what kind of marine creature this is, but its owner must be quite beautiful too—huge marine creatures are always hideous." And infinitely beautiful.”

"Since you don't even know, then I don't need to ask other people." Aigre took the scales back with some helplessness, and bowed slightly to thank you, "But thank you very much, I will wait until the next time I meet When it’s that friend, ask him directly.”

"If your friend doesn't mind, you must come back and tell me the truth." The old fisherman laughed again, raised his old and wrinkled right hand and gently touched Aigre's head, "Your grandfather The old guy must have told you that there are many mysterious creatures in the sea that we know nothing about. They are distributed in various sea areas and inhabit their own hometowns. Although I am not sure if we will one day meet with The seas clash face to face, but they are creatures that live on the same planet as we do, and it is indeed a blessing to have the opportunity to learn about them. Maybe you have the same luck as your grandfather Woolen cloth?"

"I hope so." Aigre picked up the freezer again, and asked again: "I haven't been back for a long time, do you know about the seasonings that are currently on sale in the market? I want to buy some seasonings for fish , but when I came here, I saw many unfamiliar businessmen, so I don’t know.”

"Recently, there are many guys who have not been doing well outside and have come back to the island. You may not have seen them much." The old fisherman stretched out his finger and pointed to the east side of the market, "There is a long-haired guy in the east. The homemade seasoning in the seller, I sang it several times, it tastes good, you can try it.”

"Thank you."

"It's rare to hear you talking so much, little guy. It seems that you must be in a good mood recently, right?" The old fisherman finally said with a smile, "Young people should talk more and be more energetic. Hang out with us old guys all the time, hang out with other young guys more."

"I will try my best to make as many friends as possible, don't worry." Aigre stood outside the booth and bowed to the old fisherman again. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he saw Mrs. Irene walking towards him with a bamboo basket.

"I heard your conversation, little Iger, are you going to buy seasoning?" The young woman asked him with a smile, "It happens that our child wants to eat curry tonight, come with me? My tongue is comparable to Old Mr. Pei needs to be flexible and can give you more suggestions."

The old fisherman laughed cheerfully, nodded and said, "Go with Miss Irene, she is very clever."

"Then see you next time, Grandpa Pei."

While Aigre and Mrs. Irene were going to buy condiments together, the mermaid also successfully entered the room she had been in from the window on the bottom floor of the lighthouse at this time.

He curled his fish tail under the window just like last time, straightened his body against the wall, and turned his eyes to observe some changes in the room this time.

For example, that brand new table——when the mermaid saw this, she remembered the table that she directly destroyed last time.Although he doesn't know exactly how much these so-called household items of human beings are worth, but since they are daily necessities, he must have caused some trouble to Aigle.So the two crimson fish scales he brought to Aigre later actually meant an apology, but neither of them paid too much attention to these small problems.

Another example is the brand new computer on the table - and the display frequency is still turned up.

It was only when the mermaid turned its gaze to the computer that it became slightly interested.

This is something that is absolutely impossible to have in the sea for the time being. It is born from the cutting-edge technology of human beings. It is one of the most convenient communication devices in this era, and it also has countless beautiful functions that can make people feel physically and mentally happy.

The mermaid had only seen this kind of electronic equipment in some coincidences before, and had read many related books and even manuals, but this was the first time that he had the opportunity to come into contact with it so closely.Driven by curiosity, he slowly moved to the table, gently pushed away the chair next to the table, and looked at the not-so-large display screen of the laptop.

Aigre probably didn't intend to go out for too long, or he really forgot to turn off the computer when he went out, so the mermaid only raised his hand and moved the mouse slightly, and the display screen quickly lit up.

There is no password set.The mermaid raised her eyebrows, a little surprised that Aigle still had such a careless side.

But in the next second, he was attracted by the content displayed on the display.

A post said: Since mermaids live in the sea, they should also be considered a type of seafood, right?No one has ever wondered if they don't have real human upper bodies like in fairy tales, but if they are just ordinary sea creatures, the taste should be quite good, right?After all, the more active parts of the fish, the better the meat quality and the tastier it tastes.Think about that fishtail, folks!It is a very good choice to fry or fry with black pepper.

Mermaid: "..."

He shifted his gaze to the ID of the poster: Gourmet.

It was also at this time that the mermaid heard the footsteps of Aigre's return - after a few contacts, he could already distinguish the way and the sound of Aigre's walking.

After Aigre opened the door of the lighthouse, since he was carrying a lot of small bags in his hands and the frozen box containing the cod in his arm, he could only use his back to open the door.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw the previous Mr. Mermaid staring at his computer expressionlessly—and if he remembered correctly, he didn't close the browser before leaving.In other words, a friendly suggestion on how to properly cook a mermaid is being unceremoniously displayed on the computer screen.

Aigre: "..."

At the moment when the four eyes met, Eigre really felt that he had worked so hard to establish a good image for so long, and this time he would probably be sent to the middle of the Pacific Ocean by that fishtail fan.

He thought about how to save the current situation, then raised the freezer box in his hand slightly, and reluctantly asked, "Do you like fish? You can try pan-fried."

Mermaid: "..."

Aigre: "..."