Fish mermaid

Jiang Lin watched the man disappear into the rain, sighed and picked up the bucket again.The rain had lightened a bit, maybe he could go back and pick two buckets again.That little umbrella is pretty, but it's a pity that he really has no hands to use, so he has to stick it diagonally on his lower back.

After walking a few steps, he felt a terrible pain in his ankle. He looked down and saw that his ankle was swollen a lot.Jiang Lin took out some medicinal herbs from his bosom, chewed them up and applied them, before limping on the road.

"How stupid are you?"

As soon as Jiang Lin turned his head, he saw A Yu coming around from the side path, standing behind him in a coir raincoat, the bamboo hat on his head almost covered his entire face, only the scales on his chin were in the falling rainwater more conspicuous.

"Isn't it because of you that I'm in such a mess?! Your conscience was taken away by a dog?!" Jiang Lin was so angry that he almost rushed to bite him. Does this person have any consciousness of letting others work hard?

Ah Yu seemed to sigh, and compared to the sky, the rainwater gathered into a stream and poured into the wooden barrel.Then he took off the straw hat on his body, put it on Jiang Lin, and said, "You go back first, and I will carry water back later."

If he waited until dark before going back, even if he was seen by others, he wouldn't be able to see it clearly, and of course he wouldn't scare others.

Seeing him sitting on the muddy side of the road without saying a word, Jiang Lin felt a little guilty, and stopped thinking about who it was for, and only whispered: "No, you are here in the rain." , What should I do if I catch a cold?"

A Yu raised his head and glanced at him, Jiang Lin realized that he had slipped his words again, how can there be a fish in this world who gets cold from the rain?He stammered: "That, that, even if you don't get sick, you will still be... Otherwise, you can wear a bamboo hat and I can wear a coir raincoat."

A Yu thought for a while, then reached out to take the bamboo hat from Jiang Lin's hand, and then picked up the burden.He didn't take a few steps, then he turned his head to look at Jiang Lin who was limping up, and then asked, "Is it in the way?"

Seeing that he cared about him for the first time, Jiang Lin was at a loss for a while, and quickly said: "This little injury, how can something happen, I am the best doctor in Dongling!"

A Yu nodded and said: "Then you go slowly, I'll go back first." Then he took a step and walked away as if flying.

Jiang Lin was speechless, so he opened his mouth wide and didn't know what to say.This level of badness can definitely be recorded in the annals of history, right?Did he feel that this monster cared about him because he was insane? !

Thinking so, he could only smile wryly, and walked slowly with a limp.

He picked up such a strange fish, so he had to rely on his life; if he wanted to rely on his life, he had to rely on his parents who passed away early; Clicked.He has only relied on this to live safely until now. Although his life is not rich, he is at least safe.

Just as Jiang Lin was limping along the narrow path in the mountains, another figure appeared in the distance.He was thinking about whether he should give way to someone, when someone came in front of him.

"Ayu?" Jiang Lin was a little confused, "Didn't you go back?"

"Yeah." Ah Yu bent down with his back to him, "Come up."

"Hey?"

Ah Yu didn't repeat it again, just took his hand and put it on his shoulder without saying a word, and then carried him on his back.Jiang Lin was startled, and quickly thought about it: "What are you doing?! It's not like I don't have long legs!"

A Yu didn't speak, but Jiang Lin seemed to think of something, and asked, "Is it because you want to bring the water back quickly so that you can come back to pick me up?"

no answer.

Are monsters so considerate?Or a weird and taciturn monster?Jiang Lin thought silently.But it turns out that this guy is not as unkind as he looks on the outside.

Even through the single clothes, you can still feel the heat of A Yu's body. It's not as cold as a fish in running water, but the warmth of a real human body.Jiang Lin stared at the back of A Yu's neck, looking at the honey-colored skin that was not covered by fish scales, it looked soft and elastic, and couldn't help poking it with his hand.

Ah Yu suddenly shrank his neck: "Huh?"

"It's soft." Jiang Lin found it strange, "If you lose your scales, is it like this?"

"Um."

"Then can't you take off the scales now?"

"It's not strong enough."

"Then when will you be strong enough?"

"Eat up the people of this village."

Jiang Lin laughed, "Hahaha, you must be joking again."

A Yu suddenly stopped in his tracks, and turned his head slightly. The huge bamboo hat prevented Jiang Lin from seeing the expression on his face clearly, but he felt that the entire back muscle of the person carrying him stiffened.Jiang Lin couldn't help but stand on end, tremblingly said: "No... aren't you joking?"

"It's so deceiving." A Yu spit out these three words coldly, and the muscles that were still stiff just now softened in an instant, and he continued to walk.

Jiang Lin was stunned for a while, and then came back to his senses and grabbed his neck: "Who would use this kind of thing to deceive people?! You are too bad, right?!"

Jiang Lin carefully applied hot plaster on his ankle, then limped to the edge of the table to get the umbrella on the other side of the table.A Yu was about to go back to his "home", so he passed the umbrella in his hand and asked, "Where did you get it?"

"I met a young master who looked very special on the road today, and he gave it to me." Jiang Lin wiped off the raindrops on the umbrella with his sleeve, "But I think, if I have a chance to meet in the future, I will still give it to you." It has to be returned to others.”

A Yu stared at the umbrella for a while, and said: "If you see this person in the future, you are not allowed to take his things casually."

This was almost the longest sentence he had ever said, but Jiang Lin didn't have time to be shocked, he just looked up at him and asked, "Why?"

Ah Yu thought for a while before slowly saying: "There is no reason."

After he finished speaking, he walked directly to the water tank, and jumped in with a flash of golden light.Jiang Lin didn't make it clear, walked curiously to the side of the water tank, and asked persistently: "Why can't you take his things? Is he a fairy like you? Then why is he so handsome and suave, but you are so handsome?" It became such a..."

Before he finished speaking, he was poured water all over his head and face again.Jiang Lin wiped his face with his sleeve, and whispered, "What did you say that the skill is not enough? I think it's because of superficial cultivation and not being human...really..."

Although he didn't get the answer, he was very curious about that person in his heart. If he was lucky enough to see him again, he should really take a good look at it.

"Decoction with water, one dose a day, three times a day." Jiang Lin wrapped the medicine according to the dose and handed it to the patient, "You just have a cold and cold, so avoid raw, cold and greasy food, and you will be fine in bed for a few days gone."

"It's thanks to Dr. Jiang being here in this poor and remote area." The big country gentry Mr. Han who was reclined on the mahogany soft couch laughed, "It's just that it's always wrong to send someone to find Dr. Jiang. If Dr. Jiang It would be even better if we could open a clinic or something.”

"I would like to," Jiang Lin smiled awkwardly, "But how can this be said to be something that can be done?"

Master Han smiled kindly again, "If Doctor Jiang has such thoughts, there is an open space at the east end of the town. If Doctor Jiang doesn't dislike it, how about going there?"

Seeing that he spoke sincerely, Jiang Lin couldn't help feeling a little moved, but he still asked hesitantly, "The rent money..."

Master Han gestured and said, "This number."

Jiang Lin was stunned: "This, so expensive..."

Master Han shook his head with a smile and said, "Doctor Jiang is doing this for the benefit of the people, so the old man won't just sit on the ground and raise the price."

"Ah, that... that's natural." Jiang Lin frowned, "It's just... let me go back and think about it.

"Think about it, think about it, there will never be a mistake." Master Han smiled again, "Come here, send Doctor Jiang off."

As soon as Jiang Lin came home, he took out the wine jar under the bed, lifted the cover on it, and poured out all the scattered silver and copper coins inside.Huibao crawled over with an "ahhh" and pulled the land deed that fell out together.Jiang Lin was so frightened that he quickly snatched it away. As soon as he said something fierce to him, Hui Bao wanted to open his voice with a bitter "wow".

"Bad boy, no future." A Yu hugged Hui Bao with a cold face. Hui Bao's eyelashes were still dripping with tears, and she lay on his shoulder and twitched.

Jiang Lin didn't care about arguing with him, but carefully counted his property, sighed, and then unfolded the land deed and looked at it carefully.

On weekdays, he charges people for consultation fees, and he always charges as little as possible, and when he encounters a temporary turnover, he simply refuses to charge.The saved money is enough to maintain him and Huibao's life, but if he still wants to rent land to buy equipment and open a medical clinic, it will be a bit difficult.

If the land deed is pawned, it may only take a short period of time, and it will be redeemed when the medical center's business is on the right track.

He lowered his head and did not speak, but it was Ah Yu who broke the silence first and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Ah, it's nothing." Jiang Lin put those things into the jar, "Just, just check to see if there is anything missing, who knows if you will spend it secretly."

"You're in trouble."

"Don't talk nonsense in that sure tone." Jiang Lin stood up impatiently, and pulled Hui Bao into his arms, "It's a big deal when I leave later, and I'll just give you your 'home'."

"Let's go?" Ah Yu seemed to have a puzzled look on his face, and looked down at Jiang Lin with a rare childish expression, "Where are you going?"

"It's not that you have to go, if you can turn around..." Jiang Lin scratched the back of his head, "You also know that people who practice medicine hope to have their own medical clinic. Now, just like you who make fish, all of you I hope to have my own water tank, this is a reason..."

Ah Yu interrupted him impatiently, and said, "You want to open a medical clinic, so you are going to take the title deed."

He seldom asked questions, and he spoke in a decisive tone, leaving no room for refutation.Jiang Lin stared at the ground, bit the bullet, and said "Mmm".

"That, give it to me?" Ah Yu pointed to the water tank in the corner.

Jiang Lin nodded again.

"thanks."

Before he finished speaking, the fish had jumped into the water tank.Jiang Lin looked at the splashing water inside, and suddenly lost his footing.

Do you really want to take such a big risk, just to fulfill that tiny wish that may be the same as usual in the eyes of others?Do you really want to block the current stable life, just for maybe just a momentary sense of accomplishment?

In the No.20 year of Dr. Jiang's life, she finally knew the feeling of insomnia for the first time.

When the sun was drying his butt, Jiang Lin woke up from his intermittent sleep.He had a terrible headache and sat up with his hands on his forehead. As usual, there were porridge and side dishes cooked by A Yu on the table, which were still steaming.

Jiang Lin got out of bed, went to the front of the water tank to scoop up some water to wipe his face, but suddenly found that there seemed to be something missing in it.He was stunned for a while, rolled up his sleeves and fished a few handfuls from the bottom of the tank, only to confirm that the carp spirit was really gone.

Could it be that there is no future to speak of following him, so he ran to join some rich and noble family?This snobbish guy, it would be better if someone steamed him in braised sauce!

Jiang Lin led Hui Bao to get up and go out after dinner, thinking about walking farther today to see if he could sell more of the mosquito-repelling sachets he made a while ago.After all, it's really a bad idea to use a house deed, and he really doesn't want to use it until the critical moment.

The weather is sweltering recently, so there are naturally many mosquitoes. Along the way, Jiang Lin's business is also very good, and all the sachets he brought were sold out in a short while.Jiang Lin carefully put the copper coins he sold into his purse, turned around and walked into a teahouse by the side of the road.

Xiao Er greeted him and said with a smile, "Yo, Dr. Jiang is a rare visitor."

Jiang Lin smiled, put the medicine box on the table, and said, "A pot of...ordinary tea will be fine."

"okay."

Sitting there, Jiang Lin happily took out the money and counted it again. If the business is so good every day, maybe the rent can be raised without relying on the land deed.

"This young man."

Hearing the voice, Jiang Lin quickly stuffed the purse into his arms. When he looked up, it was the man he met in the back mountain a few days ago. Today he was wearing a blue singlet, and his black hair was also the same color. The hair tie is tied behind the head, and it looks fresh and handsome.

"Ah... you, you were from that day..."

The man smiled, bowed his hands to him, and said, "I didn't expect that we would meet again by fate."

"Yeah... I haven't asked for advice yet..." Jiang Lin returned the gift with some embarrassment, and asked.

"My name is Jingrong. The scenery is the scenery, the majestic Rong."

"My name is Jiang Lin, Jiang is the river of Jiangshui, Lin is... Lin is..." Jiang Lin faced the picture-like person, and suddenly got stuck, stammering and blushing.

"Is it the rain of Ganlin?" Jing Rong smiled, "This word suits you very well."

Jiang Lin blushed and nodded violently, but suddenly remembered the umbrella that Jing Rong gave him that day, he hesitated: "Uh...I didn't bring that umbrella with me, why don't Mr. Jing tell me where he's temporarily staying, I'll Send it tonight."

Jing Rong took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "It's just an umbrella, I can afford it as a gift."

"I didn't mean that..." Jiang Lin quickly explained, "It's just that I don't know you before, and it's always not good to be favored by you for no reason..."

"Who said we didn't know each other before, didn't we know each other now?" Jing Rong smiled and nodded his forehead, "Why are you so determined?"

Jiang Lin smiled awkwardly, then subconsciously moved aside.Today, after walking so many roads under the scorching sun, I sweated a lot. I always felt a strange smell on my body, and I unconsciously wanted to stay away from this fairy-like figure.

Jing Rong smiled and hugged him on the shoulder, "Come on, let's replace wine with tea, let's have a few more glasses."

Although this person has a natural noble air, he doesn't put on airs and is very kind and kind.Jiang Lin couldn't help feeling a little more fond of him in his heart, and he wasn't so nervous anymore. He just drank a few cups of tea, but he seemed drunk and let go a lot.

On weekdays, he and his patients could only talk about cold, heat and pain. The two members of the family couldn't talk about it and the other didn't want to talk about it.Unexpectedly, Jing Rong is also a talkative person, and the chat seems to be very interesting.

As soon as the conversation started, the two even talked about what happened when they opened their crotch. Jing Rong couldn't help laughing, picked up the teacup, and said, "I met Mr. Jiang today. It's really not easy to hit it off like this. I pretended how old you are, Why don't you just make a brother with a different surname?"

Jiang Lin was pleasantly surprised and just about to agree, but suddenly remembered A Yu's words, saying that he was not allowed to accept Jing Rong's things.He hesitated for a while, but he was really not sure, if Jing Rong wanted to give him to be his big brother, was it a thing or not?

If Jing Rong is a thing, it may not be too far-fetched; if Jing Rong is not a thing... Jing Rong is not a thing...

"Young Master Jiang, what are you thinking?"

Jiang Lin was thinking about it, so he blurted out: "I was thinking that you might not be a thing."

Jing Rong's complexion turned dark immediately, but he still maintained his self-restraint and said, "Huh?"

Jiang Lin realized that he had lost his word, and immediately explained awkwardly: "No, no, I'm not...I mean, how can you be a thing?"

"what?"

"It's not...I mean...you're really not a thing...uh...you're not a thing...you you you..."

The more Jiang Lin explained, the more dizzy he became, and he felt more and more smeared, and he couldn't explain clearly.

Jing Rong also laughed awkwardly, and said: "Mr. Jiang, if it's really difficult, you don't have to force it. These things are all about fate. It's really my fault that I insist on forcing you."

Jiang Lin's face turned blue and red for a while, then he lowered his head and stiffened his neck, and called out, "Brother!"

Now it was Jing Rong's turn to be surprised, he stared at him for a while, then raised his teacup to touch him, "Good brother."

Jiang Lin's heart warmed. He was an only child, and his parents left early. It was rare for him to experience family affection like this. After drinking a few cups of tea, his eyes would turn red.After talking with Jing Rong for a while, the sky outside gradually darkened, and Jiang Lin thought of rushing home to cook, so he got up and said goodbye to Jing Rong.

"My home is just to the west of the town. If my elder brother is still staying in the town for a few days, if you have time to come and play, just ask the neighbors."

Jing Rong nodded, shook his hand again, and said with a smile, "Well, it's getting dark, be careful on the road."

Even after drinking a lot of hot tea, Jing Rong's palms were cold, almost making Jiang Lin tremble.Only then did he realize that Jing Rong is probably not an ordinary person, is he?Otherwise, why would Ah Yu be so afraid of him?

It's just that even if he knows that he may also be a monster, he can't hate him at all.No one would be afraid of such a monster.It's not like that ugly, bad and cold A Yu, I wish I could never see him in my life.

Jiang Lin hadn't reached the door of the house, but he saw the smoke from the house from afar.He was so happy in his heart, he quickened his pace and opened the door, but he still refused to admit defeat: "What are you doing back here?!"

The neighbor lady in front of the stove turned around in response, looked at him in surprise, and asked, "What are you talking about, kid?"

Jiang Lin was embarrassed and disappointed all at once, so he could only make a fool of himself, and said with a smile: "Ma'am, I'm really sorry for your trouble, and I came here to help us get food again..."

"What are you talking about?" Madam waved her hand, "I saw that you hadn't come back yet, but there was smoke in the house, and I was worried about Huibao, so I came to take a look."

"Hey? Didn't you cook this... this meal?" Jiang Lin regained his energy immediately. While talking, he slowly moved to the side of the water tank, and secretly lifted the lid on it. I saw a yellow carp quietly parked in the water.

It seemed as if a stone fell from his heart, he quickly changed the subject, patted the back of his head, and said with a smile: "Oh, I hired someone to look after Huibao for me these days, and I forgot about it all. She must I’m going back first, so I’ll let you worry about it.”

The neighbor's lady was very enthusiastic, and said with a smile, "Yo, could it be the eldest girl from which family?"

"Where...you're making fun of me again." Jiang Lin scratched his head, "There's no girl like me like me."

"Who said that, there are quite a few people who secretly asked me to inquire. If you hadn't brought Huibao, this threshold would have been broken." The aunt sighed, "You said you..."

"Okay, okay, it's getting late now, you should go home quickly." Jiang Lin smiled and sent the aunt to the door, "Otherwise, the uncle will be thinking about it again later."

"You kid..."

The aunt smiled and went out, Jiang Lin immediately bolted the door, turned around and walked to the front of the water tank, turned around a few times with her hands behind her back, cleared her throat, and then raised her voice a little: "Why are you back? Is it steamed and braised in brown sauce?"

Before he finished speaking, the cold and hard voice came from behind him: "Didn't you say that the jar was given to me? Of course I'm going home."

Jiang Lin was taken aback, and when he turned around, his legs went limp, and he almost fell into the tank.Barely supporting the edge of the tank, he straightened his neck and yelled back: "Are you a cat demon? You walk without sound?!"

Ah Yu picked up a sticky and dirty brocade bag and threw it into Jiang Lin's arms.Jiang Lin didn't react, but felt a pain in his chest, so he quickly caught it, and leaned under the lamp to look.

The bag was filled with copper coins one by one, the sum was really not small, and it was heavy, Jiang Lin quickly turned around to stuff it into A Yu's hand, and said, "Where did this money come from? "

"Earned."

"Nonsense, I was asking how you earned it?!"

"I picked it up from the ground."

"Nonsense! You just said you made money!"

Ah Yu was silent for a while, then pushed back his hand, saying, "I want to go in, I'm so tired."

Jiang Lin stared at him for a while, but finally walked away resentfully.With a flash of golden light, Ah Yu turned into a fish and entered the water tank. After only one turn, it stopped moving.

This guy, could it be that he is going to do something to rob a house?The monsters in the story like to do things like robbing civilian women, killing people and setting fire to them. Although Ah Yu looks serious, he can't be a monster... Forget it, there won't be a family full of copper coins.

"You haven't made it clear yet, what is this money going to do for me?" Jiang Lin shook the bag of money on the water, "Do you want me to find you a female carp to live your whole life?"

Before he could speak, he had already hid to the side, otherwise he would inevitably get a piece of clothing wet.Only A Yu's deep voice came from the tank: "I don't like living in other people's houses."

Jiang Lin was stunned for a while, then asked suspiciously: "You...you mean, is this the rent for me to open a medical clinic? So that I don't want to pawn the deed?"

The carp just flicked its tail and didn't answer.But after a while, he stopped moving and seemed to be asleep.

Jiang Lin held the brocade bag tightly in his hand, but he didn't know what to say.Although Ah Yu is just an ugly monster with a paralyzed face, his mind is more delicate than anyone else. On the contrary, he himself has been cursing others for so long, which is really unreasonable.

Thinking of this, he gently closed the lid of the water tank, leaving only a gap for Ah Yu to breathe freely, then he also turned off the light and lay down in his clothes.

Early in the morning, Jiang Lin was woken up by Hui Bao who was crying loudly. He dazedly patted Hui Bao's back, sat up and hugged Hui Bao, who was whimpering, and coaxed him with his eyes closed. Before opening it, I saw Ah Yu who was about to bring it to the door.

In the past few days, Ah Yu always left early and returned late, and he always brought back a small bag of heavy copper coins.Jiang Lin asked him where he went and what he did, but he didn't want to say anything, only that he earned it.Jiang Lin broke his head and couldn't figure out how he would earn these back if he didn't rely on those crooked ways.

Huibao sobbed softly and fell asleep again, Jiang Lin quickly put on a coat and followed Ayu out the door.Autumn is in full swing, and in the morning it is even more frosty, cold and dewy. Jiang Lin folded his arms and carefully followed A Yu, who was wearing black clothes and black trousers with his head tightly wrapped, and arrived in the city without knowing it. outside.

In previous years, during the dry season in autumn and winter, the town would renovate the embankments, and this year is no exception.Although it was still daylight, there were already workers carrying sand bags in twos and threes on the dam. A Yu got there, got a number plate, and carried two bags of sand and walked over to the dam.

Jiang Lin originally thought that even if this fish earns money in a proper manner, it mostly depends on his ability to make things fly around in the air easily, but who knows that it is such a stupid and tiring fish? The native method.

He stopped the supervisor on one side and asked, "Excuse me, how much money can I earn if I work here for a day?"

Seeing that it was him, the supervisor was kind and said, "One penny for a bag of sand. But here are all rough people with nothing but strength. How can Dr. Jiang come to do this kind of work."

Jiang Lin couldn't help being taken aback again, thinking of the hundreds of copper coins that A Yu gave him every day, could it be that they were carried out in bags like this? !

He pointed at A Yu again, and asked, "When did that person over there come here?"

The supervisor looked in the direction he pointed, and said, "Oh, Ah Hei, he came here a few days ago. He doesn't talk much, and he works very hard. He can do the work of others for several days a day. But it seems that his face is covered I got burnt, I said I was hiding it because I was afraid of scaring others, such a good body, what a pity for a good boy."

Jiang Lin felt uncomfortable all of a sudden, so he simply rolled up his sleeves, went to the side to pick up a number plate, carried a bag of sand, and said with a smile: "Such a good way to make money, why didn't you tell me earlier .Well, I have to get a brand early today too.”

"Doctor Jiang, what are you doing..."

Regardless of the supervisor's dissuasion, Jiang Lin carried the bag of sand weighing hundreds of catties and walked towards the embankment.

Most of the people who come and go are young foreigners, and few people are willing to do this kind of low-paying job.Jiang Lin stretched his neck to look at A Yu who had turned back in front, and not only lowered his head slightly to avoid him.

"Don't dawdle, hurry up." The road was already narrow, and if he slowed down, the people behind would urge him up.

He was already weak, so he couldn't walk fast when he was carrying a heavy load. When he was urged like this, he lost half of his foot, the bag of sand on his shoulder fell off, and he fell down.

Fortunately, at this moment, someone grabbed his arm, and as soon as he was brought forward, he threw himself directly...to the ground.