Although Chen Mu had already stitched up the wound, the big lion was overconsumed after all, and he was also languishing at this time, and he urgently needed to replenish his strength.

This problem is a bit troublesome, because there is only seafood in the row boat, and the meat is only cured meat, and Puzo takes out the cured meat, but the big lion just sniffs it, and doesn't even bother to lick it.

The lion is not a carrion and needs fresh meat, but the fish is fresh, but the big lion bites it, spits it out, and doesn't bother anymore.

Chen Mu is also in trouble, he can't give rice to the lion, right?

At this time, he finally understood why this big lion regarded Shu Dong as his master and was so loyal.

I didn't experience it myself earlier, but now I found out that if I want to feed this animal and raise it so big, it can be seen that Shu Dong has put a lot of effort into it.

"Fifth uncle, can you get chickens and ducks?" Chen Mu was not polite to Pu Wu, but Pu Wu shook his head and said: "If it is the New Year's Festival, I will raise some of them, but they are just ordinary days, but it is not easy to find...... Besides, it's been a ...... in the middle of the night."

Chen Mu also knew that the Tan family was very vigilant on weekdays, and usually did not go to other people's houses at night, otherwise they would easily be regarded as thieves and cause unnecessary trouble.

After thinking about it, Chen Mu stood up: "I'll go out and see if I can beat one or two civet cats......

There is a big forest by the sea, there are many big banyan trees in it, but there are not many large creatures, even rabbits are rare, and there are only small beasts such as civets.

Thanks to the pistol still there, and the bullets were still there, Chen Mu was not verbose, even if he had to go out.

However, at this moment, the big lion staggered to his feet, as if he was unwilling to leave Chen Mu for a moment.

Chen Mu touched its head, stroked its mane, and comforted it, but the big lion didn't want to sit down anymore, so Chen Mu had to take it out.

"You're not familiar with this place, I'll lead the way." Pu Wu took a harpoon and followed, but he was afraid of the lion and only avoided it from a distance.

Chen Mu nodded, followed behind Pu Wu, and after leaving the houseboat, he was about to walk into the woods, but the big lion bit his sleeve and pulled Chen Mu to the beach.

Chen Mu was also surprised, but this big lion's sense of smell of prey is stronger than that of humans, Chen Mu gestured to Pu Wu, and followed the big lion to the beach

When he arrived at the beach, the big lion suddenly bowed down, and his throat gurgled like a full bow ready to fire, and he actually entered the state of hunting!

Chen Mu was also a little shocked when he saw the big lion silently entering the water, although lions and tigers can swim, but the swimming skills of lions are really average, and they don't like water, and they usually don't take the initiative to go into the water.

"What's the prey under the water?" Chen Mu was also confused, and turned his head to look at Pu Wu, but saw Pu Wu's eyes shining.

"It's not the prey under the water, it's the prey on the surface...... "Urago pointed at the harpoon in his hand, and the harpoon trembled a little.

Chen Mu looked in the direction and gasped!

But on the reef not far away, there was a monster sitting with a cloak and a fishtail, quite a bit of "scratching his head and posing"!

"Yes...... It's a merman! ”

Chen Mu once read in the Southern Dynasty's "Narrative of Differences", "There are sharks in the South China Sea, as a fish-shaped, haunted the sea, can spin and weave, and cry when crying." ”

It is said that the skin and flesh of the merman can be refined into oil, and when placed in the tomb, it is an everlasting lamp that will not be extinguished for thousands of years, and the legends of the merman are also varied and have never been broken.

Chen Mu didn't expect it to be a legendary thing, and it was chaotic at the moment, but at this moment, the merman let out a rolling exclamation, the cry was sharp, frightened and miserable, and jumped into the water with a pop.

When Chen Mu regretted it, the big lion had long since disappeared, and the water not far away kept making splashes, like two dragons fighting underwater!

"I'm going to help him!" Although Pu Wu was a little scared, he also knew that the big lion was injured, so he immediately raised his harpoon to pass, but Chen Mu raised his hand to stop it.

"I'd better go." Chen Mu handed the pistol to Pu Wu, drew out the pig-killing knife, and was about to approach, but at this time, the water surface parted with a pop, and the big lion came out.

It actually bit the merman to death and dragged it this way!

Chen Mu hurriedly followed ashore, but saw that the thing was longer than a big lion, more than three meters long, the body was spindle-shaped, the back was flat and round like a fish, the skin was smooth, with sparse short hair, the head was small, the upper lip was cracked like a horse's hoof, the muzzle was curved, the front end was flat, and the head was covered with seaweed.

"That's what it is!" Pu Wu looked excited.

"Fifth Uncle recognizes this?" The big lion had begun to tear open the skin and frantically gnaw on the flesh of the thing.

Pu Wu pressed his excitement and said to Chen Mu: "Earlier, an English explorer once went to the coastal place to look for it, and even bought it at a high price, saying that this thing is a manatee, also called a dugong, which is rare in the world and can be bought for a large price. ”

Chen Mu also knew that these overseas explorers liked to hunt those strange creatures the most, and after returning to China, it was their boasting capital, and even Isabella would go hunting stone tigers.

"Manatee? It's a bit like ...... Did the English explorer find it later? ”

Pu Wu shook his head: "This thing is day and night, very scary of people, and very few people can see it, and there are also Japanese and people from other countries who have come to look for it earlier, but only a skeleton has been purchased in the hands of the Li people in Hainan, and the skin has been made into a raincoat, and it has also been taken away, and it is said that the person also made a windfall." ”

"A lot of people have been paying attention to this thing since then, but no one has been able to catch ...... again."

The two talked like this, but the big lion had already eaten his fill, all the internal organs were thrown out, and the skin was torn off, so that only the head was left and not eaten, and the skeleton seemed to be as perfect as if it had been picked out by a master with superb sword skills.

This thing has a lot of fat, the meat is firm and tender, and the big lion is hungry, and the minced meat on the skeleton has been licked clean.

Pu Wu put away all the internal organs, although it smelled, but said that he could use it to boil lamp oil when he went back, Chen Mu was also surprised.

finally got this "wreckage" back, and Pusan finally came back.

It's just that he brought back another piece of bad news, which made Chen Mu have to think of a way out again.

"Chen Shao, the city is already crazy, the officers and soldiers are searching everywhere, many people have come to the beach to search, and there are also officers and soldiers on the side of the row to question, you better hide quickly!"

Chen Mu knew that Qingchang would not let him go, but he didn't expect that his movements would be so fast and the intensity of the search would be so huge.

Without thinking too much, Chen Mu asked Pu Wu: "Fifth uncle, I want to go to Hong Kong, is there a way to send me over?" ”

Pu Wu was also in trouble, and said to Chen Mu: "My family has changed to a big boat, and I can go, but it is dark in the middle of the night, and I can't tell the direction...... You'll have to wait until dawn......"

Chen Mu also nodded and said, "Okay, it's dawn, let's clean up, we will go into the water in the second half of the night, and it should be dawn halfway, and we will be able to see the direction clearly......"

Pu Wu also agreed: "Okay, I'll ask my wife to clean up this skin, mix it with salt, you can also take this skeleton, go to Hong Kong, go to find the English explorer, so there is a response, with this manatee, at least don't worry." ”

Chen Mu was exhausted at this time, and although the Pu Wu family had a better life, after all, compared to the past, the help they could provide to Chen Mu was limited after all.

Hong Kong Island has been occupied by the British, and if you can contact this English explorer, you will have a place to stay there, and you will not be dizzy.

Thinking about it this way, the big lion went out to look for food, which can be regarded as a crooked fight, and he got an unexpected joy.

Pu Wu hurriedly called his wife and daughter-in-law out, and cleaned the manatee skin and skeleton overnight, tanned it with salt and other things, and then smoked it with pine branches, and the fishy smell was completely removed, and it became a good product.

After the disposal was completed, Pu San had already prepared the row boat, and after a brief cleanup, Chen Mu carried the huge skeleton and got on the row, and the Pu family father and son raised the sails and took the helm, heading towards Hong Kong.

"Fifth Uncle, do you remember the name of the English explorer?"

Pu Wu thought about it for a long time before he said to Chen Mu: "It seems to be called Henry Weisun, if we find the manatee, we will go to the Daguan Flower and Herb Museum to find him......"

"It's Henry Wilson, right?"

"Yes...... It was Wilson, who said that he was a botanist who came to China to study gardens, and that there was no place in the world where gardens could compare to our ......."

"Oh yes, and he also brought a strange device that can catch people's souls...... It's a very evil ......."

"Can you catch souls? Camera, right? After all, Chen Mu has been mixed with foreigners and knows about cameras, and many folk people think that cameras can absorb people's souls and have a fear of this Western thing.

But those are all old yellow calendars, not to mention, just in Guangzhou, there are many photo studios opened by foreigners.

It's just that Pu Wu and other Tan families, who live in a safe corner, live in isolation, and don't want to contact the outside world, still retain this misunderstanding.

This Henry Wilson can walk around with a camera, he has a preference for Chinese gardens, and he can also have a flower and herb house in Hong Kong, which is actually a botanical garden, and it must occupy a lot of land, and the wealth and power are not a problem.

If he can really take a fancy to the skin and bones of this merman, it will be a good place for Chen Mu.

Chen Mu didn't care how much money he could sell, what he needed was not money, he just wanted to sell his favor, and let Henry Wilson help him find Yang Zhaochun and others, which was enough.

Thinking about it this way, this road ahead can be regarded as a smooth one, especially the farther away from the coast, the more relieved Chen Mu is.

I didn't have much rest last night, the boat was boring, the big lion was full and was sleeping, Chen Mu nested on the belly of the big lion, it was so hot and warm, and he actually fell asleep.

But after sleeping for a while, Pu San woke up Chen Mu!

"Chen Shao! There's a big iron ship ahead! ”

When Chen Mu woke up, he saw that there was really a big iron ship in front of him, and it was actually the flag of France!

The people on the iron boat had already begun to display the flag, Chen Mu didn't understand it, so he said to Pu Wu: "Fifth uncle, what does that flag mean?" ”

"The ghost guy wants us to lean over ......"

It's really a narrow road, Chen Mu has a lot of grievances with the French, who would have thought that such a big sea would be able to bump into it, it's really a bad fate!

Although the Pu family is a big ship, compared to this iron ship, it is nothing, and it is impossible to run, so Chen Mu had no choice but to stiffen his head and say: "Then lean over and take a look......