Chapter 56: The Mermaid's Lamp

"Outside the South China Sea, there are mermaids, who live in water like fish, do not waste weaving, and their eyes cry, they can produce pearls. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Gan Bao "Sou Shen Ji" has a record of the merman, Gan Bao is an official in the Wang Dao's mansion, not only can write history books, but also likes to collect folklore, and now he is compiling "Sou Shen Ji", the children of the Wang family and Xie An are naturally the first readers.

However, Xie An wants to tell the story of "The Daughter of the Sea", the mermaid is also a mermaid, and he changed the story of the West to become the story of the South China Sea mermaid who fell in love with a fishing boy.

The mermaid once ran aground on the beach, but fortunately met a fishing boy, and the boy did not sacrifice him to the county government, but released her into the sea, and she fell in love with the boy. In pursuit of love, the mermaid endured great pain and begged the shrine maiden to help her take off the fish's tail in exchange for legs that could walk on land, and went to find the fishing boy.

But the fishing boy has a kind heart, once he rescued a rich girl who escaped marriage and was about to commit suicide by jumping into the sea, they soon fell in love with each other, and made a lifelong promise, the mermaid knew that she had no hope of getting the love of the young man, and every step she took on the land was like stepping on the tip of a knife, and she could not speak.

Not being able to confess to the young man who is about to become a groom, nor singing beautiful songs to express gratitude and love to him, this is the price of the merman becoming a human being.

The shrine maiden told the mermaid that if she killed the boy and caused the boy's blood to flow to her legs, she would be able to return to the sea.

But there was no young man she loved in the sea, and staying on land, she had to watch the boy fall in love with others, and in despair, she slowly walked into the sea on the wedding night of the young man, and finally turned into foam.

"Is she dead?"

After Xie An's story was finished, Angkor was the first to ask.

"Of course she died, she couldn't turn back into a merman, she drowned."

Xie An's tone was very calm, which made Angkor feel that this little Langjun was actually a cold-hearted person, and everyone who listened to the story felt sad, how could he, a storyteller, not feel any emotion at all? If you let the little finch and the dog baby hear it, I'm afraid they will cry, right?

Angkor was very unwilling and said: "The mermaid has paid so much, why did she get nothing in the end?" ”

Xie An lowered his eyes, "Because in this world, there is not a reward for what you give." ”

Ah Jin didn't say anything, just hugged the wine jar and pursed his lips tightly, as if he had something on his mind.

The pharmacist stroked his heart, and the heat poison seemed to have flare up again, burning his whole face red.

Bai Zhou smiled and walked out of the cabin full of wine, he was not affected by this story.

Xie An tells a story of despair that tugs at the heartstrings of everyone who can't ask for it, and he turns words into a poison that deceives people's hearts.

Words are weapons, sometimes sharp knives, sometimes deadly swords, sometimes uplifting drums.

Xie An was only nine years old, and Bai Zhou suddenly wanted to go to Jiankang with him, grow up with him, and see what kind of person he would become.

The sea breeze was gentle, the night sky was as deep as a bi, Bai Zhou groped his way to the side of the ship, and as soon as he leaned in, he found that the bow of the ship shook violently, almost making him unable to grasp the side of the ship, as if something had hit it hard.

Bai Zhou was stunned, and then the second wave of impact hit, he came back to his senses, firmly grasped the side of the boat and shouted: "There is a big fish in the net!" ”

Ben's eyes, which were immersed in pain, widened suddenly, and he almost ran and pounced, stumbling to the bow of the ship against the wind and waves.

Xie An leaned on the table and poked his head out, only to see that the candle flame of the lamp on the bow of the boat stood still in the wind and rain, without the slightest intention of being extinguished, and this light also made him see the excited look on the face of the pharmacist at the moment.

Angkor and Ah Jin had chased out, Angkor carried Bai Zhou back to the cabin, Ah Jin was about to step forward to help release the net, but was stopped by the pharmacist.

The pharmacist shouted in the wind and waves: "Can't let it go!" This is the guiding Jiao! ”

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Guiding the Way?

The first time Xie An heard this statement, the one called "Jiaoyu" on this side of the East China Sea is actually a shark.

Only this large fish has such a violent impact, this fishing boat is not large, and can almost be carried by the brute force of the shark to change course.

Xie An thought that maybe the cave containing the Penglai medical book was very secretive, so he needed a shark to lead the way, but Ah Jin and Angkor were kept in the dark, and they only knew that they were going to the island to collect medicine.

Interested, Xie An ignored the obstacles, ran to the side of the pharmacist, grabbed the side of the boat tightly with both hands, and the bow of the boat splashed countless splashes and quickly wet him, but the light on the bow of the boat was still safe and sound, and there was no intention of extinguishing it.

And when you get close to this lamp, you can smell a strange fragrance.

Xie An asked loudly, "Could it be that this lamp attracted the Jiaoyu?" ”

The pharmacist didn't have time to answer, so he asked Ah Jin to carry the wooden barrel at his feet, the barrel was full of fish caught in the past two days, and Ah Jin poured all the fish into the net at the bow of the boat, although most of them fell back into the sea, there were still a few that could really be eaten by the Jiao shark.

I don't know what medicine the pharmacist put in the fish, and after the shark hit the bow of the boat dozens of times, it finally calmed down.

I saw that the pharmacist opened the chart with the faint light, and compared the position of the Big Dipper, he said with relief: "Let the guide Jiao take it away, and you can go to the cave." ”

Xie An had heard of this kind of guidance method for the first time, but it seemed that the pharmacist had tried it several times, and he was very sure in his heart.

After some tossing, the clothes on the three of them were wet, and when Xie An returned to the cabin, he glanced at the lamp on the bow of the boat, full of ointment, and a cotton core, covered with brass, revealing a small beam of light.

Definitely not your average oil lamp.

Go back to the cabin and change into clean clothes, and become Xie An's nanny - Ah Jin has to blame him, what kind of fun are children, if you fall off the boat, no one will save you.

Xie An was soaking wet, afraid that he would get sick, so he made an exception and drank a small bowl of wine to warm up, and hurriedly pulled the pharmacist and asked, "What kind of oil is used for the brass lamp in the bow?" The smell is weird. ”

A mysterious smile appeared on the face of the pharmacist, "Xiao Langjun is erudite, it is better to guess." ”

Xie An actually guessed for a long time, and said slowly: "I heard that the underground palace of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang uses mermaid paste as a candle, which will not be extinguished all year round...... I smell the smell of this lamp oil, and I see that it has been lit since the day the ship sailed, and it will not be extinguished in the face of wind and rain, is it an oil lamp that is more magical than mermaid ointment? ”

"Xiao Langjun actually guessed correctly, but the reason why it does not go out in the wind and rain is because of the brass lampshade, but the lamp oil inside is indeed a perennial mermaid paste, this lamp is taken from the cave, and there are Jiaoyu guards near the cave, and they smell this fragrance all year round, so they can guide the way. Speaking of which, this mermaid paste is made with mackerel and whale brain oil......"

It was rare for the pharmacist to reveal that thing without hesitation, except for Xie An, the other three people all heard the "cave" in a fog, but only Xie An knew that the cave that the pharmacist said was probably not just an ordinary cave, but a place similar to a tomb, but not at the bottom of the sea, but on a stone island in the sea.

After falling asleep, Xie An also felt that the Jiao Shark leading the way wanted to struggle out of the net and slammed into it a few times, but he was too sleepy to wake up.

I don't know what kind of material the pharmacist used to make the net is so tough. This is what Bai Zhou thinks before going to bed.

And Angkor was still thinking about the story of the mermaid who turned into a bubble told by Xie An, and he inexplicably felt the same way, if he didn't make enough money to go back to Guangling, he wouldn't be able to marry the woman he liked, because sometimes hard work may not be rewarded, and he will be crushed.

Sleeping until the middle of the night, Xie An was suddenly woken up, he opened his eyes and saw that it was Bai Zhou, and then saw that the other three people in the cabin were gone, Bai Zhou said helplessly: "You slept to death, our boat hit the reef and ran aground." ”

Xie An became nervous and hurriedly asked, "Is the ship broken?" ”

Bai Zhou rubbed his swollen forehead, "It's that the bow of the boat was damaged, and the guide Jiao led the boat to the reef group, and hit himself on the head and broke the blood, I guess the pharmacist drugged it too hard." ”

"No wonder I feel movement in my sleep, but I'm too sleepy to wake up, and you hit your head?" Xie An thought that he must have been hit on the head by the force of the impact when he was asleep, and couldn't help but check his whole body, as if there was no injury.

Bai Zhou said helplessly: "It was Ah Jin who protected your head with his hands, and just entrusted this important task to me, they got off the boat, and I will check the ship later, so I woke you up." ”