In order to break the slightly awkward atmosphere in the wooden house, the old man once again used the strategy of "and thin mud", and instantly changed the topic!

"Okay, okay, this proposal of Grandpa Jiugong is good, Hong'er also likes to listen to stories the most, it just so happens that I brought an early food box over, with a pot of good tea and a cup of wine, let's eat, drink, and listen to stories at the same time, isn't it beautiful?"

This topic of Jiugong successfully resolved the embarrassment and received a positive response from everyone!

So, Bian Xi walked out of the wooden house, went outside and found two round stools to come back, and then, the three grandparents and grandchildren sat around the round table......

At this time, Hong'er had already taken out all the things from the food box, and the table was full of all kinds of snacks she made herself, dragon beard rolls, osmanthus stuffed, glutinous rice jujube red cake, mille-feuille cake, and by the way, she made a pot of good "leaving tea"!

When everything was arranged, Hong'er put her arms on the table, supported her little face with both hands, and her eyes widened, ready to concentrate on listening to Jiugong tell the legend about the merman!

I don't know when, the white cat Xue'er also quietly climbed on Hong'er's knees, lying quietly on her lap, looking up at the three people's every move, as if she was also going to immerse herself in the beautiful legend that was about to be told......

"Mermaid" is also called mermaid, that is, the "mermaid" in Western legends, a creature with a fish-tailed human body, a head like a human and a tail like a fish......

Jiu Gong took a sip of tea and continued to speak slowly......

It is said that the average life expectancy of a "merman" can reach 100 years, and the longest can reach 300 years. They are also viviparous, a fetus can be multiple, the gestation period is shorter than that of humans, generally about 180 days, every year in August and September, "female mermaids" can conceive. When the baby "merman" is born, it begins to be in the airbag, and after 3-5 hours, it will burst, and then it can go into the water to swim.

They have translucent leather wings and whiskers between their upper limbs and the sides of their bodies, and their lower bodies are attached to a number of thin transparent bands that are longer than their legs from the waist, and their legs are wrapped in them when they swim to reduce the resistance of the current.

The back of the "male merman" is covered with fish scales, and it looks very vicious; But the "female merman" has a gentle temperament, a long neck, fair and soft skin, a slender body, and a slightly thin body; dark blue eyes, clear eyebrows, and a smile with a thousand styles; The hair resembles seaweed, its color is dark blue, tightly tied up or with a silk hat.

The merman recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" said that this creature is a human head and a fish body, and has four legs, and the locals call it "mermaid man", and in the Western Han Dynasty, Sima Qian also mentioned the image of "mermaid" in the "Historical Records Volume VI • Qin Shi Huang Benji Sixth", but the content is more exaggerated: the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang "uses mermaid paste as a candle, and the immortal one lasts for a long time". It can be seen that in addition to mermaid tears, mermaid paste is also an extremely luxurious fuel, burning it can ensure that it will not be extinguished for 10,000 years?

Zhang Hua, a writer from the Western Jin Dynasty, described in the book "Naturalist Chronicles": There is a kind of "merman" living in the South China Sea, they are as free as fish, they can weave, and the tears that flow from their eyes can turn into pearls. A little later than it, there are similar records in the Eastern Jin Dynasty's "Sou Shen Ji". These descriptions are on par with the "mermaid" in Hans Christian Andersen's "Daughter of the Sea"!

As for what the mermaid really looks like? It's all hearsay, and the benevolent see the benevolent and the wise see the wise......

However, all the ancient legends also point out that if you want to get the tears of the sharks, you must first go to Canghai Island in the North Sea to obtain a plant called "trumpet tea", because of its many effects, the locals worship it as a sacred grass!

Use this grass, mash it, smear the juice all over your body, and then jump into the sea to lure it out! When the merman saw this, he loved the smell very much, and when he smelled it, he could make it cry......

Then use two branches and leaves of "trumpet tea" to place them in the palm of the person who takes the beads, and hold them with both hands to wrap the merman's tears. Wait a few seconds, then open it again and you'll be transformed into a pearl!

The island in the North Sea, we have long concluded, is Greenland, near the Arctic Circle......

To get to this island, you have to be well prepared, because it is a place where storms, glaciers, high winds, high waves, low temperatures, and polar days and nights can be inaccessible for months.

Before departure, in addition to the necessary living supplies, we also need a team with great sailing experience, after my continuous recruitment in the early stage, navigators, sailors, although the personnel are ready, but before departure, we have to strengthen training, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, but even so, but sometimes, people are still not as good as the sky?

Therefore, in order to deal with unexpected situations, we also need a person who can make correct judgments and decisions immediately at critical moments, and this person must have extraordinary wisdom and courage......

When he said this, Jiu Gong seemed to pause deliberately, and then looked at him with Hong'er...... Who is this person?

One old and one young, laughing and silent......