The Old Man and the Mermaid

Seeing Mr. Mermaid's constant coughing, Aigre felt that the scene at this time was extremely embarrassing - he really didn't expect such a scene to happen when he heard Mr. Mermaid's voice once again.

After watching those strangers leave in a speedboat, he turned around and returned to the lighthouse with the two unknown objects.He wondered if there were any empty containers in the lighthouse to hold the powder. If not, he might have to go to the market to buy a few small transparent jars in a few days.

Just now, Mr. Mermaid just lifted the hem of his clothes to form a small shadow, and Egrele has already clearly seen how bright the light of these powders is.If it is in the dark night where you can't see your fingers, then these powders will definitely appear more dazzling.

In this way, you may not need to turn on the lights at night in the future.

While thinking about this, Aigre opened the door of the lighthouse and walked into his room, carefully removed the hat that covered the two fragments, and reached out to touch the powder again.

The indoor light is not as strong as on the beach, so the brightness of these powders is more obvious.Aigre rummaged through the storage boxes and cabinets in his room for a long time, but he couldn't find any suitable containers to hold these powders that would disperse when blown, so he finally found a relatively small one. The big lunch box, put these two pieces directly into it.

Then he continued to think about what kind of dinner to prepare for the evening, and before everything was ready, he turned on the humidifier and air conditioner first.

He originally thought that based on the several times he got along with Mr. Mermaid to speculate and improve, this dinner would make his guests feel more comfortable than last time—so he really didn't expect that the only problem would be Will come out on chili.

In the afternoon, he thought for a long time, and finally decided that what he prepared for Mr. Mermaid was actually a piece of tender roast beef and some vegetables as side dishes to relieve the greasy.And this is another thing that he didn't expect at all-his guests would ignore the meat and take the lead in trying the green vegetables that he mixed with some chili sauce.

...so in fact he should just put some pepper and it would be enough to stimulate?

Or it is best not to put any pepper at all.Aigre thought with a complicated expression.

In fact, Mr. Mermaid is purely out of curiosity.

After he sat at the table, he saw the piece of beef placed in the middle of the plate at a glance—Aigre's craftsmanship didn't seem to be just good at cooking fish, this piece of meat from land animals looked It is also very delicious.But what attracted his attention more were the vegetables that were placed aside as decorations.

Mr. Mermaid doesn't like the smell of the plants on the seabed very much. They can't fill his stomach and taste terrible. They are not as delicious as those small fish that live all year round, so he almost never touches those sea plants that are so numerous that they cannot be called by their full names.

But he is very interested in the vegetables that are often eaten by humans on land, so he also really wants to know what the taste of these vegetables that Aigre prepared this time is.

... If it wasn't for Aigre's still so gentle and friendly attitude, he probably felt that this young man was trying to murder himself in some other way.

After the mermaid finally stopped coughing, Aigre handed him a large glass of water with an embarrassed and apologetic expression.

"...I'm sorry." The young man said, "I didn't expect you to be so unaccustomed to the taste of chili...It's true that I didn't think carefully enough. You should have never tasted such a strange thing, right?"

...indeed, I haven't tried it.The mermaid thought helplessly.

It feels like you put a fire in my mouth.After a few seconds, he continued to add in his mind.

In the end, Mr. Mermaid sighed slightly, took the transparent cup from Aigre's hand, and drank this cup of pure water that tasted novel to him-this is the water that humans drink, and they seem to have no way to drink it in a short period of time. Take in a lot of salt within the time, otherwise it will have a great impact on the body.

After drinking this glass of water, the burning sensation still remained in his mouth, but it was much better than before.So he nodded to Eigre, indicating that he was fine.

"The piece in the middle is the meat of the cow. I just bought it from the market this morning. The shop owner said it is the best beef he can sell in the shop." Seeing that he was fine, Aigre left. I went back to the kitchen and got my own dinner, pulled the chair opposite the mermaid and sat down, and continued to apologize, "I'm sorry to make you feel unhappy again... I'm not very good at entertaining friends, let alone you Mr. Mermaid Or guests from distant seas."

In fact, his guests did not find it unpleasant.On the contrary, Mr. Mermaid couldn't help but feel amused by the little episode that happened just now, and the expression on his face became much more relaxed.

The mermaid shook his head slightly at Aigre. After pausing for a few seconds, he turned over the fork in his hand, and pressed the top of the fork handle against Aigre's just-lowered forehead, making him raise his eyes to look at himself again, and then slightly smiled.

When the mermaid looked at him intently and smiled, Aigre silently felt that there was nothing wrong with the book of fairy tales.A creature like a mermaid is indeed full of temptation. He has a handsome appearance and a strong figure. Although his black hair is covered with sea water, it is still extremely smooth.Even his eyes and smile at this time are so fascinating.

Aigre stared at him in a trance for a long time before recovering.He raised his hand and touched his forehead, feeling like a middle-aged rough man addicted to beauty.

After a while, he smiled together and said slowly: "It's good that you don't mind...you are my first mermaid friend, and you may be the only one in the future, so I always want to treat you with all my heart." Hello, but it doesn't seem to be going well—if you don't mind, would you like to stay a little longer this time? I hope to learn more about your living habits."

When entering the lighthouse, the mermaid actually felt the difference between this room and the last time.The air here has become cooler and less dry, even cooler than the wind-blown shore outside the lighthouse at this time.This made him feel very comfortable, and at the same time, he was sure that these changes must have been deliberately adjusted by Aigre.

He had carefully observed this room in the lighthouse before, so of course he would not ignore the instrument hanging on the wall.Mermaids have seen it in books before. People call it an air conditioner, which is a product of sophisticated technology that can change the temperature in a certain area.These regulators are found on most cruise ships, and Mermaids have seen them in places before.

But it was indeed the first time I experienced it so personally.

In addition to the air conditioner, he also noticed the thing that was placed in the kitchenette.He doesn't know the specific name of this machine, but his keen senses can tell him that this should be the main reason why the surrounding air is no longer so dry.

Even if Aigre didn't say it, he knew that these were some sincere contributions made by this young man for the friendship between them, without expecting anything in return.

This feeling gave him a new emotion that he had never felt before, more comfortable than pleasure, but it could not be classified as excitement.

These emotions come very naturally, but they do not have any adverse effects on their communication.Mr. Mermaid nodded and agreed to Aigre's request without much hesitation, and under Aigre's relaxed and gentle gaze, he smiled and said a word to him.

——As a result, Eigre was lucky enough to hear Mr. Mermaid's elegant and deep voice again, and for the first time came into direct contact with the beautiful and extremely complicated language that only belongs to the mermaid tribe.