After the mermaid completed several 360-degree rotations in various strange poses on the beach, it finally lay down on the beach calmly. It stared viciously at the straw that had been burnt to ashes. Although the fire had long since been extinguished, the mermaid still looked there angrily.
After witnessing the peculiar bouncing posture of the mermaid just now, Ye Zheng suddenly remembered that wild animals should probably be afraid of fire
Not to mention mermaids, creatures that live in the sea all year round. With their living habits, Ye Zheng felt that most mermaids might not be able to encounter a natural fire once in their lives. And the merman living in the bottom of the water, they should not have the opportunity to face the phenomenon of crystal focused life. For the mermaid in front of him, the sparks that suddenly flashed in front of him probably really frightened him. The first time I saw fire, I instinctively made the mermaid feel scared.
But after witnessing the burning of the straw, Ye Zheng made up his mind to get the fire out no matter what... Even the mermaid couldn't stop her.
Ye Zheng cleared his throat, then leaning on his bones, he limped a few steps towards the mermaid who was still staring at the ashes alertly.
This time the mermaid finally turned its head to look at Ye Zheng, it crawled towards Ye Zheng, leaned against Ye Zheng's side, stretched out its claws and hugged Ye Zheng's leg, looking up at it Ye Zheng was not afraid of the fire just now.
Somehow, Ye Zheng looked at the mermaid's wet eyes, and always felt that the mermaid holding his feet always had a rare sense of weakness. A little spark actually frightened it, the ocean overlord, into such a state. She felt that her image in the eyes of the mermaid at this moment must be incomparably tall.
Ye Zheng knelt down with some difficulty, her right foot was flat, her left leg was curled up, and she reached out and patted the mermaid covered in sand.
The mermaid leaned her head on Ye Zheng's knee meekly, and held onto Ye Zheng's thigh. The icy claws touched Ye Zheng's bare skin, and on a hot day, she still shivered. Then her stomach tightened, and she felt another heat flow out, standing on the leaf she was wrapping.
No way, the next day, it will be a little more.
Ye Zheng accepted his fate with a bitter face, pressed the merman who was trying to sniff up her thigh because of the smell, and pressed the merman's head on his thigh. Fortunately, the mermaid also knew that she was strong and didn't struggle much, so she obediently lay on Ye Zheng's lap and asked her to clean up the sand she just got on from rolling.
Although Ye Zheng wore a hat made of leaves on her head, the sun did not shine directly on her face. But at such a high temperature, the sun shone on her back again, and Ye Zheng, who was cleaning the sand for the mermaid, quickly became sweaty.
Ye Zheng was not the only one who felt the heat. Mermaid is a species that is accustomed to living in the water. Even if it goes ashore at night to play with Ye Zheng, it will take up to four or five hours, let alone under the sun.
The mermaid probably felt uncomfortable. The sand on its body hadn't been cleaned up yet, so he raised his body again, rubbed Ye Zheng affectionately, and moved back into the sea.
Seeing that the mermaid was gone, Ye Zheng's mind became active again. With a lame leg, she slowly moved to the side of the hut and sat down.
While the mermaid was away, Ye Zheng placed a small pile of hay poles under the crystal, and she could see the brightly focused white circles.
As expected, this time, under Ye Zheng's eyes, the hay stalks quickly burned.
Ye Zheng couldn't be more excited. It's a pity that Ye Zheng never thought that she could find a way to make a fire. Although she suddenly had a way to make a fire, Ye Zheng didn't have enough fuel. Just so many hay stalks.
Ye Zheng looked at his legs in frustration. It was not a wise choice to chop grass or put leaves while still leaning on a cane. It seems that it is better to wait until her legs are slightly better and can move on her own.
But Ye Zheng, who had just gotten the fire, was still a little excited. She buried the potatoes in the sand shallowly, and then spread a straw on the top of the sand. In the center of the straw was a conch filled with water, and then she waited for the grass. The rod burns again.
This time, Ye Zheng's attempt allowed her to get half-conch hot water and half-cooked potatoes.
After Ye Zheng waited for the blackened conch shell to cool down, he took a shallow sip of warm water. The plain fresh water let Ye Zheng drink it, only to feel that every pore opened up comfortably. Warm water poured down Ye Zheng's throat into her stomach, and she felt that her body was ironed from her lower abdomen.
It was a great feeling to have hot water. Ye Zheng hugged the conch and didn't want to let it go. Even the poorly baked potatoes were eaten with the warm water. She was more and more sure that she needed this crystal to make a fire. .
However, the mermaid was completely different from what Ye Zheng thought. For it, which was naturally afraid of fire, crystals were no longer a good thing. When it came ashore again when it was full and satiated, it tried to take this large crystal away so that it would not be an eyesore.
Fortunately, Ye Zheng discovered the mermaid's intention in time. After making full use of body language, the dry-mouthed Ye Zheng finally stopped the mermaid's behavior and persuaded it to keep the crystal. The mermaid stared at the crystal suspiciously for a long time, and finally gave in.
Next, Ye Zheng found out that the crystal had been moved to her side, and the mermaid didn't let the crystal pestle at the door. It made the crystal lean against the outer wall that Ye Zheng's head was facing when he usually slept. When sleeping at night, the mermaid who always liked to be close to Ye Zheng tried to lie down as far away as possible, and only lay there for a short time. For the first time, Ye Zheng, who had not fallen asleep, heard the sound of the mermaid leaving in the middle of the night.
It still has lingering fears about the flashing fire, and even has a little fear of the crystal.
Ye Zheng listened to the sound of the mermaid crawling away melancholy. She always felt that if she wanted to make fire a constant in her life, the mermaid would be able to pass the test anyway. You can't just make a fire, so you don't want mermaids, right
She tried fiddling with the straw in front of the mermaid, but before the straw was burning, the mermaid unceremoniously swung its tail over, slapped the straw away, and knocked down the crystal. Its beating behavior even created a network of cracks on the surface of the crystal, showing its strength and determination to resist.
Fortunately, Ye Zheng's foot injury healed quickly. The kick only twisted her foot, but did not break her. Although the mermaid spent less time on the shore, it did not forget to change Ye Zheng's medicine every time it came. It seems to have dug up the sea mud from somewhere in the sea, and then brought it in the sea mussels it hollowed out.
Ye Zheng quickly got rid of the predicament of using a cane, and she was able to walk slowly with a limp.
As soon as she was able to free her hands, Ye Zheng couldn't help but get a lot of hay straws, and moved the straws to the small stone nest one after another. She was worried that it would rain on rainy days, so the straws were all piled up in the stone nest. It's almost filling up her sleeping space.
When it was almost afternoon, the mermaid who was concerned about Ye Zheng's feet finally came up on time with the clam shell and sea mud.
Ye Zheng smiled wickedly and waved to the mermaid. After she took the clam shell, she put the sea clam shell aside. She put down what was in her hand and carefully wrapped the mermaid in her arms. Ye Zheng used both hands and feet, trapping and restricting the mermaid's movements.
The mermaid looked up at her, Ye Zheng carefully rubbed its neck and back, "Lie down obediently, okay?"
It doesn't matter if the mermaid doesn't understand her words, Ye Zheng's hand pressed on the mermaid's dorsal fin, and with a slight force, the mermaid with a heavy body leaned on her meekly, while she led the mermaid leaning against the stone nest. in the shadows.
Ye Zheng put the grass pole under the crystal with her backhand, and the crystal was placed under the sun by her.
The mermaid, apparently seeing her movements, raised its body uneasily, trying to run away, trying to slap them off as usual.
But Ye Zheng hugged its neck and dorsal fin, and held it in his arms, the meaning of not letting it go is very obvious. If the mermaid really wanted to break free of her, of course it was a very simple matter, as long as it didn't consider whether it would hurt Ye Zheng. In the end, it had to be trapped in Ye Zheng's arms.
Under Ye Zheng's hand is its strong dorsal fin bone spur. The mermaid's bone spur grew out again very early. At this moment, the bone spur was gathered into the fin by the mermaid.
Ye Zheng whispered in the gentlest voice in its ear, trying to calm the uneasy mermaid, and gently patted its neck, the mermaid's claws clasped Ye Zheng's shoulder, and the other One paw rested restlessly on the ground, digging in the sand. Its head was looking back from her shoulder, staring at the straw pile under the crystal.
Soon, the straw under the crystal burned.
At the same time, Ye Zheng immediately felt the tightness of the mermaid's body in his arms. After seeing the fire, it was shaking.
But the merman didn't jump with fins like the first time. Ye Zheng knew that the mermaid was worried about hurting her, so she hugged the mermaid tighter with one hand, then picked up the conch filled with water and rushed over.
With a sound of "Zira", the light of the ignition was immediately extinguished.
The mermaid in Ye Zheng's arms finally stopped trembling and the danger was lifted. It slowly relaxed and stared at the conch in Ye Zheng's hand.
"Look," Ye Zheng handed the conch to it, and gently patted its back, with water droplets hanging on the inner wall of the conch, "The water you are most familiar with can destroy it, don't be afraid of it, right?"
The mermaid took the conch in Ye Zheng's hand and looked at it for a long time, then it carefully grabbed a small straw and threw it under the crystal.
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