Chapter 188 I know the taste of the sea
"Who is the longevity lady she is talking about?" Uncle Maoli asked curiously.
The boss replied: "She is the protagonist of tonight's celebration and the old lady Shimabukuro who is also the symbol of our island. However, some people say her real age is more than a hundred years old, and some people say she is more than two hundred years old. If you are interested, you can hold the celebration.
Go and have a look at the shrine.”
"Besides, Mrs. Shimabukuro's great-granddaughter Junhui and Saori grew up together. Maybe you can ask what you want to know somewhere."
Guangyou scratched his head: "Why does it feel so familiar to me? Isn't this the style of the relevant departments?"
Heiji also felt something was wrong: "Are you treating us as a ball?"
However, there was nothing anyone could do. Xiaolan and Kazuha were interested in the legend of mermaids, so they came to the said shrine, where they also met Shimabukuro Kimie that the boss mentioned.
When Uncle Maoli first met, he asked what his real age was. Jun Hui laughed out loud after hearing the rumor of being two hundred years old. She quickly waved her hands: "It's not that exaggerated. My great-grandmother turned one hundred and thirty as of this year."
She is ten years old, just check her household registration, she just lived longer than ordinary people."
Several people couldn't help but laugh when they heard her nonchalant tone. The same was true for Guangyou. With the technological level of the 1990s, he could live to be 130 years old. It can really be said that he has witnessed the world.
The changes of the century.
Maybe Jun Hui was the only one who didn't feel the hint of pretentiousness in her tone.
Heiji looked around and saw no sign of the longevity woman, so he asked: "Then where is your great-grandmother now?"
"She is praying devoutly in her room for the arrows that will be sent out tonight." Jun Hui responded with her hands in prayer.
Uncle Maori was more concerned about another question at this time, which was whether the longevity woman had ever eaten mermaid meat.
But when Jun Hui heard this question, Shui Ling's big eyes were as wide as light bulbs, with a look like "You seem to be kidding me". After being stunned for a while, he explained with a smile: "It seems that there are no problems in this world at all."
There are no animals like mermaids in fairy tales!"
"What's the Dugong Arrow?"
Uncle Maori's question is also what everyone wants to ask. Since the owner of the celebration does not believe in the existence of mermaids, what kind of existence is the arrow?
Jun Hui explained: "Actually, the so-called Dugong Arrow should be Zhou Yu's cursed arrow that was used to exorcise evil spirits. Later, it was passed down and became the Dugong Arrow. This is what my mother who passed away long ago told me.
of."
"It turns out that your mother has..."
Xiaolan didn't say the next words, but Jun Hui smiled: "It's okay, my mother and father were buried in the sea, and even my grandparents were missing when they went to sea before I was born."
One is a tragedy. This series of tragedies turned into a coffee table, as if there was a curse. Even Guangyou thought it was a bit evil, but this time he was just a handsome boy passing by, at most a handsome boy eating seafood with his beautiful girl.
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Everyone also knew that people on this island would be summoned by death when they went to sea. Jun Hui also noticed this and waved his hands and said: "Actually, there is no reason. There was nothing wrong with me when I went out on the boat with Saori.
That’s it!”
After chatting for a long time, the name that was accidentally spoken instantly attracted everyone's attention. Uncle Maori hurriedly asked: "When?"
Then everyone learned that four days ago Junhui asked Saori to accompany her to the city to see a dentist. Although there was an emergency rescue center on the island, there was no regular dentist.
At that time, in Jun Hui's memory, it seemed that Yazhi was a little emotional because she lost the dugong arrow, and more importantly, she was worried that the mermaid would seek revenge on her.
At this time, a woman suddenly came over and said to Jun Hui: "That's because you don't know your great-grandmother's power. Your great-grandmother did eat mermaid meat before, and the corpse of a mermaid appeared three years ago."
Is it done?”
Although their conversation seemed interesting and successfully aroused everyone's interest, Guangyou and Xiao Ai were not interested in that at all. After saying hello to Uncle Maori, he took Xiao Ai to go for a walk in the town.
lock up.
The area around a shrine is generally very quiet, with dense forests on both sides. Walking along the path back to the road will instantly give you the feeling of returning to the civilized world.
Perhaps because of the small size of the town, this island is very densely populated. At a glance, there are tourists, young men and women, and elderly people. Among them, elderly uncles and aunts account for the majority.
Even if Guangyou doesn't eat seaweed, he can clearly smell the smell of the sea in the air on the island.
This place is a holy place for retirement. It is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. There is no stressful job, no hard work of 996, only peace. You can do something you like every day. In the evening, you can invite a few old friends to play mahjong and have a drink.
liquor.
Guangyou and Xiao Ai walked among the crowd, and everyone had more or less calm smiles on their faces. It seemed that because there was a celebration tonight, everyone was making preparations.
The small restaurants on the street were also closed, which inevitably made Guangyou a little disappointed. After all, there was a difference in the taste between fresh ingredients brought from the beach and seafood that had gone through many twists and turns in the city.
The price will also be cheaper. In addition to the common features of these coastal areas, the lack of electricity in this town is probably the so-called mermaid.
In addition to those mermaid souvenirs, you can also see notices about tonight's celebration everywhere. Of course, these are not promotional activities, but just to remind tourists not to miss it.
After all, these activities are already one of the reasons why their town attracts so many spectators, and their income will increase several times during each celebration.
Guangyou and Xiaoai looked at the buildings with similar styles on the street. No matter how unique they were, they still felt a little tired of the aesthetics. That's when they both wanted to go back.
A beautiful pool appeared in front of the two people. The pool had strong Western characteristics and was incompatible with the surrounding buildings. There was a carefully carved mermaid statue on it.
The scales on the lower body of the mermaid were clearly carved and shimmering in the sunlight. When Xiao Ai took a closer look, she discovered that there seemed to be some glass inlaid on it to deliberately create the luster of the fish's tail.
The mermaid held a jar in his hand, and water flowed into the pool from it. The pool was covered with a thick layer of coins. Seeing this, the two of them understood that the pool seemed to be a wishing pool.
Xiao Ai and Guang You each took out a coin with a tacit understanding, put the coin in their palms with both hands, lowered their heads and closed their eyes, silently reciting the wish they wanted to realize.
A few seconds later, the two of them opened their eyes almost at the same time and threw the coins into the pool. The two coins drew two arcs in the air. With two consecutive "plop" sounds, the coins gradually sank to the bottom of the water.
Chapter completed!