Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Jiali held up the little mermaid and made some gestures with her palms. Then a happy smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she said in a surprised tone, "Zai Zai, you seem to have grown taller!"

Dong Zai tried his best to hold up his eyelids, "Yeah~"

"No, Zai Zai, you just reached the length of my hand last night. Lei Zhe, look, Dong Zai has grown taller!" Jiali felt strange and quickly called Lei Zhe to come in.

Outside the door, Lei Zhe stuffed the leftover fish tail into his mouth, chewed it quickly and swallowed it, then swam in as if nothing had happened. He took the little mermaid and said, "Let me take a look."

Jia Li looked at him suspiciously, then came up and sniffed, "What are you eating?"

"I haven't eaten anything," Lei Zhe said calmly. He weighed the little mermaid, "Zai Zai has grown taller and heavier."

Jia Li stretched out her hand and showed it to Lei Zhe, "Zai Zai was in the palm of my hand yesterday, but it grew half a finger long overnight."

Lei Zhe twirled Dong Zai's little tail and asked, "Did Zai Zai sleep well last night?"

Dongzai's little face was pressed against his father's palm, refusing to get up, "Zaizai is dreaming again."

"What did you dream about?"

Dongzai covered his mouth and yawned, "Zaizai dreamed of singing~"

Lei Zhe and Jia Li's eyes met. It seemed that his son had wandered off somewhere last night.

Zaizai grew taller overnight, probably because of singing.

Lei Zhe put the little mermaid back on the shell bed, "Shh, don't disturb him, let him sleep."

The weather was perfect today. Lei Zhe planned to go out, but saw Han Zhan swimming towards him.

"Is something wrong?"

Han Zhan looked inside and didn't see the little mermaid he was longing for. He slightly closed his eyes and said, "Joy and Chouyan are back. They were seriously injured. I heard they said they encountered a mosasaurus yesterday."

When Jia Li heard this, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, "Chou Yan is not dead yet?"

It's not Jia Li's venomous tongue. Yesterday's storm was fierce, Chouyan and the others were besieged by mosasaurs, so it was really surprising that they could come back alive.

Unexpectedly, Chouyan was affectionate and kind to Joey, and was willing to risk danger to go out to find him.

Undersea plants include sea flowers and seaweeds. If the mermaid is injured, there is no medicine available and can only be raised slowly.

Lei Zhe pondered, "I'll go see them."

The storm receded too quickly this time, and he didn't know if it had anything to do with Zaizai. He wanted to ask Joey what they encountered last night.

Han Zhan raised his eyes and looked at the window sill.

Jia Li smiled half-heartedly and said, "Zai Zai hasn't woken up yet. Come and play with him later."

Dong Zai slept sweetly until he woke up at noon. He touched his belly, swam over, and shouted in a crisp little voice: "Dad, Zai Zai is hungry~"

Dong Zai didn't see his father, but saw the black-haired mermaid raising his hand to spread fish food on the gorgonian corals. Dong Zai quickly waved his little tail, "Brother!"

After Han Zhan finished scattering the fish food on his hand, he picked up the little mermaid and put it on his arm. He asked in a low voice: "Zai Zai, do you want to go out to play?"

Dong Zai picked up the fish's tail, "But Zai Zai wants to teach Dongdong how to raise fish."

Han Zhan's eyes darkened slightly and his tone became cold, "Brother just caught some bugs and wanted to exchange the grilled fish with the birdman. Since Zaizai has something to do, I'll go by myself."

Grilled fish~ Dong Zai’s blue eyes shone slightly, he grabbed his brother’s fingers anxiously, “Zai Zai wants to eat fish!”

Han Zhan's eyes were heavy, "But aren't you going to teach others how to raise fish?"

Dong Zai couldn't wait to say: "Dongdong wants to catch fish, so he has no time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Kui's cheerful voice came from far away, "Dong Zai, we are here!"

Han Zhan put down the little mermaid, "Didn't you say they don't have time?"

Dong Zai pursed his little mouth, saying "stinky stuff, stupid stuff."

Han Zhan said expressionlessly: "Have fun today Zaizai, brother is out."

Dongkui dragged a big-headed fish and swam over excitedly, "Look, Dong cub, you teach me how to raise the fish I caught."

Dong Zai ignored Dong Kui. He reached out and touched the head of the big-headed fish, "Be good~"

The big-headed fish was trembling with fear. This little mermaid must be a devil. Its breath is so terrifying.

"Okay~ Yuyu is very obedient."

Dongkui reacted slowly, "Is this good?"

Dong Zai nodded, "Yeah~"

Dongkui always felt that Dong Zai was perfunctory with him, but he couldn't find any evidence. The big-headed fish seemed to be less noisy than before. He picked up the big-headed fish and said, "Then I'll go back."

After Dongkui left, Dong Zai sat at the door, playing with the fish's tail glumly and counting the scales on it. Halfway through, a black shadow suddenly fell over his head. Dong Zai raised his little head and immediately smiled, "Brother!"

Han Zhan's tone was still cold, "I remembered that I forgot to bring the bugs with me. I'm leaving soon."

Dongzai jumped up and hugged his brother's hand and kept holding on. His little voice was soft, like a coquettish little sticky cake, "Zaizai has finished teaching~" Brother took Dongzai out to play.

Han Zhan didn't say yes or no, and let the little mermaid hang on his hand. Passing by the gorgonian coral, he stretched out his right hand to grab a big-headed fish, flicked his huge fish tail, and swam out of the water.

Dong Zai let go of his hand and jumped off Han Zhan. He swung his little tail and swam to the shore. He shouted to the fat bird with brown feathers on the beach: "Pangpang~"

The little fat bird tilted his head and drooled as he looked at the white and tender little mermaid, "Where did the little mermaid come from? It looks delicious."

"Yeah!" Hearing this.Dong Zai hid in his brother's arms in fear. He revealed a pair of blue eyes and looked at the little fat bird carefully. Isn't he fat?

"Little mermaid, you're here." Qihe had just lit the bonfire when he saw Dongcub coming over.

Dong Zai asked timidly: "Where is Pangpang?"

"You mean Hui Yi? He's not here. This is my brother."

In the eyes of the mermaids, the little chicks all look similar. If the little fat bird hadn't revealed itself, the winter cub wouldn't have been able to tell that the little fat bird was not fat.

Han Zhan threw the big-headed fish over, pointed at the bonfire, and asked Qihe to help grill the fish.

In fact, Han Zhan had already given the bugs to Qihe before. There was no such thing as forgetting to bring the bugs. Of course, the little mermaid would not know this.

Qihe understood instantly. He grabbed the big-headed fish, skillfully disemboweled it, smeared animal fat and coarse salt on the big-headed fish, and then grilled it over the fire.

As soon as the fish is grilled, it immediately makes a sizzling sound and the aroma overflows.

The little fat bird next to him stretched out his claws and said, "Brother, whatever meat you are grilling, I want to eat it too!"

Qihe slapped him away with a disgusted expression, "Go away."

Dongzai was a little afraid of Qihe's younger brother, so he hid in his brother's arms from beginning to end and never got over.

Qihe grilled the fish and handed it to Han Zhan, "This is our last transaction. It will be winter soon. I can't come over again. See you next year."

After saying goodbye to Qihe, Han Zhan seemed to know that Dong Zai was a little afraid of the little fat bird, so he took Dong Zai and swam to the small island not far across the way.

Swimming up to the shore, Dong Zai looked at the small island in front of him. Zai Zai and his fathers had been here before.

The winter cub jumped onto the beach, its tail turned into short legs, and its little feet stepped on the soft sand, leaving a series of small footprints.

Han Zhan did not change his legs. His long fish tail was dragging on the beach. He tore off the browned part, leaving only the soft and tender meat inside. Then he tore off the fish meat as thick as his finger and brought it to the little mermaid's mouth.side.

Dong Zai opened his mouth and bit down, chewing slowly. The tender aroma of the fish slowly bloomed in his taste buds, and Dong Zai narrowed his eyes happily.

After eating half of the fish, Dong Zai looked back at the dense jungle behind, a little curious, "Brother~" Zai Zai wanted to take a look inside.

Han Zhan picked up the little mermaid and said, "It's time to go back."

Dong Zai pointed to the jungle with his little finger, "Go and play."

Han Zhan lowered his head and looked at Dong Zai not moving.

Dongzai shook his brother's finger, "Brother, go and play!"

When Han Zhan stood up, the fish tail turned into slender legs. Mermaids did not like to go to land, including Han Zhan, who felt that losing their tail would make them insecure. After all, the fish tail is the most powerful weapon of the mermaid.

Han Zhan walked crookedly, with no scales to cover it, and his skin was in direct contact with the ground, which made Han Zhan extremely uncomfortable. After a while, he got used to it, and then walked into the jungle step by step with the little mermaid in his arms.

In front are low ferns with pointed leaves and red mushrooms rising from the ground like giant open umbrellas, blocking out the sky and the sun.Dong Zai wriggled his little lips, but his intuition told him that the mushrooms were poisonous and should not be eaten.

Walking further inside, the trees tower into the sky, lush and green, with their roots intertwined, like a lush tropical forest.

Dong Zai remembered that last time he and Lei Zhe's father walked here and stopped.

Suddenly, the branches above their heads moved. Han Zhan raised his head warily, and a small animal jumped over their heads and jumped to the opposite branch.

This was an ancient lizard. Dong Zai looked at the cute and harmless little animal, and the other party also squatted on the branch and looked at him.

Dong Zai waved his little hand, "Hello~"

The little animal jumped up in fright. It quickly retreated, but the back was hanging in the air. The little animal fell from the tree unpreparedly and fell to the ground with a thud.

"ah?"

The little animal got up, slipped into the jungle, and disappeared.

"Brother, let's go~"

Han Zhan continued to walk inside. He carefully wrote down the path he took. He once swam around the island and roughly knew how big the island was. If he encountered danger, he could take Dong Zai back in time.To the sea.

Insects spread their wings and are about to fly, and chelicerates with unique shapes hide under the jungle, watching the intruders ready to move.

"Hiss", a reptile ran out. It was only half a meter long, but its movements were very flexible. It searched the surroundings for a moment. It stared at the sea scorpion under the root of the tree and pounced on it to bite it.

This sea scorpion had just shed its shell and was bitten by a reptile when it was vulnerable. It swallowed it without a struggle.

Dong Zai was only staring at the red fruits on the tree in front and didn't notice this brutal scene. He pulled Han Zhan's hair and said, "Brother, Guoguo~"

After the reptile ate the sea scorpion, it quickly left again.

Han Zhan looked down at the predators in the grass, walked over, and stepped on the rotten leaves. The soil on the ground was moist, and the thick dead leaves gave off a musty smell.

There were rustling sounds from the grass on both sides. It turned out to be a few sea spiders and small scorpions, so there was nothing to fear.

Han Zhan glanced at it casually and didn't care much. He raised his head and looked at the tree. The red fruits hung heavily on the branches.Han Zhan glanced over and saw that many fruits had been bitten by insects. He selected a few that were intact, picked them off, and handed them to the little mermaid in his arms.

Dong Zai was holding a red fruit that was bigger than his entire fish, with a delighted face, "It's a delicious fruit." He opened his mouth and was about to bite it.

Han Zhan raised his hand to stop him, "Don't eat it, it may be poisonous."

Dongzai pouted, fearing that his brother would confiscate it, so he hugged the fruit nervously, "Zaizai has eaten it before, it's not poisonous."

Han Zhan knew that sometimes Qihe would bring some fruits from the land and exchange bugs with Jiali. Since they had eaten them before, there should be no problem.He took a bite of the fruit, and the soft and sweet juice filled his entire mouth. Han Zhan was not used to this taste, so he frowned and said, "It's not delicious."

Han Zhan finished the fruit in a few mouthfuls and crushed it together with the core. "It's time for us to go back."

The footsteps gradually faded away, and the reptile hiding under the jungle came out. If the little mermaid had seen it at that time, she might have thought it looked familiar.

Because in his dream, this little reptile would evolve into the largest carnivore on land—a dinosaur—in hundreds of millions of years.

The author has something to say: Parker's crocodile lived in the Triassic period, and its fossils were found in South Africa. Parker's crocodile is a molar-toothed reptile named after the British scientist Parker.Parkersuchus, named after W.K. Parker, is a small reptile that lived in Africa in the Early Triassic and is closely related to the early ancestors of archosaurs.Alodonts are the ancestors of crocodiles, dinosaurs, and pterosaurs.Among the large family of molars, Parkersuchus is smaller, with a body length of about 60 centimeters, and its movements are correspondingly more flexible.The pike crocodile is 5 feet long and weighs 40 pounds.This tendency to move on two legs made Pykesuchus one of the early bipedal reptiles, a feature that was maintained in some dinosaurs and the early tetrapod Archosaurus."From Baidu Encyclopedia"