A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 37 Preparing to go to sea
Grandma Yun shook her head: "If you ask me, that Lin Zhiqing, apart from being good-looking, is completely irresponsible and can't be kept at all."

"That's right. There are actually some good ones among the educated youth. That Wang educated youth got accepted into college, and he took Ahua and the child to the city to enjoy a good life."

However, this phenomenon is very rare.

Yun Jiao listened attentively while eating peanuts.

She also knew about the educated youth Lin that the two old ladies were talking about.

It's from the next village, just behind theirs. That village has more land, so there are more people farming there. It used to be a brigade, but later the policy was reformed and the brigade was abolished, so it was divided into different villages.

The educated youth named Lin had two children, not much different in age from her, but every time she saw them, they were filthy. Sometimes, when she saw Lin taking the children out, he would just leave them aside while he read a book and didn't care about them at all.

Of course, these are other people's business.

After the two old ladies finished chatting, Grandma Yun saw that it was getting late, so she took ten eggs and went home with Yun Jiao.

It's already dark, but the moon is big and round, illuminating the clouds in the sky clearly.

The road on the ground is naturally visible as well.

The night was filled with the sounds of insects chirping, cicadas singing, dogs barking, and frogs croaking, making the whole night very lively.

Grandma Yun held Yun Jiao's hand and instructed, "Those things that reflect the moonlight are puddles. Don't step into them when you walk at night."

Yun Jiao nodded obediently: "Okay."

"Grandma, Jiaojiao..."

The voices of Yun Xiaowu and his group came from ahead, along with a beam of light—the light of a flashlight.

Yun Jiao: "We're here."

Yun Xiaowu and the others ran over, their faces beaming with big, cheerful smiles.

"We've come to pick you up."

Everyone chattered and laughed along the way, and then they started playing around.

Under the moonlight, the family's shadows were stretched very long.

"Jiaojiao has something good to show you."

After saying that, Yun Xiaowu suddenly ran to the bushes by the roadside and started digging around.

A swarm of fireflies, which only light up at night, flew out of the grass.

The tiny insect's rear end glows a warm yellow light at night.

Although small, they create a unique and beautiful picture when they fly up, scatter, or gather together.

"firefly!"

Yun Jiao smiled happily; she really liked these magical little glowing insects.

There are also bioluminescent fish in the deep sea, but those fish are too ugly to be aesthetically pleasing and do not fit her taste.

This little bug isn't particularly pretty, but it's still kind of cute.

Yun Xiaowu grabbed one and put it in her hand.

"If only Fourth Brother were here, we could have him make a small cage, catch some fireflies, put them in it, and hang it on our bed as a lamp."

Yun Jiao's fourth brother, Yun Chenbei, is very skillful and loves handicrafts, especially woodworking. He can turn anything into a beautiful and fun toy.

Many of Yun Jiao's toys were made for her by Yun Chenbei.

Yun Jiao quickly released the fireflies, and they arrived home in no time.

Grandpa Yun was discussing with his family about putting up the character "福" (fortune) on the boat first thing tomorrow morning.

"I also need to go."

"Grandpa, Father, I want to go too."

Grandpa Yun nodded with a smile: "Go, go, let's all go, and we'll bring three incense sticks to offer our prayers."

Under the moonlight, the family sat at their doorstep, enjoying the breeze and chatting.

This is the only relaxing and enjoyable moment of their day.

When the moon is high in the sky, they should go back to sleep.

If you go to bed early, you'll naturally wake up early too.

Around five o'clock the next day, Yun Jiao rubbed her eyes and yawned as she got out of bed.

"Hands, Jiaojiao, raise your hands."

Yun Xiaowu dressed her.

"Raise your hand when I tell you to, you're very obedient." "Alright, go out and ask Mom to comb your hair."

Shen Yunlian quickly combed her hair into pigtails.

Her hair had a slight natural curl at the ends, but it was very smooth and looked quite stylish.

Her thin, naturally fluffy bangs made her small face look even whiter and cuter, like a figurine doll.

"Let's go~"

Yun Linhai carried Yun Jiao on his back, and the whole family went to the dock in a grand procession.

Even the sea turtle at home was brought along.

Although it's a second-hand boat, and a small wooden boat at that, the proper ceremonies still need to be observed.

Yun Jiao took the "Fu" character she had written herself and, amidst the encouraging gazes of her family, pasted it onto the bow of the boat.

"My daughter is amazing."

"Jiaojiao is amazing!"

Yun Jiao felt a little embarrassed by the praise, so she put up a "Fu" character as if she had done something very important.

Finally, Grandpa Yun, the patriarch of the family, led everyone in offering incense on the boat.

After offering incense, Yun Linhai and the others took brooms and other tools to the boat and cleaned the wooden boat inside and out.

Yun Linhai: "Dad, the weather is nice today, why don't we go out to sea?"

Grandpa Yun glanced at the sky and said, "Alright, you and the second son can go out to sea and test the waters."

The eyes of the Yun family boys lit up.

Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoqi were the first to shout, "Father, take me with you, I want to go too!"

Grandpa Yun patted them on the shoulder and said, "Why are you getting involved? This boat doesn't need so many people."

Yun Jiao secretly tried to sneak into the cabin and hide herself.

But obviously, it didn't work, and Yun Linhe picked him up directly.

"Little Jiaojiao, you really know how to do big things quietly!"

Yun Jiao clung to Yun Linhe's arm, her voice soft and coquettish.

"Uncle, I want to go."

"No, you're too young. We'll take you out to sea when you're older."

Yun Jiao didn't speak, but pouted her little mouth, and her eyes quickly filled with tears.

Soon, one by one, tears fell down, round and glistening like pearls.

There is a legend that mermaids' tears turn into pearls, and this is indeed true.

But merfolk rarely cry.

Now that I've become human, even though my tears won't turn into pearls, the way they fall really does resemble pearls one by one.

This is truly pitiful beyond measure.

The Yunlin River and Yunlin Sea were immediately thrown into a panic.

"Don't cry, Jiaojiao, don't cry..."

The two grown men awkwardly comforted the aggrieved little girl.

"Father, Uncle, we're not going. You take Jiaojiao with you."

The older brothers couldn't bear to see Yun Jiao cry either.

Grandpa Yun and the others came over to comfort them with heartache.

"Okay, okay, stop crying. If you want to go, then go with me."

"Anyway, it's just near the coast, and our nets aren't even ready yet. You two can just take Jiaojiao and find a nearby island to go sea surfing."

Everyone in their family knows how to make nets, so naturally the fishing nets would be made by their own family. But they're busy building a house and don't have much time, so the nets aren't finished yet.

Yun Linhai and the others immediately agreed.

"Okay, Jiaojiao will come with us."

Yun Jiao immediately stopped crying.

The tears flowed like a switch, easily turned off, and a smile appeared on her face.

(End of this chapter)