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

Chapter 424 Rescuing People from the Lake
When Yun Jiao and her older brother returned, the meat in the courtyard was already being smoked.

Feeling a bit bored, she sat in the yard and drew pictures with twigs.

I drew a little pig's head.

"Jiaojiao."

Lu Yu's daughter, Guo'er, came home from school and came looking for her.

Her classmates were with her.

Everyone came because they were interested in the beautiful friend that Guo'er mentioned.

Upon seeing people, everyone started chattering away.

Children learn Mandarin at school, so even though they speak with a local accent, Yun Jiao can still understand them.

It's just a bit difficult to understand.

"Jiaojiao, let's go out and play."

"What are you playing?"

"We're going to herd cattle and sheep. We can go to the lake. Now a lot of birds and wild ducks have flown here. We can go see the birds. Some of the birds are very beautiful."

The weather here is starting to warm up, and the birds that flew away in winter are beginning to fly back.

Yun Jiao became interested: "Okay, let's go."

The lake that Guo'er mentioned is quite large, and it's not just these children who come to graze cattle and sheep; there are adults along as well.

Because this place is close to the forest, and there are wild animals in the forest.

These adults also carried weapons: bows and arrows, daggers, and guns.

It's a homemade gun. Because of the special living environment and the need for herding livestock, people here are allowed to bring homemade guns after applying.

However, the application process is very strict.

"Look, there are so many big white birds over there."

Riding on horseback, Guo'er pointed to the birds flying over the lake in the distance and spoke to Yun Jiao.

Yun Jiao came with her elder brother. Even when he was sitting on horseback, his upper body was straight, and he was as quiet as a silent guardian.

The lakeside environment is beautiful, with blue skies, white clouds, trees, some snow that hasn't completely melted, green grass, and various birds flying over the lake, like a painting.

"Yunjiao, let's go find wild duck eggs."

Yun Jiao dismounted from her horse and ran on the grass with Guo'er and the others.

"coming."

Parting the reeds, some startled birds took flight.

There are so many species of birds here that it's impossible to identify them all.

Aside from wild ducks and geese, which are relatively easy to recognize, many birds have rather obscure names, so we simply name them according to their colors.

"Wow, an eagle is flying over there!"

"A white eagle."

Yun Jiao looked over; she could see it more clearly than the others.

"It's not an eagle, it's a gyrfalcon."

The gyrfalcon is very fast, but it is smaller than an eagle.

Once it has identified its hunting target, it darts down like an arrow, so fast that everyone can only see its afterimage.

The prey didn't even have time to run away; it was caught and rendered powerless in an instant.

"Oh, it's a gyrfalcon. My father said that gyrfalcons are especially powerful."

After watching a thrilling hunt, Yun Jiao continued searching for wild duck eggs with everyone, and she also collected some beautiful feathers she saw.

They didn't collect all the wild duck eggs; instead, they picked them up and held them up to the sun to examine them.

Only take the eggs that don't have small black spots inside.

“My mother said that those with small black spots are the ones that can hatch ducklings, and we can’t take the ones with small black spots.”

Yun Jiao listened to advice, and the children found about ten blue wild duck eggs and left.

"I'm going to catch fish in the lake when the weather gets warmer."

“My father wouldn’t let me go, saying it was too dangerous in the water.”

They were walking back with wild duck eggs in their clothes when suddenly a child shouted.

"Oman has disappeared."

Everyone counted, and indeed, one child was missing.

Aman was a boy, and since everyone sometimes went out to collect eggs separately, no one noticed when he disappeared.

The group of children immediately panicked.

Yun Jiao: "A few people went to find the adults, while the others searched around here, shouting Aman's name as they searched."

Hearing her words, everyone felt a sense of security. "I'll go find the adults."

Two fast-running children went to find the adults, while the rest of the children began searching along the path they had just walked.

“Oman, Oman…”

The reed beds were a complex area, but they had been shouting for so long that it was impossible for Oman, who was nearby, not to have heard them.

Yun Jiao weaved through the reeds, then thought for a moment and walked toward the lake.

"Oman!"

The view from the lakeside is much wider, and Yun Jiao can see further and more clearly. She only needs to scan the area once to spot a suspicious black dot in the distance.

She immediately took off her coat and plunged into the lake.

It's still quite cold in the lake, but that doesn't bother Yun Jiao at all.

She swam faster than the fish in the lake, her legs swinging.

In just a few breaths, he was beside Aman.

Oman has already drowned and lost consciousness.

They flipped the man over so his face was facing the sky, and then quickly carried him to the shore.

"Found it, it's over there."

"Yun Jiao, Aman!"

"Oman!!!"

An adult's voice came from that direction, and Yun Jiao glanced over. A middle-aged man quickly went into the water as well.

Together, we got Oman ashore.

"Quickly, first aid!"

Yun Chendong: "I'll do it."

They received specialized first aid training in the military.

The others quickly handed the clothes to Yun Jiao.

"Take off your wet clothes and put on ours."

Yun Jiao didn't feel too cold, but the wet clothes sticking to her body were indeed uncomfortable.

After changing his clothes and returning, Aman vomited up the water from his chest cavity.

"He's breathing! He's alive! He's alive!"

"Great, quickly change his clothes."

Aman was breathing and had come back to life, but his body was bruised and blue from the cold, his lips were black, and his face was deathly pale.

The adults quickly took off his clothes and wrapped him in dry, thick clothes.

Given the current situation, it's no longer feasible to continue herding cattle and sheep.

Aman's father quickly took him home to the town clinic.

Their family's cattle and sheep helped them drive back.

Yun Jiao was also taken back by Yun Chendong.

This trip was truly thrilling.

Shen Yunlian saw that Yun Jiao was wrapped in her older brother's military overcoat and quickly asked what was wrong.

Yun Chendong briefly explained the situation at the time.

Shen Yunlian said, "It's good that the child was saved. Jiaojiao, would you like some ginger soup?"

Yun Jiao quickly shook her head: "No, Mother, are you going to eat?"

Yun Chendong's expression was conflicted.

What's wrong with that look?

"Jiaojiao's hair..."

It was a bit chaotic at the time, and no one else knew if they had seen it. He was really shocked when he realized that Yun Jiao's hair wasn't wet at all.

Shen Yunlian said calmly, "You mean this? It's like this after Jiaojiao's hair color changed."

Yun Chendong: "...But this isn't normal. What if outsiders find out?"

Shen Yunlian scoffed, "Deputy Commander Lin and the others have already discovered it, but they haven't said anything. Jiaojiao usually goes to sea alone, and if she hides from people, she's basically unnoticed. Even if they have, what can they do?"

Even if they discovered that she was treating her daughter Jiaojiao like a monster, did they still want to kill her?
Jiaojiao won't be beaten up.

Isolate their family? To be honest, Jiaojiao really doesn't care.

Moreover, there's also the guarantee from the military.

(End of this chapter)