Chapter 333 White Crane
As soon as Uncle Maori finished speaking, the door of the wooden house was pushed open, and a fierce-looking uncle walked in, holding a crossbow in his hand, aiming it at Uncle Maori's head.

This uncle is old and has gray hair. Although he is called an uncle, he is actually very close to a grandfather.

He looks older than Dr. Agasa, but his eyes are more ferocious than that of a strong young man.

He held a crossbow in his hand and said sternly, "Hey! Who allowed you to come in here?"

With a crossbow pointing at his head, Uncle Maori quickly stood up. He waved his hands in panic and laughed dryly: "Sorry... Is this your land?"

"That's right." The uncle answered confidently.

"I'm so sorry!" Xiaolan apologized: "We heard that there is a 'Red-crowned Crane Wetland' here, so we came here to see the cranes."

"Aren't you here to steal the cranes?" The uncle was still a little wary.

"Do we look like that kind of people?" Uncle Maori pointed at his face and laughed dryly.

"Others don't look like him, but you do." The uncle answered seriously.

Hearing this, Uncle Maori was confused.

At this moment, Ze Yu stood up from behind Xiao Lan, waved to the uncle, and greeted him enthusiastically: "Hey, old man, I'm here to see you!"

Just now, Ze Yu had been standing behind Xiao Lan and was not seen by the uncle. It was not until now that Ze Yu took the initiative to stand out that the uncle saw him.

"Xiao Yu, don't be so impolite!" Xiao Lan was shocked by his behavior and scolded him quickly.

Of course, although it was called a scolding, Xiaolan didn't have the heart to really scold Ze Yu. She could only speak to him with words of advice, and her tone was very gentle.

Xiaolan was a little worried that Zeyu would be severely punished by the uncle opposite for his rude words.

Unexpectedly, the uncle showed a surprised expression, which then turned into a gentle smile: "Yu, it's you, long time no see."

However, because he often puts on a stern face, his face becomes a little stiff, so his smile at this moment seems a little weird, but he is indeed smiling.

"Yes, old man, long time no see. Do you miss me?" Ze Yu smiled sweetly.

He and this uncle have been old friends for a long time. Decades ago, when this uncle was still a child, he had already known the young and handsome Ze Yu.

The reason why he knew Ze Yu was because of the red-crowned crane. This was their fate.

So later, when the uncle got old, he came here to retire and raise cranes, partly because of his desire to remember Ze Yu.

"Xiao Yu, do you know this uncle?" Xiao Lan said with some surprise.

I didn't expect that they were old acquaintances? And they were friends regardless of age difference, and they had a very good relationship.

If they were not friends regardless of age difference, the other party's attitude would not have been so friendly just because Ze Yu kept calling the other party an old thing.

"Yes, Yu and I have known each other..." the uncle said with a smile. When he was about to say "decades", he remembered a sentence that Ze Yu once told him.

[Don't reveal my identity casually. In front of outsiders, just treat me as an ordinary child. ]

Thinking of this, the uncle immediately changed his words and said, "...For several years, he is my best friend. I have known him since I was a child."

"Oh, is that so." Uncle Maori nodded in sudden realization: "So, uncle, you are Xiaoyu's elder."

There is a difference of about ten years between Uncle Maori and this uncle. Maori is relatively younger. Logically, Uncle Maori should call the other person "big brother" instead of "uncle".

However, the uncle didn’t care about this title and just smiled stiffly.

In Uncle Maori's opinion, what the other party said, 'I already knew him when he was a child', meant that he already knew Ze Yu when he was a child.

Ze Yu is seven years old now, which can be considered a child, but the 'childhood' that the uncle mentioned must be earlier than now.

It should have been at least several years earlier, and at that time, Ze Yu should have been less than five years old.

From this point of view, this uncle should be Ze Yu's elder.

But Uncle Maori misunderstood what he meant.

The real fact is that the uncle had known Ze Yu when he was a child.

This fact is completely the opposite of what Uncle Maori thought, but neither this uncle nor Ze Yu wanted to explain.

.........

After a while.

Xiaolan stood on the snow and enthusiastically spread the feed in her hand. The feed fell on the snow and was eaten by the red-crowned cranes.

Except for Uncle Maori, everyone else stood beside Xiaolan, quietly watching the red-crowned cranes eating.

"Xiao Ai, do you know the red-crowned crane?" Ze Yu said with a smile.

"The red-crowned crane, also known as the 'white crane', is a precious and beautiful animal, but in fact, the white crane is another kind of bird. It's just that many people habitually call the red-crowned crane the 'white crane'. Over time, the red-crowned crane can also be regarded as the white crane." Haibara Ai said slowly, while popularizing a little scientific knowledge.

The red-crowned crane can barely be considered a white crane, but it is not a true white crane. The true white crane is something else.

However, according to normal people's aesthetic standards, the red-crowned crane is more beautiful than the real white crane.

"Little boy, you know a lot." The uncle standing next to him gave him a surprised look and some appreciation.

"Just some common sense." Haibara Ai did not feel proud at all and her tone was extremely calm.

After feeding the red-crowned cranes, Xiaolan found Uncle Maori and said to him, "Dad, Uncle Machida asked us if we want to stay at his house tonight?"

"There's a big open-air bath near his house."

The uncle at the side also took advantage of the situation and said, "Xiao Lan helped me a lot today, and my old friend Yu came to visit. Anyway, please do me the honor of coming to my house for a gathering. I will do my best to be a good host."

"Is it free?" Uncle Maori asked curiously.

Uncle Machida frowned unhappily: "If you don't want to, you don't have to go, but Yu wants to come to my house and play."

"Why wouldn't I be happy?" Uncle Maori touched his head and said with a wry smile, "Well, let's go together. Sorry to bother you!"

Although Uncle Maori thought that this uncle was Zeyu's elder, he was still worried about leaving Zeyu alone in a stranger's home.

Of course he had to catch up, otherwise, if he accidentally lost Sawawa, not only would he not be able to explain to Professor Agasa, but he himself would also be very sad.

(End of this chapter)