Mountains and seas have a home

The sun was floating in the blue mist, and a sumac tree stretched out its lush and dense branches and slanted to one side.On the left, on the high place with dappled sunlight and dense greenery, the feathery leaves of the eucalyptus trees interweave into a canopy, shading the long strips of flower beds and pools under the trees.

The bottom of the large fountain pool is covered with layers of fine, clean, white sand. The fountain gurgles out from under the statue in the middle. The water surface is rippling everywhere, steaming, and the reflected golden light makes it look like a shining golden sea.Surrounding this huge fountain pool, which can be used as a swimming pool, is a circle of smooth, delicate, clean and graceful dark trees, shining brightly like paint, exuding a sweet plant aroma.

The car window was lowered halfway, and a warm spring breeze came in, blowing on Ji Yao's forehead.On this warm day, birds are chasing among the branches, and long-extinct colorful butterflies shyly appear among the vegetation.Buildings with brick exterior walls are scattered here and there, enclosing one after another of patios, one after another of gardens, and one after another of tree-lined avenues.

The convoy was advancing slowly on the road in the campus. The camphor trees on both sides were all aged, their branches and leaves intertwined, forming an arcade, and the dark green tree shadows on the car windows were dark and cool.Fu Zhong took out a stack of papers from the file bag and looked at it, while Ji Yao was dealing with official business in front of the computer.Today was the first lecture tour, and they returned to K University, their alma mater after a long absence.The convoy drove into a square, parked in the reserved parking space, and the driver and assistant went to open the door.

As soon as they got out of the car, they attracted a lot of attention, and many students passing by were here to visit.Ji Yao looked around and saw the crescent-shaped stone tablet and the pink rose granite under the light, making this square seem to have returned to the ancient times.

The principal and the secretary received the delegation. They are not only heroes who have traveled thousands of miles to triumphantly, but also outstanding graduates and well-known alumni of K University, even though they have been abroad for many years and have experienced so many things.When Ji Yao walked back here, he still missed it very much. The more and more changing scenes made him suddenly seem to go back to his school days, remembering that he and Fu Zhong stayed in the same school, liked each other but never said it out loud good years.

The speech was held in the afternoon, and they had lunch in the school cafeteria before rushing to the auditorium to prepare for the speech.Before the official speeches, the delegation rested in another side hall behind the auditorium.The side hall is integrated up and down, with several bronze columns running through it, murals are painted on the fine wood paneling of the ribbed vault, and the chandelier is solemn and simple.The floor is covered with carpets, the walls are paved with muscovite stones, huge oil paintings are hung, and a ten-meter-high brass relief is inlaid under the wine-red curtain.

There was an hour of lunch break, and the delegation specially allocated a lounge for Ji Yao and Fu Zhong, so that the two speakers could refresh themselves.The lounge is a separate dressing room, which is often used during concerts, with a few sofas and a single large square table inside.The walls of the room were hung with dark green velvet curtains, sewn with snow-white pearls.Wool curtains hung from the upper rail, pressed with thick white lace, and behind that was another cubicle.

"People are prohibited from entering or leaving the lounge before two o'clock in the afternoon. If you have something to do, call me and don't knock on the door." Ji Yao stood at the door and said to the assistant, signed a form and handed it to him, "Help me and Fu Zhong deliver the speech Get your uniform ready and hang it outside."

The assistant nodded in agreement, and Ji Yao glanced at the staff walking around in the hall, then turned around and closed the door of the lounge, then locked it.The sound from outside came in faintly, making people's ears buzzing, and the changing room was filled with the mixed smell of various perfumes.

"When evening ceremonies, concerts, and dramas are held, the actors all put on makeup, change costumes, take pictures, and wait in line here." Fu Zhong said, "I stayed here at that time, waiting for the props team to bring the piano to the stage. Get on stage and out."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a while, and then added: "I performed for you."

Ji Yao took off his suit jacket and hung it on the hanger, sat down on the sofa, took a cup and a samovar, poured himself a glass of water, and said with a smile, "Since then, have you been in love with me?"

"Of course, I liked you earlier than that, but you didn't know it." Fu Zhong said, he laughed as he spoke, his tender eyes sparkled.

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They are distant brothers, Ji Yao almost forgot this.When he heard Fu Zhong calling his brother, he slapped him and raised his eyelids to look at him: "Go and get my clothes, brother."

Fu Zhong happily did it, his ears and neck were still red, making the earrings even more shiny.Ji Yao recollected the aftermath of the orgasm just now, feeling very good, and dressed herself quickly and accurately.Fu Zhong straightened his hair, went outside and asked his assistant for the uniform he had prepared in advance.They helped each other get dressed, afraid that something might delay the trip, like the buttons of their uniform shirts going somewhere, and all shirt buttons in the world like to leave without saying goodbye before important ceremonies.

Ji Yao stood in the mirror to fasten his tie and tie pins, and Fu Zhong tidied his hair, restyled it, and even trimmed his sideburns carefully.Ji Yao buttoned up his uniform coat, flattened the cuffs, laughed at him and said, "It's a pity that you don't want to be the art director of a barber shop."

"If the guest wasn't you, I wouldn't do this job." Fu Zhong replied, he fiddled with his fingers twice, and turned to the mirror, "What do you think now?"

"Excellent." Ji Yao turned his head left and right to check, his hair was combed back, revealing his smooth forehead, "It's exactly the same as when we came here."

"The assistant told me just now that the students who came to watch the ceremony are already waiting outside the auditorium, and the crowd is tight, just waiting to take a look at you in advance."

"Oh, that's not okay." Ji Yao opened his eyes wide, raised his hand to check the time, "We have to go."

Sure enough, it was crowded outside. The section of the road from the side hall to the main hall was crowded with students, and the flashing lights were turned on again.The delegation walked through a garden path lined with flowers and trees, entered from the side door of the auditorium, and then walked onto the podium.The auditorium on the upper and lower floors was full of seats, and the grand occasion was unprecedented. Even the aisles on both sides and the foyer outside the entrance and exit were crowded with people.The person in charge of the auditorium said that the auditorium hadn't been so crowded since the Great Depression. This was the first time Chief Ji was very popular among the students.

The speech and question-and-answer session lasted for two hours. They concluded the ceremony at [-] pm, and the delegation finished its trip and prepared to return.Fu Zhong and Ji Yao went home together, Xiao Qi and Fox, who had been bored at home all day, jumped up and pawed at the two when the door opened.Ji Yao smiled and picked up the fox and walked into the house, turned upside down, and said, "This little guy has grown heavy."

The fur of the fox is like satin, fluffy and smooth, with a graceful bearing. It is a fox with aristocratic temperament.Ji Yao put the fox down, went to the cabinet to dig out the dog food, poured goat's milk into the bowls, and then went to the kitchen to prepare fresh raw meat and vegetables to feed the two fur babies.Fu Zhong went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. He planned to make curry beef, scallion razor clams and salt-baked pork ribs, and stir-fried two vegetables and stewed a pot of egg drop soup.As soon as Fu Zhong put the medicine bag containing several spices and lemon leaves into the stewing pot, Ji Yao came to hug his waist.

"Have you fed the dog yet?" Fu Zhong asked, he suddenly choked on the pepper noodles, coughed a few times in a low voice, and quickly tightened the lid of the seasoning jar.

Ji Yao slid his hand twice on his lower abdomen, and said: "Hey, the basin is also clean. I have fed the birds and fish, and the starling bird called me 'Daddy'. I also told him The assistant discussed it, and he said that we can bring Xiaoqi and Fox to the speech."

Fu Zhong laughed, rubbed Ji Yao's hair happily, and suggested, "Shall we go to the university town at night? I want to go back to school and see more."

Ji Yao let go of his hand and walked to the side to scoop out the bean paste and pour it into the pot for him, then added a spoonful of sand tea sauce, then poured hot water and covered it to simmer.He looked back at Fu Zhong, and said with a smile, "Haven't you spent enough time in college today?"

"That's going to work, the nature is different. Just go after dinner, and take Xiaoqi and Fox out for a walk. These two guys are bored at home."

"Okay, then go after dinner." Ji Yao nodded, and leaned against the counter to watch Fu Zhong lower his head to cut green shallots, "How is your drawing going?"

Fu Zhong wiped off the green onion on the knife, and replied happily: "It's almost finished, and we may need to modify some small places in the future, and we also need to consider the project budget and other issues that you know. I think it will be completed in early April." Once the draft can be finalized, the work will start after approval.”

Ji Yao nodded thoughtfully, watched Fu Zhong peeling and washing the razor clams in silence for a while, then stepped on his toes and asked, "Aren't you planning to leave the time bureau?"

There was a gurgling sound in the stewing pot, and the smell of medicinal materials and spices came out of it, and the lid of the pot was covered with water droplets.Fu Zhong quickly cleaned up a basin of razor clams, and replied without thinking: "I haven't submitted an application for discharge, so of course I won't leave."

"But your family still has so many properties to take care of. The time bureau will send out tasks every now and then, and it will take a year or so. I'm afraid you won't be able to take care of it. Even if you leave the time bureau, you can still be a senior Architects, those are good jobs."

After the razor clams were peeled and cleaned, they were placed in the draining basket. Fu Zhong poured water to rinse the square shells, making a clattering sound, and echoes echoed in the quiet room.After Fu Zhongtao finished washing, he put the basket on the sink, looked at Ji Yao and said, "I'm just getting into business now, and I'm still a rookie who doesn't know anything. I know how to drive a coordinate system, but I don't know how to run a company. So I I want to learn first, step by step, gradually shift the focus, and then take over. I don't want to screw things up."

Ji Yao pursed his lips and thought about his words, he could understand Fu Zhong's meaning.The two were silent for a while, Ji Yao hugged Fu Zhong into his arms, patted him on the back like a boss would to a subordinate, and said, "If you want to leave someday, you can report to me, anyway, your application for discharge has to be handed in." If it is in my hands, it will only be useful if I sign and seal it with my own hand.”

"I don't want to leave you so early to set foot in a completely unfamiliar field. I also want to go on missions with you. These years in the time bureau are not enough for me." Fu Zhong suddenly hugged him tightly and hugged him Turned around from the ground, "Have you stayed in the bureau the whole time?"

Ji Yao shrugged after standing firm, and spread his hands indifferently: "I have no other choice but to do this job. If I leave the time bureau, I don't know what job I will find. I just eat guns." I'm used to life in the military."

Fu Zhong hugged him for a few minutes before letting go of him reluctantly. He wished he could hug Ji Yao every minute.Fu Zhong hurriedly went to check the beef boiled in the pot, the soup had already boiled quite thick and fragrant.He lowered the temperature a bit, then fried the razor clams in the pan, Ji Yao put on an apron, broke open the broccoli and cut it into small pieces, then rinsed it with water.They always help each other like this in the kitchen. Ji Yao never touches the hot pot, he only helps Fu Zhong, prepares the ingredients that need to be cooked, chats with him and kisses a few tenderly.

It was sunset when they drove to University City, and the sun was sinking into a slate-blue mist that was about to disappear from the sky.Ji Yao parked the car under a maple poplar tree, went down and opened the rear door, and Xiao Qi and the fox jumped out immediately.The sidewalk along the road stretches straight towards a pink western-style building behind the road sign. The trees along the way are lush, the woods in the garden are climbing on the railings, and the white bark pine is dressed in camouflage, standing gracefully in the bright and cool evening. in the wind.

It was quiet all around, and the air was exceptionally fresh, filled with the smell of acacia.Although it is not yet summer and the white flowers of the black locust have not yet bloomed, it has already exuded a natural atmosphere early.In order not to attract attention, the two changed into ordinary clothes and put on masks to cover their faces.Ji Yao leads the fox, which is lively and active, and often moves around among clumps of Danish grass.They walked and talked, and Fu Zhong happily walked on the "balance beam" on the edge of the sidewalk like a child. In his peaceful life, he turned into a teenager again.

After registering, they were put into the campus. Xiao Qi came here for the first time. He trotted cautiously, sniffing the ground, flowers, seats, and tree trunks with his sensitive nose.They walked all the way, but they saw rows of poplars everywhere in the garden, and these poplar trees were much bigger than when they were studying.The setting sun returns to the light, and the blue color has not faded, and the purple color comes one after another, and the garden is more green under the blue sky.

Passing through a hexagonal garden, only a thin edge like a crescent moon is left in the evening sunset, and the sky is getting darker.They came to a farm, which was empty and flat, and the rows of glass greenhouses reflected the golden sunset.The earth is clear and calm, and Yan Zizi likes this kind of evening the most.The air is fresh and cool, and a colonnade surrounds the eclectic masonry building that houses the main building of the Department of Architecture and Design.

"Do you still remember the strawberry garden here?" Fu Zhong said. He walked down the stone steps and walked to the glass greenhouse through a stone bridge built on the moat. "I used to have a piece of land here. My first A piece of real estate."

"I still remember that I rubbed you with a lot of big strawberries that I just picked from the field. The sweet taste is still unforgettable. The moon is the first to be close to the water, so whenever the strawberries are harvested, I always get close to you .” Ji Yao said.

Fu Zhong frowned, thought about it, and said: "No, sir, we never got close when we were in college. I look forward to your coming every day when the strawberries are ripe, and I think about finding a friend every day. What excuse can I give you strawberries inadvertently."

Ji Yao reached out and scratched his hair, and said with a smile: "Bad boy, don't you know how to call me directly? If you call and say, 'Hey, come and pick up a strawberry, I'll wait for you here at the Strawberry Garden', Dude, I rushed there immediately."

"Oh my god, didn't you dare to think that at the time. So you've been waiting for me to call?"

"Because the person you love also happens to love you." Ji Yao looked at him and said, "It's just that we missed a lot of things in the meaningless waiting."

"We won't miss it now, you are the best thing in my life." Fu Zhong put his hand on Ji Yao's shoulder, shaking him like a good brother, the two stood outside the glass greenhouse and stared at the wall The darker and darker reflections on the sky, and the strawberry fields in the greenhouse.

They walked around the campus until it was dark.A half-moon hangs in the blue sky, staring at the ground in a yellow and gloomy manner, illuminating the woods around the fountain pool in the color of crocuses.The moonlight illuminates the primitive bricks of the fountain brightly and brightly, and each brick is hewn from a dark red syenite rock monolith, shining with fine mosaic patterns.Perhaps these rocks were transported from the bottom of the Beirut Basin in Lebanon, on which Greeks in white robes walked in ancient times.

They sat and rested by the fountain, Xiao Qi and the fox were chasing each other, the lame fox couldn't run fast, Xiao Qi always gave way to it.The wolfhound caught the fox, pressed it to the ground, and stretched out its tongue to lick the fox's fur intimately.The fiery red fox turned its white belly, used its four legs to grab Xiaoqi's neck and chest, exposed its fangs in a gesture to bite the dog's ears, jumped up at the right time, and slithered away cleverly.

The fountain is flowing, making the sound of gurgling water, and the poolside is extremely cool.Sitting by the low bank of the pool, Ji Yao stretched his hands into the sparkling pool to paddle and play, while saying, "The executive department is short of people, and we need to recruit some new students."

"I think there must be an unprecedented number of people interviewing in the bureau this year." Fu Zhong also soaked his hands in the pool, and the cool feeling made him feel very comfortable.

"why?"

Fu Zhong's eyes were shining brightly under the moonlight, he sat a little closer to Ji Yao, knees with him, lowered his head and splashed a small splash: "Because the 'backtracking plan' was successfully completed, plus your influence , the strength of the time bureau itself, there must be a large number of people flocking to it. Fortunately, I am not interviewing this year, otherwise I may be lost in the crowd of people."

Ji Yao poured water on him, and listened to the clattering voice and said: "And if you come to the interview this year, you will definitely not see me, and no one will use all means to beg the equipment department The Minister has transferred you to the Executive Department."

"So I was lucky, I caught up with a good year, and you came back from Africa at that time." Fu Zhong took his hand out of the cool pool water and shook off the water droplets, "Fortunately, I didn't Missed that great opportunity. Nice."

His hand was held by Ji Yao, and Ji Yao looked down at his palm and back carefully.Fu Zhong's fingers are long, well-proportioned, and well-trimmed.Ji Yao nodded with satisfaction, and commented: "It meets the basic requirements of an executive, and we will continue to maintain it."

It turned out that it was a surprise inspection, and Fu Zhong knew that if he wanted to be promoted quickly, he had to pay attention to these details: "Got it, sir."

Ji Yao turned her hand over, put it under the moonlight, looked at the ring on her ring finger, and said, "I am 29 years old this year, and I will be 30 in the second half of the year, but you are still so young. When will we get married?" ? Homosexuality is not legal in China now.”

"Many people are working hard for this, such as the Peace Ambassador, who is one of the leaders. There was a referendum on the legalization of same-sex marriage last year, although it had to be terminated for various reasons, and the referendum data was also invalidated. But this It’s a good thing, it shows that the country has seen this vacant area, but it still needs to be discussed and considered.” Fu Zhong held Ji Yao’s hand, and it was cold when he just fished it out of the water, “There will be more in the future. opportunity, we are moving into the future."

"I hope it won't take too long." Ji Yao smiled longingly, and he looked at the ring on his hand repeatedly, "Don't wait until we are all seventy or eighty to legalize, it is really rarer than Halley's Comet I want to marry you in the best age of young adults, to be recognized by the law, protected by the law, and blessed by the world. Of course, there is a long way to go, but we are still young and have plenty of strength."

Fu Zhong clenched his hand, fearing that he would disappear from sight: "There will be a day, even the 'backtracking plan' has survived, what can be more difficult than this?"

They looked at each other and smiled, stood up and shook the rope holding Xiao Qi and the fox, ready to leave the breezy fountain square.Fu Zhong saw that the yellow and white statue in the center of the fountain was bulky and light and independent. Although it was still decorated with exquisite patterns, it was not as good as the magnificent buildings surrounded by the woods.The whole statue is chiseled from a single block of marble in one go, which is a rare masterpiece.The moonlight shines on the face of the statue, and its eyes are like torches, looking straight ahead.

Ji Yao and Fu Zhong walked out together on the path in the forest. The dark blue night sky and the slightly pink rose granite stele were so harmonious, and the sound of gurgling water echoed in the quiet night.They chatted cheerfully, cracking wisecracks, and their voices fell on the grass.The half-round spring moon is drowsy, and the sky changes from blue to green.The voices of people gradually faded away, and laughter was heard from time to time, and finally fell into a deep silence.