Along the way

Around six o'clock, Uncle Pan came to pick everyone up to watch the sunrise.

It was so cold early in the morning, everyone piled up almost all their thick clothes.

There are already many people around the lake, and everyone is waiting for the sun to rise.

Xu Chengan and the others started looking for something to talk about, diverting their attention, because it was really cold after all.

Finally, the sun came out.Cheers erupted from the onlookers.The rising sun is golden, but the periphery is red. Just climbing out of Qinghai Lake, it threw a patch of red onto the lake.Still far away from the sky, Bo Yun has already been splashed red.A few birds flew by, weighed down by the sun.

It was the first time for Shu Ming to watch the sunrise, and he was deeply shocked.The light was so bright that he had to squint, but he couldn't bear to blink.At this moment, he had the urge to cry.It seemed that it was the light that dispelled everything, and even the cold could not be felt.

"Shu Ming..." Turning his head, it was Xu Chengan's smiling face, his sun-drenched face was full of tenderness.Shu Ming couldn't help laughing too.He wears contact lenses today, without the rigid frame, and the alienating atmosphere on him is gone.

Xu Chengan couldn't help stretching out his arms to hug Shu Ming. "It's so warm..." It seems to be confirmed, the heartbeat is faster than usual, one after another, clear and powerful.He probably really fell in love with Shu Ming.

Shu Ming thought that Xu Chengan hugged him in a moment of excitement, and would soon let go, but after a few seconds passed, he saw that Xu Chengan didn't move, maintaining the movement of hugging him, and couldn't help asking: "Aren't you going to take pictures?"

"Ah, take a picture." Xu Chengan quickly let go of Shu Ming, and took out his phone to take a picture.

The sunrise is only for a short moment.In a person's life, there will be countless such short time periods, but this moment is special. Even if you have the opportunity to watch the sunrise again in the future, even if you see the same or even more beautiful sunrise at the same place, you will never miss it. There is no way to replace this moment.

After breakfast, the car set off again.The end of the day is Zhangye, there are many roads, and it is another big test for Uncle Pan.

First, I walked around the lake for a while, stopped to take pictures at several iconic places, and stopped to take pictures in the rapeseed field.The four of them also tried riding a yak, which was quite a novelty.After that, we officially took the road to Qilian.

There are grasslands all the way.The sky is so close that it seems within reach.Large patches of clouds slowly drifted past, casting huge shadows on the grass, and the cattle and sheep gnawed grass with their heads down.Time flows slowly, and it seems to stand still at this moment.

, Gradually the Danxia landform appeared, and the first land was red, which was very novel to Shu Ming and others.

The road conditions were good that day, and it seemed that we arrived in Qilian not long after.When you go to Zhuoer Mountain, you can see the Qilian Snow Mountain and the prairie.Surrounded by clouds and mist, it is like a dream.

"I feel like I've been dreaming for the past two days. It's so beautiful that I can't bear to wake up." Lu Yu joked.

Have lunch in Qilian County.This meal is almost all meat, mutton skewers, yak hooves, mutton soup, and the staple food is baked buns.It smells very fragrant, and when you eat it, you feel like you have never eaten meat in your previous life.When I got back to the car, all I could do was spread out and rub my stomach to digest my food.Arrived in Zhangye in the afternoon, everyone went directly to see Zhangye Danxia Landform.

It's unbearably hot right now.From morning to afternoon, it is like traveling from winter to summer.They took off all their thick clothes and left them in the car, and they hurriedly got out of the car.

Zhangye Danxia Landform is the only complex area of ​​Danxia Landform and colorful hilly landscape in China. It was rated as one of the "Top Ten Magical Geographical Wonders of the World" by the National Geographic of the United States. Many movies have been filmed here.There are four viewing platforms, and the sightseeing car can stop at will.We arrived at the first viewing platform soon, because we had done our homework beforehand and knew that this place was not so good, so we didn't stay for long, took a few photos and went to the second viewing platform.

Climb up the hill and look far away, what you see is very beautiful scenery.It was the first time for everyone to see such a brightly colored land.The ups and downs of the hills on the ground are like a mass of crumpled colored paper, unfolded randomly but not flattened.The hills have transitions of dark red, blood red, bright red, and orange red, but not all red, mixed with earthy yellow, dark green, and dark green. Perhaps only a painter who is very sensitive to color can fully describe the types of these colors.If you want to paint it down, it takes a lot of work to color.It is obviously a collision of two colors, but even if there is no transition color, it does not appear to be inconsistent.

When they arrived at the third viewing platform, several people observed more carefully, and found that the colors seemed to be one by one, as if they were artificially matched.But how can man control nature and create such a landscape?

When we arrived at the fourth viewing platform, even though we had watched the scene for more than an hour, we were still shocked by the view of mountains of knives and sea of ​​fire.There is only one most intuitive feeling: the lens is too small to capture the scenery here.

"Ah, the phone is out of battery!" Lu Yu exclaimed angrily.

"I have a power bank, but it's in the car." Xu Chengan said.

"Shu Ming, come and take a picture of me." Lu Yu rolled his eyes and said.

"How can this be done? Don't get my Shu Ming's idea. Aren't you afraid that Xue Yan will be unhappy?" Xu Chengan smiled and put his arms around Shu Ming from behind.

"My phone's memory is gone. It's full of Lu Yu's photos." Xue Yan said helplessly.

"Go, I'll take pictures for you." Shu Ming said.

Lu Yu glanced at Xu Chengan proudly, turned his back to the Danxia landform, and smiled at the camera, which Shu Ming hurriedly took pictures of.

"Come and take a picture of me jumping up!" Lu Yu happily suggested, and called Xue Yan to join him.

The two jumped together, and it was not easy to take a picture of them jumping in the air at the same time with normal expressions.

Xu Chengan and Shu Ming took pictures together, and after Lu Yu and the others danced a dozen times, they selected a few acceptable photos.

Lu Yu and the others were satisfied, and Xu Chengan pulled Shu Ming to do a routine: take a selfie.In the past, Xu Chengan forced Shu Ming to take selfies, just to see if he didn't take pictures, and to tease him; besides, every traveler would take pictures with Xu Chengan.Now that he realizes what he wants, Xu Chengan wants to commemorate it more. He wants to travel thousands of rivers and mountains with Shu Ming, leave footprints in every scenic spot, take pictures together as souvenirs, and make memories together when he gets old... Although he Just now I understood what I wanted, and I didn't even convey it to the other party, but I started to imagine the scene of spending decades with the other party!He himself thought it was funny, but he really thought about it seriously.

In the evening, we arrived in downtown Zhangye, and the next tour was in Dunhuang. We will take the train to Jiayuguan tomorrow morning.

Uncle Pan took them to Huayi Snack City and tried a lot of Northwest snacks, such as rubbed fish noodles, apricot skin water, meat sandwiches... and ate a lot of skewers, and didn't stop until they couldn't hold anything in their stomachs.Afterwards, I bought some specialties here, such as yak jerky, and I just wanted to eat them anyway.

"I don't know how much fat I will gain when I go back." Lu Yu rubbed his stomach in frustration.

Xu Chengan and Shu Ming didn't comment on this, but seeing Xue Yan's expression of not caring, they felt like they had been slapped like dog food again.

In order to take the train to Dunhuang conveniently, they booked a small hotel near the train station. The room was small and the facilities were average, but since they were traveling, they didn't care about it.

After sending them to the hotel, the time with Uncle Pan ended.Although they had only been together for two and a half days, everyone felt a little bit reluctant to part with this chubby, enthusiastic and kind-hearted uncle, and took photos with Uncle Pan one after another. Even Shu Ming was held by Xu Chengan to take a photo with Uncle Pan.Uncle Pan stayed here for one night, and had to get up early to go back to Xining the next day. After going home to rest for the night, he had to take orders again.Although it is hard work, the annual chartered car business is basically concentrated in summer.Uncle Pan felt that, rather than making money, meeting people from all over the country, introducing them to his hometown, and becoming friends with them was a more satisfying thing, so it was not a big deal to be tired.

After Uncle Pan left, they went back to their rooms to rest.After Lu Yu asked Shu Ming to connect to the wireless, he sent her the photos he took in the afternoon, fearing that he would forget about it after a long time.The hotel's Internet speed is not very fast, and the photos have been uploaded for a long time.

It was rare for Xu Chengan not to talk to Shu Ming at night.

In fact, he is still quite troubled now.It's not that he didn't like girls before, but now he actually likes boys. Although he quickly accepted the fact that he was bent, he didn't adapt to this change of mood.What's more, the person I like is lying on another bed very close to me, only a little more than one meter away from me.

During the day, when he approached Shu Ming, he wanted to get close to him, to touch him; when Lu Yu asked Shu Ming for help, he also wanted to refuse for Shu Ming. This was probably possessive, right?So now, should I tell Shu Ming about my love?Shu Ming doesn't seem to be gay, does he reject homosexuality?And I just like it now, if I don't keep a distance and let myself like it, will I get deeper and deeper?Maybe my family can't accept that I'm gay?If I don't like Shu Ming that much in the future, if I have someone I like again, will it be a girl or a boy?

Xu Chengan felt that his mind was in a mess, and he was about to be overwhelmed by complicated questions, but he had no answers at all.Why do you fall in love with Shu Ming?Why did you become gay?How do I go on in the future?

He recalled his contact with Shu Ming.In fact, he had met Shu Ming not long after he entered the freshman year, but he didn't have a deep impression at that time.Later, I met in an elective class, and I also felt quite destined.He looked embarrassed when he lent him an umbrella, obviously not wanting to bother anyone.He is also very cautious when communicating with himself. Also, he and himself are strangers, so of course he is on guard against such an enthusiastic person.Later, when he returned the umbrella, he became familiar with it.During that social practice, when I found him, he was with many old people, and he answered them honestly, feeling very helpless and well-behaved. At that time, he really felt so cute.Later, when I went to Xitang, I wanted to take him with me when I took selfies. Seeing his unwillingness and refusal, I wanted to take more photos with him.When he went to Shu Ming's house, Shu Ming tried his best to be a landlord. He participated in Shu Ming's memories and walked the streets with him in his childhood. He felt that he was much closer to him.It's only been less than a year since we became friends, and I'm already so used to that person.

Xu Chengan was very confused for a moment, and even felt so wronged that he wanted to cry.He shrank himself into the quilt, covered his head and took a deep breath.

"Xu Chengan? Are you going to sleep?" Shu Ming asked when he saw Xu Chengan got under the quilt.

"En." Xu Chengan responded sullenly.

"Then I'll turn off the light." Shu Ming said, turned off the light, put away his phone and prepared to sleep.

Don't let him know.Xu Chengan thought.He wasn't sure if Shu Ming would accept him, and he didn't want to gamble.He just wants to stay by the other person's side, take good care of him and watch him as a friend.In the future, we should try our best to keep a distance when we get along, otherwise we will only get deeper and deeper.He didn't know that he was such a timid person before.However, in front of the person you like, people will always become timid and restrained, for fear of doing something wrong; they will become bold again, and they will be willing to do things for the other party that they would not do before, isn't it?

After deciding on his future attitude, Xu Chengan completely relaxed, but he didn't feel sleepy anymore, and after turning over a few times, he woke up quite a bit.The room was very quiet, and Shu Ming's soft breathing could be heard.Xu Chengan climbed out of bed lightly and went to Shu Ming's bedside.It was too dark, he couldn't see Shu Ming's face clearly, he could only roughly see where he was lying.After standing for a while, he sighed inwardly, and went back to his bed to lie down.I don't know how long it took before I fell asleep unconsciously.It was a night without dreams.