Embrace the light

In my sophomore year, one weekend before the summer vacation, the monitor organized the whole class to go on an outing.

The destination of the outing is in a mountain, about five hours away from the school.There is only one class on Friday afternoon, and we start off after class, and arrive at the place around nine o'clock in the evening, which is not too late, so that we can play in the mountains for a day and a half.

Ian didn't want to go at first, but was persuaded by his roommate to join the outing team with reasons such as "breathing fresh air and walking with them".

At this time, Ian already had a stable income from writing articles, and resigned from part-time jobs such as distributing leaflets, working as a waiter, and being a pre-sales shopping guide.Although the income is not too much, but it can also maintain their own life well.And for the sake of long-term development, mechanical and repetitive work will not help Ian in the career he decides to pursue in the future, so Ian stopped working part-time in the second semester of his sophomore year, and spent almost all his time outside of studying on writing. , Practice writing.

Because of this, Ian had time to participate in this outing.

"Sitting is boring, let's play a game." The squad leader stood by the first row of seats and suggested to everyone in the car.

"Okay, okay." Everyone responded one after another.

"Then what are you playing, monitor?"

"Let's play the legend of cans, monitor!"

"Are you childish, you!"

"I guess it's okay to play with your painting?"

"Let's play idiom Solitaire?"

Everyone chattered and discussed there, while Ian nestled in his seat and wrote on his tablet.

Sitting with Ian was Zhao Haoran, he elbowed Ian, and Ian looked at him, "What's wrong?"

"Everyone is discussing playing games, you also think about what you want to play."

Ian shook his head, "I'm not interested in playing games."

After finishing speaking, I am ready to devote myself to my creation again.

Zhao Haoran touched him again, "It's rare to come out to play for a day, don't worry about your writing, and relax. If you don't participate in group activities, how can you describe group activities well in your article."

Ian replied: "In the past two years, I have participated a few times, and I know it after participating. In fact, repeated participation will not lead to any new discoveries and feelings."

"If your life is so boring, is your novel going to be funny?"

"The novels I write are not comedies, and they don't have to be funny. Of course, the lives of the characters in the novels will not be as ordinary and regular as mine. Creation is not a record. There are many small universes in my mind. There are all kinds of people and things, which not only come from what I see and feel in real life, but also from the books, movies, TV series I read, audio dramas, radio dramas and radio stations I listen to. From these Arranging and combining the information elements obtained through channels will generate countless brain holes.”

Zhao Haoran smiled, "You are really serious. All right, then you can do your work first. If the final game is for everyone to participate, I will remind you."

"Okay, thank you." Ian sincerely thanked.

The dormitory of the university is for four people, and Ian has three roommates, Zhao Haoran, Qian Duole, and Salman.The four are of the same age, among them, Zhao Haoran is the first, followed by Salman, followed by Ian, and the youngest is Qian Duole.

Ian considers himself lucky that the three roommates he met were all friendly.Zhao Haoran is sunny and stable, and always takes care of them like a big brother; Salman is quiet and shy but very considerate and considerate, willing to help others; and Qian Duole is the pistachio in the dormitory, always likes to play tricks, making everyone laugh .

Salman and Qian Duole sat in the front row of Ian and Zhao Haoran. At this time, Qian Duole was actively speaking and offering suggestions, while Salman was quietly listening to everyone's heated discussion.

After some heated discussions, the game finally selected was Lyrics Solitaire - the next word must contain the last two words in the previous word.In a group of two, take turns to answer according to the seat, and those who fail to catch up for more than 1 minute will be punished.

Punishments include confessing to people around you, posting ugly photos of yourself on Xingwei, yelling "I'm stupid" out the window, and so on.

There is a special penalty software in the squad leader's mobile phone. When you click on it, lots will be drawn automatically, and whichever is drawn will be executed.

Fortunately, this is not a game that requires everyone to participate. With Zhao Haoran, Ian was able to avoid participating in the game.

The first few laps went smoothly. Zhao Haoran usually likes to listen to songs, and the lyrics reserve is not bad, but this time the last two words of the song sung by the people in the same row are "I want it all", Zhao Haoran really couldn't think about it for a while What other lyrics contain these two words.

As a last resort, Zhao Haoran elbowed Ian again, "Do you know any lyrics with the word 'all want'?"

Ian thought for two seconds and replied, "The cat wants to know about you."

"Sing it, sing it, quick."

"The taste of saury, the cat and you both want to know."

"OK, 'Understood', next group." Zhao Haoran gestured for the next group to shoot.

The game continued, Zhao Haoran whispered to Ian, "I won't be able to hold on for a while, you can save the day."

"Okay." After Ian answered, he continued to lower his head and focus on the creation in hand.

However, Zhao Haoran is still reliable as a teammate. Ian saved the game three times in total, and Zhao Haoran saved all the rest of the time by himself. The two of them were not punished throughout the game.

After playing the game for a long time, everyone was a little tired and sleepy, and the squad leader announced the end of the game when he saw this.

Most of the people leaned on the back of the chair and closed their eyes for a nap. Those who were not sleepy played with their mobile phones, and some looked out the window to see the scenery.

After Ian finished writing the chapter in hand, he put away the tablet.

Zhao Haoran who was beside him was watching a movie with earphones on, and when he saw that Yi An was not busy, he asked him softly, "Are you tired? Take a rest, it will take three hours to get there."

"Not tired, let me relax my eyes by looking at the scenery outside."

The road the car is driving on is flat and wide. There are not many private vehicles on the road, and they are basically tourist vehicles. It seems that everyone is planning to take advantage of the weekend to go out and have fun.

Ian actually likes to travel, but he prefers to travel on foot rather than by car.

Although there is a reason for financial constraints, the main reason is that Ian likes to enjoy the scenery on the roadside while walking.Not only the purposeful sophistication can be admired, but also along the road.A flower, a leaf on the roadside, people you meet by chance, cats strolling, these are all unique beauty.

The world is changing every day, the vegetation is blooming and withering, the flowers are blooming and withering, every once in a while, even every day, the scenery you see is different.

While hiking, Ian can observe these sights up close, and even reach out and touch them.There is enough time to carefully observe the people and things they meet, so that the impression they leave in Ian's eyes will be closer to Ian's heart.

Feel nature, touch nature.This feeling makes people more relaxed and enjoyable.

Of course, it feels good to go out for dinner, chat, and play games with roommates once in a while.

But this does not include participation in class activities.

To be honest, after two years in the same class, Ian was only able to call out the names of all the students in the class, and many of them had never said a word.

It takes time to get to know and get to know someone, and Ian prefers to use the time to make money, write, ride, run and travel.

When arriving at the destination at [-] o'clock in the evening, the squad leader held a fluorescent flag and walked in the front to lead the team. The people in the car took their belongings and got off one by one, and lined up in two rows.

The stars here are many, big, and bright.This is Ian's first impression.

"Follow up, brothers and sisters, don't fall behind. Let's go to the restaurant of the hotel to have dinner first. After eating, everyone will go back to their rooms to wash and rest."

"An, are you hungry? My stomach is growling." Qian Duole turned to ask Ian behind him.

"I'm fine. If you're hungry, why didn't the car tell you, I brought bread."

"Salman fell asleep, I don't want to wake him up by rustling and eating."

Qian Duole is like this, he is very nervous, but he is also meticulous and considerate.

"I'm sorry, Duole." Salman said apologetically.

Qian Duole stretched out his arm from behind Salman and put it on his other shoulder, "You said that a handsome guy like me who is considerate, considerate, sunny and enthusiastic, why doesn't he have a girlfriend yet?"

Zhao Haoran stretched out his hand and patted the back of Qian Duole's head, "What's so considerate? Who's the one who rummaged through boxes and cabinets early in the morning to find his ID card, and cried when he couldn't find it?"

"Brother Zhao!" Qian Duole was dissatisfied, "This is a public place, please don't talk about my embarrassment in person!"

"We've all heard that, Qian Duole, I didn't expect you to cry at such an age, haha." The two female students walking behind Zhao Haoran laughed and teased Qian Duole.

Qian Duole and the girls in the class have been having a good time, so he laughed and joked back: "Who made you girls so tough now, I can only think of a way to impress your hard-hearted hearts. Look at me So handsome, and with a tender and pitiful appearance of pear blossoms with rain in spring, any girl will be aroused by the tenderness of a tough man when she sees it."

Smiling and making noise, everyone arrived at the hotel.The hotel is about two kilometers away from the ticket office of the scenic spot. Everyone will leave the hotel tomorrow morning and take the scenic shuttle bus.

The food in the scenic area here is relatively light, and most of the hot dishes are local fruits and vegetables. In order to try new ones, most of the dishes ordered by the squad leader in advance are vegetarian dishes.

This was in line with Ian's appetite, and he had a delicious dinner.

"Ian shares a room with Salman, and I share a room with Qian Duole." Zhao Haoran took back two room cards from the monitor and handed one of them to Ian.

"I don't want to, I want to share a room with Salman." Qian Duole objected.

"Objection is invalid." Zhao Haoran wrapped his arms around Qian Duole and forcibly dragged him away.

Qian Duole has a big temper and escapes, and the quiet Salman can't control him at all.In order to prevent Qian Duole from falling behind and getting into trouble, etc., Zhao Haoran had to keep an eye on him.

"Then let's go up too." Ian said to Salman.

The rooms of their classes are all on the third floor of the hotel, so most students choose to take the stairs.

After entering the room, Salman went to wash up first.Ian took out his own sheets, pillowcases and thin quilt from the suitcase and spread them out.

Standing by the window, you can see the stars in the sky.

Ian loves the night sky, the stars and the moon.

Every time I look up at the starry sky, Ian feels at ease.He believes in a saying: the countless stars in the sky correspond to the countless mortals in the world, and everyone has a star that belongs to him alone.When a person dies, his soul will return to this star, and then look at the person he cares about on this distant star.Until he is completely forgotten, there is no one who remembers him in the world, then the stars will fall, and the soul will re-enter the cycle.

A romantic and somewhat sad statement.

"Ann, wash up." After Salman came out of the bathroom, he saw Ian staring at the night sky in a daze, so he called him.

"There are many bright stars here, and they look very beautiful." Ian said to Salman.

Salman walked up to Ian and looked at the night sky together. "The starry sky is beautiful, the sunrise is beautiful, and the sunset is also beautiful. We will all enjoy it this time. Go wash up and rest early to refresh yourself. Tomorrow night we will be camping in the mountains, and then we will watch together."

The next day, everyone gathered after breakfast and set off.

The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly. After getting off the bus, all the girls in the class took up parasols.

Before departure, they donated a few bottles of sunscreen spray, so the boys also had sun protection.

When we came to the foot of the mountain, the air suddenly became clear, which made people feel clear and happy.

"If I can't crawl anymore, you guys have to wait for me." Qian Duole vaccinated the three roommates.

Although he is sunny and cheerful, he is really not an athletic boy.His physique is not good, and his physical strength is average.This is known to the other three.

"Don't worry, if you can't climb anymore, I will tie you to a big tree, and when we go down the mountain tomorrow, I will untie you and bring you back."

Qian Duole punched Zhao Haoran, "Do you have a conscience, I gave you a chicken leg this morning."

"Let's go, let's save our strength to climb the mountain, what a waste of bickering." Zhao Haoran pushed Qian Duole forward.

Ian and Salman followed, and the squad leader was still leading the way holding a flag.

At first, the mountain road was wide and gentle, and everyone still had the energy to stop and take pictures, chasing each other and fighting.After walking for about an hour, the mountain road became narrower and steeper, and it became more strenuous.

Walking and walking, everyone stopped their playful thoughts and began to concentrate their energy and strength to fight against the road under their feet.

"Why do I feel that this is to seek guilt?" Qian Duole said pantingly, bowing his body and pinching his waist with his hands.

It may be because of his habit of running. Ian felt that this distance was okay. Although his cheeks became red and hot, and a thin layer of sweat formed on his body, overall he felt pretty good.

"Is there any discomfort in your body?" Ian asked.

Qian Duole shook his head, "I'm just tired and I don't have much strength. However, I'm not Lin Daiyu, I'm not that delicate, and I can still persevere."

In addition to Qian Duole, some students also began to sweat profusely and pant like cows.

Seeing that many students stopped and the distance between the head and the tail of the large group gradually became longer, the squad leader shouted with a small horn: "Brothers and sisters, do you see the gazebo above? When you arrive at this gazebo, there are shops and snacks Let's rest there for half an hour."

With a goal, everyone regained some strength.But Wang Shan ran to death, just when Qian Duole was about to paralyze on the ground for a while regardless of others, he finally saw the pavilion at close range.

In this way, one small goal was set and realized one by one, and the whole class reached the top of the mountain at almost three o'clock in the afternoon.

The students who were too tired before didn't call themselves tired. Most of them took out their mobile phones to take pictures of the beautiful scenery of the mountain and took selfies. They looked energetic.

The same is true for Qian Duole, who was half-dead on Zhao Haoran's body all the way, but regained his vitality when he reached the top of the mountain, and began to pose in various poses, asking Zhao Haoran to take pictures of him.

Grabbing her hair, wiping her cheeks, adjusting her clothes, she became a little sun again.

"Look this way." Ian pointed to the sun and asked the three roommates to watch together.

It's a solar halo.

The halo appeared very suddenly, and this halo is different from the halos seen before. Its halo is very huge and there are more than one halo. It looks like the main halo is wearing a hat and a belt.

"Crack-"

Gradually, people on the top of the mountain discovered this wonderful and beautiful scene, and took out their mobile phones to take pictures as souvenirs.

Salman is more creative. He used branches, grass and flowers as assistants to take more artistic and beautiful photos.

Qian Duole compared the photo taken by Zhao Haoran with the sun halo photo taken by Salman, pushed Zhao Haoran away in disgust, and went to act like a baby with Salman.

"Second brother, don't just take pictures of them, take pictures of me too."

Salman smiled and asked him, "Then what style do you want to shoot?"

"Of course it's cool, handsome and domineering!" Qian Duole puffed out his chest.

Salman thought for a while, and asked Qian Duole to stand in an open space with few people, and then raised one hand, pointing directly at the center of the halo with a shooting gesture.

Salman knelt down not far from Qian Duole, shooting from bottom to top.

"Duo Le, take half a step back."

Qian Duole did as he said.

"Five centimeters to the left."

Adjusting Chandler into position, Salman pressed the shoot button three times.

Later, Salman asked Qian Duole to adjust several postures and gestures, and took several groups of photos for him.

After filming, Qian Duole watched the finished film and was very satisfied.

"Sure enough, I still need my second brother to take pictures. Brother Zhao is too artistic."

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Haoran patted the head twice.

Inspired by Salman, Ian also found some plants for assistance, and took a few satisfactory photos.

Seeing the three of them laughing and making noise, Yi An couldn't help but raised his mobile phone and pressed the camera button on the three of them.

There is a beautiful sun halo in the sky, and there are laughing friends in front of you. It is a very beautiful and harmonious picture.

"Let's take a group photo with the four of us." Qian Duole suggested.

"Sure, I have to find someone to help." Zhao Haoran looked around, everyone was posing for pictures, and no one was free.

"Xie Lingling." Qian Duole called out a girl's name.

Xie Lingling and Qian Duole are childhood friends, and the relationship between the two is very good.

She was taking a selfie at this time, and when she heard Qian Duole's shout, she put away her pretentious posture and expression, and said angrily, "What are you doing! When I heard you call my name, I felt nothing good."

"How could it be? Thank you beauty." Qian Duole ran to Xie Lingling's side, "Can you take a photo with my roommate? I'll treat you to milk tea when I go back to school."

"Then I want to drink Liang Kee's 'Thousands of Charms'!"

"No problem!" Qian Duole made an OK gesture.

Seeing that the sun halo became lighter, Qian Duole urged Xie Lingling, "Hurry up, hurry up, the sun halo will disappear."

The four of Ian posed in good poses and smiled at Biye under the command of Xie Lingling. The mobile phone camera recorded the youth and happiness at that time.

I have to say that Xie Lingling chose the light and angles well when taking pictures, and the resulting film has a sense of atmosphere.

"As expected of Xie Lingling, she is amazing!" Qian Duole gave Xie Lingling a thumbs up.

Ian, Zhao Haoran and Salman also thanked Xie Lingling.

Seeing that the sun halo hadn't completely disappeared, Xie Lingling said, "You guys can also help me and my girlfriends take some pictures."

Xie Lingling called her two girlfriends from the class, and the three of them posed in many cute and funny poses.

After the solar halo completely disappeared, Xie Lingling began to check and accept the finished film in the mobile phones of the four boys, yes, it was four.

In view of distrust of the boys' photography skills, Xie Lingling asked the four of them to stand separately and record different girls from different angles.

The first one to be accepted was Wang Duole, Xie Lingling nodded, it was acceptable.

Then there is Ian, nodding again, that's fine.

Then came Salman, and Xie Lingling was surprised: "The filming is really good, Salman!"

Then he called his sister, "Come and see our fairy photos!"

The other two girls were also amazed by Salman's photography skills.

"Qian Duole, I don't want the milk tea anymore, you can exchange it with Salman! Salman will be our exclusive photographer for the rest of the trip!"

"Okay." Qian Duole was about to quietly ask Salman for his opinion when he heard Salman answer.

"Thank you." The three girls thanked happily together.

The last one to be accepted was Zhao Haoran. The three girls looked down at the phone screen together, and then looked up at Zhao Haoran with serious expressions.

"Please delete all our photos, thank you."

The three girls also bowed to Zhao Haoran.

"Haha, I almost died from laughing." Qian Duole laughed loudly.

Zhao Haoran took a look at his own works, but he didn't feel any difference from the people and things in reality.

After the three of Xie Lingling walked away, Qian Duole hugged Salman, "Thank you, second brother."

Salman rubbed his head, "You're welcome. Are they all classmates in the same class?"

After everyone took pictures of the beautiful scenery on the top of the mountain, they began to visit the temples, towers and ancient buildings on the top of the mountain.

At six o'clock, the squad leader brought everyone to the camping area.

Boys are responsible for setting up tents, and girls are responsible for buying food.

Division of labor and cooperation, the efficiency is very fast.

After the busy work, everyone sat around on the picnic mat, enjoying the beautiful sunset while eating and drinking.

Of course, many students are taking pictures while eating, busy at both ends.

The camping area is protected from mosquitoes and wild animals, so when night falls, people staying in the camping area do not feel the infestation of mosquitoes, and there is no worry about the presence of wild animals.

It is not allowed to light a fire privately on the mountain. There are many street lights installed in the camping area, and campers can switch them on and off according to their needs.

At night, the class leader let everyone move freely, and most of the students sat in small groups on a picnic mat, chatting and laughing.

Qian Duole was dragged by Xie Lingling to play in the girl circle, while Zhao Haoran and Salman were playing card games with several other male students.

Ian chose a quiet corner, sat cross-legged on an inflatable cushion and stared at the night sky in a daze.

He felt that at this moment, his spiritual power had turned into a deer, running and jumping among the mountains, forests and streams.Smelling the fragrance of grass and trees on the tip of the nose, the fragrance of flowers and plants, tasting the sweetness of the mountain stream on the tip of the tongue, the hardness of the rocks and the softness of the soil under the feet, and the regular and melodious chirping of birds and insects in the ears.

Have a good night.It is a beauty different from the city at night.

"Looking at the stars?"

Yi An turned his head and looked to the side, it was Fang Yiyun.

Fang Yiyun, besides the three roommates in the dormitory, is the classmate who interacts with him the most in the class.

He was friendly, gentle and courteous, and Ian didn't feel cramped or uncomfortable with him.

"Ah."

Fang Yiyun sat down beside Yi An, and looked at the sky full of stars together.

"When I was a child, I always thought that there were stars only in the sky of my hometown, and no other places, because the sky farther away seemed dark."

Ian chuckled, "I also had this illusion."

"How do you feel about life now?"

Yi An looked at Fang Yiyun, the topic jumped a bit quickly, "Very good."

"I have never experienced a person's life. But seeing you always busy and disappearing, don't you feel tired and hard?"

"Everyone has times when they feel hard and tired, but as long as the days are getting better day by day, then the busyness is meaningful, and it's over, and there is no need to complain and look back."

"Well, that's right. But you are so busy, you don't have time to meet girls and fall in love."

Ian smiled, "I'm focusing on studies and making money right now, I won't think about love or anything."