In a blink of an eye, there are only 5 days left in December 2023, and it has been one year since the epidemic was opened in December 2022.
Compared to the previous three years of home quarantine from time to time, the days and nights of this year are precious to me, every morning I feel that hope comes, every bite of food can be eaten fragrant, every time I look up to the sky I can hear myself say in my heart: how beautiful it is to live freely!So, this year, how could I miss the good opportunity to throw myself into the world and infiltrate at will?
On March 14, Xiaohua said: Let's go out for a walk.
We drove to Chanba Wetland Park.
Here, we are bathed in the warm sunshine of March, quietly looking at the willows on the lake, walking a few times on the cherry blossom path on the water's edge, dipping one or two stars of pink and white petal rain, looking down at the blue sky and the shadow of the green forest reflected in the water, looking up at the crimson around the branches of the peach tree in the distance, and stopping to listen to the sound of sparrows.
On this first date with spring in a bright and bright way, we calmly and greedily released our thoughts about her, breathed her breath calmly and happily, and bred a trace of longing and hope in our laziness: from now on, all springs, no, all days, don't be disturbed by the virus!
On March 31, I invited Xiaohua: Let's go see the 10,000 acres of peach orchards in Lishan. Then, we stood on the edge of the peach blossom ditch in the village of Cilin.
Standing on the edge of the ditch, with low eyebrows, full of flowers surging with the wind;Raising his eyes, in front of him is a continuous mountain peak that is becoming more and more green;In the distance, the smoky blue sky is hidden on the other side of the mountain, as if a fine and dense rain is brewing.
Into the depths of the peach orchard, it is another appreciation. You see, it is obviously a strong wooden tree, you have to grow yourself into a thousand postures of the coiled dragon, that's it, it's not enough to show off, each branch in the unexpected but very eye-catching place to give birth to pink petals of flowers, the key is the crown of these flowers dotted, hard to firmly rooted in the mountain trees, dressed up as a cluster of clouds flying from the ground at any time.
This frame, people who love spring can't resist, so there is "peach blossoms every year, and I can't see enough every year." "I am not satisfied.
Going to Luoyang to see peonies was Xiao Su's wish a few years ago. Originally planned for 2020.
I went in April and May, but the epidemic did not allow it. The trip to Luoyang on April 5 this year was a trip that really went away.
This year's Qingming holiday is on Wednesday and is not a rotational holiday. We didn't plan to go out because the kids from the studio were coming to practice on Tuesday night. At 6 p.m. on Tuesday night, students sent a message saying that Qingming was on holiday and they wanted to rest on Tuesday night. I WeChat with a classmate in Henan, and she said that the best time for peonies to bloom is now. We immediately decided to take the subway back to the city and drive to Luoyang early the next morning to see the peonies.
After dinner, we got on the subway, and then got out of Qiaozikou Station and bought food, drinks and fruits for the next day at a convenience store on West Street. It's good luck to be in time for a limited-time discount at a convenience store.
It took 4 hours to drive, and Xiao Su and I planned: a round trip that day, leaving at 6 o'clock in the morning and returning home at 6 o'clock in the evening, and there could be in between.
Three or four times to enjoy peonies.
We set off on time. It was pouring rain in Xi'an when we set off. I don't know who gave me confidence, that is, I believe that there is no rain in Luoyang. Sure enough, the further you go northeast, the lighter the rain becomes, and gradually stops, the sky gets brighter and brighter, and when you reach Tongguan, the sun hangs enthusiastically in the sky.
I have a back problem, so I drove with a waist brace, and I changed to Xiao Su after an hour or two. In this way, it was slower, and it was almost eleven o'clock when I arrived in Luoyang. We parked the car near the National Garden, walked slowly to the National Garden, and bought snacks from Luoyang to solve the lunch problem.
Only when I entered the national garden did I understand: the beauty of peonies cannot be conveyed by words. The country is fragrant, too domineering;Graceful and luxurious, there is a suspicion of climbing the wealth;Flowers are splendid, blooming, and vulgar;Wei Zi, Yao Huang, thousands of purples and thousands of reds, but realistic.
Looking at each blooming peony, the heart will experience a process of resurrection from withering, from weak to strong, from dry to abundant, from lonely to warm, as if each peony can give me a life experience from humble to prosperous, looking at all the peonies in the garden, as if going through thousands of years. Wandering in the sea of peony flowers, facing the delicate but not charming, glamorous but not flattering, purple with gang, red with kindness, pink hidden wisdom, white shengyu all kinds of flowers, I was a little busy, kept taking pictures with my mobile phone, but, how can I take pictures?Every time you take a picture of a flower or a tree, you feel guilty that you have neglected another flower or tree. The more I shoot, the stronger this sense of guilt becomes, and I can't breathe. It's better to use your eyes and heart to silently relate to each flower in front of you.
Peony started my sleepy worm that would haunt me after lunch. We moved from the new variety area in front to the national peony variety gathering area in the central part of the country, and then to the new peony variety cultivation area in the back, and we were still reluctant to leave. It turns out that peonies can nourish people's hearts and souls!
Suddenly thought of the sentence "Peony flowers die, and ghosts are also romantic", maybe a woman with a noble heart was impressed by the appearance and character of peony flowers after admiring peonies countless times, but found that she was born as a human being, and could never reach the realm of peony flowers, so she issued such a feeling. And some fake literati who have read some books and have the heart of a disciple misunderstand the original meaning of this sentence.
In the evening, I rushed back to Xi'an. We came out of the National Garden, took a short break in the car, and then headed back to the city. Xiao Su said: I plan to stay in Luoyang for at least three days next year, and then take a good look at the peony.
Luoyang day, very happy. This is the first time we have self-erected, the highway is free, the first epidemic opened the week of the Qingming Festival, there are almost no tourists on the road, and the back and forth is smooth. What's more worth mentioning is that when you go out, the rain is pouring down, the sun is shining on the road, and the return journey has passed Tongguan, and it is raining in the Qingming season. Even God is contributing to our long-term wish to appreciate peonies in Luoyang.
A person's life is quite interesting, starting from being able to walk, whether intentionally or not, always fleeing from the land and relatives that gave birth to him, fleeing to nowhere to escape, fleeing to the time when he is isolated, and especially wanting to know where he came from, wanting to be close to the source of his bloodline.
On April 16, I asked two high school classmates to go to the ancestral temple of Lishan people. After worshipping Nuwa Niangniang and Emperor Fuxi, I suddenly wanted to see my grandparents who were sleeping nearby. I only remember when my grandparents died, and I had been living with my parents in their new home at the foot of the mountain for several years. In the 70s and 80s, the transportation on the mountain was inconvenient, and the custom at that time was that granddaughters were not allowed to go to the grave, and I don't remember the exact location of the grandparents' cemetery.
Remembering that the younger brother of the Li family, who is related to me by blood, often has a snack stall here, so I hit **. My brother and sister quickly drove their Xiaochang River to find us, and drove us to the nearest place to our grandparents, pointed to the opposite hill and said: Sister, the grave of my grandfather and mother-in-law is there, and the car can't drive over, so I can walk.
One or two hours.
I looked far away, and it was a not very steep mountain, obscured by the new greenery of the wilting trees that had accumulated for many years, and my grandparents were sleeping under this thick barrier. A strong impulse stirred my heart to tumble, and I wanted to pounce on the ground in front of their grave, and for a moment, I forgot that there were two other classmates with me.
I can't go today, but I can stay a little closer to my grandparents. So, I thanked my younger brother and sister and told them to get busy, and my classmates and I slowly returned to the ancestral temple from his house. Step by step, I turned back so that the path to my grandparents would be engraved in my heart.
On the evening of April 25, my girlfriend and I made a date for the next day: the next day, we would go for a walk on the Weihe embankment road in the north of the city.
In the spring season, the flowers begin to retreat from the bloom, and the slightest unpleasant mundane affairs will follow, and the troubles of self-pity will follow.
We went on a date to let the wind blow away the weeds on our heartsLet the sun over Weishui tan the sorrow into pieces of body armor;Let the low shrubs and tall trees on both sides of the road replace the desolate background color of the heart.
We took the bus together, arrived at the head of the Weihe Bridge at about 10 o'clock in the morning, and returned at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. For more than five hours, they walked and whispered, or stopped to smell the birds, or meditated alone, or entangled with the flowers that twinkled in the grass like stars, or stared at the intersection of Weishui Beach and the sky in a daze, or looked at the "idle clouds" and "wild cranes" enjoying a picnic by the Weishui for a long timeEnvy is better than action!
We ran all the way to the west in two places, although the epidemic was liberalized, but the business was bleak, and both places did not open normally. Later, I made a few calls, and finally found a farmhouse in the place where I just got off in the morning. The 20 yuan piece of the skin of this house really relieved my longing for my childhood mother!
The two of us slowly tasted and tasted, and suddenly realized that the smile on our faces was light and bright, our posture was leisurely and comfortable, our speech was pleasant, and we were quite satisfied with our life at such an age.
We all wrote a few words for this day.
Girlfriends: Stealing half a day of leisure, the warm sun and clouds in spring.
Slow and whispering, green new flower fairy farmhouse rice.
I come to he: Mo Dao is not idle in the world, how can the enemy follow the clouds and water.
Raise your head to hear the spring birds, and bow your head to gluttonous Tianjia's meal.
Xiao Guo was a student I took with me shortly after graduating from university. Reunited with her at the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry recitation of the Beacon Reading Club.
The host of the event has a plump body, a delicate face, and a dark blue autumn dress, dignified and generous, but also smart and lively, a little kind. Before it was time for me to play, the host asked me to wait at the table where she was resting. I saw the name of the host on the program list: Guo xx, the same name as one of my original students. Could it be her?
With this question on the field. I don't want to, as soon as I got off the stage, the host attached a side face and tried it: Mr. Su?Are you Mr. Su?Ha, it's her. She didn't dare to recognize me before, first, I used a WeChat signature on the program list, and second, she thought that I could not appear here in Xi'an.
After meeting her, I was attracted by her down-to-earth and generous, loving and passionate state of life, and I was planning when to visit her. The epidemic is relaxed, and schools can also enter casually. On May 17th, despite the heavy smog, I still navigated to 3D Primary School.
The sky is beautiful, and when you reach the ground, the haze disperses and the sky clears. Although we are teachers and students, we are like sisters who have been separated for a long time, and we naturally communicate freely. Xiao Guo took me to meet their enthusiastic principal, who gave me a silver ginkgo biloba leaf-shaped school micro-brand of the three-dimensional schoolI visited the antique campus that exudes the atmosphere of modern education concept, and saw the horse chestnut tree belonging to Xiao Guo;After listening to the story of Xiao Guo's growth over the years, I am glad that she has a happy life. Here, it really made me a little lingering. Helplessly, Xiao Guo still had classes at two o'clock in the afternoon, so I reluctantly said goodbye.
Lin Yunjing seems to be a single name, but it is actually a combination of three people. Lin is the eldest sister who is far away on the island, Yun is the second sister who moved to Jiangnan from Oil City, and Jing is me. Yun met Lin when he was doing charity, met me in the Hangzhou Literature section, and then I met Lin. The three of them have similar hobbies and similar temperaments, and since we met in Huzhou more than ten years ago, we will rush to an overnight date every year, either in Jiangnan, or on the island, or in Chang'an.
Since the Spring Festival days in January 2020, after I went to Huzhou to watch several Indian movies in my room with Lin Wo, the promise of getting together every year could not be fulfilled.
After the epidemic was released, Lin planned to come to Huzhou, and Yun and I looked forward to getting together again. Finally, a few days before the Dragon Boat Festival, we met again by the Longxi River.
West Lake, Xianghu Lake, and Xiazhu Lake have all been there, not to mention that the south of the Yangtze River is full of beautiful scenery. Getting together is not for fun, it's just greedy for the harmonious aura of three people together.
It's just a matter of turning around the vegetable market, sitting at a table and eating Lin's home-cooked meal, walking around the alleys near the residence, looking at the flowers and plants emerging from yourself in the corners and on the low wall, listening to Lin or Yun's conversations about the names of flowers and plants, looking for Ma Lantou's seedlings in Lin's yard, and chatting with the idle staff in the bookstore for a few irrelevant words, even if there is no umbrella and a little rain, it is all good.
As long as we're together, I can taste something amiable from every breath of air.
Jun is my first-year college tablemate and treats me like a caring sister. There is a friendship between us that gives our dresses to each other to make each other look better. When I wrote a message in the graduation book, the scene of our visit to Xingqing Palace in the last spring of college came to mind, and I wrote this sentence to her: Many years later, when I think of you, I will still sigh: Youth is beautiful and worth cherishing.
I don't want to, in a word. At the age of peony, she fell asleep on a spring morning in April 2022 and never woke up again!
Such a beautiful person, a man who has been comforting my wayward people all these years, has fought bone cancer gently and tenaciously.
This woman, who was five or six years old, did not get to the day when the mask was taken off, and fell asleep forever.
After saying goodbye in front of the mourning hall, Mr. Kang said that he would send you back to his hometown to settle down, and he would notify me when the time came.
On July 20th, it felt like the warmest day of the whole summer. But I would never miss the opportunity to send Jun, and I drove two hours to the place where she was buried: Nanyang Village, Sanli Town, Lantian County, and told her loudly: "Jun, YY has come to see you." Next year, when Qingming is celebrated, I will bring your favorite osmanthus tree and plant it in front of your eyes!”
As I was leaving, I photographed the road signs.
Some people are no longer in the world, but they are worth keeping in their hearts for the rest of their lives.
Every year, from late July to early August, it is a time for us to recuperate and rejuvenate our brain and strength. This year, the epidemic has been released, we can choose to go farther into the mountains to enjoy the air with a high concentration of oxygen-rich ions, and we booked a farmhouse on the side of Shangluomuwang and invited our girlfriends to go together.
I see how charming the green mountains are", no matter how many times I face the mountains, I never get tired of them.
Qingshan should be like this when he sees me", when I was soothed by the mountain wind, surrounded by the green screen, and led by the mountain spring, I felt Qingshan's affection for me as a mortal.
For a few days, the wood king listened to the water on the pillow, read in the valley, watched the clouds across the mountain, picked up the soft ground on the grassy slope, walked the path by the clear stream, and couldn't see the natural picture scroll that changed the scenery at every step, and enjoyed the comfortable time of "I never get tired of the green mountains".
The most memorable thing for me is the sky of Mt. Muwang. The sky here is like a dome supported by the surrounding peaks of different heights, and the clouds at various times take turns, with the help of the wind, unpredictable performances, from time to time there is a light rain, cold and heavy rain, and the water flows into a river in the blink of an eye!The best part is that the rain from the clouds here just washed away the heat brought by the sun, and immediately stopped!
Life is not as good as it should be.
Eight, nine. The rain of the wood king can make me feel the unexpected "wish" from time to time.
Xiao Su told me early that she was going to Chengdu to attend a friend's wedding on National Day. My friends met online, and they have been gaming teammates for several years, and they will have a party on the cloud every year, but they have never met offline. A girl goes out to attend a wedding that she has never met a netizen, how can she rest assured that she is a mother?But it can't be stopped. Finally, I thought of a trick: travel by car again.
When discussing with Xiao Su, list the following benefits: first, you don't have to grab high-speed rail tickets, second, you can avoid the congestion of the travel rush, third, you can act after reaching the destination without destroying the independence of others, fourth, you can reduce travel costs, and you don't have to rush on the fifth. Xiao Su naturally agreed.
The wedding reception is scheduled for October 5. After checking the route, we decided to set off early in the morning on the 3rd, rest at the hotel in the evening, play near the hotel on the 4th, attend a friend's wedding banquet on the 5th, play by myself, and return early in the morning on the 6th.
This self-drive was perfect. The whole journey was more than 700 kilometers, and Xiao Su and I basically changed positions every time we passed two service areas, and used our own meals in the two large service areas halfway, and took an hour's rest by the way. When I arrived in Chengdu when I arrived, the congested road conditions appeared, but the car could move forward slowly, and the hotel was not until 11 o'clock at night. We marched calmly all the way, and by the way, we counted the roads from the Qujiang service area into the mountains to Chengdu, a total of 101, and checked them on the Internet, and they were not wrong. Haha!On the morning of the 4th, we went to Luodai Ancient Town for a turn, and Xiao Su made an appointment with her friends to visit Taikoo Li first, and then went to Jinli Ancient Town. I'm not on the same line as them. In the evening, they ate hot pot together, and I found a place to play. In these three places, people are too supportive. I just like to put my calm and loneliness in a place where there is a lot of noise, and it tastes great.
On the morning of the 5th, after I sent Xiao Su to the wedding banquet to "sit in the clouds", I wandered several times in the Wanfu Flower Market not far from here. "Sitting in the clouds" is very emotional, and the layout of Wanfu flower market is very chic. Pictured above.
After Xiao Su came out, we picked a few varieties of succulents together, and then drove through the entire Longquanyi area, imagining the peach blossoms in the valley here in spring, and secretly thinking about which spring will come againSeeing that it was getting dark, we went back to the hotel, bought cooked food and drinks on the way back, and fell into a sweet dream early.
The return journey was even smoother, there was no driving for several kilometers before and after, and my friend was worried that we would be stuck in traffic. I casually sent her a quiet drive**.
What makes me even more proud of this bastard who does not count firewood, rice, oil and salt is that the four-day self-driving trip out of the province cost a total of 1519 to walk, eat well, sleep well, and play well4 yuan, the key is still two people!
Since then, I have been very happy with the calculation of firewood, rice, oil and salt.
Going to Baishiyu on October 13 was purely temporary.
My high school classmate was originally scheduled to go to Chengdu or Beijing, but on October 4, he sent a message in Chengdu to greet him, but he returned to Xi'an, saying that he was dealing with the aftermath, and asked me if I was free in the past few days to go to my alma mater with him. Originally, he had made an appointment to go on the 11th, but his business was not done, so he changed it to the 13th to go to Nanshan to find a place to take a walk, it is not important to go to **, the important thing is to meet again after more than ten years.
Xiao Su checked it for his uncle and said that Baishiyu in Chang'an could pick up chestnuts.
The 13th is a rare good weather after the National Day. My classmates took their wives and sisters, and Xiao Su took me, and the two cars went around the wall of the safari park one after the other and stopped at the valley. A group of five people walked slowly along the mountain path, chatting in the east and west, looking at the hairy eggs on the ground under the canopy of chestnuts covering the sky, and bending down from time to time to pull the same to see if the hairy chestnuts inside were there
Halfway up the mountain, the road is broken. We sat on the big rock over there for a long time. It was confirmed that the classmate's mother had recently passed away, and they had just finished dealing with the aftermath. They came out to escape from some sudden ruthlessness, bask in the autumn sun, and bask in the helplessness and sorrow of the last resort.
On this day, I didn't pick up many hairy chestnuts, and I didn't see any landscapes. I vaguely remember that we said a lot, but we didn't seem to say anything, only the fine sunlight unconsciously crushed the knotted blocks in our chests. With a deep breath, the dust of sorrow flew into the valley.
In the afternoon, I returned with joy, and my heart sounded "Tomorrow is across the mountains, and the world is boundless", and infinite sadness seemed to well-up in my chest.
There are many disasters in life, who can escape?The only way to learn to face it calmly is to learn to face it calmly.
End. This is a review of where the year has gone, writing and writing, how can there be a kind of year-end summary, and the summary is not a serious reflection of gains and losses, but more of an inner taste.
This article began on December 27, 2023, and after four days of writing, I suddenly wanted to refute a sentence: Your years are quiet, but someone is carrying the weight for you.
What adult's years are quiet, not self-healing after breaking muscles and bones?
I walked through 2023 in my own way, and the process of self-healing has pain and more spirit than physical joy, so, no matter what 2024 brings, I have the physical and mental strength to walk with it.
Friends who read this article will be safe and joyful and calm and abundant in the coming year!