I have been in Suzhou for almost 10 years. Whenever the Spring Festival is approaching, a strong sense of homesickness rises in my heart.
As a woman, as she gets older, the "urging" of marriage from relatives and friends from her elders becomes more frequent. "We're all here for your good. "You don't know now, but you will know later how lonely it is to be without children. "I knew that my hometown was not far away, but I never had the courage to set foot on the journey home. So, I hit it off with my "New Year's partner", booked a hotel, planned a travel route, and we set off to have a Spring Festival without parents chattering, relatives without boundaries to examine and urge, and no peers to climb the competition. ”
The original itinerary was to go to Hong Kong, and I saw a large amount of customs, and the hotels with better locations were also extremely expensive, and we looked at Sanya again, not to mention that the air ticket hotel ** is several times that of the off-season, and this year's news of Hainan "difficult to leave the island is difficult to go to the blue sky" also rushed to the hot search. "Why not take an out-of-season trip? The phrase "hitchhiker" made me instantly have the idea of traveling. On Chinese New Year's Eve, we still watched the Spring Festival Gala in Suzhou and watched the brilliant fireworks in Suzhou Bay on the shore of Taihu Lake. The fireworks make people forget the difficulty of life for a while, and we take pictures in the bustling crowd to leave that unforgettable moment. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, we packed our luggage and rushed to Qingdao, the city of literature and art in our dreams.
It is true that the cold in the north is different from that in the south. Accustomed to the warmth and humidity of the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River, the dry and cold in the north is almost a little unexpected. After eating the first seafood feast, drinking the sweet Laoshan Cola, I arrived at the hotel. We deliberately chose the Internet celebrity check-in place near the trestle bridge, where you can see seagulls flying from Siberia. Facing the sea, spring flowers are blooming. While recalling Haizi's poems, I got up early to feed the seagulls, and the road was covered with a thin layer of hoarfrost, and by seven or eight o'clock, the sky was completely bright. Flocks of seagulls spread their wings and flew in, with bright red beaks and white wings, as delicate and lovely as pure cherubs. "Look, it's coming at us! "Hitchhiking" cried excitedly, I stretched out my arms, pinched the bread in the air with my fingertips, and the seagulls flew in to peck at me. The mischievous little boy put the bread on top of his head, and the seagulls were not afraid of people at all, and swooped down again and again, enjoying the soft and delicious bread to the fullest.
We also went to the "Internet Celebrity Street" near Xiaoyushan Park, where small shops with unique designs lined up on both sides of the street, and bought the "English Milk Tea" from a coffee shop, which had a silky taste and a fragrant aroma of tea, and the stomach was suddenly warm like spring, which made the previous cold retreat. Later, I was interested in literary creation, and I went to Lao She's former residence to review the creative process of this people's artist. When I was a student, I read works such as "Winter in Jinan" and "Camel Xiangzi", and under Lao She's affectionate writing, whether it is the beautiful and moving natural scenery or the protagonist's suffering fate and tragic situation, all of them make people's hearts tremble. Even if it is cold, Qingdao gives people the feeling of being literary and romantic. In the evening, walking on the avenue of the Olympic Sailing Center, the sunset on the sea is obliquely shining, and even the sea water is reflected in the sparkling waves, floating and golden, which is refreshing. The sea breeze blows the flags along the road, listening to the sound of the flags dancing happily, the tired footsteps also become lighter, as if the wanton and gorgeous youth was just yesterday, as if the joyful and unrestrained hour is displayed and laid out in front of you, which makes people excited and tearful. The towering lighthouse in the distance guided us in the direction of progress, and the sea breeze made us dare not bare hands to take pictures, but I still couldn't help but take out my mobile phone and record the incomparably brilliant brilliance for a moment. Leaving the familiar city and coming to the unfamiliar coast, the sense of freshness and relaxation away from the hustle and bustle makes the soul sublimate to the highest point in the moment of watching the sunset.
The golden light sprinkled on the vast sea, and the state of mind was also clear, and the originally slim future and sluggish life path seemed to have a direction. Perhaps, the meaning of travel is not only the scenery seen along the way, but more importantly, the spiritual and spiritual strength obtained. Known as the "Qingdao Couple's Dating Resort", Wheat Island Park also has unique scenery, and even dolphin statues are designed in the park, implying loyalty, sincerity and unchanging romance and sincerity. Standing on the trail, looking into the distance, the waves have become quiet and poetic, how many people, here to make a good wish and loyal vows, the sea witnesses their efforts and perseverance.
On the way back, in fact, the high-speed rail has passed by our hometown, and the eyes of the so-called "hometown timidity" and "hitchhiker" are even a little moist. Beautiful scenery, enjoyable, beautiful and picturesque, still "the birds love the old forest, the pond fish think of the old abyss", who doesn't want to spend the festival with a family reunion? Who doesn't want to eat authentic hometown food and have a strong family affection in their hearts? "I'm trying to go home next year, and I won't be back for several years. "Partner" was almost choked up when he said this, and hoped that next year we would all have a smooth future, return to our long-lost hometown, and see the relatives who were once very familiar but are now a little distant.
*: China Youth Daily client.