growing up

The sun rises and shines on every corner of the earth.The gentle breeze caressed their faces, blowing up the high spirits of the teenagers.

On both sides of the road, there are new green leaves and branches.Blooming flowers are dotted on this suburban land.

The fresh air made people feel happy. I don't know who took the lead, and bursts of singing began to be sung in the team of more than a dozen people.

Everyone had a joyful smile on their faces, hiding their usual calm status as a top student behind their backs.

Gu Yuan followed Ling Chao closely, and rode beside him according to his speed, but Ling Chao forcibly protected him on the right when he originally wanted to block him on the left.

He didn't participate in the singing, and the helmet on his head stopped the hair that was blowing in the wind, but it couldn't stop the charming smile displayed by his good-looking facial features in such an atmosphere.

The scenery along the way is indeed beautiful, and the flowers, plants and trees are even more dazzling in this weather.

This ride is not only a relaxation for them during the high-pressure study period, but also a good memory that they will never forget when they get together after many years.

After more than two hours of stop and go, the final destination was finally reached.

The reservoir is very large, like a lake.Green water and clear waves, rippling with colorful waves.

There is a wide and flat grassland beside the reservoir.They parked the car on one side, removed the things that were tied to the back, and then added a three-meter-square picnic mat on the ground. All the snacks and drinks were piled on it, and the sides were pressed down with stones to prevent the wind from blowing.

"Ah, it's comfortable!" Wang Tian sat down, lay down on the grass, closed his eyes and sighed.

"Everyone take a break first," Wang Xiaoxiao said, "If you are hungry, eat some snacks first. After a while, you boys will be responsible for setting up the grill and cooking stove, and we girls will be responsible for dividing the ingredients."

"I still need to get some branches, charcoal is not enough for cooking." Zhang Cheng answered.

"That's right," Wang Xiaoxiao said, "Why don't you leave it to Gu Yuan, he and Ling Chao are going to get firewood."

Because Gu Yuan often brings Ling Chao breakfast, everyone in the first class knows that he cooks well.Originally, I only planned to make barbecue. This is relatively simple, but it is just a question of whether it is delicious or not.Several girls wanted to try Gu Yuan's cooking skills, so they clamored to ask him to make some dishes, but Gu Yuan readily agreed.

After the work was divided, everyone gathered around the placemat and took a rest for a while.

"Let's go, Brother Chao." Gu Yuan touched Ling Chao who was lying next to him, and then stood up.

Ling Chao sat up straight and stretched his arms.

Gu Yuan naturally stretched out a hand in front of him, waiting to pull him.

Ling Chao was lying on the ground resting with his eyes closed, but he opened his eyes after sitting up.Before he could fully adapt to the bright light, a hand suddenly appeared in front of him.

He was already very familiar with Gu Yuan's hands, when the slender and slender fingers were put together, there was no gap between the two fingers.Looking up along the arms, Gu Yuan, who lowered his head, was meeting his eyes.

His hair had been trimmed not long ago, but it was not cut as short as it was when he first saw it.There is a little gap at the side of the ear, revealing his well-defined ears.The hair on the forehead hangs down naturally, and the thick black eyebrows are hidden in it.His big and bright eyes stared at Ling Chao, and when he saw Ling Chao also staring at him, the corners of his eyes unconsciously curved a little.

Gu Yuan's skin was very fair, especially in the sun.Looking at it this way, it seems to be shining through.

Ling Chao raised his hand to hold the hand in front of him, exerted light force, and stood up with Gu Yuan's strength.Before letting go, he couldn't help turning his palm over and stroking his top fingertips back and forth.

The classmates around were lying or sitting, chatting and chatting, no one noticed the small movements between the two of them, they just thought they were going to pick up branches.

Letting go, Ling Chao patted on the back.This piece of grass is quite clean, and there is nothing stuck on the body.

"Let's go collect firewood first." Ling Chao said to the others.

"Okay, you two pay attention to safety, don't run too far," Chen Yu replied, and then said to the students around him, "Let's all start to act too."

"Chen Yu, why don't you get two stoves, one for cooking soup and the other for stir-frying." After walking two steps, Gu Yuan stopped and turned around and said.

"Okay," Chen Yu said, "I just checked. There are a lot of stones on the side of the road. It's no problem to build two platforms."

Ling Chao and Gu Yuan left, and the rest of the students on the lawn started to work on the picnic in an orderly manner as planned in advance.

The reservoir is located halfway up the mountain, and the winding road leads directly to it, and further up is a dense forest.

The end of the lawn leads to the woods. This time is no worse than winter, and the trees on the edge are sparse, so you have to go a little further to get firewood.

This kind of experience is quite new to Ling Chao.He looked around and asked, "Have you ever had a picnic like this before?"

"Yes, we have been here in the sixth grade of elementary school." Gu Yuan said.

Ling Chao saw a branch on the ground, picked it up and asked, "Is this okay?"

Gu Yuan took it and looked at it, then shook his head and said, "No, it's too wet."

"Oh," Ling Chao picked up another one, which looked dry, "this kind should work."

"Well," Gu Yuan nodded, pointing to their left front and said, "There are over there, let's go."

Sure enough, Gu Yuan saw a big tree fell down here, and it seemed that the time was not short.There is no way to get the main trunk out, but fortunately, it used to be full of branches and leaves, and a lot of secondary branches are enough for the two of them to collect this time.

Ling Chao followed the method of taking care of the original, first breaking off the usable branches from the dead trees, and then breaking off the branches that were too long.If some are too thick to be broken directly, hold it in one hand, point the other end to the ground, at 60 degrees, and then step on it, it may break.If you keep doing it, just give up.

After a while, two piles of folded firewood were piled up in front of them. Gu Yuan estimated that it was almost enough, so he stood up and looked around.

He tore two vines from one tree, stripped the leaves, and left the main stem.Pulled my hands apart to test the firmness, it's not bad.

He tied the firewood with vines, and pulled a small pile of small dead branches as thin as fingers, and tied them up too.

He lifted one of the bundles up and down, tested the firmness, and said to Ling Chao: "Brother Chao, come on, you carry this bundle."

Ling Chao went over to catch it, and looked at what was left, it was more than what he had in his hand, and there was a small bundle of twigs that Gu Yuan collected later hanging beside it.

Gu Yuan, I don't know if he is used to taking care of Qingqing since he was a child.After being with Ling Chao, he always acted as the caregiver independently.

Ling Chao thinks that he is not a person who needs to be taken care of everywhere.Except that he is not good at housework, he does not give people a sense of weakness in other aspects.

After Gu Yuan gave Ling Chao a bundle, he was about to lift another bundle on the ground, but Ling Chao picked it up first.

"..."

Gu Yuan bent down to catch the empty space, straightened up and looked at Ling Chao.

The branches are not heavy, but it is not easy to walk with both hands.When I first came here, the road was not smooth, and there was no formed path up and down.

Ling Chao handed back to him what Gu Yuan had given him before, and started walking down without saying a word.

"Alas~" Gu Yuan looked at Ling Chao's unsteady back, he was not familiar with the mountain road, so he walked a little cautiously.Shaking his head, he rushed forward.

By the time they got back to the lawn, the grill and stove had been set up.

"Hey, Gu Yuan, is there anything to start the fire?" Wang Tian asked first when he saw them.

Gu Yuan pointed to the bundle of firewood in Ling Chao's hand: "Yes."

"Great," Wang Tian came to pick up Ling Chao, and took off the bundle of twigs, "I told you that you can definitely think of it. We just used paper and dry grass and failed to ignite the charcoal, so we'll wait for you to come back." .”

Wang Tian was in charge of the grill, and Gu Yuan naturally took over the cooking stove.After a while the fires on both sides were burning.

Smokeless charcoal is spread on the branches, and the open fire fades away, which is just right for skewers.

Wang Xiaoxiao stacked the seasoning jars and put them in the empty slot next to them, and took out all kinds of food that had been washed and skewered at home.

"What to bake first?" Wang Xiaoxiao asked.

"Chicken legs and wings are difficult to cook," Wang Tian said, "or what you want to eat, each of you can get some and put them on the rack. Anyway, you can roast one row at a time."

Gu Yuan asked Zhang Cheng to fetch half a pot of water. He put the pot on the temporary stove, put Chen Yu's blanched pork ribs into it, and threw in a few slices of ginger.

"Gu Yuan." Wang Tian called him.

Gu Yuan glanced at the fire below, and said to Zhang Cheng who was standing beside him, "You can help watch over here, keep the fire big."

"No problem." Zhang Cheng replied.

It's still early for cooking, and there are only two simple ones, so it doesn't take much time.He stood up and went to the barbecue side, a group of people gathered there, eager to have fun.

"Let Gu Yuan teach us a little bit, and then bake by yourself later." Seeing Gu Yuan, Wang Tian squeezed away the people around him and made room for Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan stood in front of the grill, surrounded by a dozen people behind him.His face was still his inherent indifference.

A few strings of chicken legs and wings were placed on the grill, and everyone was holding ingredients ready to be put on.Gu Yuan casually took the two's and placed them next to the chicken legs.

Brush with oil, turn over, brush with oil, season, turn over...

Gu Yuan's actions were skillful and serious.He lowered his head slightly, his eyes scanned the food on the shelf, and proceeded step by step in an orderly manner.

Soon, the unique aroma of barbecue slowly spread in the air.Cumin and salt and pepper are mixed with the taste of the food itself to tempt everyone's appetite.

"It smells so good!" I don't know who made an exclamation first.

"My stomach is growling," said another voice.

The ingredients put in later will cook faster.Gu Yuan packed it on a plate and handed it to the person who just took the ingredients.

"Come on, let's eat a little first," the man greeted everyone, and distributed the grilled skewers.

Gu Yuan picked up some more ingredients and put them on the empty shelf, and saw that Ling Chao was the only one left beside him.

"Brother Chao, help me get the knife from my bag." Gu Yuan said suddenly.

Ling Chao, who had been watching with folded arms, heard him being called, and quickly answered.

From Gu Yuan's bag, he took out a Swiss Army knife that was more than one finger long, walked over and handed it to him.

Gu Yuan opened the blade, lightly scratched each chicken leg a few times, and brushed the sauce all over again.

"What do you want to eat?" Gu Yuan asked without raising his head.

"I can do anything." Ling Chao is not picky about food, but only afraid of spicy food.

"Then I'll grill a few skewers for you." Gu Yuan said, sharing some and seasoning according to Ling Chao's taste.

The second wave of barbecue was finished, Gu Yuan served the others with chili peppers, and gave Ling Chao's to him on a separate plate.

"Try it, is it bad?" Gu Yuan said.

Ling Chao picked up a skewer of beef and took a bite.The roasted meat is tender and juicy, and the seasoning wrapped on the outside is mixed with the woody aroma of the charcoal fire to match the meat, which is even more flavorful.

"Delicious!" Ling Chao smiled, and held up a bitten stick to approach Gu Yuan, "Try it too."

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