escape the moon

The city and the human population gradually disappeared, and finally even the clouds dispersed. The sky was clear and the land was vast, and it was a new world.

The aircraft crossed the mountains and entered the polar circle.The earth is gray and dry, surrounded by black mountains, and in its arms is a huge hole caused by a meteorite strike. Such a majestic cave mound is like the tomb of an ancient god.The sun descended at an angle of [-] degrees to the east, and its red gold radiated so brightly that it made the sky white. In myths and legends, Pan Gu created the world, lying down as mountains and rivers, his hair as stars and rivers. When he opened his eyes, he became the sun. It is the eye of God, the eternal light in the universe.

Shen Yizhen looked at it in a daze, he almost thought that this was the primordial world where the chaos had just opened.

Xiaoshan parked the aircraft in a village on the mountainside: "Go down and have a look?"

As soon as the cabin door was opened, the cold wind slashed viciously.Shen Yi puffed up on the co-pilot, and refused to put her hands on the unbuckle of the seat belt.Xiaoshan has already gone down, but he is still hesitating to think, don't be disappointed when you come here, there will be no chance in the future.

It's only when you're outside that you know what it means to be cold.Ordinary cold is at most a knife, which cuts the flesh and bones sorely; the cold here is a hail of bullets, indiscriminate indiscriminate bombardment, the people who are hit are first suffocated, and then the blood freezes. At this time, fear flows into the blood vessels. Back pouring, a fear of extreme cold and doomsday quickly occupied the whole body.

Shen Yizhen looked at the communicator, and found that the temperature had exceeded the test range of the communicator, and was below minus two hundred degrees.

Someone put a heating suit on him, and he wished he could shrink into it, facing Xiaoshan's smile with a wrinkled face.He dressed him, like teaching a clumsy child how to care for himself.

Shen Yizhen rubbed her hands, and asked in a low voice, "Are we already inside the polar circle?"

Xiaoshan scratched his nose: "Yeah. Go inside, it's cold outside."

This is where the ice miners land.Said to be a village, there are only three stone houses in total, and they look like three earth spirits.The courtyard wall is too lazy to build, so these rough stone piers are left to dry on the flat ground to drink the wind.A simple sled was next to the smooth coffin-like stone steps, and the tools were thrown in the corner. There were shovels and chisels. Such simple and ancient tools Shen Yizhen had only seen in books.

Xiao Shan pushed the door open and went in, the light suddenly dimmed, only someone said in a strange dialect tone: "General Xiao?"

A giant-like man sat by the fire sharpening a knife.The flames made the blade shine golden, Shen Yizhen's eyes hadn't had time to adapt to the dark room, when he was caught by the blade, he was so frightened that he took two steps back, his face turned pale, thinking that he had entered the devil's lair and was caught by a bloodthirsty devil. Want to sharpen the knife and eat human flesh sashimi.He panicked and hid behind Xiaoshan.

Xiaoshan introduced: "Yizhen, let me introduce you. This is an ice harvester in Antarctica. This is my secretary Shen Yizhen."

The ice picker stood up to shake their hands, and he offered to provide accommodation and dinner.Xiaoshan took out some cash from his wallet and gave him some warm clothing and boots for polar regions.

The room is warm, with the aroma of milk tea wafting from the fire.After a while, the pot opened and made a lovely buzzing sound.The ice picker handed the brewed milk tea to the guests.He was burly and sturdy, but he was a polite person. When handing over the cup, he tried his best to say "please use" in a standard way.

On the contrary, Shen Yizhen was very embarrassed. When she first entered the house, she behaved badly and regarded the working people as monsters.Holding the cup in his hand, he looked at it curiously and asked——

"What is the name of this mountain?"

"Malabrate Crater."

"How far is it from the pole?"

"It's about 120 kilometers away from the pole, and the annual illumination level can reach up to 90%. We also count it as Yongri Peak*, because there is no place in Antarctica that has longer sunshine hours than it. To the east is Scott crater, the west is the Cabius crater, and going south is the famous Shoemaker crater, from which 80.00% of the hydrogen used in the southern hemisphere is extracted. There is also a solar power station at the foot of the mountain , this is the fourth solar power station in the southern hemisphere, although the scale is small, it also feeds nearly 1000 people."

"All power station employees?"

"There are more than 300 employees in the power station, as well as family members, police officers, and small self-employed workers..."

"Approximately how many people are there in the entire polar circle?"

"No more than three thousand. It's like a small community here, united and friendly, and every family is like a neighbor."

"How long have you been there?"

"25."

"The conditions are difficult, right?"

"Hey, I'm used to it."

Although he didn't say anything, Shen Yizhen and Ye Neng could roughly understand that the temperature is two hundred degrees below zero all year round, the air is thin, and the ultraviolet rays and radiation are very strong. You must wear a protective mask when you go out. There is a shortage of water resources, food, and medical resources.It is hard for city people to imagine living in such an environment for more than 20 years, and soldiers may not be able to do it either.

Shen Yizhen cast her gaze to the foot of the mountain silently, the small solar power station is like a puzzle piece of the earth.

Only then did he have the real feeling that he was really in a completely different world.

Xiaoshan brought the special heating clothes and snow boots: "I changed my clothes and went for a walk. By the way, let's see how they mine ice."

Shen Yizhen became interested, the scenery is so beautiful, it would be a pity if he stayed in the house all the time.

The ice miners acted as tour guides for them free of charge and led them to the ice rink at the foot of the mountain.The two passengers volunteered to walk ahead, and after less than a kilometer along the mountainside, Shen Yizhen was already panting.The road here is indeed difficult, and it is a compliment to say that it is a road. In the barren mountains and wild mountains with few people, it is good to have a road to walk, let alone Shen Yizhen, it is not easy for others to walk.Secondly, the heating suit he was wearing was too big. The clothes were very warm, but they dragged on his knees and he couldn't walk. The boots were heavy, and the protective mask on his head was not light, and he was not used to breathing.

At first he was able to keep up with Xiaoshan, but later it was Xiaoshan who led him, waddling like a toddler.

Xiaoshan laughed at him: "Like a duck."

Shen Yizhen was a little angry: "You are like a duck, bah!"

Xiaoshan didn't understand what happened to "Duck": "It's okay to look like a tumbler, right?"

He didn't know what a swan was, otherwise Shen Yizhen might be happy to say it.Shen Yizhen simply ignored him, and let go of his hand. Before he had taken two steps, the soles of his shoes slipped and almost fell off. General Xiao quickly pulled him up: "OK, OK, it doesn't look like anything."

Shen Yizhen looked at his side face, and suddenly burst out laughing.

Xiaoshan was puzzled: "Is it okay if we don't talk about it?"

Shen Yizhen shook her head: "You are a bluff. But I have been afraid of you for so long."

He used to be so afraid of Xiaoshan that he would have nightmares all night long, and dare not sleep in the bedroom with the door unlocked, but now that he thinks about it, he finds it a bit funny.In fact, there were already some clues, but Shen Yizhen didn't pay attention, such as Xiaoshan's frustrated and forbearing expression every time he lost his temper, and even though he was domineering at work, once Shen Yizhen made a mistake, Xiaoshan was always responsible.He always felt that these were all taken for granted, that he was the one who was hurt, so shouldn't he be apologetic?What does the boss use for?It's just for taking the blame.

He himself has prejudices, so he walked around for so long before he realized that he is not the only one who is afraid, Xiaoshan is also afraid.

Because people who care about it, of course they will be afraid.

Thinking of this, Shen Yizhen felt warm in her heart: "Let's find a place to take a group photo later, we haven't taken one yet."

They chose Tianzhu as the location for the group photo.Here you can almost see the whole picture of the Malapat crater.

The extreme eyes are barren and vast potholes, and there are small holes stacked in the big holes. The scars are everywhere, and there is hardly a piece of intact skin.This planet has suffered countless injuries, and the history of human suffering is just a grain of sand in front of it.In the ditch, the wind is blowing, only one side of the mountain is accessible, and the dangerous road is long and steep. It is not an exaggeration to say that "cut off the clouds and rain in Wushan, and leave the high gorge out of Pinghu".

The glacier is hidden here, and the white flowers are dazzling.The miniature of the ice mining rink is also gradually revealed. A machine as big as a house steps on the ice, and the high-speed cutting knife pulls out neat and straight lines. The surface is like a chessboard, and the workers stand in a row along the cutting line. Fried ice".This is an ancient labor method inherited from the ancestors of the earth. Ice cubes of the same size are blasted and then pulled to the transport plane by a sled.

Someone sang on the hillside, and the tune that never flew out of the mountains was long and loud.

Shen Yizhen lost her eyesight, as if she couldn't use both of her eyes.The glaciers hidden deep in the small pits reflected broken light, as if the entire Milky Way had been poured into this silver basin.He wanted to grab it with his hand, but when he stretched out his hand, he realized that he had made a stupid move.

"What are you thinking?" Xiaoshan noticed his strange movements.

Shen Yizhen smiled: "A story."

"Tell me."

"On Earth, there was a monkey living by a pond. At night, the moon was reflected on the water surface. It was bright and beautiful. It fell in love with the moon deeply. But it didn't know that the moon was in the sky, so it thought it could be caught in the water, so it stretched out its hand Go fishing. The water surface is broken, and the moon is also broken. It can't be fished no matter how you fish. Later, people used the metaphor of 'monkey fishing for the moon' to blindly chase unrealistic things."

Xiaoshan became upset, thinking that Shen Yizhen was mocking him as a wishful thinking monkey.

Through the protective mask, Shen Yizhen couldn't see his expression, and didn't hear his answer, so she continued to say: "Monkeys are stupid, but chasing the things you love is the instinct of creatures. In my opinion, this The story is rather romantic."

Xiaoshan suddenly understood: "You really think so?"

Shen Yizhen nodded: "Well. Don't you like it?"

Xiaoshan Dayue: "I like it, I like it very much!"

In fact, he has no special interest in natural scenery. He has been to this place many times. The large and small craters on the moon look similar, and there is not much difference. It is nothing more than a bit of ice and snow here.Not as good as Shen Yizhen's hair.If Shen Yizhen hadn't said that he wanted to see the scenery, he wouldn't be too lazy to drink the northwest wind.

But when Shen Yizhen was happy, he was happy.He even felt good looking at the sun.It would be great if there was no night in this world, only daytime, so that he could see Shen Yizhen all the time, not let him go home to rest, not let him leave for a minute, as long as he was by his side.

Shen Yizhen was a little embarrassed: "It was agreed that you were on vacation, but you were asked to be a tour guide."

Xiaoshan still looked at the sun: "Look at the sun, how beautiful it is."

Shen Yizhen followed him to look over.The sun's golden light shines on the mountain wall, making the top of the mountain transparent and white.

He only heard Xiaoshan say in his ear: "If you can remember this moment, Yizhen, if you can remember that I will always be by your side like the sun, can you give me another chance?"

Shen Yizhen's heartbeat accelerated.Suddenly there were only Xiaoshan's words and the echoing heartbeat.

He subconsciously turned his face to look at Xiaoshan, but he didn't know what to say.

Xiaoshan held him with one hand, and stroked his hair and cheek with the other: "It's okay if you think I'm unrealistic, I know it's hard for you to accept, and I have no right to ask you to forget the past. I just want one chance, and I want to give you a good future, a future where you will feel happy and happy."

He lifted the mask off Shen Yizhen's face, and saw a pair of reddish eyes.His heart suddenly ached.

"I'm sorry," he whispered, "if you don't want to, forget it."

He wanted to let go, but was pulled back suddenly: "Don't go."

Shen Yizhen still had a crying face at first, but smiled again: "Are you a person who confesses to someone and leaves without waiting for a reply?"

Xiaoshan was busy helping him wipe the moisture from the corners of his eyes.

But Shen Yizhen came over, took off the mask and kissed him.

He must take the initiative to take this step, in order to give Xiaoshan a chance, and also to give himself a chance.

They kissed on Everday Peak at the south pole of the moon.

At this moment, the sun shines on them forever.

They will have a bright and brilliant future.

(*Yongri Peak: Yongri Peak refers to a point on a celestial body in the solar system that can be irradiated by sunlight forever, not a specific mountain. The North Pole of the Moon is one of the candidates for Yongri Peak, except for the South Pole. The rim of Malapat Crater, and the ridges within 15 kilometers of the pole, are also nearly 100% illuminated.)

The author has something to say: Traveling is all about looking at the scenery and folklore.When I checked the information, I found out that there was Yongri Peak, and I was very excited. It would be a pity not to come to such a romantic place.