Morning Glory

"You're distracted again." Fatty Zhang's voice brought Lei Zheng's thoughts back to his eyes.

Naturally, Lei Zheng would not tell what happened between Fatty Zhang and Zhao Hui, and replied casually: "It is indeed."

"Aside from delivering your homework, having a meal, and watching a movie, what else did you do?" Fatty Zhang had a gossip face, and he didn't hide it at all.

"Why do you think there is something?"

"Why... Didn't I just say that, the bystander knows."

Lei Zheng snorted through his nose, but didn't answer.

"Don't hum, just say that after the third year of high school, when we went out together for an autumn outing, we agreed to go to Miaofeng Mountain. I heard from the group of people on the bike that you two got lost, and you didn't catch up after a long time. You said What did you two go for?"

"Oh, that time, I came here!"

"come here?"

"Well, there was a fork in the road at that time, I mistook the road, a very big downhill, several hundred meters, MD who frankly pedaled up, looked at the map, there is a temple not far away, We went straight away."

"You still have the nerve to talk about the map...the group of people who don't have a map, they found Miaofeng Mountain all the way by mouth."

Lei Zheng couldn't stop laughing.

It was after the beginning of the third year of high school, and the atmosphere of the college entrance examination had already begun to thicken.Although few in their class took the college entrance examination seriously, they were also affected by the atmosphere created by the school.

The students in the class were going to have an autumn outing spontaneously and have a final madness. Everyone unanimously decided to go to Miaofeng Mountain to see the red leaves. Xiangshan was too crowded with people.Someone proposed to ride a bicycle, so the troops were divided into two groups, some riding bicycles, and some taking buses. They agreed to meet at the mountain gate at a time.

The riders were all together, and the team dragged for a kilometer. They rode to a fork in the road. One road turned to the left, and the other road turned to the left. As soon as I pushed that student, under the action of the reaction force, the handlebars turned to the right, and I went on the road to the right. I didn't expect that the road to the right would be a very big downhill less than ten meters away. Zheng didn't dare to pinch the brakes, and he was too playful, so he yelled and slipped down the road.

After the lightning-fast feeling brought by inertia ended, Lei Zheng turned his head, and Zhao Hui stopped slowly beside him, "Idiot, I went the wrong way."

"Then you still follow me!"

"You don't know good people, do you?" Zhao Hui said as he turned his bicycle around and stopped facing him.

Lei Zheng looked back at the huge downhill. The slope was daunting, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "Fuck, you will die if you ride it." Looking back at Zhao Hui, he felt that his gaze was a little bit Like watching idiots.

Lei Zheng jumped off his bicycle, took out the map from his bag, and looked at it carefully.

Zhao Hui didn't rush him, and looked around to see the scenery with a leisurely attitude.

Lei Zheng scratched his head irritably, "Oh, if we go to Miaofeng Mountain by another way other than going back the same way, I guess they will be finished when we get there." Looking at the big downhill again, he was extremely sad, "But I I don't want to climb up!"

Zhao Hui looked at the road and then at Lei Zheng, "Why don't we go down this road and have a look? It's all for fun anyway, isn't it the same wherever we go?"

Lei Zheng pointed to the map and showed it to Zhao Hui, "Look, go down this road, and there is an ancient temple here, which seems to be a scenic spot."

"Okay, let's go and see."

Lei Zheng jumped on the bike like he was pumped, "Okay! That's it!" He rode away first.

A rough road meanders into the distance, and the autumn scenery is pleasant all the way. The leaves on the trees sway with the wind and sing a happy song. The hem of the boy's clothes and hair fluttering with the wind are full of youthful joy.They talked and laughed happily across a field. The mature crops on both sides set off light waves with the wind. They couldn't see the side at a glance, and they didn't see the melancholy often found in poems.

The two stepped into the gate of the temple. The trees in the temple are full of shade, and the wild cats walking in the garden walk past gracefully, giving people a very comfortable feeling. There are a few birdsong from time to time, which is very pleasant and unique. The quietness is a bit surprising.

Entering the main hall, Zhao Hui worshiped Buddha, Lei Zheng stood aside and watched quietly, seeing him with a pious face, lowered eyebrows and narrowed eyes, revealing a gentleness and peace, which really didn't match his identity at all.

Passing through the first major hall, one can see the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree at a glance. The golden canopy covers most of the courtyard, and the yellow leaves under the tree are also covered in a large area, interweaving a gorgeous scene!As the breeze blows, a few leaves gently rotate and fall, disturbing the tranquility between the golden heaven and earth, so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off...

Lei Zheng only felt that he was short of words, and he couldn't think of any words other than sighing "Wow, beautiful!"

Zhao Hui responded, "Yes, it's quite beautiful!"

Lei Zheng was a little excited, "It's the first time I've seen such a big tree!"

"It's the first time I've seen you."

"Even the ground looks good, hahaha~"

"Ah."

"I usually see a row of plants planted on both sides of some roads. The whole street is... and outside the Diaoyutai wall. Have you ever been there? There is a large piece of ginkgo, which is so long that you can't see the end at a glance. It is also very beautiful. There are many inside. A lot of people took pictures...the forests are so beautiful, I didn't expect that one tree could be so...so..."

"Spectacular?"

"Yes yes yes, spectacular!" Lei Zheng looked at the ancient ginkgo up and down, and continued to admire after a long time: "I didn't expect that one tree can be magnificent."

"Otherwise, how could it be the main landscape in this temple?"

"Yeah, what's the point of seeing a single tree at first! So it's so beautiful! It's a pity, it's not every day."

"Even if there is every day, you don't come to see it every day. What's the difference?"

"Haha, that's true... Probably because I don't want to watch it whenever I want. It's okay to come once a year, and come again next year!"

"Okay, every year." Zhao Hui seemed to respond casually.

The two stayed under the tree for a long time before walking to the next hall.

There was no one in the hall, and it was quiet. The golden sunlight was divided into several beams by the window lattice of the main hall, each projected on the futon in front of the Buddha, casting a layer of light golden light on Zhao Hui who was kneeling on the futon.

Lei Zheng also walked up to him silently, imitating his example and knelt before the Buddha, chanting words.

Zhao Hui, who had originally lowered his eyebrows, turned his head to look at him in surprise, "Do you also believe in Buddhism?"

"I didn't believe it before, so let's start today. Make a wish first and try to see if it works. If it works, I will become a devout believer in the future. If it doesn't work..."

"Nonsense." Zhao Hui interrupted him lightly.

"That said, no one around me believes in Buddhism, and this is the first time for me."

Zhao Hui returned to his low-browed look and asked casually, "What wish did you make?"

Lei Zheng also turned his head to look at the Buddha lamp quietly burning on the Buddhist altar in front of him, "I think every autumn from now on, I will come here to see ginkgoes with this person beside me."

From the corner of the eye, Zhao Hui looked at him sideways for a few seconds, then turned his head and bowed silently...

Lei Zheng raised the corners of his mouth, "If you don't speak, you agree!" Then he bowed happily.

The backyard of the monastery was a rockery, and there was a very old cypress tree. A cat jumped in front of Lei Zheng, jumped onto the rockery, climbed to the top of the wall after a few ups and downs, squatted on the wall and licked its paws.

"what?"

"What's wrong?" Zhao Hui asked.

"I'll take a look later." Lei Zheng said, walking towards the cat, and the wild cat ran away when it saw someone coming.

Lei Zheng looked up at the rockery, and Zhao Hui followed him, followed his gaze and saw nothing strange, "What are you looking at?"

Lei Zheng gritted his teeth, "Nosebleed."

Zhao Hui turned his face to look at it, then shook it off in disgust, "I'm sick!"

Lei Zheng smiled at him again, and raised his hand to climb up the rockery. After changing two or three leverage points, he turned around and stretched out his hand to Zhao Hui: "Come on!"

Zhao Hui looked around nervously, but there was no one there, "What are you doing?"

"Come on, don't talk nonsense." He stretched out his hand to Zhao Hui.

The two climbed up the fence along the route of the cat just now, and walked forward cautiously. At this time, the tour time was coming to an end, and there were basically no people, and no staff found them.

Finally, when he reached the ginkgo tree, Lei Zheng sat down and patted his side, and Zhao Hui also sat down next to him.

The ginkgo tree behind him swayed slightly with the wind, and the leaves rustled softly, so pleasant to the ear.

There is an open field in front of you, and there are small hills not far away, one after another, with beautiful curves and endless stretches.

I don't know who was playing the harmonica out of sight. The simple melody was played a bit unfamiliarly. I played the same piece over and over again. After listening to it several times, Lei Zheng also hummed along, "Outside the long pavilion , beside the ancient road, the green grass stretches to the sky, the sound of the willow flute blows in the evening wind, and the mountains outside the mountains at sunset..."

Zhao Hui gently swung his long legs, raised his head slightly, and squinted his eyes to feel the fresh air from the mountains blowing by the soft wind, with a slight smile on his face, looking contented.

The two of them sat like this for a long time, but it was Lei Zheng who spoke first, "It's the third year of high school, and the college entrance examination is coming, are you nervous?"

Zhao Hui looked at the sky, "Why are you nervous? Enrollment has been expanded now. It's not difficult to get into a university. It's good to have a book. Anyway, it's just a diploma. It's not so shabby and uneducated." He turned his eyes and looked at Lei Zheng smiled and said, "Have you heard of any gangsters who graduated from Tsinghua University and Peking University?"

"Shall we... go abroad together?"

Zhao Hui frowned, "Going abroad?"

"My dad wanted me to go abroad, but my mom told me to leave two years later. The two of them haven't made a final decision yet. I guess I might have to listen to my mom. So I might go to a university in China first, and then apply to go abroad after graduation."

"Good."

Lei Zheng didn't know which question he was answering was good, so he stretched out his hand and hooked his shoulder, "Let's go together, your family is not short of money, it is not difficult to go abroad, how about it? Together?"

Zhao Hui turned his head to look at him, smiled, and said nothing.

"Go to a makeshift university first, and then go abroad together... If possible, stay abroad, okay?"

Zhao Hui thought for a while and said, "I...maybe not."

"Why not?" Lei Zheng didn't wait for Zhao Hui to answer, "Don't tell me that people are in the arena and can't help themselves, that's all bullshit, but do you want to?" Hui put his hand on his side, "I think uncle, oh, your dad... wants you to follow the path you like more, he may be disappointed, but if you live happily ever after, he will be happy too, parents all over the world all the same."

Zhao Hui just looked at him and didn't speak.

"Think about it, do you have to live this kind of life?"

"We..." Zhao Hui seemed to be having a hard time choosing the words, "We are not the same people. Some people have decided their future path since they were born."

Lei Zheng looked into his eyes and asked seriously: "What if... I want to go on the same journey with you?"

Zhao Hui's eyes flickered, but he didn't speak. After a long time, he held Lei Zheng's hand back.