ninety-nine twelve

The second day’s itinerary in Xishuangbanna was mainly related to ethnic folklore. When we arrived at the village, there were Dai people’s stilted buildings among the fruit trees and bamboo forests. Loudspeakers and closed-circuit televisions were hung on the eaves, which was unavoidable.

The structure of the stilted buildings makes people feel amazing to live and work in mid-air. Another thing that makes me feel particularly amazing is that the Dai people who live in the village basically raise peacocks in every household. The statement of “like” also seems to have a certain degree of credibility.

All the scenery that is closely related to people will become interesting. Although most of them are empty buildings that are uninhabited, all the details are well preserved. There are various customs to bow your head, avoid taboos, and avoid trampling. The commentary also brings more humor, so that male tourists should pay special attention to being caught by a Dai girl and invited into her bedroom.

Almost all of our itinerary for the day revolved around the Dai villages. After lunch in bamboo tubes, we had a half-hour free rest, and Zhang Tianle was also dropped for half an hour.

In fact, he didn't really fall behind, but he found a place with a strong signal and made a call.

I didn't see him back when I was about to call for assembly, so I went to find him.This man is hiding under a big fairy pillar, and he is not afraid to come and tie himself. He mumbled something I couldn't understand, but I didn't interrupt him, I just signaled him that it was time to go back.

Zhang Tianle quickly hung up the phone and walked to the rest area with me. I said, "Did I tell you that when you speak Cantonese, your voice becomes different, like a different person."

"Really? No one ever said that."

"Because all your friends can understand both Cantonese and Mandarin, what did you say on the phone?"

Zhang Tianle raised his eyebrows at me quite happily, and said mysteriously, "My coach and my high school physical education teacher are going to write me a letter of recommendation."

I regained my energy and urged him to tell me the details.Zhang Tian said that his coach would write him a recommendation letter for his professional ability in sprinting, and he could find someone to stamp him with the seal of the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association. In addition, he found the head teacher of the school, hoping to give him He issued a letter of certification related to sports expertise, and the school responded quickly, saying that the head teacher of the physical education department would write a recommendation letter as the school.These two documents will add a lot of points to Zhang Tianle when applying for universities, and the advantage of selective admission can completely fall on him, and what he cares most about is not the admission treatment, but the two documents he holds in his hand , may be able to knock on the door of the Macau Athletics Federation.

This is a completely different level of leap, directly from the youth group to the adult group. Once passed, it means that he has become a real track and field athlete.

Zhang Tianle was happy, but he knew it clearly.All he has in his hands are these two letters of recommendation and the rankings of some previous small competitions. He has no international competition results that can be used to speak for himself, and the only effective ranking is stopped at the preliminaries of the Asian Youth Track and Field Competition that just ended. Here, that is not his best level. His advantage is only objective conditions, and there are few villains in Macau. If he wants to stand out in a limited space and base, he may still have a chance.

He can get a better ranking, just give him a chance.

The university will not carefully examine how good Zhang Tianle is and how much glory he can bring to the school, but the regional track and field team is different. He said that he knows everything is unknown, but he must try it. He has had many opportunities, and his thoughts will never stop. He wants to secretly pick up the things he dropped.

I must be more happy than him, and I was even overjoyed in advance, as if what he made on the phone was not a letter of recommendation, but the recruitment intention of the Macau Athletic Federation.

I... can digest anything, only this one thing is a fishbone that grows in my throat and a knot in my heart. I will never let go of it, and it will always be in my heart, but I know that people can't stick to the past forever Not coming out, all I can do is not think about it.Zhang Tianle and I are two big liars. He lied to me that he didn't care if he let it go, and I lied to him that I didn't blame myself for letting it go. The dreams of young people are very precious, and I can't make up for it with anything.

But if... if there is a new possibility, if this path allows him to walk, if he can start all over again, I dare not even think about it.Those things that I am guilty of and cannot make up for, if it is not too late, if I can start all over again, will it be better, and will I feel better.

The current evolution of the plot is really like a blessing in disguise. Fate not only gave him a chance, but also gave me a chance. I really want to be blessed by fate.

I don't want him to be strong enough to tell lies. Whatever he cares about and wants, he should go and get it back. This time I will never hold him back again.

It must be brought back.

Before the water-splashing event in the afternoon, we went back to the special inn where we stayed and changed into simple clothes, catching up with the earlier wave of performances and interactions.We gathered around the side of the square with tourists and individual tourists from other tour groups. In fact, there is a big pool in the square. The water stored is about ankle-high. The song and dance performance is performed in it. At the end of the performance, actors come to attract the tourists. Entering the pool in the square, the White Elephant Pagoda in the center of the square suddenly started to fountain, and then the water splashed from all directions.

Before the event started, tourists can go to the side of the square to get a small basin, but our group went late, and almost no one received the basin. When we arrived at the venue, we only got splashed. Before we had time to think, we bent down and scooped up a handful of water He counterattacked all around, and his body was soaked in the blink of an eye.

I made a mistake and was wearing a white top that got really see through when it got wet.In fact, the problem is not too big, the big deal is that I just take off my clothes, but after all, I am afraid of taboos and disrespect in other people's places, and I dare not take off those around me who are not taking off.

Bath towels and towels are self-provided, and the weight provided by the accommodation is more than that of ordinary hotels, just for tourists to bring them over to wipe their bodies.When I reached the end, I started to go out, and there was still water splashed from time to time, so I didn’t fight back. I went ashore from head to toe, in a mess, and the tourists’ belongings were all concentrated in one point. A little distance.

Zhang Tianle was wearing a dark sleeveless shirt, fearless, and he didn't know where he was going at this moment.

I was suddenly wrapped up from behind by a big bath towel, the arm around my chest was Zhang Tianle's, and his voice came later: "What are you running around, put your chest on me, it's all protruding. "

"Sick? Where did I get my breasts? I'm not a woman."

"Is the chest muscle okay? I have to treat you as a woman now, do you still plan to take off your clothes if you don't look at you?"

"Oh, you think someone is paying attention to me, who is watching." As soon as I finished speaking, several tourists passed by, covering their mouths and muttering, laughing and looking over, as if to quickly prove my point As if it wasn't right, my face became hot, "You hurry up and let go, what does it look like?"

"You grabbed the bath towel and wrapped it up, what does it look like?"

Zhang Tianle let go of his arms, and I turned my head to look at him. His hair was wet and dripping down in strands, his clothes were hanging down on his body, his sleeves were wide open, and his muscles were exposed. The beach shorts were hard enough, as if they weren’t very wet Same, stepping on creaking slippers, looking back at me with a giggle.

I quickly opened my mouth before he was about to ask me if he was handsome: "Let's go, go back and blow dry."

There was another performance in the evening, followed by a bonfire party.When I watched TV dramas when I was a child, the bonfire in my impression should be a wide and tall dead tree branch, which ignited a raging flame, and then surrounded by circles of people, chatting lively while drinking.It is true that our bonfire was surrounded by people in circles, but the fire in the middle was too small, and only the high flames bluffed people. When it was first lit, it caused bursts of amazement, and then it became ordinary. It's burning, it's meaningless.

When dancing hand in hand, the performers scattered into the crowd, led a few people with each hand, and danced in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction.My right hand and Zhang Tianle's left hand were fighting over who was in front and who was behind. An actress came down from the left and pulled me domineeringly. Broken all over the place.

The graduation trip came to an end in this way. After returning to Kunming from Xishuangbanna, the last stop was Stone Forest. On the day of the return trip, I went to the flower market.Zhang Tianle said that the Athletics Association may have to go through several rounds of reviews and interviews from contact to reply, at least it takes more than a month.I can't wait that long, although I don't know whether the result will be good or bad, but I can't wait to celebrate, I don't want to be too blatant, so I bought a lot of flower cakes for Zhang Tianle, of course he couldn't understand what I meant Tell me not to buy it, don't buy it.

My joy lasted for less than three days, and I was invited away by a Shura field.

The return flight was delayed for three hours due to the heavy rain at the destination, and it was already evening when it landed, and it was still raining.The bus from the travel agency pulled us back to the disbandment point in the city center. There was no time to say goodbye to the classmates, and they were picked up as soon as possible by the parents who came to greet us in the rain.

Zhang Tianle will look very lonely at this time. He is sheltering from the rain under the eaves of the store, pulling his mobile phone to call a car.

Zhang Tianle was not happy, he would rather rush back to the house where his father was away in the rain than go back to my house with me at this time.

I found my dad's car in the chaotic traffic flow. After receiving the signal, he slowly leaned towards us. He stopped on the side of the road but I didn't get in the car. I still wanted to take Zhang Tianle with me.My dad lowered the car window by a slit, and the voice came intermittently, asking me if I had a classmate, and if no one picked me up, I got in the car together. I gave Zhang Tianle a hand, but he still refused. My dad called us in time: "Come up." Come on, come on! Hurry up! It's raining!"

It's a normal polite greeting between classmates and parents. My dad asked where he was going to send Zhang Tianle back, but I was the one who took his words and answered for him. I swear there was no embellishment, but my dad didn't say anything I asked Zhang Tianle to come to my house for dinner tonight, and make do with me all night until the rain stopped tomorrow morning before going home. Zhang Tianle politely declined repeatedly, but my dad felt that there was no doubt about entertaining him at home.

Zhang Tianle was probably on pins and needles along the way. Although I expressed my position, I didn't fully think about what to say when I went home to see my mother later.

My mother's reaction to seeing Zhang Tianle was surprisingly the same as usual. If I remember correctly, this was the first time the two of them had a completely positive encounter after I confessed my relationship with Zhang Tianle.My mother is as thoughtful and enthusiastic as ever, and there is no flaw in the calmness of an adult. Zhang Luo even called Zhang Tianle to help him at dinner because he knew him well enough. My father was surprised by how familiar my mother and Zhang Tianle are. Mom's attitude was also ignorant, but she gradually relaxed, talking to them politely but not unfamiliar.

The process of eating can't be regarded as having ghosts, but the more normal and calm it looks on the surface, the more uncertain I feel.

My dad asked a lot of information, such as the entanglement between Zhang Tianle and me in elementary school, different impressions were finally matched on the same person, such as when he went to Hong Kong at a later age, where he lives now, such as why he suddenly went to Hong Kong, the third year of high school Why did he come back this year? For example, how did he meet me again in this high school, why was he assigned to the same class, and how did we become such good classmates and friends.Zhang Tianle couldn't answer many questions because many things were beyond his control. Most of my dad's words were just lamenting the impermanence of the world. The city is so big and there are so many schools. People who are destined to go around will always meet again .

My dad asked him about the college entrance examination in Hong Kong, which school he wanted to go to university, Zhang Tianle stuttered and gave it vaguely with the reason that the results had not been announced, but I didn’t accept his explanation, I told my dad, Zhang Tianle was the one who suggested me A classmate who can go to school in Macau, and nine times out of ten he will go with me.

Zhang Tianle kicked me under the table, and my mother put down the chopsticks.

Only my dad, an uninformed person, was very happy to hear this idea. He said that the children nowadays are no better than those in the past. It is very good to have a companion for the first time to go out on your own.

Except for the deeper relationship between Zhang Tianle and me, my dad got to know him thoroughly in one meal. In those vague conversations, my mother kept pointing to the end and stopped our relationship. Within the boundaries of good friends, all her objections in the past ended in silence at the dinner table this time. The only suggestion was to let Zhang Tianle stay in the guest room at night.

The guest room in my house has already become a three-in-one combination of the study room and the guest room. If my dad had to work overtime at home, he would spread out the folding bed at night. This year, when he was away, the folding bed was used Put it away, this time because of Zhang Tianle's arrival, he will have a chance to see the sun again.My dad wanted to bring him a set of pillows and quilts. He felt that the guest room was too shabby and discussed with my mother whether to let Zhang Tianle make it difficult for the night or just squeeze me in. Zhang Tianle dared not express because of the completely different moods of the two of them. Out of any will, I actually feel like he wants to go home.

But I don't want him to go home, I don't want him to go back to an empty house alone.

I took advantage of my dad's ignorance again, and I said that it's not from the girl's family, and the two men are not that particular, so it's over in one night.

My dad agreed, and my mom didn't show it, although she felt it was wrong.

When Zhang Tianle went to take a bath, my mother still brought an extra quilt and pillow, and made the bed. Seeing that I was silent, I asked her why she didn't tell my dad. She said that I still wanted to make a mess at home. what kind.

My mother sat on the chair in my room, and for the thousandth time, she didn't know whether to ask the sky to ask me or herself, how could she have such a relationship with Zhang Tianle.

When I was speechless, my mother asked again: "Are you going to sleep at night?"

I was taken aback and answered her, "It's okay."

I'm not sure if she's asking if it's okay to squeeze in like this tonight, or if something will happen if they sleep together.My mother looked very tired, and said when I would be more mature, when would I be able to understand parents.

When Zhang Tianle came back from the shower, he sat on my bed obediently. When I also finished the shower, he was still in the same posture and didn't move.

I teased him: "Are parents so nervous?"

He glared at me angrily, and scolded me in a suppressed voice, as if he was afraid that the words would slip through the crack of the door, "You are crazy, why did you drag me here today, are you afraid that your father will find out?"

I sat down by the bed, took off the towel covering my head and hung it around my neck, "What's the use of being afraid that he won't know? He will have to know sooner or later."

Zhang Tianle was speechless, after a while he shook his head and said, "It's too reckless."

I took his hand, "Are you going to scold me at this time?"

"I'm not scolding you, how could I scold you."

"Then you just close your eyes and don't think about anything. The battle line will be long in the future. This is the first step. When you and I are afraid in the future, isn't today a safe day? Be happy."

Zhang Tianle sighed speechlessly, "Why are you so big-hearted."

"Because I know what kind of people my parents are, no matter how angry or changed among them, at least I still have confidence in what kind of people they are." Ah, stalemate, my mother must be thinking now, it’s still early in the future, who knows what the future will look like, can I not get married and start a family when I get old? She now feels that there is nothing she can do about me, that I and you Play, play enough and finish playing, my dad doesn't know anything now, Lelehehe thinks it's good for me to be a companion in college with you." I lowered my head and broke his fingers, whispering earnestly Continue to say: "Anyway, as long as I live well with you, who can say anything."

Zhang Tianle stroked my finger and waited for me to finish: "Don't worry, nothing in the world is a dead end. A dead end is because people want to block the road by themselves. I still don't think this is something worthy of suffering. The deep thing will get better slowly.”

Zhang Tianle smiled when he heard the words, "What is the bitterness and hatred in your eyes?"

"Yes, but it's getting better now." I was afraid that fate would hear the uncertainty, so I repeated it unconsciously: "It will get better."

Zhang Tianle hugged me, "Well, it will get better."