Peacock Love (short story) Zhang Baotong 2016.9.5

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The next day, after Xu Sang's performance, he came to the peacock garden in the park to see the peacocks. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoPeacock Garden on the edge of a small lake. The water of the lake is clear, and there is a house enclosed on four sides by barbed wire on the grass near the lake. The house has an open door and a banyan tree outside the door. Some peacocks lay lazily under the trees, and some peacocks walked back and forth at the water's edge. There is also a peacock combing its beautiful feathers with its pointed beak. Xu Sang had a sense of intimacy when he saw the peacock, feeling that the peacock was the most sincere and beautiful animal in the world.

At this time, he heard someone talking to him: "Hey, you also come to see the peacock?"

He looked up and saw that it was Elaine again. He said, "Do you feel better?"

Elaine said, "Seeing such a beautiful animal as a peacock makes me feel like everything." Then, he asked Xu Sang, "You perform here every day, you can come to see the peacock every day." ”

Xu Sang said, "Yes, I come to see peacocks almost every day, because I like peacocks the most. ”

Elaine said, "Yes, I also like peacocks, they are very beautiful and cute when they open the screen. ”

Xu Sang couldn't help but sigh and said, "The peacock is not only beautiful and cute, but also very brave and friendly. As he spoke, he told a story he had personally experienced, "Three years ago, I was still in the cottage in my hometown. One day at noon, I went to the forest to collect medicine, and when I picked a large field notoginseng tree, I suddenly heard a bird's cry in my ears. I wondered what was wrong with the bird, why did it keep barking at me? Soon, I noticed a poisonous snake spitting out a letter and pounced on me! I broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly waved the bamboo pole in my hand to drive the poisonous snake away. Then he looked at the bird again, and saw a green peacock lying in a nearby tree. I was so grateful to the peacock that from then on, every time I went into the woods, I would pick some wild pears and send them to the peacock to eat, because the peacock loved to eat this fruit. I also told my family and folks about it, so that everyone could take care of this beautiful bird. Later, in order to provide for my younger brother's schooling, I had to leave the cottage and come to Shenzhen Jinxiuyuan as a dancer. But I have to come to the garden every day to see the peacocks. ”

After watching the Peacock Garden, Xu Sang took Elaine to see other animals in the garden. They watched and talked. Elaine told Xu Sang that her name was Abel Elaine, that she was Swiss, and that her father was a Swiss banker. She grew up in high society circles, but she didn't like it, but loved nature. So, since the age of 18, she began to explore the wilderness many times. I've been to the Sahara Desert in Africa, to Egypt and South Africa, to the Amazon and Machu Picchu in Peru. She also said that she had studied Chinese and had heard some stories and legends about China, so she longed for China because China is a symbol of oriental civilization. She is now studying at the University of Oregon in the United States for a PhD in anthropology, and she came to China to see China and find a topic for her doctoral dissertation in China. In the Splendid Garden, she saw the peacock for the first time and was deeply attracted by the peacock. After listening to Xu Sang's story about the peacock, I felt that this bird not only symbolized auspiciousness and happiness, but also coincided with the topic of her doctoral dissertation.

She hoped that Xu Sando would tell her the story of the peacock. Xu Sang said to her, "Our house is the land of peacocks, if you have time to go to our house, you can see peacocks in the forest and by the river." They live freely in the wild and live in harmony with the mountain people, which is very interesting. ”

When Elaine heard this, she said happily, "When I have time, I want to stay in your house for a while and observe the habits of peacocks." ”?

Xu Sang said, "You are welcome to come to our home. At that time, I will definitely take you all over our hometown, where there are many beautiful peacocks, as well as simple and pure folk customs, you will definitely like it. ”

The two talked until the sun went down before they broke up. After the breakup, Elaine took the train to Zhangjiajie and Jiuzhaigou. By the time she returned to Shenzhen from Jiuzhaigou, it was August.

On this day, she came to the Splendid Garden again to watch the Wa dance, but she didn't see Xu Sang! An inexplicable sense of loneliness and loss permeated her heart. What was the matter? She asked herself, but she couldn't answer herself, anyway, that's how she felt in her heart, feeling like she was without him, as if she had no soul.

As soon as she inquired, it turned out that Xu Sang accidentally sprained his leg while dancing and needed to rest for a while, so he resigned and returned to his hometown. Knowing that Xu Sang had returned to the cottage on the border of Yunnan, Elaine's sense of loneliness and loss became more and more intense. The primitive and simple folk customs retained by this young man deeply touched the inspiration of her subject research, and also stirred a certain indescribable feeling in her heart. She decided to go looking for Xu Sang.

So, she asked Xu Sang's friends for the address of his hometown, and the next morning, she stepped on the train to Kunming.

Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County is located in the southwest of Lincang City, Yunnan Province. When she arrived in Kunming, Elaine took a bus to continue her journey. After going through the wind and dust all the way, Elaine finally found the Mengxiong cottage where Xu Sang's family lived. Mengxiong Cottage is close to the border of Myanmar, the village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by vast green mountains, the mountain breeze blows slowly, with the fresh breath of green mountains and green waters. At the foot of the mountain is a lush rainforest overgrown with unnamed broad-leaved plants. A large river flows beside the village around the green hills, and the bamboo buildings, wooden houses and stilted buildings are scattered beside the mountains and rivers. She was fascinated by this exotic atmosphere in a very raw state. I feel that the scenery in front of me is simply a picture in a dream!

In the summer of August, the whole of China is in a hot furnace, but here is everywhere as cool and comfortable as spring. The mountain breeze blows slowly from the river and the forest, which does not feel cool and comfortable, and the heart is relaxed. Taking advantage of this refreshing coolness, she looked at the green mountains and green waters while walking, looked at this primitive and simple dwelling, and watched people walk on the path in the mountains and forests with sunny smiling faces. She also felt that her mood was illuminated by the sun.

She heard Xu Sang say that the Wa people are a people who regard spiritual life as more important than material life, and they are always optimistic, open-minded, carefree, and spend more free time enjoying the joy of singing and dancing. They believe that there is only one time in this life, and whether they are rich or poor, they will face the same life as a result. Therefore, thinking about it this way, Elaine feels that the Wa people are really a people who are well versed in the wisdom of life. Isn't it much more refreshing and quiet and more peaceful and leisurely for them to live in this cottage in the woods than in the high-rise buildings of the city? yes, what should a person pursue in life, what should he pursue? She felt that it would give her a lot to think about.