A Weekend in 2461 (Novella) Zhang Baotong 2018.9.11

He Jia and Jenny had only been in the 8,000-metre assault camp for about two hours, and at about 4 p.m., the helicopter flew over and took them back to the International Mountaineering Association's Everest Mountaineering Tour, based in Kathmandu. Geeta congratulated both of them and presented each of them with a small wooden Buddha statue. But Ho Jia did not see Tenzin, who Geeta said had been watching over Lee Myung-so in the hospital.

He Jia wanted to go to the mountain, so he went to Renai Hospital to visit Li Mingxiu, but at this time, he was tired, sleepy, tired and hungry, and wanted to find a restaurant to have a good meal immediately. No, he hadn't eaten properly in almost a whole day. So, he took his travel bag and left the mountaineering agency with Jenny, and immediately entered a Chinese restaurant opposite. The waitress asked them to order. He Jia asked the waitress, "What dish is served the fastest?"

The waitress was stunned for a moment and said, "Frozen trotters are fast." ”

But Jenny said, "Let's eat braised steak, right?"

When He Jia heard this, he said to the waitress, "Just serve braised steak, ask for two servings, and then two servings of soft-shelled turtle soup." "He wanted to make up for himself.

After the waitress left, He Jia took Jenny's hand and said, "Tomorrow we will go skiing on Lake Baikal?" because he still has one day to spare.

Jenny shook her head and said apologetically, "No, I'm going back to Tanzania tomorrow and I'm going to work until the 25th." When the time comes, we will go to Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. It's a paradise on earth. With that, Jenny turned on the electronic screen on the wall of the restaurant, and the headline appeared on the screen: "The most fashionable way to play Labuan Bajo is to rent a boat and embark on a three-day, two-night cruise".

Although He Jia is not familiar with Labuan Bajo, when he saw this title, he felt very innovative and romantic. So, he continued to look at the picture. The picture is very strange and beautiful, there are quiet uninhabited islands, wooden boats like rooms, lover's beds on the bow of the boat, delicious grilled fish on the table, pink sandy beaches, clear waters, blue bays, drunken sunsets, beautiful sunsets, iceberg-like islands emerging from the water, and the world's unique monitor lizard "Komodo Dragon".

As they enjoyed the scenery of Labuan Bajo, the waiter brought them braised steak and soft-shelled turtle soup. They were so hungry that they couldn't care about watching the scenery anymore, so they turned off the screen and began to eat braised steak and drink soft-shelled turtle soup. Usually, He Jia can only eat one steak at most, and he can't even finish the soft-shelled turtle soup. However, he quickly finished the steak and did not feel full at all. So, I asked the waiter to serve them another braised steak. Jenny didn't object, and presumably she wasn't well fed.

The two finished eating two servings of braised steak and drank a bowl of soft-shelled turtle soup. Only then did they realize that the people next to them were looking at them with surprised eyes. After eating, they all felt that their stomachs were a little swollen, their bodies were so heavy that they didn't want to move, their heads wanted to droop down, and their eyes couldn't open a little, so they dragged their heavy steps directly into a small inn next to the restaurant. The toll roads at the hotel are not expensive, but the facilities are relatively basic. However, they didn't care about it and asked for a double room. When I entered the room, I didn't take a shower or take off my clothes, so I fell asleep on the bed.

They slept until nine o'clock in the morning and woke up, but Jenny's cruise plane was to take off at 10 o'clock sharp. However, I forgot to set the alarm last night, so I woke up a little late. Jenny got up in a hurry, didn't bother to eat breakfast, hurriedly washed up, and hurried to catch the subway. He Jia helped her carry her travel bag to the airport, and at the entrance of the subway station, He Jia bought two breads and two bottles of coffee at a food store and gave Jenny one. The two of them got on the subway train while eating. Exit the subway station and enter the waiting hall, ten minutes before the plane takes off.

When it was time to go through the security check, the two hugged each other tightly. Jenny said, "We'll see you next time in Labuan Bajo." ”

He Jia said, "I have to wait for more than ten days." I wish I could go there with you right now. ”

Jenny said apologetically, "But the work is important, and there is no way." Well, goodbye, dear. With that, he took the travel bag from He Jia's hand, entered the security gate, and then ran towards the tarmac.

When He Jia came out of the waiting hall, he saw a large silver-white cruise plane already flying in the sky. He Jia returned to the hotel from the airport, and the hotel was empty, which made him suddenly feel a trace of inexplicable loneliness and sadness. He knew that it was easy for people to fall into this gloomy and sad loss after a vigorous event. He hadn't fully recovered, he was still a little tired and sleepy, and he wanted to sleep. However, he had to go to the hospital to see Lee Myung-so. Otherwise, Li Mingxiu would definitely not forgive him, and would think that he was deliberately alienating her or even abandoning her.

So, he left the hotel and walked down the clear and bright street towards Renai Hospital. In front of the hospital, he bought a bouquet of blue-yellow carnations and went to the hospital. He thought that after he met Li Mingxiu, he should apologize to her, and then explain to her that this opportunity to reach the top was rare, and he couldn't give up halfway. It's not abandoning her, it's thinking about her, because he kept Tenzin by her side. He thought that this reason would convince her.

It is a large hospital with nine floors, and there are many people coming in and out of the lobby on the first floor. He Jia entered the hospital, came to the information desk, and asked a female medical staff, "I want to visit a patient named Li Mingxiu." ”

The female medical staff checked the records on the electronic screen and said, "Is it the female climber from China?"

He Jia said, "Yes, which ward is she in?"

"She was discharged yesterday afternoon. ”

He Jia immediately came to an electronic screen, turned on the screen, and wanted to have a video conversation with Li Mingxiu. The video opened, and Li Mingxiu in the picture was wearing a purple ski suit, wearing gloves, stepping on skis, and holding two ski poles in his hand to ski in the snow, and there were many people on the ski slope. The Sherpa guide, Tenzing, was teaching her how to ski. It can be seen that she is very enthusiastic and very excited. This made He Jia look at it, and there was a sour and bitter taste in his heart. He thought that the man next to her should be him He Jia, but the ghost sent him to become the Sherpa man. He looked at her and said, "Baby, where are you?"

Lee Myung-so smiled as he spoke towards Tenzin, as if he hadn't noticed his shouting. So, he raised his voice and said to her, "Hey, where are you?"

At this time, Li Mingxiu turned his head, waved his hand at him, and replied, "We are in Baikal, will you come too?"

Although He Jia didn't feel good in his heart, he pretended to be very happy on the surface and said, "I'm not going, I'm going to follow Jenny to Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, which is really beautiful." Then he added, "I came to see you in the hospital, but the doctor said you were discharged yesterday afternoon." I was relieved to see that you had someone by your side and had a good time. He wanted Lee Myung-so to have something to say to him, but after waiting for a while, he saw that she only cared about letting Tenzin teach her to ski and didn't want to talk to him, so he turned off the video.

He Jia returned to the small inn. At this time, Jenny called him, he hurriedly turned on the video, saw Jenny already sitting in the departure hall of Dar es Salaam airport, and said, "You're here so soon?"

"It's almost 6,000 kilometres from Kathmandu to Tanzania, and it's almost two hours by cruise. ”

He Jia asked again, "When will you be able to return to the primeval forests of the Serengeti National Park?"

"There's a small plane to the Serengeti at one o'clock in the afternoon, and there's a special car to pick me up. ”

He Jia said, "After you left, I missed you very much. Now I'm still in that little inn, and I'm alone. ”

Jenny said, "I miss you too, but we won't see each other until the 25th." What about your girlfriend? Why don't you go to her?"

He Jia sighed and said, "She went to Lake Baikal with that Sherpa guide named Tenzin. ”

Jenny asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I want to go back to Xi'an, but the train from Mumbai to Seoul doesn't arrive until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. ”

Jenny said, "I'm not with you, you have to take care of yourself." We saw you on the 25th in Labuhambajo. ”

turned off the phone and video, He Jia sat on the edge of the bed and was stunned for a while, thinking about how to use this time. Although Kathmandu is a very famous tourist city, it is located at the waist of Mount Everest, with charming valleys, beautiful vegetation, pleasant landscapes, and mysterious mountains, which can directly overlook Mount Everest. However, he was not the slightest interested in it. He felt weak, a little sleepy, and didn't want to eat, so he lay down on the bed.

However, he couldn't sleep, so he thought back to the scene when he left Lee Myung-so, and reviewed what he did not do properly, so that she hated herself for it. He remembered that Lee Myung-so was holding his leg and begging him not to leave him, but he resolutely let Tenzin stay and accompany her down the mountain, and followed Jenny up the mountain himself. Naturally, this aroused her hatred, but what could be done about it? It reminded him of the words he wanted her to understand at the time: there is no one in this world who cannot leave anyone. Without you, he will go to find another you. Because everybody does it, he's not looking for a certain person, he's looking for his own happiness. Last night's heat and joy were just a wave of passion, a catharsis and outbreak of the body's surging caustic hormones. This catharsis and outburst of passion can happen to any man or woman. If you want to see it as a kind of emotion and love that transcends reality, then you will encounter misery and disappointment, because how pale and helpless this catharsis and outburst of passion can be in the face of life and death trials and major choices. In this world, no one can be relied on, and no one can be relied on too much. If you do that, you will become a burden to others, and you will eventually be abandoned by others.

This is meant for the winners to the losers. But what about the losers? What about the winners? How much difference will there be between them? Lee Myung-so lost him and got Tenzin, he lost Lee Myung-so and got Jenny. Is this the end of the winners and the losers? For Lee Myung-so, what is the difference between him He Jia and Tenzin? For him He Jia, what is the difference between Lee Myung-so and Jenny? If there is really a difference and difference between them, it is completely a difference and difference in feeling.

So, he thought that for human beings, everything except eating, sleeping, working, and having sex was not important. It doesn't matter if you can climb Mount Everest or not, including what you eat, who you have sex with. There is nothing important in this world.

Thinking like this, he felt much calmer in his heart, and he quickly fell asleep.

2018.9.20The first draft was held in Xi'an

2018.9.22 Second draft