A Weekend in 2461 (Novella) Zhang Baotong 2018.9.11

Although they have gone through a lot of hardships to reach the summit of Mount Everest, they cannot stay here for long. They started taking pictures, they started taking group photos, they wanted to do everything they wanted to do, and they didn't want to bring any regrets back down the mountain. After a busy time, they began to sit on the top of the mountain, while looking at and watching the infinite scenery of the peaks like waves, while eating beef jerky and drinking strong treasures. It was the first time they had sat down to eat since they had left the assault camp last night. The beef jerky is very tasty, and the power treasure is also very sweet. It may be because they are too hungry, or it may be that the place where they are dining is too special, and even the sunrise in front of them in front of them feels extraordinarily gorgeous and magnificent. It's a feeling that's really refreshing and wonderful.

After breakfast, I am less hungry and my strength has recovered. The woman introduced herself to He Jia in English, "My name is Jenny, I am from England, I am an anthropologist, and I am currently working on gorillas in the primeval forests of Tanzania, Africa. ”

"My name is He Jia, and I'm a researcher at the Xi'an Institute of Biological Sciences, and I'm studying the ability of drugs to regenerate human stem cells. ”

"It's a blessing. The two stretched out their hands and shook them tightly.

At this time, the Sherpa guide came and said to them, "Prepare to go down the mountain." With that, he began to change the batteries of their winter suits and help them open their oxygen cylinders. Before descending the mountain, they invariably looked at the time: 7:51. They spent almost 40 minutes at the top of the mountain. These 40 minutes are destined to carry an incomparable weight in their lifetimes.

They walked all the way down the mountain, walked very fast, and after a while, they reached the mountain beam under Mount Everest. The feeling of going down the mountain is very different from the feeling of going up. When you go up the mountain, your heart is always full of unknown and hope, and when you go down the mountain, your heart is full of harvest and satisfaction. When I go up the mountain, I want to get to the top quickly, and when I go down, I want to go home early. When you think about it, a lot of things are so strange: when you're at home, people always want to go out and go to a mysterious and beautiful place. So, regardless of the fatigue of the journey, even life and death, people came to the place they longed for, and then hurried back. I really can't figure out what kind of gains people want to get by doing this desperately at the expense of their people and money? In fact, they can't get anything except some psychological satisfaction. And what is the relationship between this psychological satisfaction and the goods and toil they give? This question cannot be answered, but can only be felt by the heart. For human beings, everything except eating, sleeping, working, and having sex is something that can be done or not done. However, just eating, sleeping, working, and having sex can be very monotonous and tedious, so human beings find something interesting for themselves.

Unconsciously, he came to the place where Li Mingxiu fell last night. It's still snowy and cold, and there's no trace of last night. This trace remains only in the memory. Lee Myung-so had already been sent down the mountain by helicopter. However, the guilt of not being able to accompany her and take care of her was still deeply left in his heart. Life is always full of dilemmas, and choices determine people's fate. So, make the right choices at every step of your life. It's like between Lee Myung-so and Jenny, between failure and success, he has to choose the latter. Because the purpose of his coming here is to successfully reach the top, not to give up halfway and leave himself with lifelong regrets. When he thought about it like this, he felt much lighter in his heart.

They keep going down the mountain step by step, no one speaks, and talking will waste physical strength, and how precious physical strength is, it is a solid guarantee for whether life can be continued, whether success can come. Every place on the road is a landscape, a scenery that will never be seen again in a lifetime. However, in addition to the magnificent scenery, there is also the fear of death. They walked down the hill with their heads down, and no one would take a closer look at the scenery on the roadside. Because at this time, everyone has only one thought in their hearts, and that is to go down the mountain early.

The sun was unusually strong and the temperature was particularly cold. The sun shines on the glacier, reflecting a dazzling light. Luckily, they wore protective goggles so that their eyes would not be harmed, and they could concentrate on the ice down the mountain without accidents. Cold-proof shoes with spikes clicked on the ice, and each step approached their end. Descending a large slope, they could see the big house of the camp where they had stayed last night. Everyone stopped and looked at their watches, it was 12 o'clock, and it was only two hours before they returned to camp. They stood on the edge of a flat cliff and began to eat up all the things they were carrying.

However, He Jia had eaten all the food, and only the last piece of chocolate remained. Because I was hungry, this piece of chocolate was not enough to stuff my teeth. After eating that piece of chocolate, my stomach felt even hungrier. Watch as Sherpa Guide and Jenny are eating chocolate and drinking Powerhouse. He Jia really wanted them to give him a little bit of their food. But they were so busy eating that they didn't notice that he was starving. He also looked embarrassedly at them eating, and turned his gaze to the scenery in the distance. The scenery in the distance was very beautiful, but his stomach was extremely hungry.

Continue down the mountain, the last and most difficult part of the journey. Except for the Sherpa guide, He Jia and Jenny's physical strength has been significantly overdrawn, and they are completely supported by strong perseverance. But they are not pessimistic or embarrassed at all, but full of confidence, because success is close at hand. Although they have successfully reached the summit, for climbers, the ascent to the summit is not a success, and only a safe descent to the bottom of the mountain is considered a success.

However, it was a very long time. The sun seemed to stop overhead, motionless. They had slowed down the mountain from exhaustion, but the camp was not very far from them, and time was very free, so they could slow down and descend the mountain at a leisurely pace, so they could raise their heads from time to time to look at the scenery in front of them. Gradually, a buzzing sound can be heard in the air. He Jia quickly remembered that it was the sound of the camp generator. The voice grew clearer and louder. One could tell where the camp was based on the sound.

After walking in the silent mountains for so long, it is very familiar to be able to hear this kind of sound.

Down a big slope, the big house of the camp is right in front of you. He Jia and Jenny held hands and ran down the slope with cheers. When they ran to the tarmac down the slope, they lay on their backs on the tarmac, their eyes closed, gasping for air. At this moment, two Sherpas came out of the big house, one of whom was the man named Zetsobazan. They kept clapping and coming over to shake their hands and congratulate them. So, they got up from the ground.

When they entered the big house, the hands of the electronic clock were pointing to two o'clock. Nearly 16 hours have passed since they set off at 10 o'clock last night. During these 16 hours, they experienced the most difficult and unforgettable time of their lives. These 16 hours will be deeply remembered in their hearts.

Taking off his winter-proof suit, He Jia didn't see Li Mingxiu, so he asked Zecuo Bazan, "Where is my girlfriend?"

"She was so sick that we took her to Renai Hospital last night. However, the doctor said that it didn't matter, she would be fine with some fluids. ”

Hearing this, He Jia was also relieved. He wanted to wait for him to go down the mountain and then visit her in the hospital.