Chapter 7: Flowers and Youth
Yinglong had a hobby of cycling, so he rode around the city with a few classmates.
Because of the means of transportation, he explored a wider range, not only went to the suburbs with his classmates, but also rode across the bridge to the opposite side of the riverside river.
The world across the riverside has always been full of temptations for these students.
Just like the attraction of the unknown world to human beings, it is full of questions and curiosity.
However, the pace of human exploration is always moving forward, no matter how far ahead.
With the means of transportation, a little farther distance could not stop the pace of the teenagers, and their curiosity was stimulated little by little, inspiring these teenagers to move further distance.
One day, they rode to the opposite side of the riverside, and on the embankment on the opposite bank, Yinglong and his classmates spotted a strange tree full of flowers, which they had never seen before.
The old tree looked old, with mottled bark and branches full of white or pink flowers.
Those petals look very much like peach blossoms, but they are not as gorgeous as peach blossoms, but with a pure color, pink and elegant, with a touching beauty.
Yinglong and his classmates stopped and pulled their bikes to the side.
He asked his classmates curiously, "What kind of flower is this, is it a peach blossom?"
The classmate shook his head: "It's not like it, the peach blossom is red, but this one is a little pink, but the petals are white, it shouldn't be a peach blossom, I haven't seen it before." β
"Is that a pear blossom?"
Yinglong knew that the pear blossom was white, so he wondered if it was a pear blossom.
"Forget it, there are no pear blossoms in this place? β
The classmates thought that Yinglong was guessing, after all, no one had ever seen pear blossoms in Binjiang.
"It's not a pear blossom, but what kind of flower is it? β
Yinglong was puzzled, neither peach blossom nor pear blossom, what kind of flower was that?
"But I've never seen cherry blossoms before, I just know that they look good, they look a little like peach blossoms, but they are not as bright as peach blossoms. β
The classmates expressed their guesses, but in this era, it was rare to see cherry blossoms in Binjiang, and the cherry blossoms they had heard of seemed to be only found in Japan.
Looking at the big tree again, every branch of the tree was covered with pink buds, as if the morning sun was falling on the branches, and several bees were flying between the stamens of the branches.
The river breeze blew, and occasionally some pink petals fell down, like a rain of flowers slowly falling to the ground.
In an instant, the black soil was full of pink petals, bit by bit, as if the embroidery was covered with black satin, which was a little eye-catching.
"Sakura, you're right, there will be cherry blossoms in this place?"
Yinglong was curious, but there was a new look on his face.
"Who knows? Maybe this is the case, probably someone planted it before. β
As he spoke, the classmate picked up a Luoying flower from the ground and held it in his hand to look at it carefully.
Yinglong also picked up a petal and put it between his nose and sniffed it, and then curiously observed this flower, the very fresh and elegant buds, like a girl's delicate face, with a sense of shyness and pretty.
Yinglong felt that this flower was really good-looking, and his posture was extremely elegant, but unfortunately he couldn't confirm the name of the flower with his current knowledge, and he kept guessing the name of this flower in his heart, but after thinking about it repeatedly, he still couldn't be sure.
"If only we had a camera, we could take a picture of the tree and go back and ask Mom and Dad. β
"But where do we have a camera, do you have one?"
"I don't have that kind of thing at home, and I heard that cameras are so expensive that my parents can't afford them. β
The classmate's answer made Yinglong feel a little regretful and indignant, why can't they even afford a camera, can their life be so embarrassing, but in this era, the camera is indeed a rare object.
"Well, I don't think we're too poor to even have a camera at home. β
"yes, I also think that the foreigners in the movie seem to have cameras. β
"Haha, I said too, but unfortunately we don't. β
"Forget it, maybe we'll have cameras in the future. β
"When we grow up, we will buy a camera when we go to work, take pictures everywhere every day, and take pictures of whatever we see!"
"You're just daydreaming!"
"What a daydream, when I grow up, I can't even afford a camera? That's rubbish!"
"I'll you, you just wait for that day!"
Yinglong felt speechless about this, why he couldn't have a camera, but it didn't seem realistic now, but it also became a wish of his kind.
As far as Yinglong knows, only his father has a camera in his unit, and many people have never seen this kind of thing at home.
Yinglong is a little regretful, he has nothing to take pictures of, if he can take a picture of this big tree, and then take the photo back to his parents to see, and you can take the photo as a souvenir, after all, in Yinglong's opinion, this is a relatively rare tree.
Therefore, he had to pick up a few Luoying flowers and put them in his pocket, planning to take them back to his parents to see if they knew the name of this flower.
If his parents don't know each other, Yinglong plans to show it to the biology teacher and ask the teacher to recognize what kind of flower it is.
When he got home, Yinglong took out the flowers from his pocket, but he didn't expect that these flowers had withered away, because they were stuffed in his pocket, and the petals were accidentally crumpled into a ball, and they had broken into shape, turning into a ball of flower mud.
Yinglong was very heartbroken, and thought that he could find out, but the flowers had withered and were unrecognizable.
But the unintentional speculation of his classmates made Yinglong keep an eye on it, maybe this is the cherry blossom, which is a relatively rare tree species in this place, and he accidentally saw it, which was an eye-opener.
He knows the beauty of cherry blossoms, and he has seen them in movies.
That kind of touching face, as if the morning glow fell on the world, seems to be pink snow, and it seems that watercolor dyes the treetops red, anyway, it makes people feel that there is a color that is not like the mortal world.
Unfortunately, at that time, these flowers could only be seen in Japan, and that country was too far away for him.
Therefore, Yinglong has a mood, maybe one day, he can still see this flower, maybe he doesn't have to go far away, maybe it will appear in front of him, after all, the world is changing, and nothing can stop the trend of change in everything.
Since then, Yinglong has continued to roam around on his bicycle in his spare time, expanding the range of his cycling, and these travels have allowed him to see many places in Ben City.
Yinglong can feel the scenery around him fly away in his eyes, and he is slowly growing up.
He felt that time was getting faster, he was growing taller, and he was understanding more and more things.
Yinglong slowly felt some psychological changes, and felt that youth was sprouting in his heart, and he was no longer as ignorant and naΓ―ve as he was in the past.
However, he couldn't tell what it was like, but there was a little bit of it, and it was very strange and fresh.
But Yinglong didn't pay too much attention to him, whatever, even if the sky fell, he could be used as a quilt cover, he didn't care about these things at all, and felt that there was no need to worry about these changes all day long.
It's like a tender beard that has just grown on his lips, although he thinks it's a bit of an eyesore, but there is no way, just let it grow!
However, he had heard that the beard was the hardest thing in the world, and although it looked soft, no matter how thick the skin was, the beard could grow tenaciously, day after day, day after day.
Yinglong is not full of delicate feelings like a girl, because he is a boy, of course, he doesn't take too much care of it.
But that kind of budding still quietly descended on every boy, and Yinglong could feel these subtle changes, but he couldn't tell why.
It just felt like time flew by and he grew up.
Yinglong still rides his bicycle to and from school every day, and he is very familiar with every building on the side of the road, even if he closes his eyes, he can recall the appearance and specific location of those buildings.
Even the name of each street, what landmarks are on the road, and what shops are there.
What's even more interesting is that after finishing his homework in the evening, he would take his little change and go to the food store some distance from home to buy some snacks to eat.
These things are all the pleasures of his spare time, and of course he also feels that he is a free child who can enjoy these free spaces.
There was nothing to fear in his eyes, and there was no experience of extraordinary grievances until years later.
It's as if everything is so natural, it doesn't need to be artificial and deliberate, everything just comes naturally.
Yinglong suddenly felt that there was some truth in what his father said about contentment and happiness, after all, he didn't know the hardships of struggling for life in the future, but felt that his father's words were very convincing.
Life is like a concerto, as long as you follow the beat of time and go step by step, all the results will follow.
He doesn't need to deliberately pursue anything, just follow the days on the calendar, just be a good student, and he doesn't need to work harder.
However, in the depths of Yinglong's memory, he still felt that there was still a kind of dissatisfaction.
Perhaps it is a regret for the current life, because in the world he knows, there should be a better life waiting for him to explore, and that life, in his impression, should be a richer and more colorful world.
He still felt that he was not satisfied with his current life, although his father often said that he was content and happy, but in the current living situation, he felt that it was only a superficial thing, not the life he longed for in his heart.
Yinglong has seen that kind of rich life in many movies, it can be said that it is a colorful world, and that wonderful world is what Yinglong is looking forward to.
So, in the depths of his soul, there is a throbbing and uneasiness, and maybe one day he will fight for this kind of life in order to fulfill his wish.
Although he believes that the realization of that wish is still far away, he will always work for this hope, and no matter what kind of prospects it will be in the future, he will unswervingly move towards hope.
Although Yinglong has experienced many difficult times in the years since, he has always moved forward with tenacity.
It wasn't until he met his fate later that he gradually understood that many things were not as simple as he thought.
There are many things that you don't want to get and you can get them.
And everything I looked forward to when I was a teenager can't help but be a little immature when I think about it now.