After we successfully lived in the city for five days, visited all the museums, places of interest, as well as famous food streets and shopping malls, and decided to go hiking on the last day, Cao Yunxiao's work was over. So in fact, the plan to travel together has failed, so we discussed together how to tell our parents to take Cao Yunxiao to climb the mountain together.

This question is not very difficult, because they have known Cao Yunxiao for a long time, and their impression of Cao Yunxiao is also very good, plus we have also traveled together before, so we decided to have a prelude, that is, we will go to pick up Cao Yunxiao first, and then tell my parents that we will take him to climb the mountain. So whatever doubts they have, they have to wait until they go back, and if they don't remember them when they get back, then maybe they can't tell.

Parents' tolerance of their children is always beyond imagination, so when Cao Yunxiao appeared in front of them, several parents did not show our worried reaction at all, but blamed us for why we didn't tell them that he was coming over earlier, so that we could postpone coming back for a few days so that we could take him to play with us.

I thought to myself, in fact, this travel plan was made according to his schedule, but I didn't expect an accident. Of course, I can only think about these words in my heart, and if I say them, I may cause some kind of chaos.

Because the best time to climb this mountain is in the early morning, in order to avoid overwork, so after Cao Yunxiao arrived, we stayed in the city for half a day, and in the afternoon we set off to the village at the foot of the mountain and found a place to stay.

Originally, Dad Fu wanted to camp, and when he came, he even prepared a tent, but the other three people felt that it was too dangerous and completely disagreed with his idea, so he had to give up. But even though the parents disagreed, I was very interested in it. When Fu's father was very depressed, I secretly found an opportunity to tell him that if there is a chance in the future, we must go out camping together, light a bonfire, and roast game, which comforted Fu's father's wounded heart.

At five o'clock the next day, a few of us got up and were ready to climb the mountain. After breakfast, we followed the guidance of the locals to the entrance of the mountain and started our climbing journey.

I had checked the information before I came, and I had a certain understanding of the general situation of the mountain, so when I saw its knife-like stone walls and steep steps, I was very excited. However, the parents were a little discouraged by this, especially Mama Fu, who didn't exercise all year round, so she asked us aggrievedly on the spot:

"This goes up, can we still get down?"

Looking at Mama Fu, who is coquettish like a little girl at the moment, several of us feel very cute. So instead of my mother, I stepped forward and grabbed Fu's arm, took out the trekking poles and gloves that had been prepared long ago from my bag and handed them to her, and then confidently told her that we would definitely be able to get down.

Mother Fu frowned and pouted, accepted what I gave her aggrievedly, and then followed us up the first step of the mountain.

Dad Fu has the best physical strength, so in the front of the road, the three of us children walked in the middle, and my dad stayed behind, taking care of my mom and Fu's mom.

Fu Chengwen and I have been practicing martial arts all year round, so our physical strength is not bad, but Cao Yunxiao has not had a good rest because he has worked for several days in a row, so the physical strength of the two of us is much worse. So Fu Chengwen and I adjusted our speed and walked with him with a smile and a smile all the way.

At first, the walk was quite easy and pleasant, the distance between the three groups was not very large, and we could still communicate with each other by talking loudly. But before we were halfway there, the distance between us gradually widened. By the time we were almost halfway through, the mothers' physical strength was no longer able to keep up, and those of us who were ahead had to stop and wait for them. Later, our physical strength could no longer support it, and not only did the rest time become longer and longer, but the intervals also became shorter and shorter. Even Cao Yunxiao, who had never been able to stop talking, just carried his bag, stuffed his head, and walked all the way forward.

Fortunately, the stone steps on the mountain are very neatly maintained, and although they are steep and not wide enough in some places, they are better than nothing. Otherwise, if the mothers were to climb the mountain with their bare hands, I was afraid that before they reached the halfway point, several people would clamoring to go back.

At about 12 noon, we supported each other and finally stumbled to the top of the mountain.

When I was really standing at the top, although there was no sunrise and a sea of clouds in front of me, only those standing boulders, I still had an inexplicable urge to cry when I was blown by the cold wind that whistled by.

And when I climb the mountain again many years later, I still feel that urge.

As far as the eye can see, under the swirling clouds, the mountains are endless, standing still, lying quietly in this historic land. With an unchanged attitude, they have silently witnessed the changes and successions here for thousands of years. Witness it from ordinary to brilliant, from brilliant to peak, and also witness it fall from the peak, but unwilling to be humiliated to get back up to find its lost glory.

It seemed to me that I suddenly understood why poets always loved mountains and rivers, and why hermits always lived in mountains and forests. Because only by truly blending into this landscape can they find the meaning they are seeking.

It's about life, it's about time, it's about the meaning of eternity.

It's a pity that the mothers can't stand such fatigue, so after eating something and relieving some strength, they shout to take the ropeway down the mountain. I cautiously applied if I could climb another path without taking the aerial tramway, but it was rejected collectively due to safety concerns. So I had no choice but to follow them down the mountain on the cable car, leaving a lot of regrets at the top of the mountain.

When they returned to their accommodation, after eating and taking a shower, they were so tired that they almost fell asleep, even Fu Chengwen and Cao Yunxiao were no exceptions. So much so that I couldn't sleep at all, and I didn't even have anyone to talk to, so I sat in the shade outside the door and looked at the surroundings.

It just so happened that the old owner of this hotel was sitting under the willow tree in the courtyard to enjoy the shade, and when he saw that I was alone, he smiled and asked me to come and sit down and chat with him.

The old man has always taken good care of our two families, and prepared a lot of food for us before going up the mountain. So I have a good impression of the old man. So when he saw me, I didn't hesitate to sit down.