And so the days went by.

The days without books are really unbearable.

Just when I was feeling more and more lost, Yanhui's business was also in trouble. I felt lost because I didn't know what kind of book to do next; Yanhui's business is struggling because a large supermarket has opened not far from their store.

The weekend came unhurriedly.

This weekend was the first official outdoor hike for Ye Qian and me.

It's the depths of winter.

Between heaven and earth, there is a cold.

We took No. 929 to Wangping Village in Apple Orchard.

After getting out of the car, we walked a stretch of road and went down to the ditch on the side of the road.

"Our route today," I said as I walked, "is to pass through the villages of Baofengpo and Crossroads, arrive at Fengkouan, cross the ancient road, go down to Tianqiao Floating Village, and finally arrive at the 370 station of Huanmen." The total length is more than 20 kilometers and it takes more than 6 hours. You need to be prepared! ”

"What are you prepared for?" Ye Qian smiled, "Are you ready for the motorcycle to break halfway?" ”

I laughed.

We talked as we walked.

Along the way, the scenery is very plain, with dry branches, gray and yellow earth, and no greenery in sight.

When I walked to a dry stream, my eyes suddenly lit up: a silent glacier frozen in the riverbed, glowing silver in the sun. Walking further, not far away, a snow-white icefall hangs on the cliff, crystal clear, majestic.

"Look! How beautiful! Ye Qian said with emotion, "This stream that fell off the cliff usually falls into the pool, and in the rainy season, it jumps down from the cliff into a waterfall, but at this moment it freezes into an icicle and hangs on the cliff...... Depending on the season, it shows different beauty. ”

"Yes," I chimed in, "if the waterfall with flying beads and sonic booms represents enthusiasm and unrestrainedness, then the stagnation, clear, and clear waterfall undoubtedly symbolizes purity and cheerfulness." The hustle and bustle of the world, the chaos and strife, the hypocrisy and the disguise of goodwill, will be self-conscious in the face of this situation.

"When is not the best!" Ye Qian smiled slightly.

"Where is not the best!" I laughed.

"Let's give Icefall a smile!" Ye Qian said happily, "One day, it will melt away, but we have to let it exist for as many times as possible, and try to see as much as possible the smile of this world!" ”

"Because it's going to disappear eventually, I can't help but laugh," I said to Ye Qian in a deep voice, "You and I are like this, and we will eventually disappear from this world." But we will try to smile as much as possible for the world in our limited life! ”

We smiled goodbye to the icefall.

We walked out of the ravine and continued along the winding mountain road.

Along the way, deserted villages disappear from time to time.

The winding mountain road seems to have no end. Turn a corner, and another in the distance. At the beginning, we could still be a little fresh and curious, but when we passed through village after village, the sun was getting lower and lower, the shadows were getting longer and longer, and the mountain road still did not change at all, I couldn't help but panic.

"Are you sure we're on the right track?" Ye Qian asked me a little worriedly.

"That's right!" I looked at the map and said with the utmost certainty.

"I'll believe you once," Ye Qian said expressionlessly, "If we get lost here today, we won't come out with you again!" ”

"Then I'll listen to it!" I pricked up my ears as I spoke, pretending to listen.

"What are you listening to?" Ye Qian asked curiously.

"I'm listening to mountain language!" I smiled slightly, "The mountain told me that we didn't go wrong!" ”

Ye Qian smiled.

I smiled and looked at Ye Qian, then at the lonely grave on the side of the road and at the white paper ribbon on the treetops rattling in the wind, and I panicked faintly. Still, I tried to pretend to be extremely calm.

"Be careful," I said to Ye Qian, "some of the stones under this foot are loose!" ”

"I know," Ye Qian said with a smile, "My body is as light as a butterfly, even if I step on it, I can't roll!" ”

At this moment, the stone under Ye Qian's feet loosened, and she let out an "oops" and plunged into the thorn bushes.

"Don't move," I quickly admonished, "the more you move, the more you prick!" ”

"So what should I do?" Ye Qian shouted in despair.

"Let me take a picture of you first," I said, picking up my camera and muttering as I took a picture, "Life in the world is like being in the midst of thorns, the heart does not move, people do not move, and if they do not move, they will not hurt; If the heart moves, people move vainly, hurt their bodies and hurt their bones, and then experience all kinds of pain in the world! ”

"You wait," Ye Qian shouted loudly, "I'm not done with you!" ”

"Don't drill forward," I commanded, "take your clothes and wrap your head up, and come out backwards, and prick your ass than your face!" ”

Ye Qian tried and cautiously withdrew from the thorn bush.

"This method is really good," Ye Qian said with a smile, "Except for a few butt stabs, everything else is intact!" ”

"It's experience!" I said it seriously.

"How do you know this?" Ye Qian asked curiously, "Have you fallen into the thorn bush before?" ”

"I'm not that stupid," I smiled, "when I used to hunt in the mountains with them, the hounds would often accidentally plunge headlong into the thorn cage, which was a thorn bush, and the hounds would usually fall back and not continue to move blindly!" ”

"I learned it from a dog!" Ye Qian laughed.

"Yes," I said seriously, "there are mentors everywhere in life!" Love is the same, when to enter and when to retreat, it is a science! ”

"Don't talk nonsense," Ye Qianxing said with slight disgust, "Let's go!" ”

I saw the mountain road getting higher and higher.

I heard the mountain wind getting stronger.

I felt a chill down my spine as well.

At this moment, a pheasant flew up from under his feet, making Ye Qian scream.

"It's in the right direction," I shouted happily after turning a corner, "and look at a radar station on the hill in the distance!" ”

"I see it," Ye Qian said happily, "this is exactly the same route as ours!" ”

I smiled happily, and my heart, which had been hanging for a long time, finally fell.

Ye Qian was extremely excited, dancing with her hands.

We climbed over a hill.

In front of him, a decadent wall in the shape of a city pass appeared.

"This is Mineguchi-an!" Ye Qian said to me with a smile.

"Yes," I said with emotion, "this once bustling fortress has been eroded to the point of being an empty doorway after the wind and rain of history!" ”

"Look at that round arch," Ye Qian said seriously, "although it is precarious, we can vaguely feel its former grandeur!" ”

"Let's go!" I smiled and said to Ye Qian, "On the hill less than 200 meters southwest of Fengkou'an Guancheng, it is the 'hoof nest array' that people are fascinated by." ”

Ye Qian nodded and smiled.

We walked along the ancient road through the city hole, and walked more than 100 meters to the left, and a spectacular "hoof nest" appeared at the bend of the ancient road, which was the most spectacular section of the Jingxi Ancient Road. These clear hoof sockets walk along the pavement, alternating left and right, roughly divided into two rows.

"How the hell do you think these hoof sockets are formed?" I asked Ye Qian softly.

"The animals stepped on it," Ye Qian explained, "the rock that was hewn into the road is basalt from a volcanic eruption." Because the mountain rock is exposed on the surface, it is easy to dig after long-term weathering, and the road surface is generally semi-weathered, and the stone is slightly soft, but it has good toughness. The rock here is fine, free of particles and pores, and when exposed to the grinding pressure given by a substance that is harder than it, the rock on the surface will be crushed into powder. Due to the iron palms of the animals that have passed by the years, and the strong pressure given by the weight and weight, this section of the road has been ground into hoof marks. ”

"I heard that when animals walk on mountain roads, they are most afraid of slipping under their hooves!" I thought about it.

"Yes," Ye Qian said seriously, "it is an innate instinct of animals to recognize hoof nests. ”

"This is easy to understand," I said with a sudden realization, "this road has been trampled by iron hooves again and again, and then through a lot of wind, sun and rain, day after day, year after year, the hoof marks are stepped deeper and deeper, and finally the hoof socket is formed, and the unique mountain road with deep hoof sockets and dense rock beds is formed. ”

At this time, Ye Qian put her feet in the hooves with great interest and gestured.

"Be careful," I reminded, "don't stumble! ”

"Animals can't even stand in here," Ye Qian smiled, "Can I be stupider than animals?" ”

At this moment, a lame old man with gray hair hurried past us with a crockpot and a crockpot.

"Where are you going?" I wondered, "Would you like to help?" ”

"No need," the old man said and stopped, "I stewed a chai chicken at home, and took it to Wang Ping to see my mother!" ”

"You're walking down the ancient path?" I asked, surprised.

"yes!" The old man said, "I have walked this ancient road for most of my life!" ”

"How long does it take you to get to Wang Ping?" I asked curiously.

"I usually go at ten o'clock in the morning," said the old man with a smile, "and I go for a meal, and I usually come back at about five o'clock in the afternoon!" ”

After the old man finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the ancient road firmly, then lowered his head and continued to sway, limp and limp.

I saw the old man's crockpot swaying with his body.

"Do you believe it?" Ye Qian looked at the old man's back and asked me, "He takes 6 hours to go back and forth, and it will take us 6 hours for a single trip!" ”

"I believe," I said earnestly, "that filial piety can work miracles!" ”

We said as we walked towards the circle gate.

The Jingxi Ancient Road used to be a Guanshan Avenue more than six meters wide, all paved with stones.

"Be careful!" I reminded Ye Qian seriously.

"Why do you think there are so many bumps on this mountain road?" Ye Qian asked curiously, "The ancients worked too roughly!" ”

"It's not rough work," I explained, "because the trail is steep, and there are rows of stones every meter to prevent the stones from loosening and slipping, which is the secret of the trail's longevity." ”

"Makes sense!" Ye Qian smiled.

"There are hurdles on the ancient road, in order to be strong," I pretended to say, "the same is true of love, there are also similar hurdles, on the surface it is not conducive to the development of love, but in fact it is also conducive to the solidity of love!" ”

"Please tell us about your love!" Ye Qian laughed.

"There is disharmony in any couple," I said with a deep face, "for the simple reason that there are no perfect people in the world. The contradictions, conflicts and strife between lovers are just like 'the rain in the sky and the rain on the earth', which is natural and natural. The differences between lovers are an important cause of disharmony in love. No two people's backgrounds, personalities, needs, goals, motivations, and emotional responses can be exactly the same. Therefore, there is disharmony in any couple, but in different degrees. ”

"I understand this," Ye Qian said with a smile, "Talk about the key!" ”

"In love, there is an impact, there is happiness," I said seriously, "Love without contradictions and conflicts is like a gloomy and cold place, I don't know how much passion and desire are cold!" ”

"Yes," Ye Qian smiled, "Between lovers, contradictions and conflicts are as normal as wind and rain, and only by holding up the umbrella of understanding and tolerance can we cover the wind and rain of a lifetime, and only then can we cross the 'standing stones' on the road of love that seem to hinder walking!" ”

"Find a man who knows how to feel love, okay?" I asked Ye Qian proudly.

"That's great!" Ye Qian smiled charmingly, "Last time I walked the ancient road with a petty bourgeois carpenter, he talked to me about furniture making all the way, which made me very depressed!" ”

"I'm also depressed now," I said and stopped looking at Ye Qian angrily, "When and who did you come to visit the ancient road with?" ”

"Look!" Ye Qian smiled, "This is a hurdle, let's go through it yourself!" ”

After Ye Qian finished speaking, she ran forward with a smile.

Her laughter spilled all over the floor.

I quickened my pace and hurried to follow.

Soon, we came to the circle gate.

Circle Gate is a very common village name, but it has an unusual history.

"Do you know what the Gate of Mentougou is?" Ye Qian asked as she walked.

"I know," I said with a smile, "that the circle gate is named after the street crossing building with a coupon hole, so it is said that the street building is the gate of the gate." ”

"Then do you know how Mentougou got its name?" Ye Qian continued to ask.

"I also know this," I said seriously, "the Jingxi Ancient Road starts with the circle gate and passes through the ticket gate, and the west to Fengkouan is a 13-mile-long ravine, so the locals call it Mentougou." Now, the name of Mentougou District is also derived from this. ”

"Look," Ye Qian suddenly shouted excitedly, "The big theater of the circle gate has arrived!" ”

I looked up and saw the big theater in front of me.

We began to admire the theater with great interest.

In the stage, between the front and back is the wood carving partition fan, the carving is exquisite, the black background gold plaque of the Qing Daoguang ten years is hung on it, and the inscription is "singing and dancing Shengping" four big characters. The clay sculpture on the head of the column has fallen off, and the wood carving components have been damaged and dilapidated.

"Life is like a play," I looked at the ancient opera building and said to Ye Qian in a deep voice, "People who laugh are not necessarily very happy; People who are in pain and weeping are not necessarily very sad; A drunk person may not be confused; Those who are extremely sober may not understand in their hearts; Whoever wears a woman's clothes is not necessarily a woman; Those who wear men's clothes are not necessarily men! ”

"Love is like a play," Ye Qian smiled, "Those who hold hands may not be lovers; Those who parted ways are not necessarily enemies; Those who share the same bed are not necessarily lovers; Those on different sides of the sky may not be passers-by. Only true and true feelings are the best directors of love scenes! ”

"If my love is a play," I said to Ye Qian affectionately, "I hope the heroine will always be you!" ”

"If my love is a play," Ye Qian said to me with a smile, "I will leave you a good seat in the front row of the stage!" ”

"Seriously," I said to Ye Qian, "I think life is more like a puppet show, many people want to master the thread that affects others, so that others can act according to their wishes, left and right." Foolish people have become puppets and have been manipulated by others all their lives; A smart person who grasps the thread that affects him, retracts and releases freely, is not influenced by others, even if he is on the stage, but his heart is already in the stands! ”

"Actually, life is all about acting on the spot," Ye Qian said with a deep face, "Love is also acting on the spot!" ”

"Acting on the spot?" I looked at Ye Qian and muttered in confusion.

"Yes," Ye Qian still said with a deep face, "Love is a play on the spot!" So, please be kind to the person who truly deceives you, and please cherish the person who is acting for you. In love, we all have to play seriously on the spot. ”

"I seem to understand," I said to Ye Qian in understanding, "If a woman spends one-third of her time with a man, then even if she is acting, it means that she still loves this man." Just like the two of us, there are seven days in a week, and there are two days on the weekend, which is about one-third, and if you can spend your weekend time on me, then you must love me, and this is true love. Therefore, our love is all sincerely acting on the spot! ”

"Yes," Ye Qian said with a smile, "You understand it right! ”

"Love is like a play," I said to Ye Qian with a smile, "You are a good actor!" ”

"Love is like a play," Ye Qian smiled, "You are a good trick!" ”