I'm in Delingha tonight

When Chi Nian kept looking for angles to take aerial photos, Chi Nian thought that Xi Shan was an amateur drone player. At first glance, his outfit looked very ordinary, but in fact it was quite elegant, full of details, a bit like the circle of unmanned people that Chi Nian knew. Machine dress up.

But Xi Shan's aerial photography only lasted for a while and then ended.

He noticed that Chi Nian had been staring at the joystick intently, so he simply handed over the remote control: "Do you want to play?"

"Ah?" Chi Nian was taken aback, and quickly waved his hands and said, "I don't know how to take pictures."

"Just for fun, anyway, there is enough memory." Xi Shan stuffed the drone to him, leaving no room for Chi Nian to refuse, and walked directly to the open trunk of the off-road vehicle.

Holding the heavy console, Chi Nian was at a loss for a few seconds, and began to fly the drone over the salt lake by instinct.

There is a slight buzzing sound in the ear, and the operation is not too difficult for Chi Nian, who has been exposed to various remote control toys since childhood.After playing for a while, he became familiar with the southeast, north, south, and north. After getting used to watching the scenery on the small screen, he simply let the drone fly a little further.

The deeper you go, the scenery in the center of the salt lake is presented on the screen.

The golden lake, the golden clouds, and the afterglow of the setting sun are also brilliant sunshine.But it’s different from the scorching heat in the afternoon when you can’t open your eyes. The light is bright and gentle, and you can look directly at it. After a long time, you can’t help but indulge in it. It wasn’t until the lake was gently swayed by the wind that you regained the focus of your sight from those flickering spots of light.

"so beautiful……"

Chi Nian looked away, looked straight at the winding mountain line at the end of the boundless water, felt that one sentence was not enough and raised his voice, wanting to say to Xi Shan: "It's really beautiful."

Behind him, Xi Shan replied: "Yes, if you come at noon, the direct sunlight will only be blue, and the salt flats will dazzle your eyes. It's the best in the morning and now. Come on, give me a hand."

Chi Nian quickly let the drone fly back.

When it stopped at a safe place, he turned around and found that Xi Shan came out with a tripod out of nowhere.

He followed Xi Shan's instructions to help fix the position, and the other party squatted down and tightened the screws at the bottom.Chi Nian followed Xi Shan's ponytail up and down along with his body for a while, and suddenly asked, "Are you a photographer?"

"Why do you say that?" Xi Shan glanced at him.

Chi Nian said: "The equipment is very professional. I saw some students taking homework in the past, and it was almost like this."

After the words came out, thinking that Xi Shan would follow along and ask about "homework" or "school", Chi Nian quickly went through the draft in his mind, but he said, "I'm not a photographer."

Chi Nian: "Huh?"

Xi Shan stood up and patted the salt on his knees: "But it's okay, amateur, the technology is not enough to make up the equipment."

"Are you only shooting landscapes?"

"You can also take portraits," Xi Shan looked at him with a half-smile, "Do you want to take pictures? I'll try."

Chi Nian took a step back: "I don't like taking pictures."

"What a coincidence, I don't like it either." That's all Xi Shan said. After setting up the camera, he put his hands on his knees and bent over to start debugging.

Chi Nian also held the remote control station of the drone. After staring at Xi Shan for a while, he said that he had put the drone on the box, and stepped aside after receiving a signal from the other party, "Understood".

There is no place to rest around the salt lake, gradually approaching the night, and occasionally a little water seeps out of the gaps in the white salt flats.

No matter how much Chi Nian loves to be clean, he just sat cross-legged.

I thought it would be uncomfortable to wet my pants with water stains, but it was not as unacceptable as I imagined.

Not far in front of him, Xi Shan fiddled with the camera on his own.Xi Shan was not directly facing the salt lake, and the camera pointed at the distant mountain line and pressed the shutter from time to time. His legs were slightly separated, making him appear longer, and his waist was also very narrow. The hunchbacks of other people when they handle tripods.

Relying on Xi Shan's lack of time at the moment, Chi Nian simply stared at him recklessly.

It's not a secret that he likes homosexuality among his circle of friends. Because of his family relationship, no one is too bored to shout loudly. Although there are not many trusted friends, they all keep this matter for him.

So besides admiring the eyes of the same sex, he also has a good impression.

Xi Shan's appearance is undoubtedly pleasing to the eye. Chi Nian put his hands in his trouser pockets, touching the outline of the phone, a little bit wanting to sneakily take a nostalgic photo while no one is paying attention-after all, he likes it from his appearance to his figure. The acquaintance is full of drama, maybe when they separated again.

And after separation, most of them will go their separate ways and never meet again, unless they both want to develop further with each other.

But Xi Shan should... not... right?

Friends all want to ask for peach blossoms for him, and when they mention "girlfriend", they don't show any special emotions. I realize that I haven't asked about his personal experience until now.

Chi Nian's lips were pursed into a line, and the corners of his dry lips were cracked. The pain was obvious, but it kept him awake.He pinched himself and said to himself, "Isn't it like rekindling the love of life? Don't go too far."

He knew that his mentality was unstable now, so he had to hold on to the first person he saw after leaving the swamp.

The dead end almost made him suffocate, and it was within the normal range to have inexplicable ambiguity towards Xi Shan who smashed the wall to let the sunlight in.Because people instinctively rely on someone who can protect and save them—whether the other person does it deliberately, or just makes a random move—they don’t want to let go immediately.

But after getting rid of all kinds of complicated emotions, I still want to keep something that reminds me of him.

Chi Nian struggled with himself for a long time, but still took out his mobile phone and tried to record a one-sided "love affair".As soon as he pressed the power button, his mood of struggling to make a decision suddenly fell to the bottom.

fuck, ah-

The phone is dead!

What the hell am I doing!

what--!

Chi Nian put his head in his hands and wailed silently.

"What's the matter?" Xi Shan Wanru greeted him with eyes behind his back.

Chi Nian was bleeding in his heart, but on the surface he shook his head calmly and said, "I want to see if there is any luck here. If there is a signal, send a photo."

Xi Shan smiled: "No, the signal is stable. It is estimated that we have to go all the way to the vicinity of Xiaochaidan Lake, and the altitude is lower."

Chi Nian shrugged regretfully and lied to him.

As Xi Shan mentioned, sunsets are as fleeting as sunrises.

The golden layer of the clear sky covered by the sun quickly faded as the wind blew and the moon slowly rose to the middle of the sky, like a tide ebbing at an altitude of [-] meters.The salty egg yolk-like sun completely sank, and the afterglow dyed the clouds pink and purple.

After a while, before I get tired of seeing the lovely sky, the stars will hang on the top of the mountain.

The moon hid behind the clouds, leaving a hazy circle of light.There are no street lights on the national road in the distance, and there is no car passing by for more than half an hour. The mountains at the end of the dark ground are even darker.

Instead, the sky had an indescribable blue color, and it was hard to tell whether it was illuminated by the stars or reflected by the ridges.

The wind started to get cold, Chi Nian wrapped his jacket tightly and let out a breath.The white mist flew away, and he felt his mouth and nose were extremely dry, and he felt a little short of breath.

But it was still within Chi Nian's tolerance, which was considered normal altitude sickness.

He half raised his head, hugged his knees and looked at the starry sky for a while.In the encyclopedia that I used to read when I was a child, Chi Nian’s favorite part of astronomy, such as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, as well as the heart of Scorpio, the Perseid meteor shower, Venus with the moon... He has longed for it for a long time, but the night sky in Beijing is no matter how clean it is It is also inferior to Qinghai.

The reason why he came to the Northwest was also driven by a long-term interest, so he decided to be willful again.

Chi Nian is now looking at the starry sky, and there are more and more bright spots.Summer night stargazing is the best. He doesn't have a telescope and can only observe with the naked eye, and he can't distinguish this constellation from that one.

It's also quite happy, Chi Nian thought and yawned.

When the trails of stars filled the night sky instead of the setting sun, Xi Shan also ended his filming.

Without asking Chi Nian to help, Xi Shan finished packing the camera and tripod by himself, and was not in a hurry to see the finished product. He walked towards Chi Nian with both hands in his hands, and raised his chin: "Go back to the car, it's getting colder and colder outside."

"What time is it..." Chi Nian was confused, forgetting where he was acting like a baby unconsciously, "I'm so sleepy."

Xi Shan pressed the side button of the mobile phone: "It's past eleven o'clock. Go back to the car and sleep for a while. There are blankets and warm babies. We will leave after you rest well."

While speaking, he half-bowed his body as if he wanted to pull him again.

Chi Nian resisted his drowsiness, and couldn't help patting Xi Shan's calf: "Didn't it say there were wolves!"

"There are fences outside the mining area, and the entrance is very close. If you rest in the car, if they really come, we will hit the accelerator and run." Xi Shan said it correctly, but it sounded like a joke no matter what.

Chi Nian hesitated: "... Is there any?"

Xi Shan: "Yes."

Chi Nian grabbed his forearm and stood up, frowning, looking at Xi Shan's expression in the night: "Why do I not believe it?"

"It's good luck not to meet you." Xi Shan smiled a little at the end of his voice, as if revealing something hastily, "Help me get that drone, don't forget to eat the leftover naan tomorrow."

Chi Nian followed suit with an "oh", and the two of them touched their fingers when handing over the things.

He didn't care about it anymore, and said seriously: "You must be lying to me again, where did the wolves come from?"

Xi Shan couldn't help laughing: "Go to the car, your hands are cold."

Chi Nian muttered, "Why is this so?" He returned to the car obediently, Xi Shan asked him to wait, took the drone and knelt by the side of the car, took something from the back seat and handed it to Chi Nian.

It was a thick light beige wool blanket that was soft to the touch and warm to the touch.

Chi Nian shook it away: "Thank you."

Xi Shan continued to take out a few pieces of warm baby from a big box, and handed them to Chi Nian as well.The lights in the jeep outline his brows and eyes, the outlines are deeper, but there is a faint light in his eyes.

Chi Nian held the pieces of warm baby, thought for a while, and quietly took out a piece for Xi Shan.

"Turn on the air conditioner when you run." Xi Shan closed the back seat door.

"Now?" Chi Nian was afraid that he would change his words, so he added, "I'll sleep for a few minutes to help you drive, and just take a nap for a while."

"Aren't you afraid of wolves coming?" Xi Shan looked at him.

Chi Nian was embarrassed: "...This topic is difficult, right?"

Xi Shan couldn't stop laughing.

"Where are we going?"

It seems that this is the second time he has asked this question. The last time Xi Shan said to go to see the sunset.Now that the setting sun has finished watching, Chi Nian has an uncertain attitude and arbitrarily classifies the two of them as "we". Subconsciously, he doesn't want to be left behind by Xi Shan. Although he doesn't know what else he can do, he still has to follow Xi Shan first.

"The small ring road I ran went from Xining to Zhangye to Dunhuang and Golmud, and finally returned to the original road for a while, then went east, passed Delingha and Ulan along National Highway 315, and finally returned to Xining."

"...How long have you been running?"

Xi Shan made the calculations: "It's been half a month, and I stop and go all the way, and I'm not in a hurry."

But have you been alone for so long?

Chi Nian didn't ask.

"You go to sleep, I'll just drive first." Xi Shan said, before Chi Nian could reply, he added his own conditions, "Don't sleep for too long, you have to drive for me when you get up, and tomorrow will arrive in the afternoon at the earliest. I can't bear it."

Chi Nian has already fastened the seat belt on the co-pilot, covered the entire blanket, pulled it up to cover his chin a little, and closed his eyes, looking extremely sleepy: "Hmm."

"Remember, set an alarm clock." Xi Shan reminded.

"Uh-huh……"

As a result, the alarm clock was not set, and the person fell asleep in seconds.