In my days as a farmer

"Firefly?" Xun Yu who was being dragged looked confused, obviously not knowing what Xia Dongli was talking about, and what he didn't understand was why Xia Dongli was so excited.

It's no wonder that he is so unfamiliar with this term, it's because this kind of insect has gradually faded out of the lives of the people of China with the discovery of society, and many young people in the new era have only heard of the name but never seen it.

Xia Dongli was also one of them who had no chance to meet.

Cities are developing too fast, and streams and dense forests suitable for fireflies are too luxurious for first-tier cities.

The lighting source at night disrupts the way fireflies find their lovers, the hard concrete ground prevents the larvae from unearthing, and environmental pollution drives this extremely demanding insect into the mountains.

And as the scenic spots in the mountains are also developed, their names can only appear in ballads in the end.

Stars in the sky, fireflies on the ground.

If he hadn't heard this song when he was huddled in bed and pretended to be asleep, but squinted his eyes and watched Hong Kong movies with his parents, he might not know what a firefly looks like.

But this also caused a small oolong. When the children of Dongli were learning the Mandarin version of this song "Chong Er Fei" in kindergarten, they rolled all over the place saying that the song was sung wrong, and they used substandard songs seriously. Cantonese sang its original song "One Pair" to the teacher.

So when Xia's mother came to pick up the child that day, she was pulled down by the teacher to educate the children about the disadvantages of watching love movies. This incident also became a strong proof that Xia's father persuaded Xia's mother to let Xia Dongli sleep alone...

Hmm... Xia Dongli, who accidentally recalled his tragic childhood, shook his head, turned on his phone and searched for pictures of fireflies under Xun Yu's puzzled gaze, and handed it to him.

"This is it, isn't it beautiful?"

Xun Yao took it over and took a look. On the screen of the phone was the secluded forest he was familiar with, but what he was not familiar with was the forest path illuminated by dots of fluorescent lights.

He had never seen such a bright color, which reminded him of the scene when he and A Dong stood on the roof together and looked at the small village one night.

The warm yellow lights shining from every house, like these small yellow light spots, light up the cold night warmly and softly.

The corners of the young man's lips could not help but slightly raised, and he returned the phone to the excited Xia Dongli, his eyebrows and eyes soft: "Very beautiful."

Xia Dongli, who was affirmed, immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes. He glanced at the time on the phone, and hurriedly pulled him: "Xiao Yu, go and put on your trousers."

"Ok?"

"To watch fireflies, you have to go into the forest at night. Fireflies are very sensitive, so we can't spray mosquito repellent. If you don't wear long clothes and trousers, it will become the dinner of mosquitoes. I will bring you the clothes, and you can find a pair of ankle pants."

"By the way, remember to wear sneakers, not sandals!" Xia Dongli hurriedly explained, he pushed the person into the room to look through his clothes, while he rummaged through the box and chest to find the camping light that was originally equipped with the tent and took the time to charge it.

This kind of light was bought when he and Rice went to the dog camping club together. It is a portable and ceiling-mounted dual-purpose rechargeable LED light.

Because it was used for camping at the beginning, Xia Dongli bought a yellow light with ten levels of dimming. If it is adjusted to a weaker setting, the light will be soft, and the fireflies should not be startled. It is just right to take it into the forest.

Uh, of course, you must also bring a flashlight. After all, it is important to find fireflies, but safety is more important.Although it was an impromptu idea, Xia Dongli checked the guide for going to the mountain in the evening and made adequate preparations.

He took out two jackets, removed the fleece, and put them on himself and Xun Yao, stuffed a whistle and a multi-tool knife into their pockets, thought for a while, and threw in a few pieces of candy and a small bottle mineral water.

Although the weather seems a bit hot to wear a jacket at first glance, but at night when you go up to the mountains, the water vapor is heavy, and the jacket has more pockets and has reflective strips, so it is safer to wear.

The most important thing is that the jacket that Xia Dongli bought has a girdle. Although there are not as many insects in the northern forests as there are in the south, there are inevitably some small bugs. Tie the cuffs and hem of the trousers can avoid a lot of trouble.

Don't look at how well prepared he is, he even brought snacks to replenish his strength. In fact, because the peak time for fireflies to appear is just after dark, he plans to stay until eight o'clock at most, and go down the mountain if he can't find them. It's just over three hours on the mountain.

Before leaving, he went around again and stuffed Xun Yao's mobile phone into his pocket. After thinking about it, he still didn't bring the rice. The rice was already tired from playing all day today, and he had been lying in the kennel after eating. If you take a nap, don't disturb the dog's rest.

He put the puppy, who was also very tired from playing, into its arms, touched the round dog's head of San'er who was lying calmly in the wind, and then locked the door and left the house.

The two rode on the small tricycle and drove towards the Baiyun Mountain trail in the still bright sky.

The two went up the mountain from the mountain pass where they picked bamboo shoots last time. Xia Dongli stopped by to find Teacher Tutu and wanted to ask about Nezha's situation, but Teacher Tutu was still not in his cave.

"Where did this go... I don't think I've seen it since I cut the pasture last time." Xia Dongli muttered, but didn't pay much attention to it. Anyway, San'er seems to have adapted to life at home now, and rice They also get along very happily and are serious about their work. To be honest, I feel very at ease to have such a powerful dog at home, Xia Dongli.

Cough cough, especially when the other party's salary is extremely low, compared to San'er's contribution, those pieces of meat are really nothing, not to mention that San'er is now eating dog food along with rice.

Xun Yao glanced at the empty rabbit nest and said nothing. He carried a flashlight and walked ahead with a snake stick in his hand. Their goal was the place where the stream in Baiyun Mountain passed.

There are two types of fireflies, terrestrial and aquatic, but no matter which kind of species they prefer places with lush vegetation and relatively high relative humidity, streams, mountain streams, and lakes are the easiest places to find them.

Of course, another reason why it is easy to meet them unexpectedly here is that most of the food for firefly larvae also lives here.

The mountain forest at dusk was very lively. Xia Dongli looked up at the birds entering the forest, and climbed up the mountain with the last carnival song of cicadas before sunset.

Baiyun Mountain is only slightly developed, and there are basically no formal concrete roads in the mountains and forests. There are only trails left by villagers when they collectively go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables in spring, and occasionally there are trails made of stones left by former mountain residents.

However, after the lush growth period of the plants, these roads become less obvious.

But recently, the sheep of Xia Dongli's family who go up the mountain every day have stepped on a path that is not very obvious for him. Although the footprints are not very obvious because of the short time, you can still distinguish the traces of their activities if you look closely. .The two are now climbing up the mountain along the trace of the goat's hooves.

At the end of this road, there is a relatively flat area, where there is a small piece of farmland and houses with obvious signs of reclamation. full of weeds.

But the leveled fields and excavated water conservancy facilities made it a natural pasture.

Rice usually scattered the sheep here.

The sheep graze in the former fields and drink the mountain spring water brought in by the irrigation facilities when they are thirsty, while the San Tiao Wang plays and rests in the stone houses built by the mountain people, and occasionally uses the terrain to play hunting games.

After following the sheep up the mountain and discovering this place, Xia Dongli was also very surprised. He immediately took a photo and asked Assistant Xiao Li, for fear of encroaching on private land.

However, Assistant Xiao Li checked the local documents and learned that it was actually the residence of the ancestors who retreated to the mountains during the war.After the war, these people accepted the invitation of the local government and went down the mountain, and the old houses on the mountain were naturally completely abandoned.

Because time has passed so long, the people of Xiaojin Village now know that there are not many people in this area, and it is thanks to Rice that they can find this place. You must know that the ancestors hid it quite well in order to avoid the enemy from finding it.

Since it is an abandoned area, he can naturally use it with peace of mind!

The roads that four-legged animals can easily browse are not easy for humans. On irregular roads, it takes more effort to stabilize the center. Xia Dongli has a little difficulty walking, so he can only walk sideways. Distracted by chatting with Xun Yao while walking.

"The destructive power of the flock is quite powerful. This is because the road is trampled out when Rice only takes them once a day."

"Give them a different route next time?"

Compared with Xia Dongli, who was already panting for breath, Xun Ao, who had undertaken more tasks of clearing the way and identifying the way, was much more relaxed. At this moment, his voice was not panting.

Xia Dongli nodded after thinking for a while, regardless of whether he could see it or not, he said, "Let's change the other one first, or take a little detour, and then we will go here when it rains in a few days and sow some weed seeds. It grows fast, and the road can be regrown after it rains, otherwise it will be so ugly.”

He took Xun Yao's hand and used his strength to step up a small mound. After wiping off his sweat, he continued: "It will be even more difficult to deal with if the ground is trampled on now."

Although the little black faces are cute, they are mutton sheep, each weighing a hundred and eighty catties, so walking back and forth can easily tamp the ground.

Once the soil layer is compacted, no matter how much you sprinkle the seeds, they will not be able to germinate, and it will only be more difficult to remediate at that time.

By the way, Xia Dongli will sow seeds every once in a while in the area where the sheep are grazing. Although some of the seeds are eaten by birds, a lot of them germinate.

Moreover, the place is large, and the destructive force of 20 sheep scattered is not very great, and there is no trace of alopecia areata so far.

Xun Yao responded, but without letting go, he pulled Xia Dongli and walked forward. Xia Dongli was taken aback, looked at his hand being held, and then at Xun Yao in front of him, his lips moved. Moved but didn't make a sound in the end, just followed silently.

The voice of the original conversation disappeared, and the voice in the woods became more obvious.

As night fell, bamboo flies and crickets replaced the cicadas, but their calls were much cuter than the cicadas' chorus of noise, and they were usually sung alone.

Xia Dongli also heard scattered frog calls, but it was not obvious. The frogs were at home after the rain, and they were probably busy hunting now.

Occasionally, there will be a few birdsong in the forest. After the birdsong, the forest will always be quiet for a while. If you consider that the chirping is the reason for the small animals to court, then the birdsong can be regarded as the forest police ruthlessly beating mandarin ducks. .

All kinds of thoughts in Xia Dongli's mind were running in a mess, and then his face turned red when he thought of key words.

Begging, courtship or something, ahhh!How could he think of this!Delete delete quickly!

However, the human brain does not depend on human wishes. Once he thought of the key words, his eyes fell on Xun Yao's left hand that was holding him.

Not knowing whether it was to hold him or to fear that he would break free, Xun Yao held it a little harder, and the palms of his hands were a little wet, so their palms were tightly pressed against each other.

Dopamine or serotonin worked together hand in hand, Xia Dongli felt his heart beat faster, his cheeks and ears began to congest, and he seemed to be able to hear the sound of his heart beating.

Hey, be more reserved!Don't be so loud, Xiaoyu will hear it!He reached out and pressed his chest with his free hand.

Fortunately, the sun has set now, and the only light source in the forest is the flashlight in Xun Yu's hand, so Xia Dongli can hide his hot face.

"What's the matter?" As if sensing his hesitation, Xun Yu stopped and turned to look at him. Xia Dongli couldn't see his expression clearly in the night, but he could feel the hand holding him tight again.

I don't know whose palm is sweating, but now he feels that his hand and Xun Yu's hand are stuck together, and he has the illusion that if he lets go, it will definitely hurt.

Then, don't let go.

With a sudden force on his wrist, he grabbed the man.

Xun Yao, who hadn't reacted and was about to approach, paused and stopped on the spot. The light of the flashlight also fell on the feet of the two, casting a circular spot of light, which perfectly surrounded the two of them. .

Unlike Xia Dongli, who can't see anything at night, the night has no effect on him, so he can clearly see every micro expression on Xia Dongli's face, he can see his hesitation, his hesitation, and some things that make him wonder. He was delighted by the change, the change he had finally waited for.

Xia Dongli held him back, his lips opened and closed, and although the dark night encouraged his courage, he still hesitated when he reached his mouth.

It's not that he hasn't received a love letter before, but it's really the first time in his life that he confessed.He thought he had seen countless sweet words and countless literary confessions, but until this time he realized that all the words that he thought were romantic enough before were not enough at this moment.

Afraid to say that love is too heavy, liking is too frivolous, even the moonlight is so beautiful tonight seems too clichéd, every word comes out of my mouth and goes out one after another, I feel that every sentence is as powerful as a thousand Jun, it seems that saying it is a vow for a lifetime, and I can't wait to turn it ten or eight times in my stomach.

But he can wait, but the other party cannot.

Xia Dongli felt that Xun Yao took a step towards him, and the direction of the flashlight spot also moved accordingly. Afraid that the other party would pick up the flashlight to check his situation in the next moment, Xia Dongli grabbed the sleeve of Xun Yao's jacket and closed his eyes and shouted Said: "Are you willing to go on with me forever? The kind that go to the white head together!"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt that the whole world was quiet.

All the chirping of cicadas and birds disappeared, and he could only hear the sound of his own rapid breathing and the sound of the other party's clothing rubbing against each other.

Ah, the confession he thought before was obviously not like this. He obviously had a long draft, how could he delete it and delete it, leaving only this sentence?

Xia Dongli's mind went blank. He opened his mouth, wanting to tell the person again, but found that his lips could not move, and the person's breath was close to his nose, intimate and lingering.

"Okay." He said softly.

Xia Dongli's lips trembled, and he felt a bubble quietly popping up in his heart, and then more and more bubbles popped up.

Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp~

"I'm so happy," the young man smiled. He carefully kissed each other's cheeks, nose, and lips, again and again. , but I always thought that Ah Dong rejected me."

"I didn't..." Xia Dongli pinched his sleeve, trying to regain his senses, "I just want to think clearly, this is responsibility."

Xun Yao let go of the snake driving stick with one free hand, and hugged Xia Dongli in his arms. He said with a low smile, "Yes, Ah Dong is the best."

"...No." Xia Dongli reached out and patted him on the back, signaling him not to rub, "This is not a trivial matter, and you have lost your memory, so I'm a little worried."

"I only ever liked A Dong." Xun Yao said very seriously, each word was slow and firm: "I only want to be with A Dong, A Dong made me wait for a long time, and only A Dong can I waited so long."

Xia Dongli felt as if a group of fireflies suddenly broke into his heart, rushing wildly, he paused, but still couldn't hold back, he burst out laughing.

That's right, this person has confessed his feelings in front of him from the very beginning, liking is liking, paying attention is paying attention, he neither hides nor hides, his eyes are too hot, his heart is too calm, so calm that he Some are afraid, and some dare not hurt.

Xia Dongli thought that he would think for a long time, look forward and backward, hesitate, and wander.

But during the day, when he saw him being looked at by a group of aunts with subtle eyes, he couldn't help but step forward. People's mood changes only for a moment, Xia Dongli didn't bother to analyze his mood during the day, All he knew was that at that moment, he absolutely didn't want Xun Yao to stay there any longer, and he didn't want to explain to everyone that the two of them were ordinary employees, even though it might be cleared up with a few jokes.

The heartbeat is just for a moment, or it may have been a long time ago, but he is too slow.

But it's okay, he met someone who was willing to wait for him.

"Actually, I only told you after I wanted to find the firefly." Xia Dongli felt a little regretful when he said this. He touched his nose and sighed for his concentration: "I didn't expect to say it halfway."

"Adong." Xun Yao called him softly, then turned the man around, "Look."

At some point, he had turned off the light source of the flashlight, and in the darkness, dots of fluorescent light slowly lit up on the ground beside them, spreading out.

They searched all the way, and the fireflies they thought they could only find by the stream were always beside them.

As if they sensed the atmosphere of love, these small insects lit up the light emitters at their tails one after another, and the originally quiet grass became lively.

As if echoing each other, with them as the center, the fireflies in the grass climbed to higher places to release their signals.At the same time, the winged males also start to take off into the sky, and they have to find their most suitable mate within a limited time.

In an instant, the stars in the sky fell to the ground one after another.

Xia Dongli was taken aback, and couldn't help stretching out his hand to slowly hug a firefly flying in front of them. The bug that was blocked by him was not afraid, and landed on his finger very docilely. It shook its wings and tailed. Fluorescence on and off.Using the height of his fingers, the firefly turned its direction on Xia Dongli's fingers, and soon found a female insect on the leaf next to it and its light frequency was very suitable for it.

It immediately left Xia Dongli's finger and flew towards the lady he liked. The two fireflies leaned together, and they gradually became in tune with each other.

Xia Dongli put down his hand and pinched Xun Ao's.

In the movie of his childhood, the scene where the hero and heroine watched the scenery side by side among the fireflies made his earliest impression of romance.

At that time, he never imagined that one day he would stand among the flowing fireflies in the sky, look at his reflection in another person's eyes, and be happy for himself in the other person's eyes.

It's actually pretty good.

he thought to himself.

Although you may be able to see more beautiful and spectacular scenery by the side of the creek, it is also good to hold hands with people halfway and walk slowly.

Xun Yao's eyes reflected the joyful smile of the young man. He raised his eyes, looked at the surrounding scenery, and suddenly remembered their first meeting.

Looking back, he broke free from the cage that day, so that his bones were torn and painful, but now he only remembers the glimpse of lightning and thunder, the hut standing on the small slope, and There was a faint yellow light in there.

That's where he wants to be.

And there he meets the man he wants to stay.

That was the most beautiful light he had ever seen.