Tropical Highway

The sunlight was getting darker, and Zhai Lan's aphasia made the atmosphere in the small classroom almost stagnant.

After You Zhen said that sentence, he stopped looking at him, tapped his toes occasionally, and devoted himself to studying how many depressions there were in the concrete floor, feeling extremely regretful in his heart.

Before he blurted out this sentence, the only people in the world who knew about his sexual orientation were his parents. Even his friends of five or six years thought he was just a diamond king who "has a high standard for love so he would rather be single", and he often joked You Zhen, "What kind of girl do you like?"

"Extremely beautiful and intelligent." You Zhen replied at that time.

Jiang Fang, another guitarist of the Green Wind Band, scolded him mercilessly: "I didn't think about it carefully when I first saw it, the standard is too broad!"

This is his absolute privacy, and he refuses to disclose it easily, so at this moment You Zhen himself can't describe why he suddenly confessed to Zhai Lan.He didn't expect Zhai Lan to respond, or rather, he would rather Zhai Lan pretend that he didn't understand.

It's a pity that there is no undo button for face-to-face conversations.

After Zhai Lan received this message, he hesitated for a long time before saying, "Why did you choose such a difficult road?"

Asked unexpectedly, You Zhen looked at him, the green trees and hillside outside the window made Zhai Lan look unreal.Her expression was serene, her brows were slightly frowned, as if she was worried about him.

"...There is no 'why' for this kind of thing." You Zhen finally said, "You are still young."

Di Lan's nose twitched: "Then why are you telling me?"

"Just thought you could know."

The wind died down.

Zhai Lan's pupils shrank like a cat, and then returned to the original, but the dark color was a little more confused.

Why tell him this?

Is You Zhen tactfully rejecting him?

He knew, probably he would never see You Zhen again after returning to Chengdu.No one likes a friend who knows everything and is always around. The more Zhai Lan appears in the future, the more fearful You Zhen will be.

He will be like a virus.

Feeling almost out of control, Zhai Lan's eyes turned red almost instantly.

He suppressed sobs and responded sensiblely: "Oh, thank you."

You Zhen was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to think of something, wanted to laugh and hurriedly comforted him first: "No, why are you so wronged all of a sudden? Hey Zhai Lan, don't... I don't have so many twists and turns, don't be too much think."

"I didn't think much about it." Zhai Lanqiang cheered up and smiled at You Zhen, "We...we don't know each other that well, so it doesn't matter if we know, it won't affect you and your circle of friends—"

"Zhai Lan, that's not what I meant." You Zhen corrected his expression, and looked into his eyes sincerely, "I'm not afraid, let alone alienating. I thought we were already friends, so it's okay to tell you these things, you ...We hit it off, don't we? That's what I thought..."

The speed of speech was so fast that Zhai Lan couldn't understand some words, but he was stared at intently by You Zhen, and he could even feel the temperature of You Zhen's breath at a distance of less than 10 centimeters.

The mess that bound him was gradually untied with You Zhenyu's incoherent words, and Zhai Lan realized it later, and immediately regretted it: he couldn't help being pessimistic again.

This was something to be happy about.

"...If you want, you can get to know me a little more, otherwise you will always think that I am very nice and I will feel very sorry." You Zhen scratched his hair, "I am very ordinary."

Zhai Lan opened his mouth awkwardly: "Oh, I thought...you were saying goodbye to me just now."

"Will anyone bid farewell like this? What kind of whimsical ideas do you have in your head?" You Zhen made an exaggerated gesture to hit the podium.

Zhai Lan: "...Hey."

"It doesn't matter!" You Zhen let out a big breath, "Anyway, it's all said, if you don't understand it, let it go, and pretend it never happened. In short, let's not look for trouble."

"You Zhen, I won't tell others." He solemnly swore.

You Zhen flicked his forehead: "Lifting a rock and hitting my own foot No.1."

"Who?"

"Myself." After finishing speaking, You Zhen jumped down from the desk lightly, and glanced at the time, "Okay, Teacher Xiaolan, we talked about it, the classroom is cleaned up after the blackboard is wiped, are you hungry now?"

Zhai Lan immediately replied: "Then I'll buy you some food! I'll treat it as an apology!"

"Who said to go out to eat?" You Zhen raised an eyebrow at him, "Go to Tenzin's house and let you taste my cooking."

The village elementary school dismissed early, and it was less than five o'clock at this moment, except for a few teachers, the school was basically gone.Zhai Lan walked under the shadow of the sun again, realizing how embarrassing he was just now, and almost slipped into the ground.

Fortunately, You Zhen probably only thought that he didn't know much about the world, and didn't take it to heart.

But knowing this, it is not easy to continue the innocence of some intimate actions before, especially when Li Feimu will appear at any time, it is better for them to keep a low profile.

Could this be You Zhen's conspiracy?

First of all, grasp yourself just right, even when to hold hands and when to keep a distance.But the subtext of "I like boys" may be "You actually have a chance", You Zhen is hinting at him.

...will it be so?

Zhai Lan felt that the love affair was well hidden, and You Zhen didn't look like a veteran in love, he couldn't say a word, so let's test him out first?

Could it be that he is really out of his mind, and would somehow tell this kind of privacy to someone he has just met for a few days?

All the way in silence, Zhai Lan brainstormed crazily, using exhaustive methods to analyze You Zhen's various intentions, but he didn't expect that You Zhen's reticence was not because he was thinking about so many things, he didn't speak, just because The only worry right now is that Zhai Lan won't get used to the dishes he cooks later.

After getting along for two days, the relationship between Zeren Tenzin and Youzhen can't be regarded as advancing by leaps and bounds, at least they can communicate with each other friendly.

Back in the small yard, the boy had already prepared the flour, and served the beef jerky at home on the table.You Zhen rolled up his sleeves, and started to meet without saying anything, Zhai Lan didn't see what was going on at the side, only to see that Tenzin and You Zhen cooperated tacitly, and the two of them arranged a dining table and a kitchen in an orderly manner.

The water is boiling, and the freshly baked hand-cut noodles have been piled up. After putting it into the pot, quickly flip over a piece of white rice.

Heat oil in another pot, pass the beef once to shrink the surface to lock the juice, then add various seasonings, stir-fry and add water until the meat absorbs all the sauce and becomes rosy in color, a bowl of roast beef toppings is done.

A few days ago, the matsutake my neighbor brought came in handy. I cut it into thin slices and fried it until it curled slightly. The incredible aroma came out.

Not long after, the small dining table was complete with meat and vegetables, and the staple food was arranged colorfully. Although the dishes were a little crude, the presentation was actually much better than expected.

Sitting under the eaves, Zhai Lan was holding a bowl of noodles, almost being overwhelmed by the aroma.

"It's delicious!" Then he took a big mouthful and chewed twice, Zhai Lan's eyes began to shine, "It's hot...but delicious! What did you put in it?...sesame oil?"

"You're a cat's tongue, can you taste it?" You Zhen was completely convinced, "It's over, my unique secret book has been exposed."

Zhai Lan winked at him triumphantly: "The craftsmanship is pretty good."

You Zhen liked to see Fei Yang's expression, he shook his head helplessly, then lowered his head and put a large piece of beef into Zhai Lan's bowl: "Eat more meat to grow taller."

Zhai Lan, who is less than 1.8 meters tall: "..."

The sun did not know when it was overcast, and the long-lost moist smell of the soil filled the gap in the wind.The mountain peaks in the distance seemed to be surrounded by clouds, and the color of the snow could hardly be seen.

"Is it going to rain?" You Zhen pulled the noodles.

Zhai Lan didn't answer, but Tenzin said, "Brother Youzhen, tomorrow I want to go to the mountains with my classmates to pick up matsutake."

"Huh?" You Zhen was surprised, "Isn't it dangerous to go into the mountains?"

"We go there every year. It's not dangerous. It's fun. And the matsutake that I picked up was taken away, so I can buy a drink." Tenzin smiled shyly, and he spoke more smoothly, about two days He has completely put down his guard against You Zhen, "You and brother Zhai Lan can also go to play tomorrow, the peach blossoms in the mountains are in full bloom."

A certain two words hit Zhai Lan and You Zhen at the same time, their eyes met, and they hurriedly avoided each other.

You Zhen cleared his throat: "Are you not going to school tomorrow?"

"Didn't I want to transfer?" Tenzin asked him innocently, "You told me today that I don't need to go to school."

You Zhen was killed with one hit.

Zhai Lan couldn't stop laughing, and was glared at by You Zhen, and quickly covered her face with a bowl.

At night, a silent rain came as promised.

The next day, the clouds broke and the sky was clear, and there was no extra color in the blue sky.

Riding a bicycle or a motorcycle could not drive smoothly to the mountain col where the peach blossoms were in full bloom. Tenzin and his playmates made an appointment early and led them to meet under a lonely big tree.

"I'll meet you here before the sun goes down."

The child cherished the less and less time spent with his playmates before leaving Nyingchi, and simply pointed the way to Youzhen, and a group of people laughed and played and turned into the bushes.The sun after the rain was exceptionally clear, and Zhai Lan only felt a few white lights flashing by, but he couldn't find Tenzin's trace. He started to panic inexplicably, and turned to You Zhen.

"Is it true that nothing will happen to them?" Zhai Lan asked, "Is our decision too hasty?"

You Zhen felt relieved: "They have all been playing in this forest for almost ten years. Compared with it, it seems that we are more likely to get lost."

"Don't say bad things!" Zhai Lan smiled and thumped You Zhen's back.

The water vapor from the Indian Ocean miraculously formed a unique monsoon climate in the southeast corner of the Himalayas. Zhai Lan stepped on the wet grass and for a moment forgot that he was in Tibet.

Small yellow flowers are mixed among the tender greens. Wherever the footsteps pass, they tremble like wind and rain.

The night before, after hearing that they wanted to see peach blossoms, the old god Zeren Tenzin talked to the ground about a peach blossom tree that had bloomed for a hundred years in the woods outside Renqing Village on the way to Yajiang and Namjagbarwa. , when you meet it, your wish will come true.This is quite superstitious, but very attractive bait, they can't help but take it.

When asked about the specific location, the child rarely revealed a bit of mystery.

"You'll know when you see it."

Those clusters of light pink by the Lalin railway came into view, and Zhai Lan didn't know where his obsession came from.

He doesn't like flowers, but he must see them.

First, I discovered the river embankment, and the wild peach blossoms on both sides were in full swing, but they made way for a path like a spirit.Facing the direction of the snow-capped mountains, Zhai Lan and You Zhen looked at each other, and at the same time saw the answer they wanted from each other's eyes.

Without needing to say anything, Zhai Lan pulled You Zhen's sleeve and walked in front.

Walking inside, the scent of flowers mixed with the refreshing air after the rain was refreshing, Zhai Lan pushed aside a branch of peach blossom.There seemed to be dew, as his movements fell down, refracting the sunlight, and his eyes seemed momentarily captivated by a rainbow.

Zhai Lan closed her eyes, then opened them again, the sound of water rushing——

"Suddenly came across a peach blossom forest, hundreds of steps across the bank, no miscellaneous trees in the middle, fresh grass, and colorful fallen flowers."

When the words written 1000 years ago came into reality, Zhai Lan suddenly became speechless.

The green grass is covered in pink and white, and a tall peach tree stretches out with a few golden green leaves at the top. Other than that, it is surrounded by flowers. When the warm wind kisses it, it responds with a grand sea of ​​fragrant snow.

Deep in the dense forest, Zhai Lan turned to look at You Zhen.

"No wonder Tenzin said that you will know it when you see it." You Zhen had a tacit understanding with him, "Take a few dozen steps and suddenly see."

Several red ropes are tied to the branches of the peach blossom tree for blessing.

After approaching, You Zhen saw the Tibetan characters clearly, and felt a little regretful: "It's like making a wish... hey, we didn't prepare a wish."

"I have." Zhai Lan said abruptly.

You Zhen stood under the dense flower branches, his eyes and words became extremely gentle: "Huh?"

Zhai Lan took two steps forward, and suddenly they were very close.

Breathing becomes light at this moment, and silence is as fragile as glass. They all know that what is broken and exposed to the sun is ambiguous.Zhai Lan raised her head slightly, her shoulders heaved, she raised her hand, and touched You Zhen's hair.

He picked up a petal and held it in front of You Zhen's eyes.

The dark green hair has golden lingering tips.

"It has heard my wish." Zhai Lan said, smiling like a little fox, "This is its answer."

The light in the young man's eyes was too hot, instantly melting away all the pretense of softness, revealing Zhai Lan's inner sharpness, all displayed in front of You Zhen.

"I want……"

What was the last word, You Zhen didn't catch it clearly.

He only saw Zhai Lan let go of his fingers, and the light petals swirled and fell into the grass, and then could not be found again.

You Zhen clearly felt that at this moment, when the peach blossoms were plucked from his hair, his heart almost stopped beating.Looking down, the anxiety flashed past, and then quickly avoided.

He really wanted to kiss the corner of Zhai Lan's smiling mouth.