Hiking up Ailao Mountain
Every time during the holidays, I daydream about being able to spend time with my children, cooking to relieve stress, or accompany my wife back to my parents’ home, even if I just stay at home and stare at my daughter... But, It's really just a fantasy. On May Day, Shuangjia was left on duty again. During the Fenghuayao Dai Bathing Festival, the task was still to guard Ailao Mountain.
If the focus of Xinping is Gasa, then the focus of Gasa is Yaonan. During the more than two years of contacting Yaonan Village and carrying out poverty alleviation work, I felt particularly deeply. The beauty of Yaonan is characterized by high mountains and long roads, deep sources and clear streams. The beauty is full of characteristics and layers. "Traveling through every corner of Yaonan's mountains and rivers while working in Gasa" is a small goal I set in my mind at some point. The seven-kilometer line from the Tea Horse Trail to Enshui Highway to Shimen Gorge has been completed; The fifteen kilometers along the Shimen Gorge Tourist Trail - Fire Protection Highway - Ancient Tea Horse Road - Enshui Highway - Shimenxia Parking Lot have also been measured; the Longxi Family Manor - Yaonan Road - Enshui Highway - Liangshuiqing Road - almost reaches Dashoudou Village. Fourteen kilometers have been completed. The road is winding and physically tiring, but the sense of conquest and self-overcoming accomplishment is really addictive.
This time, I plan to hike from the market town to Yaonan. I started to inquire about suitable hiking routes early in the morning. I heard that there was a road where the working people paid tribute to the bully three fathers before liberation. It went directly from the market town to the Longxi family manor. It was only 8.9 kilometers long. Xiaoma’s chest was slapping his chest and he promised that there would be more along the road. The colorful flags that guide the way must never be lost. After thinking about it in my mind, I kicked up my long legs at a speed of five kilometers per hour, and the distance of eight or nine kilometers was not even two hours. It was easy! It was decided happily.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, we drove to the starting point, the Winter Melon Forest Damucha Group, got off the car and started climbing. I didn't know the difference between climbing mountains and walking on flat roads. I had only climbed one kilometer. I was already sweating and panting. I looked at the time and realized that it took more than twenty minutes to complete one kilometer! Brother is a little panicked. The security chief said that all the food supplies that cannot be delivered to the mansion before the sun goes down will be chopped up... At this rate, can we still catch up with the bullies?
The unfamiliar journey is full of unexpected dangers. The weather is getting warmer, and four-legged snakes and other small snakes of various colors keep popping up on the road section below a thousand meters above sea level. I was so scared that I almost turned around. Go back! He took out his self-defense knife and swung it into the air to kill him. This was to embolden him. Nor is he a person who gives up despite difficulties. What else can be done? Grit your teeth, never forget your original intention, and move on.
There are always unexpected surprises on a strange journey. I bent over, used my hands and feet, panted like an ox, and was about to collapse. When I turned a corner, I saw a bunch of lush yellow vines on the roadside, full of ripe fruits. Go ahead and taste the fruit for free for five minutes... it's fresh in color, big in size, soft in texture, and tastes good, with sweet and sour flavors spreading from the tip of your tongue to your heart. Huangpaoguo is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It belongs to the Rosaceae family and its botanical name is Five-leaf Strawberry. It grows on hillsides with an altitude of 1,000-2,300 meters in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places. It is picked in spring and summer. A unique species may cause a certain culture in a place. When I was a child, I would go with the adults to visit relatives. On the way back, I would always pick one or two yellow leaves covered with barbs and pin them on the children's clothes and back. While wearing the collar, he kept chanting, "No big ghosts or little ghosts will come to harm you, and the souls you bring will be brought back." I once heard the folk dialect of the mountain people singing loudly and loudly in the mountains and fields. Huangpao is so delicious that it pricks my hand. My sister's heart is so hard to tease. The deliciousness of Huangpao and the beauty of women are not easy to come by, so it is particularly exciting. Miss you, the wisdom really lies among the people. Every year in May and June, people from the city, old and young, drive to the countryside to go out, enjoy the scenery, enjoy the breeze, pick yellow and black bubbles, beets or young ferns, and enjoy themselves physically and mentally. This is another kind of wild fun that people in big cities cannot enjoy.
People always feel happy when their psychological expectations are met in advance. They originally expected to complete the small goal of 8.9 kilometers in 3 hours. One hour and fifty minutes later, they have walked 5 kilometers and are close to Enshui Highway. This means that this difficult mountain road is approaching the end, which makes me a little excited! Sometimes the road of life is like this. If you know or don't know what you will face on the chosen road, you can only move forward without hesitation. You will not be able to turn back and you will not be able to walk well in the present. Only by making up your mind to move forward, taking every step in a down-to-earth manner, and gradually immersing yourself in the road you are walking and what you are doing, can you gain the greatest harvest. At the same time, you will find that as long as you are determined, no matter how far the road is, you can reach it. When you reach the end, the difficult road will eventually be conquered.
Turning around and looking at the conquered mountain peaks at my feet, I burst into laughter and roared a few times, and the stress and worries went away. The mountain is as high as the peak. You see walls and fortresses on all sides, but it’s just because your position is too low. Complaining and complaining will not help. Instead, it is better to cherish your precious time and energy, keep climbing, keep rising, and broaden your horizons. The mind will become more and more open-minded, and the people's hearts will become more sure and steady.
Perhaps because of my mentality, the rest of the trip became easier. I took a quick walk all the way, and people began to appear on the roadside. Chickens and dogs ran around, and I sang "Empty City Strategy" in my stomach. However, the restaurants were full, so I decided to go on the side. I walked another three kilometers while "begging for alms" and finally got a bowl of "vegetarian rice" at a roadside shop. Thickly cut Yaonan old bacon. It was so touching! ! The boss was very nice and gave me two poached eggs as a bonus. Touching my full belly and letting out a loud burp, I suddenly felt that my life was complete.
At 12:15, we reached the original destination - Longxi Family Manor. Judging from the pedometer software, the total mileage is about 8 kilometers, but because of the steep slopes and dangerous roads, it is more tiring than the previous hikes. I probably sweated several kilograms and my whole body was soaked. Well, although not Participated in a water splashing contest, but got really wet.
Once a person has a goal, time will not fly by, and the years will not fly as fast. Thirty years have passed in a hurry, and the white horse has stood up in the gap. All living beings are mediocre. Although work is hectic and busy, days are racing, and worries are stacked up unsatisfactory. There seems to be no other solution except dragging the heavy life forward day after day. But occasionally I emerge from the water and steal half a day's leisure. In the soft spring day, I give myself a journey alone, a sweet and sour distraction. Life is so lovely.