The outdoor banquet started soon. We stewed fish in a tin can of fragrant fish soup, and then we were busy grilling some pheasants, two hares, and some of the remaining fish.
Soon, the aroma of barbecue lingered from the campfire and drifted to our noses with the breeze.
Everyone was so greedy that they took out bread, ham, cans, etc., as well as cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetables and fruits from their bags.
Li Liyang even took out a bottle of Feitian Moutai from the car, which was really the ultimate enjoyment.
Putting aside Zhu Xiaoyan's identity and putting aside all human sophistication, the few of us actually get along quite happily.
Night slowly fell, the moon replaced the sun, and the stars flashed out of the deep blue sky.
The night in the mountains is extremely quiet. If no one speaks, the only sounds left are the cries of the creatures in the mountains and the crackling of the campfire.
Occasionally, a bush or mouse would slither away from the grass not far away.
I was wondering, would there be any special story happening on such a unique night in the mountains?
Everyone was eating barbecue, drinking Maotai, and chatting.
They talked about it all over the world, but they didn't talk about work-related matters.
After having a few drinks, everyone seemed to be talking more sexually.
While smoking a cigarette, Li Liyang looked up at the sky and sighed: "What a peaceful night this is! The poet Li Bai said that life is like a dream, how much joy can there be? If you ask me, I want to have a happy time like this tonight, drinking and talking.
, it’s really rare!”
I answered: "Li Bai also said that if you are happy in life, you must have all the fun, and don't let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon. So we should enjoy the present, Mr. Li, are you right?"
Li Liyang smiled at me, then picked up the wine glass and touched it with me alone.
Judging from my interactions with Li Liyang today, he and I really have a lot to talk about. No matter what we are talking about, I can always agree with him.
And Li Liyang also expressed his appreciation for me, and even kept praising me in front of Zhu Xiaoyan.
After drinking this glass of wine, Li Liyang praised me without hesitation: "Xiaofei is really educated, Sister Yan, I didn't expect there to be such an educated person around you."
Zhu Xiaoyan seemed a little surprised, so of course I just smiled and said, "Mr. Li is joking. I just like to read books when I have nothing to do. I'm still far behind Mr. Li."
Zhu Xiaoyan smiled and said: "I know Li Bai too. There is a bright moonlight in front of the bed, and I suspect it is frost on the ground. Was it written by him?"
Everyone laughed, but of course they didn't mean to laugh.
Li Liyang asked us again: "Then do you know how the name Li Bai came from?"
Zhu Xiaoyan answered: "I know this. It is said that he took it himself, right?"
Li Liyang nodded and said, "Yes, but Sister Yan, do you know why he gave himself this name?"
"I don't know about this."
"Xiao Fei, do you know?" Li Liyang turned his eyes to me again.
I smiled and said: "I don't know much. It is said that when Li Bai was seven years old, his parents had not thought of a suitable name. In the spring of that year, Li Bai's father said to his wife: I want to write a spring quatrain,
I only write two sentences, and each of you and your son will add one to me, so I can make do with it. One of them is 'The spring breeze brings warmth and hundreds of flowers bloom', and the other is 'The golden spring blooms and it comes first'."
When I said this, Li Liyang's eyes lit up, his face showed joy, and he motioned for me to continue.
I continued: "Li Bai's mother thought for a while and then said: The fire burns the apricot forest and the red clouds fall. Li Bai waited for his mother to say it, then without thinking, pointed to the plum tree in full bloom in the courtyard, and blurted out: The plum blossoms are in full bloom and the tree is white."
I paused and then said: "Li Bai's father clapped his hands and applauded when he heard this. He thought to himself, isn't the first character of this poem his family name? The last white character is used just right, as it expresses the holiness of a tree of plum blossoms.
Snow. So he named his son Li Bai."
When I finished speaking, Li Liyang clapped his hands, looked at me with admiration and said, "Not bad! It's true to every word!"
I waved my hand, smiled modestly and said, "Mr. Li, you deserve the award, but I happen to know this."
Zhu Xiaoyan interjected: "Is it such a coincidence? I'm afraid you didn't just take out your mobile phone to check, right?"
I was speechless and said: "Sister Yan, have you seen me using my mobile phone?"
Li Liyang sneered again and said: "Sister Yan, everything in the world is difficult only for those who are willing! Even if Xiao Fei happened to see this story, if he is not interested in it, even if you read it to him now, he may not be able to remember it."
What Li Liyang said made Zhu Xiaoyan completely speechless, but when she looked at her again, she looked pleased.
Although Zhu Xiaoyan has been denying me, to her, I am always hers. I am giving her face!
At this time, Li Liyang said to me again: "Xiao Fei, you are so talented, have you ever considered changing your work environment?"
I was deeply surprised. Before I could say anything, Zhu Xiaoyan answered: "Mr. Li, are you trying to poach my people?"
Li Liyang smiled and said, "I just appreciate my talent. If Sister Yan doesn't want to, just pretend I didn't say so."
Zhu Xiaoyan said: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Li, I can give him to you if you want, but he has to make his own decision."
This time the ball was thrown to me again, and Li Liyang stared at me closely, waiting for my answer.
After being silent for a while, I said, "Sorry, Mr. Li, I may not be as talented as you said, I'm just a rough person."
Li Liyang raised his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, I'm very happy that you made this choice, but I will definitely get drunk with you someday!"
I was very embarrassed to say this, but when I glanced at Zhu Xiaoyan secretly, she still had a look of relief on her face.
I touched my nose, met Li Liyang's gaze, smiled and said, "Thank you for Mr. Li's love!"
After everyone chatted around the campfire for a while, the moon suddenly disappeared into the clouds, and the dark blue night sky suddenly became gloomy.
Suddenly it began to rain lightly. The sky in the mountains was like a child's face. It changed as fast as it said it would.
Fortunately, everyone has almost eaten and is tired after running around for a day.
There are four of us in total and four tents.
After moving everything into the tent, everyone walked to their respective tents.
The rain was still falling, the campfire had been extinguished, and except for a camp lantern beside the tent, it seemed that the world was completely dark.
A circle of light shines through the crack of the tent door. On a rainy night, the light looks very attractive.
I sat on the edge of the tent, smoked a cigarette quickly, and then got into my sleeping bag.
Thinking of what I experienced today, I feel no sleepiness at all.
The hoot of an owl could be heard intermittently outside the tent, and the hoot was particularly scary.
I remember someone said that the hoot of an owl is very unlucky and one must be extremely careful when doing so.
In addition, we were camping in the mountains and forests, so I was actually quite worried. Even if we had shotguns, we wouldn't know anything while we were asleep.
I didn't dare to sleep either, so I kept holding the shotgun in front of me.
Although Li Liyang and the others are very experienced in hunting, compared to camping in the wild, I am more experienced than them.
I know it's best to have a vigil in this kind of environment, otherwise everyone will be asleep and no one will know anything happened.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a piercing scream coming from the tent next door.