"Gather!" After counting the number of people, the head teacher put the phone back into the bag and shouted to the scattered people, "Let's go."
"Teacher Wen, when can we arrive?" a classmate asked.
The head teacher glanced at the silver watch on his wrist and said, "If you hurry up, it will take more than twenty minutes. Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly. We won't have enough time in a while."
The students don’t understand why there is not enough time. It’s just barbecue. How much time can it take? It’s only around nine o’clock now, and it will be here at ten o’clock at the latest. It’s time to start cooking. Some people raised questions and were worried about whether the head teacher would give other tasks before the barbecue, but the head teacher only asked them to climb up first, and they would naturally know their destination when they arrived.
Almost everyone in the class arrived, except for a few who couldn't come due to various reasons. There were a total of four teachers accompanying the team. The group started walking and walking towards Pinghu halfway up the mountain.
The road in the mountains is well built, and the scenery gets better as you go up, but it is always uphill and very tiring. Maybe it was because everyone had been looking forward to this activity for a long time, so they walked for a while. Although some people were exhausted and fell behind the team, they still gritted their teeth and walked without stopping.
"Xiao Youyou, I can't climb anymore." Hong Xiqi put her hands on her knees and gasped, "There is such a high mountain here? Isn't it halfway up the mountain?"
The progress was not fast. After a semester of physical training, Tao You's physical strength has improved a lot. Although she is a little tired now, she can still walk, but her legs are a little sore. She lifted her schoolbag up and supported Hong Xiqi: "I'll help you. You should be there soon. Think about the barbecue later."
"Ah, my beef skewers, mutton skewers, grilled corn..." Hong Xiqi closed her eyes and fantasized, taking a deep breath, "I seem to have smelled it, it smells so good." When she opened her eyes again Eyes, the fatigue in his eyes has disappeared, leaving only inexhaustible energy, "Xiao Youyou! Let's go faster, maybe we can grab more meat."
Tao You and Hong Xiqi supported each other and took long strides to catch up with the people in front of them.
"Hey, here we come." Gu Yi heard the movement behind him and turned around to see Hong Xiqi, who seemed to have drunk alcohol. She had already chased her from the rear to the front of the team. He raised his eyebrows and was a little surprised by her sudden burst of physical strength. , "The whole semester of morning jogging was not in vain."
Hong Xiqi muttered: "For the sake of meat, I want to eat meat." Without looking at the people around him, he climbed up with all his strength. Even Tao You couldn't keep up and unknowingly let go. Her hand slowly followed Song Yimian and Gu Yi.
"Hong Xiqi." The class teacher stopped, took out the small towel he brought with him and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and called to Hong Xiqi, who was a long way ahead of the class, "Slow down, let's all work together, don't act alone."
Hong Xiqi walked a few more steps before stopping, turned around, took a few deep breaths, and calmed down, then said to the class teacher: "Old classmate, are we going to have a barbecue in groups later, or together?"
"We'll wait until later. Don't worry, you'll have enough food." The head teacher has taught for so many years and has never encountered any kind of students. Now he can probably guess what Hong Xiqi is thinking, "Don't go alone, otherwise You don’t have to participate in any future activities,” he warned.
"Oh, then I'm not in a hurry." As soon as Hong Xiqi heard that she had eaten enough, she felt relieved and sat on the floor without disdain, "I'll take a rest." She has been relying on the thoughts in her heart to hold on until now. In fact, she had already run out of energy. After sitting down, she knocked on her sore legs, patted the steps next to her, and said to Tao You, "Xiao Youyou, come and sit for a while."
Tao You, who has no mysophobia, walked over and was about to sit down when he was pulled by Song Yimian beside him: "What are you doing?" She looked at Song Yimian strangely.
Song Yimian took out a tissue from his schoolbag, unfolded it and placed it on the steps, and said to Tao You: "Sit down, the steps are very dirty. Pay attention to your hygiene. Give me the schoolbag and I will help you get it."
Hong Xiqi, who was sitting on the floor beside him, looked down at himself and choked, feeling that he was being understood.
Tao You didn't care about this since she was a child, because when Tao's father took her out to play when she was a child, she would just find a place to sit, so she followed his example and it gradually became a habit. Unless Tao's mother followed, she would Just a few words of caution, otherwise Tao You and Tao's father would do whatever is convenient and comfortable for them. Besides, Tao You didn't think that such a small piece of paper towel could cover anything, so he kept sitting on this piece of paper.
Quite tired.
But thinking about it, Tao You didn't really want to give Song Yimian face in front of so many people, so he said thank you and sat down.
Seeing this, the students behind them also followed Hong Xiqi and Tao You's example and sat down on the steps to rest.
"Let me show you, the photo that I, Mr. Gu, just took, is very talented in photography. If you participate in some photography competition from now on, it will not take a minute to win the grand prize." Gu Yi sat behind Hong Xiqi, He handed her the camera with a proud smile on his face.
"Gu Yi, do you plan to learn photography? You are so good at math. Didn't you ask about the competition class before? Don't be impulsive. This is a matter that affects you for the rest of your life. Think about it clearly. Learning photography is beyond your imagination. So simple." The math teacher frowned and asked excitedly.
Gu Yi smiled awkwardly and scratched his head, saying, "I didn't say anything, I want to learn photography."
"Teacher, don't worry, this is his only hobby." Hong Xiqi handed the camera to several teachers and said, "It is impossible for him to learn photography, but if he really learns it systematically, he might be able to do some photography in the future. The grand prize has his name Gu Yi, these photos are so beautiful." There was pride in her tone.
"How are you sure I won't learn?" Gu Yi asked in a low voice.
Hong Xiqi turned around and rolled her eyes, and said helplessly: "Please, I don't know what you are like. If I really let you learn systematically and treat photography as a job, I can guarantee that after a few classes, your I have one less hobby.”
Gu Yi lowered his head and thought about what would happen if he really learned photography. He might not be able to do it, so he laughed and said, "It seems so."
Several teachers couldn't hold on any longer, and the head teacher directly ordered: "Stop here before walking, and rest where you are! Don't go to the side path!" He reminded everyone again.
The road was not long, but because it was all uphill and there were many steps, it still took everyone more than half an hour to reach Pinghu.
The temperature on the mountain is lower than that at the foot of the mountain. In addition, there are trees around Pinghu, which block most of the sunlight. Therefore, even if the temperature is not too low these two days, there is still a thin layer of ice on the surface of Pinghu, and you can still see the lake. It is green and very clean. The leaves are flying in the wind and falling lightly on the lake. The sunlight shines through the somewhat bare branches onto the lake, and is refracted by the ice, forming brilliant colors.
There are several bungalows next to the lake, which should be places specializing in selling barbecue tools and ingredients. There are also a few small boats on the lake. If it is not winter, you can row on the lake. There are also a few plots of land on the other side to raise fish.
"This is Pinghu." Hong Xiqi took pictures with her mobile phone. Pinghu was very big, forming a circle around the mountain in the middle, but it was not well-known. It was her first time to come here.
Like everyone else, Tao You walked around the area where they stopped and commented: "It's nothing special. I thought it would be special." She didn't know what Pinghu looked like in other seasons, but Pinghu in winter, It was monotonous, quiet, and even a little desolate. She didn't like this feeling.
"Listen up, come here!" The head teacher called over Chong, who was still playing. "I'm just going to say it once. If you don't hear it, I won't care!"
When everyone was almost quiet, he continued: "This place sells barbecue tools and food. We have already ordered them." After saying that, the head teacher pointed to the bungalow next to him, where several other teachers and shop owners were already there. Took their BBQ tools out.
"But," the head teacher changed his tone, and the crowd who had just started to commotion calmed down, "because it suddenly rained here in the middle of the night in the past two days, there was some water leakage in the store, the coal was damp, and the new one has not arrived yet. All, our For barbecue, you need to go around to pick up branches and light the fire. The food is over there and has been divided. You need to go to the lake to wash it and skewer it all by yourself. Whether you can have lunch depends on your own level. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, different wailing sounds appeared in the team.
"Now, you can form groups freely. You can decide the number of people by yourself, but at least." After announcing the task, the head teacher said, "Let's start now. Those who collect firewood should not go too far."
"We..." Hong Xiqi said to the remaining three people, "We must be a team, but there is still one person missing. Who should we look for?"
Tao You looked around and met Chen Lian's eyes not far away. She was standing alone in the crowd. No one came forward to join her, making her look a little lonely.
"How about looking for Chen..." Tao You couldn't bear it. After all, they were all classmates and good friends before. Moreover, it had been so long since the sports meeting, so she was actually not that kind. Care.
Just when she was debating whether to say it or not, a voice like spring breeze appeared: "Tao You, can I be a group with you?"
The four of them looked towards the source of the sound. It was Zhou Moyang, a geography class representative and a member of the tennis club. He was about one meter tall, not short, but he was still a little shorter in front of Song Yimian and Gu Yi. He is thin, but not the healthy thin body like Song Yimian. He gives people the impression that he can fall down if the wind blows. He has gold-rimmed eyes, a strong artistic atmosphere, a gentle man, and always has a touch of a smile on his face. He has the right smile, is usually quiet in the class, and is very popular. When classmates ask him questions, he always explains them patiently. His grades are very good, and he is ranked among the best in his grade.
"Sure." Hong Xiqi answered quickly, "We happen to be short of one person, what do you say?"
Song Yimian and Gu Yi didn't have much contact with the geography class representative, but they knew that he was easy to get along with, so they shrugged and had no objections.
"Xiao Youyou?" Hong Xiqi turned to ask Tao You.
Tao You was afraid of embarrassment, so he didn't look back at Chen Lian and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, then our team is established." Hong Xiqi clapped, "Claim the task. I'll wash the vegetables."
"I'll join you." Gu Yi stood next to Hong Xiqi, "It's enough for two people to wash vegetables. You can go pick up branches."
Tao You was overtaken by Gu Yi and said incredulously: "You are a boy, why don't you go pick up branches? The other groups are all boys." She didn't really suggest picking up branches, but she was interested in Gu Yi. The choice was a bit surprising.
"Look, my hands are thin and tender, and I usually take good care of them," Gu Yi said, stretching out his hands. "There is a certain risk of injuring my hands when picking up branches. I won't go." He said. He said confidently, "Why should we be like other groups, Tao You, when I, Mr. Gu, call you big brother, it means that you are different from those ordinary girls who are delicate. I believe you can pick up tree branches."
"Hypocritical." Tao You rolled his eyes, complained bluntly, and turned to pick up branches.
There are a lot of dead branches that have fallen on the hillside. It’s not troublesome to pick them up, but they are too wet to be used. It’s a bit tiring to keep bending down to pick them up.
"Tao You, the book you recommended to me before is very good. I have already finished reading it." Zhou Moyang picked up a branch and came to chat with Tao You.
Tao You held a lot of branches in his hands, straightened up and said with a smile: "Isn't it very interesting? I'll recommend a few more books to you. I'm free during the winter vacation."
The smile on Zhou Moyang's face grew wider: "Okay, thank you."
Song Yimian, who was picking up branches on the other side, stopped, leaned against the tree trunk on one side, squinted at the two people chatting happily, and touched one side of his face with his tongue, feeling a little unhappy in his heart.
"Still free to chat?" Song Yimian stepped forward and interrupted the conversation between the two of them, "Have you finished picking up? Do you still want to eat?"
"What are you picking up?" He looked at the branches in Zhou Moyang's arms with disgust and said, "They are all wet. If you use this to make a fire, you won't be able to have barbecue next year. You need to use dry branches to make a fire. Do you have any?" common sense."
"And you, hurry back after picking up." He frowned again and pointed the finger at Tao You, "They have to wash the vegetables and have to make skewers. There are a lot of things to do. Hurry, what are you talking about?"
After saying that, he walked back and picked up a lot of branches along the way.
After hearing his complaint, Tao You looked at Song Yimian's retreating figure and said, "It's inexplicable that he's so angry." He then comforted Zhou Moyang, who was a little frightened, "Ignore him, he's just like this, scheming." The weather is uncertain, whoever messes with him probably, let’s pick our own.”
