Chapter 404 Let Time Bring Results

The familiar vacation began when Mu Zhengguang and Xu went to other cities, where they could see their parents every day.

Mu Zhengguang felt lonely again. During this time, he often chatted with Xu, heard her voice, saw her face, and he clearly realized that his loneliness had nothing to do with Xu. Chatting with Xu could not fight against this loneliness.

When I was in junior high school, many of my classmates lived in small towns, and I would occasionally meet them when I was shopping.

When I was in high school, everyone lived in the county town. After the college entrance examination, I would wander around the city and actually meet my classmates.

On the afternoon before the graduation dinner, we all gathered together to sing and spin the turntable, as if we had no idea that we would all go our separate ways in the near future. At that time, I and some of my classmates forgot about the quarrels that took place in the class group. Because of the scores, we argued endlessly, and because of the scores, we went to different cities.

During those days, when I passed by KTV, I could always hear passionate singing. We walked around in that kind of singing until we never met again?

While waiting for the admission results, Mu Zhengguang frequently thought about what had happened in the past year, especially in the past month.

As graduation was approaching, he took photos of some of his classmates and also took group photos with some of them. They didn't agree on when to meet again, but they didn't lose contact. At least during this long vacation, he often saw their updates and received messages from them. Maybe they would meet again in the future, and more than once.

after……

How will things develop in the future? I won’t consider things that are too far in the future. I will only focus on the near future. The admission results will be announced soon. Will Xu and I be in the same school and the same city? I don’t know. Maybe. If the admission results are satisfactory, then we will have another trip this summer, four days and three nights, in Siyun City.

Make some plans in advance to avoid being caught off guard when the results come out.

There are many scenic spots in Siyun City, such as Grottoes, Mingtang, Yingtian Gate... Grottoes are definitely worth visiting, but whether to visit Mingtang and Yingtian Gate is worth discussing. If these two are free, there is no need to hesitate, you can go, but it seems not worthwhile to spend one or two hundred yuan to visit such modern artificial attractions.

If you want to visit natural attractions, you have to go away from the city. It’s okay to go away from the city because this time, you have plenty of time.

Laojun Mountain, Grand Canyon, Jiguana Cave, Chongdu Valley and Baiyun Mountain are all tourist attractions in the county.

It may take a whole day to climb Laojun Mountain. Even if it takes less than a day, the time spent on the journey back and forth will not leave much time. The same is true for climbing Baiyun Mountain.

Chongdu Valley and Jiguana Cave are not far apart. Chongdu Valley is open all day, while Jiguana Cave has limited opening hours. Therefore, you should visit Jiguana Cave first and then go to Chongdu Valley, which will take another day.

Is it possible to visit the Grand Canyon and Longmen Grottoes in just one day? Moreover, taking a bus to the county town every day and walking 20,000 to 30,000 steps every day is too tiring.

In addition, there is a more serious problem. The ticket price of these six attractions adds up to about 500 yuan. Add the train ticket, accommodation fee, and the ticket price of the slide and ropeway, and the 1500 yuan budget will be very little. Then, what about the bus fare? The bus fare required to travel back and forth between the county and the city should not be underestimated.

From the train station to Laojun Mountain, 151 kilometers, to Baiyun Mountain, 177 kilometers, to Chongdu Valley, 141 kilometers. From Chongdu Valley to Jiguan Cave, 41 kilometers. A total of 510 kilometers. Including the return trip, 1020 kilometers.

Excluding the day for visiting the Longmen Grottoes, there are still three days left. We have to travel 1210 kilometers by car in three days. Not to mention the consumption of money and physical strength, if we spend a lot of time on the road every day, how much time will be left for visiting scenic spots?

Therefore, we can't stay near the train station this time. Laojun Mountain, Chongdu Valley, and Jiguan Cave are all in the same county town. We can divide the four days and three nights into two parts, and spend two days and one night in the county town, which can save both travel expenses and time.

One of the four days will be spent in Baiyun Mountain. How far is Baiyun Mountain from Laojun Mountain?
52 kilometers.

Then let's increase two days and one night to three days and two nights.

To plan a more accurate route, more data is needed.

From Laojun Mountain to Chongdu Valley, 45 kilometers.

From Laojun Mountain to Jiguan Cave, it is 8.6 kilometers. From Laojun Mountain to Baiyun Mountain, it is 52 kilometers.

From Chongdu Valley to Jiguana Cave, it is 41 kilometers.

From Chongdu Valley to Baiyun Mountain, 56 kilometers.

From Jiguana Cave to Baiyun Mountain, 46 kilometers.

Starting from Laojun Mountain, the distance to the other three scenic spots is 105.6 kilometers.

Starting from Chongdu Valley, 142 kilometers.

Starting from Jiguana Cave, it is 95.6 kilometers.

The differences between the three are not that big. You cannot directly choose Jiguana Cave as the starting point. You must also consider the traffic conditions, accommodation fees, and travel expenses.

In general, it is cheaper to live near Jiguan Cave than Laojun Mountain. We can book a hotel near Jiguan Cave and stay for two nights.

On the morning of the first day of the journey, we arrived at the train station and then rushed to Laojun Mountain from the train station. Near the evening, we rushed to Jiguana Cave from Laojun Mountain.

On the second day of the trip, we visited Jiguana Cave and Chongdu Valley, and that night we rushed back to Jiguana Cave from Chongdu Valley.

On the third day, we set out from Jiguana Cave and went to Baiyun Mountain. In the evening, we set out from Baiyun Mountain and went to another hotel near the train station.

On the fourth day, we set out from the hotel and went to Longmen Grottoes. We didn’t go to the Grand Canyon as it was too late.

If you follow this route, the total distance is less than 500 kilometers.

Mu Zhengguang completed the complete travel plan in one night: three nights, four days, five attractions, and two mountain climbs.

The day passed like this. The next day, when Mu Zhengguang woke up, he couldn't help but think of the eternal farewell and separation.

This time when he went on vacation, there were three more things in his schoolbag that were not there before: a graduation photo, a note, and a USB flash drive.

Mu Zhengguang couldn't explain why he brought his graduation photo. Maybe he thought the photo was light, so he took it with him? It's just a piece of paper, and it doesn't take up much space in the schoolbag. What's more, there is no summer homework in the schoolbag this year, so there is more space.

In that box were notes he wrote to Xu, notes Xu wrote to him, and notes exchanged between him and other classmates.

The short slips only had one sentence, for example, "The physics teacher is here" or "Lend me yesterday's math test paper." The long slips were written on the front and then on the back, until there was almost no room on the back, so a new slip was added.

Some notes only take a moment to pass across a seat.
Some notes were passed across half of the classroom, from left to right, through many hands. During this process, students with lower grades would help pass the notes, and students with higher grades would also help pass the notes. Although everyone was not familiar with each other, it seemed that no one would refuse such a small favor. It was really hard to say goodbye to such classmates.

The USB flash drive contains all the pictures and recordings in his phone. When he sings, he doesn't just record one or two people, but all the people whose voices he wants to hear and remember, as long as they open their mouths, he records them.

Look at the photos, listen to the voices, and recall the past often, but I still can't avoid forgetting. Every day is so hard to bear.

Mu Zhengguang attributed the "hardship" to waiting. He thought that when the admission results came out and a new journey began, he would be able to let go of the past and say goodbye to the people in the past without making a sound.

(End of this chapter)