I loved you so deeply

Chapter 41 Life and Death (1)
There was a bang in Gu Jin's head, and he ran forward without looking back.She cried out to the calm sea after the storm, and she rushed into the overflowing waves, screaming heartbreakingly: "Pang—zheng—"

Southern Africa, Transvaal Province, because most of the area has a tropical grassland climate, the temperature is basically the same throughout the year, but because it is adjacent to mountains, the temperature difference between morning and evening is relatively large.

Le Bombo Mountains region.

Close to the south of the foot of the mountain, there is a half-abandoned grassland. There are few people living here. There is an occasional wind in the huge empty space, and there is a damp earthy smell in the air.

The wind is cool, but the weather is muggy.

Lacey was wearing a straw hat with a typical western cowboy style, with a cigarette in his mouth, looking at the photos taken in the park during the day one by one, flipping through them for a while, probably picking out what he wanted He closed the computer and lazily asked the person next to him: "Professor Zhang, is there anything to eat?"

Professor Zhang rummaged through his bag, took out two breads and handed them over, with a helpless look in his eyes: "This is all that's left, let's make do with it, and just go to the city tomorrow."

Lei Xi took it, looked at the three women in the camp, and stuffed it back into the small cloth bag: "Forget it, carry it all night, and save it for the three of you for breakfast tomorrow."

Leixi is a veteran photographer of H Provincial Photographic Association. He is 40 years old and has won many well-known photography awards at home and abroad. He has long hair and a small black beard. He is tall and strong, and he is very humorous and gentleman.

He stood up and shook the dirt off his body, and wandered aimlessly around the small camp.Passing by the grass-green tent, he squatted down and chatted with the owner of the tent: "How many shots did you take today?"

Gu Jin was wearing dark jeans and a black and white jacket wrapped around her body. Because of the wind, she buried half of her face in the collar of her jacket and was concentrating on flipping through the camera.

Hearing Lei Xi's question, she hummed slowly, and quickly pressed the arrow keys a few times: "Probably... more than 400."

Lei Xi glanced at the camera screen and couldn't help laughing at her: "Yo ho, it's been more than half a month, do you still think about it?"

Gu Jin was immersed in the things in the camera and didn't care about him: "Didn't you also choose the film just now?"

"I was going to participate in the competition." Laixi took the camera from her hand and weighed it. Canon 5D, 24-105mm zoom lens, the market price must be 2 yuan less.

The camera is good, but it's a bit amateurish.

He removed the lens, twisted the aperture a few times, and wiped the connection between the lens and the camera habitually: "You are really good, ordinary people can't bear this hardship, I have been in Africa for three years, and I have brought many people like you. Such a young girl is fresh for three days, and in less than a week, she flew away early."

Gu Jin asked him, "Are they also watching the great migration of animals?"

Leixi laughed and mocked: "What kind of animal migration, it was a coincidence, they are all overseas students from nearby countries, and they came to play during the summer vacation, I don't know where they watched the documentary, and they came to make trouble. It's the master who took the picture with his mobile phone and left. There are very few who can squat down and guard. You young people are too careless."

When I took her to the airport, I didn't expect this girl to be with them for so long, all the way from Nairobi to Amboseli, from Bogoria to Nakuru, she followed them to climb mountains, rock climb, and go down the mud , I can eat any hardship, and I have never complained.In the hottest season of July and August, in order to fully capture the footage of animal migration, I did not hesitate to lie in the woods for several hours wrapped in a thick camouflage coat.

Several of the masters in the same company are old people in the photography field, and they all give her thumbs up when they see this.Sometimes when a group of people sit down and joke around at night, people will say, Lao Lei, we are doing something wrong. When Xiao Gu came here, she was a pure and innocent girl. Now you see, just like us, eating and washing hands is so clean There are no rules.

Lei Xi just smiled at that time, originally, since he decided to go through all the hardships outside and wanted to do this thing, he shouldn't be so particular about it, but in his heart, he actually admired this girl very much.

He used a brush to clean the dust from the lens carefully and skillfully. After cleaning, he reinstalled the lens to Gu Jin and put it away.

"Okay." Lacey patted the dirt on his body, got up and left, "Today I have to wrong you to stay in a tent for the night, Professor Zhang will sleep with Sana at night, and we will leave for Cape Town early tomorrow morning, and then we will take you to a dental festival." .rest early."

The tent was huge, and the wind kept blowing at night. Gu Jin lay in it with her legs stretched out, sighed comfortably, and picked up the camera again.

It contains all her memories of the two months in Africa. From the beginning, she could only focus on the novice who pressed the shutter at a loss. She gradually learned to adjust the aperture and focus. She knows which angle is the most suitable for shooting giraffes fighting with their necks. I also know at what distance to record elephants fighting with their trunks without danger.

Turning over the photos one by one, it looks like a dream.

After she left City B, she wandered aimlessly in Beijing for a month. The only thing she faced when she opened her eyes every day was the never-ending smog in the imperial capital, which was the traffic jam on the East Third Ring Road starting at 07:30 in the morning.Gu Jin feels that there is no difference here except that it has a larger population and denser buildings than City B.

So she applied for a visa, bought a plane ticket, and went to New Zealand to visit her mother.

Feng Ruoping lives with her cousin, in a villa at the north end of Auckland.Seeing Gu Jin standing at the door with her luggage, Feng Ruoping was startled.

Feng Ruoping's cousin married a local history teacher. She has a son and a pair of grandchildren. The family is very friendly to Gu Jin.The mother and daughter lived in her small room at night. Gu Jin hugged her mother and said nothing. After a long time, she said sullenly: "Mom, I and Pang Zheng are separated."

Feng Ruoping's hand stroking Gu Jin's hair stopped for a moment, and then patted her gently: "Mom guessed it."

With a sore nose, Gu Jin lay in her mother's arms and cried silently.

Feng Ruoping still looked very gentle: "Pang Zheng called me two weeks ago and asked me if you were there. I felt that there might be some conflict between you at that time, and when you called me before, you supported me. I'm more sure of the hesitation.

"You have the same temper as your father. You are stubborn and disobedient. You said you were on a business trip. What can I do with you? We old people can't help you with the problems between your husband and wife. Back then you When I was married to Pang Zheng, I advised you to be cautious, but it turned out to be like this, alas..."

Feng Ruoping wiped the tears from her daughter's face, feeling sad and helpless: "You and Pang Zheng...is there someone else out there?"

Gu Jin just sobbed, hugged her mother and shook her head desperately.

Feng Ruoping also shed tears, and when Gu Jin recovered from crying, she comforted her: "If you don't want to go back, don't go back, just stay here to relax. No one can be completely wrong in marriage, think about it for yourself , don't talk about divorce so lightly, when you figure it out, whether you stay or leave, mom will support you."

Just like that, Gu Jin lived in New Zealand for another two months.

It wasn't until she went online one day and saw a travel post that she had the idea of ​​going to Africa.There is a picture of a group of lions running wildly in the desert on the top, and the following reads: The Great Migration of Animals.

Every year from June to September, millions of grassland wild animals migrate on the Masai Mara prairie in Kenya. It has always been hailed as one of the fifty natural wonders in the world that cannot be missed.

Gu Jin remembered her honeymoon when she got married. She lay on the edge of the sofa and begged Pang Zheng. She said, let's go to Africa to see the great migration of animals.At that time, the documentary on TV happened to be that episode, and he stared at the TV in a daze for more than an hour. Gu Jin always thought that he liked it very much.

The mysterious and rich land of Africa has always been a small dream in Gu Jin's heart.

She longs to stand on the top of the mountains and dance towards the sunset. She yearns for the high mountains and wide waters, and respects and worships every creature that is stronger than her. Running animals.

They rely on each other and fight each other. They have their own living standards, which will not be shaken by anyone or changed by anyone.

So Gu Jin packed his luggage and set off again.When she was leaving, Feng Ruoping sent her to the airport with tears in her eyes, she said how did I give birth to such an uneasy thing as you.

With messy braids tied up, Gu Jin was wearing a cartoon T-shirt and jeans, waving goodbye to her mother, and finally had a bright smile on her face that she hadn't seen for many days.

She got off to a bad start at first, and she suffered a lot.

She first left the country in New Zealand, and then transferred from Hong Kong to Nairobi. Because she needed to be vaccinated against yellow fever in advance, she went from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, and her mobile phone was stolen.

After tossing and turning for two days, she finally arrived in Nairobi, and she had no clue. She wanted to find a place similar to a Chinese hotel to stay first, but unexpectedly met a group of six or seven people at the airport. They were wearing uniform black T-shirts. , male and female, with the words "Freedom Photographic Society" printed on it in white.

Gu Jin's eyes lit up, and he quickly took the opportunity to chat with the other party while waiting for his luggage.

The first person to talk to her was Laixi. He had a black mustache and asked her: "Chinese? Are you going to photograph the migration of wild animals?" There was a woman in her fifties who was about the same age as her mother in the crowd, with a professional camera around her neck, she nodded with a smile on hearing this: "Yes, we are a photography association. Members of Kenya, there will be a large number of Chinese photographers in Kenya at this time of year to create competition works. Girl, are you also in this business?"

Gu Jin shook his head, and pleaded with them again: "Can you take me with you, I don't know the place well, I just want to see this, I promise I won't cause trouble, and won't delay your board and lodging."

Hearing what she said, several people laughed.The old man next to the woman said: "Girl, you should think about it clearly. We are not the kind of people who have a car to pick us up and drop us off everywhere. It is hard to follow us."

Gu Jin said that I am not afraid of suffering, I can endure any hardship.

Seeing that she is so determined, no one else can persuade her anymore, so she just throws this trouble to the little black beard who leads the team.

Lei Xi looked at Gu Jin from head to toe, and slapped her thigh: "Okay. But you can't have so many things with us, and everyone has AA system for food and lodging, but sometimes you may eat the last meal without the next meal, Maybe when there is no place to live, I can build a tent and sleep in a sleeping bag, and it’s dangerous to photograph animals, and I might die in it.”

Gu Jin never expected that they would agree, and she was overjoyed.

Lacey glanced at her again, pulled a piece of clothing from the box and threw it on her head: "You can't follow us with your outfit, and your box, how much can you hold?"

So Gu Jin obediently bought a huge hiking bag, changed clothes, and carpooled with them to a hotel in the city to stay.

When getting into the car, Lacey looked at her empty suitcase and was very dissatisfied: "Why are you holding this thing? It's a burden, throw it away."

She had bought that suitcase during her honeymoon in the Maldives, and followed her to many places.Gu Jin dragged the handle, carefully discussing with him: "Can you let me carry it? When I'm tired, I can use it as a chair to sit on, and I can also store sundries. I'll watch it myself, so I won't cause you any trouble."

Lei Xi glanced at the box logo, Rimowa (Rimowa), no wonder he had to be willing to throw it away, he snorted coldly, and waved his head to signal her to get in the car.

After being together for a few days, Gu Jin got a general understanding of these people.

The old couple who spoke to her at the airport are professors of the photography department of a well-known domestic university, and their works have been featured in National Geographic many times. That Lacey with a mustache is the apprentice brought out by the old couple. 42 aged, married and widowed, with a daughter who just entered junior high school.

The other two are an acquaintance they met on the way here, Hu Peng, an editor of a certain newspaper, and the other is a local black girl whom Leixi met two years ago. She is studying philosophy in Shanghai and her name is Sana.

When they first walked together, they needed to adjust, Gu Jin tried not to cause trouble for them, and was afraid that he might do something wrong.They are all professionals, they know when and where to shoot the most suitable, and they even stay up all night in order to find the best shooting angle.

It wasn't until the day when the Great Migration really ushered in that Gu Jin knew that all the waiting and hardships before were all worthwhile.

The first day was the elephant herd in Amboseli. They sat in off-road vehicles rented by the locals. Dozens of elephants ran past the car. The sky was full of dust, with the inherent strength of the elephant herd. Incomparably spectacular.Gu Jin poked her head out of the skylight, her mouth was full of dust, but she was still grinning.

Then there are the flamingos in Bogolia, and the rhinos, zebras, leopards, and giraffes in Nakuru. They roared past in groups. As long as Gu Jin closes her eyes, she can feel the scene that is about to jump out. The life force of the screen.

That kind of vitality makes people's blood boil.

She was lying in the tent, everyone around her fell asleep, only the occasional sounds of animals came from a distance in her ears, Gu Jin looked at the dark and silent sky above her head, the northern stars arched, the stars moved, suddenly Would love to share this moment with someone.

She took out her phone, turned off the flash, and pressed the shutter against the dark night.

The signal in the wilderness was very bad, she shook it, and the network icon struggled to flash and flash, and then she opened the WeChat that she hadn't used for a long time.

There were hundreds of messages on it, she swiped her finger, found a person, and then lightly clicked send.

The network transmission is too slow, one percent... 13.00%... 20.00% seven... Gu Jin gradually fell asleep after waiting...

At three o'clock in the morning, Yin Bailu was lying on the wooden table, surrounded by messy paint and wood. This is a small restaurant she opened, which is being renovated.

When the phone ding-dong rang, she woke up from her sleep, her long hair was disheveled, and she looked around blankly.

After waking up a little, she rubbed her eyes and picked up her phone from the table. The message sent in the early morning was either an arrears text message or a scam message.

Swipe open the screen, and the software will automatically jump to the WeChat column.

Seeing that the dialog box that hadn't popped up for half a year was ranked first, Yin Bailu took a deep breath, his heart was beating wildly, and with slightly trembling hands, he clicked on the headshot with a bright smile, and the content was a photo.

In the photo, there is only a dark night and a quiet starry sky. That is not China.

Yin Bailu looked at the photo without moving for a long time, then buried his face in his hands, and finally wept softly.

Meimei slept for a long time.

Gu Jin felt that someone was patting her tent and whispered her name.

She opened her eyes, quickly put on her jacket, and unzipped the door: "What's wrong?"

There were drops of water dripping from Leixi's head, and he changed into a white T-shirt. He must have just returned from washing his face by the lake. He pointed outside and invited her: "Do you want to see the sunrise?"

Waking up, the drowsiness has almost dissipated, she got out of the tent, people in twos and threes outside all got up, Sana and Hu Peng were packing their luggage and camping things, Professor Zhang was boiling water, the first rays of sunshine in the morning It has not yet risen, and the sky is showing a quiet light blue.

Leixi took her up the mountain, and after walking for about 10 minutes, she came to an abandoned viewing platform in the mountain.

Neither of them said a word, they waited quietly.

At [-]:[-] in the morning, a brilliant golden color slowly rose in the distance, getting bigger and stronger, and the light became more and more intense.Gu Jin held his breath, and then a corner of the sun appeared, rising higher and higher.

She was pleasantly surprised: "Racy, it's a rhino!"

Lacey stood behind her, staring at a corner of the Kruger Park jungle, and responded softly: "Yes, it's a rhino."

More than a dozen rhinos seemed to have just woken up, and they took a slow walk under the leadership of the female rhino in front to fetch water from the lake.

The sun was halfway out, and the light was getting stronger, covering the grassland with a large piece of dazzling gold, like a mysterious call, more and more zebras and elephants also came out from the depths of the dense forest and began to gather in the center of the grassland.

There is no quarreling or biting between them, just like a gathering of friends, walking around each other.

Finally, the sun is all up.

(End of this chapter)