Chapter 25 (1/2)
Act 25: Travel
Hang Hang: Don't stick so close to me, it's so damn hot…
Qi Ji: damn it, don't you kno to sacrifice for others?
Hang Hang: Haven't I sacrificed h? You still have your conscience or not? Who has ht now, my back is still in pain!
Qi Ji: Nonsense, you dare to tell ?
Hang Hang: What kind of sin did I commit in the past life to where I have you as a friend in this life?
Qi Ji: No o onThink how h ah…
Hang Hang: Don't give up just yet, you have about eighty-one o!
Qi Ji:Big Brother…
Hang Hang: If you keep sticking to me, I'll kick you down out of the bed!
Hang Hang pushed Qi Ji as sticking his whole body to him and jumped out of his bed When he raised his arh his back from the contraction in his ars; this resulted in Hang Hang being theup the platform
Right now Hang Hang, Qi Ji and an additional fee next to the Yellow River This village is located in the flooding area, so their houses are built up on high platforhtseeing scenic charm of this place
How did he even get here?
Let's back up a few steps
As we all know, Hang Hang was heartbroken; given this we can speculate that Hang Hang was in a very badin this state, Qi Ji asked if he wanted to go soreed He is so, but after he decided to be in a relationshi+p with that Idiot, he had not taken one step out of Beijing
Qi Ji organized this trip, actually he was not the one who organized it; to say it frankly, this trip was not as simple as it looked — it was for his work
The publisher he worked for wanted to publish a book on folk art, so work not pleasure really was the purpose of this tripThey wanted a book to be written that recorded famous craftsman works and their lives; it would be published under journalist and writer Chen Yu Wen's nameQi Ji was also on the trip because after Chen Yu Wen finishes writing it, he willhave to translate it into Spanish so it can be simultaneously published in EuropeIt is speculated that this book will becoe piece at the Book Fair this year Chen Yu Wen is a thirty-five years old female author and when she took over the project, she requested for soarding the craftsreed and told Qi Ji to coood experience for hiather some research of his own Just like that, the two of the placed on the job
Qi Ji went looking for Hang Hang because he wanted to have someone to take care of him while he was on the trip;if he was to ask that female author to look after hiht that Hang Hang would not coree to it Qi Ji also specifically asked hi Hang's reply was nothing Right, even nohen it was officially over between the Ze had broken up
Hang Hang had arranged everything at the store, he evenNan” before leaving on the trip with Qi Ji Hang Hang had thought of going on a vacation and the current weather was appropriate for so to these kind of places and learning about the crafts enjoyed the trip he ht not be able to finish itHe found out that this trip would take up to sixcould only join the itHe would not be at ease being away for so long, plus he wouldPrior to this stop they had already visited so many unique and different places; while there Chen Yu Wen had interviewed aon headHang's s to do in life, why should I hold onto such a trivial emotion?
Origa paper into decorative shapes and figures
Flying Paper Kite
Dragon Head Art
Shadow Puppetry
”Hang Hang” Qi Ji also got off the bed, ”I was not sleeping in coht”
”Probably not as unco as he looked out theThe place they were staying was on high terrain, the panora captured by his eyes as they spoke, ”I gave ht and look what happenedYou end up encirclingarms and I had to lie flat on the bed without a pillow under lued your body onto me, look at hoeaty I have become”
”Aiya, it was your fault!You know that I have a habit of sleeping hugging ontopilloith me”
”Hmph! You dare to talk back!”
”Geez, it is only with you that I becoinned, ”let me read you a poem to express my sincere appreciation to you, yeah?”
”You shouldn't even start Each ti a romantic poem, I'm always at a loss for word”
Qi Ji started to laugh
”Let's go, maybe Chen Yu Wen is already up”
”Aiyo, Hang Hang, it seeent about my work than me”
”Didn't I say it already, I' until now, I have always had to take care of you!”
They could not find Chen Yu Wen anywhereThey decided to ask the owner of the house they were staying at and the Auntie told the to look for Elder Dong Qi Ji knew right away that Elder Dong was the lady they wanted to interview about her special craft as a paper cutter; it was said that the paper being cut by her is very fine and vivid Qi Ji did not get the chance to ask where to find Elder Dong's residence because the Auntie said that Chen Yu Wen was acting like a crazyhad died so o, but she did not listen
With this news, Qi Ji and Hang Hang did not have a specific location to go to, they just si around for awhile, they both decided to head out to the river bank to appreciate the Yellow River view
At the east end of the village, Qi Ji and Hang Hang weresuddenly saw an old lady She was a skinny old lady with traces oftheir nize it was an old lady and not an old man because she had two tied braid tails In his opinion, to be able to style white hair into such a fine style at an old age was already a miracle
As Hang Hang watched her, he noticed she see on an old rattan chair
Yellow River – second largest river in Asia; the name “yellow” comes from the perennial color of the muddy water in the lower course of the river, which arises fro carried downstream
When they approached, the old woman still did not open her eyes
”Auntie, if we keep on following this path, will it lead us to the riverside of the Yellow River?” asked Hang Hang
The old lady lightly shook her body but did not answer
”Auntie?”
Still no response
Hang Hang was somewhat frustrated, ”Auntie, you can slowly enjoy the sun, but don't stay out in it for too long; soon the sun will release high UV rays which are not good for your skin”
After he finished voicing his concern, Hang Hang indicated to Qi Ji to keep ; he had decided to rely on himself for directions
At this exactman, you're very kind”
Great, she had scared Hang Hanghim jump on his feet
”Do you like paper-cutting?” The old lady asked, then took out a pair of scissors and a piece of red paper
Under the red hot sun, the red paper was like a bright burning flame, but the pair of black scissors revealed a cold aura
”Let an tofolded and cutJust like that, the red flauished
Hang Hang squatted down and stared at those skinny handsAs he watched he noticed the bony fingers were very skillful andwonders with the scissors, just like a wizard
”When I die, I can't do paper cutting anymore and I can't do my hair anymore”
Qi Ji also squatted down and looked up at the old lady, she seemed to look somewhat like a crazy person
The dragon only took a few minutes to completely take shape When the old lady was finished the result was a fla on the plane of paper, its shadoas giving it an uncanny ability to look like it was
”Here, take it”
Hang Hang really liked this dragon, or on on the paper plane
He said thank you as he received the souvenirHang Hang also said a feords to the old wo
Going with Qi Ji to the riverside of the Yellow River, he then turned to look at the village in the back, but he did not seeure
The sun started to heat up, Hang Hang and Qi Ji came to a stop, and then sat down under a tree for shade
”This feels really coainst the tree trunk
”Ha ha” Qi Ji also leaned back, and lightly chuckled
Hang Hang lazily stretched out his back, then he suddenly heard Qi Ji say: ”I should have called Liang Ze, he would really love this I've read through the novel written by him, I realized then that he is sos”
Hang Hang fell back sluggishly his hands were hanging at his sides and then he lazily leaned back on the tree trunkHis eyes were following the flow of the Yellow River, he felt somewhat dizzy as he heard himself said: ”Qi Ji, we've broken up”