WhenmymotherandIembarkedonthejourneytoQingdaoandboardedthetrain,mymoodwassurgingandIwasveryexcited.Lookingoutthewindowatthescenerythatflashedby,IeagerlyhopedthatthetraincouldarriveinQingdaofasterandearlier.
Afteralongdayoftraveling,wefinallyarrivedatQingdaoRailwayStation.Qingdaoisabeautifulcitywithexceptionallyfreshair,andavarietyofbuildingsarepresentedinfrontofme.ThereareChinese,European,American,andsomeunnamedbuildings.EverytimeIgo,Ihavetostopandtakeagoodlook,whichquicklymakesmefallinlovewiththiscity.
Ignoringthefatigueofthejourney,wearrivedattheseasideandstoodontherocks,lookingintothedistance.Theendlessseawaslikeahugebluegemstone,shiningbrightly;Thewhitewavesoneafteranotherseemedlikelittledollsbouncingoutofthesea,runningtowardsus,playfullysplashingtheseawatertowardsus,andgraduallydisappearingawayfromuslikeahideandseek.
Wavesofseabreezegentlycaressedmycheeks,likeabeautifulsong,tellingthebeautyoftheseaandwelcomingus.Closeyoureyesandlistentothesoundofthewaves.Withsuchwarmthandromance,yourmoodfeelsincrediblycalmandbroad.Wedancedandlaughedatthebeach,playinguntilitwasdarkandunwillingtoleave.
Qingdao's"food"isalsoveryfamous.Thereisaparadiseforgourmands-thePichayuan,wheretherearevariousdelicacies,exquisiteanddazzling,makingmedrooloverthem.Everywherearemyfavoritebigseashrimp,soupdumplings,icecream,andmanyotherfoodsIhaven'tseenbefore.Aftereatingthis,Itrythat,butintheend,Ican'teventasteit.Feelingmybulgingbelly,Icanonlylookat"food"andsigh.Qingdao'sbeerisalsofamousfromafar.IbroughtabottleofittomyfatherwhenIcamehome,andthepuretastekepthiminconstantmemory.
SeaFairyMountain-Laoshanisascenicarea.MountLaoshanissurroundedbytheseaonthreesides,toweringandmajestic.Weclimbedoneofthefoxfairymountainsnearthesea,reachedthetopofthemountain,andlookedaround.Thebreezewasgentle,andtheseascenerywaspanoramic.Themountains,sea,fishingboats,andtouristsformedawonderfulandunparalleledpicture.
Aftertherain,itclearedup.Myfather,UncleChen,UncleWu,andfourothersreceivedthetaskofconductingtopographicsurveysinChenjiatuo.Beforeleaving,weallrubbedourhandsandwereenergetic,readytogoonabigfight.
AfterarrivingatChenjiatuo,Isawaseriesofundulatingmountainsandvalleys.Inthedistance,therewerecliffscutbyknivesandcliffscutbyswords,whileatthefoot,therewasavastabyss.Itseemsthattoday'smeasurementisabitdifficult.
Westartedsurveyingalongasmallpath.UnderthecommandofUncleWu,myfatherfixedpointsonthemeasurementobjectwithabenchmark,obtainedaccuratecoordinatesthroughasatellitereceiver,andthentoldUncleChenthathewoulduseapenciltorecordthecoordinatesanddrawasketch.Afterreturningtotheoffice,hewouldinputthedataintothecomputertoaccuratelydrawtheterrainmap.
Initially,ourmeasurementprogressedsmoothlyandachievedtwicetheresultwithhalftheeffort.Dadfixedonepointafteranother,UncleWucollecteddataoneafteranother,whileUncleChenrecordedthedataanddrewsketcheswithaswish.Withinanhour,wemeasuredatotalof200pointsanddrewasketchofamountain.Facedwiththeextraordinaryspeedofsurveyingandmapping,ourfacesarefilledwithjoyofharvest.
Inamoment,ourmeasurementarrivedattheedgeofthecliff.AsIwalked,Isteppedonnothingandleanedforward,thankstoUncleChen'squickandquickgraspofmywrist,liftingmetosafety.ThestoneIhadjuststeppedonrolleddownfromthecliffanddisappearedwithoutatrace.Afewsecondslater,thereweredullechoescomingfromthevalley,whichwastrulybreathtaking.Weevenwalkedcautiouslyontheedgeofthecliff,sloweddownthepaceofwork,andhalvedtheeffectiveness.Inthishour,weonlymeasured100points.
AssoonasIenteredmygrandmother'shouse,thelittledogCocaColaquicklyrantowardsme.Itkeptcirclingaroundmeandlickingmyfeetwithitstongue,justlikeseeinganoldfriend.Ihaven'tseenCocaColaforalongtime,andIdidn'texpectittorememberme.Itreallysurprisedme.Iputdownthebaginmyhandandsatonthechairtodrinkwater.CocaColasimplylaydownnexttothechair,nibblingonmyshoeswithitsteeth,andoccasionallylookedatmeasifsaying,"Littlemaster,welcomeback!Imissyousomuch!"Itscuteappearancemademelaugh.
Thereisavegetablegardennexttomygrandmother'shouse,wheremanyvegetablesaregrown.Therearepurpleeggplants,chilipepperslikelanterns,wintermelonwrappedinwhitegauze,greencucumbers...WhenIcometothegarden,Iwilltouchtheroundpumpkinforamoment,andthenlookatthechilipeppers,butIfeellikeIhaven'tseenenough.Mygrandmothertookmetoamelonrack,andIsawyellowflowersbloomingontherack,someofwhichproduceddelicatecucumbers.Grandmafoundtwolongcucumbersamongthegreenleavesandhandedthemtome.Isawcucumberswearinggreenclotheswithmanysmallthornsonthem,andtheyfeltroughtothetouch.Itookthecucumberhome,washeditclean,andquicklystuffeditintomymouth.Wow,thiscucumberissweet,crispy,refreshingandthirstquenching,andhasaparticularlygoodtaste."Grandmapickedtwomorecucumbersandmademecucumberscrambledeggsatnoon,whichisreallydelicious.
