A 10-year-old girl actually wanted to challenge Mount Everest to more than 5,200 meters. Her mother gritted her teeth, but…

On the fifth day after returning home from Tibet, I got up at almost noon. The girl is lying on the dining table in the hall doing her summer vacation homework. Pretending to be fine, I pulled down the remaining pages of homework and was a little surprised: Is it almost done? So I giggled: \”Such a perfect daughter, come and drink tea with mom.\” We haven\’t had a serious chat for so long since we came back. \”Do you still remember that morning when your mother took you over to see Mount Everest? You remained silent and sat next to Mani.\” I glanced at her and she was looking at me. I continued: \”What were you thinking at the time? ?\” \”I didn\’t think about anything. I was just looking at it.\” The girl paused, plucked the strings, and continued: \”I don\’t know why. I used to want to go to a place and then I went there, and I always got it. I was very excited. I was not at all that day.\” \”Very calm? Or is it because I am tired?\” \”Yes, it is very calm. I don\’t feel tired.\” The child who recalled the past looked very magical: \”I think Mount Everest is also It\’s very calm, and it\’s also looking at me.\” After a long time, as if she was finally convinced, the girl spoke again: \”I have an idea, I want to climb up.\” ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ That morning was truly unforgettable. We arrived at the Everest Base Camp on the second day of our Ali Great Northern Loop and the ninth day of our trip to Tibet. During the seven days of preparation, I took her to the end of the Potala Palace, through the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon, and twice over the Mira Pass, which is over 5,000 meters above sea level. During the process, I gradually observed her walking strength, her balance at alternating altitudes, and her adaptability at high altitudes, all of which were deliberately prepared for the final trip to Ali. I want to accompany her to see the more magnificent and lesser-known beauty, but this requires her mental and physical efforts to cooperate. After all, he is just a ten-year-old child. The first time she lived in a Tibetan tent, she flopped on each bunk with joy, refusing to listen to advice at all. The result was that he honestly said he had a headache. The tent seemed to be patchwork, but it was actually airtight, and the heating fuel was sheep dung. It was sufficiently smoked, and the oxygen was even thinner and almost zero. For our sake, the tent owner kindly put out the fire early, but soon the intensity of the Tibetan incense filled the air. I can\’t help but ask for help. I gave her two bottles of 50% concentrated glucose syrup for injection (this is a folk secret for dealing with high reflexes, and the effect is very positive), and then I held her in my arms and stayed up almost all night. It was only in the early morning that she became stable. This was our first night at altitude five thousand meters away. Although we had trouble sleeping intermittently and felt uneasy, it was empty and peaceful. My traveling companion quietly woke me up: Mount Everest had appeared. Yesterday evening, it was still covered by clouds. This news surprised me. The girl is still asleep. After enduring it for a while, I finally woke her up softly. How many people have come here but returned with regrets? Mount Everest is not something you wait for, it is something you have to meet. What\’s more, it\’s the rainy season now, and the sky on the plateau is unpredictable. Standing outside the tent with her daughter in her arms, staring at the complete face of Mount Everest. The morning breeze is clear and biting, blowing on your face and shoulders; clouds and mist are lingering around, ready to cover you at any time. Standing behind time, looking back at our backs in the morning light, we really condensed a lot of happiness. After a while, I whispered in her ear: \”Go back and lie down for a while, and we won\’t get in the car.\” Her expression changed drastically:\”Why?\” \”The altitude is higher up there…\” But I couldn\’t explain it anymore. Her eyes were filled with tears: \”I finally got here…\” I froze. Yes, we finally got here. If the child understands how hard it is, if the child is willing to go, no matter how difficult it is, I will never stop her, even if it is a risk. Gritting your teeth, okay, mom will take you there. We quickly transferred to the tent and asked Lasuo Lasuo to help us buy tickets before the clouds and mist set in. My friend from Macao who was traveling with me was suffering from severe symptoms of high fever, so he said, \”Every kid can do it, so can I.\” That morning, I gathered unprecedented energy, without saying a word, just to pick up the smallest possibility. Go head-on and make it happen. The satchel was stuffed with oxygen bottles, three servings of glucose syrup, water and chocolate… He then held his daughter with his left hand and his friend with his right hand, climbed a few steps, calmed his breathing, and then climbed again. The short hills are like a ladder to the sky, and we are heading to the end of the clouds. When you climb up the gravel slope where ordinary travelers can get as close as possible to Mount Everest, you will see Mount Everest, clear and clear, coming towards you. It is still waiting for us, and it is being fulfilled. With a pale face, my friend struggled to smile: \”I want to thank Jiajia.\” Yes, I want to thank her too. Without her firm persistence, we would all be just a few steps away from Mount Everest. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Regret is more like a ravine about time. Once formed, it cannot be filled in intact. No matter how many times it happens next, it won\’t be this time. I fulfilled her wishes and persistence, and she fulfilled my wishes and persistence for her. Every kind of perfection for children, is it also about perfection for oneself? Now that I know her answer, and when it is superimposed with the scene of her sitting quietly facing Mount Everest, it is really wonderful. In my heart, it is like the eternal sky on the plateau in my memory, clear and magnanimous. Text｜Xi Man