Ngobusuku obuthule nolukhanyayo, izinkanyezi zazifana nekhasi elinhle, zigcwele izinkanyezi ezigqamile. Phansi kwalolu bethaka lwezinkanyezi, kwakukhona umfanyana ogama lakhe linguFengsheng, onenwele eziphaphathekile ezimnyama, ezihlala zibhakabhaka emoyeni wobusuku. UFengsheng ungumfanyana onobukhazikhazi nobuqiniso, enomoya wokungesabi ubunzima. Njengoba ubusuku buqala, uthanda ukuphuma endlini, abheke izinkanyezi, enenhliziyo egcwele amaphupho angapheli ngekusasa.
Bese kuncane kancane, kwakukhona impungushe encane enobungane, igama layo linguXiaomeng. UXiaomeng unamehlo akhanyayo futhi aqonda, nephimbo layo lifana nomlilo, njalo likhombisa umoya ophilayo nongamanga. UXiaomeng noFengsheng bangabangani abakhulu, futhi bavame ukudlala ndawonye phansi kwezinkanyezi, babelana ngamaphupho nezifiso zabo.
Kulolu suku, uFengsheng noXiaomeng banquma ukuhlela umqhudelwano okhethekile, ngenhloso yokubonisa ukufuna kwabo amaphupho, kanye nobungani babo obukhulu. Umqhudelwano wahlelwa esigcawini esikhulu semathafa, ezungezwe ukukhanya kwezinkanyezi, kufaneleka ukudala umoya ongapheli wokugqugquzela.
UFengsheng ume emaphakathi kwethafa, umoya wehlisa ubuso bakhe, ucabanga emswaneni, wathi kuXiaomeng: “Namuhla sizohlela umqhudelwano, hhayi nje ukuhamba noma ukuncintisana, kodwa ukuze sibonise amaphupho ethu nok勇气. Ngifuna yonke into ibe nokhuphuka kwezinkanyezi, ukwenza lezo zifiso ezikude zisondele kithi.”
UXiaomeng wabheka ngokukhanya kwenjabulo, waphuma, ebhampa: “Ngiyavuma! Amaphupho ethu afana nalokhu kukhanya kwezinkanyezi, nakuba kubukeka kukude, kodwa uma sebenza, sizokwazi ukufinyelela kuzo!”
Ngakho-ke, umcimbi waqala. Okokuqala, kwakukhona umqhudelwano wem速度, uFengsheng noXiaomeng banquma ukwenza umqhudelwano wokugijima. Bobabili bema emgibeni, uFengsheng wathoba kancane, efana necebo elizokhanga abantu. Inhliziyo yakhe igcwele uthando lokuncintisana, efisa ukudlula imingcele yakhe.
“Lungisa, qala!” Njengoba uFengsheng esho, yena noXiaomeng baphakathi kokuhamba ngesivinini, befana nezikhali ezishayayo. Izinyathelo zikaFengsheng zihlakaniphile futhi zikhazimula, kanti uXiaomeng uyashesha, efana nabambongayo, ezokwenza umjikelezo. Lo mqhudelwano wawungenasiqalo, wagcwele ukuhlekisa, ngoba uXiaomeng wayevame ukuthumela izaziso eziphathelene nezinyathelo zikaFengsheng, kwenza le ndaba ibonakale iwubuhlungu.
Bejika over the grass, bobabili bakhanya wazo emoyeni, bazizwa umoya uqhubekile, kanti umhlaba wonke ubukeka umnandi. Inhliziyo kaFengsheng yagcwala amandla, wayazi ukuthi kuphela ngokuzikhandla, bangafinyelela phansi amaphupho. Kanti uXiaomeng wayezungeza uFengsheng, emnika injabulo engapheli. Ekugcineni, ngebhaku lokuhulumeni, bobabili baphuma beshaya kuzo.
“Yebo, phela! Isivinini sethu singakhanga!” U-Fengsheng uphoxa, ubuso bakhe bungaphezu kokuhlekisa, ebhekisisa kuXiaomeng.
“Ha ha, bheka, indlela engishayisa iNkanyezi ibangele ukuthi uqonde!” UXiaomeng ukhombisa ubumnandi, phakathiswa indololwane, ekhombisa uFengsheng.
Le mpi yokubambisana ayikwenza bazi okukhalipha, futhi yakhuthaza ubudlelwano babo.
Okwamanje, banquma ukwenza umqhudelwano wokuhamba nokuphawula. U-Fengsheng wacabanga, kungaba kuhle uma sizama ukugqashula izinkanyezi ezikude. Ngakho, wathola igatsha elide, umsebenzi wombono, futhi wabhala umugqa emhlabathini, ubeka ububanzi babo.
“Khumbula, akukhona okunezigaba kuphela, kodwa kusemthethweni kokuhlola lapho kufaneleke khona, lokhu kuyiyona勇气 yokufuna amaphupho.” U-Fengsheng bheka kuXiaomeng, efaka isandla.
“Ngizokwenza konke okusemandleni ami, ngiyesaba ukuwa!” UXiaomeng ubelokhu njalo unembeza.
Ngemuva kokulaya, bobabili baqala ukungqongqoza. U-Fengsheng izinyathelo zakhe zibe futhi zikhanya, wahamba ngebhande, ezibukeka zikhanya emoyeni, ukuze azame ukuphatha umlayezo olungile. Kanti uXiaomeng uhanjiswa, izinyathelo zakhe ziphakathi kwezithombe ezilungile, eziphalela uthando lobungcweti.
U-Fengsheng noXiaomeng uma behamba nezithombe emkhathini, kubonakala ukuthi ukukhanya okukhanyayo kwahlanganiswa, lapho behamba phansi, nezinkanyezi zibubha ukuba bafike. U-Fengsheng wethula intokozo yamanje, wayehamba phambili ekubhekaneni nalokhu, kodwa beyizifiso zethu.
“Senze impumelelo, sitholile impumelelo!” U-Fengsheng wakhumbula uXiaomeng.
“Yebo, izinkanyezi zakusasa zingakukhumbula!” U-Xiaomeng wakhanyisa, ecabanga ngokuzithokozisa.
Ngemva kwesikhathi eside umjaho okwandelayo, banikeza izinto eziningi ezahlukene, njengokuhamba, ukulinganisa, kanye nomsebenzi womphakathi. Njengoba kufanele, uFengsheng usebufihle, kanti uXiaomeng waqamba ukuhlola. Noma iyiphi ibhasi, noma uma bephula impumelelo, babayizinkanyezi ezimibalabala.
Isikhathi sephukile, imojula yeZinkanyezi ibonisa amahlano, phakathi kulesi sikhumbuzo uFengsheng wathola izinkanyezi ezikhanyayo, ngakho wama waphenduka phambi kwezinkanyezi.
“Xiaomeng, ubonile yini, izinkanyezi ukukhanya kwesikhumbuzo, zibhalela ingosana lokusebenza?” U-Fengsheng uqhubeka.
“Yiba nezinkanyezi ezifana nemaphupho ethu, sikhonze umnqobi, njengemisebenzi yethu yokugcina.” UXiaomeng ubukeka ejabule kakhulu, ehlakaniphile.
Ngalesi sikhathi behlaziya, uXiaomeng waphakamisa isiphakamiso esikhethekile: “Masiphinde sibe ne-umjaho, le nkinga ukuhamba ivele kuzo zonke izinkanyezi, ukufakazela ukuthi sizokwenza lokho!”
“Kuhle kahle!” U-Fengsheng ngaphandle kokukhathele, bobabili babuyela ezimpawulweni, bazwe uthando lokukhumbula.
“U-Lungaphaca, sizongena ngokushesha!” U-Fengsheng uphakamisa izwi.
“Ngizozama!” U-Xiaomeng waphendula. Ngosuku lwamaphupho, baphinde bakhuluma, bejabulile kakhulu, bonke bezama umuzi.
Ngokuphathelene nezinyathelo zabo emhlabathini, izinkanyezi zibhalisela ukuduma, zibhalela lo mcimbi. Ngaleso sikhathi, uFengsheng noXiaomeng banekhono, noma bangase bazobhekana nolaka, bangesabi, ngoba ubungani babo buyakwenza baye phambili.
Lapho ukukhanya kufika, izinkanyezi zihamba kancane, kushiya ubuhle bokukhanya. U-Fengsheng noXiaomeng bahlala ethafeni, impilo ephelelwe amandla kodwa igcwele ukujabulisa. Ukukhosela kwangoku, akukhona toimitano, kuyinto ethokozisayo ezinkundleni, kanye nebhadi lempihlo kanye nobungani obubhalisa izinkanyezi.
“Le nkanyezi iyoba yimumba wethu.” U-Fengsheng ukhombe izinkanyezi, ecacisa.
“Noma sihamba kuphi, ukuma kwethu kuncike azwe kancane, kukhumbula amaphupho osuku lwenkanyezi.” UXiaomeng uphakamise.
Ngakho, bobabili benza umjaho phakathi kwesimo sikaZinkanyezi, imithwalo kumithwalo, bazithokozisa ngenzondo yamanje. Amaphupho akhe afika phezu kwale Nkanyezi, ebonisa izinkanyezi, akhawulelwanga amakhono, aphuma futhi abhekene nezenhlalo.