Although everyone was making a fuss, everyone in the crew had a good relationship, and Xia Yitong was willing to dance to liven up the atmosphere. But her robe was too heavy. If she took it off, it would be too cold, but if she didn't, she couldn't dance. Xia Yitong gritted her teeth and took it off, but a strong wind blew over and almost blew her up.
Qin Hanlin quickly grasped her shoulder, stopping her from soaring. Xia Yitong hugged Qin Hanlin's arm with her backhand, still in shock, and could hear her own rapid breathing. Her heart was beating so hard that it hurt.
Lu Yinbing had already stood up, rushed halfway like lightning, and stopped in time. Fortunately, no one present expected that a good dance would almost lead to an accident, and several people rushed out to help. Lu Yinbing was not particularly eye-catching among these people.
Everyone present looked at each other in silence. The culprit, Qin Hanlin, had guilt written all over his face: "I'm sorry, I didn't consider that you are not used to it yet."
Xia Yitong looked around, gave Lu Yinbing a soothing look, crossed his arms, rolled up his sleeves, showed an unconvinced look to Qin Hanlin, and sneered: "I don't believe it, it's just a strong wind."
Lu Yinbing slowly clenched his hand that was hanging under his sleeve into a fist and stepped back.
Qin Hanlin advised her with a look of disapproval: "Don't be so stubborn."
Xia Yitong was full of confidence: "I'm really good, why don't you let me go and try?"
Qin Hanlin did not relax.
Xia Yitong said, "If we have to shoot a scene with strong winds tomorrow, do I have to tie a rope behind me to prevent myself from being blown away?"
Qin Hanlin was happy, "You can try it."
"Just stand two steps away from me. If you can't help it, pull me back." Xia Yitong negotiated with him while gently pulling away his arm. "Everyone is in such a good mood. Don't let me spoil the fun."
Xia Yitong was very stable this time. The wind only blew up her sleeves and trouser legs, and her feet did not move at all. She had a good dance foundation, so she just danced along with the wind, her posture graceful and agile.
But what’s dance without music
I don't know who brought in the musical instruments from the play, such as the horse-head fiddle, hand drum, and tanbul. Those who knew how to play started playing in twos and threes, either beating or strumming them. The native herdsmen in the crew followed the beat and sang ancient ballads, which were heard far away under the distant starry sky.
The lamb meat was cut into pieces with a pair of knives, steaming hot. Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong, who had just finished jumping, shared a leg of lamb. The warmed kumis was brought up in wooden barrels, and they drank it with bowls, drinking in big gulps and eating meat in big mouthfuls.
There was a lot of joy around the bonfire.
A group of crew members who grew up in the mainland seemed to have transformed themselves into this magnificent plateau. They had the heroic spirit of nomadic people who lived near water and grass in their bones, and even their laughter was so hearty and unrestrained.
Amid the noise, Lu Yinbing took the wine from Xia Yitong, drank it all, took another bite of the lamb leg, bent one leg, let his long hair fall casually, half hanging in front of his chest, blown by the wind, his lips slightly curled, and smiled at Xia Yitong with drunken eyes. That carefree attitude reminded Xia Yitong of a classic scene in a movie in the 1990s, and it would be even more like a scene if he played the pipa in his hand.
Xia Yitong: "Teacher Lu, I'll go over there for a while and be back soon."
The kumis was strong, and Lu Yinbing didn't hear anything. She regretted playing it cool in front of Xia Yitong just now, because the alcohol rushed to her head as soon as she drank it. She had a moderate alcohol tolerance, not good nor bad, but she couldn't stand such a sudden gulp.
I was careless... I hope I don't reveal any flaws.
Well... I can still see the person in front of me clearly. Two noses and one eye. No, two eyes, one nose, and a mouth. I want to kiss him, but I can't. I have to hold back.
Hey? Where is Xia Yitong going? Doesn't she want me anymore
Unhappy, her mouth slightly pursed. Lu Yinbing thought, no, she is a glamorous and powerful actress, she can't lose her composure in front of the public, so Lu Yinbing buried her head in her knees in grievance.
Xia Yitong walked up to the crew member who was playing the dutar passionately, and waited for a while before interrupting him: "Xiaotian, Xiaotian? Do you mind lending this to me?"
Xiaotian stopped moving his fingers, opened his eyes, and not only agreed readily but also volunteered to teach her enthusiastically. Xia Yitong had to talk a lot before rejecting his kindness and went back with the dutar.
There is no pipa, but the dutar looks a lot like a pipa, so let's make do with it. Xia Yitong was happily holding the pipa, and was going to let Lu Yinbing hold the pipa and pretend to play it, and then take a photo to satisfy her fantasy.
We are already girlfriends, so this little request should be reasonable.
As a result, as soon as he returned to his seat, Lu Yinbing shrank himself into an ostrich.
Xia Yitong: “…” What happened
Xia Yitong asked Xiaoxi, who was urging Fang Wei to go up and dance with the others who were already dancing, and didn't notice what was going on with Lu Yinbing. Besides, Lu Yinbing was just with Xia Yitong and looked so beautiful, so she asked her to stay away and not look at her. Fang Wei whispered, "Teacher Lu seems to be drunk, and I saw that her eyes were not focused just now."
Xiaoxi: "Wow, Fang Hui, you are amazing."
Fang Hui: "…You are too stupid."
"..." Xia Yitong decided to formally put the matter of changing the assistant on the agenda.
She carefully placed the dutar on the sand aside, and reached her hands along Lu Yinbing's ostrich head until she supported her face. Then, with a little force, she pulled her head out from her knees like pulling a carrot.
Lu Yinbing's eyes were clear, and he said in a dignified voice: "Who dares to offend me?"
Xia Yitong: “…” Very drunk.
Lu Yinbing laughed: "I was just kidding, where have you been?"
Xia Yitong: "I'll get this." She pointed to the dutar next to Lu Yinbing.
"What?"
"bomb."
"You can?"
"Won't."
"I can?"
Xia Yitong: "..." How do I know if you can do it? So, she asked: "Can you do it, Teacher Lu?"
Lu Yinbing nodded: "I can."
Xia Yitong was very surprised. She changed her original plan of taking photos to filming. She put Lu Yinbing in the same uninhibited pose as before, put Dutar in her arms, and asked, "Are you ready?"
Lu Yinbing: "I'm ready."
The two of them were very close, and Fang Hui and Xiao Xi blocked them, so they didn't attract much attention. Xia Yitong didn't want others to see Lu Yinbing's current appearance. It was so noisy now, and the voice of a dutar was insignificant in the noise.
The two looked at each other, Xia Yitong turned her phone to video mode and said, "Look at the camera."
Lu Yinbing didn't look at the camera. Xia Yitong didn't know that she was too drunk to see the camera. Seeing Lu Yinbing staring at her, she felt a little shy, and then said, "You can look at me too, let's start."
Something she didn't expect happened.
Squeak-squeak-squeak-squeak-squeak-squeak-
Suddenly, there was an out-of-place musical instrument sound in the field. The sound was so penetrating, like the sound of long fingernails scratching on a blackboard, or two dry pieces of iron rubbing back and forth, making one's teeth ache.
Someone laughed out loud: "Who is this? If you can't play it, don't play it. You scared me."
Xia Yitong rushed forward, held Lu Yinbing's hand with one hand, and made a "hush" gesture, meaning not to let anyone know that it was you who played the piano.
Lu Yinbing looked at her and thought it was funny. She also made a "hush" sound. Xia Yitong breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment Lu Yinbing started to bend her fingers. Why shouldn't she play? She wanted to play. No one could stop Lu Yinbing from doing what she wanted to do.
One of them was breaking her fingers while the other was pressing hard. Xia Yitong was not as strong as her and felt that her fingers were about to be broken. In the end, she was afraid of hurting Lu Yinbing's fingers, so she had to let her go.
Squeak-squeak-squeak-ge-squeak-ge-
Xia Yitong covered her ears tightly to let the evil sound pass through other people's ears.
Those who were dancing and playing the piano were going crazy. They were tormented to death, but when they saw that it was Lu Yinbing, they found it funny and laughed non-stop. In the end, it was Qin Hanlin who took action to suppress Lu Yinbing and ended the ridiculous farce.
However, Qin Hanlin waited until Lu Yinbing had played the piano for five minutes and collected five minutes of negative information before he came out to stop.
Xia Yitong strongly suspected that he might be working as a paparazzi part-time in private.
The bonfire burned even more vigorously as more branches and leaves were added. One scene ended and another began. Everyone danced around the bonfire, holding hands. Lu Yinbing insisted on dancing, so Xia Yitong and Fang Wei held her in the middle to prevent her from accidentally falling.
However, Lu Yinbing's steps were very steady, and he could do movements like hopping on one foot with ease, and he didn't look drunk at all.
The horse-head fiddle was still being played, and the hand drum was still being beaten, but the sound gradually became lower and sparser, becoming empty. The bonfire also turned into a gray-black pile with sparks, and the sand was shoveled on the spot to cover it.
There were a few people in the crew who hadn't drunk and were responsible for driving everyone back to their accommodation. There were also some who were so drunk that they couldn't move at all and didn't want to go back, so they slept in the tents. There were bedding and hot water bottles inside, and they could also burn charcoal fires for warmth. These were the precious belongings they had acquired over the past month and a way to spend the night. Sometimes they finished work too late and everyone didn't go back.
Originally, there would be no problem for Lu and Xia to stay, but Lu Yinbing was already drunk, and Xia Yitong felt that it would be easier to take care of him if he stayed in the hotel, so he left in a car.
Half an hour later, the van bumped to the door of an inn. Due to its remote location, the inn looked very simple from the outside, but after entering, we found that it was consistent inside and out.
Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong went in one after the other. Xia Yitong had received the room card, no, room key, from the producer of Life, and lived next to Lu Yinbing, which was very considerate. After all, at this point in the filming, there was no reason for them to live together.
She walked Lu Yinbing into the room, one foot inside the room and one foot outside, and paused, not knowing whether she should take a step inside or back off. At the critical moment, Lu Yinbing reached out and pulled her, slamming the door shut.
Xia Yitong was startled by the sound of the door slamming.
Lu Yinbing stared at her and asked, "Are you home yet?"
Xia Yitong nodded blankly: "We're here."
"It's good that we're here." Lu Yinbing murmured, completely different from her previous clear and bright attitude. She couldn't stand steadily and leaned her body weight onto Xia Yitong. Xia Yitong helped her to sit down on the bed.
The bed is a single bed, very narrow, probably less than 90 centimeters. It is just right for one person to lie down, but there is no way for two people to sleep on it.
So Lu Yinbing sat down alone. Xia Yitong straightened up and wanted to pour her a glass of water, but Lu Yinbing grabbed his hat again. He staggered and fell back into her arms, still with his back against her chest.
Very soft... It seems that the flesh has grown back. Xia Yitong felt awkward for a moment, but also happy. He stood there stiffly, not daring to move.
Lu Yinbing put his arms around her waist, turned her around, lowered his head slightly, and breathed hot air on her lips.
"You..." Lu Yinbing's eyes were hazy with drunkenness, and he touched her soft lips with his fingers. "I'm telling you, I wanted to kiss you just now. Do you know?"
Xia Yitong's heart almost jumped out: "No, I don't know."
"I'm telling you now, and you'll understand." Lu Yinbing grinned like an innocent child, his eyes shining, and urged her, "Close your eyes quickly."
Xia Yitong's eyelashes trembled slightly and she gently closed her eyes.