昨天不知怎得，就聊到了几年前去包头出差的经历。
大概是那年国庆假期之后，出发前明明查了天气预报，也按温度准备了衣物，可谁能想到，半路一场瓢泼大雨毫无征兆地砸了下来，气温跟着骤降 —— 那股冷意来得又急又猛，无奈只能把车上能穿的衣物全都裹到了身上，一路顶着雨到了草原，当晚便住进了蒙古包 —— 那是我第一次体验蒙古包住宿。傍晚雨小些时，同行的人张罗着点了篝火，大家围着跳动的火苗，手里晃着烟花棒，不管会不会跳舞，都跟着音乐胡乱摆动着身体，嘻嘻哈哈地 “群魔乱舞” 了一阵，倒也驱散了不少寒意。夜里大雨又至，记忆里只有冷，冷的只能在床上裹着被子，开着电热毯，那个晚上都顾不上洗漱就直接睡了。
第二天一早，我们揣着对草原日出的期待，早早起床。为了保暖，我干脆把睡袋裹在身上，一步一挪地爬上附近的高地等日出。就在我因为露水和雨水浸透鞋子而懊恼的时候，迎面走来一个大哥 —— 看到他的穿着，我当场就 “玄幻” 了：只见他上身穿着件宽松的大 T 恤，下身是条及膝短裤，手里还拿着遥控器，操控着半空中的无人机取景拍照。我怔怔得盯着他，满脑子都是 “他难道不冷吗？”，现在回想起来，还觉得那画面又好笑又神奇。
当然，草原的景色是真的没话说。不管是雨天朦胧的绿意，还是日出时金光洒在草地上的模样，还是远处错落有致得风车，辽阔且治愈，随便按下快门拍一张，都美得能直接当手机屏保。
Yesterday, we somehow talked about my business trip to Baotou a few years ago
Right after the National Day holiday. I’d checked the weather and packed clothes accordingly before leaving, but halfway there, a heavy rain suddenly poured down, and the temperature dropped sharply. The cold hit fast and hard, so I had to put on all the clothes I could find in the car. I drove through the rain to the grassland and stayed in a yurt that night—it was my first time in one. When the rain lightened in the evening, my colleagues lit a bonfire. We gathered around the dancing flames, waved sparklers, swayed randomly to music and laughed as we “danced wildly”—that chased away some cold. But the heavy rain returned at night. I was so cold that I just wrapped myself in a quilt, turned on the electric blanket, and fell asleep without washing up.
Early next morning, we got up to watch the grassland sunrise. To stay warm, I wrapped myself in a sleeping bag and climbed a nearby high spot. Just as I was annoyed about my shoes soaked by dew and rain, a man walked towards me. I was shocked by his outfit: a loose T-shirt and knee-length shorts! He held a remote, controlling a drone to take photos. I stared, thinking, “Doesn’t he feel cold?” Even now, that scene feels funny and amazing.
The grassland scenery was fantastic—hazy green in rain, golden sunlight on grass at sunrise, and scattered wind turbines in the distance. It was vast and comforting; any random photo could be a phone wallpaper.