Introduction to the novel "Midsummer with the Cicada's Chirping"
In the summer after the college entrance examination, my three best brothers and I agreed to take a quick trip.
In order to realize our dreams on our own instead of relying on our family, we embarked on the road to work outside the home with full enthusiasm.
After registering, gathering, and waiting for the bus, we scratched the lottery ticket on a whim. I accidentally won 40 yuan, thinking it was a good start.
It wasn't until someone noticed the trap halfway and spent 600 yuan to redeem their ID cards and fled in a hurry that we realized that we had already fallen into the scam of a black factory.
The ID card was detained, and late at night in a foreign land, the bus headed towards the unknown darkness.
In the car, I saw the girl I liked taking a photo with the person I hated. My brother confessed his feelings for me, only to receive a "I understand" that he neither accepted nor rejected.
We were locked up in a humid and crowded dormitory, played games during the day to hide our panic, and walked several kilometers to get documents that were in vain.
On the second night, he was sent to work the night shift. The roaring CNC machine tool was covered in oil, his hands were black, his body was greasy, and his dignity was crushed.
From an innocent boy to being in a desperate situation, from full of expectations to fear and helplessness, it only takes a few days.
But we didn't throw in the towel.
In the darkest night, four teenagers stood side by side and staged a thrilling escape in the midsummer when the cicadas were chirping.
This experience of being cheated, suffering, struggling, and escaping is more profound than any journey -
It shattered our innocence, but also preserved our brotherhood.
There was no poetry or distance in that summer, only oil, darkness, heartbeat and escape.
But we finally walked back to the world from the abyss together.
