1146 [I've seen ghosts afraid of the dark]
After resting for a day in Huaxi Village, Xiang Nan and the others continued on the road.
Finally, after nine days of long journey, the three of them finally walked back to Zhenjiang.
"Oh my God, we are finally back." Qi Qi couldn't help but sigh.
"How was the harvest? Did you find the meaning of traveling?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.
"It's nonsense, I'm just tired." An Sheng blurted out.
"I didn't find it either." Qi Qi shook her head and said, "Now I just want to sit at home and eat the big stuffed meat buns that my mother steamed for me."
"Me too, I'll go home with you." An Sheng also nodded.
"It doesn't matter if you can't find it once. After the New Year, when we go back to school, why don't we walk again?" Xiang Nan suggested with a smile.
"I won't leave even if you kill me. I'd rather take the train." Qi Qiyue shook her head and asked, "Have you seen ghosts and you're not afraid of the dark?"
In the past nine days, they had to walk sixty or seventy miles every day, and their feet were covered with calluses. Moreover, they could not eat well, wear well, sleep well, and were exposed to mosquitoes, fleas, bedbugs, and cockroaches.
There was even one time when a mouse got into the tent until midnight, scaring Qiyue and Ansheng to death. Thanks to Xiang Nan's intervention, the mouse was driven away.
So she won't be interested in backpackers in a short time.
"Me too." An Sheng nodded, "I think if conditions permit, we should choose a more comfortable and convenient way to travel. That kind of hiking, unless it is absolutely necessary, is just suffering and has no meaning."
"I think so too." Qiyue agreed, "Unnecessary hard life is self-inflicted abuse. It's like a fanatic who whips himself and confesses to the gods he believes in. It seems pious, but in fact it is completely meaningless."
Xiang Nan nodded, "Okay, this can be regarded as something gained."
If they think this way, it is not in vain that they have walked these five hundred miles.
…
After returning home, my life became much better, I ate well, drank well, slept well, and had fun.
Xiang Nan also attended a class reunion during the Spring Festival in July.
Many students were surprised to learn that the two of them actually walked back to Zhenjiang from Hujiang, and many even wanted to try it with great interest.
Seeing how ignorant they were, Qi Qi couldn't help but think of herself back then.
When I first heard those backpackers talk about their travel experiences, I never imagined going on the road with them and seeing the beauty of the world.
But after walking five hundred miles, her illusions had been shattered.
I don’t see much of the beauty in the world, but my fatigue is obvious.
After returning home, she rested for a whole week before the pain in her legs was completely gone.
…
After the Spring Festival, Xiangnan returned to Hujiang in July.
This time the three of them will no longer travel on foot, but will choose to take the train.
"Ha, the train is more comfortable. It only takes three hours." An Sheng said happily.
July nodded.
Technology makes people progress. It is really silly to abandon modern life and insist on returning to primitiveness, thinking that this way you can find the meaning of life.
After returning to Hujiang, Soulmate Youth Hostel will open again.
However, July is not too interested in the stories of those backpackers.
After trying hiking herself, she knew that these people's stories were all full of water. They were even deliberately exaggerated and fabricated.
Moreover, they said one thing and did another.
The infatuated girl who claims to have been cheated on by her boyfriend and decided to go out alone is actually an infatuated girl. Just by chatting in the saloon, she can hook up with others and have sex together;
The rich second generation who claims to have inherited tens of millions of dollars, but is not happy and wants to go on the road to find himself, actually does not have a dime in his pocket and has to borrow money to eat;
The infatuated man who claims to love his wife the most, remains infatuated with her even after her death and carries her ashes around the world. In fact, he is the best at flirting, sleeping with her all the way.
Therefore, last year, I met backpackers in July and listened to their stories with great interest. I was either happy, moved, or shed tears by their stories.
This year, she doesn't want to hear it anymore.
…
After July's interest changed, Xiang Nan decided to sell the youth hostel.
In fact, youth hostels do not make money. Although people come and go, they seem lively and the occupancy rate is not low. However, the unit price is too low, so the income is very limited.
Xiang Nan opens it mainly for July. She always fantasizes about how wonderful the life of a wanderer is, and always dreams of taking an easy trip.
Now that she has given up on this idea, there is no point in continuing to open the youth hostel.
"Sold the youth hostel? Why?" An Sheng asked in surprise.
She still likes to work in this industry. Seeing the different appearances of those backpackers, she feels a sense of pleasure in seeing everything.
“The reason why we opened a youth hostel in the first place was because you had fantasies about wandering and thought it was spontaneity, freedom, romance, and unrestrainedness. Now that you all know what it is, there is no point in continuing to operate it.
Do you still want to listen to those backpackers bragging and telling stories that are immediately unreliable? If you have the time and energy, why not do something else?" Xiang Nan explained.
"Yeah." Qi Qiyue nodded. She rarely went to youth hostels anymore. If she did go, it was to help Ansheng work, not to listen to the bragging of those backpackers.
"After I sell it, I will have to find a job again." An Sheng said depressedly.
"Don't worry, without the youth hostel, we can still do something else." Xiang Nan smiled, "Do you think a coffee shop can be used?"
"Coffee shop? Okay!" An Sheng nodded after hearing this.
She watches TV shows, movies, and coffee shops, and they all look very classy, elegant, romantic, and refined.
Xiang Nan laughed.
In the movie, Ansheng set herself up as a female coffee shop owner in her novel "July and Ansheng", running the coffee shop with her beloved. The husband and wife followed each other, happily.
Therefore, opening a coffee shop should be her dream. Then help her realize it.
…
Xiang Nan later transferred the Soulmate Youth Hostel.
Because the business of this store is really good, many people still take over.
In the end, Xiang Nan transferred the store for 400,000 yuan. After deducting the cost, he made a profit of 100,000 yuan, which was not bad.
Xiang Nan then used the money to open another coffee shop.
"What's the name of the coffee shop? Should it still be called soulmate?" An Sheng asked with concern.
"No, the brand has been sold to others, and it is not suitable for us to use it again." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
"If I were to choose a new name, what would be a good name?" Qi Qi thought.
An Sheng also started using her little head.
"Don't bother. I've already thought of it and call it Xiao Que Xing Cafe." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Little luck?! What do you mean?" Qi Qiu, An Sheng asked in confusion.
"Small luck is small but definite happiness and satisfaction." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Just like when we were getting dressed, we accidentally found a twenty yuan bill; when we were buying a drink, we opened the bottle cap and saw
Have another bottle; line up to buy something, and when it's your turn, it happens to be the last one; when you cross the road, the light happens to be green...
Chapter completed!