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.
"That's bullshit, I'm just tired." An Sheng blurted out.
"I didn't find it either." Qi Qiyue 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 repeatedly, wondering if she was still afraid of the dark after seeing ghosts.
For the past nine days, they had to walk sixty or seventy miles every day, and their feet had developed calluses. Moreover, if you don't eat well, wear well, or sleep well, you'll be exposed to mosquitoes, fleas, bedbugs, and cockroaches.
There was even one time when a mouse got into the tent in the middle of the night, scaring Qiyue and Ansheng to death. Thanks to Xiang Nan's intervention, the mice were 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 whipping himself and repenting to the gods he believes in. It seems pious, but in fact it is completely meaningless."
Xiang Nan nodded, "Okay, this can be considered a gain."
If they could think this way, it would not be in vain for them to walk these five hundred miles.
…
After returning home, my life became much better, with good food, good drink, good sleep and fun.
Xiang Nan and Qi Qi also attended a class reunion during the Spring Festival.
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 these 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, Xiang Nan, Qi Yue and An Sheng returned to Hujiang.
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. We'll be there in three hours." An Sheng said happily.
July nodded.
Technology makes people progress. It’s really silly to abandon modern life and insist on returning to the primitive, thinking that you can find the meaning of life in this way.
After returning to Hujiang, Soulmate Youth Hostel opened its doors again.
However, July is not too interested in the stories of those backpackers.
Having tried hiking herself, she knew these people's stories, and they all held water. It is even deliberately exaggerated and fabricated.
Moreover, they say one thing and do another.
The infatuated girl who claims to have been cheated on by her boyfriend and decides to go out alone is actually an eight-footed girl. While chatting in the saloon, you 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, still remains infatuated with her 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 for their stories.
This year, she didn't want to hear it anymore.
…
After July's interest changed, Xiang Nan decided to sell the youth hostel.
Youth hostels don’t actually make money. Although there are people coming and going, it seems very lively and the occupancy rate is not low. But the unit price is so low that the income is very limited.
Xiang Nan opened 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 doing this business. Seeing the different appearances of those backpackers, she felt 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 that time and energy, it’s not a good idea to do something else. Xiang Nan explained.
"Yeah." Qi Qi nodded. She rarely went to youth hostels anymore. If I go, it will be to help Ansheng work, not to listen to those backpackers bragging.
"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.
In the TV series and movies she watched, the coffee shops looked very classy, elegant, romantic, and refined.
Xiang Nan laughed.
In the movie, Ansheng set herself up as a female coffee shop owner in her book "July and Ansheng", running the coffee shop with her beloved. The husband sings and the wife follows, happily.
Therefore, opening a coffee shop should be her dream. Then help her realize it.
…
Xiang Nan then 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 costs, I still made a hundred thousand, which is 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 Qi and 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...
The coffee in our store is fragrant and delicious, and brings customers a small but definite happiness and satisfaction. "
