Chapter 1144 1146 [Having seen ghosts and being 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 the trip?" 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.
??They had to walk sixty or seventy miles every day for nine days, and their feet were all calloused. Moreover, if you don''t eat well, wear well, or sleep well, you''ll be exposed to mosquitoes, fleas, bedbugs, and cockroaches.
Even once, while sleeping until midnight, a mouse got into the tent, frightening Qi Qi and An Sheng to the point where they turned pale. Thanks to Xiang Nan''s intervention, the mice were driven away.
So she will not 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. Just 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 think so, it is not in vain that they have walked the five hundred miles.
…
After returning home, life became much better, with good food, good drink, good sleep, and good fun.
Xiang Nan and Qi Qi also attended a class reunion during the Spring Festival.
When they learned that the two of them actually walked back to Zhenjiang from Hujiang, many students were surprised, and many even wanted to try it with great interest.
?Seeing how ignorant they were, Qi Qi couldn''t help but think of himself 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. It only takes 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.
?After trying hiking herself, she knew the stories of these people, and they all had their own meaning. It is even deliberately exaggerated and fabricated.
Moreover, they say one thing but do another.
The infatuated girl who claims to have been cheated on by her boyfriend and decided to go out alone is actually an eight-footed girl. Just by chatting in the saloon, you can hook up with others and have **** together; The rich second generation who claims to have inherited tens of millions of assets, 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 no money to eat. Rely on borrowing money;
The infatuated man who claims to love his wife the most, 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 along the way.
?So 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 doesn’t want to hear it anymore.
…
After July''s interest changed, Xiang Nan decided to sell the youth hostel.
Youth hostels actually do not 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 the seventh month. 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 keeping the youth hostel open.
“Selling the youth hostel? Why?” An Sheng asked in surprise.
She still likes to do this business. Seeing the different appearances of those backpackers, she felt a sense of insight into everything.
“You started setting up a youth hostel because you had fantasies about wandering, thinking 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 you know are unreliable as soon as you hear them? 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 other things.” 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, coffee shops were very stylish, 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 sings and the wife follows, happily.
So, opening a coffee shop should be her dream. Then help her realize it.
…
Xiang Nan subsequently transferred the Soulmate Youth Hostel.
Because the business of this store is really good, many people still take over.
Finally, 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.
“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, so it’s not suitable for us to use it again.” Xiang Nan waved his hand.
“If you want to choose a new name, what would be a good name?” Qi Qi thought.
Ansheng 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 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 small but definite happiness and satisfaction to customers. "
(End of this chapter)