November 27,2022 Post by :Ruoshui Chen
That year, the first trip of lifePublished on June 29, 2014 18:21
When I turned on my computer and wanted to recount the story of that romantic and unforgettable journey, I didn't know where to start, and even reluctantly, because it was so deep and unforgettable that I couldn't help crying whenever I thought of it.
I still remember that I struggled for a long time before I decided to go on the road. Later, in order to force myself, I decided to take a 198 yuan backpack online in two minutes and pay directly; The bag is not expensive, the quality is very good, but it has become a fuse for me to make up my mind: if I don't go on the road, then this bag will be bought for nothing! I kept reminding myself until I finally got on my way: November 5, 2012.
Before we set out, my partner and I decided to make a "battle flag" with 13 big words on it: "with dreams, go on the road bravely~ "We're on the road" is an inspiration for our next ride.
And my partner: Huan Zai, she is more enterprising. After listening to my plan, she asked me what equipment I need to prepare. After the hard work with my family, she soon joined me. On the third day after that, we set out in Tangshan.
No one knows what's going to happen next. Can you get on the bus? Will you meet bad people? Will you sleep on the street...
We only know the direction, that is, all the way south, first Tianjin, then Shandong, then Jiangsu, then Shanghai, then Zhejiang... In short, how far can we go? The only thing left is to pray silently in our hearts.
I remember the first time we took a ride. We had to wait for nearly three hours. During this time, we were kicked down by the management of the high-speed toll station because we were not allowed to take a ride there. Finally, we got a ride at the freeway. The driver insisted on our money. Finally, the driver agreed to give us a free ride, and our ride began...
Unfortunately, because the master's Putonghua is not very standard, there are some misunderstandings in the language communication, which leads to the hitchhike route far away from the route we planned before. We have no choice but to make mistakes, reconsider the next route, and then choose the right route to continue the hitchhike.
We took a bus from Beijing North to Tianjin, then crossed the whole of Tianjin to Tianjin Bohai Bay, where it was dark, but we had not yet reached our destination. At that time, there was a cold wind hanging on the surface of Bohai Bay. We stood at the buffer of high-speed toll station, and there was no shelter. The sea wind made us blush, so we had to keep on hitching, Although it's dangerous to take a ride at night, it's better than spending the night here. We finally met a good driver, driving a loading car full of lubricating oil, gave us a ride and told us a story about him all the way. Even so, we can't finish the day's journey smoothly. We can only rest for one night in a service area that has not yet opened. It's a service area near the sea with only two security masters, one big and one small. We wanted to ask them to borrow the hall for a night, but it's too cold at night. We can see the breath in the hall, They offered to let us live with them, because their dormitory has four beds, two of them are empty, and they still have bedding. Although my partner Huan Zai is worthy of being a heroine of the generation, it's not good to live in the same room with three old men. The old man saw her worry: what's the matter? Go to sleep. I don't take off my clothes tonight. What's the matter! That night, it was very cold! Huan Zai and I were embarrassed to cover other people's bedding at first, because our clothes were covered with dust, but we couldn't carry them after a while. We pulled apart their roommates' bedding one after another and covered them warm...
The next day, we set out early in the morning. The old man and his little apprentice came out to see us off and help us stop the car. That morning, the seagulls crossed and flew over the Bohai Bay. We set out again with the sunrise, full of gratitude and hope.
At the beginning of this ride, our master planned to ask us to pay for the toll. After we talked and cried all the way, he finally couldn't bear it. He paid for the toll himself. Finally, when he was about to get off the bus, he told us how to go next. Good luck to us.
And we came to the Northeast gate of the mountain: Chengkou town. Then, from Chengkou town to Wudi County, we can see Jieshi mountain when Cao Cao wrote "watching the sea": Jieshi in the east to see the sea. It is said that there used to be sea here, but later, after continuous sediment accumulation, it became land.
Pass Huimin County and Binzhou City, pass Shanghe county and Linyi County, and go straight to Jinan City.
At that moment, we were full of emotion, regardless of the strange eyes of others, shouting and cheering...
Jinan, the first stop of our destination, from Tangshan to Jinan, takes a day and a half.
We can't believe that the planned three-day journey only takes one and a half days. It's too fast. It's just an accident, but it seems reasonable: it takes only half a day to get to Jinan from the Northeast gate of the mountain. It's not that we have a good ride. We have six cars and the average ride time is 15 minutes. That's why.
After entering Jinan, we listened to the driver's advice and put us by the famous Daming Lake in huanzhu gege, looking for the legendary summer rain lotus. However, the feeling is general. It's basically a park. I haven't found any new places. But there are a lot of mandarin ducks...
Then we stayed in a small hotel and went to find local snacks in the evening. Unfortunately, it was either too expensive or we didn't find a cheap one. It's a pity. We went to the famous square of Jinan, where there is a music fountain. It starts at 8 o'clock every night; There, I gave an on-the-spot explanation, which was purely self entertainment. Huan Zai saw that I was really not a professional, so he advised me not to be shameful; Now think about it. At that time, a small thing can attract the whole person's happy cells. Even childish behavior is quite interesting.
Bid farewell to the party and set foot on the road to Tai'an early in the morning. On the way, we took charge of McDonald's market supervision in Jinan City. He offered us his business card and promised, "next time you come back to Jinan, call me and I'll treat you to McDonald's!" Although I don't know if there will be any chance in the future, we have recorded the heart and kept the business card secretly, ha ha...
It was about 4:00 p.m. when we arrived in Tai'an, we easily found a place to settle down. We had been hungry for a whole day. After we found a food stall, we had a good meal. When the landlady learned that we were going to climb Mount Tai to watch the sunrise in the early morning of the next day, she came to persuade us to give up the idea and said that it was rare to see the sunrise once a month, Don't try that hard. Huan Zai, after a long discussion, decided to go back to the original plan: go back to rectify the equipment, seize the time to rest, get up at 1 a.m. and take a taxi to Mount Tai.
It's just 2 a.m. after buying the ticket. According to the experience of our predecessors, it takes at least 4 hours to climb to the top of Mount Tai. Huan Zai and I have a very clear goal, that is, to reach the top of Mount Tai before sunrise. In this way, we began to climb more than 1500 meters above sea level. Along the way, most of the road is dark, sometimes suddenly found that there is no one in front of us, behind is empty, as if we were in a deep forest, or in a dark night. Later, there were more and more people. It was not the new climbers, but we surpassed many people. They kept asking us when we started climbing. When they learned that we were later than them, but now we have kept up with them, they were all surprised and praised our physical strength and endurance. At this time, our clothes have been soaked with sweat, but we can't care so much, so we have to climb hard. Along the way, we did not eat, but drank several bottles of water. The mineral water on Mount Tai is so expensive: three yuan a bottle! Especially when climbing to Shibapan, the most dangerous section of Mount Tai at that time had 1827 stone steps, with an inclination of 70 to 80 degrees; When we got to the top of Mount Tai, we all collapsed on the ground and almost fell asleep. When we got better, we looked at our watch. It took three hours; And the meal in the daytime had already been exhausted, and my whole body was weak. Huan Zi and I found a windy place, opened the food in the bag, and began to gobble it up!
After the cool wind, the body began to get cold, and there was already snow on the mountain; There are those who rent coats in the mountains, but we don't rent them. We choose to walk around and exercise our muscles.
That morning, the weather was overcast at first, but later, when almost everyone was desperate, the situation of seeing the sun through the clouds came into being. The sun was like a beauty who had just woken up. He opened one of his eyes vaguely, closed his eyes for a while, and then opened them slowly, which made people feel very pitiful, It's all in my camera.
After watching the sunrise, we started a 4-hour downhill road. When we got to the bottom of the mountain, our legs kept shaking, and the aisle was full of twists and turns, almost out of control.
The next day we were on the road again, and the feeling of our legs was not different from that of the disabled.
Even so, we still insist on going on the road, the next stop: Shanghai; However, it's almost a dream to travel through Jiangsu to Shanghai in one day. Maybe it's because the ride was smooth and fast before, so we naively wanted to challenge. Of course, we also made a preparatory plan. If we can't get there smoothly, we will stay in a city on the way for one night and continue the next day. In order to achieve our goal, we chose to take the high speed, but we were forced to get off the high speed unconsciously, which was out of line with the plan. We chose to continue to move closer to the planned line, resolutely chose to get on the high speed again, and hitchhiked on the high speed. At the moment, we are in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province; Very difficult, looking at the fast passing vehicles, but no one has stopped for you, the heart began to disappoint. We are walking on the high speed with our heads down. Our legs are aching. Looking at Huan Zai, we are firm all the time. Why don't I insist?!
When we came to a high-speed service area, it was getting overcast. I discussed with Huan Zai that the risk factor of getting a ride in the dark was very high, and the possibility of the driver stopping and taking a ride was almost zero. In addition, the high-speed service area was in the wilderness, so we decided to take another ride, Before it gets dark, we should find a place to stay, and our preparatory plan is to sleep on the street.
Unexpectedly, we got a car to Nanjing. However, the driver was indifferent to us and our situation. He insisted that if we took his car, we would have to pay 100 yuan for gas. He also told us that it was an economic society, and there was no reason for free. In the end, we really didn't move him and decided to give up. When he decided to drive away, he rolled down the lathe and let us get on. He compromised, ha ha...
Later, we learned that he was from Shandong and worked in Nanjing. He was an official of the Nanjing armed police force; Along the way, he told us a lot about his military history and national politics; When I passed a service area, I stopped to have a rest. He took out their Shandong specialties: scallion and pancake, and gave them to us. At that time, I fell in love with pancakes and rolls of scallion. They were delicious food! Oh, by the way, and chicken, he did not eat much, but let us eat a lot, eat our mouth oily, a face of embarrassment, ha ha...
When we arrived in Nanjing, it was more than 10 o'clock. At that time, it was still raining in Nanjing. Huan Zi and I walked through the streets and finally found a family hotel: Blog Hotel; Originally, the price the boss gave us was 60 yuan per room. After our bargaining, we would bite our teeth and stamp our feet, and knock the board at 30 yuan per room; The next day, however, a dramatic scene happened. He even withheld part of our deposit on the ground that he gave us a low price and should check out before 6 a.m., but delayed checking out until 9 a.m., so I was furious and had a theoretical argument with him. Later, because the argument was too loud, other guests in the guest room were quarreled, and the boss and his mother came out, Let the boss return all the deposit to us, this is the end of the matter, now think about it is not angry.
Another time I went to a small tobacco Hotel and wanted to buy two bottles of mineral water. Master Kang asked me 1.5 yuan. I immediately said, "isn't it 1 yuan?" Seeing this, the old man immediately changed his words: "yes... One yuan, then. " Shit, bullying me out of town, right?!
Because these two things happened in Nanjing at the same time, my impression of Nanjing people is extremely poor!
Later, we changed a hotel, mainly because we want to go to Xiaoling and Zhongshan Mausoleum of Ming Dynasty. It's too far away. If we want to change the hotel to a close one, we can finally come to Nanjing. How can we not go around?! I wanted to pay homage to the Nanjing Massacre Memorial, but after those two events, I was not in the mood to go.
It takes Nanjing one day to set out for the mountain and sea, but it takes three buses to get a ride before setting out, which creates a new record of difficulty coefficient: it takes four hours. Starting from Shanghai to Hangzhou, it also takes one day to get a ride of four vehicles. The ride time is once again a record high: five hours. I don't want to say much about this number. I'm grateful to those kind people who stop to ask us, give us a lift and give us advice. For those indifferent passing vehicles, I understand and thank you. It's you who let me see the multifaceted nature of the world.
Shanghai, the city I have been looking forward to. When I was a university student, I was eager to go to Shanghai. However, due to the limitation of economic conditions, I couldn't realize it; But I never thought that the first time I came to Shanghai was a free ride.
On the way to Hangzhou, we had to find a place to stay as soon as possible due to the deviation of the journey. Now we are at the cross toll station of Shanghai Chongqing Expressway and Hangzhou Nanjing Expressway. I got off the highway and went to the provincial road, but I didn't expect to catch a police car. What's more, the elder brother of the police is also playing outdoors. We are peers, so I feel very kind; After knowing our plan and difficulties, he took the initiative to contact the patrol traffic police of the Hangzhou Nanjing Expressway, and then sent us to the patrol point of the Hangzhou Nanjing Expressway. After the handover with the patrol traffic police of the Hangzhou Nanjing Expressway, the patrol traffic police of the Hangzhou Nanjing Expressway adopted a relay method: first, the patrol traffic police of the Huzhou area escorted us to drive the expressway of the Huzhou area, Then the Hangzhou Nanjing Expressway patrol traffic police received us and escorted us to Hangzhou safely; During this period, the patrol traffic police of Huzhou City also interviewed us, and I don't know whether there was any report later.
Thank the people's police, thank the patrol traffic police!!!
In Hangzhou, huanzai and I encountered the most difficult thing. We found an economical and affordable family hotel. We had already got in touch by telephone and needed to take a bus to get there; When we went to a bus stop and checked the stop sign, we found that there were only three stops apart, and it was not too late at that time. We decided to save the bus cost and walk to the hotel; However, we didn't expect that the distance between the three stops was nearly 2 hours. During this time, we never met the bus again. Along the way, Huan Zi was exhausted. Looking at her dragging her body hard, I felt very sorry. Later we learned that because the road was under construction, the bus was bypassing. The bus stop sign was right and the road was right. The only mistake was that we didn't expect that the three stops would be so far apart...
At the end of our trip to Hangzhou, we discussed how to get to Yunnan: should we continue to take a ride all the way, but it will take a longer time to get to Yunnan, and we can also see the customs and customs along the way, or should we take the form of train transition and ignore the middle part of the journey? Finally, we agreed to take the form of train transition to Kunming, Yunnan.
In Kunming, Yunnan, the most regrettable thing is not to taste the authentic cross bridge rice noodles, Wuwu...
But we met our first donkey friends: Pan Ge and pan Jie. They are all surnamed pan. It happens that my name also has the word "pan". This is fate! They are husband and wife, later I learned that they are the legendary flash marriage family: from the realization to marriage, only three months.
Our destination is the same as Dali, but they are transiting by train, we are going by car, so we can only see you in Dali.
In Dali, we met a group of donkey friends, such as Liangzi, Banxian, Axin and so on. We went to climb Cangshan together to solve the mystery that Cangshan is easy to get lost and disappear according to the local people's legend; Let's go to the double corridor and feel the picturesque scenery; Go to the bar together, drink a lot, sing loudly and be crazy; Eat local snacks together; Ride to Lijiang together; Visit Lijiang ancient city together; Chasing girls together; Let's go to travel...
There is no banquet that will never end. Due to the plan to go in and out, we have to separate and go to the place we long for each other. Even my good partner Huan Zai has to bear the pain to stop his trip because there is something urgent at his temporary home and he needs to rush back to Beijing as soon as possible; Although I have seen the scene of parting, whenever this moment comes, I will still be reluctant to give up and make ripples in my heart. Fortunately, all this is not an empty joy, we harvest friendship, harvest emotion, we thank God let us know, thank you for the trip let us get together, thank you, thank you...
After leaving Yunnan, Liang Zi and I entered Xichang City, Sichuan Province. We didn't wait long. The day after we arrived in Xichang, we hurried on the road to Chengdu. Because it was very difficult for two young men to get a ride together, Liang Zi and I had to choose to get a ride separately. Therefore, we separated. First, I got a car, but only a small part of it, and then I got a big truck, The driver is very enthusiastic. All the way, he told me about the etiquette and customs of some local ethnic minorities, and some anecdotes. Of course, he did not forget to tease about his marriage, because he is a Han nationality, but his wife is a Mosuo nationality, which he is most proud of. When he is about to arrive in Chengdu, Shifu has to rest in a service area. His truck can only pass through Chengdu at 11:00 or 12:00 at night; He told me to call him if I couldn't get a ride, and he would help me find a way. With gratitude, I started my ride again, but it was dark now, so it was no longer a simple matter. After a while, I couldn't find it, so I had to go back to find the master. The master came out of the bathroom at that time. He patted me on the shoulder and said with a smile: "let's go, let's go to dinner! It's my treat At first, I didn't feel very good. I was embarrassed to let the master treat me. Later, when I saw the master taking me to the buffet in the service area, I felt even more embarrassed. So I was cruel and said, "master, I'd better invite you!" Master laughed: "how much money do you have?"?! Keep it for later use. I'll take this meal. You are welcome to come again later! "
That was my second meal of the day, a beautiful meal!
In the early morning of the second day after arriving in Chengdu, we set foot on the destination: Chongqing Liangping.
It didn't go well in the beginning, so I didn't find a suitable place to take a bus. So I walked a few kilometers, drilled holes in the walls of houses, turned over the high-speed walls, came to the high-speed road, chose a suitable place and began to take a bus.
Without the company of a partner, the journey was a lot colder: a person, holding out his thumb, looking at the passing vehicles, his eyes wandering on each vehicle, from appearing to disappearing, from fuzzy to obvious, and then to fuzzy... This way, only strong and persistent.
I will never forget that "veterans' Farmhouse Hotel", which is located next to a high-speed service area, specially provides meals for service area and passing drivers. When I passed the restaurant, it was already more than 2 p.m. at this time, the owner of the shop just came with me. I stopped to ask the price of the boss's meal. The boss looked at me and said, "young man, are you from other places?" I nodded and said yes. He pointed to the restaurant with his hand: "haven't you eaten yet? Come on, it's my treat! Help yourself to it At first, I had some worries, but I had no food in my stomach all day, so I had no strength to move on. So I followed him to take me to the store. It was very simple, and the assistants were all family members. He told his son to fry two dishes for me, and then an old woman brought me a bowl of rice, saying that if it was not enough, I would have to eat it again; In the middle, I asked whether the food was delicious or salty; Two bowls of rice, two dishes, eat double full! Finally, I was really embarrassed and insisted on paying. The boss stopped me and refused to accept my money. When I was about to leave the shop, he gave me three bottles of water. I said no, the boss insisted that I take it. He also said that I should drink more water on the road and don't be thirsty.
What else can I say? Only thanks.
The boss took me to the service area and helped me block the car. He even started the staff of the gas station to help me block the car. He said that he had come out to fight alone. It was not easy outside. Everyone had to help each other. The words are very simple, but very moving.
After getting on the bus, before he had time to say goodbye to him, he went back to the business.
When I arrived in Chongqing, I accompanied the driver to the container loading and unloading center. Then he arranged for me to stay in the hotel where they often stayed. Although the environment was very poor, the safety factor was very high. The driver also took the initiative to call his colleagues to find out who was going to Liangping County the next day and took me along. It's a pity that I didn't, but it doesn't matter. No, the next morning, I was on the way to Liangping again. That would be my last stop.
At the beginning, it was so tortuous and wrong to estimate the distance. As a result, it took more than ten kilometers to find the best place to ride, but it was still at the entrance of the expressway. But it's OK. I'll be on my way soon. However, when I really arrived at the toll station in Liangping County, my mood suddenly became complicated: moved, excited, bitter and joyful, standing in front of the toll station sign for a long time... Suddenly I cried out, exhausted all my strength, that moment, happy!
I found my brother's barracks and met myself. My brother was much stronger, but I was much thinner; Brothers spirit a lot, but I was a lot of confusion; Brother's hair is short, my hair is long, including beard, ha ha...
When I got on the return train, I closed my eyes and recalled the journey of nearly a month with mixed feelings.
Time is in a hurry. In a twinkling of an eye, my ride is over. It feels like a dream. This dream moves me, makes me sad, and makes me full of tears···
After returning home, my heart still stays in the years of hitchhiking. I will never forget the people and things I experienced in those years. Sometimes even think, if you can always on the road, how good! And for all this, I just want to say: Thank you!
Friends say that travel is addictive. It turns out that this sentence is true...
Now, half a year has passed since that experience, but when I recall it, I will always be moved by the people and things in the process. At the end of the trip, I wanted to use words to keep all the stories of that period, but I didn't take any action. It's not the procrastination mentioned by Luo Pang in "logic thinking". Instead, whenever I think of that experience, my heart will always be rippled. I'm so surprised that my heart, which has been down-to-earth now, seldom even looks at the photos. It's just a memory that I dare not touch.
Now, I finally got up the courage to write down most of the stories of that travel experience, and I hope to take this opportunity to keep that memory forever.
This experience, give me the biggest feeling is: when you face the unknown world bravely, you will find that the original world is so beautiful!
