Poor travel is a lie? I took 1 yuan cash and traveled for 2 years.
This is the 1437th real story we told.
I am Xiaolang @ migrant Xiaolang, born in Shandong in 1996. My mother left when I was 6 years old, and later my father remarried and married the Korean stepmother.
After graduating from technical secondary school, I went to work in other places, and I didn't save any money because of my low education. When I was a tour guide, I accidentally learned that someone could earn their own living by traveling, and I couldn't help but be moved.
Some people say that travel is exclusive to the rich, and you can't live without money. Those so-called poor tours are all fake, and they are all eye-catching and cheating.
I don't believe this evil. I used more than 5 yuan of equipment and took the only 1 yuan with me. I started cycling around the country, which not only supported myself, but also increased my knowledge.
(I often live in abandoned houses during my travels)
In 1996, I was born in the rural area of Feixian County, Linyi, Shandong Province. This is a red base area, where the famous Yimeng Mountain minor was born, and it is also the hometown of longevity in the world.
My sister and I are twins, but my mother left when I was 6 years old. When I was in the sixth grade, my father remarried and my stepmother gave birth to a younger brother and sister.
My stepmother is Korean, gentle and kind, and very kind to me, but she has been in poor health and can't take care of the children. In desperation, I had to adopt my sister to my aunt's house.
(My twin sister, brother and niece)
Shandong is a big education province and attaches great importance to children's learning. I studied very well in primary school and often got full marks. However, after entering junior high school, I fell in love with poetry.
The number of learning subjects in junior high school has increased, but instead of focusing on the classroom, I became addicted to the poems of Xu Zhimo and Haizi, and even began to write poems secretly myself.
I like the romance and affection in Xu Zhimo's poems, but I appreciate Haizi's sincerity more:
I also wish you a bright future. I wish you all the best. I wish you happiness in the world. I only wish to face the sea and bloom in spring.
I was addicted to reading and writing poems, which neglected my studies. However, the competition for the senior high school entrance examination here was very fierce. Finally, I had to go to a secondary school specializing in automobile maintenance.
(I was addicted to poetry in junior high school)
In 215, I moved to Qingdao and Shanghai to work, hoping to earn more money and reduce the burden on my family, but not long after, my stepmother's illness became worse.
She has lung cancer and needs someone to look after her, but her sister is still in college. Dad is the pillar of the family. He is busy every day and has no time to take care of his stepmother.
He works in the construction site every day, works as a wall builder and builds buildings near our countryside. I also raised pigs and sheep at home, and my family was supported by my father alone.
I had to go home. My stepmother was already scrawny and weighed only 6 kilograms. I served her every day, eating and drinking Lazar, and took care of her as much as I could.
The day before her stepmother died, her legs were swollen and she had difficulty speaking.
At that time, it was estimated that my stepmother had a premonition that she was running out of time. She told me with difficulty that she wanted me to take care of this family when I grew up. When she left, she closed her eyes after giving me all the money she had saved over the years.
(I'm riding in poverty, with poor equipment)
The children of the poor are in charge early, so I helped my father to take care of the family affairs, and then I went to work in Beijing to reduce his burden.
In 216, I started working in BAIC. As I grow older, I realize that working will never get ahead, and what I earn will always be limited.
In order to change my destiny, I resolutely switched to being a tour guide in 219, looking for new opportunities. During my time as a tour guide, I learned about the travel industry, and even some people made money by traveling.
Some of these people fly to all parts of the world to photograph the beautiful scenery abroad; Some bought an RV, traveled all over the country and tasted delicious food. After taking pictures of their experiences, they posted them on the self-media platform, and earned money while traveling.
In 22, due to the epidemic situation, the work of tour guides will be difficult. So I made up my mind to quit my job, started riding a poor tour, and made a video to be a self-media at the same time.
(shooting while riding)
Some people think that you can't travel without money, and you can't leave home. Because of all kinds of expenses along the way, such as accommodation, meals, tolls, scenic spots tickets, etc., it is difficult to move without money.
However, when I came, I played with the rich and swam with the poor. As long as you have the courage to set out, all these problems can be solved.
I belong to a person who has no money, so I chose to travel by bike. I spent 2 yuan to buy a mountain bike first, then I bought a tent sleeping bag, gloves and a scarf, etc., and the total equipment cost was more than 5 yuan.
After all the preparations were made, I rode from Linyi, Shandong, to the ends of the earth in Sanya, Hainan, and embarked on a cycling journey with 1 yuan's living expenses.
On January 1st, 22, I released my first video. At that time, the northern land was still freezing, and accommodation in the cold was a big problem.
I usually set up a tent by the roadside, or look for abandoned uninhabited houses in villages that pass along the way, and then get into a down sleeping bag to sleep until dawn.
(When riding, tents are usually set up)
After entering the boundary of Jiangsu, the weather became warmer and warmer all the way south. I camped by the square, abandoned gas stations, pavilions in parks and even once lived in the lobby of postal self-service banks.
In March 22, I arrived in shanji, Xuzhou. It rained heavily that day, and I rode in the rain for more than four hours. I was soaked to the skin and couldn't find a place to shelter from the rain.
I was reluctant to spend money on accommodation. When it was getting dark, I saw a self-service bank. In order to live in it, I had a warm place to set up a tent. I got up the courage to tell my story to the staff, but they agreed.
This made me realize that there are still many people with good intentions in the world. Since then, when I encounter difficulties on the road, I have learned to seek help from others. As long as I treat others sincerely, I will gain goodwill.
On another rainy day, I spent the night under bridge opening. Unexpectedly, when I woke up the next day, I found my bike lost, so I called the police for help.
That place was in the middle of nowhere, and I couldn't buy anything to eat. I was hungry for almost three days, and I couldn't go to the field to find grapefruit to eat. Fortunately, the police helped me find my bike later.
(It's warm to live in it on rainy days)
Of course, I also have lucky days when I can find abandoned luxury hotels to sleep out. That was in April this year, when I was riding in Tibet and crossing Mount Balang, I accidentally met them on the roadside.
This hotel, built on the hill, is a typical Tibetan building. Although abandoned, the appearance is still very magnificent, and the decoration inside is also faintly visible.
The price of a single room is 68 yuan, and there is even a presidential suite in it. The corridor leads directly to the small villa at the back, from which you can overlook Siguniang Mountain in the distance, which is covered with ice and snow all year round.
It seems that the investment in this deserted hotel is more than 1 million yuan, so it is impossible for me to stay at this level. Now, you can find a place to set up a tent at will and enjoy the distinguished treatment of enjoying the big villa alone.
(abandoned Xiaoyanglou behind the luxury hotel)
In July 22, I came to Yunnan, and had dinner with my riders in Shuhe Ancient Town, Lijiang. In Dali, I had dinner with my fan sister. This little Bai sister opened an inn, which was kind and hospitable.
Some people say that Lijiang is suitable for romance, while Dali is a city suitable for love. I saw local couples throwing stones at butterfly spring to pray for happy love. I may wish to meet my sweetheart and meet a pure relationship.
My prayer was answered. In October, 22, my online dating girlfriend and I came to Chengdu for a week. Although I broke up because of my incompatible personality, I also experienced the ups and downs of love.
From then on, I gave up love and started the next journey wholeheartedly, going to Sanya, Hainan, and going to the ends of the earth. In the place where spring blossoms and faces the sea, heal the emotional life that has failed like Haizi.
(Looking forward to love by Erhai Lake)
After the Spring Festival in 221, it was my 25th birthday when I left my hometown again and rode to Jiayuguan in Gansu alone. I drank a bottle of beer alone and had a full meal to celebrate.
Then I went all the way west to the beautiful Great Xinjiang. I crossed the no man's land in the Gobi Desert and saw that the flaming mountain was barren. The surface temperature in May had reached 6 degrees.
I have met a sandstorm, and I used the snow water from Qilian Mountain to boil water. The temperature difference between day and night in Xinjiang is very great. I am afraid of wolves attacking when I am camping, so I can only make a fire to drive away the unknown dangers. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles I encountered, I never stopped riding in a poor way.
(often sleeping in the wild)
In 222, I went to the Potala Palace in Tibet again. When I was in the Red Palace, I had no distractions, and I felt that the fatigue of riding was swept away.
Tibet is the only place where I have ridden twice. I have climbed 14 snow-capped mountains with an altitude of more than 4, meters. Walking alone on the Sichuan-Tibet line, the hardships and pains during the period are beyond words. I just want to say: this journey has severely honed my perseverance and will.
During my two years of cycling off and on, people kept questioning me, saying that I lived in the wild and my food was poor, and I was selling badly and defrauding traffic.
Actually, this is my real life. My family is not rich. I just recorded the situation on the road, and I never complained about how hard and tired I was.
(punch in the background map of 5 yuan, Tibet)
As the saying goes, reading thousands of books is better than taking Wan Li Road, and all my experiences will be unforgettable memories in my life, which cannot be measured by money.
Once my bicycle had a flat tire, a big fan saw my video on the headline and drove more than 3 kilometers. I still remember his enthusiasm and kindness when he came to the village from the city to help me change my tire for free.
Another time that impressed me deeply, I met a 9-year-old grandmother by the roadside. She took the initiative to say hello and chat with me and gave me directions enthusiastically. Invite me to have dinner at home and get hot water.
She also told me that she has five daughters and no son, and now she is taken care of by her daughter. If only she could live in her son's house.
I feel that my grandmother treats me like a relative, pouring out her heart, which is very warm.
(All the experiences are unforgettable)
On another occasion, I rode over Milla Mountain in Tibet. It's 513 meters above sea level, and the temperature reaches MINUS 28 degrees at night. I dare not close my eyes all night. My wife is too cold and I'm afraid I won't wake up when I fall asleep.
I live in an abandoned house, put on all my clothes and use the cow dung I picked up to keep warm. At three or four o'clock in the morning, when I was hungry and cold, the police came to me.
It turns out that my fans saw the video I sent and worried that I would not survive such bad weather and disappear into this world, so they called the police for me overnight.
Despite the cold, the police drove to find me in the middle of the night, brought me warm coats, instant noodles and other materials, and drove me across the mountain pass.
The enthusiasm of the fans and the police warmed my heart and made me spend that extremely cold night. Those thrilling experiences and touching experiences are engraved in the depths of my memory, which makes me memorable all the time.
(When you encounter danger on the road, you will miss home)
No matter how far I have traveled and how many beautiful scenery and good people I have seen, it is the landscape and relatives in my hometown that make me most reluctant to give up. Therefore, every year during the Spring Festival, I still have to go back to the countryside of Feixian.
My sister and I prepared things for the New Year together, such as killing pigs, frying fried cakes, and posting couplets in time for the New Year.
On the first day of New Year's Day, we teamed up with our friends and kowtowed to our elders from door to door.
It has been said that kowtowing to pay New Year's greetings in Shandong Province is a stereotype. But for Shandong people, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius is a state of etiquette, and worshipping heaven and earth, ancestors and elders is the highest ceremony of our New Year greetings.
(Shandong friends organized a group to pay a New Year call)
The year 223 has arrived, and it has been half a year since I returned to my hometown. Today, when I think about the journey of cycling in poverty, everything seems to have happened yesterday.
I only started living in 1 yuan. After going on the road, in order to save money, I calculated carefully every day, which was really the ultimate. Some netizens even ridiculed me for giving up my life and money.
at first, I ate instant noodles for three meals a day, but later I became afraid of instant noodles and felt like vomiting. I was really tired of eating, so I bought rice and oil and cooked for myself.
In order to save money, I abandoned the original alcohol stove, and picked up branches and stones on the roadside to make a fire. Every day, I cooked rice or dried noodles, and then I found wild vegetables on the roadside to eat. If there were no vegetables, I mixed them with Chili sauce.
I rode for more than 5 days without taking a bath, which was really embarrassing. I only found a cheap hotel to stay, and only spent one night in 2 yuan. That night, after taking a shower and sleeping in my long-lost bed, I felt extremely comfortable.
At the most economical time, I spent less than two months in 5 yuan. I always adhere to the concept of poor travel and never spend a penny indiscriminately.
(After riding for two years, the income from making videos supported me to move forward)
After riding for a few months, my video playback volume is getting better and better. Since the media began to earn income, my fans and friends are also increasing, and they are also helping to support me.
Some praised me, some booked me a hotel room in advance, and some invited me to dinner. However, I still don't change the true nature of thrift and continue to carry out the poor tour to the end.
So, don't say that you can't start without money. As long as you have a dream in your heart, the method is always more difficult than it is.
Sometimes, what we lack is not time and money. What we lack is the courage to take the first step. We should not always talk about the long days ahead. In fact, the future is not long.
This year, the income from the media is getting less and less, which can no longer support me to continue my journey. Coupled with the influence of the big environment, I returned to my hometown to rest at the end of May and did not start again.
Now, I have fulfilled my dream, and I am waiting for the spring to bloom next year. First, I will find a job, take up a responsibility and be the guardian of this family.