i'm not a bad man

Chapter 82 Farewell, old man

When I got back to the RV, I first washed the pot that I used to boil brown sugar water for Qiao Jiao, and then sorted out all the other sundries and luggage, because I had decided to sell the RV in exchange for money to rent a house; For me, it is of course a very difficult decision, but life is a process of constant saying goodbye. Sometimes the object is a person, and sometimes it may be an object, a car.

Although I have been wandering outside for so long, I actually don’t have many things, especially clothes. I have two sets of spring, autumn and winter clothes, and only three sets of summer clothes. It’s not that I am frugal, it’s just that the RV is too small to store. The space in the car is limited, so whenever I buy new clothes, I will donate the old clothes to ensure that there is enough space in the car. In addition to clothes, there are other daily necessities and kitchen and bathroom supplies, which are all covered by a woven bag.

To me, these items are a summary of my years of living in an RV. My spiritual world is rich enough and I have seen a lot of the world, but my material life is extremely scarce. I have no savings. I had nothing to live in and no money to save, so after I made the decision to sell the RV, I took off my spiritual coat and started to get along with the world again with a new attitude...

The result is undecided. I feel a little uneasy, but also have longing and nostalgia. I can no longer continue running on the road. Like most people, I will settle down in a city and start looking for a job, a house, and a place where I can be with myself. A woman who extends life?

Don’t think too much, let’s leave the suspense to the future!

After comforting myself, I finally lay on the bed, covered myself with a quilt, and started my last night in the RV.

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Early the next morning, I drove my RV to the largest second-hand car market in the area, and found a car dealership that specialized in second-hand RV transactions. After explaining my intention, the merchant evaluated my RV, because my RV The RV was really too old, and it had a manual transmission, which didn’t fit in with the current car usage trend, so the dealer only gave me a quote of 5000 yuan.

I have no objection to this. Firstly, the faults raised by the car dealer are all true. Secondly, I have never regarded this car as a commodity. Although I did sell it, I was also sold. Being helpless, not bargaining is the last sign of respect for it.

I signed a transfer contract with the car dealer, and then went to the vehicle management office to transfer the ownership. By the time I got the 5000 yuan, it was already noon.

I am not a person who likes to be sloppy, so I left simply. But the moment I got into the taxi and looked back again, my persistence suddenly lost. I thought of too many experiences on the road. Experience has given it life, so what I let go of is an old buddy, an old comrade-in-arms. For us, this long and difficult journey is of course a challenge. Faced with this challenge, it has never flinched and has always been with us. I keep pace with it, through thick and thin.

"Boss, please take a group photo for me."

After saying that, I handed my phone to the car dealer and stood next to the RV.

"Reluctant?"

"A bit."

"Many people have this mentality when selling cars, but if you don't get rid of the old one, you won't get the new one. When you see the new RV, you won't remember the old car."

"A car can be replaced, but some experiences cannot be replaced. This is the most important car in my life."

The car dealer smiled and replied: "The more I talk about it, the more sad it becomes! ... But it's true, this car has traveled more than 20 kilometers, and it should have been to many places with you, right?"

"When I bought it, I had already run 8 kilometers. The actual distance traveled with me is 68 kilometers... Nationwide, based on prefecture-level cities, we have run a total of 14 , now except for a few counties and cities that are extremely remote and have little experience value, only XJ has not been there.” When I was talking to the car dealer, it was like telling me about a great military exploit, my My heart was filled with a sense of satisfaction and honor. If this car dealer was my friend, I would definitely tell him more about my experiences on the road. However, the car dealer said to me in a regretful tone: "You are like this." Said, I feel that the price of 630 yuan is really a bit high... Your car must have been badly beaten, and the condition of the car is probably not as good as I estimated."

Human beings' joys and sorrows are indeed incompatible. I glanced at the car dealer, took my mobile phone from his hand, and walked outside without looking back.

Getting into a taxi again, I posted my first post on Moments in half a year: Farewell, old man, and attached the last photo we took together.

My mobile phone has never been quiet since then. I receive a like or comment almost every minute. Especially the friends I met on the road do not believe that I will say goodbye to the RV life. After all, I was the most popular among them. The steadfast one is also the one who lives the RV life in the purest and most thorough way.

When the Korean trend returns to this same routine, everyone will feel somewhat tragic, so they will feel a lot more emotional.

In order to prevent these emotions from affecting my mood, I blocked this post in my circle of friends.In fact, when I first posted it, I didn’t expect it to cause such a big response. It was like an era was over, and countless empathy and discussions suddenly broke out... Only later did I realize that it was because there were too many people around me. They placed their poetry and distance on me. When I returned, their dreams would have nowhere to go, so they would sigh and feel regretful.

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I bought a cargo trailer, put my luggage on it, and started looking for a new place to live in this city I was already familiar with.My purpose is very clear. I must have a sea view room, and I must have a large balcony where I can sit and drink to relieve my boredom from time to time. I am not afraid of being a bit biased or expensive, but I am afraid that my free and wandering spirit will have nowhere to rest.

"One sword opens the gate of heaven, will there be no follow-up?"

My phone vibrated and I took it out of my pocket. This was a message from Lu Xi. Although I had blocked the Moments update, she still saw it before I blocked it.

I stopped, then sat on a bench on the street facing the dazzling sunshine, lit a cigarette, and lost my mind for a moment before replying: "There is no follow-up for the time being, but if you like me on the road I really have a lot of photos I took here, including landscapes and humanities..."

"I know you have a lot of similar photos... But I want to know more, why do you want to sell the RV? Even if you don't want to live in it, you can find a house to live in, but it's not redundant?... You just Park it on the beach and occasionally think about the RV life before, and you can go back and stay there for a few nights.”

I smiled helplessly, and then replied: "Sister Lu, you really need to get in touch with the fireworks in the world... Don't you know that renting a house costs money?"

"So, you're selling your RV just because you have no money?"

"Although I can't bear to lose face, this is the fact."

Not long after this message was sent out, Luxi actually transferred 10 yuan to me, and then said simply and clearly: "Go buy the RV back."

I was stunned and didn’t know why she was so obsessed with this RV; suddenly, I remembered the promise I made to her not long ago. I said I would go to XJ to help her find that man, so , maybe what she cares about is not the RV, but my promise. The reason why she cares so much about the RV is just because she regards the RV as a tool to fulfill her promise. When I sold the RV, this promise was lost to her. Words have become a castle in the air. I can't possibly sit on a shuttle bus and go all over the world to help her find the whereabouts of that man, right?
After taking a long breath, I finally replied: "Don't worry, I will fulfill my promise to you whether the RV is here or not."

(End of this chapter)