A caravan with sales function, a boy born in the 90s and a group of like-minded friends, set off from China, across 8 time zones, the wheels ran over 217 roads around the world, and traveled through 20 countries in 140 days, with a total journey of 45,000km. It is equal to circling the equator for one week, China’s first entrepreneurial travel live broadcast RV crossing the Eurasian continent in winter. What I will tell you today is the story that happened on our way to Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, through the Oresund Submarine Tunnel.
On the night before we arrived in Denmark, we stayed at the caravan camp on the cross-sea bridge. It was dark at that time, we made dinner early in the camp, and fell asleep after taking a shower. When I woke up the next day, the temperature was still very cold, but when I recalled the days in the Arctic Circle and Sweden, it was much better here! Moreover, we also saw the long-lost sunshine.
Just when my partner and I finished cleaning in vain and were about to bask in the sun, a man with tattoos from his arms to his neck appeared in front of him, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a mustache. Wearing a short sleeve, Bai Bai and I thought, he must be a foreign hippie. You guessed it right, not only did he talk with a big tongue, but he also twitched his body from time to time, which made people feel weird. At this time, the man in front of me said in English: “Are you from China? It’s so cool! I have never seen a Chinese license plate come to my hometown, or the Chinese drive a Chinese car by themselves, and actually Still two young men. Would you like a beer and come over to my RV?”
Facing such an enthusiastic foreign boy, Bai Bai and I started to brainstorm in the shortest possible time (the camp here is very safe, and he is still our neighbor after all, it would be impolite not to go), so we agreed he. But just in case, I asked Bai Bai to stay in the RV first, waiting for my news, and followed him in first.
His RV is very old, the kind of RV from a long time ago, which is full of soda cans left over from his drinking, various bento plastic bags and cigarette butts. At this time, a pitbull rushed towards him. The dog’s name was July, and the big boy’s name was Joe. Dog is 13 years old and Joe is 36 years old, Aries.
Joe opened a can of Danish beer for me and started chatting with me. He told me that he had been to China a long time ago. The Chinese people are very friendly and many good people have helped him.
As the sky gradually darkened, Joe asked me if I wanted to buy some supplies on the road together. We thought that since we were on the way, we should carpool together. After all, we are away from home, and we usually save as much as we can. So Joe called a taxi at the camp, and we went to the supermarket together to buy vegetables and cook. After all, it was really unbearable to eat Western food all the way.
In this way, the three of us entered the supermarket together. Joe enthusiastically told me which places to buy things here are cheap and which places are expensive. He accompanied us to pick vegetables and fruits, and put the food we picked in his own shopping cart. box, say we eat together. I was wondering if this buddy was going to have dinner with us tonight.
Finally, when we were going to check out after shopping, an incredible scene appeared. Joe took all the things we bought together and prepared to check out. We held out our hands in time, saying that there was really no need for this. But Joe’s expression sank all of a sudden, and he said, “you are my friends”.
In this way, the ingredients we were going to use for the next few days, Joe was very gentleman, helped to pay for them all, and after I walked out of the supermarket, I was afraid that he would help to pay again, so I wanted to secretly buy a pack of cigarettes, but he found out and bought a pack for us He likes to smoke.
Car rides, shopping, cigarettes, Joe pays us all. So I made a quick decision, I have to cook Chinese food for him tonight, no matter what, he really treats us as friends!
During dinner, we talked about family, because the 36-year-old does not work, has no wife, no family, and only has a pit bull, which made us a little puzzled, although we have seen many such hippie-style foreigners choose this way of life, but I always felt that he had some stories that he didn’t tell us, so we wanted to have an open chat with him with a true temperament of doubts, coupled with the concentration of alcohol.
That’s what he did, and he laughed when he said it. Bai Bai and I listened to this passage, but wept in the end. You can hardly imagine that the nervous old boy sitting across from him has experienced such deep trauma in his heart. And from realizing that he tells stories about his family, we finally have an answer to his various neurotic behaviors.
The next day, we were going to go to the city center. The legendary “Liberty City”, the last utopia in the world, had a look. So after Joe and I left each other’s contact information in the morning, we were ready to go. On the same day, we met a reporter from the largest camping magazine in Europe and invited us to do an interview, so we introduced Joe, our best friend whom we met here.
At this moment, Joe appeared again and told the reporter very excitedly: “You know what? They are nothing short of a miracle! Driving here from China in such a cold day is crazy!” I thought the chatter would be over Finally, there was a scene that warmed our hearts even more.
Joe walked up to my car window with a shopping bag, I rolled down the window and asked him what was wrong. He said: “Yesterday I ate too much of your food. I know you have had a hard time. This is the last food in my car. I don’t have time to buy it in the morning, so I will give it to you.”
“Remember, I will definitely go to China to find you. You are my hero, you are my brother. Also remember, love your woman and your family. Always remember.”
So, this installment of the road trip has no scenery. I just want to recount the short encounter between me and him. I just wanted to tell everyone that I know an old Danish boy.
His name is Joe,
He also has a dog,
Call July.
Joe, I am waiting for you in China.
