In 2022, 38-year-old Zheng Jingtai resigned as a lawyer.
After leaving 1 year-old children with their parents,
My wife Qingying and I started a ride.
Starting from Quanzhou, the plan took a year and a half.
Hook the two starting points of the ancient Silk Road with your feet.
Two people riding three horses,
With the chivalrous dream of "taking dreams as horses and not bearing youth",
It's raining all the way, and it won't go away.
There have been setbacks and several life and death experiences.
During this 6,500-kilometer journey,
Live daily with friends,
Suffer all kinds of doubts,
But also set up a ladder overlooking the distance.
Zheng Jingtai
Qingying
"What is the meaning of life?"
This is a big problem,
But Zheng Jingtai asks himself every day.
At an age when life is not confusing,
After having a family and a career,
He tried to let go of everything,
Ask the meaning of life with a short "derailment".
We met Zheng Jingtai and Qing Ying in September.
At that time, they were 0/20 kilometers away from their destination/kloc-.
Zheng Jingtai said that after the trip,
They will choose to return to ordinary life.
"I used to resist vulgarity,
But gradually found that everyday and trivial are equally beautiful.
Half poetic, half fireworks,
This is the day we are looking forward to now. "
Editor Chen Xing Editor Ni Chujiao.
In September, Penghu County, north of Quanzhou, was still in hot summer weather. When we met Zheng Jingtai, he and his wife Qingying were resting on a hill, and a cool breeze was blowing in the shade. Because of long-term camping, both of them are dark and thin, but they don't feel tired at all.
From March, 2022, they rode to Quanzhou and crossed China, with a journey of 6,500 kilometers. Along the way, I shared my daily life with 200,000 friends. There are still three days, and the journey of more than 500 days is coming to an end.
In the afternoon, the mooring oil circuit was a little sunburned. According to their previous habits, they were divided into two roads. Zheng Jingtai is responsible for leading the horse, and Qingying is responsible for finding the night campsite.
Riding in the town is quite unreal.
Zheng Jingtai, riding on horseback, looks as confident as a "prince". "Sitting on horseback, you must always keep your legs straight."
Riding a horse in the contemporary streets is quite out of place, even a bit like Don Quixote. Whenever he rides a pedestrian, he will exclaim, "Where have you been riding?" Is this horse yours? "Several children have been chasing him for several blocks.
Anyone who takes the initiative to strike up a conversation with him always carefully introduces where he is from and where he is going to ride a horse, which is a bit like the Tang Priest who learned from the West.
Prepare to nail the horseshoe
After arriving at the camp, the couple are going to change the horseshoe for the horse "Thirteen", which is equivalent to putting a pair of new shoes on the horse.
The whole process is extremely difficult. It takes two people to lift the horse's hind legs and calm it down before it can start nailing. After working for half an hour, wet clothes stuck to their thin and bulging backs.
This camp is located in the factory building in the reservoir, and the lighting at night depends on the clear moonlight and a few fireflies. In Qingying's memory, the conditions in this camp are good. Before, I even slept next to it.
This small tent, like a drifting island, gave them a night's peace.
I wonder if it's to celebrate my return to my destination. The next day, Zheng Jingtai also put on a pair of brand-new white cloth shoes.
Resist vulgarity
Two years ago, Zheng Jingtai was a partner of the law firm, and he wore formal clothes and black shoes to work every day. "At that time, I was very busy every day. When I stop occasionally, I feel that I have fallen into the smell of copper and become vulgar. "
In the first 40 years of his life, he struggled against vulgarity every day.
Zheng Jingtai, who grew up in Heilongjiang, has been brought up by his grandparents because of his mother's death. Grandma collects waste, and grandpa repairs bicycles at the bridge. The family has been poor and went to Hope Primary School.
Single-parent family, school bullying ... When he was a child, he accumulated a lot of unpleasant things. "I can only live in the spiritual world. I hope that one day I can become passionate and carefree."
He breathed a sigh of relief, began to work hard from the third grade, and finally admitted to Southwest University of Political Science and Law, "escaped forever".
Zheng Jingtai always has a utopia in his heart.
After becoming a lawyer, he shuttled between law firm, entertainment and defense every day. "Sometimes I feel against my will, so I only spend half my time making money every year, and the other half is looking for my dream lifestyle."
He opened an egg tart shop, with more than 20 chain stores at most.
He works as a manager in a hospital. He rushed to the disaster area on the evening of May 12, and rescued four critically ill patients with seven doctors.
He taught himself how to ride a car, and whenever he has time, he travels all over China. Living with a real person, I did a two-month express delivery in Hainan just to experience a different life.
He also ran to the deep mountains of Xishuangbanna alone, in a daze. ...
Zheng Jingtai has "derailed" and he is trying to make his life more dramatic. To be precise, he wants to broaden his limited life in terms of density and quality. "When I die one day, I hope that when someone mentions me, they will say that this is an interesting person."
From romantic chivalrous couple to ascetic monk.
This "derailment" in early 2022 was unusual. At that time, he had been married to his wife for 2 years and had a child over/kloc-0.
"But a person's life is only once, right? Can you leave some time for yourself this time? "
Zheng Jingtai persuaded his wife Qingying with a poem by Haizi. "He said to me, chopping wood and feeding horses, traveling around the world ... facing the sea. I immediately recognized the artistic conception he wanted. " Qingying was overjoyed and agreed.
Zheng Jingtai put forward "unbridled" in an unconstrained and paranoid way-riding a horse. "Because the ancient horse is a means of transportation, a noble animal. There is an old saying that raising a horse equals raising a gentleman. "
After making some efforts to their families, they finally persuaded their parents, "I can only say silently, pay attention to safety and come back early."
They spent a long time preparing, including designing a carriage by themselves.
It took them nearly half a year to prepare, and they also bought cards, tents, sleeping bags … even solar panels and satellites. The planned route starts from Ningxia, Shaanxi, Hubei, Jiangxi and Jiangxi, and it is planned to complete the "eight thousand miles of clouds and the moon" in two years.
The epidemic did not disrupt their rhythm at all. On March 18, Zheng Jingtai and Qingying boarded the plane from their hometown Quanzhou. Both of them are full of unknown joy.
They went straight to the local herdsmen's home in Yili and chose a handsome stallion from the Western Regions, which is 25% Ilima. "Ilima is like a local dog, and it is not easy to get sick." They named it thirteen.
On April 2, two people and two horses officially started this "incredible trip for many people". Later, in Xi 'an, "Heiwa" joined their team.
Dressed in ancient costumes, like ancient chivalrous men.
Zheng Jingtai's mobile phone is still there. At the beginning of the journey, they wore ancient costumes and flew on horseback.
He often takes it out to see: "At first, I felt very romantic, like an ancient chivalrous man, a pair of condor heroes flying on grasslands and snow-capped mountains." When you arrive at the post office and the hotel, the bartender will help you lead the horse, and the two of them are well dressed and tearful. "
When crossing the no-man's land, they saw the scenery of "feeling that they are not on the earth". At dusk, the sky is full of clouds, and the sun turns from red to purple as soon as it shines, much like a nebula in the universe. When the horses ran together, a cloud of smoke floated behind them. "At that time, I was moved to tears and felt very small and shocked."
They have lost more than 30 kilograms since they left.
But in reality I slapped Zheng Jingtai. 99% of the journey is very hard, and the two people are very shameful. Like beggars, they often can't take a bath.
Slowly, happiness is evolving. From the beginning, I just wanted to be romantic, to constantly overcoming my own joy.
"Even if riding a horse is bitter, even if you are penniless, even if you don't have a house, you can only find a bridge opening to sleep, but when you see it raining outside, you will be silly if you don't get caught in the rain. That kind of happiness can't be bought with money. "
Zheng Jingtai and Qingying learned to survive in the wild, avoid extreme weather, identify the southeast and northwest in places where there is no signal, understand horse language, catch carriages, and taste herbs like Shennong. ...
"Take dreams as horses"
Basically, their lives revolve around horses every day and they become friends with them.
The day we met Zheng Jingtai, thirteen's nostrils were wide open because of the heat, as if it were hot and kept spinning in the same place. Suddenly, his four legs fell to the ground and began to roll.
Zheng Jingtai used to collect water. As soon as he saw it, he immediately ran to Thirteen and pulled it hard. "He must be transferred at once."
He can immediately tell the difference between "Thirteen" because "he became a doctor after a long illness". "The horse won't easily roll on the side of the road, it must be a stomachache. If you don't take good care of it, you will have a knot, and 90% of the horses in the world will die from it. "
Thirteen has always been a glutton. On the Gobi desert, it once supported itself, knotted its stomach and caused tears on the roadside. The couple are at a loss and can only "open their hands and kneel down to park" on the national road. ...
Qingying feeds the horse with yogurt.
It also accidentally ate a plant called "drunken horse grass" and directly hit it.
Fortunately, a police car passed by and took them to the nearest town to buy yogurt (yogurt can neutralize alkali). We've finished four boxes of yogurt, so we might as well come over.
Ma also has time to "cure" Zheng Jingtai. That time in Jiuquan, Zheng Jingtai suddenly stayed in the hospital for three days. These two horses are taken care of by the racetrack people. When he came back, the horse without rope was waiting for him in the tent. The manager said no one could take it away.
"Matthew saw through human nature. They are animals suffering from depression. If you treat them badly, they will be unhappy. How you treat a horse will change its character. "
Zheng Jingtai said that 99.9% of the people on this ride did not understand.
Zheng Jingtai and Qingying's "feats" along the road were reported by many local media.
For a time, "Couples Riding Across China" got a hot search on Weibo, and was suddenly pushed into public view, accumulating 200,000 fans. More than 40 people became their loyal fans and even formed a WeChat group.
Every few days, Zheng Jingtai will broadcast live. Although there are thousands of people watching, the income is very small, and the overall income is less than that of 40 yuan.
Since the media has not brought them any reversal, it is more because they don't understand, "Get a horse out, and the horse will be exhausted." There is nothing to do when you are full. Hang in there. "
But Zheng Jingtai didn't care: "Everyone is lonely. If I do something to pray for the approval of others, then I have failed. "
Larry is in China.
"I often think what is the meaning of people living? Metaphysical, general and empty theories are very important to me. "
He said he looked like someone from Oscar Pistorius.
"Blade" wrote on page 267: "I feel that there is a power in my body that is eager to expand. I am willing to accept all kinds of life, no matter how sad or painful; I feel that only endless life, one life after another, can satisfy my desire, my vitality and my curiosity. "
Oscar Pistorius is a novel written by British writer Mao Mu. Larry is based on Wittgenstein.
More than 20 years ago, Zheng Jingtai first read here, and his inner desertion was aroused. "How did he say what was in my heart? I want to live this unrestrained life until I die and turn this ridiculous thing into reality. "
"My life is a bit like the protagonist Larry, who doesn't care about material things and wants to pursue happiness as much as possible in the spiritual world."
William Smiling and Bus 13 10.
1947, the driver of new york 13 10 bus, after driving for 20 years, suddenly drove to a place 2092 kilometers away from new york.
Later, he was arrested for vehicle crime, and the whole people raised funds to let him pay the lawyer's fee. After doing what many people wanted to do but were afraid to do, he became a street star of that year. Smilan was interviewed later. He said, "running away from everything is what I want to do."
Richard Russell, the man who stole the plane in Seattle
Half a century later, in 2022, Richard Russell, a ground crew member at Seattle Airport, sneaked into the cockpit of a passenger plane on the tarmac after completing his routine work. He stole the plane, started the engine and flew the plane with a series of thrilling actions. 75 minutes later, he crashed on an island.
No one knows why the young man did such a crazy thing on an ordinary summer night. For a long time after that, "Seattle plane thief" became a public topic of the year.
The driver who steals the bus and the person who steals the plane seem to have the same expression: "People can live freely." Without this simple ideal, this cycling trip would not have happened.
Half life, half poetry.
"This trip means more to me. It may be a kind of' maturity', and I can begin to appreciate the beauty of' vulgarity' and trivial daily life. "
Zheng Jingtai said that his temper has been worn almost, and now he is very calm. I've been cheating for a while. It's time to come back.
He wants to say goodbye to his old self. "Because of love, because of family, because of children, people's mentality will change, and you will have more responsibilities, not just living for yourself. For me, maybe this is a change. "
Zheng Jingtai once wrote a poem to Qing Ying:
"Lonely heart I can't save myself.
Can you give me a promise?
Let me hold on tight
I can't do it alone in a confused day.
Can you give me one?
Let me pray. "
Now Zheng Jingtai, as a father, wants to make more efforts to make up for the influence brought by his previous unconstrained style.
"I feel very happy with my family. Going home to see my wife and children, I have never experienced it before. " Now, he got a promise and a promise.
"This is a necessary process, and I also look forward to a peaceful future," Qingying said. "My idea gradually merged with him. Life is half poetry and half fireworks. I think this is what we are looking forward to now. "
The original tourism budget was 200,000, but now it has spent more than 400,000, and it is already heavily in debt. But Zheng Jingtai is optimistic about this: "I will go back to be a lawyer and earn it back in a few months."
Back home in Quanzhou, they slept for several days and began to build stables, take care of the children and prepare for a new life.
Whether it is cheating again and again, or finally returning, Zheng Jingtai is practicing his childhood wish: "I hope to live like a sun, emit a light of life, and let another life feel happy after seeing and touching it. It feels interesting to be alive. I want to live like that. "
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