The alarm clock didn't ring at half past five, but I woke up. The sky outside the window has just dawned, and the screen of my mobile phone is so bright that it pierces my eyes. This day is May 19, China Tourism Day.
I stared at the list. There were 51 scenic spots in Yuncheng that offered free admission, 10 in Jinzhong, and 4 in Changzhi...
Suddenly, a ridiculous impulse arose, as if if I didn't go, I would lose something, not money, but something indescribable.
Free things are the most expensive
Jinci Museum is half price. 80 becomes 40.
But I remember when I was ten years old, my father led me here, and he hesitated all the way about how much the ticket would cost. The half price at that time was due to him carrying an extra 200 bricks on the construction site.
Now I can easily take out a hundred yuan, but my father can no longer carry a bag of cement.
free? Nothing is truly free in this world.
Under the city wall of Datong
Shanhua Temple is free. Datong City Wall is free. Guangling Paper-cutting Museum is free.
I stood on the city wall, and the wind was so strong that it could turn people into paper cuts.
There is an old lady setting up a stall below, and what she sells is insoles made by herself. She claimed that there were a large number of tourists today and the city management was on holiday, so she was able to sell a few more pairs. "Thank you for the benefits brought by the travel day." She smiled, causing a missing tooth to be exposed.
I suddenly wanted to cry.
For her, traveling is not about beautiful scenery, but about making an extra thirty yuan.
Mount Wutai in Xinzhou
Half price.
There was a long queue at the ticket sales place, and a man who looked like a monk walked past the queue. His steps were extremely light, as if he were stepping on clouds.
What is he looking at? Look at these people lining up, or look at the mountains?
I had the idea to catch up and ask, but I felt that such behavior would be offensive. That person spent half his life, and his purpose was not to be disturbed by others. But my inquiry seemed to show how well I knew the inside story.
Yangquan Xiaohe Pingmei Scenic Area
free.
The person known as Shi Pingmei, also known as Pingmei, was Gao Junyu's lover. On his tombstone were written these words: "I am a sword, I am a spark."
The place is hidden in a ravine, with scattered tourists and managers dozing off on the table, saliva dripping down their arms.
A hundred years later, if someone knew about the situation where someone opened her former residence for free to Ping Mei, would she have written a poem? What about writing about love that has been diluted by time, and memories that have been alienated by money?
The roar of Hukou Waterfall
Half price. Hukou, Ji County.
What made people's ears ring was the sound of water. A little girl was broadcasting live with a mobile phone in her hand, saying: "Family, look! Today is half price! Half price! Please come quickly!"
She shouted until her voice almost became hoarse, and the waterfall was also shouting. These two different shouts were intertwined and blended together, making it difficult to tell which one was the more real shout.
The Yellow River has been shouting like this for thousands of years, shouting to those who don't understand.
Salt Lake in Yuncheng
Admission is free. Five unique experiences at half price.
The lake water is pink, like strawberry syrup.
There was an older couple sitting by the lake. The old lady said to the old man, asking him to smile, and added that today was free!
The old man grinned, showing his false teeth. The sun was just right, shining on their gray hair.
free. This picture is really free.
actually i know
I know that I have to take the subway during the morning rush hour tomorrow, and I have to look at the boss’s expression. I also have to pay off the mortgage, pay utility bills, and listen to my wife’s endless complaints.
But today, just today.
Breathing heavily, I was in the Red Cliff Canyon in Jinzhong, pretending to know how to drink, I was in the Fenjiu Cultural Center in Luliang, and listened to the lawn concert at Yunqiu Mountain in Linfen. The band on the stage sang: "I have crossed mountains and seas, and also passed through mountains and seas of people."
It was sung out of tune, but it was sung into my heart.
Tianji Mountain in Changzhi
free.
I met an old man on the mountain road. He was over seventy years old. He was climbing up alone with a cane.
"My children are all busy, and I have done this myself." He said breathlessly. "While your body is still able to move, go and see the mountains without paying."
A mountain that costs no money. This is interesting.
Originally, there was no charge for the mountain. Someone installed a door, placed a lock, and put a price tag on it. And today is just a day to open that lock.
evening
Traffic jam on the highway on the return trip. They are all people who came out to play today.
In the car in front, a child fell asleep by the car window, still clutching the free small flag issued by the scenic spot in his hand.
free. free. free.
In the free time, look for those things that are hard to buy with money, namely: sunshine, breeze, mountains, other water, and even a moment of escape.
10pm
Sitting at home, my legs hurt so much that I didn’t want to move.
News pushed to mobile phones shows that across the province, 120 scenic spots that have reached Grade A standards in 11 cities have launched preferential measures, and the number of tourists has reached a new height.
A new high. very nice.
For those of you who went out like me, what did you find?
last sentence
Everything will return to original price tomorrow.
Tickets included.
Including our desire to leave.
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