When traveling, we always take many means of transportation, such as airplanes, high-speed rail, buses, taxis, cableways, sightseeing cars, etc. The price varies from high to low, and the speed varies from fast to slow. People are accustomed to it, but a few days ago we were in When we drove through Puzhehei by ourselves in Yunnan, we took a vehicle that left a very deep impression on us.
This kind of transportation is called a carriage. It is not common in people's life, but it is still very common in many scenic spots. It is not surprising to encounter it. What is strange is that its price is much lower than we imagined, because it only costs 5 Yuan can sit for several kilometers.
You read that right, it only costs 5 yuan per trip, which is cheaper than the starting price of ordinary taxis, and even cheaper than motorcycles on the roadside. This must exceed the expectations of many friends.
That morning we went to Qinglong Mountain in Puzhehei to take pictures of the sunrise. When we were walking to the hotel, we looked for a breakfast shop for breakfast, but we couldn’t find it after walking for a long time. At this time, an uncle driving a carriage (looking About 60 years old) came over and began to sell the carriage to us, saying what fun things were around, such as the filming location of Sansheng Sanshi Shili Peach Blossom, etc.
He said 10 yuan per person, and I will take you to play somewhere, because we were looking for a place to have breakfast at that time, so we didn't plan to take his carriage. Maybe it was because there were too few tourists, and he didn't want to lose our business. After a while, he asked if he could sit for 5 yuan per person? When he said this, we felt embarrassed not to sit down, so we just told him that we were looking for a place to have breakfast, and he said that I would take you there to eat, and I would take you to the destination to play after you finished eating. What he said made us embarrassed to refuse.
So he took us to a breakfast restaurant. At first, he wondered if he would cheat us if he took us to have breakfast? Regardless of the price, a large bowl of roll noodles and eggs is only 9 yuan, which is very affordable, not to mention very cheap, at least it did not cheat us.
It took about half an hour to eat breakfast (plus the waiting time), and he was waiting for us outside the small shop. When we were full, he took us to the filming location of "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms". On the way, I also introduced Puzhehei to us. Although the Mandarin is not very standard and the speech is not very professional, but I can basically understand it, just like a tour guide. At that time, I really felt that I made a profit.
On the way, we asked him, how much money can he make a day? He said that in the off-season now, he can't attract a few customers a day, and normally he can only earn about 50-60 yuan. Most of the time, he is empty on the road looking for customers. Only when the lotus is in full bloom, he can earn 200-300 yuan a day.
As he said, we saw a lot of carriages along the way, basically all of them were empty. He pulled us a few, although he only charged 5 yuan per person, it was considered lucky.
But in all fairness, one person, one car and one horse only earn 5-60 yuan a day, which is really not much. It may be that the competition is too fierce, there are too many horse-drawn carriages, and there are too few tourists. It may also be that the unit price is too low, but if the price is high, If tourists don't sit, no matter how high the price is, it's useless.
Coincidentally, when we scanned the QR code to pay, we found that the payee was actually Andy Lau. We thought we had read it wrong and asked, is this your name? He smiled naively and nodded, he actually has the same name as Liu Tianwang. If he has a sense of marketing, if he buys Andy Lau's carriage on the carriage, or opens an account on the Internet, will there be many tourists coming to ride in admiration? His car?
Although it’s just the same name, we rode in Andy Lau’s carriage in Puzhehei and only charged 5 yuan per person, which is quite unforgettable. First, we lamented that life is not easy, and one person, one cart and one horse can only earn tens of yuan a day; the second is lament Although the old coachman has the same name as the song king Andy Lau, they have different fates. One is well known in the world, and the other is unknown.