As Li Wande started the off-road Jeep, there was a dull sound in the engine.
When she heard that she could walk less mountainous roads, Ma Xiaoling's face immediately showed a bright smile.
They didn't bring any luggage when they came out, so Wan Qi and Ma Xiaoling got directly into Li Wande's Jeep.
"Boss Li didn't realize it. You are quite rich. An off-road Jeep like this is quite expensive!"
Ma Xiaoling, who was sitting in the back seat, said to Li Wande who was driving with a smile on her face.
"Hahaha! Miss Ma, you are wrong. This car is not mine. I borrowed it from a friend.
My tour bus is still mortgaged with my friend. With my shabby little storefront, do you think I can afford this car?"
Li Wande smiled and shook his head at Ma Xiaoling's words, but his eyes were always focused on the front.
At this time, they had already left the city and were driving on mountain roads. The roads in southern Yunnan were rugged, even though a large number of mountain roads were paved with smooth cement roads.
Li Wande still didn't dare to be sloppy or careless in the slightest. Not only did he have to pay attention to the rockfall in the four weeks around, but he also paid attention to every bend in front of him.
Li Wande has been working as a tour guide all year round, so he is naturally very familiar with the route he is currently driving.
But just because he is a tour guide and not a driver, he is now much more cautious as a driver.
Of course, along the way, Li Wande, Wan Qi and Ma Xiaoling introduced many special delicacies and interesting places in southern Yunnan.
At the same time, Ma Xiaoying also saw how big southern Yunnan is. It has been about 45 hours since getting on the bus.
During this period, Ma Xiaoling had already fallen asleep in the back seat. When she asked Li Wande again how long it was, she was told that at least there was still 3 minutes to go.
"Hehe, Miss Ma, this is how southern Yunnan is. You may have never traveled to southern Yunnan!
When traveling here, most of the time is spent on the tour bus.
So some people also made up a jingle for people traveling to southern Yunnan, which is, get on the bus to sleep, get off the bus to pee, and take pictures at the scenic spots.”
When Ma Xiaoling complained that the road in southern Yunnan was bumpy and long, Li Wande smiled and comforted her.
"Pfft, did you not know anything when you got home in the end?"
After listening to what Li Wande said, Ma Xiaoling burst out laughing.
"Hahaha! Yes, yes, yes! There is such a sentence."
Li Wande also laughed and responded, but from beginning to end, only Wan Qi sat silently behind the car with his eyes closed and silent.
I don't know what Wan Qi is thinking in his mind at this time.
"I said, Boss Li, is the route we are taking now the same tourist route you took back then?
There are only trees in 4 weeks, how could you think of opening up such a tourist route?"
Looking at the receding scenery outside the window, Ma Xiaoling curiously asked Li Wande.
"Hey... I also know that Erhai Lake, those large scenic spots, have a wider audience, but I am just a small private travel agency.
It is simply incomparable with those large chain travel agencies and cannot capture their resources.
Naturally, we can only find another way. A few years ago, we claimed to embrace nature and explore folk tourism!
Under the instigation of several friends, I contacted some villages and unknown scenic spots to start this tourist route."
Li Wande sighed and recounted his original intention of starting this tourist route.
“This idea sounds pretty good. Although it’s quite niche, there are more and more petty bourgeoisie people now, so business should be good too!
Why isn’t this line going to be done later?”
Anyway, they had nothing to do, so Ma Xiaoling and Li Wande started chatting.
"In the beginning, I had the same idea as you, to create such a unique route.
Maybe it can attract some tourists who don't like to go to those large attractions.
It's a pity that this route failed because of the small crowd. There were really very few people who signed up to join the group.
There are many travelers who got off the bus halfway through the tour.
If you open this route, you won't make much money all year round, and you often have to pay a lot of gas expenses. It's really not worth the gain!
Moreover, the villagers in the few villages I contacted did not appear to be particularly friendly to foreign tourists.
It has also happened several times that entire villages have attacked tourists.
Instead, I lost a lot of money.”
Li Wande shook his head and smiled bitterly. Obviously, this tourist route caused him a lot of losses.
"Boss Li, are you saying that you found a different way to get in and out of this route? Are you the only one in southern Yunnan taking this route?"
Just as Li Wande finished speaking, Wan Qi, who was sitting there with his eyes closed and concentrating, suddenly opened his eyes and asked.
"Well... you can also say that I spent a lot of effort to develop this route.
Moreover, we haven’t made any money yet, but we have lost a lot. There should be no other tour groups doing this route.”
Regarding Wan Qi's question, Li Wande shook his head and answered without thinking too much.
"Then do you still have an impression of this person?"
After getting Li Wande's answer, Wan Qi took out his mobile phone and pulled out a photo.
After hearing Wan Qi's words, Li Wande looked through the reflector at the cell phone photo Wan Qi showed. The person in the photo was Zhang Yuanming.
"Yes, I have an impression, hum! This guy is the first customer I have opened up this route.
I remember that he was in a daze at that time, and he was still clamoring to get off the bus in the middle of the ride.
It started from this guy. Every time I take this route, someone will get off in the middle."
After seeing the person in the photo clearly, Li Wande was obviously deeply impressed by Zhang Yuanming.