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"Life without travel can only be called survival. There must be at least two impulses in your life, a desperate love and a trip when you leave. " Shanghai couple Zhang Qianli and Tang Xiaomin are undoubtedly the best practitioners of this passage. They not only had a love that everyone envied, but also traveled countless times. On their Weibo, a set of arranged photos recorded their wonderful moments of traveling around the world by themselves in 10, and 36 "photo diaries" were forwarded by netizens. Most of the time, Zhang Qianli is the person in charge of taking pictures, and Tang Xiaomin is the protagonist who smiles in the camera.

And such a life may be the dream of each of us. A happy marriage is natural.

That year, Tang Xiaomin's 5-year-old and 8-year-old brother Zhang Qianli moved next door. The two soon played together.

Two years later, the Zhang Qianli family moved to Hangzhou, and Tang Xiaomin waved his hand in the direction where his brother left. At this time, the 7-year-old girl didn't know what disappointment was like.

Many years have passed since they met again. /kloc-Tang Xiaomin, 0/5 years old, wears a pair of big glasses, and his broad forehead is exposed like a light bulb. "I am as ugly as I was in adolescence." . Zhang Qianli, 18 years old, became a white boy. Seeing her, she just smiled: "How did you become so ugly!" " "Well, I'm ugly!" Tang Xiaomin hearty laugh. This time, no story happened. However, in Zhang Qianli's mind, the shadow of this sunny girl has fallen.

Goodbye. Many years later, after graduating from Zhang Qianli University, I went to work in Shanghai. Don's father asked to meet him at the subway station. "What does he look like?" Tang Xiaomin asked. "Not tall, just like me!" Dad Tang answered easily. "Ah, you're only 1.60 meters. Can this little brother still see it? " "It must be ugly!" Tang Ma took the woman.

So Tang Xiaomin went to the subway station to find someone according to the short and ugly standard. The crowd dispersed, leaving only a thin young man. "Not only 1.60 meters, but also not ugly!" Tang Xiaomin suddenly opened a small flower in his heart.

After all, they were childhood playmates. After a brief shyness, Tang Xiaomin and Zhang Qianli soon got to know each other. She knew that he had given up his job in a bank for his hobby of photography. He knows that she loves traveling, and she didn't attend the civil service interview for her dream of working in the media industry. They haven't seen each other for many years, and they never seem to be apart. They feel in their bones that each other is so in tune with themselves, and a marriage naturally comes to them. Want to stop and see the world

On their first trip, they went to Shitang in Wenling, where the first ray of sunshine shone in China.

They got up at 4 am and went through two tunnels from their residence to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise. It's so dark that I can't see my fingers in the tunnel. "What should I do if I meet a bad person?" Tang Xiaomin lose way. "No, I have a tripod. I am blocking you from running. " Zhang Qianli grabbed her sweaty hand, and she suddenly felt safer than ever.

Their initial mode of travel is not much different from that of ordinary white-collar workers. They go out as soon as there is a 1 period, and there is not much money. At first, we all went to a relatively close place. After becoming famous, countless netizens expressed their envy of their lives ... Many media asked questions about money, and Tang Xiaomin always took pains to say to them: "In fact, you can all do it. The key is how to balance. "

At that time, Tang Xiaomin and Zhang Qianli worked in a magazine, and their income was guaranteed. Sometimes a travel plan is drawn up, and two people hand in their papers in advance and ask for leave. I don't buy a car, my mortgage is not high, and I don't buy clothes very much. You can answer the phone and send text messages. "It is not difficult for two people to save 40,000 yuan a year. It depends on whether you use 30,000 to play 1 10,000, or use 1 10,000 to play 30,000, or all of them." Tang Xiaomin and Zhang Qianli chose the first one, and they also chose their own way of life.

It is because they don't have much money that they have to seriously think about how to see the world with very limited money. I first went to Europe in 2006. They just got married and plan to go on their honeymoon. If they join the tour group, they must have a bank deposit certificate of 654.38 million, and their money is only enough to pay their tour fee.

"What's impossible? Otherwise, go to the consulate to apply for a visa yourself! " Tang Xiaomin searched all visa sub-forums before finding two people with self-service visa experience. Fortunately, both of them were very enthusiastic and gave her comprehensive guidance. According to their proposal, Tang Xiaomin chose to go to the German Consulate first, with a trip of Germany+Austria+Italy, totaling 16 days.

She still can't forget the scene of waiting in front of the fax machine at 3 o'clock in the middle of the night every day, and her inner excitement and sense of accomplishment are hard to hide. Every phone call was made to hotels in Germany, Austria and Italy, asking them to send a fax signed by the manager. When they got their visas, the newlyweds couldn't help hugging each other. Just because no one has done it doesn't mean it won't work.

Resignation, no children, regardless of family ... Zhang Qianli and Tang Xiaomin do not encourage these extreme travel modes, because it is simple to make a willful decision, but it has been difficult to balance the relationship between dreams, family and work for many years. They have been working hard for this all these years.

"We didn't give up our jobs for travel, which is misleading." At that time, there were personnel changes in their magazine, and they chose to leave together. The two men sat down and talked deeply about the future and reached a common conclusion: "We are not afraid of starvation. One can write and the other can shoot, so let's try to do freelance work. If we can, why work from nine to five? We can still have a lot of time to do what we want. If not, it is ok to find another job. "

In this way, the couple began to work while traveling. Tang Xiaomin became a freelance writer, writing articles for travel magazines and websites, and Zhang Qianli became a famous travel photographer. From using my savings to travel, I have become enjoying the fun of traveling and getting rewards from it. "The more places you go, the more experiences you have, the better the photos you take and the better the return." More and more love

Choosing a lifestyle is choosing a marriage model.

During their initial trip, Tang Xiaomin and Zhang Qianli were most concerned about the feelings of love, communication and getting along. After the trip, in Tang Xiaomin's own words, "We are a married couple, traveling together, working together and realizing our common dream". They also discussed that if they don't go out, they will occasionally watch a movie and go shopping like ordinary couples. All they can talk about is people they work and know, and travel gives them more fresh topics and communication space. When we go out, there will be fewer contradictions, and you will feel that your other half is different from others more and more.

Tang Xiaomin believes that the best thing in their life now is that their dreams have come true, their careers have developed and their feelings have become more stable. She writes an annual summary every year, summarizing what she did, where she went, what was good and what was bad. The end of each summary is the same-I hope to continue next year, which means that my family is healthy and safe and my career is smooth.

Dull is the essence of life, but we can often give life a little waves. Tang Xiaomin said that she and Zhang Qianli love each other more and more. To love more and more is not to stick together more and more, but to find a way suitable for them to get along, long and comfortable. (Excerpted from Southern China Daily)