奇速英语

A 29-year-old man who has been living in a tent in an abandoned parking lot for 200 days has become the newest symbol of the increasingly popular “lying down” culture.

At the end of 2018, Li Shu quit his job in Sichuan Province and began spending most of his time in his rented apartment. Li quickly realized that, with no income, he would quickly go through all his savings, so he cut his daily expenses to just 10 yuan per day. Even so, after four years of having to pay rent, it became painfully obvious that he would either have to find a way to make money or move out. Since the first option wasn’t even considered, he sold most of his belongings, bought a 400-yuan tent, and decided to continue his relaxed lifestyle in the great outdoors, among the debris (废弃物) of an abandoned parking lot. He has been living there for 200 days.

To most people, Li’s existence can’t even be called living. His second-hand tent is his most valuable belonging, he lives on cheap food like noodles and dumplings, occasionally using his basic cooking stove to make beef hot pot and potato-and-egg pancakes, and has to walk a long way to find water and charge his phone battery.

However, the young man told reporters that he is perfectly capable of finding a job, in fact, and his friends have repeatedly tried to find him better accommodation and even loan him money to start a small business, but he doesn’t want any of that. He enjoys his simple way of life and the constant relaxation it provides. “It’s my choice,” Li said. “When you let go of unfulfilling (不能使人感到满足的) pursuits in life, you will slowly feel peace and become used to changed circumstances. ”