Chapter 055 The fuel consumption is not right!
After breakfast, the two drove out of Linjia Village, got on the national highway, and then changed to the highway in An County and headed straight to Dongdao County.
In the car, Chen Jue reclined his seat and closed his eyes to rest while it was still early and there was not much scenery on the roadside.
However, Master Zhu, who was driving, was staring at the road with a puzzled look on his face, occasionally loosening his foot and stepping on the accelerator.
Why was he wondering?
It was because he discovered that although he had only picked up one passenger on this big trip in the morning, the fuel consumption shown on the dashboard was ridiculously high.
He didn't feel much when he came out of Chencun at first, because it was a downhill road and not very strenuous, but as soon as he turned onto the national highway, he discovered the problem.
That is, when you step on the accelerator, the power is a bit tight and the acceleration is a bit slow.
Although his Buick business car is an entry-level low-end version, there should be no problem with its power.
Unless the car is full of people and loaded, the acceleration and fuel consumption will be affected.
But the problem is that Chen Jue is the only passenger in the back seat!
Although the other party said that he brought a dumbbell on the bus, Master Zhu had the impression that a dumbbell used for fitness would weigh at most 20 kilograms.
I glanced at the rearview mirror and saw that the upright travel bag was bulging and seemed to be larger than an ordinary dumbbell.
"How heavy is this dumbbell horse step?"
“Why does it feel like pulling in one guest is like pulling in a small group of four or five people!”
"I thought I could save more fuel this time..." Master Zhu was very puzzled. Drivers who drive sports cars to pick up passengers and make money are extremely sensitive to fuel consumption.
This involves how much profit they can make after running a trip.
But Chen Jue alone, plus the dumbbells in the travel bag, weighed a total of 560 kilograms, not to mention the weight of the backpack containing clothes.
This means that he alone is as heavy as four or five adult passengers!
It’s like there are several invisible people in the back row. How can the power not be tight?
Fortunately, after getting on the highway, the vehicle does not have to stop and go and wait for traffic lights like on the national highway. It can maintain a constant high-speed driving for long distances, which slowly reduces fuel consumption.
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Chen Jue dozed off in the car for nearly an hour and felt that the sunlight through the car window was much brighter than in the early morning. He opened his eyes and found that the car was driving on a long cross-sea bridge.
It is not the cross-sea bridge as you imagine, but rather a low bridge that is only a few meters above the water surface of the mudflat.
But the bridge is very long and you can't see the end at a glance. The end is the entrance to Dongdao County.
On both sides of the bridge are large mudflats and the sea level with no visible edge in the distance.
The azure sky, matched with the turquoise sea, with a few low white clouds like cotton candy floating in the sky, and fishermen in waterproof clothes picking up small seafood on the mudflats after the tide receded in the morning.
Occasionally, a few tourist cars would stop by the roadside, and a couple or a family with children would get out of the cars, carrying small plastic buckets and shovels and joining the ranks of picking up shells, catching crabs and fishing for tide pools. It was a harmonious and beautiful scene.
Chen Jue sat up straight, admiring the scenery along the way outside the window, and started chatting with Master Zhu who was driving alone.
The drivers of these sports cars are generally well-informed and often visit these tourist attractions. They know all the places to visit in Dongdao County very well.
Upon learning that Chen Jue had not yet booked a hotel or B&B, Master Zhu opened the armrest box and took out a business card and threw it to him.
"Since you and I are from the same hometown, I'd like to introduce you to this B&B!"
“It’s a row of single-family villas, newly renovated last year. The location is excellent and the owner is nice. I took my daughter there during the summer vacation. It’s located in a corner of the island, just a few steps to the beach.”
"But the seafood on the island is quite expensive. It's best to take a taxi to the county town to eat." Master Zhu was very knowledgeable when he started talking. He must have driven to pick up many groups to visit Dongdao County.
Chen Jue asked the other party about several delicious seafood restaurants, then used his mobile phone to scan the QR code on the business card and added the B&B owner’s WeChat to chat with him.
He didn't say to book directly, but asked for a location. He planned to go to the hotel to see the accommodation environment before making a decision.
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The cross-sea highway leading into Dongdao County is very long, and the business car drove for almost half an hour before turning off.
The county town on the island is not much different from the cities outside, except that there are very few pedestrians on the streets. This is a tourist city with only a few hundred thousand local residents.
Compared with large counties like An County with a population , it is a bit sparsely populated, but tourists can be seen everywhere.
With big or small luggage, you can either drive there yourself or go there. You can see elegantly decorated single-family villas everywhere. They are obviously homestays converted by local residents.
Looking along the way, there are signs of seafood restaurants, hotels and B&Bs everywhere.
Moreover, it is now the intersection of summer and autumn, the weather is not as hot as before, and the sea water temperature is just cool. This month is also the time when the fishing ban has just ended, and all kinds of seafood are the most plump, so there are many tourists coming here to play.
When they arrived at the destination of the previous order, which was Dongdao County, Chen Jue did not get off the car, but did not end the ride-sharing order. He asked Master Zhu to drive to the homestay he mentioned.
Fortunately, the county town is not far from the B&B, and it only takes more than 10 minutes to drive there.
The B&B is located on a raised corner of the island. It is a group of single-family villas. The exterior walls are all painted with snow-white granular paint and matched with a few blue ocean decorations. It does look quite charming.
Compared to those traditional B&B villas, it looks much more avant-garde, probably because it has been newly renovated.
"What do you think? I didn't make the wrong recommendation, did I?" Master Zhu said with a smug look on his face.
"It does look beautiful!" Chen Jue nodded, got out of the car and took a look at the surrounding environment.
Not far from the B&B is a large yellow-white sandy beach, surrounded by huge island reefs washed by water on both sides . Many parasols and tourists can be seen.
Beyond the beach is the sea, the closer it is, the more blue it is. As for the mountains and plains, they are all covered with lush green vegetation. You can see it clearly from the B&B. The scenery is very pleasant.
I went in and asked about the accommodation price. The single-family villa costs 2,500 per night. It has six rooms in total and is equipped with a kitchen so you can cook your own meals. Gas, water, electricity, and garbage fees are an additional 50 yuan per day.
If a whole family comes to play, it is very cost-effective.
However, Chen Jue took into consideration the needs of his own training and found it inconvenient to share a house with others, so he simply paid for and booked a single-family house.
"I won't be staying here for many days anyway, and I have an allowance, so I might as well splurge a little." Thinking this, Chen Jue checked in with his ID card, paid the three-day room fee, collected the key, and got out of the car with his travel bag.
Seeing that Master Zhu was going to stay on the island to continue soliciting customers for the return trip, Chen Jue felt embarrassed to continue wasting his time, so he chatted with him for a few words and then said goodbye.
However, before leaving, Master Zhu kept staring at Chen Jue's travel bag intentionally or unintentionally, and it was obvious that he was obsessed with the dumbbells in it.
no way!
It’s so damn heavy!
