It was only seven thirty in the morning when he finished breakfast.
Lin Zhe returned to his office and changed into a pair of hiking sneakers.
He took a Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum and a bottle of mineral water.
Traveling light, he headed straight for the Ge Hong Offering an Elixir attraction.
It was Monday, and still very early.
There were very few visitors on the mountain trails, most of them heading down after watching the sunrise at the summit.
He had probably overtaxed himself a little too much lately.
Less than ten minutes into the climb, Lin Zhe was already drenched in sweat, his lower back aching and his legs weak.
Kidney deficiency symptoms +1 again!
"Handsome, want a ride in a carrying chair?"
"Special Monday discounts today!"
Seeing that Lin Zhe looked like a young man with weak kidneys, the two middle-aged men carrying a sedan chair approached their potential customer.
In the past, Lin Zhe would never have gone up the mountain in such a pathetic fashion!
But now...
"How much for a trip?"
The more outgoing of the two men smiled and said:
"We always charge by weight for our carrying chair.
"For anyone weighing fifty kilograms or more, it's three hundred yuan one way and five hundred eighty round trip.
"For anyone over fifty kilograms but under sixty-five, it's four hundred yuan one way and seven hundred eighty round trip;
"For anyone over sixty-five kilograms but under seventy-five, it's five hundred yuan one way and nine hundred eighty round trip."
This was Lin Zhe's first time learning how they charged for carrying chairs. He joked with a smile:
"What about a friend of mine who weighs over a hundred kilograms? How much would that cost?"
The man smiled. "The two of us can't carry a hundred