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Chapter 289 The Soviet version of Friendship Store

The river in this section was not wide, so the ferry did not go very long before it reached the north bank of Heilongjiang. Fang Mingyuan and his party had officially entered the Soviet Union.

Under the leadership of Luo Jin, Fang Mingyuan and his party did not encounter difficulties from the Soviet customs officers as Fang Mingyuan had thought before, but entered the city smoothly. When they came out, those who were on the same boat with them were still

While undergoing cumbersome inspections at the customs, one can’t help but feel how different people are.

After exiting the customs building gate, there is a spacious road leading straight to the north, with four lanes in both directions. On both sides of the road are Russian-style buildings of different heights. It can be seen that many of the buildings inside have been built for a long time.

The place is very old and vicissitudes of life. The city is very clean, but for some reason, Fang Mingyuan always feels that it seems a little lifeless and less lively than at home.

Luo Jin jumped out of his car and squeezed into Fang Mingyuan's SUV. "There are many people who understand Chinese here, so no matter what you see here, don't comment loudly. Otherwise, it may cause trouble."

.Although we are not afraid of old men, we can't be serious with them, right?" Fang Mingyuan and Wu Wei nodded. They are abroad and they still know this common sense. A strong dragon can't defeat a local snake, and a good man can't beat six hands. No matter how strong he is,

No one can stand up to the crowd of others.

Fang Mingyuan noticed that there was a spacious and bright store not far from the customs. There were models wearing furs in the window, but there were no customers coming in or out.

Luo Jin noticed Fang Mingyuan's gaze and said with a smile: "That's the Soviet version of the Friendship Store. Just like our country, it's only open to foreigners and not to ordinary Soviets unless they have hard currency, such as US dollars, pounds, etc.

"Do you two want to go in and have a look?" When you come to the Soviet Union, you naturally want to open your eyes and see the scenery of the Soviet Union. With Luo Jin's suggestion, Fang Mingyuan and the two naturally went with the flow.

"How is the quality of Lao Maozi's fur coats here? Are there any fakes?" Wu Wei asked Luo Jindao in a low voice.

Luo Jin laughed and said: "Don't worry, there are very few fakes in Lao Maozi's products, and there will be no fakes in stores like this. They are all sold to foreigners. If there is a quality problem,

That's not an ordinary thing, Lao Maozi also has a headache. So if you like something, you can buy it with confidence. But I want to remind you that there are all kinds of high-end products in this store, such as fur coats, caviar

Wait. They are all priced in rubles, and the prices are so low that you can hardly imagine it. For example, a fur coat may be priced at one thousand rubles."

"One thousand rubles?" Wu Wei cried out. According to the ratio of one to six, one to seven, it is more than one hundred US dollars when converted into U.S. dollars. If converted into RMB, it is only about one thousand yuan. A Soviet fur coat

It’s only worth about a thousand yuan, which is simply too cheap! If you buy a thousand or eight hundred pieces of these and ship them back to China, you will make at least seven to eight times the profit once you resell them.

"Well, one thousand rubles. But you can't buy it with rubles exchanged outside the store. You can only use foreign currencies such as US dollars, Japanese yen, and pounds to buy rubles in the store. And you can't use foreign currency directly. This is called being in the Soviet Union.

Only rubles are allowed to be used in the territory, and foreign currencies are not allowed to be used. This is a major matter related to the dignity of the country." Luo Jin continued with a half-smile.

"Well, this exchange price is the official exchange rate, right?" Fang Mingyuan has already guessed the result. Lao Maozi is not a fool, of course, it is impossible to sell things so cheaply.

"Yes, one point six rubles to one US dollar!" Luo Jin nodded. Wu Wei immediately lost interest in making a fuss. If this was the case, the price would not be cheap.

"So, if you come here to buy things, don't be fooled by their price tags." As they said, the group of people had already walked into the store. The store was very large, and there were two female clerks inside, both of whom seemed to be in their 23s or 20s.

At the age of 15, Russian girls look more mature than domestic girls of the same age. A girl of fifteen or sixteen looks almost twenty to us. However, both shop assistants have brown hair and blue eyes, with white and bright skin, and look clean and pure.

, the facial features are quite distinct.

When they saw Fang Mingyuan and the others coming in, they immediately greeted them with smiles on their faces.

"Dear foreign guests, are you... Han Chinese?" Although the pronunciation was not very pure, it was enough to surprise Fang Mingyuan and Wu Wei. You know, those people who claimed to have stayed in Huhe for a long time last night

When the dancers spoke Chinese, it was like a chicken talking to a duck. It was impossible to guess what they were talking about. But the surprise did not last long. The two discovered that the two clerks could only speak a few common expressions.

, a slightly more complicated slang would be meaningless.

"We are all foreigners now!" Fang Mingyuan said with a self-deprecating smile. He looked at the store and saw that there were some Soviet specialties, such as caviar, fur coats, Soviet matryoshka dolls and some vodka.

"What a beautiful doll!" Lin Lian saw the large and small matryoshka dolls displayed on the counter at first sight, and couldn't help but exclaimed. Wu Wei's secretary also came over with a look of surprise.

"Take these out and let us have a look!" Fang Ming pointed at the matryoshka dolls on the counter and said. It was rare for Lin Lian to take the initiative to praise something, so of course he had to take the initiative.

"These are wooden matryoshka dolls. They are usually the largest matryoshka doll that can be opened from the middle. It contains several matryoshka dolls in sequence. The dolls can have 5 layers, 7 layers, 10 layers or more. Matryoshka dolls

The appearance can be the same, or it can be completely different. In the Soviet Union, this thing was also called a wishing matryoshka doll." Luo Jin said aside.

"Wish-making matryoshka doll?" Lin Lian asked strangely, "How can this thing make a wish?"

Luo Jin picked up a matryoshka doll, which was a five-layered matryoshka doll. He turned out the innermost one and said: "Just turn out the innermost and smallest matryoshka doll and make a wish to it. But remember, make a wish."

After completing the wish, you must warn it that if your wish does not come true, it will never want to see the light of day again. Then it will get better step by step. In this way, this little matryoshka doll wants to see the outside world again.

, will help you realize your wish.”

"Is this enough?" Lin Lian asked in disbelief. After making a wish, she actually threatened it. This thing sounded really new.

Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but laugh. The designer of this theory obviously borrowed human beings' desire for light and fear of darkness and loneliness, and applied it to the matryoshka doll.

"Which is the best matryoshka doll among you?" Since Lin Lian likes it, it doesn't hurt to buy it. Now we are not short of money!

The two clerks immediately beamed with joy and picked up two boxes from under the counter. When they opened them, they found that they were two sets of matryoshka dolls in the shapes of Marx and Lenin. They were very beautifully made. These were two sets of twelve-layered matryoshka dolls.

They were the most exquisitely made pair here. At this moment, Luo Jin was slightly moved. Among the Soviet matryoshka dolls, conventional matryoshka patterns were the most common. There were also portraits of successive Soviet leaders, but for example, Marx and Lenin were

The appearance is quite rare, and it is a twelve-layer matryoshka doll, so it can be said to be more valuable.

"Are these two the only ones?" Lin Lian hesitated and asked. The two Soviet girls said a few words in Russian.

"This is the best handmade matryoshka doll they have here. It is a unique product. There is no one like them." Luo Jin translated, "Maybe there are others in other cities."

"Bought!" Fang Mingyuan said, "It just so happens that you and your sister are in the same suit!" He knew that the reason why Lin Lian was hesitant was probably because she wanted to bring gifts to Zhao Ya and Feng Qian, something with Soviet characteristics.

If there are more, you don’t necessarily have to buy the same one for them. Besides, I will stay in the Soviet Union for a while, so there is still an opportunity to buy this kind of gift.

"Mingyuan..." Lin Lian wanted to speak again, but Fang Mingyuan pushed her into the fur coats displayed in the store.

The winter in the Soviet Union is long and cold, and the season for wearing fur fashions lasts for 6 or 7 months. Soviet people have always had the habit of wearing fur and leather products. It is said that the annual fur consumption in the Soviet Union exceeds one

There are tens of millions of pieces, with a huge consumer group of about 100 million. Therefore, in the eyes of the Soviets, fur clothing can not only show wealth, but also is a necessity in life. So some people later said that buying fur clothing is the second most important thing for Russians after houses and cars.

The third largest demand is that it is the largest fur consumer in the world. Now that we have come to the Soviet Union, it is really unreasonable not to bring some fur coats to the women at home. This task is naturally given to Lin Lian.

"Among the fur coats in the Soviet Union, the best is of course the sable coat. Sable is a unique animal that only lives in Russia's natural conditions. However, this animal has been protected and sable fur is not allowed to be bought and sold casually in the market. These large fur coats,

Most of them are Karakulli lamb skins and fox skins from Central Asia." Luo Jin glanced at them a few times and said casually, "But you can rest assured about the quality."

While they were talking, the door of the store was pushed open again. Under the leadership of a Soviet man, several young people with the same yellow skin walked in. Two clerks immediately separated and greeted them.

"Now that we have come to the Soviet Union, how can we go back without bringing a few bottles of vodka." Rozin pointed to the vodka behind the counter. "The vodka here is basically medium-level in the Soviet Union. If you get top-notch vodka, you can get something like Vladivostok, or even

You can only buy it in places like Moscow.”

Fang Mingyuan glanced at the neatly arranged wine bottles and shook his head disinterestedly. He had never tasted this thing in his previous life, and he was not interested in it in this life. "Mr. Luo, please pick out a few bottles. I am very interested in this stuff."

There is nothing good or bad about it.”

"How much do these two matryoshka dolls on the counter cost?" Fang Mingyuan suddenly heard someone speaking in Japanese. Following the voice, he looked over and saw that it was a middle-aged man among the people who came in just now.

The Soviet man spoke a few words to the clerk in Russian. The clerk looked embarrassed and pointed at Fang Mingyuan and the others. Apparently, he was telling them that the things were already owned. The middle-aged man frowned and said

A young man behind him immediately came to Fang Mingyuan and the others and said in Chinese: "Comrades, did you buy these two matryoshka dolls on the counter?"

Luo Jin, who was talking about vodka with Wu Wei, turned around, glanced at him and said, "We bought it!"

"Can you transfer it to us?" The young man pointed at the middle-aged man and asked, "This is Mr. Fujita, a foreign businessman from Japan. He is also interested in these two nesting dolls. I can pay you 10% more

price.”

"Not interested." Luo Jin said without hesitation, "When buying things, you have to be on a first-come, first-served basis. We buy things as souvenirs, not for reselling."

The young man did not expect that Luo Jin would refuse so straightforwardly. He was startled for a moment and then said: "Comrade, I am a staff member of the Huhe County Government. Mr. Fujita came to Huhe County to invest and build a factory. He is a Japanese investor in China."

Friendly people, supporting our country’s economic development, several of them are also Chinese, how could they do this..."

Luo Jin sneered and interrupted him: "He invests his money and I buy my goods. What does this have to do with me? Is he my boss? Or my superior? A Japanese person who is friendly to China? Hehe,

Fifty years ago, why couldn’t we see anyone friendly to China? If we don’t sell, we won’t sell!”

The young man was a little dissatisfied when he interrupted his conversation. After hearing what he said, he knew that the matter was non-negotiable, and his face immediately darkened. Without saying anything more, he turned around and walked back. But look

It turns out that he finally remembered Luo Jin.

"Humph, where did the stupid young man jump out? What's wrong with the Japanese? I just don't like the Japanese! Give it to him? Bah!" Luo Jin said angrily, "I made you two laugh. I am so dissatisfied with the Japanese."

I don’t like it, it’s always been like this.” Fang Mingyuan and Wu Wei smiled nonchalantly. They had heard a lot about this kind of nonsense at home, but they never expected that they would encounter it in the Soviet Union.

After listening to the young man's retelling, the Japanese seemed very regretful and turned his attention to other things in the store. He bought two matryoshka dolls and left quickly.

Lin Lian chose two fur coats, and Luo Jin chose four bottles of vodka for Fang Mingyuan. Wu Wei bought three bottles of vodka, and bought a fur coat and a matryoshka doll for his secretary. Wu Wei also wanted to buy some caviar, but was

Luo Jin was restrained.

The group of people paid the bill and were escorted out of the door by the two female clerks with smiles. Luo Jin said with a smile: "The two little girls will probably remember you two this year. In a relatively remote border area like this,

Purchasing like yours is definitely rare. This month, they will definitely get a lot of bonuses. Okay, where should we go?"