hunting in 1986

Chapter 229 228 Big fish, one ton of diamonds, six leaves of ginseng

Wang Yuan's desolate Siberia small city - Mirny.

airport.

Just when Wang Yuan and the others were about to leave, Yevgeny stopped them: "Wait a minute, we still have one less person."

"Few people?"

Wang Yuan took out a few pairs of gloves from his backpack and distributed them to everyone. He lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. There were seven of Wang Yuan and Yevgeny's group.

Not many people.

Just when he was about to ask, he saw a woman running quickly in the distance, um, it was a woman from the running posture.

When I got closer, I realized that it was the stewardess "Talia". She was very beautifully dressed, wearing a gray fur, a light pink women's hat, and carrying a shoulder bag.

"Oh, God bless."

Seeing that Yevgeny was indeed waiting for her, the naive Talia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Before Yevgeny told her to resign and go with him, she really resigned as soon as she got excited and gave up directly. Her parents begged her grandpa to sue her grandma, and spent a lot of money to find her a job.

The competition is too fierce, and she has offended her boss by insisting on resigning, and she will never go back if she wants to go back.

"I'm really crazy, I will follow you from now on, you can't abandon me..."

Talia hugged Yevgeny, chattering in confusion, obviously her mind was also confused.

"Don't worry, let's go to the city." Yevgeny laughed with pride.

His little brothers are no longer surprised by it, and no one cares about it.

Wang Yuan glanced at Ta Lili, sighed lightly and said nothing, but he felt that most of these women would lose miserably.

As for Da Zhuang, Xu Zhao and the others were still in a daze. What's going on?Didn't you just meet the flight attendant?Why are you still walking with them?
The foreign population in Mirny City was very small, and the plane was mainly used to transport supplies, and it was just a matter of taking Wang Yuan and the others along.

In the end, Yevgeny talked to the supervisor of the airport. For some reason, the supervisor believed that Yevgeny was the younger brother of the mayor's wife, and finally sent three cars to take them to the city center.

Wang Yuan, Yevgeny, and Talia were in the same car. When they were in the car, Talia was still hugging Yevgeny tightly, as if she was afraid that the latter would run away.

Wang Yuan asked Yevgeny how he convinced the supervisor to believe that he was the mayor's wife's younger brother, but the guy just laughed and said nothing, so Wang Yuan didn't ask any more questions.

There are many buildings in the city center. Although they are all low-rise houses, they have finally gained some popularity.

The lights were on in the bar on the side of the road, and the off-duty diamond miners were drinking in groups of three or four, guessing fists, and watching TV.

I found a hotel to live in. Although it was simple, there was no shortage of hot water and the cleaning was fairly clean.

Just after Wang Yuan took a shower, the hotel delivered food, big Lieba, caviar, ham sausage and a small dessert.

Soon Da Zhuang and the six of them gathered in Wang Yuan's room, took out pistols, grenades, etc. from the bag and distributed them to everyone, repeatedly told his family to pay attention to safety, and let them leave after raising their vigilance.

pat~
After the lights were turned off, Wang Yuan quickly got into bed and fell asleep. The room was pitch black, only a few rays of moonlight came in from the small window, misty like a layer of frost.

Touching the pistol under the pillow, Wang Yuan felt a sense of peace of mind. After a tiring day, he yawned and soon fell into a deep sleep.

At one o'clock in the middle of the night.

Wang Yuan was half asleep and seemed to hear a cat meowing, and suddenly woke up, and finally found that the sound came from Yevgeny's room next door.

"I shouldn't live next door to him." Wang Yuan covered his head with the quilt and soon fell into a deep sleep.

After breakfast the next morning, a group of people went to meet the mayor. Yevgeny was very well informed. He had already heard that the mayor also wanted to immigrate abroad, so he would be short of money.

The final transaction model was like this - Yevgeny exchanged US dollars for diamonds, and of course the price of diamonds is relatively low.

Afterwards, he exchanged the diamonds for the cotton coats, boots and blankets in Wang Yuan's hands.

In the end, the mayor can get the desired dollars, Yevgeny gets the cotton coat, cotton boots, etc., and Wang Yuan gets the diamonds.

The only difficulty is that the specific transaction price is difficult to negotiate.

Time flies, Wang Yuan and the others have been in Mirny for more than a week.

On this day, Wang Yuan also visited the mine. There are several huge mines nearby, and they went to the largest one.

The mine pit extends downward in a spiral shape, and the end cannot be seen at a glance, which is very shocking and spectacular.

Boom boom~
The trucks pulling the ore ran up the spiral road. After running to the ground, they had to send the ore to the gravel yard dozens of miles away for crushing, washing, and screening. Only after the process can gem-quality diamonds, that is, diamonds, be selected.

Of course, this process will strictly prevent workers from stealing diamonds.

After all, even though many diamonds are quite ordinary, the value of one diamond is worth the 20 years they have worked there, so the temptation is too great.

Wang Yuan and the others sat on a truck pulling ore. The truck drove towards the bottom of the mine pit with a maximum diameter of 1200 meters, and ran down the spiral road around it little by little, which almost made Wang Yuan and the others dizzy.

The further you go down the smaller the diameter of the pit and the faster it turns.

Da Zhuang wrapped his clothes tightly and squatted on the right side of Wang Yuan, looking around at gray-black rock walls:
"Hey, this mine is like a big 尜尜."

"尜尜? You really know how to think about it."

In an instant, Wang Yuan and the others laughed. Although it was the frost-free period in summer, it was warmer for an hour or two at noon, and it was still cold at other times.

"What's a quack?"

Thalia, who was holding Yevgeny's arm, asked curiously. She and Yevgeny have been glued to each other for the past few days, and they seem to be living quite happily.

"It's a spinning top." Wang Yuan didn't know how to say a spinning top in Russian, and even said it with gestures.

Xu Zhao, who was squatting in the truck bed, picked up a piece of ore. This 5 cm wide piece of ore might have been caught by a raised iron sheet, and it was not unloaded when unloading.

"It feels like an ordinary stone. There are diamonds in this stone? Hey, it's so hard that you can't break it."

Xu Zhao wanted to break open the piece of ore, which was about 8 cm long, 5 cm wide, and about 3 cm thick at the thickest point, but he couldn't break it at all.

"Not all ores contain diamonds."

"Isn't a diamond just a diamond?"

"That's a big difference. If diamonds must be made of all wood, then diamonds are the best wood, such as rosewood, golden nanmu, etc. In addition to good wood, there are rotten wood in wood, such as Rotten poplar."

The cold wind blows over the top of the head, and the only bit of warm air is blown away:
"Ordinary diamonds are worthless at all. I remember that there are diamonds on the glass cutting knife."

"Understood, I remember that there are diamonds on the turning tools in my uncle's workshop." Xu Zhao still wanted to break the stone, but his strength was not so strong.

In the end, it was Wang Yuan who made the move, and with a ruthless snap, click~ the stone broke.

The people who squatted down in the bucket hurriedly came to see, well, there are no diamonds.

Yevgeny also came up to watch, and he himself felt that his behavior was a bit funny:

"I remember that on average, only one carat of diamonds can be found in a ton of ore, and most of the diamonds are not diamonds. It is too difficult to find diamonds...

So there are so many workers here, but almost no one will steal ore. "

After the mine cart got down to the bottom of the mine pit, everyone got off the car and looked around. It was like a quarry, with more than a dozen crushers humming, breaking a large number of stones.

The big one is more than one meter high, and the small one is like a grain of sand.

Excavators and forklifts cooperated with each other, and after a large amount of ore was loaded onto the transport vehicles, the transport vehicles drove away one after another.

"Diamonds are contained in these stones. It's really spectacular. By the way, how deep are we standing now?"

"About 416 meters."

Wang Yuan nodded. The open-pit mine seemed to have ceased operations in 2001. At that time, it was 525 meters deep, and it would take nearly ten years to dig.

Of course, after the ground operations stopped, it didn't mean that the ore would not be mined, but that it would go underground. The huge profits of diamonds are too enviable and have fed too many people.

After a visit, everyone left after taking a few group photos.The next day, they went to a distant stone crushing plant to take a look. Some workshops involving confidentiality were not allowed to visit. In the end, they simply went to a river 5 kilometers away to the north to catch fish.

10 o'clock in the morning.

Wang Yuan, Yevgeny, Da Zhuang, Xu Zhao and others were holding a copy website on a bulge by the river. The current was turbulent, and big fish jumped out of the river constantly.

"Catch it, catch it!"

"This one is big, probably weighs more than 20 kilograms!"

"What kind of fish is this? It doesn't look like carp or mandarin fish."

"Oh, oh, what a pity, let that fish escape."

A big fish about one meter long, probably weighing more than 30 kilograms, broke free from the net, and fell back into the river in a row, causing a lot of splashes.

Da Zhuang stomped his feet angrily.

...

"Catch it, catch it!"

"This one is big, probably weighs more than 20 kilograms!"

"What kind of fish is this? It doesn't look like carp or mandarin fish."

"Oh, oh, what a pity, let that fish escape."

A big fish about one meter long, probably weighing more than 30 kilograms, broke free from the net, and fell back into the river in a row, causing a lot of splashes.

Da Zhuang stomped his feet angrily.

Talia took a camera to take pictures for everyone, and she was also very happy to see the big fish that were thrown ashore and were still beating violently.

"There are too many fish here. Don't you guys like to eat canned fish? Why don't you make them into cans?" Da Zhuang asked doubts in his heart.

Yevgeny smiled and said:
"Of course it can be made into cans, but no one has invested money."

"Why, so much should be able to make money?"

"The reason why there are so many fish now is because the upstream "Chernyshevsky Reservoir" is releasing water. The water level will drop in less than half a month, and there are not so many fish."

As soon as Yevgeny finished speaking, he saw a cargo ship coming from upstream. The water level is usually too low, and the cargo ship can only navigate when the gates are opened to release water.

There are so few people here, it's normal not to see a single person for a day or two.

The people on the cargo ship saw Yevgeny, Wang Yuan and his party happily waving their hats and jumping high.

Yevgeny also waved his hat in response, and everyone on both sides burst into laughter.

That is to say, the cargo ship still has transportation tasks, otherwise, I am afraid that the ship will pull over and have a good drink.

The car was packed to the brim, and after returning to the city, Wang Yuan and his party started grilling fish.

There is a bungalow at the back of the hotel. Ask the hotel owner to eat grilled fish together. After drinking, they can use the bungalow at the back as they please.

prickly prickly~
There is a strong flame under the iron plate. After applying a layer of oil, put pieces of fish on it to fry, and soon the fish with clear texture will start to change color.

A faint fragrance wafted out, and Yevgeny, Da Zhuang, Xu Zhao and others beside him swallowed their saliva again and again.

Wang Yuan was frying fish while standing in a shed made of steel plates. The weather was so cold that he let out a puff of white gas when he opened his mouth.

"Da Zhuang, watch the fire in the stove, don't let the fire go out."

"Okay, Xiaoyuan, don't worry, I'll watch."

Pieces of fish were fried, and after sprinkling some seasonings, the aroma became more complex. Xu Zhao was curious about what kind of fish it was, and Yevgeny told them that according to the local name, it was "Havdona fish".

Wang Yuan put pieces of fried fish on the plate and said with a smile:
"Actually, this is the Siberian sturgeon. I heard that the male fish takes more than 17 years to be considered mature, and the female fish matures a few years later than the male fish. Only after they are mature can they hatch young fish."

"Ah, it's about the same as a human? Can it be more?"

"Not much more, we used to have sturgeon in China, but now it seems to be extinct. Even if it is not extinct, it is very difficult to eat... I didn't expect to eat sturgeon in Russia. There are no small spines, so you can eat it quickly and try it. .”

After the wine was poured, everyone immediately ate it with big mouthfuls. The delicious fish meat entered their mouths, chewed it lightly for a few times, and it rotted, and the mouth was full of aroma when swallowed.

Eloquent, swimming under the tongue, nearly 40 pieces of fish were quickly finished by everyone.

"It's delicious, and it tastes really different from other fish."

"Yeah, it smells so good! Come on, make one!"

The sky was gloomy, and the flags on the roofs fluttered in the cold wind.

Eating delicious fish and drinking fine wine, everyone felt extremely enjoyable.

Seeing that everyone had finished eating the fish, Wang Yuan chewed the fish and continued to grill other fish. There were a lot of fish, and all the best parts were taken, which was a serious waste.

After another twenty pieces were baked, everyone was full this time.

"Burr~ fragrant, really fragrant!"

Yevgeny felt that the fish was about to come out of his throat. He looked at the bread on the cabinet behind him. He wanted to eat the fish with the bread at first, but in the end he ate the fish without the bread at all.

"Talia, is the fish delicious?"

Yevgeny also asked his new girlfriend, who nodded like a young hamster munching on fish.

At this time, Wang Yuan had a glass of wine with Yevgeny, and said in a low voice:
"Yevgeny, we still need to fight quickly to avoid Ye Changmengduo. After completing the transaction, we can retreat. It will be very difficult for anyone who wants to find us."

Many things in Russia now have unclear property rights, or strictly speaking, they all belong to the state, but private individuals can sell them, and many industries are rapidly completing privatization.

Some even privatized the country—a general who was originally stationed there turned into the president in a sudden.

Of course, this process is risky.

"I understand."

Yevgeny frowned, and he also felt a sense of crisis. Mirny is more than 8000 kilometers away from Moscow, and his energy may not be easy to use here.

If something really happened, I'm afraid it would be too late.

After eating the fish, Yevgeny hurriedly went to the mayor, and this time everything was finally settled.

Yevgeny borrowed the phone to call his younger brother who stayed in Moscow, and the cargo plane that flew to Mirny that night brought a sufficient amount of US dollars, two large boxes.

Yevgeny's 30 younger brothers also came together, and even brought a lot of weapons and equipment. Obviously, he was also afraid of being blacked out.

After exchanging US dollars for diamonds this morning, Yevgeny, Wang Yuan and his party went straight to the airport after bringing two large bags of diamonds.

When the plane they were on was slowly flying into the sky, Xu Zhao glanced down, and saw a group of more than a dozen military vehicles approaching from a distance at a high speed, and finally a large number of soldiers got out of the vehicle, and could only look at it with resentment. Fly higher and higher.

"Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan, look quickly, there is a situation!"

"Hiss~ what's going on here?"

Looking at the little people below through the window, Wang Yuan was also a little dazed. Although he couldn't figure out where he provoked them, he could tell from their appearance that the visitors were not good.

"It's a good thing I left, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be in trouble." Wang Yuan also couldn't help but feel scared for a while.

After everyone took the plane back to Moscow, they rested for a day. When Yevgeny brought people to warehouse No. 37 the next day, he found that the warehouse was full of goods.

"Wang, all this is really amazing! Are these things transported by train?"

Yevgeny pinched his chin feeling very incredible.

Wang Yuan led him in, and there were parcels on both sides of the aisle. A large number of parcels were piled up to a height of more than ten meters. Walking inside, one felt so small.

“按照咱们之前说好的，一件普通棉衣换两块1克拉的钻石，或者是一块2克拉的钻石……一块3克拉的钻石抵4块2克拉的钻石……”

There are many references to measure the value of diamonds, in addition to weight, clarity, color, cut and so on.

Moreover, all the diamonds being traded now are rough diamonds, which have not yet been cut, and the price of the final finished product has yet to be determined.

The price standard agreed by Wang Yuan and Yevgeny can be said to be very rough, but it can be regarded as a method.

It took three days to check all the goods. After the deal was concluded, Wang Yuan had more than 1.12 tons of rough diamonds and more than 5 US dollars in his hands.

There are more goods than Yevgeny imagined, and he can only buy the extra part with US dollars.

"Contact me when other goods are shipped in the future! It is definitely the safest and most worry-free to cooperate with me."

Yevgeny shook hands with Wang Yuan excitedly, he had already started to figure out how much money he could make by selling all these goods.

"By the way, I brought you a grass root, ah, no, it's this kind of thing."

Yevgeny handed a wooden box to Wang Yuan, who opened it and saw that it was a fresh ginseng tree with six leaves!

The roots of ginseng are covered with a lot of soil, not only the leaves are green, but also the ginseng seeds are red and beautiful.

"Where... where did this come from?"

It's been a long time since Wang Yuan got six-leaf ginseng, which is so rare.

"Far East, as long as you like it." Yevgeny grinned.

(End of this chapter)