Great Power Technology.

Chapter 336

Srbija, Belgrade.

This is the third month since La Zirou came to Srbija. She has gradually adapted to life here. The comfortable temperate continental climate, rich river systems, and beautiful natural scenery make her feel more and more herself. Made a right choice.

You know, when she chose to come to Srbija as a resident foreign correspondent three months ago, whether it was her family members or her superiors, intentionally or unintentionally, she was persuaded to think carefully, because the geographical location of this place and The political environment is too special. Under the current environment, no one knows how long its stability can be maintained.

But out of some special feelings, she still decided to come here, not only to complete her work, but more importantly, she wanted to see the monument with her own eyes, to see the land once soaked in the blood of her predecessors. soil of.

Just today, after she finished all the work, the project at hand finally came to an end, so she finally took the time to present a bouquet of flowers in front of the monument.

When her fingers brushed the gilded text on the monument, she clearly felt a kind of echo, which has nothing to do with time and place, but a feeling that transcends time and space and is buried in the hearts of foreign workers like her. .

This kind of sentiment once drove the predecessors to go to all parts of the world in the most difficult time, to open up roads through all obstacles, and to establish its own influence for the nascent republic, and now, it drives me to come here.

Lazi sighed softly, stood up again, and asked the waiting companion:

"Yuanyuan, have you come here to offer flowers before? Are there many Chinese people here?"

The companion named Fu Yuan heard her words and replied:

"That's a lot. There were many people there when this was an ordinary iron plate, and the words on it were blurred. That's why it was recently replaced with the marble gilding monument you see now."

"But to be honest, there are relatively few Chinese in Srbija recently, so naturally there are not many people who come. It's not that everyone doesn't come—basically speaking, most of those who come to Belgrade will still come to see it. Take a look."

"And look at the flowers here, which are updated almost every day. In the whole of Belgrade, you can find places where people lay flowers every day, except Tito's tomb, which is the Friendship Monument."

"Well, I think it's just the two of us, and I thought everyone had forgotten."

"How could it be possible to forget! Don't worry, today is not a weekend, and there are relatively few people. You can still meet many Chinese people when you come over on weekends. The first Chinese mutual aid group I joined here was in front of this monument. Big Brother dragged me in."

"I spent a lot of time in the group. Later, when everyone returned to their home country, they were transferred, and the contact was also reduced. However, the profile photo of our group is still a group photo of us here."

While talking, Fu Yuan took out her mobile phone and opened WeChat, handed it to La Zirou and said:
"Hey, that's it. How is it? It's a good shot, right? I edited this picture by myself. Hehe, I even specially made myself a little bit more beautiful."

La Zirou took the phone, looked at it for a few seconds, and replied with a smile:
"It's really good, you can fix one for me later."

"No problem! Well, it's time for us to go to lunch. After lunch, I will take you to Ada Island. I have been working hard recently, and there is nothing to do in the next two weeks. You should take a good rest."

After finishing speaking, Fu Yuan pulled La Zirou up and wiped her hands with a tissue before continuing:

"I'll take you to eat beef mixed with ajvar sauce in a while. It's delicious. Then I will serve it with fresh wheat bread and moussaka. I guarantee you will never forget it once you eat it."

"I don't want to eat moussaka. I ate it last time and it always smelled weird"

"That's because you didn't eat authentic ones, let's go, let's go, I'll take you to my favorite restaurant, I'll satisfy you!"

Saying that, Fu Yuan took La Zirou's hand and walked to the opposite side of the street. The two walked along the European-style street for a while, and after crossing the Seine River, they finally found a small cafe hidden in a hidden corner. Fu Yuan He greeted the boss with ease, and led La Zirou to the seat by the river to sit down.

"Grilled steak, mixed beef, moussaka, salad. What would you like to drink? Juice? Would you like to try their polenta?"

".Wait, why is this polenta so expensive?"

In the middle of speaking, Fu Yuan frowned suddenly.

On the menu in her hand, a small label had been pasted where the price of polenta was originally marked, with the new price handwritten on it.

26 dinars for a bowl!
This price has quadrupled compared to two weeks ago, which is close to 4 yuan in soft sister coins.

Perhaps this price is not expensive for restaurants in first-tier cities in China, but Srbija is a traditional food producer and exporter in Europe. The most indispensable food in the country is corn and wheat. Similarly, the prices of related food are also extremely low.

Polenta is the most common food for Belgrade residents. Although the method is slightly different, the cost will basically not be much different. Even in this cafe with an extremely superior environment and location, it is a bit exaggerated to sell it for 26 dinars up.

Fu Yuan continued to browse through the menu, and then she discovered something that surprised her even more.

The bread that was originally provided free of charge with the steak has to be charged separately.

The price of a piece of bread is 6 dinars. Although it is not expensive, it seems extremely abrupt to appear here.

Seeing Fu Yuan's puzzled expression, La Zirou asked:
"Yuanyuan, what's the matter? Is the price wrong?"

Fu Yuan shook her head lightly, and replied:

"The price is not just wrong, it's outrageous. Gajic! Come here!"

Hearing Fu Yuan's call, the waiter in the distance quickly put down the coffee pot in his hand and walked over, then said with a gentle smile:

"At your service, eternally beautiful Yuan."

Fu Yuan frowned, and did not respond to the other party's compliment, but asked directly:
"Gajic, what's the matter with your menu? Why has the price of polenta increased so much? Why is there a charge for bread?"

Hearing her question, Gajitch sighed and replied:
"Yuan, you don't know, the price of flour and corn flour in the market has risen too much recently. The price of corn flour we purchased yesterday morning has more than tripled, and the price of flour has also more than tripled."

"I heard that it is because of the rise in international food prices, and there is no way around it."

"It can't be that the cost has risen, and the price of the food we provide remains the same?"

Fu Yuan nodded slightly, and looked at La Zirou, both of them looked worried.

As journalists, they have already heard about the news of rising international food prices, but as for the scope of this price increase, because they did not come from the core of decision-making, they actually did not have a very clear judgment. Think of it as a normal, but larger fluctuation.

But now, things have clearly changed.

Grain prices in Srbija, one of Europe's largest granaries, have also started to rise.

This is a terrible signal. If the previous increase in food prices was only due to the imbalance of food supply among various regions, the increase in prices in major grain-producing areas means that the world has entered a state of insufficient food supply. .

After a moment of silence, Fu Yuan waved Gajqi down to wait first, and then said to La Zirou:
"I feel that the situation is a little bit bad, the price increase is a bit exaggerated, and to be honest, we didn't feel any signs before"

"It stands to reason that with Srbija's grain reserves, even if the price is going to rise, there should be a slow process, and it is impossible to jump like it is now."

"Look, our representative office also purchased a large amount of reserve food last month, and the price at that time was almost the same as last year—do you remember this? At that time, you seemed to have gone to the market with the purchaser as a supervisor on."

La Zirou nodded slightly, and replied:
"I remember. The price of flour at that time seemed to be less than two dinars per kilogram. What is the price now?"

"I don't know, we have to go to the market immediately. This is a new situation, and we must report it to the embassy immediately."

Hearing her words, La Zirou immediately grabbed the backpack on the side and was about to leave. Fu Yuan quickly stopped her and said:

"Don't be so anxious, eat first! Just take a bite, we don't miss this time!"

La Zirou hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down again.

There was a deep worry in her heart, which made her almost restless.

She recalled the materials she had read, subconsciously compared the situation she found so far, and then came up with a preliminary guess in her heart:
Food prices will never rise in this way, especially in areas with abundant supplies.

And now, such an abnormal situation has indeed appeared in Belgrade.

Then there is only one answer.

Some forces are secretly manipulating the grain prices in this country.

The opponent who once did evil has made a comeback?

　The plot of the leader's vest has started~
　　I will arrange a special role in the plot for those who donate to the lord, hahaha, if you have donated before, you can tell me what you want~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)