Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 587 Exotic Customs (Super Large Chapter)

Han Li followed the lights from a distance and walked for more than an hour. The people in front slowed down and he saw a vague shadow of a town in the distance.

Han Li looked intently at the distance. It was indeed a town, because there was a large area of ​​light there, not from torches, but from the light of electric lamps.

What kind of place was this? After seeing the light of the electric light, Han Li subconsciously became vigilant and had a bad feeling in his heart.

This is because the place where Han Li left the railway is very close to the border, and he now has no sense of direction and has no idea where he is. This would be terrible if he were discovered in another country.

Although Han Li was beating his head, he finally found a town, so he had to go in and find out where it was, so that he could have a general direction even if he walked back.

Han Li has just become proficient in Mongolian and has no problem communicating with Russian. As for his appearance and skin color, it is not a big problem.

Needless to say, most of them in Mongolia are of the yellow race, and Han Li just needs to become a little rougher.

The problem on Lao Maozi's side is not too big, because the Golden Horde expanded greatly a long time ago, when it was still called the Principality of Moscow, and their czars all had yellow blood.

Even in this era, Lao Maozi still has some yellow faces, but some mixed-race people have too many generations, so it is not so easy to distinguish them.

For example: L Ning, as well as Lao Maozi's Marshal Timoshin G, Cavalry Commander-in-Chief Oka GL Dvikov, etc. Han Li only needs to get himself some fake beards to decorate them.

After Han Li made up his mind, he pinched the horse's belly with his legs and continued to rush towards the light. When the distance was about the same, he stopped for safety reasons.

Han Li dismounted and patted the brown horse, stretched out his mental strength and used his legs to rush forward alone.

When Han Li got closer, he realized that this place was a typical Russian-style wood-carved house. The wood-carved houses here were similar to those in China. If there was a difference, it was that the houses here were all painted with colors. Part of the walls are composed of white and yellow. Only the frames of doors and windows and the roof are painted in various colors. In front of every house, there is a large yard surrounded by fences made of wooden strips, which is bigger than Han Li's bathroom. , He Mi's house has a bit more bright color with its log-colored woodcut veneer.

After Han Li observed the environment, language, and clothing, he quickly returned to the brown horse, and then selected a few pieces of clothing rich in local folk customs from the Russian specialty trophies he captured on his first trip to Ice City.

The upper body is a coarse cotton-padded jacket and belt, the lower body is a pair of thickened and velvet stovepipe pants, a sheepskin sheared leather "Wushan" (L-front hat) is worn on the head, and a pair of tall sheepskin hats are worn on the feet. Boots, and a long lapel sheepskin coat as the outermost layer.

The most important thing about the whole body was the inconspicuous belt, because Han Li only found out about it when he heard the conversation between two little girls in the room just now when he was exploring the environment.

Lao Maozi attaches great importance to the belt. They believe that the belt can not only keep warm, but also bless safety, because the belt symbolizes the ring shape of the sun and can bring good luck to people.

Before two people get married in Russia, the first gift the future daughter-in-law gives to the future parents-in-law is a belt embroidered by herself, so most women here start learning embroidery and sewing belts from their teenage years.

Han Li changed all over his body. Finally, he touched his chin, took out a piece of deer skin and decomposed a lot of short hair on it. Then he took out the deer antler paste he made in his free time, melted it, and put the deer hair on his face. , and finally the image completely changed after a slight trimming.

After carefully checking that there were no major flaws, Han Li mounted his brown horse and headed towards the town.

It was only when Han Li came in that he discovered that there was only one lively place in the small town at this time, and there were basically no people in other places. This made it impossible for him to inquire about information or exchange some currency, so he had to force He tied the brown horse to the door of the bar and walked in.

As soon as he opened the door, Han Li heard the people inside talking loudly in various languages, including Mongolian, Russian and other languages ​​he didn't understand. But thinking about it, even though he didn't know where this place was, It is definitely not too far from Manzuli, so it is not surprising that there are many ethnic groups, the environment is complex, and various languages ​​are spoken.

However, these thoughts only flashed through Han Li's mind because he seemed to have found the few people he had just followed.

why? Because most of the clothes here are Lao Maozi's clothes, only those few people are incompatible with other people's clothes.

But neither they nor the other people in the tavern paid any attention to it. They drank when they should, bragged when they should, and took advantage of the waiters when they should. From time to time, you could hear the laughter and curses of the waiters who served the guests drinks. .

Seeing this situation, Han Li breathed a sigh of relief. This situation may be caused by the special geography. It is a tacit understanding, or a rule, formed over a long period of time.

Han Li first walked to the bar and ordered a glass of vodka. As for the money, he borrowed it from the pocket of his friend.

Holding a drink in his hand, Han Li observed the people. In order to ensure that he could hear their conversation, Han Li found a place to sit closer to them. Only then did he have the time to take stock of the situation inside the bar.

I have to say that the waiters here are all dressed in cool clothes. They are really white-haired ones. There are also many women who are obviously customers who are also dressed in cool clothes. Moreover, the number of women in this bar obviously occupies the majority. most.

While Han Li was rating these in his mind, a waitress walked up to those people and said.

"Agudam, our boss welcomes you. He has just come back and asked me to invite you to the office for a talk."

"Oh, is Uncle Yevgenyev back? Then take us there quickly. We must cross the black burning zone and return to our tribe before dawn."

When Han Li saw two of them following the waiter upstairs, he immediately used all his mental strength to not miss their slightest move.

That Agudamu started the transaction with Yevgenyev, the boss here, after being polite, but Agudamu paid for wolf skins, sheepskins, and other materials, while the boss only took out some salt, sugar, Among the common daily necessities such as tea, wine, and cattle offal, wine is the most expensive, and cattle offal is almost like giving it away for free.

Han Li made some calculations in his mind. These people came to Yevgenyev to exchange for a much cheaper price than in the mainland. At least many things did not require tickets, and there was almost no money for cattle. This may be why they took the risk. Reason.

At the same time, Han Li also learned about the black burning zone during their chat, which was the border defense line between the two countries.

Due to the constraints of this era, the border defense line is not surrounded by high barbed wire, but a "fire road" about 100 meters wide. According to the agreement between the two countries, this fire road is half as wide as the boundary marker. Every spring and autumn, both parties would drive high-horsepower tractors and start lighting and plowing the fire road.

The plowed fire road no longer grows grass and becomes soft ground, leaving traces once vehicles and people cross the border.

In addition, Han Li also knew that the border defense force in this era was very weak. Each border guard station was dozens of kilometers apart, and some border guard stations only had three to five soldiers.

The daily task of these soldiers is to watch and patrol the border. Even though these soldiers are very conscientious, due to the limitations of the times, their equipment is very crude. The soldiers usually walk, ride horses, or ride camels, and patrol for dozens of kilometers. .

It is very difficult to patrol dozens of kilometers under such conditions, and people are not machines. It is impossible to patrol around the clock. This has resulted in many tribes near the border taking advantage of the gap to come here to exchange supplies. .

Life here is not very easy for Lao Maozi. Many of their supplies also need to be rationed by their superiors, which is similar to what we have in China at the moment.

However, due to the large territory of Laomaozi and the current transportation and storage conditions, it is impossible to ration many vegetables throughout the country, let alone those milk and dairy products, so at the beginning it caused a lot of unnecessary waste. Loss.

Finally, under the acquiescence of the above, collective farmers' markets for nearby transactions emerged in Lao Maozi's country. Some vegetables, dairy products, perishable fish, and meat are allowed to be traded nearby.

Because collective farmers' markets are all private sellers, they will set prices based on current demand. Although you can bargain, the final price paid will be much more expensive than state-owned stores, but the quality is quite fresh.

The rise of collective farmers' markets has reduced the supply of meat in some small cities, so urban residents have to go to farmers' markets in the countryside to buy. However, the meat here is much, much more expensive than state-owned stores. If you can't afford it, , you can choose to make patties from those leftover scraps.

Where there is profit, there will be all kinds of privacy. Later, residents in the city will bring their endless rations to the collective farmer's market to exchange for supplies. After the market collects them, they will find ways to turn these items into their own. profit.

As for the state-owned stores here in Lao Maozi, as soon as fresh food is put on the shelves, it will be snapped up by people who get the news and come to line up.

In the food area, only those things that can be stored for a long time are left, such as canned food, canned juice, cheese, milk powder, sausages, biscuits, candies and the like, which are still in sufficient supply "for now".

Yevgenyev, the owner of this bar, is engaged in this kind of business, but his hands are stretched longer.

Moreover, people from the tribe do not only choose Yevgenyev to exchange. Most of the residents here can get some benefits from it. For a long time, the tribe and the people here have formed a tacit understanding, or It is said to be a rule that no one will provoke anyone if nothing happens. This is why people like Agudamu can trade here with peace of mind.

At this time, the two groups above had completed the transaction. Agudamu was pulled into a room by the waiter who just called him. The remaining person came down and nodded with a smile to his friends.

At this time, some of them began to drink heavily, while others whispered something to the waiter, and then walked towards the back of the bar together.

Although their voices were low, Han Li heard them clearly, but at this time he couldn't care less about being surprised, and silently took stock of the trophies he got from his first trip to Ice City, which were like small stores.

TVs, radios, various clocks, watches, pocket watches, turntable phonographs, vinyl records, instant coffee, vodka, etc.

Among this batch of things, only the "Commander" watch has commemorative value and can be saved. I don't dare to use other things, so I might as well take this opportunity to replace them all.

Black and white? If that were the case, Han Li wouldn't be polite. After all, there were all foreigners here, and he wouldn't feel guilty if a few died. It would also help him save these things.

A cold light flashed in Han Li's eyes. He went to the front desk and asked for a pen and paper. He quickly wrote down on the paper in Russian the items to be redeemed from the decomposition space, and then reached out to greet a waiter.

"Please help me to give this to your boss Yevgenyev. If he is interested in the content above, we can meet and discuss it in detail." The waiter took the folded paper from Han Li's hand and put his hand on his chest. He touched it and gave him an ambiguous look before leaving.

Even if it is a big horse, Han Li is not in the mood to ride his horse or whip his whip at the moment. The transaction is the most important thing for him now.

As soon as the waiter left, a rather plump and blond young woman approached Han Li and whispered.

"Friend, it seems that you want to exchange supplies with Yevgenyev."

Han Li glanced at the other person warily and wanted to step aside. Unexpectedly, this person was not embarrassed at all and put his hand on his shoulder and continued.

"Don't get me wrong, friend. My name is Diana and I am the person in charge of the nearby collective farm. I also have a lot of things in my hands that I can exchange with you. If your needs are greater, the person in charge of the twenty farms in the Zakalisky area I am familiar with them all, and some of them are still my good friends for many years. I can help you contact them. Under normal circumstances, they can definitely satisfy you. Don’t be in a hurry to refuse. The second house with blue walls in the east of the town is my home. You If you think about it, you can come to me at any time."

After Diana finished speaking, she gave Han Li a charming look, twisted her plump body, and left.

Han Li didn't say a word during the entire process, because his mental energy remained in Yevgenyev's office.

After the waiter went in and handed the note to Yevgenyev, the other party took one look and asked Han Li to come up without much change in his expression.

Han Li frowned when he saw this situation, but when the waiter came to invite him, he still followed him upstairs.

When Han Li came in, Yevgenyev greeted him warmly. After the two sat down and asked Han Li's name, they started various tests, including smoking cigars, tasting whiskey, wine, etc.

Although Han Li had a normal life in his last life, he had seen many selfie videos of people showing off their wealth. He was not troubled by these basic things for the time being, not to mention that Yevgenyev was at best a country rich man. , he also knew a little about many things, and was coaxed by Han Li to be stunned on some issues.

After some testing and competition between the two, Yevgenyev determined that Han Li's identity was extraordinary, and he already had preliminary intentions for this transaction.

Don't look at it. At this time, the penetration rate of TV sets in urban households has reached more than [-]%, but it is still a rarity in remote places.

Moreover, a black-and-white TV is expensive, and it takes an ordinary worker to save money without eating or drinking for a year to buy one.

So the two people used the TV as a rough standard and began to discuss the items and quantities for the transaction. After some haggling, they quickly reached an agreement. In addition to all kinds of beef and mutton, there were actually two complete tigers among them. There are some bear bile, tiger bones, tiger whip, etc.

Unfortunately, in order to maintain his own mystery, Han Li had no way to ask for those cattle and sheep that cost almost nothing, so he had to find a solution elsewhere.

But in the end, Yevgenyev said that it would take him three days to mobilize these items, and that he would need to use too many manpower and material resources during this period, so he asked Han Li to pay a small deposit for the insurance period.

Han Li was not afraid that the other party would lie to him. Even if he was cheated, he could get it back in multiples with his own hands, so he directly reached into his pocket and took out a few pocket watches and put them on the table.

Yevgenyev looked through these brand-new pocket watches with a happy smile on his face. After the two of them decided on the time and place for delivery, Han Li was about to leave.

But Yevgenyev pulled Han Li and refused to let him go. He said that since Han Li had paid the deposit, they were now partners, and he had to express his feelings no matter what.

After saying that, he immediately rang the bell in the room, and then five beautiful horses walked in for Han Li to choose from.

Han Li's mental strength did not see any other situation, and if he did not choose this stance now, Yevgenyev would not let him leave.

So Han Li selected all five with a wave of his hand. Yevgenyev was surprised. He thought Han Li was trying to slap the fat man in the face, so he smiled and asked these five people to greet the guests. No matter what, you must satisfy the other party.

The room that Han Li was taken to was very large and had all kinds of things in it, especially the bed and sofa. The fireplace was burning brightly, making the room very warm.

Han Li would never make fun of his body at any time. After taking and checking the pulses of the five of them one by one during the fight, the room suddenly became lively.

At first there was only the crackling sound of the wood burning in the fireplace, and the whirring sound of the flame rising into the sky.

When many sounds are mixed together, they become a beautiful symphony.
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  It was still dark when Han Li left, and he felt refreshed. To be honest, he had never been so unscrupulous since he started practicing the Spring Breeze Transformation Rain Technique.

This can be regarded as a brand new experience, but doesn’t life just become more meaningful if you continue to experience all kinds of life?
  As for the five giant horses whose names Han Li didn't even remember, they were falling into a deep sleep in various postures at the moment.

Of course, when Han Li left, he did not forget to use his mental power to check whether he was being followed. He found nothing unusual until he left the town. However, Han Li still did not feel relieved. He placed several suspicious formations on the road before riding his horse into the nearby area. in the forest.

And after entering the forest, the first thing Han Li did was to catch a few unknown birds.

After using the "primary animal control skills" on them, they were immediately sent to monitor Yevgenyev.

At this time, Han Li felt at ease to find a suitable place for him to rest. Not long after, there was a small wooden house in a hidden valley, surrounded by a fence with tree trunks to ensure the safety of the brown horse.

While Han Li was lying on the bed in the wooden house with his eyes closed to rest, he began to take stock of his recent gains.

The first is Han Li's mental strength. Before he came out this time, he had already reached [-] meters after receiving many blessings.

Perhaps because Li Hongxia had given birth to a child, she only blessed half a meter that time. Of course, that was just Han Li's initial guess.

But what Han Li didn't expect was that the five Yangma last night, all of them were young and beautiful, and there were no signs of having given birth after examination, but each of them only blessed Han Li by half a meter.

What is the actual cause? Is it because of race?
  Han Li scratched his head in confusion. It seemed that he could only confirm the cause by doing more experiments.

However, Han Li saw that the range of his mental power had reached thirty-six meters, and fell asleep with a smile on his face.

It was already afternoon when Han Li woke up. After getting up, he simply washed himself, fed the brown horse and then made food for himself.

After doing this, Han Li didn't want to stay here. Those cattle and sheep were good things. He had to find a way to get some back. In addition, he also needed to return to the town to communicate with Yevgeny after he was released. Birds of Yev.

Han Li changed his clothes, changed his beard and looked like a brand new face.

However, the brown horse's target was too obvious to be ridden, so Han Li locked it in the wooden house, put enough fodder and water on it, and then got up and returned to the town again.

When Han Li came to the edge of the town, he first communicated and sent birds, but found that none of the birds were here, but they were not dead.

Then Han Li figured out that Yevgenyev must have gone out to mobilize supplies, and these stupid birds didn't know that one of them stayed behind to report the news, and all the bees ran away with him.

Han Li shook his head and walked into the small town. There were quite a lot of people on the street now, which was much more lively than last night when there were no people around.

Han Li didn't expect that the first store he saw when he entered the town was a bookstore, and there were many people reading books and newspapers inside.

But if you think about it for a moment, you will understand that in this era there are no computers, no online games, and no smartphones. Reading and reading newspapers have become one of the must-have choices for people to pass their time.

Next, Han Li saw the state-owned store here. There were many cans, sausages and other things in it. Unfortunately, he did not have local currency in his hand. The gold bars and jewelry were too expensive, so he could only take a look at them from a distance.

As if on a sightseeing trip, Han Li walked slowly and admired the exotic people and buildings. The distance between the buildings in this small town was even more exaggerated than that in Shanghe Village, giving people a very empty feeling.

Even so, Han Li walked and walked, but he didn't expect to reach the end of the road.

When he turned around, he saw a house covered in blue paint. This reminded Han Li of the young woman named Diana who had chatted with him last night. She seemed to be the person in charge of a collective farm.

Thinking of this, Han Li braced himself up and went to the house, only to find that Diana was the only one inside. She was sitting in front of the table and was writing something unknown.

PS: I forgot to divide it into chapters. I will code out a chapter later by "fighting".

　Thanks: Da Da - God’s reward: 100 points.

　　It is a very large chapter with more than [-] words. Mao Sui will try to update a chapter later.

　　
  　
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