War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 578 Queen Inta
After arranging the matters related to those hunters in a few words, Sui Sui took the lead in pushing open the wooden door of the nearest hunter's hut and walked in.

This hunter's cabin built entirely of logs is not too big, but the configuration inside is very good. In addition to the fireplace facing the door, there is also a sauna facing the mine not far away on the left hand side. house.Although the sauna room is not big, it has a large double-layered window.

In addition, on the side of the entrance, there is a slightly crude, but exceptionally clean toilet.In this environment, this is definitely a high configuration.

"Uncles, we are planning to build an earthen kang on the right side of the fireplace."

Sui Sui walked to the fireplace, pointed to the ground paved with slag and gravel, and said, "The kang doesn't need to be big, just enough to sleep two people, and it's better to be connected to the fireplace. The unresolved problem now is that we In the previous attempts, after connecting the kang and the fireplace, the smoke always poured into the room."

"What's so difficult about this? Are there any other requirements?" The oldest of the four masons asked nonchalantly.

"Have"

Sui Sui dug out the tablet computer from her bag in a dignified manner, rummaged through it, and then said, "This kind of hut is made of logs, and the kang we made before solved the problem just now with a strong blower. Burning for a long time will also ignite the log walls."

"that's it?"

"Well, it's better to wrap a layer of wood on the outside to make it clean." Sui Suihua pulled the screen and turned it over, "These are the problems at present."

Speaking of this, Sui Sui looked at Alili, "Where are those apprentices?"

"They're near the hot spring, I'll call them over right now." After Alili finished speaking, he immediately took off the walkie-talkie hanging from his waist and greeted them.

Taking advantage of the time when the mason apprentices hadn't arrived, Alili took the four mason uncles, Wei Ran and others to take a look at the hunter's hut that they had used as a test object before.

Although the layout of this hut is slightly different from the previous one, its functions are basically the same. However, the kang built with stones not only collapsed in the middle, but also the walls were scorched black like a fire.

"Which teacher's wife taught you this pan-shaped kang?" One of the masons sighed in amazement, "What kind of crap is this?"

"That's why I invited you guys here, isn't it?"

Wei Ran smoothed things over with a smile, and by the way, according to the rules of his hometown, he gave each of these four uncles a box of good cigarettes from China before starting work.

"Second brother, what do you say?" Taking the cigarette handed over by Wei Ran, the mason just tore it open and took out one and handed it to the oldest of the four.

"What else is there to say?"

The leader cracked his cigarette and said, "What kind of broken fireplace? First remove the chimney and replace it with the window on the right hand side of the house. If it is connected with a kang in the middle, it will end up? Sui Sui, do you need to add a chimney?" Stove or put a pot on it?"

"no, I'm fine"

Sui Sui quickly waved his hand and refused, just kidding, those tourists did not come here to sleep in the big rural kang in their childhood home, this kang is nothing more than to make the hunter's hut warmer.

"That's even easier." The leader flicked the cigarette ash, "Find a place to prepare mud, get some fine grass, and get some more stones and planks."

"And those of us, help us to bring it here." Another mason said angrily.

After Wei Ran helped translate these requests, Alili immediately took them back and left the barbed wire gate, pointed to a wet land that had been cleared of weeds and said, "Just here, our people will soon arrive."

"This land is really fertile." The youngest mason picked up a handful of soil and squeezed it. "It's used to grow crops. I don't think you even need top dressing."

"This place is a bit cold," another mason sighed.

Before he finished speaking, two vans drove over from the hot spring deposit, and as the doors opened with a bang, ten strong men in their thirties came out of it.

"let me introduce"

Sui Sui cleared her throat, "This is the engineer I invited for everyone. They are the uncle, the second uncle, the third uncle, and the old uncle!"

Following Suisui's introduction, the ten Maozi also recognized the unrelated uncle in unison in out-of-key Chinese.

Of course, in fact, the seniority of these four uncles cannot be exactly one, two, three, four, it's just that Sui Sui is lazy.

"Second brother, we have ten more Maozi nephews when we go out." The youngest mason joked cheerfully, "Who will believe it when I go home after this?"

"You really think of yourself as an uncle"

The oldest one said with a smile while shaking hands with the nephews one by one, "Look at this one, he is probably not a few years younger than you."

"It doesn't matter how old he is, this uncle has shouted out, and he will not take advantage of the advantage."

The youngest mason was shaking hands while talking, and by the way, he did not forget to hand out a cigarette to each of his new nephews as a "change fee".

After a brief acquaintance, the ten nephews also began to prepare materials with mud under the command of the four uncles and Sui Sui's translation.

Seeing that he couldn't help much, Wei Ran simply approached Alili, "Let's go to the mine deposit?"

"Let's go, drive there!" Alili immediately got into the van with Wei Ran.

Driving along the flat slag road for less than 70 meters, Wei Ran finally saw the ore deposit again.

The short summer has made the mine bed full of various weeds and shrubs, but it can't stop the changes in the terrain here.

Compared with the last time I came here, there are several more man-made ski trails on this mine bed.Those hemispherical glass houses have also moved their positions.Even on the rock wall next to the hot spring workshop, there are two more bright yellow large miner elevators that look very old-fashioned.

With the connection of these two elevators, it may only take a few minutes from the wooden house to the hot spring. In addition, if you want something more exciting, you can also slide directly down the snow path on the other side of the elevator.

"Those elevators were funded by the Arbez mine where I used to work."

While driving around the gravel road at the edge of the mine, Alili explained, "Although they are all obsolete goods from the mine, they have all been carefully overhauled and there is absolutely no problem with their safety."

"Where are those ski tracks?" Wei Ran asked while looking out the window.

"Did you see that stepping excavator?" Alili pointed to the large landmark equipment in the center of the deposit, which was self-evident.

"You fixed it?!" Wei Ran asked in surprise.

"It's fixed"

Alili said happily, "Although things in the Soviet era are a bit cumbersome, the advantage is that maintenance is relatively simple. We replaced two engines that were removed from the tank, and then it started to move. Building those ski slopes is good for it. It’s as simple as doing warm-up exercises.”

"Where is the electricity? Where does the electricity come from?" Wei Ran continued to ask the curiosity in his heart.

"Hydroelectricity"

Aliri went on to explain, "It was Jima's genius idea that the water from the hot spring would end up in an abandoned mine, and we built a hydroelectric power plant in it.

Although the power is not too large, it is at least more stable than wind power, enough to provide lighting for the entire camp, and even those wooden houses will be connected to power in the future. "

Having said that, Alili has turned the car into the winding road leading to the mine deposit, "Before winter comes, we will also purchase some generators to provide backup power, and then the two miner elevators will be available."

"It's really crazy." Wei Ran couldn't help sighing.

"Before you came here, there were almost no tourists in Inta. All the people who came here had a clear goal, either to poach, or to steal mammoth ivory, or for the minerals here.

The outsiders in Inta came in a hurry, and left in a hurry after earning enough money.No one ever told us that the views are stunning and beautiful. "

Speaking of which, Alili had already stopped in front of the hot spring workshop filled with fresh water vapor, looking at the newly painted Stalin wall painting on the outer wall of the workshop, as well as the famous saying of Lenin: "There will be no rest. People don’t know how to work.” He asked with a smile, “This is also Aurora’s idea. Victor, guess what we call Aurora in private?”

"What's the name?" Wei Ran asked with great interest.

"Those hunters, and those patrols under me, now call her Queen Inta."

"Queen Inta? Aurora?"

Wei Ran opened his mouth and reminded, dumbfounded, "You'd better not let her know this title, otherwise she will definitely float with pride."

"I think it's a good title"

Alili spread his hands, "Our hunter and patrol friends are very convinced that this hot spring camp and the military base camp that will be further developed next year will allow them to live a good life."

"Just like believing in that person on the wall back then?" Wei Ran teased.

"probably"

Aliri joked with a smile, "Anyway, this place is already near the Arctic Circle. Even if our Queen Inta wants to send us to a labor correction camp like what the one on the wall did back then, I'm afraid we can't find a better environment than this place." Is there a worse place?"

"You're not worried about her screwing up?"

"Of course don't worry. Although this year's guests haven't come yet, Aurora has already made money for all of us by integrating the hunter group."

Alili stopped in his tracks, lit a cigarette and said, "The patrols under me are alright, but those hunters never thought that they would get a stable amount every month regardless of whether they caught prey or not. salary.

Victor, I can guarantee that if Aurora is willing to visit Shangxia Inta now, she will definitely become the most popular person. "

"This little thing can really toss."

Wei Ran muttered to himself looking at the huge portrait on the wall, and couldn't help wondering whether Sui Sui's portrait would appear on it one day, maybe even the slogan on it would be Replaced with Sui Sui's catchphrase - "Sharpen the knife and slaughter the fat sheep".

(End of this chapter)