Far away in Moscow

Chapter 280 Astay's Death

The two quickly reached an agreement.Starting from the next day, Liu walked for a few minutes from the Yellow Tower at 05:30 every morning to the booth to unpack the goods. When Natasha came to hand over the products at 09:30, it took about four hours of work.

Many bulk goods stalls in the market will hire foreign students who can speak Russian to help sell goods, and the common salary level is about [-] US dollars.Da Liu only needs to work for half a day, so naturally he can't get paid full-time.

He thought that since he lived nearby, coming to open the door was just a casual thing, so he suggested that three hundred a month would be enough.However, Hu Yi considered that his legs and feet were inconvenient, and he was in charge of a relatively hard time of the day, so he finally decided to pay him $[-].

Compared with the convenience and relief that Hu Yi and Natasha got in exchange, four hundred dollars is actually not much, but Da Liu feels quite ashamed.He treats this job conscientiously. After delivering the newspapers every day, he takes the initiative to return to the stall to help in his spare time.Although I can't do much physical work, at least I can greet guests for Natasha, or arrange various chores.

With a hard-working and reliable guy like Da Liu taking care of the business, Natasha now feels very relaxed. She comes and goes with Hu Yi every day, and usually only needs to worry about collecting money and purchasing goods, and finally feels like a proprietress.

After a while of free time, Natasha felt that she had more time to do nothing in the market, so she took the introductory Chinese textbooks she bought in China into the box, and sat at the table to read, write and write when she had nothing to do. The Chinese around ask a few words.

Da Liu's Mandarin has a slight Shandong accent, but it's barely standard.The accents of other people are much more mixed. The eldest sister in Changchun, the boy in Luoyang, the uncle in Tangshan, and the young girl in Tianjin, everyone joked with her whether intentionally or unintentionally, seriously or jokingly. Take it all.

Over the past few months, Natasha has learned a lot of Chinese vocabulary in a mess, but the pronunciation is not very standard, and it is full of twists and turns.Occasionally, some dialects such as "Baoduzi", "What are you doing", "Baoqier", "Beier Gener" pop out of his mouth, his tone is out of tune, his expression is serious, and he often accidentally puts Hu Easy to laugh out loud.

After more than half a year, the store has maintained a relatively stable level of profitability.Like other bosses, Hu Yi didn't dare to keep too much money with him, so he kept using the money he earned to increase his inventory, and at the same time remitted more than 100 million rubles to China through the bank, a total of nearly 30 Renminbi, at the time, seemed like a lot of money.

In the summer of this year, Xiang Nan completed her studies and graduated with excellent grades in all subjects. Yu Feifei also got her master's degree as she wished.

Xiang Nan and Xia Yan decided to return to work and live in China, and Yu Feifei also planned to take his Malaysian boyfriend back to China to meet his family.Several people have spent several unforgettable summers and winters in Russia, and now that they are about to leave here, they all feel very grateful.

The two couples discussed a little bit, and planned to take a good tour before leaving.They set off from cities around Moscow to play all the way to St. Petersburg, and then walked back along another route, passing through more than ten large and small cities, which lasted for more than a month. It was already early September when they returned, and they began to prepare for returning home.

During the period, BJ held the Olympic Games. Hu Yi and Natasha bought a big TV at home, watched the game on the sofa every night, and replaced a few pieces of furniture and electrical appliances by the way, tidy up the small house and further improve it quality of life.

A few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiang Nan, Yu Feifei and others set off to return home, and Hu Yi and Natasha went to the airport to see them off.

Before leaving, Xiang Nan reluctantly took Hu Yi's arm to bid farewell to him: "Brother, we are leaving. You and sister-in-law take care of yourself, and come back to China to see us when you have time."

"I will. When I get home, greet my uncle, aunt, and your brother." Hu Yi touched the top of her head, and raised the corner of his eyes at Xia Yan: "If he dares to make you angry, tell me, and I will go back to China to deal with him. "

"I don't dare." Xia Yan muttered honestly.

"Okay!" Xiang Nan chuckled, and took a peek at Natasha: "Brother, you must tell me when you and your sister-in-law get married. No matter where the wedding is held, I will attend it."

"I will definitely notify you!" Hu Yi stretched out his arms to embrace Natasha: "You will give us a big red envelope at that time!"

"No problem!" Xiang Nan gently tugged at the corner of his clothes, "Don't delay too long, Natasha will be 29 soon."

"Don't worry." Hu Yi patted her face twice, turned to look at Yu Feifei: "When you marry in Malaysia, it will be even more difficult to meet in the future."

"We can make an appointment to go back to the country together." Yu Feifei's eye circles were slightly red: "You and Natasha are also welcome to visit me in Malaysia, with food and accommodation included, and enough fruits."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Hu Yi took a deep breath: "For so many years, the most impressive thing for me is the days when the three of us came to Moscow by train together. Unexpectedly, we stayed in Russia together for eight years. Time flies like an arrow!"

"Yes, if I have a chance, I would like to take that train again." Yu Feifei raised her face and smiled softly: "Hu Yi, I'm leaving. Take care of yourself and Natasha, and take care of Bao by the way. celebrate."

It was time for parting, and a few people dragged the box and waved goodbye to Hu Yi who turned his head three times a step at a time.Hu Yi has been watching them disappear at the end of the border inspection line, recalling that the friends he had met over the years left Moscow one by one, he couldn't help but feel an unspeakable loneliness and desolation in his chest.

"Are you sad?" Natasha shook his hand: "Nannan, Feifei, and Xia, they are all very good people, I think I will miss them too."

"Yes!" Hu Yi let out a long sigh of relief: "We will definitely meet them again. In the future, in China."

The two cuddled together and walked out of the airport slowly. Just as they were about to get in the car, Fu Jiahui called: "Old Hu, did your friend see you off?"

"Sent it off, I guess I just got out of the customs right now." Hu Yi glanced at the time: "Today's truck should arrive at night, is there anything in the box right now?"

"There's nothing in the box, but something big happened in the market." Fu Jiahui's voice was full of worry: "You don't know yet, do you? Astai's warehouse has been sealed off."

"Ah? It's blocked again?" Hu Yi frowned and got into the car: "Which district?"

"All, all warehouses in Astair."

"All?! How is this possible?!" Hu Yi exclaimed: "There are... almost tens of thousands of boxes in Astay's warehouse?"

"Yeah, today is a big battle. I heard that hundreds of Amons came and shot."

"This, why this time?"

"Who knows." Fu Jiahui sighed angrily: "The official statement is to track down smuggled goods."

Astai's warehouse was seized, which was an anti-smuggling operation led by the Russian General Prosecutor's Office.However, judging from various signs later, it is likely that some words and deeds of the big boss Geliman once again played a catalytic role.

As the largest storage area in the container market, the seizure of Astair's warehouse has caused incalculable losses to merchants.On the market, there are the most merchants and commodities from China, so the Chinese merchants suffered the heaviest losses in this operation.

Due to the lack of accurate and authoritative information channels, the specific losses can only be calculated and summarized by local chambers of commerce afterwards.According to preliminary estimates, nearly 21 containers were seized by Chinese merchants in this operation, and the cost of goods such as clothing, socks, shoes, hats, and toys was as high as [-] billion U.S. dollars.

"Crack down on smuggling? Shouldn't we first investigate and deal with those customs clearance transportation companies? Without them making waves, how could these things become smuggled goods?" Hu Yi felt a chill in his heart: "Damn it, it's because businessmen are easy to bully!"

Everyone knows the reason for this, and Hu Yi just yelled out to vent his emotions.Fu Jiahui echoed casually, without saying anything.

Hu Yi was silent for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "Jiahui, tell me... can this market survive? What if one day..."

"Probably not. Several channels released news today, saying that this operation is only targeting Astay and will not involve other districts." Fu Jiahui smiled helplessly: "Besides, we still have a lot of goods in our warehouse. , there is no good solution in the short term, let’s wait and see.”

"It has to be like this, but we will have more strings in our hearts in the future." Hu Yi smiled along with him: "Oh, who makes this place make money, let's make every day count!"

"That's right. These few days I asked my family to stop the delivery first, and you don't want to buy it for the time being. Let's be cautious, and be careful when sailing for ten thousand years." Fu Jiahui breathed a sigh of relief: "I hope everything is safe. .”

(End of this chapter)