Since 1979 I have been in the tide of the times

Chapter 236 A Journey to the West III

Then Pantselovna happily recalled her time in China.

When she spoke, two standard Chinese words popped out of her mouth from time to time, such as place names and people's names.

When Pantselovna heard the specific meaning of Wang Weidong's name, she suddenly realized: "So it's Weidong, not Verton! It means defending the revolution. Your name is very good!"

After talking for more than an hour, Wang Weidong got up to leave.

Pantselovna said: "I very much welcome comrades from China to live here, but I only serve you with potatoes and salt."

Hearing what the old lady said, Wang Weidong changed his mind and decided to live here.

The house awarded to Pantselovna and her husband by the government of the great northern country was very spacious, covering more than 300 square meters on the upper and lower floors.

It seems that the furniture in the room is provided by the government. Although it is still durable, it is very old.

Due to her age, Pantselovna usually lives on the first floor, and the second and third floors are empty, and they have not been cleaned for a long time and are full of dust.

Wang Weidong took out [-] rubles, or nearly two hundred dollars, and handed it to Konstantin, saying, "You go out with Big Ivan, and you can buy all rice, bread, macaroni, beef, eggs, and onions!"

Constantine took a deep look at Wang Weidong and turned away.

Wang Weidong started cleaning the rooms on the second and third floors by himself.

A room on the third floor was full of books. Wang Weidong flipped through them and found that they were all books on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics. There was also a framed photo on the wall of a middle-aged man with glasses.

This man should be Panzerovna's husband, the photo of the man who died on the rocket launch site.

Konstantin and Great Ivan are back with a whole bunch of stuff.

Pantselovna's face was not very good-looking, she felt that Wang Weidong's actions hurt her self-esteem.

"Today I will cook, potatoes and beef!" Wang Weidong said.

Wang Weidong decided to make a pot of Chinese-style braised beef, stir-fried sugar and simmered slowly, and then added potato cubes.

Russians like to fry white rice with butter or curry before eating. This time Wang Weidong served white rice.

Today three people dined with her, and the house was very lively, and Pantselovna was very happy.

Konstantin also bought a few bottles of wine and filled the four glasses with wine. Panzelovna solemnly raised the glasses and said, "What we are after is not a little bit of pitiful and selfish happiness. Our happiness belongs to millions of people! We His career is not prominent for a while, but it will last forever! Noble people will shed hot tears in the face of our ashes!"

When Panzerovna began to recite this famous passage from a great thinker, Wang Weidong was stunned. He had read this passage when he was an educated youth, but it was too long, and he had somewhat forgotten it.

Before the meal, Pantselovna acted like a preacher, and Wang Weidong and the three listened quietly with their wine glasses raised.

Wang Weidong squinted and saw that there was a smile on the corner of Constantine's mouth.

After reciting this passage, Pantselovna solemnly clinked glasses with three people one by one, and the four raised their glasses and drank them all.

Because of Pantselovna's behavior before the meal, the three of Wang Weidong seemed very reserved during the meal.

After staying on the train for a week, the three of them were very tired, and they all looked for a room to rest after eating.Big Ivan and Constantine slept in a room on the second floor, and Wang Weidong slept in a room on the third floor.

All three of them slept for more than ten hours before recovering, and they didn't wake up until the next morning.

Old Madame Panzerovna had bread and soup ready for them.

During the meal, the three of them discussed about going out for a while, and Panzerovna said in a low tone: "Be careful, don't step on the old man who froze to death on the street!"

The police in the big northern countries should be called militia literally, while police sub-stations and police stations should be called security (bureau) literally.

In his office Pantsev heard people coming in reporting that a man named Verton had come here from Vladivostok to look for him.

"Take all the money!" Pantsev said to several people in the office.

Pantsev seemed very happy when he saw Wang Weidong. He first hugged Wang Weidong affectionately and then shook hands with Constantine and Great Ivan.

"Verton, you are finally here! Today I invite the three of you to a big meal!" Pantsev said.

Pantsev drove the three of them to dinner, and he said to Wang Weidong, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat: "I really didn't expect you to come, Verton, my friends in Vladivostok have said that in the past two years You did a good job there, I thought you wouldn't come."

"Of course I will come. I do business in this country. If I don't come to Moscow, I haven't understood this country yet." Wang Weidong replied.

He looked at the street outside the car window. The billboards erected on both sides of the street belonged to world-renowned companies. He felt that this country had been occupied by the West in less than a year.

Walking into a luxuriously decorated restaurant, Wang Weidong was immediately shocked by the luxury and people inside.

There are crowds of people eating under the huge crystal chandelier.

It seems that although there are still people who freeze to death and starve to death on the road in the big northern country, many people have become rich quickly.

When Pan Tsev ordered roast suckling pig and caviar, Wang Weidong looked at Pan Tsev in surprise. This guy actually spent so much money to invite him to dinner today!
Pantsev raised his glass and said to Wang Weidong, "Cheers to our friendship and future cooperation!"

Wang Weidong felt that Pan Tsev's hospitality was mainly not for friendship, but for making money by cooperating with him in the future.

Pantsev approached Wang Weidong and asked in a low voice: "Verton, did you bring a large amount of Chinese goods with you this time? If so, hide them immediately!"

"No, you know me. Except for exchanging goods with the Vladivostok Fishery Company with better quality clothing and food, I did not sell goods in the big northern country." Wang Weidong replied.

Pantsev patted Wang Weidong on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Yes, Mr. Verton is a big business man!"

Seeing that Wang Weidong was still very puzzled by his question just now, Pantsev explained: "We will take action immediately. Those low-quality goods transported to Moscow by plane and railway will be confiscated immediately and then centrally destroyed!"

When Wang Weidong heard what Pan Tsev said, his heart couldn't help trembling.

Many who shipped large quantities of goods to Moscow with the dream of making a fortune would soon lose everything.

"Verton, do you need my help when you come to Moscow this time?" Pantsev asked.

"I'm staying here for a while to learn more about your country, and then decide what to do next." Wang Weidong replied.

(End of this chapter)