Chapter 39 $20 a motorcycle
"Don't interject, kid, it's not your right to speak!" Ye Feimu yelled at Jia Lei.
"If you dare to yell at me again! Do you believe that tomorrow I will have this statement invalidated?" Jia Lei said with a angry laugh.
"What statement do you say?" asked the Tatar parliamentarian at once.
"Of course, the statement that the Soviet government will read at the press conference in a few days! Every word of this statement was drafted by me, and in the end, I have the final say on what is written on it. Jia Lei slowly took out a statement from his pocket.
Then Jia Lei tore this statement into strips and threw it on the ground in front of everyone.
"Don't!" the old councillor immediately crouched down and shook his hands to pick up the statement.
"Lord Sanshan, you don't have to worry, this is just a backup!" said Utarsus, who quickly squatted down.
"Backup? Luckily, it's just a backup. The old councillor said with a sigh of relief.
"Jia Lei, why on earth are you doing this?" asked Utaru a little angrily.
"I'm just not satisfied with their attitude towards me and Uncle Utars, and you were able to get this declaration of independence this time because I and Uncle Utars went around to help you. We are the heroes of this matter, if you don't thank us, forget it! You still speak ill of us! I don't owe you anything, why do you treat me like this?" Jia Lei asked angrily.
"That's ......," Utarus didn't know how to answer.
"Jia Lei blames me for this! I owe them, I have burdened you......" Wu Tasi pressed Jia Lei's shoulder and said sadly.
"I don't care anyway! I'm in a bad mood, and I'm sure I'll mess with you. Whoever dares to say such ugly things again, I guarantee that the matter of independent declaration will be yellowed immediately. If you Tatars have eyes, let him keep his mouth clean. After Jia Lei finished speaking, he walked away in a huff.
"Why did he threaten me? Where did this yellow-skinned monkey come from?" asked Yefim with hatred covering his face.
"Smack!" this time Utars slapped him without hesitation.
"Although I owe you, but Jia Lei doesn't owe you anything at all, if you dare to talk nonsense again? I promise to send you to reunite with your father. Utars said indifferently.
"Elder Sanshan, please don't mind! Actually, this time Tatarstan was able to obtain the Soviet government's independent recognition statement, completely relying on Jia Lei's connections? In any case, you should not offend him. Utars said as he helped the old councillor up.
"Don't call me an elder, what age is this! There is no elder leader in Tatar for a long time, and everyone now calls me Councillor. Councilor Miyama said.
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"I'll just say I hate politics the most, why should I waste time arguing with them here now? Jia Lei walked back to the hotel angrily and said.
"Make money, it's so messy out there now, how are you going to make money?" asked Ubatu puzzled.
"It's because of chaos that I can make money! I'm in a bad mood today, and I want to go shopping for something to relax, so I can call your bodyguards and go with me. Jia Lei said angrily.
"Where are you going?" asked Ubatu.
"Go down the street and go to the black market and see what you can pick up. Jia Lei began to get dressed as he spoke.
"Can I go with you?" asked a man who knocked on Jia Lei's door.
"Go, I'm just short of someone to help me get something! Jia Lei said without looking back.
The person who came was none other than Utarus's grandson, Udise!
Several people took the car to a nearby black market, and after Jia Lei got out of the car, he began to carefully examine the goods on both sides of the road.
"Didn't you say you wanted to buy something, why didn't you just look at it?" asked Ubatu.
"I'm looking at prices and looking at the market. Jia Lei said.
"How much is this?" Jia Lei asked, pointing to a lace shawl, which was still very popular in China in the nineties.
"1000 rubles a piece. The woman who was peddling the shoulders said that several women next to her heard Jia Lei say that they wanted to buy shawls and quickly gathered over, holding up the lace shawl in their hands and letting Jia Lei pick a pattern.
"1,000 rubles? This price seems to be a bit expensive, what is the proportion of the dollar now?" Jia Lei asked back.
"1 dollar for 200 rubles!" said the assistant in Udistal, after all, Tatarstan is also a ruble zone, and they know better about the ruble exchange rate.
It is also said that a scarf costs 50 US dollars, which is more than 250 yuan and nearly 300 yuan, which is too expensive! Jia Lei thought about it carefully, shook his head and said.
"This price is not expensive, this lace is mostly hooked with wool thread, the pattern and style are good, the craftsmanship is good, and it can be sold for at least one or two hundred pounds when you take it to London. Ubatu said.
"This can't work, it's too cumbersome to sell and I can't ship things to London, and the price of 50 US dollars is nearly 300 yuan, which is difficult to sell in China. Jia Lei said.
"Aren't you here to buy something?" why did you suddenly become a seller again?" asked Ubatu.
"My dear cousin of the earl's heir, I don't like the large land estate you were born to inherit, every penny in my hand is transferred by me through rebuying and selling! If I don't make any more money, they're going to drink the northwest wind!" Jia Lei rolled his eyes and said with disdain.
That is, now that the privatization has not yet begun in full swing, Jia Lei's big business has nowhere to start, he can only find some seriously undervalued goods in the Moscow market, buy them and then ship them back to China to sell.
"The average salary in the Soviet Union is about 200 rubles, and a shawl costs 1,000 rubles, which is worth 5 months' salary for ordinary people, which is indeed too expensive!" Ubatu nodded.
"Flutter!" came a girl's snickering laughter next to him, Jia Lei turned his head to look, and the other party immediately covered his mouth and ran away.
"I don't think the people around here look at us quite right?" Mr. Jia said.
After buying and selling in the market, after a year of stormy battles, Jia Lei is now smart, and he can guess the meaning of people's eyes and expressions.
"Find someone to catch up with the girl and ask what was going on. Udiste turned back and instructed the adjutant.
"Be polite when you ask, give her some money, don't scare people!" Jia Lei instructed.
Fortunately, the other party walked not far and was quickly caught up, and he was caught up in less than five minutes.
The girl said that the market next to Moscow Square was mainly aimed at foreign tourists, so the things sold were a bit expensive, and the price was two percent higher than the normal market price. The adjutant came back and said.
"How do they know we're foreigners?" asked Ubatu, puzzled.
You know, the three of them had been communicating in Russian all along.
"Hair, accent, appearance and dress, in fact, the two of you are all haute couture, especially Jia Lei is a foreigner at first glance, who are you pitted if people don't cheat you?" Udiste said after carefully looking at what Jia Lei and Ubatu were wearing.
"There's nothing good here! Even if there were, it wouldn't be the cheap kind I wanted. We changed places and went to the flea market where local residents traded. Jia Lei thought about it and said.
"Go to the flea market? it's dirty and messy, what the hell do you want to buy?" Ubatu disagreed.
"I'm going to inspect the market! As for the two of you, do you want to go with you? I guess you two haven't been to the flea market?" asked Jia Lei, tilting his head.
"I never use second-hand things, what am I going to do there?" said Ubatu in disgust.
"There's nothing I need there, but my grandfather told me I had to follow you to protect you, and I'll go with you. Udiste said helplessly.
"Then let's go!" Mr. Jia said.
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Arbat Street
"What is this?" asked Ubatu with a disgusted look at a new green military coat that Jia Lei was pointing to.
"Disguise! After we put this on, we can buy things at least half the price. I've heard a joke before, there was a father and son who had the same cold, and when the two of them went to the hospital to see a doctor, the father bought a military coat at the door and only spent three yuan to cure the disease, and the son went in in a suit and spent 300!" Jia Lei said as he took off his custom-made suit and put on a new down jacket he had just bought.
"I don't know whose thing it is? I don't want to wear it. Ubatu said.
"Don't worry, I let them buy it all clean. If you don't wear it, don't get too close to me, and don't talk to me on the road. Jia Lei warned him.
"Okay! I'll wear it. Ubatu said helplessly.
Soon the two of them and their entourage were dressed in a variety of ways......
"Why doesn't this kid Udist have to change his clothes. Ubatu asked, twitching the corners of his mouth.
"I've heard that there are the most petty thieves in this flea market, and Udiste follows us in military uniforms to keep thieves safe. And with him, those merchants don't dare to make indiscriminate offers, after all, no matter how good the money is, it doesn't matter. Jia Lei whistled and said.
"Okay! Let's go! The Taobao journey has officially begun. Jia Lei cheered and plunged into the thrift market.
It's one of the largest flea markets in Moscow, selling everything from antique vases and jewellery to second-hand clothes and models of children's toys.
"Vodka, do you want vodka? I'm the best wine, 2,800 roubles a bottle. Jia Lei: As soon as they entered the door, a middle-aged woman came over with a bottle of brown vodka to peddle it.
"A bottle of wine costs $14, which is too expensive! You can buy it in state stores for eight to ten dollars. Jia Lei shook his head and said.
"But you need a license to buy alcohol in the state-run Zhang store, and the amount per person is limited every month, and it's not easy to buy, and my price is really not expensive. The woman explained to Jia Lei and others.
"Don't look at it! this wine is too bad for the two of them to drink, and I am too young to buy this wine if it is too strong. Let's go. Jia Lei pushed her away and continued to walk inside.
After meeting this woman, Jia Lei and the others successively saw a lot of women's aprons selling clothes, shoes, soap and other daily necessities, and Jia Lei also saw cigarettes sold.
Ordinary large-scale production cigarettes in China can be sold for 500 rubles per box here!
"Selling tobacco is indeed a good business, but it's a pity that the Soviet customs inspection of this game is too strict, and if you catch a smuggler, you will shoot ......," Jia Lei said with a particularly regretful glance at the cigarette seller.
"If you really want to sell it, it's not impossible! When I go back, I'll talk to my grandfather about helping you open a shop in Tatarstan. Udiste said.
Selling tobacco and alcohol in the Soviet Union was a money-making business. Jia Lei said with a pout.
"After all, you have done us Tatars so much this time. Udiste said.
"Gratitude is not something to be said with words, but to be based on actual actions! Before that, I think you'd better give me back the $1 million I spent on relationships, and by the way, you have to pay back $10 million to Uncle Utars. The money is used to buy statements!" Jia Lei reminded Udister.
"You can pay back your 1 million, but 10 million dollars is thought of as 2 billion rubles, and my grandfather can't be the master of such a large amount of money. Udiste said.
"I guess you don't want to give it, don't you just want to trap Uncle Utars, their old foxes are sure that Uncle Utars is ashamed, and they won't take the initiative to ask the Tatarstan government for money, right?" Jia Lei asked.
"Huh...... If he does, we'll report it to Parliament and the Ministry of Finance for consideration!" Udist said.
"Hehe...... don't you understand the meaning of these two words? Have you ever heard of someone who has to report the bribe money to the Ministry of Finance for approval? Is that a desire to go to prison?" Jia Lei said with a roll of his eyes.
"Ubatu, it seems that my father's money will never be returned, and your inheritance in the future will be much less. Jia Lei turned back to the poor party and said.
"Where's Ubatu? Where is Uncle Ubatu?" Jia Lei didn't see anyone when he turned around, and immediately became anxious.
"Strange, he was still with us just now?" asked Udist anxiously.
"We brought 15 people with us this time, he won't get lost, right?" Jia Lei said in disbelief.
Fortunately, the bodyguards and guards who came with them this time were all professional! Under their guidance, Jia Lei and Udiste quickly found someone in front of a small stall nearby.
"Jia Lei, look at this set of teacups, this is the work of the most famous French bone china master in the 19th century, and you know where they got it. Ubatu said lovingly, holding a set of bone china cups covered with purple rose patterns.
"Bone china?" Jia Lei shuddered when he heard this, it is said that the top bone china in ancient times was made of human bones.
"How pretty, isn't it? When I get back, I'll treat you to afternoon tea!" Ubatu asked without hesitation as he took out a hundred dollars and paid for it, holding up a cup.
"It looks pretty good, I think it's better to use this kind of thing for viewing, it's a pity to drink tea with this antique. Jia Lei hurriedly refused.
He wouldn't dare use this kind of thing!
Visiting the flea market was originally Jia Lei's proposal, but Jia Lei didn't expect that after nearly two hours of shopping, he found nothing, but Ubatu was full of harvest, where he collected oil paintings, antiques and artworks from almost all European countries.
"No more...... I can't walk, let me rest for a while!" Jia Lei said tiredly slumped on a motorcycle on the side of the road.
"Gentlemen, do you want to buy a motorcycle? I bought a new car last year, and now you can take it for 4,000 roubles. When the owner of the motorcycle saw this, he suddenly came out of a nearby corner and asked.
"You said the car only costs 4,000 rubles, are you right? That's only $20?" Jia Lei asked in disbelief.
"I didn't say yes! If you can pay in dollars, that's great. Said the motorcyclist.
"You didn't steal this car, did you?, otherwise how could it be sold so cheaply?" Jia Lei asked suspiciously.
"This price is normal, basically the motorcycles in this market are at this price, I really didn't steal it!" the owner of the motorcycle quickly explained.
"Really, what's fake?' I'm going to ask?" Jia Lei said in disbelief.
Then Jia Lei took people to the neighborhood to find several motorcycles to ask for the price-
So Jia Lei got the result that shocked him!
In Moscow, a low-spec motorcycle can really be bought for only 20 dollars$article! ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~