"Second cousin, why is that Mr. Amy willing to spend more money to buy our apples, which he can buy for ten yuan a catty?" Jia Lei asked.

"That's too much trouble, and I don't necessarily have to sell it, because fruit is scarce in the Soviet Union, and at any time someone else might hear the news and buy all my apples. Su Renfeng said, scarcity is expensive!

"He doesn't make much money on apples for 12 roubles? I saw apples in the market, which are about 10 to 12 rouble a pound. Jia Lei asked.

"How can it not be earned, Mr. Amy plans to sell these apples to Vladivostok, where the apples can be sold for at least twenty rubles a catty, where the prices of Chinese goods far from the border are much higher than here. Su Renfeng patiently explained to Jia Lei.

"Since you know that the price of Vladivostok is so high, why don't you sell apples there?" asked Jia Lei.

"It takes a few hours to get from here to Vladivostok, and I will never come back in a day, Natasha has a big belly, and I have to stay with her and take care of her. Su Renfeng said.

"I'm fine, I can transport the apples to Vladivostok and sell them!" Jia Lei said with great interest.

"That's not good, it's too dangerous! This is the smuggling that will be caught and imprisoned. And there are many checkpoints along the way that are difficult to pass, and the roads are full of Soviet police and soldiers. Su Renfeng objected.

"Second cousin, you are too timid, when can you make a lot of money by trading only near the gate!" Jia Lei said.

The experience of countless predecessors tells us how bold people are and how prolific they are! This is an era when canned food can be changed to planes, how can Jia Lei be as unambitious as Su Renfeng, thinking about his wife and children every day.

But doing a job is not the same as buying stocks, Jia Lei can't do it alone.

"It's time to summon my little friend!" Jia Lei picked up the phone and went to Mingzhu City.

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"Hey, who's that?" asked a confused voice on the other end of the phone.

"It's me Jia Lei, what have you been doing lately, little Jew?" Jia Lei asked.

"What else can I do, stock trade!" said the little Jew.

"It's so boring to speculate in stocks, you might as well come to the Northeast to work with me!" Jia Lei said on the phone.

"I won't go, that place is cold. Little Jew thought of the experience of freezing into a dog last year, and suddenly sobered up, and quickly refused.

"Come here! It's very profitable here! Apple apples that sell for a kilogram for a dollar in China can be sold here for ten roubles a kilogram. Jia Lei said.

"Is it so much that tenfold? is it really fake?" asked the little Jew, a little excited.

"Of course it's true! And that's not all, if you can sell apples in Moscow or other cities, the price can be doubled. Jia Lei continued to seduce the little Jews.

"What's the lowest temperature over there?" asked the little Jew suddenly.

"Well, the lowest temperature is about minus seven or eight degrees. Jia Lei thought for a moment and replied.

"Hey, it's not yet November, is it so cold? Then I'm not going, I'm still going to keep an eye on the two of us stocks in Pearl City." My stock has gone up twenty times. Little Jew said with a frown.

"Stocks!By the way, how are my stocks rising?" asked Jia Lei.

"Yo, you remember that you had stocks! I thought you had forgotten about it. Recently, the stock of Electric Vacuum has fallen, but fortunately, you let me sell it ahead of time, by the way, did you get a bill of exchange over there?" asked the little Jew.

"I received it, my cousin bought a shop directly in the border trade zone, and my cousin and aunt not only bought a house in Shuangchengzi, but also opened a big store here. Jia Lei said that you must know that more than 10 million yuan looks like a lot, but after being exchanged for rubles, it will be more than 2 million.

"What about the other stocks except for the electric vacuum?" asked Jia Lei.

"The stocks in Pearl City are rising, and the stocks in Pengcheng are falling, so I can't go now, I have to stay here and watch, in case the stocks in Pearl City fall, I can make a move in time." I have four or five million in the stock market now!" said the little Jew, and when Jia Lei heard this, he knew that he couldn't call him out.

"Then you can't get out, can you let Dasha come over?" Jia Lei asked.

"Where are you going? Will you go to the Soviet Union too?" asked the little Jew.

"Yes, it's inconvenient for me to go out alone and I need a bodyguard. Jia Lei said.

"But Dasha can't go abroad without a passport?" said the little Jew, Jia Lei!

"Then get a passport for Dasha. Jia Lei said impatiently.

"But what about his passport?" asked the little Jew.

"This ......" Jia Lei has no choice, now that the Soviet Union has not collapsed, the society has not been chaotic, and he will be stupid for a while and really can't get by.

"I'll talk about the passport later, you let him take the train to Dongning first, Dasha can find my house alone, right?" Jia Lei asked hesitantly.

"No problem, as long as it's not related to studying, it's okay for him. Little Jew said.

"Then let him come by train overnight!" Mr. Jia said.

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The next day, the border trade zone

Jia Lei followed Su Renfeng out of the customs and returned to Huaxia this time, and they came here this time for the apple that Mr. Amy wanted.

"Third Master, Uncle, how is the matter I want you to inquire about?" asked Su Renfeng.

"Do you want apples? You also know that Lao Maozi wants a lot of apples, and the fruits in our county's orchards have basically been sold before they come down, so if you want to buy them, you have to go to other places to buy them. Su Yixing said.

"This time the other party doesn't want much, just a thousand catties to explore the market, you can find a way to help me make it up in the next two days! I'll give you a thousand yuan for this trip!" (price difference)," Su Renfeng said.

"Well, I'll leave these things to your second uncle and me, and I'll promise to send you apples tomorrow." Su Yixing patted his thigh and said.

Jia Lei only now understands that anything without apples is just a pretext, it turns out that everyone is waiting for the price to be raised.

He glanced up at Third Master Jia and found that the old man didn't even look at Su Yixing, but just smiled at himself.

"Jia Lei is back now, then go back to your own house for a night, your cousin has already cleaned up your house. The third master said.

"I've had something happen recently, and I'm afraid that someone in the capital will find me inconvenient for me to return to China! I'll stay here in the border trade zone for a while this time, and I'll have to go back to the Soviet Union soon." Jia Lei said that he didn't want to capsize in the gutter.

"Haven't you heard of the Emperor Yuan, child? We Dongning is so remote, and many people have been hiding here for ten or eight years after breaking the law, and they can't find anyone. Besides, if you don't break the law, and the police don't arrest you, what are you afraid of, the village is full of fellow villagers, who will stab you in the capital! Even if some people want to, they don't know which yamen to look for. The third master knocked on the cigarette pouch and said.

Jia Lei then remembered that there is no public security system, national networking, and no monitors, and he is at most a diplomatic dispute and really has not broken the law, and it is estimated that as long as he does not return to the capital, he will be fine.

"You're right! I'll go home tonight. Jia Lei said happily.

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"Didn't the third master say that we don't have apples here, why are there so many on this mountain?" Jia Lei asked, standing on the slope of the hill full of apple trees.

"I've lived in Sanchakou for so many years, and I know as well as I know Maozi's side as well as my own backyard, and in previous years, we were strict there, and we didn't sell radishes, cabbage, rice, apples and the like there. This year, a lot of second-class dealers came here to collect apples, and I was stunned that none of them were allowed to sell them, I heard that the foreign woman Su Renfeng picked up over there was an official, and my brother was the battalion commander at the pass, is it true?"

"It's true!" Jia Lei nodded.

"There are many people in our village who do business in the border trade zone, and they all say that the second son of the Chunxing family married a foreign woman, and Lao Maozi never deducted his goods when he passed the customs. I've been going to see it for the past few days, and it's true. Third Master Jia said.

"What do you mean by that, old man? If you have something to say, just say it, why are you all a family? Jia Lei asked.

"It's still our old Jia's baby's smart, and he gets to the point in one sentence. This orchard is the mountain farm of our Jia family and the other two families in the village, if you and Su Renfeng can help us sell the fruit to Maozi, you don't have to pay a penny, and we will make a profit. Third Master Jia spoke.