39 Chance Encounters
The materials for building the house were transported from Leningrad, which was donated to Leningrad by Yelena, at this time Leningrad was building a subway, in fact, underground transportation was only one of the purposes, and another purpose was to store materials in wartime, air defense refuge, the construction of the subway was completely in accordance with the design drawings provided by Yelena, and this design was also made by Yelena with reference to a lot of famous designs, and the quality of the project was very demanding. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The high-grade cement and steel bars are ready-made, Yelena said yes, of course they will be given there, because Yelena also once said that these materials were donated by her friends because of her relationship, and there are many clothes, milk powder, and medicines for orphans that Yelena herself bought by herself to earn money for medical treatment abroad. Of course, with Yelena's means, of course, all the relevant personnel there were also settled.
The house has two floors, one basement, each floor has an area of 160 square meters, the basement is placed with grain, dried meat, dried fruits, wine, cigarettes, coffee, etc., and some boxes are also placed, which contain fabrics, quilts, cotton, down sleeping bags, etc., as well as some Chinese patent medicines and medicinal materials.
In addition to the hall, kitchen, master bedroom, cloakroom, storeroom and two guest rooms on the first floor, the pharmacy room and medicine storage are also here, and there is also a garage, but there are only bicycles and tricycles, and more sundries such as gasoline, stoves, and bamboo charcoal. In addition, there is a large study, the design of the study is very modern, because it is a building within a building, from top to bottom, all are solid, embedded in the thick concrete wall of the bookshelves, this bookcase can be said to be the highest, because from top to bottom there are 6 meters high, the first floor in addition to the four sides of the bookshelves, the room is also a row of bookshelves, there are two movable ladders. On the second floor, there is a slow platform, where is the place to read, there is a large workbench in the middle, which can be used for drawing, and can also be used as a desk, there are comfortable recliners, there is a coffee table next to the chaise longue, on which is placed a delicate white porcelain tea set, the chaise longue is against the window, and there are many flowers taken out of the space on the balcony outside the window.
The other rooms on the second floor have functions, in addition to two guest rooms, there is also a leisure room, which has power amplifier equipment, a piano, a chessboard, an embroidery frame, an easel, and many musical instruments such as guqin and guzheng, and Chinese and Western musical instruments are separated by a Suzhou embroidery screen. There is also a sports room with sound and access to dance and martial arts, as well as a studio.
The yard was large, about the size of two basketball courts, Yelena transplanted some fruit trees and flowers from the space, and built a two-meter-high fence with bricks and stones around the yard, with barbed wire and thorny vines in the corners. The gate of the yard is made of steel plates, and so is the door of the house, even the glass is bulletproof, and there are many such glass in the space.
Finally this weekend can rest, Yelena decided to go to the trust store in Moscow, the so-called trust store, refers to the thrift store, such a market will be available in any era, not to mention in the Soviet Union, such a country with underdeveloped light industry, whenever there is something that is not needed, but is reluctant to throw away the things that can still be used, it will be sent to the trust store, here the trust industry is really developed, not only there are several second-hand bookstores, but also many other kinds of things, there are expensive carpets, pianos, Jewelry, gold and silver tableware and antiques, as well as some old clothes, are not small, this is not an economic boom, the government will not support it, but in fact she found that it is the most prosperous.
Yelena is very interested in old goods, because not only can you find some books that cannot be seen in the world today, especially literary and artistic works from the Tsarist period, but also books that are no longer published by publishing houses today. There are also some handicrafts and antiques, just like the antique market in Beijing, where you can find treasures, which is a very interesting thing.
Yelena walked down the street, turning a corner, it was the area of the thrift market, they were not on the main street, but there were many people who came here.
"Yelena!" someone stopped her, Yelena looked over, and was also very surprised, it was Alexander Shilov, he was wearing civilian clothes, tall figure, handsome facial features, so that he was very conspicuous in the crowd, and his side, still followed by his entourage, he smiled and looked at Yelena, there was a fire in his eyes that could not be hidden.
Yelena smiled and said, "It's a pleasure to see you, are you going to buy something? I thought it should be your wife's responsibility to do things like this!"
Shirov was very sophisticated, his expression remained unchanged at all, and he said, "I came to see the old book, I didn't expect to meet you unexpectedly, did you also go to the trust store?"
Yelena turned to the block of the trust store, and she was a little suspicious that the other party had said that, and said, "Yes, I want to take a look, maybe I can find something useful!"
"So, together?" Shirov asked, with a smile on his face, and if Yelena refused, it would be a little too deliberate, and Yelena said, "yes!
Yelena and Shilov walked in a row, followed by Shilov's retinue, and Shirov spoke first, saying, "You are so beautiful today. ”
Pretty? When shopping, it is indeed the only time when Yelena is willing to show her beauty, because no one knows her, she is safe, and she is not afraid of strangers to make it bad, it is precisely because of this that Yelena is wearing a pink puffy skirt today, chiffon material, the outside is a layer of embroidered organza, a small low neckline buckle, a small piece of hollow under the buckle, you can see snow-white skin, the skirt is short-sleeved, but the sleeve is only organza, there must be a white sunhat on the head, some crooked, long hair combed into a big braid, almost the same as the skirt, all ten centimeters above the knee, white high heels are simple and exquisite, she went out today, I also deliberately painted a little light makeup, in addition to applying sunscreen and cushion cream, I only painted eyeliner, smeared orange lip jelly, although the usual Yelena is also very beautiful, but today because of such a modification, especially delicate and gorgeous, but at this time Yelena regretted a little, can only laugh dryly,
"You're also handsome today. ”
"Wasn't I handsome before," Shirov asked with a smile,
Yelena turned her head, her eyes defiant, and she smiled and asked, "Wasn't I pretty before?"
Delicate and charming, Shirov was stunned, although he was still moving forward mechanically, his heart was extremely uncalm,
When they arrived at the store, both of them were busy looking for treasures, and then they would ask each other's opinions, Yelena was no different from other women at this time, and she always needed advice from friends when buying things, and Yelena's rich knowledge helped Shilov a lot, for clocks, jewelry, antiques from the Tsarist period, all kinds of carpets, musical instruments, goldware, Elena knew the market very well, and Shirov took a fancy to a small silver flask and an ordinary-looking pocket watch, and he was obviously very curious and satisfied with the structure inside. Yelena also had a lot of gains, and then the two of them went to the bookstore again, Yelena just didn't want to leave here, Shilov needed some modern Western military books, in fact, Yelena really found it, and also found some translated French military books, and there were some annotations on the books, which were in Polish, which was a bit troublesome for Shilov. The French text could be translated with help, but although he couldn't read the Polish annotations, he was already very interested when he heard Yelena read a few parts to him. However, from the above annotations, it can still be understood that the commentators were not friendly to the Soviet Union, and even regarded the Soviet Union as an imaginary enemy.
Seeing Shilov's struggle, Yelena said, "If you don't have another candidate, and you need it, I can help you translate, but it's still that request, please keep it secret." ”
This is risk-free for Shilov, these books on the tactics of armored forces and modern mechanized warfare are really tempting for Shilov, and Yelena is just a simple introduction, which has already made Shirov unable to let go, and said to Yelena with a smile,
"Of course I trust you, so please, in order to express my gratitude, I invite you to dinner! Shirov said, let Yelena help, for Shilov, it is a matter of killing two birds with one stone,
Yelena knew that if she asked her to help, if she didn't let him do something, it would make the other party very embarrassed, so she smiled and agreed, Yelena bought a lot of books and items, even if Shilov helped and carried it back by bicycle, it would not be possible, so Shilov said that he would deal with it and asked Yelena to tell her the address of her home.
After lunch, Yelena stayed at Shirov's repeated efforts and went home, she felt that she should be a little reserved, otherwise she would be despised by the other party.
Yelena believes that Germany's military thinking is already ahead of them, and in particular, she also believes that modern warfare is different from the time of World War I, with different weapons, different military thinking, and many aspects involved, but she always considers that in the future, the armored troops will definitely shine, and in Yelena's view, just like the Great Wall built by China thousands of years ago, the Great Wall could not be said to be impregnable thousands of years ago, and what is the difference between the fortresses built today? Yelena knew very well in her heart that armor, armor, Air warfare and atomic weapons were the products of the most advanced strategic thinking at this time. In the future, there will be intercontinental missiles, supersonic aircraft, nuclear-powered submarines, electronic warfare, and so on, and since a war against the Soviet Union is inevitable, Yelena thinks that it is imperative for more generals in the army to have new ideas! Starting with Shilov, of course, it would be the best, and this is why Yelena took the initiative to ask for Shirov's translation.
After returning to the dormitory, Yelena began to search for the translation of the book in the space, that is, the Russian version, which she found on the computer, in fact, this version is very good, and made some additions, Yelena inserted notes into the book, using a slightly smaller red type, which is not very easy to explain, so Yelena did not use the orthograph. Although Yelena has not had much contact with Shilov, Yelena has an intuition, he is a principled person who will be loyal to his friends, even if his fiery gaze at this time does not show his wisdom, but from Yelena's perspective in the past few decades, her intuition is not so much a woman's sixth sense, but an empirical talk, women, especially Yelena, will never forget and will not let go of any details, even if it is a small action of the other party, it is her credentials for evaluating the other party, even if it is facing Shilov, a very attractive man, but it will definitely not affect Yelena's thinking。
Today is a good day for Shilov, it feels good that he can meet Yelena and be with a woman who shares his heart. It makes his blood boil and passionate, and this feeling makes him very excited, as if he has returned to his youth. However, for other things, Shilov doesn't think there's anything wrong with interacting with other women, and he doesn't need to think about his wife, because this is not the first time that his wife is very smart not to ask, Shilov doesn't have to think about gossip, unless he is going to get divorced, no one will say anything, everyone is like this, he is not a special case, of course, if he is entangled or his wife makes trouble at home, he goes to the leader to complain, then it is over, but he will not let that happen, although women are a very important part of life, but for him, career is the most important thing。