Chapter 014: Frontier Trip (2)
It's not so much a market as a few people who have set up stalls on the side of the road. Behind their stalls were small tents with horses tethered, and only a little farther away were a few larger yurts and carriages.
The bazaar that Yue Rong heard about was different from the bazaars in other places, where the herdsmen used horses and camels to sell their goods at will, and then took them away or exchanged them for what they wanted, and there were never any fixed merchants who came and went.
Moreover, most of the things sold in this bazaar are not allowed to be sold by the state in towns, counties, and cities. In addition to guns and ammunition, Yue Rong also saw marijuana, which could not distinguish between real and fake jade, agate and antiques, as well as some specialties from the western frontier and imported goods smuggled from abroad.
Today's "bazaar" is only less than 500 meters long, and there are only more than 10 stalls. Moreover, except for the herdsmen selling things in front of the stalls, Yue Rong did not see a single buyer, maybe as Yang Jian said, the people here who come out to buy and sell things do not have a strong concept of time, and time does not seem to be precious in their eyes.
Yue Rong parked the car and took Dong Feng to greet a herdsman's stall owner, but saw the herdsman sitting at the small tent in the back saw them coming and vigilantly grabbed the gun in his hand. Yue Rong was startled, he didn't know what was wrong, he hurriedly took out the booklet of the translation comparison table that he had prepared when he came, to see if he had said something wrong, which made the other party misunderstand.
At this time, the herdsmen muttered a bunch of minority languages, but Yue Rong didn't understand a word, and saw that the other party kept gesturing at them with guns, driving them away. Yue Rong didn't dare to step forward to show the other party the translation and comparison booklet, in case the other party misunderstood and shot at them, there was really no one to save them here.
Before coming here, Yue Rong heard Yang Jian and Xing Lei say that many of these small herdsmen have not been centralized, and many of them have been encouraged to restore the country. Therefore, it is better not to go to places where herders gather, because many of them are ultra-nationalists who have been demagogized by foreign organizations.
Yue Rong took Dong Feng back a few steps, not knowing what to do for a while, seeing that the guns and ammunition were in front of him, but there was no way to buy them. The language barrier is now the biggest problem in front of him, do you have to ask for a translator? Not to mention that it takes 2 days to go back and forth to nearby counties and cities, how can the interpreter he ask for rest assured?
That's right, Medic equipment! Yue Rong suddenly thought of this life-saving straw, and hurriedly shook his vocal cords and asked without making a sound, "Medical equipment, can you help me translate?" ”
"Yes" The answer of the medical soldier equipment sounded in Yue Rong's mind, and he was immediately relieved, "Then you can help me translate."
Yue Rong had just finished giving the order, and the herdsmen's roar instantly turned into the Central Plains dialect: "You go away, I don't sell guns to you thieves and robbers, you know how to steal and kill our yellow sheep!" Get out of here, I'll kill you if you don't! ”
"Can you translate my words to him?" Yue Rong asked silently again about the medical equipment.
"Yes" The medical soldier equipment is also refreshing, Yue Rong thinks this thing is really easy to use.
"Don't get me wrong, we're not here to buy guns to kill yellow sheep, my family is in the Qinling Mountains, hunting is not allowed there, there are wolves at night, and there are many wild boars coming out to destroy the crops. I, I'm here to help all the people in our village come and buy weapons, we have to protect the elderly and children, and we can't do it without guns. Yue Rong is now making up nonsense.
This herdsman and Dong Feng suddenly saw Yue Rong speaking the language of their ethnic group, and he spoke it very fluently, they couldn't help but be surprised, very surprised. He listened to Yue Rong's explanation and looked at Yue Rong suspiciously, "Doesn't your government have guns, how can they not care?" ”
"They live in towns and cities, and they can't go to the mountains all the time to protect us, because our land is in the mountains and we can't walk. You also watch TV, you should know that the state does not let the Central Plains people have guns, nor does the Central Plains people kill the animals in the mountains, for so many years, the wolves and wild boars in the mountains have become a lot, we can only rely on ourselves to protect ourselves. In the face of his questions, Yue Rong could only continue to make up nonsense.
However, after the ban on guns, there are indeed a lot more wild animals in the mountains, and wolves and wild boars often haunt villages near the mountains. However, the state has been carrying out the relocation work, calling on the residents living in the mountains to move out, but the state's idea is good, but in the implementation process of the following personnel, various deviations have occurred, so that the relocation work has been carried out for more than ten years, and it has not been completed so far.
The herdsman seemed to believe Yue Rong's words, tilted his head and asked, "Really?" You didn't lie to me? ”
"Really, I swear in the name of Allah that I definitely did not buy a gun for poaching yellow sheep." Yue Rong swore that he didn't dare to talk nonsense. He didn't know if there was Allah, God and those gods in the world, but since he could encounter such things as crossing and being reborn, it meant that there were many unknown things that he could not see, and there were many unknown things around him.
People must have a sense of awe, so that they can have the bottom line of being a man and doing things, this sentence Yue Rong has always believed!
"Then I'll trust you, come here, see if you want these guns?" The herdsman finally let down his guard and beckoned to Yue Rong.
Yue Rong took Dong Feng over at this time, "Brother Yue Rong, you are so powerful, what did you tell him?" Dong Feng saw that the situation had eased up, so he asked in a low voice.
"I'll go back and tell you, let's look at the guns first." Yue Rong didn't want to explain to Dong Feng here.
There are a total of 4 spears and 3 pistols placed on the ground by the herdsmen, the oldest of the spears is the Soviet-made AK_47, the semi-new ones are the domestically produced 95 assault rifles and Soviet-made AK_74, and the latest is the American-made XM29, which is also a newly installed gun in its country.
As for the pistol, it is also a model of 3 countries, a Soviet-made Tokarev pistol (the reference prototype of the domestic 54 pistol); a domestically produced Type 92 semi-automatic pistol; An American-made revolver, the model Yue Rong didn't remember. Yue Rong is not a military fan, but out of the nature of a boy, he still pays more attention to cars and guns, so Hao Lai also recognized most of them.
Yue Rong squatted down and looked at it, feeling that there was no choice, the American system and the Soviet system were actually not his first choice, after the apocalypse, the trade of various countries was almost interrupted, and the future supplies would almost be domestically produced ammunition. Although Dong Feng's eyes were shining golden at the gun on the ground, he stood steadily, just rubbing his palms with his fingers. When he came, Yue Rong said that he wanted him to come with him to protect him, although Yue Rong was joking at the time, but Dong Feng took it seriously, and he really had the style of a bodyguard at this time.
"I want a new 95 assault rifle, do you have one?" Yue Rong asked.
"No, mine is here, I don't want your money from the Central Plains, I only accept dollars and gold." The herdsmen have told what they have and what they don't.
"And how much does this XM29 cost? How many bullets are there? Yue Rong asked again, this gun is the latest, he doesn't know how to read rifling or anything, he can only judge whether he can start from the newness of the gun.
"This $15,000, gold is 210 grams, $3 a bullet, a total of 3 magazines and 90 rounds." After the herdsman finished speaking, Yue Rongyi totaled at least 60,000 yuan for this gun to RMB (the conversion ratio is 1:4), and the ammunition is too small, although it looks like a good thing, but it is really useless.
AND THE SEMI-NEW 95 TYPE ASSAULT RIFLE, YUE RONG WAS NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS GOOD OR BAD, AND FINALLY CHOSE A 92 TYPE 9MM SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL. This gun is not expensive, it is converted to less than 700 yuan, and there are enough bullets, enough for 500 rounds. But when it came time to pay the bill, it was troublesome, Yue Rong had no dollars, only a 500-gram gold bar, and there was no way to divide it on the spot, and the other party had no money to give him change.
"In this case, you help me go to another house to collect a new Type 95 assault rifle and a new Type 92 semi-automatic pistol, I will give you an extra 5 grams of gold for each one, the more bullets in these two guns, the better, I want it." Yue Rong said the solution, and the herdsmen thought about it for a while and felt that this would be fine.
The herdsman didn't even take the stall, and went straight away, seemingly not thinking about Yue Rong at all that they would steal his things. Yue Rong saw Dong Feng staring at the pistol in his hand, and handed it over, "This one will be given to you, but you can only look at it now, and I will use it for you after a while." ”
Dong Feng nodded and took the pistol, played with it in his hand for less than a minute, and then returned it to Yue Rong, "Brother Yue Rong, this is too small, give me a bigger one." ”
Yue Rong only felt that he was right, and the palm of his tall horse was also two sizes higher than others, and this gun was almost like a pocket pistol in his hand. "Let's see if there's a bigger one for you."
When Dong Feng heard this, he was happy, but he felt that Brother Yue Rong had nothing to say to him, so he nodded vigorously.
It took more than an hour for the herdsmen to return with two horses, one of which had seven or eight Type 95 assault rifles stuck in its pocket, all of which were in new condition on the eighth or ninth floor. "There are 8 long guns, 11 short guns, 8,560 long gun bullets, and 3,670 short gun bullets. There are ・・・・・・ "herdsmen drawing on the ground, counting the money.
Yue Rong took out his mobile phone and pressed it with the calculator inside, according to the price he said before, a Type 95 assault rifle is $500, a Type 92 semi-automatic pistol is $180, and the average dollar of 3 bullets is a little more than $10,000 in total. Converted into gold, plus the benefits promised to him, it was less than 230 grams, so it was still impossible to pay with a gold bar of 500 grams.
The herdsmen finally figured out the accounts, and the problems they encountered were the same as those that Yue Rong had considered. He pointed to a yurt not far away, "You go there and pick some more, they have the money to find you, and they have more things there." After speaking, the herdsman led the horses to Yue Rong's off-road vehicle parked on the side of the road, and moved the weapons and ammunition into the car.
Looking at the cold guns and ammunition that belonged to him, Yue Rong felt a little lighter, with weapons and shelter, it seemed that everything was developing in a good direction. The life and death of the last days, which frightened him, seemed to become hopeful under his efforts.
"Please take this brother of mine and see if there is a suitable pistol for him, and I'll go over there and buy guns and ammunition and come back." Yue Rong said to the herdsmen.
The herdsman nodded in agreement, Yue Rong explained a few more words to Dong Feng, and then walked to the yurt not far away. At the end of the road in the distance, a truck was pulling a long, dusty tail.