Mountain driving career since 1982

Chapter 789

Chapter 789

Ashku was not really seriously injured internally, he just received a gun butt on his cheek and his mouth was bleeding.

The injury on his head was real, but he looked a little unconcerned.

It should be no problem to go hunting tomorrow.

That night at their house, he was treated to vodka and barbecue and sat around the large stove.

This kind of high-level alcohol is distilled from grains and potatoes by fermentation, diluted with distilled water to [-] to [-] degrees, and then actively filtered. When you drink it, it has no sweetness, neither bitterness nor astringency, and is simply like a ball. fire.

But precisely because of this, Lu Lu always felt that something was missing when he drank.

When drinking, not only the heat is important, but the taste is also important.

It feels worse than the sorghum wine I brought.

Everyone knew what was going on, so they drank with restraint and kept themselves sober.

Even if he was arranged to sleep on the floor in his house at night, several people would take turns to be on duty.

Spend the night peacefully.

The next morning, Ashku and Anba prepared breakfast early. After eating together, they led Lu Lu and others to the wider mountains to the east.

Originally, Zhang Shaofeng thought that it would be enough to go to Ashku alone. After all, if both father and son went, they would have to distract themselves and keep an eye on it.

But Ashku said he didn't understand Russian. He only knew Chinese and Oroqen. And his son Anba, after all, had lived here since he was a child and could speak Russian, which might be useful sometimes.

However, Lu Lu felt that it would be good for both father and son to go. If something went wrong, one would escape and the other would escape.

In the next ten days or so, Lu Lu and the others really didn't see anyone else. What they did every day was to set traps on one mountain after another and lead the dogs to hunt for prey.

Ashku and Anba have finally seen how powerful Yuanbao is. They are like detectors. They can always find prey in time. They can even judge what it is from the smell and alert Lu Lu and others to find the prey. It's as simple as drinking water.

The few of them hardly fired, except when digging out bear barns and encountering wolves, foxes and other slightly larger things. The precision of their marksmanship surprised both Ashku and his son.

The marksmanship of this group of people is far beyond the reach of the two of them.

Especially Lu Lu, with a slingshot in his hand, he is simply the nemesis of small animals such as greyhounds, sables, sables, ermines, and green-rooted martens. In addition, Hai Dongqing standing on his shoulders can also catch them accurately. The integrity of the fur is extremely well guaranteed and the skins are all good quality.

He just felt that hunting was a very easy task in the hands of these people, and it felt like harvesting... He admired them very much.

Moreover, in addition to Lu Lu, several other people also have their own specialties, such as tracking and setting traps, and they cooperate very well with each other.

There were many places that he did not dare to go deep into in the past, but now he could walk with great ease.

There was no bustle of dozens of people going out together, no barking chase of thirty or forty dogs, a few people walked quite quietly in the mountains, but the daily harvest was not inferior to a large hunting team of 50 to [-] people.

In just over ten days, the five sledges were piled full of fur and meat.

They seem to be born for this wilderness and are the masters.

Ashku finally understood why a few people were so bold and dared to cross the border to hunt. In this vast wilderness, with such ability, there is really nothing to be afraid of.

Art masters are bold!

"We can't take the things away, so we have to find a way to deal with the fur and meat."

In the evening, when they were setting up a bunch of roezi, cooking some meat, and drinking wine together, Lu Lu spoke.

When he said this, he looked at Ashku: "Is there any way?"

Ashku also knew how special these people were and didn't want to come into contact with Mao Zi and cause trouble.

"I know several fur processing factories, some are state-owned, and some are privately established. The state-owned ones have unified pricing, and the purchase price is not high. The private ones are even higher. A large leather can be sold for forty or fifty rubles."

Ashku thought for a while and added: "Those private factories are run by black businessmen and some big shots above."

What do you mean?

Zhang Shaofeng and others obviously didn't understand these things and instinctively looked towards Lu Lu.

"Similar to our side, fur is the pillar industry here in Maozi. Although it implements a planned economy and is used to earn foreign exchange, the big shots above are in a mess. Even the leaders are doing everything possible to put money in their pockets. , let alone the people below.

It's much colder here than here, Lao Maozi, and I can't live without my furs. These things are much more valuable here than here.Therefore, many big figures have secretly built black factories or colluded with fur factory managers to make money by selling or exporting through their own underground channels...

What Ashku means is that selling to these black businessmen can make more money, and the risk is much smaller than them secretly trying to get money from state-owned acquisitions to their own pockets. "

Lu Lu briefly explained it. He only knew a general idea and did not know the specific details.

"Forty or fifty rubles, that's not high!"

Liang Kangbo said with some doubts.

Not only him, but also Zhang Shaofeng and Lei Meng didn't have much idea about this aspect.

"Forty or fifty rubles here refers to a piece of sable fur, which is different from ours.

Let's put it this way...to make a long mink coat, almost ninety minks are needed. One is forty, which is almost [-] rubles. One ruble can be exchanged for two US dollars, and one ruble can be exchanged for two US dollars. A beautiful knife can be exchanged for about [-] yuan, which means that a mink coat is almost [-] yuan.

This is why it is said that the money you spend on a mink coat can buy you a car. It is true! "

Several people were stunned when they heard this.

They all knew the price of the purchase station. They didn't know anything about it. After a comparison, they discovered that the price here was really much higher.

This is not surprising. Lao Maozi's location determines the demand for fur. At the same time, this is something that only wealthy people can afford.

It was not until after the disintegration that gangsters became more prosperous, and aircraft and cannons could be replaced. These things that were originally only enjoyed by the rich became quite easy to obtain. In the following years, many people in the Northeast wore mink furs. It was obtained by barter.Cheaper items such as leather jackets and down jackets are what they urgently need.

To be honest, when they arrived at Lao Maozi's side, Lu Lu and others discovered that there were not necessarily as many sables, water dogs, etc. here as there were in the Greater Khingan Mountains, or even slightly worse. The only advantage was that moose, arctic fox, silverback, etc. There are more animals such as rats and brown bears, which is also a good compensation.

It's no wonder that in the early years, many people went to the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains to poach.

This is what Lu Lu and the others are doing now.

Then, Lu Lu turned to look at Ashku: "As for the sales, I have to ask for your help!"

No matter what, he came here to make money. After finally coming here, Lu Lu didn't plan to go back after just hanging around for more than ten days.

If it cannot be placed on the sledge, it must be dealt with. This risk must be taken.

But now, it seems that we can only rely on Ashku and Anba.

"I'll take you there early tomorrow morning, and I'll make sure everything is done beautifully!"

Ashku assured, patting his chest.

The next morning, the group packed up their belongings and loaded them on the sledge. Under the leadership of the two men, they walked for a whole day.

Towards evening, in the woods deep in the mountains, you could see fire smoke filling the air from a distance. When you got closer, you discovered that there were seven or eight rows of wooden houses hidden in the woods.

Before they could really see their faces, a few big-bodied men came out from the woods with guns in their hands, pointed the guns at a few people, and said something.

"This defense is really tight!" Zhang Shaofeng came to Lu Lu's side and muttered in a low voice.

"It's hard to see people..."

Lu Lu was not surprised, he just lowered the raccoon leather hat he was wearing.

Several people's faces and eyebrows were covered with wind and frost, which was also a good cover.

He doesn't worry about this, he just needs to keep an eye on the two father and son.

Anba stepped forward to negotiate with the people in Russian, and translated to Zhao Yongke and Ashku in Oroqen.

A few people were afraid of being exposed and kept silent.

After a few simple negotiations, the two old men waved their hands and motioned for several people to drive the sledge in.

Before entering the door, I saw a lot of sable flesh piled on one side of the forest. Even in the cold weather, I could see the hot steam rising from the pile of flesh and smell a strong rancid smell.

To them, the only value of a sable is its fur. After the skin is peeled off, the remaining meat is of no use and is discarded directly.

It was only when Lu Lu walked in that he finally understood that this place was not only a rawhide processing factory, but also a sable breeding farm.

Sable breeding, on Lao Maozi's side, has been successfully researched and industrialized for a long time. Their mink fur mainly depends on the breeding farms.

Of course, the price of farmed mink is far lower than that of wild mink.

After entering the factory, several people were quickly greeted. Ashku seemed to know them. After saying hello, he began to take out the beaten furs, began to take stock, and bargained.

Although he didn't understand Russian, after all, he had been messing around with Maozi in his previous life, so he couldn't talk, but Lu Lu still knew a little about the price, so he just listened from the sidelines.

After the discussion, Ashku pulled Lu Lu aside and repeated the agreed results in his ear, which was the same as what Lu Lu heard.

He was asking Lu Lu for his opinion: should he sell it or not?

Lu Lu sounded reasonable and the price was pretty good, so he nodded immediately.

After some statistics, the hunted mink skins and other bear skins, ermine, arctic fox, greyhound, moose skins, etc., totaled more than 400.

The ruble's maximum face value was 1000 yuan, and what they got was only more than 20 notes. This made Zhang Shaofeng and others who had never seen a ruble a little dumbfounded.

It wasn't until he left the breeding farm and walked far away that Zhang Shaofeng couldn't help but ask: "Why so little! If this were on our side, it would be a lot of unity!"

I was used to the solidity of the Great Unity, but when I saw the few notes Lu Lu was holding, they were so thin that I felt uneasy.

Not only Zhang Shaofeng, but also Liang Kangbo, Lei Meng and others.

Lu Lu smiled: "This one is only 1000 yuan, and rubles are valuable. If it were converted into our money, it would be more than [-] yuan."

After hearing what he said, several people finally felt a little relieved.

Yuan Bao, who was running ahead, suddenly stopped and made a fierce sound behind him.

Lu Lu's expression suddenly became solemn, he looked back in the direction of the factory, and whispered: "Be careful!"

Several people pulled out the semi-automatic rifles from their holsters in unison. This tacit and coordinated action shocked Ashku and his son.

He quickly asked: "What's going on?"

"Maybe someone is following..."

"I've dealt with them several times, so it shouldn't be possible!"

"You can't say for sure, just like your reindeer was beaten to death and was beaten instead of asking for an explanation. Some things cannot be treated according to common sense. You also know that what they did is invisible. People...let’s go into the mountains!”

Lu Lu immediately drove the sledge, left the road, and turned into the forest.

However, in the 60 square kilometers of the Waixing'an Mountains, there is plenty of room for work.

(End of this chapter)