Chapter 1687 - 1088: Heroine of the Republic 62

Chapter 1687: Chapter 1088: Heroine of the Republic 62

After entering the country, An Yi styled her hair into waves, removed her disguise, restored her original appearance, applied some fairly avant-garde makeup, and was the last to leave the compartment, wearing a fashionable mink fur coat.

The exit still required ticket checks and epidemic prevention stamps. She waited in the space until nightfall, then found an opportunity to board a train heading to Moscow.

Afterward, the train clattered into motion, entering the Siberia region, an expanse of vast, primitive forests, sparsely populated and desolate, but along the way, one could witness the famous Lake Baikal.

After nearly 8000 kilometers of long-distance travel, the train finally arrived at the final destination, Moscow’s Yaroslavl Station.

It was only after reaching the capital of Su Country, Moscow, that she learned of their convenient public transportation facilities.

Moscow’s subway alone is divided into three levels, allowing three different train lines to cross and transfer here. Moscow also has seven or eight direct lines and a circular line intersecting with each other. Once you enter the underground network, you can transfer to any subway station in the city, convenient and quick, with low fares, transporting more than half of the city’s passengers daily.

Having such a complete urban transportation system in the late Fifties is a testament to their development, far surpassing our country.

Moreover, walking through their subway stations feels like being in a palace of art. Each station has sculptures, paintings, and gorgeous lighting, with unique decoration and design. She took out her camera to capture this extremely special scene, perhaps to revisit when she is older and reminisce about the places she once visited.

An Yi knows Russian, so there’s no communication barrier, and she urgently needs to exchange some Su Coins. The items from Japan attract too much attention, and she didn’t plan to sell them. Although there are plenty of eggs, the selling price isn’t high, and the amount of money they can be exchanged for is limited. Then, what should she rely on to exchange goods in a short time?

An Yi thought of the vegetables and fruits accumulated in her space, as it was now the cold winter month, and fresh vegetables would definitely catch their eye. Besides, there’s salt, which is extremely precious in price, symbolizing durability, reliability, friendship, and respect.

Because in Su Country, salt must be transported from very distant places, so it is expensive, considered a very precious seasoning in their eyes.

Vegetables and fruits are expensive, while meat, eggs, and milk are relatively cheap.

How cheap?

Five mao RMB can buy a catty of pork.

Yet tomatoes sold in the same place reached two yuan RMB per catty.

The contrast is stark.

In the Provincial City, she sold ten or twelve eggs for one yuan, while here, one yuan RMB could sell about eight eggs.

Back home, the price of pork fluctuates with availability, seven or eight mao at expensive times, three or four mao per catty at cheap times, and it’s rationed. Getting a catty per person is considered lucky. But here, nothing is rationed; as long as you have money, you can buy anything.

There is more beef and lamb than pork in Su Country. Besides beef and lamb, there’s seafood, and meat protein has almost become a staple on every household’s table here.

Coincidentally, she lacked meat protein in her space. She had seafood, but pork, beef, lamb, she was genuinely lacking. She wasn’t short on grain, and Su Country could buy it too. Perhaps she could seize this period to shuffle through the resources in her space.

In later generations, Russia became a major exporter of wheat. The current grain production in Su Country is also not to be underestimated.

Their daily staple food is bread and potatoes. Throughout history, they have used bread and salt as the highest etiquette to welcome guests, to show their kindness and generosity. As a symbol of welcoming guests, they place bread and salt in the most prominent spot on the dining table to convey their welcome.

This custom is most evident in Russia’s hospitality rituals.

After spending a few days in Moscow learning about the local customs and social practices, An Yi began to plan her big money-making venture.

Counting travel time, she could only stay in Su Country for twenty days. It was quite tricky to accumulate enough supplies in these twenty days.

She couldn’t enter any of Su Country’s supermarkets or stores without any epidemic prevention and hygiene permits. They have always done a good job in this area of food safety.

So the goods she had on hand could only be sold to individuals. Thus, An Yi roamed the streets and alleys of residential areas daily, buying vegetables and fruits in the morning, selling eggs in the afternoon, and scrambling around daily could earn her about 10,000 Rubles. The high prices were largely on the vegetables and fruits side. Ten thousand Rubles was about 883 yuan RMB. She was quite satisfied with this income.