Chapter 17: Chapter 17 Sun Market_1 Chapter 17: Chapter 17 Sun Market_1 Wang Ye held a stack of passports, turned around and went back, saying to everyone, “Alright, let’s go.”
Everyone stared at him in surprise, was the problem solved just like that?
Zhou Yuan looked skeptically at the two grey dog-like creatures and asked cautiously, “Did they say we could leave? They won’t bother us again, right?”
Wang Ye waved the small card in his hand and chuckled, “See, at least for today, we won’t have any problems near the market. If anything similar happens again, just show them this card, and it’ll be sorted out. It’s like we paid 2,000 rubles for a pass.”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, finally putting their concerns at ease.
Once they regained their calm, they were all clearly frustrated.
Liu Xiaojie also didn’t dare to raise his voice, whispering in complaint, “Why is it like this here! Back in our country, we only ever feel safe when we encounter the police. We don’t have to worry about anything. But here, we need to avoid them!”
The girls also complained a lot, their good impression of Moscow was greatly reduced.
It was not a big deal that everyone lost 250 rubles, but the main thing was that it really spoiled everyone’s mood!
Zhou Yuan was better, he consoled everyone, “There’s no choice, it’s like this here. Their wages are very low, and the cost of living is high, they can only get so gray inco through such ans. It’s hard for them to support their families. And, you all need to be prepared, so teachers in the school here are like this. Every year during exams, without so under-the-table money, it’s basically impossible to pass.”
From what Zhou Yuan ant by under-the-table money, everyone clearly understood.
The examination system here differed from our country.
In our country, all students sit in the classroom during examinations, do a test paper, and then the teacher marks it.
But here, it’s basically a one-on-one interview with the teacher!
As for your grades, that totally depends on the teacher’s mood…
After the one-on-one examination, the teacher will write your examination results in your grade book, the highest being five points, and three points ans you pass.
Of course, if it’s lower than three points, the teacher won’t write it down, but will give you a chance to retake the test.
In such an examination system, it’s very easy for a teacher to fail you if they want to.
Giving the complex Russian language skills of most Chinese students studying abroad, you won’t even understand the question if the teacher asks a complicated one!
Then it’s very normal if you fail.
If you’re smart and give the teacher so small gifts or even offer a direct bribe, then the mood of the teacher will improve, give you two very simple questions, and it’s reasonable to get high grades…
……
You have to say, when you study abroad, regardless of how much you can learn,
but interpersonal knowledge, as well as problem-solving capabilities, can be improved…
After complaining a bit, everyone collected their spirits and continued walking towards the market.
As they’ve arrived, and they’ve spent the money, naturally they aren’t going to give up now!
Moreover, Wang Ye said, with that card, they won’t be checked in the market today, and they don’t need to worry anymore.
The remaining journey was very smooth, and after walking for less than ten minutes, they arrived at the large market.
The first thing that caught their eyes was a huge construction site encircled by fences, with roaring machinery inside, evidently engaged in so kind of activity.
Zhou Yuan explained, “I heard that they’re building a new market because the old one is very run-down. But I’ve also heard that this new market is not being constructed by the owner of the old market, so we don’t know if it will be built. Let’s go round this side, and we’ll be at the big market we’re going to, which is on the other side of this construction site.”
Looking at the enclosed large construction site, Wang Ye seed thoughtful.
If they hadn’t co to the market today, he wouldn’t have rembered this.
Perhaps when the new large market is up, he can do sothing…
But firstly, when that happens, he must have enough capital, otherwise this isn’t a ga he can participate in!
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The market often referred to as the “Ant Market”, its original na is the “Sun Market”.
As soon as you go in, a wave of heat hits you in the face. The whole market is bustling, full of people.
It seems that all people from Moscow have co here!
The shops here are not brick and tile structures, but rows of containers, each one a shop.
In the containers, there are large boxes or unopened goods, stacked high.
At the door, there are various samples displayed with a diverse array of goods.
This market is quite old, the aisles are rather narrow, and space to walk is even narrower as the shops on both sides have displayed samples which have occupied part of the space.
Every now and then, you can see a Russian man or woman walking ahead, followed by one or two black-haired individuals pulling a cart loaded with lots of goods. It’s clear they’re here to stock goods.
Doing business here has a pro, it’s cash on delivery, no credit sales!
Don’t look down on these dirty-looking container shops, almost every container shop is backed by a not-so-small factory in our country!
Many wholesalers only do about three to five months of business every year. Before coming, they contact the freight company, send a large batch of goods here, then rent a shop to sell the goods. After the goods are sold, the people return to their country.
Also, at the entrance of each container shop, besides people who look like shop owners, there sure will one young person in their early twenties, a university student looking professional.
Don’t doubt, these are students studying abroad, working part-ti, as translators.
Such a job is rather tough, generally, they have to leave ho at five o’clock in the morning, and have to be at the market around six o’clock.
They work till about two or three in the afternoon before they can go back.
They can make between six hundred to a thousand US dollars a month, and mainly it depends on your Russian language proficiency level.
In his previous life, Wang Ye had worked here for a while, even though it was only for two or three months every year, basically, he was able to earn the living cost for a year, which is quite good.
………
Just when they were wandering around confusedly, Zhou Yuan suddenly reminded everyone, “Hey, you guys wanted to buy phone cards, right? That guy sells them, I’ll call him over so that you can buy them.”
He pointed at a thin, middle-aged man.
That was also a Chinese man, wrapped in a thick down jacket, carrying a shoulder bag, filled with a lot of stuff like magazines.
However, Wang Ye knew, he sold newspapers and phone cards. The newspaper is naturally the “Moscow Chinese Newspaper”, and the phone card is for making long-distance, international calls, an IP card.
In the market, there are quite a few people like this.
People buy newspapers and phone cards from these people.
After stopping the middle-aged man selling newspapers, everyone bought a phone card, most of the boys bought a twenty-dollar card, and the girls mainly bought fifty-dollar cards, and even so bought a hundred-dollar one.
Apart from the phone card, Wang Ye also bought a copy of today’s “Moscow Chinese Newspaper”, very cheap, just ten rubles.
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