Chapter 31 The Tartars
Located in the Siberia Basin, the Tyumen Oilfield is the second largest super oilfield in the world with proven reserves after the Middle East. However, in terms of production, the Tyumen Oilfield can only rank third in the Soviet Union, after Baku and Volga- After the Ural oil fields. The main reason is that the mining time is relatively late, and the lack of funds to expand production capacity and so on. It is about 1,700 kilometers to drive from Gorky to Tyumen. As a fugitive of Seryozha, it is impossible to take public transportation like a train, so they can only travel by car.
In order to pass the boring time during the long journey, Seryozha has been reading some magazines and newspapers on the plane that Tonya brought back, which will introduce some things in Western countries, of course, they are all from the official perspective of the Soviet Union. Mainly some comments on the political economy of NATO countries. What Seryozha was most interested in was military reports. Looking at the comparison between the weapons of the Soviet Union and other countries, pictures of various aircraft and warships, he probably liked these things as a man.
The car was driven by Yakov, Yuri, Seryozha and Mikhail in turn. Boris stayed with Father Petrov as a housekeeper because he was recovering from his injury. When the car was still some distance away from Tyumen, we could already see many oil extraction machines at work. Although it is still daytime now, the heavily polluted air makes people feel a bit dark. When the car actually drove to the city of Tyumen, it happened to be the time when most units got off work, and long queues had already begun to line up in front of many food stores around the road. Although people here earn high wages and the food stores have a wide variety of products, and the prices are generally not expensive, if you look closely at the labels, you will find that many things here are sold by ticket. Not only food stores, but also some daily necessities. Housewives have developed the habit of queuing up after get off work. If a certain product is available in the store and it is not available by ticket, the experience of housewives is that it is best to buy more. Even if you don’t need it now, it is better than using it It's good that you can't buy it when it's online.
After wandering around the city for a few laps, Mikhail found a good hotel. With the letter of introduction from the Gorky Automobile Factory, Mikhail arranged a place for everyone. Probably because it is located in Siberia, dinner is mainly some Tatar food, fluffy and juicy tartar pie, a bite of mutton soup will flow into the mouth, mixed with the aroma of spices, Serio Sha ordered one with mutton and one with beef, and was swept away by four hungry wolves as soon as they arrived. Afterwards, it was finger meat, which was grilled hot, and a large piece was torn off and thrown into the mouth. Everyone did not drink alcohol today, but kvass. The cold kvass is paired with the hot finger meat, which is almost swallowed by the tongue. Dessert was cream cake with honey lemon tea. The big men ate it hot and enjoyed it.
After eating and drinking, everyone quickly rested first. Seryozha felt warm in his stomach after eating the mutton, probably because of the exhaustion from the journey, and he soon fell asleep. This sleep was very long, and I didn't wake up until noon the next day. Without the fatigue of the journey, without the interference of the hunger in the stomach, the worry returned to Seryozha's mind again. Although Seryozha successfully coaxed William Pique, William Pique made it very clear However, only when the train full of crude oil safely enters Poland, the agreement between Seryozha and William will officially come into effect.
Under Yuri's arrangement, the other party readily agreed to meet Sergei in the evening at a restaurant featuring beef ribs on Pravdinsk Street. Yakov, Yuri, and Xie Liosha and Mikhail rushed to the banquet as promised. As soon as they entered the restaurant called Tatar's House, Seresa and his group were stopped by two strong men. A guy behind them said: "Lomonoso According to the instructions of Mr. Ulyanov (Seryozha) and Mr. Grachev (Yuri), only Mr. Ulyanov (Seryozha) and Mr. Grachev (Yuri) are allowed to enter, and the rest please wait outside. We will entertain you with wine and food.
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Yuri immediately felt that he couldn't hold back his face. He never thought that the other party would make such an arrangement. He once told Seryosha that he had saved that Lomonosov's life in the Gulag. He felt that Lomonosov would definitely give Yuri a face, but now he felt a little sorry for Yakov and Mikhail, and he also felt that it was difficult to explain to Seryozha. So he took a step forward, wanting to say a few words, but before he could say anything, he was grabbed by Seryozha.
"Okay, it's all up to Mr. Lomonosov's arrangement!" Seryozha readily agreed without any dissatisfaction. Seryozha turned around and gave Yakov and Mikhail a wink. After receiving Seryozha's order, the two followed Lomonosov's other subordinate without any aggressive expression. Seryozha and Yuri then entered the hall of the restaurant.
After entering the hall, it suddenly became clear. The Tatar restaurant outside was very inconspicuous. The paint on the door of the restaurant was a little peeled off, and the colorful lights on the signboard were also damaged. One letter on the signboard was not even lit. But after stepping into this restaurant, Seryozha was overwhelmed. There are bright crystal chandeliers hanging in the lobby of the restaurant, which is very valuable at first glance. The floor is covered with bright marble floor tiles. There are no dining tables and seats, but there are portraits of nomads hanging around the hall, including sheep herders and hunters. They are lifelike, although they don't know who made them, but Seryozha can feel the extraordinaryness of these paintings.
"I thought it was a house of flies, but I didn't expect it to be like entering an art gallery." Serezha thought to himself. At the end of the hall was a circular staircase that descended slowly along the left and right sides. Yuri and Seryosha were taken directly to the second floor by Lomonosov's men, and the waiters on both sides opened the door for them. This is a slightly smaller room. In the middle of the room, there is a long dining table with a white tablecloth on it. Bright candles are placed on the dining table. It is bright and very beautiful.
Seryozha and Yuri were seated. To be honest, the length of the dining table was a bit exaggerated. Yuri and Seryozha looked at each other, but they didn't understand what the other was going to do. After a while, three huge silver lunch boxes were brought up. The waiter opened the lids for them, and saw that half a fan of beef ribs was neatly placed in the center of the lunch box, and the ribs were already roasted. The aroma of oil and barbecue immediately hits the nostrils. Around the lunch box are some sliced lemons and some toast. The waiter did not set the tableware, but instead each seat had a delicate dagger at hand.
Just when Seryozha was in a daze, a short man walked into the room, and everywhere he went, people saluted him with one-handed chest protectors. Yuri whispered to Seryosha: "This is Lomonosov!" The man named Lomonosov greeted enthusiastically: "Hey, Yuri, my brother!" After speaking, he opened his arms and greeted him warmly. Yuri gave a hug.
Seryozha carefully looked at Lomonosov's oriental face, and thought to himself, "Tartar?"