Huo Yu and Bai Xiaomo came to the trading center together.
It is said to be a trading center, but it is actually a larger courtyard, similar to the layout of the imperial courtyard.
Although it occupies a small area, it is already rare to have such a trading center in the Arctic. The land available for building here is much rarer than in the imperial capital. Every inch of land is precious in the true sense.
The official products sold by the Ice Keepers are all placed in the house, and they are also vending. You can buy them by yourself directly with your contribution points.
There are also other stalls set up by the ice keepers in the corridor, which also sell some rare items, which can be used to contribute trading points or barter.
Huo Yu came here for the first time and was not familiar with all the rules. He was about to ask Bai Xiaomo next to him. here
When he turned around, he immediately grinned.
Bai Xiaomo didn't calm down at first glance. His cheeks were bulging, like a puffer fish, and he was sulking on the side.
"Hey, hey, you haven't calmed down yet. This is my first time here. You should explain it to me." Huo Yu stretched out a finger and poked Bai Xiaomo's shoulder.
Bai Xiaomo was interrupted by Huo Yuyi and said impatiently: "The things in the room are sold by the scientific research station, and the stalls outside are sold by the icekeepers themselves, with contribution points, barter, and even rice dollars. Both Chinese and Chinese national currency are acceptable, it depends on the stall owner’s needs.”
“If you like which one you like, just tell the stall owner directly.”
Huo Yu curiously looked at the icekeepers setting up stalls outside and the items they were selling.
The products sold by these ice keepers are so diverse and dazzling, including all kinds of strange and weird things.
Decorations such as wolf teeth, bear skins, and seal skins are just placed on the ground. Most of these items were picked up by the icekeepers from the carcasses of wild animals. They are probably popular here because of their high collection value.
There are also many items such as cigarettes, liquor, snacks, and drinks that are difficult to obtain in the Arctic. Some old smokers and young people are very interested in these items.
In addition, Huo Yu even saw some dilapidated Ice Keeper equipment, such as pistols, daggers, ice-breaking hoes, etc., openly displayed outside for sale.
He couldn't help but asked Bai Xiaomo beside him doubtfully: "Are these things also for sale? These are all the internal equipment of the Ice Keepers."
Bai Xiaomo glanced at it and said in a relaxed tone: "Whatever this is, it's all sold to his own people, it's not like it goes outside."
"If the water is clear, there will be no fish. Although there are no explicit regulations to allow the sale of obsolete equipment, most scientific research stations do not prohibit it. After all, this is the only way for us icekeepers to make extra money."
"Are the icekeepers short of money? I think the salary is not low?"
Huo Yu is not Versailles, but he is really confused.
Although he was born into a wealthy family, his parents had certain restrictions on his spending since he was a child. This restriction did not ease until he went to college.
To put it bluntly, Huo Yu had no idea that his family was rich when he was a child.
The benefits of this kind of education are obvious, that is, Huo Yu's view of money is the same as that of ordinary people. At least he treats money as money and does not exhibit the mentally retarded behavior of "why not eat minced meat".
The monthly salary of a trainee ice guard exceeds 10,000 yuan, and there will only be more regular ice guards. However, Huo Yu saw that many ice guards felt that the money was not enough, and Wei Di went astray because of this.
Bai Xiaomo glanced sideways at him: "Your family must be in good condition, right?"
Huo Yu nodded slightly. There was no need for him to hide it. To describe his family as having good conditions was already being modest.
"The icekeeper industry is all about youth. The climate conditions in the Arctic are not good. Once you are over 40 years old and your physical fitness declines, you can no longer do front-line work and can only retreat to the background. Over 50 years old, unless your position If you are high enough, otherwise you won’t even be able to do behind-the-scenes work and will have to go back to your country to recuperate.”
"Based on this, the time you can actually make money is only about ten years. By the time you retire and return to your country, you will have been seriously out of touch with society. Although you have a pension, you will have no ability to make money."
"So, even if you can earn millions in these ten years or so, can you be sure that it will be enough for the rest of your life?"
Huo Yu remained silent and thoughtful.
This kind of thing is Huo Yu's blind spot. He was born with a golden key in his mouth and has never thought about it.
"So." Bai Xiaomo patted Huo Yu on the shoulder, "If you like anything, just buy some. You can also use Chinese currency. It can also be considered as a help to these colleagues."
"Sure." Huo Yu nodded, "I can round up all the stuff from the stall brothers here, but I have to use Chinese national currency to trade."
Bai Xiaomo's mouth twitched: "What kind of family do you have?"
"normal family."
"Forget it. It's originally about helping each other among colleagues. If you keep it all together, it will change." Bai Xiaomo rolled her eyes. She didn't believe a word of Huo Yu's words.
"That's true. I didn't expect that Xiaobai, your IQ is not that good, but your emotional intelligence is very high."
Bai Xiaomo had a dark look on his face: "What the hell is Xiaobai's name the same as a puppy!"
The two joked about it, and Bai Xiaomo's bad mood improved a lot.
Accompanied by Bai Xiaomo, Huo Yu also traded some gadgets with the ice guards who set up stalls.
Huo Yu doesn't smoke cigarettes, and he doesn't have much demand for wine. If he buys something like a wolf-toothed bear skin, he's afraid of scaring Xiaoyu Xiaotuan half to death.
Huo Yu mainly traded some domestic snacks and drinks, leaving them for the small fish to eat as snacks.
The payment method was Chinese national currency. After all, what Huo Yu lacked most was Chinese national currency, and there was only one place in the Arctic where he could spend Chinese national currency.
Huo Yu bought a lot of large and small bags. Seeing that he and Bai Xiaomo could no longer carry them, Huo Yu had to drive the snowmobile parked in front of the bank and carry all the snacks to the car.
Returning to the trading center again, the two went straight to the official sales point of the 009 scientific research station in the house.
As soon as he entered the first house, Huo Yu couldn't move his legs.
What is sold here is all meat, but it is not ordinary meat... No, it is ordinary meat in China, but here it becomes extremely extraordinary meat.
Chicken, duck, pork, mutton, beef...
These meats are daily household ingredients on the mainland, but it is completely different in the Arctic. Huoyu has not eaten this kind of home-cooked meat for a long time.
The last time I ate these meats was a batch given to me by Leng Boxue.
Although there is no shortage of venison and rabbit meat at the 249 scientific research station, many dishes can only be authentic when made with specific meat.
For example, pork tenderloin is used for Guobao Pork, chicken wings are used for Coke Chicken Wings, and whole duck is used for Peking Duck...
Huo Yu planned to buy some meat back, eat it for himself, and give it to the little ones to try.
There was still no salesperson in the house, just a machine similar to that found in a bank.
Huo Yu walked over and touched the screen with his hand. Soon the prices of the meat appeared on the screen:
Chicken: 10 contribution points/kg
Duck meat: 10 contribution points/kg
Pork: 15 contribution points/kg
Mutton: 20 contribution points/kg
Beef: 25 contribution points/kg
Huo Yu smacked his lips a little. The price was not cheap anymore. You must know that the trainee icekeeper's daily contribution point income was only 10 points, which was enough to buy a pound of chicken and duck meat.
"Where does all this meat come from? Is it fresh?" Huo Yu asked Xiang Bai Xiaomo.
"Of course." Bai Xiaomo said, "Most of this meat is shipped from China and has a shelf life, and some of it is raised in the scientific research station."
"However, the breeding farms at the base-level scientific research station are still a bit small and cannot supply so much meat, so most of it is shipped."
"The breeding farms at the city-level scientific research stations are different. They are as big as a pasture. They have completely realized the production and sale of meat by themselves."
Huo Yu nodded, his fingers flew on the screen, and he started a frantic ordering mode.
Anyway, the capacity of the current space backpack is large enough, and the North Pole is also a natural icehouse, so I don't have to worry about the problem of meat rotting.
Huo Yu plans to stock up on more chickens, ducks, pigs and beef. After all, there is no such store after passing this village.
Seeing Huo Yu frantically placing orders, Bai Xiaomo quickly walked over and asked, "Why did you buy so much? Can you eat it by yourself?"
Huo Yu said without raising his head: "We have four mouths in total at the scientific research station, and there are also a group of people who come here to eat from time to time. It's not a lot to buy these."
Bai Xiaomo continued: "There's no need to buy it..."
Before Bai Xiaomo could finish speaking, the little wolf cub in her arms suddenly stretched out its furry paws and covered her mouth.
"Ouch~ (Shut up~)"
Xiaoyu: Woman, I advise you not to meddle in other people’s business.
