In any case, the Canon heavy artillery he had made had to be finished with tears in his eyes.

Steve honestly raised rabbit trunks, but fortunately the rabbit trunks were not bothered. He didn't have to ask for his opinion when he went out the next day. Unlike Li Du, he had to fool Liu Xiao to let them stay satisfied.

Li Du didn't understand what market there was to visit in this small polar town, but he saw Steve and his group smiling and full of anticipation. It seemed that this market was really interesting.

After they drove to a street in the city, he knew what kind of market it was.

The streets were crowded, and Li Du was still wondering on the road that the city had a population of 200,000, so why can’t there be a few people? It turned out that they were all crowded here.

The middle of the road was crowded with people, and there were people on both sides of the road, and the roadside was decorated with exquisite makeup and brightly dressed big girls and wives.

Steve got out of the car and smiled, "Welcome to the Walkuta Bride Fair!"

Li Du suddenly realized: "No wonder you had to set out from Volkuta to the North Islands, it turned out to be the purpose of participating in the bride market here?"

Steve said: "Yes, don't you think this custom is novel?"

This is a tradition in the Russian far north, which is said to originate from the Bulgaria region, which is the bride market to buy and sell brides.

It sounds a bit scary. What is the difference between buying and selling brides and selling humans? There is indeed a difference, that is, the latter is illegal, and the former is given a traditional name and is a legal existence.

Every year in early May, Volkuta holds this annual event, and not only local residents but also surrounding towns and towns will attend.

Li Du saw an introduction to this tradition when he learned about Volkuta on the plane, but he didn't expect that he would meet it, so he took a look and revealed it. He didn't know much about it.

Knowing that he didn't understand, Steve introduced him, "Don't you? This is the local annual carnival and the oldest tradition they have left."

Li Du glanced at him sideways and said, "There is still an ancient history in this city?"

Steve laughed: "Anyway, this is something that has been passed down before."

Volkuta was once a place where prisoners were exiled. The public security here was poor and the family was poor. It was difficult for people to have enough food. It was naturally even more difficult to marry a wife and support the family population.

Under this situation, the Bride Fair came into being.

Every year, local families will send their daughters who are of marriageable age to the market. The girls dress up carefully and stand here like animals, waiting to be bought at a good price.

By now, this tradition has changed a lot. Girls no longer passively choose, and they also have the right to choose. That is, if a young man likes it, he will first meet them. They will have a brief chat. If they speculate, they can move to the next step.

It sounds a bit like a blind date, but it is a blind date with rapid progress. Both parties only have dozens of minutes to get to know each other, and if they think it is reliable, the man will have to pay.

This is very similar to blind dates and marriages. The money paid by the man is a dowry, but the woman's family will not give her dowry, which is really a selling for her daughter.

Because of the power to choose each other, the local government did not care about this tradition and allowed it to exist.

Volkuta is still quite cold in May, but most of the brides wear exposed clothes, with low-cut skirts, black stockings or tights, and heavy makeup.

Steve and his party squeezed in, and Ford smiled and said, "Look at it. If we meet someone we like, we can buy it back. Anyway, the trip to the Arctic is lonely and cold, so it will be more comfortable to have a hot girl accompany you."

Li Du shook her head and said, "You guys choose, I'll take a look. If Sophie knew that I was here to do such a thing, she would definitely not let me go out."

The Ford brothers booed him: "Yo, good man!"

Li Du looked around, just like an ordinary market, with people chatting and bargaining prices everywhere.

Shortly after he arrived, a blond girl next to him chatted with a tall young man. The young man came here with several brothers. They took out money from their pockets and handed it to the girl's parents. The marriage was considered successful.

Li Du was shocked to see it, it was really a bit of a play.

The road to wine and meat is frozen to death. In fact, in addition to following tradition, some people who come to participate in the bride market are really because of their family poverty and their lives are too difficult. They have to rely on "selling their daughters" to maintain their lives. The price of their daughters "selling" is their source of income in the future.

However, there is no legal guarantee for selling a daughter, so sometimes it is not fair to the man. Some girls will get money and turn around and run away, and the man will lose both money and money.

This kind of thing is not uncommon. Some men squeezed around in groups in the crowd. Li Du was squeezed and frowned and said, "Go slower."

The men looked ugly and stretched out their middle finger at him: "Go and eat shit!"

Steve stopped the angry Li Du and said, "They are victims of the defector of the bride. They spent money to buy the bride but ran away. They came here to find someone."

Li Du said: "Ha, that's really unfortunate."

"So, we have to take the opportunity to come and visit, maybe in a few years, this kind of traditional activity will be cancelled."

Li Du thinks it will be abolished sooner or later. Now that feminist awareness is increasingly valued, how can women be chosen as animals?

Ford introduced: "It is not only related to feminism, but also to public security. Now this market is gradually being controlled by gang forces, putting a guise on selling evil activities."

He gave Li Du instructions. The girls in some places were obviously full of dust. After the man went up, he asked for the price directly. The two sides could just talk a few words. The man paid, and the woman took his hand and left.

After a while, the woman who was taken away before will come back and wait for the next customer to choose.

Some people are actually here to choose their wives. They often come here with their parents. Just like people select animals, the elderly will check the girl's teeth, physical health, and even ask some test questions to test the girl's IQ.

Some girls resist such things, and they can refuse, but the man has to leave.

However, some men are like dog skin plasters. Li Du saw a tall girl being targeted by a strong man who doesn't look like a good person. The girl shook her head and waved her hands. The strong man still pestered her, even tugging.

Li Du felt that this was abnormal, so he stared at them. The strong man turned around and happened to find him, and shouted with annoyance: "Hey, yellow dog, get out of here, I have no bones here!"

When I came to Li Du, I realized that the problem of racial discrimination here is also serious, and in terms of attitude towards Chinese, Russians are worse than Americans.

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