When I was preparing to have lunch, Lao Wu from the store opposite arrived late.
After he arrived, he chatted with his nephew Xiao Wu for a few words, then came to Sokov's store and asked with a smile: "Xiao Lin, how is business today?"
"It's the off-season now, what kind of business can there be?" Sokov glanced at Xiao Ma sitting in the store opposite, and asked casually: "You don't have any employees in your store, and your nephew doesn't have any basic knowledge of Russian.
How can you safely let him come to the store alone?"
"I am also doing this to train him." Lao Wu said: "Let him stay alone in a place where he does not understand the language. If he wants to communicate with the people around him as soon as possible, he must study hard. This will help to quickly improve his Russian level.
Helpful.”
Sokov could not refute Lao Wu's statement. After all, everyone has different ways of learning Russian. We can only wait and see the effect in the future. But he still raised his own question: "Even if you really want to
To train your nephew, you must teach him how to distinguish the goods in the store. I think he can't even tell the difference between mink and otter skins."
Unexpectedly, Lao Wu said with a smile: "It's okay. As time goes by, we will naturally get to know you. I'm looking for you today for other things."
"What happened?"
"When I came to Moscow, it started to snow in early October. Now it's early to have snow in early December." Lao Wu shook his head and said: "I think the fur industry is declining now, so I plan to switch to another profession.
Other business.”
"Other business? What business do you plan to switch to?"
"Cat house!" Lao Wu said proudly: "I often go to the nearby pet market recently, and an ordinary-looking cat or dog costs one to two thousand dollars, which is almost as much as the price of our furs.
Except for the coldest time in winter, when business may be slower, business is good the rest of the time. So I plan to find a new shop and open a cattery to sell cats and pet supplies. What do you think?"
Sokov did not express his own opinion on Lao Wu's thoughts. He knew that every once in a while, Lao Wu would have some strange ideas in his mind. He felt that the fur business had no future and planned to change his career to something else.
But after so many years, many of his ideas still remain in his imagination and have never become a reality. The cattery mentioned today is probably just a whim. Maybe he will walk out of his shop later.
When I walked into his store, I had new ideas.
Seeing that Sokov did not agree with his statement, Lao Wu seemed a little anxious: "Xiao Lin, tell me, what do you think?"
"Lao Wu, although I don't have a cat, I know that there are many cat breeds, such as Garfield, American Shorthair, British Shorthair blue cat, gold gradient, silver gradient, ragdoll, cow, civet cat, Sanhua, etc.
Wait." Sokov looked at Lao Wu and asked, "Which breed of cat do you plan to focus on breeding and selling?"
Lao Wu listened to Sokov mention so many cat breeds in one breath, and his face showed an expression of astonishment: "Are there so many cat breeds?"
"I only talked about the common breeds. If you really want to open a cattery, there may be more varieties involved." Sokov continued: "Also, if you really open a cattery and the cat gets sick, you
Will it be treated? If you don’t know how to treat it, once one cat gets the disease, it may be transmitted to other cats.”
Hearing this, Lao Wu quickly waved his hands and said, "Forget it, it's really troublesome. I didn't expect that there are so many things to pay attention to when opening a cattery."
After chatting for a while, Lao Wu was about to go back to his store. Unexpectedly, just as he reached the door, he stopped, turned to Sokov and said: "Xiao Lin, if I can't open a cattery, then I will open a pet store. What do you think?"
How about it?"
Here we go again, here we go again! Sokov thought to himself. He originally thought that the other party would have new ideas in his mind when he entered his own store, but he didn't expect that new ideas would appear before he even left the house.
.
But Sokov really didn't know what a reptile was, so he humbly asked: "What is a reptile?"
"Reptile pets refer to pets that live in a crawling manner, such as turtles, spiders, snakes, lizards, geckos, etc."
"A person can't make money beyond what he knows." Sokov said expressionlessly: "Although in Russia, reptiles and cats and dogs occupy similar market proportions, but if you don't know much about reptiles, I
I don’t recommend you open a pet store.”
"Why?"
"The reasons are as follows." Sokov explained to Lao Wu: "First, the investment is high. If you dispose of the goods in the store and invest them in a reptile pet store, I'm afraid you won't be able to make a big splash.
Faced with the situation of single variety and scarce quantity.
Second, reptiles have a long lifespan, which means a long breeding cycle. Taking snakes as an example, it takes three years at the earliest to enter the breeding period. Of course, this is only an ideal state. As a novice, you can
After raising them for three years, they may not be able to enter the normal breeding period.
Third, almost all reptiles have very strict requirements on the environment, temperature, humidity and feeding technology. Once they get sick and are not treated in time, it is completely normal for them to die in batches.
So, think about it carefully, are you really suitable for the pet reptile business?"
"Then let me think about it again." When Lao Wu went out, he scratched the back of his head and said, "In short, I think the fur industry is now a declining sunset industry. It will be eliminated sooner or later. We should make plans in advance."
As soon as Lao Wu left the house, Liena came over and asked: "Misha, what are the neighbors across the way talking to you? Do you have any new ideas?"
After Sokov told Lao Wu's two ideas to Lena, Lena covered her mouth and laughed.
She laughed for a while before stopping and said to Sokov: "Misha, among all his ideas, I think these two ideas are quite feasible."
But after hearing this, Sokov shook his head and said: "If you really let him open a cattery or a pet pet store, I'm afraid he will regret it before it opens. Instead of regretting it in the future, it is better to continue his fur business honestly.
At least one hundred thousand dollars in income every year.”
While the two were talking, Sokov's phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was Baharov calling. He guessed that the other party was notifying him to have a party in the suburbs, so he quickly connected the phone:
"Hey, Baharov, it's me."
"Misha, do you have time now?"
Sokov thought that even if it was a party, it couldn't start at noon. Baharov must have something else to do when he came to see him. Therefore, he did not give the other party a definite answer, but asked tentatively: "Yes?"
What's the matter?"
"A group of our friends are at Hoflin Hospital, will you come over?"
"Hovlin Hospital?" Hovlin Hospital is a large unfinished building on the highway from Moscow to St. Petersburg. It was once a nightmare for local residents. There are many legends and unsolved mysteries in Russia, including 5
The first one was related to this abandoned hospital. Regarding this abandoned hospital that made people talk about it, Sokov was full of fear. He asked cautiously: "What are you doing there?"
"What else can be done, of course, is to explore." Baharov said enthusiastically: "They actually said that there is a church under this hospital and a cemetery that has been there for hundreds of years. We want to go in and have a look. Are you coming?
"
"Baharov," Sokov said cautiously, "I'll think about it."
"Then let's go in first. If you want to come, remember to call me when you get there and I'll go out to pick you up."
After hanging up the phone, Sokov immediately searched online for information about Hoflin Hospital.
In 1980, the Soviet Union began to implement an ambitious global plan to build the largest hospital in Moscow, with 1,300 beds (you know, the largest hospital in Moscow, the Sklifosovsky Institute, was only
(only 962 beds). Since there were no medical facilities in the Hovrino area, the new hospital on Klinsky Street was a great joy for the local residents. However, in 1985, the construction
The hospital in China suddenly shut down without warning.
From a bird's eye view, this unfinished hospital building looks like a six-pointed star, much like the logo of the Umbrella Company in the movie "Resident Evil". Therefore, Hoflin Hospital is also nicknamed the Umbrella Company. Since 1985
Over the past thirty years, more than 1,500 people have disappeared here, so it is also known as one of the most terrifying places in Moscow.
Seeing this information, Sokov couldn't help but feel chills all over his body. He felt that it was better not to go to such a terrifying place.
Anna walked into the store and chatted with Lena for a while. She didn't see Sokov, so she asked curiously: "Lena, where is Misha?"
Lena pursed her lips toward the back room and said, "He answered the phone and sat in the back room without coming out. He didn't know what he was doing."
When Anna heard what Lena said, she walked to the door of the back room and pushed open the door, startling Sokov inside: "Anna, it's you, you scared me."
"Misha, what happened?" Anna came to Sokov, pulled a few pieces of paper from the table, and helped him wipe the cold sweat from his forehead: "Why are you sweating profusely?"
"Baharov just called me."
"Are you telling us to go to a party in the suburbs?"
"No."
"What's that?"
"He said he was at Hoflin Hospital with a group of friends and asked me to come too."
"Ah, Hoflin Hospital?!" Anna obviously knew this place. When Sokov said this, a look of panic appeared on her face: "Misha, you must not go there."
"Anna, do you know something?" Sokov knew very well that the information found on the Internet may not be comprehensive. If you want to know more, you need to ask people like Anna who have lived in this city since childhood: "Can you
Tell me?"
"It is said that many strange things happened after this hospital was abandoned." Anna looked at Sokov and said in a panic: "Didn't you say that you had seen the Moscow subway disappearance case on the Internet? Then
It's just an April Fool's Day joke. But the disappearance of someone in Hoflin Hospital is a real thing. When I was in eighth grade, I had a very good friend who went to Hoflin Hospital with several classmates.
Then he never came out. Later, after his parents called the police, the police dispatched more than 200 people to conduct a comprehensive search of the hospital, but still found no trace of him and those classmates. Several people seemed to disappear out of thin air."
"Really?" Sokov asked in a trembling voice.
"Of course it's true." Anna nodded vigorously and said in a positive tone: "Since this incident, the police have built a barbed wire fence around Hoflin Hospital to prevent anyone from breaking in again. But the barbed wire fence construction
After that, the effect was not great. Many people still crossed the barbed wire and broke into the building. Misha, you must not go there. If something really happens to you, what will I do?"
Sokov secretly thought, if the information on the Internet is true, where have all the people who disappeared in the building gone? Have they traveled to other times like him? If he agreed to Baharov today,
Going to this mysterious and terrifying hospital building, will you be transported back to 1946 again?
"Misha, I remind you, never go to Hoflin Hospital." Anna said nervously: "You don't know, last time you disappeared suddenly in the underground fortifications, a group of us searched for you for a long time.
Not found. Fortunately, you reappeared later. If you had disappeared because of this, I don't know how worried I would be."
"Okay, Anna, I promise you, I won't go to Hovlin Hospital." Even though Sokov traveled back to the Great Patriotic War, he had been on the battlefield and seen mountains of corpses and seas of blood, but he really wanted to enter
He was still a little scared about such a terrifying place as the Hovlin Hospital Building. At this moment, hearing what Anna said, he said smoothly: "When Baharov calls again later, I will resolutely reject him.
."
"That's good." Seeing that Sokov listened to her advice, Anna showed a happy smile on her face: "Have you had lunch? Do you want to go out to eat with me?"
"Going somewhere?"
"A new restaurant has opened in the market. It serves Turkish barbecue and finger food. Let's go and try what it tastes like."
"Okay, okay, go now."
Before Sokov walked out, Baharov's phone called again: "Misha, we have entered the building, are you coming or not?"
"Baharov." Sokov had already made up his mind not to go to Hovlin Hospital, so he said tactfully: "I thought about it carefully and decided not to go. You can just have fun."
"Have you ever heard of the legend about Hovlin?" Baharov suddenly said: "It's all nonsense to say that so many people have disappeared. There are usually a lot of homeless people living in the building, and there have never been any.
I haven’t heard of anyone missing. So feel free to come here, there are 12 of us here, so you don’t have to worry about anything happening.”
But since Sokov had decided not to go to Hovlin Hospital, he naturally would not change his original intention just because of Baharov's words. He shook his head and said: "Baharov, I really don't want to go."
Come on, have fun."
"Hey, that's such a pity." Baharov confirmed that Sokov would not come again, and said with regret: "Then let's go explore the building first. I hope you won't be disappointed because you didn't participate in this event in the future.
And feel regretful.”
After hanging up the phone, Sokov said to Anna with a smile: "Anna, I have officially replied to Khabarov that I will not go to Hovlin Hospital. Now you can rest assured."