Under the leadership of Alili, Wei Ran took off his skis and walked into the huge mineral processing workshop. It was not very clean. Everywhere he looked, there were piles of various large-scale mining equipment that he could not recognize at all. equipment.
Most of these equipment were tightly covered by canvas soaked in oil mud. The few that were not covered were also coated with thick lubricating oil.
And the large pool of steaming water, with a side length of more than 20 meters and surrounded by a glass wall that goes straight to the ceiling, is in the corner of the workshop, even on one side of the pool. On the thick wall, a row of windows were specially opened to see the mine outside.
What is even more exaggerated is that the temperature in this huge abandoned workshop is extremely warm. The various flowers and weeds growing wantonly in the corners are in sharp contrast to the ice and snow outside.
Following Alili through the ajar sliding door, Wei Ran squatted on the edge of the pool and stretched out his hand to test the temperature in the swirling steam. The water inside was at least forty degrees. There were some cooked weed branches, leaves and petals floating on it, giving the entire nearly airtight pool a faint rotten smell that couldn't be said to be unpleasant or pleasant. At the bottom of the clear pool, you can still see the remaining rust and traces of cleaning.
As if he guessed what Wei Ran wanted to ask, Alili explained to the two men who were following him to move the canvas rolls from the sleigh and lay them beside the pool at the door, " I heard from elders who once worked here that a well was planned to be drilled in the workshop just to facilitate mineral processing, so that the well water would not freeze due to the low temperature in winter."
"Then. Hit the hot spring?" Wei Ran stood up dumbfounded.
Alili smiled and nodded, "It is said that the workers who worked here at that time would come here to soak in the hot springs after get off work every day, and even the reservoir built for the mineral processing workshop had to be expanded again and again. It finally became what it is now."
Jima came over and continued talking while taking off his clothes, "It is said that after the miners come here to soak in the hot springs every day, the water in the entire pool will be covered with them. The iron ore powder is dyed red and then pumped into the concentrator. Nothing is wasted. Even workers from other mines within dozens of kilometers around will come here specifically to soak in the hot springs. ” p>
"Can this pool really be used for soaking?" Wei Ran looked at Jima and Alili who were already taking off their pants, with no trace of doubt in his tone.
"Of course!" Jima and Alili gave a positive answer in unison.
Without waiting for Wei Ran to say anything, Ji Ma pointed to the slightly surging water in the center of the pool and said, "But you'd better stay away from the water outlet in the middle, the water temperature there is at least over 50 degrees. ”
“Victor, the water here is very clean”
As if to prove the credibility of his words, Alili picked up a handful of spring water and gave it to him. Go to your mouth and drink it cleanly, thenThen he continued to explain, "We just used a water pump to drain and replace the water here yesterday. We even cleaned the scale in the pool."
The other party said this. On the son, Wei Ran, who was not a particular person in the first place, also gave up his remaining worries.
While the three of them were taking off their clothes and preparing to soak in the hot springs, another patrol member who came with them had already herded the reindeer into the mineral processing workshop. After he closed the iron door, he came from the outside. The cold wind blowing in was also completely blocked outside. Jima and Alili, on the other hand, had already jumped into the pool and stabbed each other in no particular order.
"Victor, come down quickly." Jima wiped the water droplets on his face and joked, "Do you have some big treasure on your body that men don't have?"
" Are you missing something that all men have?"
Wei Ranbi raised his middle finger and followed the example of those others, wearing only a pair of underwear and carefully immersing his body in the hot water. pool.
Leaning on the edge of the pool, Wei Ran raised his head and looked at the various huge machinery and equipment abandoned in the workshop outside, as well as the remaining propaganda slogans on the wall not far away. He was filled with emotion for a moment. Although the scenery was far inferior to the hot spring resorts he had been to before, it did not have a truly Soviet flavor.
While he was looking up and distracted, the patrol member who was still at the edge of the pool actually took out a large enamel tea tray with the word "HI" printed on it from the sleigh and brought it in. , letting it float on the water.
The problem is that this tea tray, which is obviously made in China, not only contains a plate of pickled cucumbers and a plate of sausages, but also a few apples that are extremely precious in this place! In the second enamel washbasin, there were two large bottles of frozen vodka and a large piece of smoked venison!
Not only that, the patrol member also threw three small brooms made of fresh pine branches into the water. Almost subconsciously, Wei Ran, Jima and Alili each picked up a small broom in their hands.
This is almost a characteristic of Russian baths. In warmer places, this little broom will choose to use birch leaves, but in the cold zone near the polar circle, it has no choice but to use pine branches. . Usage is also simple, just take a small handful of soft branches with green pine needles and gently pump them on your back or the back of others. As for the effect, according to Wei Ran's understanding, it is nothing more than promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals.
But whether it is the tea tray and washbasin floating on the water getting closer and closer to me, or the bath broom in my hand, all these are things that are taken for granted in Volgograd or Kazan. , appear particularly subtle when they appear in this abandoned mine near the polar circle.
Taking the apple that Ji Ma threw to him, Wei Ran stared at the former with a proud look on his face, "Did you prepare this too?"
"Of course!"
p>Jima picked up the vodka and cups in the basin, personally poured a cup for Wei Ran and Alili, and drank them all.After that, he took a bite of a sausage and said sincerely while chewing, "Victor, the conditions here are indeed not as good as that of the small village in Finland, but we promise to provide the best service. Whether it's apples or vodka."
Wei Ran opened his mouth and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Jima refilled the vodka, sighed and said, "Look at my friend Alili. Although he is the captain of the local patrol, he can't earn more than 50,000 rubles a month. I Although we can bring some rich people over, this kind of good thing doesn't happen every month. So Victor, we don't plan to make too much money from tourists, as long as we can slightly improve Alili's life. ”
Wei Ran sighed after hearing this, and after drinking the wine in the glass again, he said with great certainty, “You will have the first batch of guests soon.”< /p>
"Really?!" Jima and Alili looked at Wei Ran in surprise.
"It should be true." Wei Ran allowed Ji Ma to fill up the wine for him again, "As long as you can do what you promised."
"No problem! Dangre No problem!" Jima and Alili promised again.
Wei Ran smiled and promptly changed the topic to another direction. However, just as they were about to come out of the pool, a series of crisp gunshots suddenly came from outside the huge workshop!
The three of them subconsciously looked at the glass window not far away. Ji Ma picked up a handful of water and poured it on the steamy window. Then Wei Ran saw two people in the heavy snow. A snowmobile leaped out of the forest in the distance and rushed down the steep slope towards the workshop where they were!