Chapter 1289: 1289. Bridal Bazaar (3/5)

Chapter 1289 1289. Bridal Bazaar (35)

Steve kept the mantles honestly, but luckily the mantles were not pestering, so he didn’t have to ask for its opinion when he went out the next day, unlike Li Du, who had to fool Liu Xiao to make them treat him satisfactorily. Only with it.

Li Du didn't know what market to visit in this small polar city, but he saw Steve and his party with playful smiles and anticipation, and it seemed that this market was indeed very interesting.

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

The streets were crowded with people, and Li Du was still wondering on the way, how could there be so few people in this city with a population of 200,000? It turned out that they were all crowded here.

The middle of the road was crowded with people, and there were also people on both sides of the road, and the roadsides were all well-dressed girls and daughter-in-laws in bright clothes.

Steve got out of the car and said with a smile, "Welcome to the Vorkuta Bridal Fair!"

Li Du suddenly realized: "No wonder you insisted on leaving Vorkuta to go to the Northland Islands. It turned out that the purpose was to participate in the bridal market here?"

Steve said, "Yeah, don't you think this custom is very novel?"

This is a tradition in the far north of Russia, which is said to have originated in the Bulgarian region, that is, the bridal fair to buy and sell brides.

As scary as this may sound, what is the difference between buying and selling brides and human trafficking? There is indeed a difference, that is, the latter is illegal, while the former is in the name of tradition and belongs to legal existence.

Every year in early May, Vorkuta will hold this annual event, not only local residents, but also people from surrounding towns will come to participate.

Li Du had seen an introduction to this tradition when he was learning about Vorkuta on the plane, but he didn't expect to encounter it, so he took a look at it and uncovered it. He didn't know much about it.

Steve knew that he didn't understand, so he introduced him: "You don't know? This is the local annual carnival, and it is also their oldest surviving tradition."

Li Du squinted at him and said, "This city still has an ancient history?"

Steve laughed: "Anyway, this is something that has been passed down from the past."

Vorkuta used to be a place where prisoners were exiled. The law and order here is bad and the families are poor. It is difficult for people to have enough food, and it is even more difficult to find a wife and support the family.

In this case, the bridal fair came into being.

Every year, local families send their daughters who have reached the marriageable age to the market. The girls are well-dressed and stand here like animals, waiting to be bought at a good price.

Up to now, this tradition has changed a lot. Girls are no longer passively selected. They also have the right to choose. That is, if a guy likes them, they will get to know them first, and they will have a short chat.

Speaking of it, it was a bit like a blind date, but it was a blind date that progressed extremely quickly. The two parties only had a few tens of minutes to get to know each other, and if they thought it was reliable, the man would pay for it.

This is also very similar to a blind date marriage. The money paid by the man is the bride price, but the woman’s family will not give the dowry. This is really selling a daughter.

Because of the power to choose each other, the local government ignored this tradition and allowed it to exist.

Vorkuta in May is still quite cold, but most of the brides wear revealing clothes, such as low-cut short skirts, black silk high heels or tights, and heavy makeup.

Steve and his party squeezed in, and Little Ford smiled and said, "Choose and choose. If we find something we like, we can buy it back. Anyway, the trip to the North Pole is lonely and cold, and it will be more comfortable to have a hot girl with you."

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

Brother Ford booed him: "Yo, man!"

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

Not long after he arrived, a blond girl next to him chatted with a tall young man. The young man was accompanied by several older brothers. They took out money from their pockets and handed it to the girl's parents. The marriage was considered a success.

Li Du was speechless, this is really a bit of a joke.

Zhumen's wine and meat smelly roads are frozen to the bone. In fact, in addition to following the tradition, some people who come to the bridal market are really because of the poverty of the family and the life is too difficult. They have to rely on "selling their daughters" to make ends meet. The price of "going out" is the source of income for their later life.

But there is no legal guarantee for this kind of daughter selling, so sometimes it is unfair to the man. Some girls will get the money and run away, and the man loses both money and money.

This kind of thing is not uncommon, some men squeezed in the crowd in groups, Li Du was squeezed, frowned and said: "Go slowly."

Those men looked ugly, and pointed out their middle fingers at him: "Go eat shit!"

Steve stopped the angry Li Du and said, "They are the victims of a defected bride. They paid for the bride but ran away. They came here to find someone."

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

Steve said: "So, we have to seize the opportunity to come and visit, maybe in a few years, this traditional event will be cancelled."

Li Du felt that it would be canceled sooner or later. Now that feminist awareness is getting more and more attention, how can women be willing to be picked like animals?

Little Ford introduced: "It is not only related to women's rights, but also security. Now this kind of market is gradually being controlled by gang forces."

He showed Li Du that the girls in some places were obviously prostitutes, and the men went up and asked for the price directly, and the two sides just talked a few words. The man paid, and the woman took his hand and left.

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

There are also some people who really come to choose a daughter-in-law. They often come here accompanied by their parents, just like people choose livestock. The old people will check the girl's teeth, physical health, and even ask some questions to test the girl's IQ.

Some girls resist this kind of thing, they can refuse, and the man can only leave.

But there are also some men who are like dog skin plasters. Li Du saw a tall girl being targeted by a strong man who didn't look like a good person. The girl shook her head and waved her hands, but the strong man still pestered her. Even pulling and pulling.

Li Du felt that this was abnormal, so he stared at them. The strong man turned around and found him, and shouted angrily, "Hey, yellow dog, get out of here, I don't have any bones here!"

When he came to Russia, Li Du discovered that the problem of racial discrimination here is also very serious, and Russians are worse than Americans in their attitude towards Chinese.