In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 111 Sending lamp sticks to the supply and marketing cooperative

Yu Dawei had already mentioned this matter to the old village chief, who agreed after considering the distance, saying that he would go ahead and clear out a room from the village committee.

"Third Uncle?" Yu Dawei went up to the second floor, opened the door to his third uncle's room, and found no one there.

He glanced out the window and saw his third uncle cleaning up trash in a room. This guy was never idle.

"Third Uncle!" Yu Dawei waved from the second-floor window.

Third Uncle looked up at Yu Dawei and said, "Get down."

"Oh!"

Yu Dawei came down and saw his third uncle putting down the broom and looking at him.

"Come on, come with me to the warehouse." Third Uncle led Yu Dawei to the warehouse in the backyard. The warehouse was more than three meters high and more than five meters wide. Two large iron doors were joined together, with an iron bar in the middle but no lock.

My third uncle opened the large iron gate, inside which were piled up cardboard boxes longer than a person.

"What's inside, Third Uncle?"

"A lamp base, a lamp holder, and a light bulb." Third Uncle walked in, casually took one out of a cardboard box, and then pulled off the corrugated cardboard outer shell, revealing a white light tube.

The light tube has two copper protrusions at each end. In addition, it comes with a matching lamp holder, ballast, starter, and lamp sockets on both sides. It can be said to be very complete.

"In a little while, load all these lamp holders, lamp stands, light bulbs and stuff from the warehouse into your four-wheeled vehicle, and then help me haul them to the supply and marketing cooperative in your village." Third Uncle turned to look at Yu Dawei. "I've already agreed on the price with the people at your supply and marketing cooperative. You just need to haul them over there."

"Okay." Yu Dawei nodded, then couldn't help but ask curiously, "By the way, Third Uncle, are all these light bulbs yours? I heard that when you connect electricity to a house, don't they always come with light bulbs? Won't you lose money doing this?"

My third uncle's lips curled into a slight smile: "The higher-ups require that electricity be provided to households for free, but light bulbs and sockets are charged. Light bulbs cost two yuan each, and sockets cost five yuan each."

Yu Dawei was taken aback; it wasn't cheap.

Uncle San seemed to have seen through Yu Dawei's thoughts and said calmly, "I'll send this batch of goods to the supply and marketing cooperative and have them help me sell them. The light bulbs will sell for one yuan each, the lamp holders for two yuan each, and the lamp rods for five yuan each when they're connected to the house. The lamp stands will sell for ten yuan each. But if you buy them from the supply and marketing cooperative, you'll get a 50% discount."

Yu Dawei frowned. The problem was that this 50% discount didn't seem to be much cheaper than the market price. In an instant, he finally realized something.

His gaze toward his third uncle changed again. He hadn't expected that his third uncle wasn't just a brawler; he also knew quite a bit about business.

"Don't just stand there, help me move these things." Third Uncle rolled his eyes at him, annoyed.

"Alright!" Yu Dawei didn't delay and quickly walked into the warehouse to help his third uncle move wooden boxes into the truck bed.

Despite its large size, the wooden box was actually very light, and the two of them filled the truck bed in less than thirty minutes.

There were still nearly two-thirds of the light bulbs and lamp holders left in the warehouse.

"Go to your village's supply and marketing cooperative first, then come back and go to the other two villages," my third uncle instructed.

“Okay, I’ll be right there.” Yu Dawei understood immediately.

In Yu Dawei's view, his third uncle should be able to make a fortune by selling these things, especially with the village-to-village electrification project being fully implemented, which will definitely bring in a considerable income later on.

After Yu Dawei went to the supply and marketing cooperative in Heshan Village, he briefly greeted his old classmate there and left in a hurry.

He then followed the same procedure, delivering the items to both Minquan and Songyong villages before returning to report to his third uncle.

Before leaving, his third uncle gave him 300 yuan as a reward for his hard work.

Three hundred yuan is a lot for a sports car, and Yu Dawei, who was well aware of the market situation, put it directly into his pocket without being polite to his third uncle.

Finally, Uncle San gave Yu Dawei several lamp holders, light bulbs, light tubes, and lamp stands.

According to my third uncle, after returning to the old village, let him decide how to divide the spoils.

Yu Dawei understood immediately. The first thing he did upon returning to the village from the west was to distribute some light bulbs and lamp holders to the elderly couples. Then he went home to put a few in his own father's room. As for the remaining lamp holders and light bulbs, Yu Dawei took them all to his own storage room.

I plan to use it when the electricity is connected to the house.

According to Yu Dawei's estimate, electricity will definitely be available in Yujiatun in about a month. At that time, he will install a lamp post in his house and a light bulb in the cooking area outside.

Electricity is still quite difficult to use these days, and even though every household has electricity, they don't dare to use it too wastefully. Once everyone's lives improve and the electricity supply becomes more stable, Yu Dawei will install a light outside the door, making it much more convenient to get up at night in the summer.

Another month passed quietly, and Yu Dawei had a very easy month. His car didn't break down, and no other strange things happened to him.

However, at the end of August, a big event happened in the family: sending my younger sister, Yu Fang, to school in the county.

This time, Xiaofang specifically asked Yu Dawei to take her to school.

Perhaps it's because Yu Dawei has really changed, or perhaps it's because every time Yu Dawei comes home he brings delicious food for Xiaofang and Eryan, and these two girls are now particularly attached to him.

He still remembers that when he first traveled back in time, his sisters not only looked at him coldly, but also deliberately distanced themselves from him.

For Yu Dawei, whose life has been a series of failures, gaining the trust and reliance of his younger sisters can be seen as making up for the regrets he never had in the past. As the eldest of five siblings, Yu Dawei naturally wants to act like a good older brother, and at the same time, he wants to receive the reliance and unspoken love from his younger siblings.

Actually, there has always been care and concern. In my past life, when I was dying alone, whether it was Xiao Fang, Er Yan, or Da Shengzi, they all cared about me. However, when they cared about me, they always had a hint of anger at my lack of ambition.

Yu Dawei found it funny just thinking about it. He was the eldest brother, but his younger siblings treated him like an older brother or sister, showing him both love and resentment.

It's a pity, this time the roles are reversed. He'll have to get back at them for all the scolding he gave them.

Do you really think I'm not a petty person?

Spending too much time with my third uncle makes him quite vengeful, you know.

This time, when Yu Dawei took his younger sister to the No. 6 Middle School in the county, he was a little disappointed that he didn't run into the girl who was in the same class as his sister. But it doesn't matter, there will be other opportunities.

Yu Dawei's old Hitachi has already been reserved by the big leader Huang Fengcang. Basically, once the roads in Luhe Town are finished, he will take his old Hitachi to the county to continue road construction.

As for the small excavator, Yu Dawei once mentioned it to the top leader, and the top leader's advice was: "Sell it as soon as possible. How much work can such a small thing do?"

The leader's words further solidified Yu Dawei's determination to sell PW40 in the future.

It all depends on how long the village-to-village electrification project on my third uncle's side will last. If it coincides with the afforestation project, he estimates that he will lose a sum of money.

But it's no big deal. It's not your job, so there's no point in worrying about it.

Aside from taking his younger sister to school, Yu Dawei doesn't seem to have any other major issues.

Life is simple yet sweet, just spending time with my wife and children, and occasionally letting the chickens, ducks, and geese roam freely.

Following that, after the commission arrived again in mid-September, Yu Dawei's wealth instantly increased. After deducting expenses, his current assets are around 24,000 yuan.

Yu Dawei plans to save up and build a proper house next spring, and renovate the yard. The current yard wall is made of mud, while other people's yards have already been built with brick walls.

Now that Yu Dawei is considered the new richest man in Tunzhong, it's not unreasonable for him to have a low-key brick wall courtyard, right?
The pigsty will be torn down, and a bigger one will be built on the south side of the yard. The two pigs were raised too well by Han Jingfan, they are plump, with curled tails, and their two hindquarters sway back and forth when they go to the left.

At this rate, even if Xiao Fan raises two more pigs, he can still raise them to be plump and healthy!

The garden also needs some repairs, and a new well needs to be dug. The current well is too shallow, and the water that comes out has too much silt.

After meticulously planning, Yu Dawei shared his ideas with Han Jingfan. Han Jingfan's eyes lit up, and she stared at Yu Dawei as if he were a beautiful money tree.

Then came another round of New Year's greetings, hoping to bring her husband more good fortune so that they could renovate the small courtyard soon.

Another month passed quickly, and it was early October.

Besides going to town to inspect the Ackerman as usual, Yu Dawei also helped the old man harvest corn.

Because his family has a four-wheeled vehicle, they don't need to hire one. On the contrary, families in the village who don't have vehicles often come to Yu Laonian to borrow one.

Those who are close relatives will invite Yu Laonian to a meal; those who are not very familiar with him will give him some money.

Based on the principle that money should be made first, Yu Laonian lent his car to some people he was not very familiar with, and didn't ask for too high a price.

Meanwhile, the electrification project for my third uncle is nearing completion.

On the surface, the project was completed according to the deadline set by the higher-ups, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that only the utility poles were still there; in some slightly off-center spots, the power lines were not connected at all.

According to Yu Dawei's estimate, it will take at least another half month to be ready.

If the power is really connected, Yu Dawei estimates that it will be good if it can be completed before the end of this year.

But this is good enough. It's really good that such a remote village can have an electric New Year.

Huang Man has been living in the westernmost room of the village committee for the past two months.

The village committee and Heshan Primary School are actually located in the same building, which looks like a long, straight line from a distance.

However, the village committee and Heshan Primary School are separated by a red barbed wire fence. Every ten meters, the school builds a fence and connects them with barbed wire, thus forming a school playground.

On the west side, they did the same thing, setting up a large courtyard for the village committee.

Compared to Heshan Primary School, the village committee's area is less than one-third the size of the primary school.

Yu Dawei would occasionally bring Manzi some good food. If he stewed a chicken or cooked a fish at home, he would bring it to Manzi.

Every time Yu Dawei looked for Huang Man, he would see Huang Man standing in the distance between the village committee and the school playground, just a net separating them, gazing longingly at the little boys and girls who had just finished school.

Yu Dawei initially thought that Huang Man had taken a liking to a young female teacher at the school.

Later I found out that it might not be true.

(End of this chapter)