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

Chapter 122 No lending, no one can help.

After finishing with the auxiliary materials for the truck bed, Yu Dawei began cutting off some excess parts from the front of the hand-held tractor.

This included: a large headlight that was inexplicably placed on the roof, a particularly curved iron rod connecting the middle of the armrest, and an old, thin bracket at the top... Yu Dawei cut all these parts off with a gas welder.

He observed that the frame of the new generation of hand tractors was a triangular thick iron, and the front bumper was an upward-curving silver-white steel ring.

Before returning, Yu Dawei made a special trip to a place that sells hand tractors to carefully observe all these details.

After the gas welding was done on some parts of the front of the tractor, Yu Dawei and the old man began the second step of the refurbishment of the hand tractor - polishing the body!
Polishing the vehicle body involves more than just polishing the front and cargo bed; it also includes polishing some inconspicuous parts of the frame.

If Yu Dawei were doing it himself, he wouldn't usually care about these inconspicuous details, but the old man was a perfectionist who pursued perfection to the utmost. He squatted down and carefully polished away the hidden rust bit by bit.

The main tools he used were sandpaper and a fine file that had been kept in his old toolbox for many years.

Its surface has some densely packed raised areas, and Yu Lao Nian would use a fine file to remove some of the areas that were difficult to sand down to reveal the original base coat.

Looking at his father's work ethic, Yu Dawei suddenly felt that being charged 10% wasn't so bad. However, he also advised his father not to worry so much about the details and not to overwork himself.

The old man just kept squatting on the ground with his hands moving non-stop. He was a stubborn old man when it came to repairing cars, and he had his own opinions.

The polishing process was the most mentally and physically demanding. Unlike when disassembling parts, the two of them didn't work non-stop from morning till night.

Every so often, especially when he felt that the old man's movements were starting to slow down, Yu Dawei would take the initiative to stop and ask to rest.

Although Yu Laonian knew that Yu Dawei was thinking of him, he wouldn't admit it. He simply cooperated by putting down his tools and walking to the base of the wall.

Yu Dawei would also bring out some melon seeds from the house. The father and son would sit on a high stool and a low stool, admiring the polished silver parts of the car body while chatting about their family matters.

After resting for a while, the two continued to work on polishing.

This type of project mainly uses angle grinders and sandpaper. However, grinders also have some inconveniences. Due to his maintenance habits, Mr. Yu still prefers to use sandpaper for grinding some main parts.

Time flies. The father and son worked for a day and a half and finally cleaned all the rust off the car body. Yu Dawei told the old man to rest first, while he began the third step - welding.

During the welding process, Yu Dawei marked some key positions on the front of the vehicle. Then, following the markings, he began welding the decorative elements that are now only found on new tractors.

The headlights are no longer mounted on the metal tops of the water tank and fuel tank, but are instead installed directly in front of the water tank. The headlights have also been replaced with the latest model, which is flatter and fits snugly against the water tank. However, when the lights are turned on, it's as if there's no light at all.

Yu Dawei also knew that this kind of light was not very useful when working in the fields, but that's how renovations are done; you have to make it according to a certain type.

Yu Dawei wanted to get all the accessories and equipment for the latest hand tractors, including the front bumper, frame, and handrail structure.

After finishing the locomotive of the hand tractor, Yu Dawei started working on the trailer, having already installed the two pieces of sheet metal he had bought earlier.

Now all that's needed is welding.

Yu Dawei clamped the welding rod onto the welding gun of the electric welding machine, placed the negative terminal wire on the truck bed, and then began welding while wearing the welding helmet.

The old man stood to the side with his eyes closed. After the welding point was completed, he would take a small hammer and tap it. This was partly to check if there were any problems with Yu Dawei's welding, and partly to flatten any protruding parts in pursuit of perfection.

The welding work wasn't something that could be done in a short time; it took Yu Dawei a good half hour to finish it.

It was at this moment that Yu Dawei also felt that his physical strength had reached its limit. He lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) to rest for a while, and then began to prepare the paint.

He remembered that the main body of the new hand-held tractor in town was blue, so Yu Dawei bought a bucket of blue paint, along with a few cans of spray paint.

These colors were all done exactly to match the new hand-held tractor. For example, the entire outer part of the truck bed and the three detachable baffles are blue, so they were painted blue.

The newly welded pipe in the middle of the hand tractor's handlebars is silver-gray, which Yu Dawei will later spray on with silver-gray paint.

The main point is to imitate the tiger and draw the cat.

At the front of the truck bed, he also thoughtfully designed a small square toolbox, which can hold some simple tools such as gloves, pliers, and hammers.

In addition, following Yu Da's own design sense, he used the extra sheet metal to weld a rectangular base in front of the truck bed, and painted the back of it blue.

After painting the entire truck bed, Yu Dawei left it aside and began painting the front of the truck.

As for the old man, he was helping his eldest son with the details, and anyone with eyes could see that he was a complete detail freak!
For example, if the buckles on the cart bed are uneven, he would use a small wooden stick to tie cotton balls and carefully brush the areas that the buckles hadn't been brushed on. He would also carefully brush on any gaps or missed areas.

"Dawei, don't paint the front bumper blue. That area is too delicate, and the paint will easily chip if you do it." Old Yu, holding a brush, reminded him of this.

“Okay, no problem.” Yu Dawei nodded. He squatted in front of the chassis and carefully recalled his memory. It seemed that the bumper of the new hand tractor was the original color.

Once Yu Dawei had decided, he simply painted two layers of blue paint on the frame at the front of the truck, the same color as the truck bed.

The new water tank was originally red, so Yu Dawei didn't touch it. The fuel tank, the outer surface of the diesel engine, including the flywheel, were painted dark gray, and the air filter box was sprayed black. The handrails and the frame were blue.

After it was finished, the father and son looked at it again the next day and were immediately delighted. Yu Dawei even turned to his father and boasted, "Dad, if we don't sell this car for more than five thousand yuan, it would be a waste of our hard work these past few days."

The advantage of living in a village is that there are no secrets.

Yu Dawei's reputation had already spread to several other villages in Heshan Village because of the hand tractor incident.

In addition, these days, the children of Heshan Elementary School are writing short essays about Yu Dawei every day when they get home.

Unwittingly, Yu Dawei became the main topic of conversation in the village during his leisure time.

What "prodigal son returns", what "richest man in the village", what "young and promising"?

and also……

"My child and Yu Dawei were elementary school classmates."

"Did you know that Yu Dawei has been repairing that old, worn-out hand tractor lately?"

In short, after Yu Dawei became a hot topic in Heshan Village, he would attract attention whenever he was in the village, including the car repair incident.

Because of this, people from other villages and hamlets around the area would occasionally come over and ask Yu Dawei about the price of the hand tractor.

However, most of these people are only interested in getting a small advantage; some offer a thousand yuan, while others offer eight hundred.

Yu Dawei is considered to have a good temper; it's already quite polite that he didn't kick them out of the yard.

As Yu Dawei painted the tractor a new color and its performance was fully showcased to the public, the price of the hand tractor began to soar, and its value increased significantly.

One day, someone from the neighboring village of Chuhua came over and gave Yu Dawei four thousand five hundred yuan, asking him if he would sell it.

Yu Dawei thought about it and still refused, feeling that the four-wheeled vehicle could still appreciate in value.

After all, this is the crucial time for harvesting grain. Having a vehicle at home would be very convenient, whether it's hauling grain or tilling the land in the spring.

So Yu Dawei wasn't in a hurry; simply placing the car in the old man's yard would be the best form of publicity.

The reason is simple: the road in front of the old man's house is the main street, and whether it's a large bus or a vehicle passing through town, it has to pass by the old man's house.

Yu Dawei deliberately used red paint to write the four characters "Selling cars at low prices!" on a wooden board.

The board was fixed to the bed of the hand-held tractor. Yu Dawei specially nailed a wooden strip under the board and then tied it with wire to make it extremely secure. There was no need to worry about it being blown away by the wind and being invisible to others.

Everything is going well; just wait for the big fish to bite.

Of course, recently, besides people asking about car prices, some poor relatives I haven't seen for years have also come knocking on my door.

Their goal is simple: to take advantage of you when you're doing well.

Yu Dawei wasn't there; the old man was the one who received all these people.

Many poor relatives came to Yu Dawei to borrow money, but they were not familiar with him, so they had to come to the old man. Naturally, the old man became the shield for his eldest son.

Following the principle emphasized by his eldest son, he was treated to good tea and water upon arrival, and all he had to say was "I have no money," without saying anything else.

In fact, this was one of the reasons why Yu Dawei initially wanted to live a low-key life.

Once your relatives and friends find out you have money, they will all come to you to borrow money. Even if they don't lend you money, they will think about currying favor with you every day, and their own affairs will be delayed.

After much deliberation, Yu Dawei finally decided to refuse all of them outright.

There are two reasons. First, he is a car mechanic who makes a living through his skills. He doesn't usually need to ask anyone for favors. On the contrary, many people have to rely on his expertise when their cars break down.

Secondly, he doesn't owe these people anything. Some of these are distant relatives he's never even met. Why should he lend them money?
Those real relatives, like my mother's nephew and my grandfather's good friends in the village, none of them asked for the money.

It's ridiculous that even close relatives try to avoid suspicion, while distant relatives are eager to stick close to you.

In short, Yu Dawei told the old man, "No, I don't have it, and it won't matter who comes!"

Although the old man understood his eldest son's intentions, he used gentle methods to refuse all requests for loans, and when giving the money to a distant relative, no one complained.

Moreover, due to the terrifying fighting power of this "richest man in the village," many people, even if they couldn't borrow money, didn't dare to spread rumors about Yu Dawei.

Everyone knows perfectly well that the guy surnamed Li who offended Yu Dawei has already been arrested and sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

(End of this chapter)