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

Chapter 150 November is a busy month

In the end, the two of them searched the entire market and found that the prices of excavators were generally inflated, and even if they tried to negotiate, they wouldn't get any advantage.

When Yu Dawei shared his thoughts with Brother Duan, Brother Duan became even more interested in Zhang Shuangxi's excavator.

However, Lao Duan is a cautious person. 180,000 yuan is not something he can just take out casually. It represents most of his life savings. He wonders if this excavator can generate 180,000 yuan, or even 200,000 yuan, in value for him.

Yu Dawei strongly supports Brother Duan's idea of ​​buying an excavator, for two reasons.

Firstly, since Brother Duan now has an excavator, I can help him modify it slightly to make it magnetic, which will make garbage collection much more efficient in the future.

Secondly, even if the Kobelco excavator is cost-effective, it still costs around 180,000 yuan, which would have emptied most of Brother Duan's savings. This means he probably wouldn't be able to afford to acquire the town's flour mill later, which, in a way, saved his family's life.
After the car-hunting business was over, Boss Liang finally found the two of them. The three of them drove home in a pickup truck, with the new parts that Boss Liang had brought back tow.

It was already dark when they got home. Duan Dahai wanted Yu Dawei to stay, but Yu Dawei refused. He planned to go home and pack some things to take to the rented courtyard.

And so the three of them went home.

The day after Yu Dawei returned to the village, he discussed opening a repair shop with his grandfather. Finally, at his grandfather's strong suggestion, the date was set for November 24th in the Gregorian calendar, which is the 11th day of the tenth lunar month.

According to the divination results obtained by the old man, "Two Mao meet Ding, three Geng are true, ten are Jia, twelve are Xin, prosperity will last in the north and south, and it will be constant in all four seasons when it falls on Guiyou."

What do you mean?
Anyway, Yu Dawei didn't understand a word, but his wife looked at the divination chart written by her father-in-law on the kang (a heated brick bed), her little face thoughtful.

She recently read the books in the old man's house and found them on the very bottom shelf of the box. The bottom shelf contained books on physiognomy, Qimen Dunjia, and the principles of Kun, Kan, Li, and Qian.

Han Jingfan is interested in all kinds of books and can read them all, the only difference being whether she reads them deeply or superficially.

Recently, she has also become very interested in fortune telling, but her comprehension of metaphysics is not as good as the books she read before. There are many things that are difficult to understand. When she asks her father-in-law, the answers he gives seem clear, but in reality, they feel like illusions.

Today, after looking at the divination results her father-in-law wrote down, and combining them with some divination books she had read before, she suddenly had a few insights.

Yu Dawei has absolutely no interest in these things, just as he did in his past life, and he is in this one as well.

Anyway, just follow the old man's instructions and set off the firecrackers whenever the business opens.

In the dead of winter, he couldn't believe that car repair jobs would actually be coming in droves.

After all, he spent the latter half of his previous life in Hohhot, where it was colder than his hometown. During the coldest winter months, Yu Dawei never had to repair his car, nor would anyone come to him for repairs.

Having set a date, Yu Dawei planned to drive his four-wheeled vehicle to his front yard and head straight to town to dismantle the road roller the next morning.

Before leaving, the old man asked me to take his tools with me, saying that he would go and help out when he felt better.

Yu Dawei readily accepted, but while moving the tools, he didn't forget to show off his two sets of imported tools to the old man.

The old man was also a tool enthusiast. When he heard about explosion-proof tools, he almost couldn't resist going to town with Yu Dawei to take a look.

But after thinking about it, it's not too late to go to Dawei's repair shop after I go to the county to see the old lady next time.

Even as she went to sleep at night, Han Jingfan was still flipping through the divination book. Yu Dawei knew she was interested and deeply engrossed in it; he estimated she wouldn't put the book down until she had read it at least ten times.

I just reminded her to go to bed early.

Nowadays, their family is considered to be the best off in the village. None of the other households in the village have electricity yet, so they have to read by candlelight, but they can afford candles.

The next morning, Han Jingfan was still asleep, and Yu Dawei didn't have the heart to disturb her. He packed his tools, some daily necessities, and food and went to town.

A cardboard sign was pasted on the front of the old scrap metal recycling station, which Yu Dawei helped to hang up. It clearly stated: "New scrap metal recycling station, the first courtyard on the first street in the south of the town."

When Yu Dawei arrived at the gate, the cardboard box had been blown about by the wind and was no longer recognizable. He picked up two thin wires from the ground, threaded the cardboard box through the corners, and fixed it to the vertical gate railing. Only after he finished did he enter the yard.

"This place will be mine from now on." Yu Dawei got off the four-wheeled vehicle and looked at the spacious yard, feeling a great sense of accomplishment.

He had finally settled down in town and had his own place. The house was a bit small, but it was big enough for him to live in, and all his tools, including his grandfather's, could be stored inside without worrying about them being stolen.

Apart from the eastern corner which I occupied to store a rotary excavator and a road roller, and the southwest corner where I stored some of Brother Duan's steel, the rest of the yard was basically empty.

According to Yu Dawei's estimate, if they were all Hitachi-style excavators, one after another, at least twenty more could be placed.

This four-acre yard is enough for me to play in.

"Now is the time to get you." Yu Dawei glanced at the road roller not far away.

He plans to dismantle the road rollers before the weather gets too cold, and see if they can be repaired. If they can, he'll build a plastic shed for them; if not, he'll sell the metal.

Yu Dawei opened the door of the small house, took out his daily necessities and food, and then changed into old clothes to begin dismantling the Bomag road roller.

There are many types of road rollers, including single-axle single-drum, double-axle double-drum, double-axle triple-drum, and so on.

The main structure of this Bomag BW160 consists of two steel wheels, one in the front and one in the rear. The wheels should theoretically be made of alloy material, but Yu Dawei noticed that both wheels were covered in rust, suggesting they were likely made of ordinary steel.

In addition to the steel components, there are two steel wheel supports to secure the wheels. The cab at the top of the vehicle has two doors, each with an integrated ladder underneath. Inside the cab are two steering wheels, not for two drivers, but to enable more precise movement and steering control, thereby ensuring construction quality and operational efficiency.

It can be said that double-drum rollers are more effective at compacting roads, and they are better at compacting the surface layer of asphalt roads compared to single-drum rollers.

However, it also has drawbacks. Double drum rollers are difficult to operate and more complex to control. Without a highly professional operator, it would be difficult to master this machine.

However, that's all for later. What Yu Dawei needs to do now is disassemble it, take out all the flywheels and ball bearings inside the steel wheel, and then take a good look at how worn it has become.

This is a huge project. If he were to do it alone, it would take him ten days, half a month, or even a month.

However, Yu Dawei was not in a hurry. Even if it was repaired in winter, there would be no work, and next year was too far away. In short, his approach to repairing this car was to take it slow and not rush it.

And so, as the disassembly process continued, time passed day by day.

Yu Dawei spends about six hours a day disassembling the parts, as the weather is getting colder and the days are getting shorter.

Meanwhile, Yu Dawei also needed to check the condition of several excavators at the site.

Overall, neither of the two Kalman trucks caused any major problems until November, especially the old Hitachi truck driven by Yao Jinfu.

On November 15th, the day for Yu Dawei's commission settlement, a total of 15,000 yuan arrived in his account. This was the commission for October, and the commission for November was postponed to December.

Meanwhile, the construction team has already issued a work stoppage notice, and many pieces of machinery and equipment have begun to be moved to the oil city equipment factory.

Xiao Bai was busy running around and didn't even have time to say anything when she saw Yu Dawei.

Meanwhile, Yu Dawei left the construction site with Lao Hitachi, Fu Zi, and Huang Man.

Before leaving, Yu Dawei chatted with Supervisor Chang for a while and learned from him that Section 9 could still be worked on for another six months next year.

In this way, Yu Dawei has arranged work for Hitachi. As for the rotary excavator, it depends on when his third uncle starts work.

The group returned to Duan Dahai's former scrap metal recycling station, which is now Yu Dawei's repair yard.

Huang Man was most excited to see the large courtyard and his wheeled excavator. He patted his good brother hard and said, "Long time no see!"

"Brother, you're dismantling this road roller pretty fast." Yao Jinfu glanced at the road roller in the yard.

The outer shell had been completely disassembled, and the two steel wheels had also been removed. Yu Dawei had specially collected the steel balls inside into the empty bucket.

The steel balls are all fine, shiny and new, and still usable.

The rest are the engine, gearbox, clutch, drive shaft, drive wheels, and so on, all inside the chassis...

"There's still a lot of work waiting for you two to do." Yu Dawei took their luggage out of the four-wheeled vehicle and walked into the house.

"Brother Dawei, with the two of us helping, the dismantling will definitely be faster." Huang Man also joined Yu Dawei in helping to move things.

A few days ago, General Manager Huang Fengcang had Supervisor Chang pass on a message to Huang Man, saying that Huang Man should go see General Manager Huang after the project was completed.

But Huang Man disagreed. Compared to being questioned all over the place when he got back, he preferred the freedom of following Brother Dawei and Brother Fuzi.

“Repairing cars isn’t just about having strength; it also requires skill. I’ll take this opportunity to teach you some maintenance and repair tips.” It was for this reason that Yu Dawei agreed to let Huang Man stay with him for a few more days.

He has already contacted Boss Huang's side. Once the car is dismantled, he and Axe will take Huang Man back to his hometown.

His hometown is in the south, so this was a kind of team building activity in disguise.

General Manager Huang agreed, but specifically instructed Yu Dawei to take good care of Huang Man.

"Brother, how's this car doing now that you've taken it apart? Can you fix it and use it?" Axe followed into the small house and placed the bedding on the heated kang.

Yu Dawei stood there and pondered for a moment: "The parts inside the two steel wheels are fine, but the vibration motor of the outer vibrating wheel is broken. It's hard to say what will happen later. The engine is definitely ruined, and the water tank is also broken. It has a big hole in it."

"The overall situation is not optimistic," Yao Jinfu said, frowning slightly.

"Who cares? If it doesn't work out, we'll just sell it." Yu Dawei patted Fuzi's arm, turned around and smiled at the two of them, saying, "It's completely finished this year. I'll give you two money and bonuses later! Then we'll go out for a nice meal!"

"Brother, forget about the bonus. I'm already doing well with my salary. You can give Manzi his salary since he doesn't have one." Yao Jinfu turned around and smiled at Brother Dawei.

"No way! Working with an excavator is unlike anything else; there's no holiday all year round. The only time you can rest is when it rains. We're all brothers; if I have food to eat, you have food to eat too." Seeing that Huang Man was about to speak, Yu Dawei quickly stopped him. "It's settled then. Hurry up and help me move my things, and while you're at it, tidy up the tools outside. After we're done, let's go out to eat!"

Yao Jinfu and Huang Man exchanged a glance, smiled wryly, and realized they had no choice but to listen to their boss.

This is why Yu Dawei and Yao Jinfu knew that if other car maintenance bosses didn't deduct money from your pay, they would be doing you a great favor.

Isn't this older brother who's been with you since childhood better than your own brother? Yao Jinfu smiled broadly.

(End of this chapter)