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

Chapter 160 Using an excavator to lift the engine
With the lifting ring and steel cable in place, Yu Dawei and Master Lü went up to the engine and threaded the steel cable onto it. Then Yao Jinfu ran directly to the Atlas excavator next to him, started it, rotated it, extended the boom, and lowered the bucket in one smooth motion.

Yu Dawei hung the middle position on the very middle tooth of the Atlas excavator bucket, then turned around and hurriedly told everyone below to move away, and asked Master Lü to go down and replace him with Wang Xiaomeng.

To put it bluntly, only a master craftsman like Yu Dawei, who comes from a self-taught background, would do this. Otherwise, anyone else would be terrified to see an excavator lifting such a heavy engine.

"Hold on!" Yu Dawei stabilized one side of the engine flywheel and raised his index finger upwards.

Wang Xiaomeng was holding the engine on the other side, staring at the point of contact between the steel cable and the bucket teeth, and his heart was filled with unease.

The bucket teeth of an excavator are in constant contact and friction with the ground, and each tooth is so worn that it reflects light. The excavator's ability to lift the engine is entirely due to its hydraulic system.

Wang Xiaomeng was genuinely afraid that if the hydraulic system failed, the bucket would tip over, ruining the engine and causing them both to suffer minor injuries. He felt a deep sense of respect for Master Yu, who was about the same age as him.

This guy is truly skilled and daring. No, it should be said that the excavator operator is skilled, but this guy is just incredibly daring!
"Relax, some buckets have a barb that makes it easier to lift things. We're just unlucky; there's nothing on this bucket." Yu Dawei smiled at Wang Xiaomeng across from him, showing his front teeth in a reassuring gesture.

Wang Xiaomeng felt even more terrified. Who the hell was this person? He could still laugh even in such a tense situation!
In the cab of the Atlas excavator, Yao Jinfu's palms were sweating as he fiddled with the two gear levers. Not only that, but he dared not move any part of his body except his hands.

He was worried that if he accidentally moved or touched anything, it might cause an unstable engine to sway back and forth in the air.

As he slowly raised the boom, the engine began to rise with the help of the two people below. The direction of the bucket must not be moved at all, as the slightest carelessness could cause the engine to fall off.

Having operated excavators for many years, he naturally knows just how slippery the bucket teeth can be.

Fortunately, as the engine was hoisted into the air and completely separated from the excavator body, Yao Jinfu exhaled his first breath of stale air, followed by a deep inhale. The next operation was even more exciting. He had to rotate the excavator and place the engine on the open ground. During the rotation, the engine would definitely shake, which was uncontrollable.

"Get out of the way!" Yu Dawei saw that the engine had been hoisted into the air and that the axe was controlling the engine to sweep over Wang Xiaomeng's head, so he quickly shouted for the other party to leave.

Wang Xiaomeng shrank his neck, realizing something was wrong, and hurriedly ran off the roof of the car and climbed down to the ground.

"Get away from here!" Yu Dawei glanced down at Master Lü and the other two, his brows furrowed and his expression not very relaxed.

This time, the crane engine was lifted using a steel wire rope, and with the smooth bucket teeth, he just saw the steel wire rope slide slightly on the bucket.

"Turn!" Yu Dawei pointed his finger and kept directing Yao Jinfu towards the open space to the north. At this moment, he dared not get too close to the engine. If something went wrong, he would not be able to escape.

Fortunately, the engine was heavy enough that the steel cable was compressed and had no room to slip. In addition, Yao Jinfu's rotation was extremely slow, which allowed the engine to land steadily on the wooden blocks that had been laid out in advance on the ground.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at that moment, and their tense bodies relaxed a lot, as if they had just ridden a thrilling roller coaster.

Wang Xiaomeng, especially, who was standing next to the engine, subconsciously patted his chest, still not recovered from Yu Dawei's shout.

"Brother, how's it going!" Yao Jinfu opened the excavator's door and shouted to Yu Dawei, who was near the engine.

Yu Dawei walked around the engine once, then gave Yao Jinfu an "OK" sign: "Excellent!"

"Master Lü, Xiao Meng, remove the lifting rings and steel cables." Yu Dawei ran to the frame where the engine was located and picked up the disassembly tools.

Once Yao Jinfu saw that the steel cable had been removed, he began to control the Atlas excavator to return to its original position, restoring the boom and forearm to their original positions. After finishing this, he jumped off the vehicle.

Just as everyone was preparing to disassemble the parts inside the engine, they noticed that the foreigner at the garage entrance was looking at Yu Dawei and the others with a shocked expression.

As if sensing that they had discovered him, he just smiled and then gave Dawei a thumbs up.

To be honest, such illegal operations are looked down upon in their country, but Lucas has always been a person with imaginative ideas. It can be said that his actions just now did not make him resent the other party's illegal operation. On the contrary, he developed a sense of admiration for the young repair engineer.

It's a pity the two couldn't communicate in the same language, otherwise they would have had a lot to talk about regarding repairs.

Lucas left, and no one paid much attention. However, Wang Xiaomeng said to Yu Dawei and the others with a proud look, "You're used to being bossed around by them. Now you've seen the wisdom of your ancestors, haven't you?"

Wang Xiaomeng had heard an expert's theory that China was the birthplace of all mankind, so he naturally subconsciously felt that he was the ancestor of those foreigners.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and dismantle the car. Get it done before dark." Master Lü glanced at Wang Xiaomeng with some impatience.

With Wang Xiaomeng joining the repair team, the speed increased even further during the subsequent repairs.

Not only that, Wang Xiaomeng also knew where some cardboard boxes and parts containers were, which saved a lot of trouble. However, his actions were eventually noticed, and Xu Gong came by in person. Although he didn't object to Wang Xiaomeng, the coldness in his tone was obvious to everyone.

What XCMG found most incredible was how the other party managed to remove the engine, which weighed over 1,000 kilograms, from the vehicle body.

Finally, by asking people who had passed by and seen him at noon, he learned that Yu Dawei was incredibly bold and dared to do such a thing.

After understanding the situation, he quickly sent someone to remove the keys from the other two excavators to prevent the other party from causing any more trouble.

Furthermore, he instructed the bespectacled man to warn Yu Dawei that the other party's irregular operations had already had a negative impact on the mine.

The bespectacled man was even more despicable than Xu Gong. His tone was provocative and sarcastic, saying that Yu Dawei was just a third-rate amateur who didn't follow the rules here, etc. Yao Jinfu almost couldn't hold back and grabbed a pipe wrench to beat him up.

However, faced with the other party's aggressive approach, Yu Dawei silenced them with just two sentences.

"Which eye of yours saw me using your excavator?"

"Besides, Mr. Huang is currently in charge of the excavators, so what does it have to do with you guys whether I use them or not?"

The bespectacled man wanted to say something in his defense, but couldn't think of anything good to say. In the end, he could only turn his anger towards Huang Fengcang, making light and sarcastic remarks before leaving.

Huang Man, who was standing to the side, clenched his fists so tightly that they cracked. Fortunately, Yao Jinfu had calmed down and grabbed Huang Man's arm with his right hand to prevent him from impulsively giving Yao Jinfu any leverage.

After the other person left, Huang Man slammed his fist on the engine cylinder head: "Damn it, I'm going to tell my cousin when I get back that we absolutely can't let that four-eyed guy get away with this!"

Yu Dawei sighed inwardly. If things were really that simple, Huang Fengcang wouldn't have rushed to find him so soon after he arrived at Yu's house.

Don't be fooled by her nonchalant demeanor when meeting the big boss that day; she seemed no different from before. Her thinness and the weariness in her eyes betrayed her true appearance.

Now he has to deal with all sorts of shady characters at the head office, and he also has to worry about whether his own little corner of the business will be taken over or he will be betrayed.

If someone in North China or Northeast China were to betray Huang Fengcang at this moment, Huang would essentially be out of the running for the top leadership position in the Eighth Bureau.

Sometimes, the struggle for leadership positions in a company is no less intense than the power struggles in an imperial dynasty.

Everyone refocused and threw themselves back into disassembling the Deutz engine. After an afternoon of disassembly, all the parts inside the engine were removed.

When the crankshaft was finally taken out and placed on the cardboard, Yu Dawei was finally able to catch his breath, which also indicated that the disassembly work was about to be completed.

The days in Qingcheng are slightly longer than in the Northeast, which gave everyone the opportunity to carry out a frenzied demolition.

Although Wang Xiaomeng is not as technically skilled as Master Lü and Master Yu Dawei, he has been a repairman for several years, and his disassembly speed is not much slower than that of Master Yu Dawei and Master Lü.

With everything settled, and the sun already halfway down the horizon, everyone began packing up their tools to go home.

The other workers had already gone to the canteen for dinner. Wang Xiaomeng had also left. The mine was far from the city, so the mine's employees usually chose to live in the mine's dormitory.

He originally wanted to bring some more food for everyone, but Master Lü and the others refused, and everyone decided to eat at home.

Just as Yu Dawei finished packing and was about to leave, the bespectacled man, along with Lucas and the others, deliberately brushed past them, saying mockingly, "You've worked all day without a single bite to eat. I told you the mine canteen's system needed to be changed. Look how hungry the workers are."

Yu Dawei didn't want to pay attention to such trash, but the other party was really showing off because he had a little power.

He turned around and quickly walked up to the four-eyed guy, grabbed him by the collar, and shoved him against the back of the excavator's counterweight.

With his already significant height advantage, coupled with his broad shoulders and robust physique, Yu Dawei immediately terrified the bespectacled man, leaving him completely flustered.

"What are you doing! I was just being kind and pitying you, are you going to hit me?" The bespectacled man looked a little nervous.

Yu Dawei's face was covered in grease, and when he stared at the other person, his face looked like a man-eating demon. He slowly approached the other person and rubbed all the grease from his forehead onto the other person's forehead. Then he said in a cold voice, "Behave yourself. We Northeasterners don't know any rules. If you really piss us off, we'll crack your skull open."

[P.S.: Thank you guodahuji and 爱喝气聊水 for the 100 Qidian coins! May you be happy every day, and may all good things for you be doubled! —Han Jingfan]

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