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

Chapter 204 Installment Purchase of Kobelco SK120 Excavator

First, the repayment period has become longer. Second, installment payments inherently carry the risk of non-payment.

Therefore, it was perfectly reasonable for Mr. Zhang to add another 20,000 to the original discounted price of 180,000.

That is, 200,000.

Why do you do this?
Since the other party initially offered 200,000 yuan as payment, and the risk increased after the car was taken away, and the repayment time became longer, it's not unreasonable for him to charge some interest, right?
After Mr. Zhang expressed his request, Duan Dahai and the other two felt it was reasonable. Finally, with the third party from the parts supplier next door as witnesses, Duan Dahai and Mr. Zhang signed an installment purchase contract.

Duan Dahai made a down payment of 50,000 yuan initially, and then made annual repayments of 50,000 yuan each year, which was paid off within three years.

For some reason, Duan Dahai felt quite relaxed after buying the Kobelco excavator, as if he had the illusion that buying an excavator was no big deal.

He had forgotten the hesitation and uncertainty he felt when he spent 180,000 yuan to buy it.

The group rested in the oil city for a day. Boss Zhang treated them to dinner. When asked about the child he was with, Yu Dawei briefly recounted what had happened in Yushui County.

After hearing this, Boss Zhang was deeply moved and told Xiao Agui frankly that he had met a good person.

Because he has seen far more things than these three people, and he has seen far more people worse off than Xiao Agui. Why should you care?
If you take charge, what will happen if similar situations arise in the future? Do you think you can handle it all?

But Boss Zhang also knew that the boy in front of him was extraordinary. If he were really useless, he believed that Brother Yu would not have gone to so much trouble to adopt Xiao Agui.

Do we have compassion? Everyone does, but it depends more on whether the child possesses that compassion (meaning potential or ability to succeed).
After resting for a night, the three of them took an excavator and headed towards Luhe Town.

With the pickup truck driving in front and the tow truck driver following slowly behind, they arrived safely at Luhe Town. Yu Dawei then personally drove the excavator down the slope of the tow truck onto the ground.

Yu Dawei then tried it again, cleaning up some waste into piles, and the effect was indeed good.

In the days to come, he will probably have one more thing to do: teach Brother Duan how to operate an excavator.

Brother Duan was very fond of the Kobelco excavator he had just bought. As soon as Yu Dawei got out of the car, he started fiddling with it by himself.

Seeing that everything was alright, Yu Dawei prepared to leave with Xiao Agui.

Yu Dawei glanced at Boss Liang, who was stubbornly refusing to leave, smiled, waved, and departed.

Yesterday, when the three of them were in the oil city, they still had plenty of time, so Lao Liang suggested taking the child to the hospital to have his speech checked.

After all, the oil city has a foreign joint venture hospital, and there are many powerful Russians working there.

Yu Dawei thought it was a good idea, so he took Agui to a famous hospital in the oil city for treatment.

As Yu Dawei had predicted, the examination results showed that the child's language disorder was not congenital, but rather an acquired stress disorder.

In the doctor's words, it is very difficult to cure with medical methods. Perhaps the person can regain their speech function under certain circumstances.

It's like fighting poison with poison.

But this was too difficult for Dawei, since all of the child's relatives were dead, and he didn't want to become a second "Chang Hai".

When the two returned to their small repair shop from Duan Dahai's scrap metal recycling station, they saw cars parked neatly in the yard.

In addition, there were unfamiliar bulldozers and excavators.

At this moment, Yao Jinfu and Lao Ji were diligently repairing the car, occasionally exchanging a few words.

"Has business been good lately? So many cars?" Yu Dawei walked over, a little puzzled, carrying luggage in his left hand and leading A Gui with his right.

"Oh! The boss is back." Old Ji glanced at the door and saw Yu Dawei enter the yard. He hurriedly put down what he was doing. "Boss, you've gotten even more handsome in just a few days."

"Speak less, do more," Yu Dawei rolled his eyes at him. "How's the factory doing lately? Why are there so many trucks?"

"Business is booming, even in winter, it's better than the repair shops in the city." Old Ji pointed to the row of cars under the wall. "Most of those have already been repaired, and some will be done before the New Year. Construction machinery also needs repairs, which is a bit more troublesome than cars."

Yu Dawei nodded, deciding to see how things went next year. If business was still going this well, he would definitely buy the land from Brother Duan.

“Brother, who is this kid…” Yao Jinfu walked over from another Xiali car, his white gloves completely stained with black oil.

Perhaps Yao Jinfu's tall and thin figure frightened Agui, who shrank behind Yu Dawei, revealing only his chestnut-shaped head. The haircut was done at a high-end barbershop in Dingcheng. The owner was a migrant worker from Beijing who had created his own excellent hairdressing skills. When cutting little Agui's hair, he insisted on using his signature move, giving him a Kyoto-style buzz cut. The result looked exactly like a chestnut.

“The child’s name is A-Gui. He’s currently my unofficial top disciple, and he’s mute.” Yu Dawei turned his head and gently pulled little A-Gui in front of the two of them. “Let’s see if he can adapt to life in the factory in a few months. If he can, I will formally take him as my disciple. If he really doesn’t like repairing cars, I will send him to a good family so that he will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.”

Little Agui stood in the middle of the three, his head drooping. Although he couldn't speak, his ears were very sharp, and he could understand the meaning behind his master's words. He didn't express any dissatisfaction, but he gripped Yu Dawei's two thick fingers even tighter.

After inquiring, Yu Dawei learned that there were no customers in the factory at the moment, and it was indeed just the two of them.

Some locals parked their cars here and went home, while others who were passing through went to a restaurant in town for lunch at this time.

Around noon, it was time for the two of them to cook and eat. Now that the boss was back, he was definitely going to cook, since Lao Ji and Fu Zi's cooking skills were really worse than the other.

Yu Dawei then asked the two men to finish up the work in the factory and take stock of the business in the afternoon to see if there were any areas that needed adjustment or improvement.

He was cooking with Xiao Agui. There were a lot of potatoes in the small house. The house was warm, and the potatoes placed against the north wall had already sprouted. If they weren't eaten soon, they would be inedible.

Yu Dawei peeled and sliced ​​the potatoes, then stewed some sauerkraut and fried a plate of eggs, using ingredients he had in the house. This meal was quite decent. While the sauerkraut was stewing, he also placed a few steamed buns on top of the pot.

Yu Dawei told Xiao Agui to stay on the kang (heated brick bed), but Xiao Agui seemed a little scared and lost, so he took the initiative to help Yu Dawei add firewood.

After finishing, I helped Yu Dawei sweep the floor, move the table, and get the bowls and chopsticks...

Judging from the way he moved the table, it was much better than when he first met me carrying the gear ring; at least there was no feeling of strain.

Yu Dawei sat by the stove, watching the pot, occasionally glancing at Xiao Agui, who was busy inside the house.

The little excavator he brought back now is like a broken excavator he bought himself. Some parts are broken, and some parts need to be replaced with brand new parts, but the machine itself is good. Once it is "repaired", its value will be immeasurable.

Sometimes I think that people and cars are not that different. They will wear out after a long time and will eventually be scrapped. He just wants to fix Xiao Agui, this "car" that was broken when it left the factory, and let him live out his life.

Of course, this is the ideal situation. Yu Dawei will not consider it too much and will take it one step at a time.

At least now I don't have to exert myself to work, and I can gradually recuperate. In the future, I shouldn't end up like my father, who retired early at fifty.

"Go outside and tell them to come back for dinner," Yu Dawei said to Xiao Agui behind him.

The little guy is pouring hot water into a basin, and there's laundry detergent ready next to him, so he probably knows that the mechanics need to wash their hands when they come back.

"Okay!" Little Agui nodded upon hearing this, pushed open the door, and ran out.

Not long after, the two adults and the child returned from outside.

When Lao Ji and Fu Zi saw the basin of hot water on the stool in the room, they were both stunned. Then, after Yu Dawei explained, they finally realized that Xiao A Gui had helped them. They felt a complex mix of emotions.

This child looks thin and small, no more than eleven or twelve years old, but his diligent and sensible manner makes one's heart ache no matter how you look at him.

In no time, the people eating in the room had come to regard Xiao Agui as their darling.

Neither of them knew how terrifyingly skilled and capable their beloved member was in the field of repair.

After the meal, the three of them prepared to clear the table, but A-Gui insisted on doing it all by himself, leaving Yu Dawei with nothing but a helpless smile.

It's true that a child needs time to adapt after coming out of a distorted environment, and now that he's well-fed, warmly dressed, and his health is recovering well, it's not a bad thing for him to do some work and be more diligent.

Yu Dawei then began to work with Fu Zi and Lao Ji to take stock of the factory's recent operations.

Old Ji took out his usual "Brigade Leader's Maintenance Manual," which Yu Dawei had prepared for him in advance, only two grid notebooks.

Later, Lao Ji went to the convenience store and bought two lined notebooks and a notebook cover. (Scientific name: notebook binder)

The shell is made of cardboard, with a cloth strip glued to the top. It has two small holes and two pieces, front and back.

The method is very simple: stack four notebooks together, then use an awl to pierce the top of each one, and then thread a black eyelet through it, tying a knot at the top. (Black eyelet: a type of shoelace used on some athletic shoes, usually all black with hoops at the front and back, and often feels loose when pressed.)
After Old Ji finished stringing the notebook together, he tied a rope to the strap and finally hung it on the wall.

(End of this chapter)