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

Chapter 215 The endless wilderness rescues: it seems we need a rescue vehicle!
Yu Dawei was speechless. Cars in Northeast China are prone to breaking down in winter. After the news of Fanfan Repair Shop's field rescue spread, Yu Dawei was completely busy. He did more work every day than Lao Ji and Fuzi in the factory.

In addition, Boss Liang kept introducing his wilderness rescue business, which really gave Yu Dawei a headache. Fortunately, Lao Ji would occasionally help Yu Dawei when he was done with his work.

Xiao Agui adapted to wilderness rescue work very quickly, and he also contributed to some of the disassembly and reassembly tasks.

However, Yu Dawei couldn't help but complain when he drank with Duan Dahai and Boss Liang, but this wasn't without its benefits.

First of all, Fanfan Repair Shop has become quite famous in the surrounding area. In addition, winter wilderness rescue is also a real money-maker. Yu Dawei can agree to any price, as long as it's not outrageously unreasonable, people will pay immediately.

That expression, ready to "bleed money" at any moment, revealed a resolute determination to get the car fixed. In the freezing cold, they didn't care about anything else; they just wanted to spend a little money to get the car repaired and leave this godforsaken place. This is probably the mentality of everyone seeking wilderness rescue.

As the winter solstice approached, he carried out a total of seventeen rescues, large and small. After deducting the costs of fuel and spare parts, he earned more than five thousand yuan! Even Yu Da was dumbfounded for a long time after calculating his own earnings.

He couldn't help but marvel at how, in this era, money is practically as easy as picking it up if you're willing to put in the effort, work hard, and endure hardship.

This also proves once again that it is not people who change the times, but the times that change people. It is the vigorous development of China that has created countless myths of millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions.

But there were dangers too. Several times, he encountered people who didn't know any better and stopped his car. Fortunately, before the rescue, Yu Dawei went home and put his double-barreled shotgun in the car. Otherwise, he might have really gotten himself into trouble with those people.

Whenever someone stopped his car, he would have Xiao Agui take out his gun and then put the muzzle outside the window.

Everyone who saw the hunting rifle in Yu Dawei's hand automatically made way for him. No one tried to rush forward like a tiger. Everyone was there to make money, not to die.

This gun is even more useful than a pass, and it is because of this hunting rifle that Yu Dawei seems to have the confidence to carry out field repairs and rescues.

That night, Yu Dawei put some loose change in the box and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) thinking about wilderness rescue.

There are several difficulties at the moment. The first is definitely the vehicle. Fiat is already very small, and it's already difficult enough to carry such heavy tools on the road, let alone put a welding machine or a gas welder inside. It's simply impossible.

Should we buy a car? Specifically for rescue operations?
But this car is already quite large. Putting aside how well it will perform in the summer wilderness rescues, I'll be busy with car maintenance after the New Year. Who will have time for rescues?
Yao Jinfu is going to go with me to operate the excavator, leaving only Lao Ji and Xiao Agui at the factory.

"No, I need to think about buying a car more carefully. Let's put this idea on hold for now," Yu Dawei murmured softly, reminding himself in a voice only he could hear.

He currently has only 60,000 yuan in hand, plus the 5,000 yuan he earned, for a total of 65,000 yuan.

He also wants to buy gold jewelry for his wife. In addition, he plans to build a house in his hometown next year. If he has extra money at the factory, he also wants to build two prefabricated houses for indoor car repair.

This is part of the plan and cannot be abandoned. The yard itself is dirt, and the dust particles blown by the wind fall on the machine being repaired, making it particularly prone to causing problems after installation. Therefore, it would be best to have a clean place for repairs.

And this is how it is this year. Next year, after he gets the temporary housing, people won't have to repair their cars outside in the freezing cold.

Besides, if we follow the timeline of the previous life, Dafeng might come back next year. I should take Dafeng to a good hospital to see a doctor and try to remove the tumor in her brain.

Over the years, my parents have been worried, but they don't have the means to go to a big hospital. Being able to go to a city hospital for a check-up is already a huge sacrifice.

In summary, Yu Dawei is currently short of both money and manpower.

These past few days, after dinner, he would start the Bomag road roller and drive it around the yard a couple of times, then begin making various minor adjustments, trying to get it back to its original factory condition.

But this road roller also presented Yu Dawei with a problem: once the machine is repaired, he can definitely make money, but what about the driver?

There are many people who can operate single-drum rollers. Even if someone doesn't know how to operate a single-drum roller, it doesn't matter. Yu Dawei can teach them quickly. As long as the other person knows how to drive a large vehicle, Yu Dawei can teach them.

However, double drum rollers are different. They not only require experienced roller operators, but also the skills to operate double drums.

He must be at least better than Yu Dawei, right?

You can't possibly be unfamiliar with basic operations like misalignment adjustment, right?

However, Yu Dawei really can't find such talent in Luhe Town, which is also the problem he has been thinking about the most recently.

However, if I can't figure it out myself, we can have a meeting later and a few of us can come up with a solution together.

One trick he learned from running a company in his past life was to throw the problem at everyone and then find the optimal solution. This was the only piece of experience he had accumulated from running a company in his past life.

Putting other things aside for now, like the 30,000 yuan debt to Xiaobai and the road construction project in Third Uncle's village next year, there's plenty of time to consider those later. Gradually, Yu Dawei also started to feel sleepy, and with the snoring of the two people next to him, he began to follow his own rhythm.

Sleeping on the far left of the kang, right next to Yu Dawei, was Xiao Agui. He waited until the third person started snoring before silently opening his eyes and staring at the dark ceiling.

He had been here for almost half a month without realizing it, and it all felt like a dream.

He no longer has to worry about how long he will live. Now his master requires him to grow to 1.7 meters tall and weigh over 120 kilograms before he can do heavy work. So although he repairs cars, he has never done any heavy work. He only does things like disassembling and assembling.

He measures his height with a tape measure every day. Since he arrived, he has grown to 1.49 meters tall, which is 3 centimeters taller than before. His weight has increased the fastest, from 62 jin to 70 jin.

He still looks thin, but he no longer has that frail feeling of being blown away by the wind.

All these wonderful things only came about after his master brought him out of poverty, which is why he often has nightmares about his master sending him away.

I returned to that hellish place, and almost every night when I was asleep, I would be woken up by nightmares.

So he started pretending to be asleep, and only fell into a deep sleep after he heard everyone in the room snoring. That way, he would no longer be afraid of someone secretly taking him away while he was sleeping.

He could stay here forever, well-dressed, well-fed, and with his master, Uncle Axe, and Uncle Ji—such good people.

A strong wind started blowing outside, its sound piercing, but it couldn't penetrate the house. Whenever a sound tried to sneak in through the window cracks, it was suppressed and driven away by three different rhythms of snoring.

Little Agui was curled up, covered with a thick quilt, sleeping very comfortably and soundly.

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December 22, 1993, the winter solstice.

On the road near Luhe Town, there was a convoy of vehicles, led by an old off-road vehicle.

The line consisted of a dozen or so vehicles, mostly dump trucks and lorries. When they reached a fork in the road, one of them would turn and leave, honking its horn at the lead vehicle before it departed.

With the successful completion of the Nianzishan project in Longxing Town at the end of the year, Uncle San also took his men home for the Spring Festival. This year, he specially allowed his brothers to drive back, partly to make their project team leader proud, and partly because he also wanted to promote the project indirectly and lay the groundwork for recruitment next year.

After all, whether it's a truck or a dump truck, once it's parked in the yard, everyone in the surrounding villages will know. Isn't that more convincing than posting small advertisements all over the streets?
In the SUV in front, Qi Dadu was driving, his third uncle was in the passenger seat, and Si Tuzi was in the back chatting idly.

Third Uncle was a man of few words, and he listened quietly to Big Belly Qi and Baldy Si bickering.

"I heard that Dawei opened a repair shop, right below the old highway in Luhe Town?" As we approached Luhe Town, my third uncle spoke up, a rare occurrence for him.

He rested his right hand on the car door frame, his fist against his cheek, his expression completely calm.

"Yes! I've heard about it too. Boss Xiao is really something. According to our fellow villagers, Boss Xiao has been doing a lot of business since he opened this repair shop. He must have made a lot of money, hehe." Baldy Si sat in the back seat of the car, looking on with envy.

"With Boss Xiao's skills, he could definitely make a living off that for a lifetime." Qi Daduzi was mostly envious, and also sighed about everything that had happened before.

Although I haven't known Mr. Xiao for very long, many things can't be measured by time. He might not even believe it himself, but he can see the light in Mr. Xiao.

It's something I really long for, but something I don't have.

"By the way, Third Brother, we can see his repair shop as soon as we get off the highway back in Luhe Town. Do you want to go and take a look?" Qi Dadu asked Hou Wanshan for his opinion.

“Okay, that will save us from going to their village again.” Third Uncle turned to look at Baldy. “When the car stops, have Ah Hu unload two pieces of pork and take them to the factory.”

"No problem." Baldy grinned, placing his hands on the edge of the seat in front of him. "Ever since these kids opened the repair shop with Boss Xiao Yu, they've all been saying they miss him."

“Dawei has a natural ability to unite people, but it’s not obvious. You might only notice it after spending more time with him.” Third Uncle squinted his eyes. This trait might only gradually emerge through continuous growth and refinement.

[P.S.: Thank you to "Loves Sparkling Water" for the 100 Qidian Coins! May you be happy every day, and may all good things come in pairs! —Han Jingfan]

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