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

Chapter 32 An unexpected encounter with a malfunctioning car

The person Yu Dawei was referring to was from the Yao family in Xinglong Village, Heshan Township, and his name was Yao Jinfu.

This person was his classmate from elementary to junior high school. He was an honest person and had always been Yu Dawei's little follower when they were young.

Even his two older brothers from the same school couldn't stop him; he was determined to follow Yu Dawei.

Yao Jinfu has four children: two older brothers and one younger sister. He is the third oldest, and people in the village usually call him Yao Laosan (Third Old Yao).

His father, Yao Shanpao, was a music teacher at Heshan Elementary School, and also taught math, Chinese, science, social studies, etc.

Yao Jinfu is Yu Dawei's number one fanboy. Back then, in order to go to junior high school with his older brother, he was always the last in his class. But in the fifth grade final exam, he actually ranked ninth in the whole class.

Teacher Yao was overjoyed and spent a fortune of 200 yuan to buy his youngest son a bicycle.

Of course, in the end, it was Yu Dawei who benefited.

Yujiatun was a bit far from the town, so Yu Dawei would always ride his old-fashioned bicycle, dragging Yao Jinfu home, and then, under Teacher Yao's almost murderous gaze, he would ride back home with a flourish.

Their relationship lasted until Yu Dawei transferred to a school in Hohhot, after which they lost contact.

When Yu Dawei returned from the city, got married, and had children, he learned that his former tagalong had actually been sued and imprisoned for three years.

I heard that after finishing junior high school, this guy was admitted to a technical school in the county, learned how to operate an excavator, and went directly to Hohhot after graduation.

However, he was unlucky in love and ran into a boss who was illegally mining, and then, basically, that was the end of it.

The boss and several partners were sentenced to seven years, while he, as an accomplice, along with several drivers, was sentenced to three years.

He was released after 93.

In his previous life, after returning to the village, Yu Dawei wanted to meet Yao Jinfu, since Yao was his close follower back then.

But one sentence from the old man made Yu Dawei back down.

"Gossip is a fearsome thing! You may not care about yourself, but don't drag our whole family down with you!" The old man's gaze at him at that moment was like two sharp knives.

At that time, the whole village of Heshan and the surrounding hamlets were talking about how Yao Jinfu had killed someone and gone to jail, and that he had been released because of a light sentence.

No one dared to believe it, and no one disbelieved it; in short, everyone who saw Yao Jinfu kept their distance.

In addition, Yu Dawei lost his agricultural machinery and was burdened with debts, so he had no time to care about others and went to work in the oil city a few days later.

Many years passed after that...

It seems that Yu Dawei heard that he couldn't stand the gossip in the village, and one morning he took a pig-slaughtering knife and stabbed himself in the heart.

At that time, Yu Dawei had just given birth to his second child and was paying off the debts from his second failed business venture.

He clearly remembers having a dream that night, in which a middle-aged man who looked similar to Yao Jinfu when he was a child was saying goodbye to him while shedding tears.

Yu Dawei felt that since he could live his life again, he couldn't let his former followers pass by so hastily.

He had actually been thinking about this for a while, wanting to bring Yao Jinfu along to work in car repair, but he was afraid that if they didn't see each other for five or six years, Yao would think he was doing him a favor and would turn around and reject him. In the end, the only solution he could think of was to have him operate an excavator, firstly because he needed someone who could operate an excavator, and secondly because it was a perfect match for Yao's expertise.

Thirdly, and most importantly, perhaps leaving the village and changing his environment will help him gradually emerge from the shadows in the future.

But we'll have to wait.

First, since his own work wasn't finished yet, hiring a driver was pointless. Second, if Yao Jinfu wanted to get over this hurdle, he had to see through everyone's true colors and then take a more detached view of everyone's gaze.

"Almost there." Hou Wanqiang turned right and drove the car to a deserted construction site. "What are you thinking about?"

"Oh, I was thinking about the driver." Yu Dawei glanced at the thick layer of snow covering the construction site. "I hope that if this kid really wants to help me, he'll drive well and not break the car."

"Haha, no car is indestructible." Hou Wanqiang parked the car in an open space. "Dawei, broaden your horizons. You should not be looking at the good or bad of a car, but at the relationship between cars, between cars and people, and between people."

"This is the first place I brought you here. This is section three, and there are also sections seven and nine." Hou Wanqiang pointed to the road ahead. "These three places only require digging and unloading soil. Section three is the first section, so the time is short, but the price for using vehicles will be higher."

“The prices for section seven and section nine are about the same, but section nine is a bit longer than section seven.” Hou Wanqiang led Yu Dawei to section three for a look. “Come on, I’ll take you to section seven and section nine for another look.”

"Second Uncle, can we choose any of these three?" Yu Dawei's eyes lit up.

He knew all too well about the road construction project. Back then, an imported Volvo excavator broke down in a remote mountain valley, and it took him more than six hours to drive there from Hohhot.

When I first saw that Volvo digging through rocks in a muddy area, it had to switch to a hydraulic breaker to remove the rocks bit by bit before switching to a bucket to slowly pave the road.

It was because of the poor quality of the road conditions that the Volvo engine was ruined.

Compared to the car repair job he did in his past life, this was practically heaven. Yu Dawei felt even more grateful to his second uncle, and also to Officer Hao; it was truly fate that brought them together.

"Choose whatever you like, but there's one thing you need to be aware of." Hou Wanqiang sat in the car, looking at Yu Dawei in the passenger seat, "These three sections are directly under the Eighth Bureau. We're essentially snatching food from a tiger's mouth. There are some things you'll need to handle yourself. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, don't worry, Second Uncle, I will definitely not cause you any trouble!" Yu Dawei held up four fingers.

"Hehe, there's no need to be so nervous." Hou Wanqiang started the car and stepped on the gas. "It's always good to be on guard against some petty people."

The two then went to the seventh and ninth sections.

The price for using the vehicles in the third phase is approximately 600 yuan per day, with diesel fuel, engine oil, lunch, and dinner provided free of charge. The excavator operator's salary, however, needs to be paid by the excavator owner.

The price for sections seven and nine is 500 yuan per day, but it's advantageous because of the longer route and the longer travel time. However, even at 500 yuan, it's still the highest vehicle rental fee for the entire Luhe Town area.

In the end, Yu Dawei decided to choose the ninth section. This vehicle didn't have any other work to do, so it would be better if he could work on it for a longer period of time.

After the two had finished discussing their plan, they were about to drive away when they encountered a broken-down old Audi at the construction site.

At this moment, the car's hood was already open, and a man wearing a black down jacket was sticking his head inside the hood, his hands were wearing cotton gloves, and he was leaning against the side with a worried look on his face.

"It looks like a government vehicle." Hou Wanqiang narrowed his eyes and deliberately slowed down.

(End of this chapter)