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

Chapter 355 Going to the Longmen Laundry Detergent Factory for Diagnosis

Early in the morning, the rain was still falling lightly outside. The rooster in the yard, which had grown up, stood on its perch even in the rain, tilting its head back and crowing loudly, showing off its kingly spirit.

Not to be outdone, Gou Shengzi jumped onto the doghouse, barked twice at the surroundings, and then, like a drowned dog, drooped its head and crawled back into the doghouse.

Yu Dawei was too lazy to deal with those two. He first prepared feed for the livestock, then took the old man and Agui to the backyard for a bite to eat before driving off to the county town.

However, He Huihui had dressed up carefully early in the morning, preparing to go with him and then take Huang Man from the county bus station to the oil city for a trip.

According to the weather forecast, this intermittent rain, both light and heavy, will continue for at least another two days.

The old man stood on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), looked up through the window and sighed helplessly. He wondered if the seedlings planted in the fields could withstand the heavy rain that had lasted for several days.

That's how farmers live. Even when they have some free time, they look up at the sky with worry, praying for favorable weather and a good harvest to ensure a good harvest for the year.

In Northeast China, farming only has one crop year. If a year is particularly difficult, the whole family could starve to death.

Fortunately, neither the old man nor Yu Dawei's family are now solely reliant on the weather for their livelihood.

This is why the old man, even when he was so young, was determined to learn a skill despite all the hardships. In the era when there were still production teams, having the skills to drive and repair cars was equivalent to being a programmer in the 21st century.

These are poor people, few of whom can learn a skill and turn their lives around.

But times are like waves in the ocean, one wave always higher than the next. When new technologies emerge, those who dare to be the first to try them will reap the rewards. But as more people join in and new technologies emerge, those who are first to try them will be swept away by the next wave.

Yu Laonian can deeply feel that the times are developing rapidly and technology is also advancing rapidly.

Nowadays, there are devices that allow you to make phone calls while on the go.

When Yu Dawei got his phone back, he fiddled with it for a long time, almost taking the new phone apart.

However, Yu Dawei's phone is just for show right now, because he doesn't have a SIM card and doesn't know how to get one. Besides, there's nowhere in the town or the county where he can get a SIM card.

This time, He Huihui and Huang Man were going to the oil city for fun. Yu Dawei specially gave He Huihui his mobile phone and ID card, since she uses a mobile phone, and thought he would ask her to help him with some things.

After breakfast, Yu Dawei drove his SUV to the village road project site dormitory to pick up Manzi. Then he went to Fanfan's repair shop to get his own set of blade tools.

Only then did he drive towards the county town.

Time quickly came to eight o'clock. Because it had been raining all day, the sun was nowhere to be seen. When you looked up, all you could see was a gray sky, as if the whole world was in a round bubble filled with drizzle.

Yu Dawei saw the two off on the bus. Before leaving, he secretly slipped Huang Man some cash and told her to always pay the bill when eating or buying things.

Huang Man didn't know why either, but she obediently put the money into her pocket.

After dropping off the young couple, Yu Dawei drove to the location Ms. Wang had given him the day before, passing fewer and fewer buildings along the way.

About ten minutes later, Yu Dawei finally saw a large factory building surrounded by a wall in the distance.

However, the factory building currently looks rather shabby, with only half of the walls built. Yu Dawei can clearly see the unfinished factory building through the other half.

The overall area is very large, about the size of two of Brother Duan's scrap yards. Not only that, the scale of the buildings is also spectacular. The tallest building under construction has already reached six stories, and judging from the trend, it will definitely continue to be built.

"As expected of Longmen laundry detergent," Yu Dawei muttered in admiration as he sat in the car.

In its previous life, Longmen laundry detergent was advertised on TV and even had celebrities as its spokesperson. One of its products, which boasted that it would not harm hands, was sold in direct sales outlets all over the country.

However, when large foreign capital entered China, it resorted to extremely dirty business tactics.

First, they acquired the company, then began to shelve it, and then promoted their independently developed overseas brands. In the end, the Longmen Laundry Detergent Factory was dragged down in less than two years, and eventually, with the passage of time, it slowly disappeared into the long river of history.

In fact, many Chinese brands that were independently developed in the 1990s were ruined by such dirty tricks from foreign countries. Of course, there were also those that performed well under the other side, sitting or standing as they were told.

"Who are you looking for?"

To Yu Dawei's surprise, there was an old man working as a gatekeeper at the entrance of this half-built factory.

Although the main gate is almost finished and the high walls on both sides are completed, the main gate in the middle is not yet built, not to mention that the western wall is still halfway finished.

"What kind of talent is this, assigning a gatekeeper here?" Yu Dawei rolled down his car window and glanced at the large blue and yellow umbrella standing next to the old man, raindrops falling on it and forming thin streams that flowed down from different directions.

"An excavator repairman?" The old man was taken aback and looked Yu Dawei up and down with some surprise. "There was someone who said he repaired excavators, but he's already been arrested. You're driving a car and you're so clean. You don't look like a car repairman."

Yu Dawei was somewhat amused and exasperated: "Sir, who says that driving doesn't make you a mechanic? And who says that being well-dressed doesn't make you a mechanic? If you don't believe me, I have tools in my car that I can show you."

"No need for that." The old man waved his hand and said dutifully, "How about this, I'll go inside and inform them that someone will receive you, and then I'll let you go over. Is that alright with you?"

"Alright." Yu Dawei had no choice but to accept that this was someone easy to talk to, so he decided to wait.

However, he had a different thought in his mind. Judging from the old man's words, it was obvious that a group of car repairmen had already been invited over.

Although there are idiots like this who hire two repairmen, he felt that the woman named Wang Zhuo didn't seem like the kind of person who would do such a thing.

Just as Dawei was leaning back in his seat, listening to the rain outside the car window and waiting for someone, he finally saw the old man holding an umbrella.

After running under the large umbrella, the other person hurriedly closed the small one: "You're such a dishonest kid, making this old man come all this way for nothing. Our manager said we've never hired a guy named Master Yu to fix cars. You should go back to where you came from."

"Huh?!" Yu Dawei never dreamed that these two factories, which didn't even have doors, would actually turn him away.

"Isn't your manager named Wang Zhuo? It was Wang Zhuo who found me yesterday and then asked me to come over." Yu Dawei frowned, his heart filled with some emotion.

Isn't this just making fun of Yu Dawei? Could it be that he thinks he's found a more awesome mentor, and now he's going to deny it?

If this woman really did that, Yu Dawei would definitely turn around and leave without saying a word!
There's no other reason than that Yu Dawei absolutely cannot afford to mess with this kind of venomous woman, and he would never want to make a fool of himself.

"Wang Zhuo?" The old man's eyes flickered noticeably upon hearing the name, then he said even more firmly, "No, no, there is no such person. You should leave, you should leave now."

"Let me tell you, even though there's no door behind me, this is a restricted area of ​​the factory. I'm the door here. If you dare to drive in, I'll block your car."

Yu Dawei was astonished by the old man's rapid change of expression. He couldn't understand how someone who had been smiling at him just moments before could suddenly change his attitude, making it seem as if he had killed the old man's son.

There's a phrase in Northeast China called "杵倔横丧" (chǔ jué héng sàng), which perfectly describes the situation.

"Alright then." Yu Dawei smiled, showing no anger whatsoever. He started the car again, put it in reverse, and turned to leave.

The old man, standing in the rain, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party had no intention of making trouble anymore.

He didn't get this job easily, and he can earn about 600 yuan a month, which is many times better than going back to farm.

If he can't even handle this simple task of stopping people, then he doesn't deserve the high salary here.

On the other side, Yu Dawei was driving away, but the more he thought about it, the more something seemed off.

Considering the different changes in the old man's expression on the two occasions after hearing Wang Zhuo's name, Yu Dawei guessed that there must be some internal conflict within the laundry detergent factory.

"This bullshit about the chute is none of my business. Fine, I won't fix it." Yu Dawei thought back to his time in the vortex of the Eighth Bureau last year. Although he had made a lot of money from it, he really didn't want to get involved in this kind of internal factional conflict again.

Thinking of this, I pressed the accelerator even harder with my right foot.

Just as the SUV reached a small intersection, Yu Dawei glanced sideways and suddenly saw a familiar black Santana in the opposite lane.

"I can't see it, I didn't see it." Yu Dawei had clearly made eye contact with the people in the oncoming car, but with his strong mental fortitude, he kept his eyes straight ahead and left the intersection.

Its speed was slightly faster than before.

Wang Zhuo looked at the woman in the car with some surprise and quickly stepped on the brakes.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she hurriedly turned around, shifted gears, and chased after Yu Dawei's car in the direction it had left.

If she were to let go of the most skilled repairman in the entire Qing County, she would be filled with regret.

However, a woman's driving skills are ultimately limited. She could clearly see the back of Yu Dawei's car, but it kept getting further and further away.

One more chapter, to be posted at 12 o'clock.
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