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

Chapter 382 Repairs complete, time to head home.

Below, Zhang Huaijin followed behind Yu Dawei, handing him a wrench, while A Gui climbed under the excavator to prepare to tighten the screws.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Finally, the cab was perfectly mounted on the frame. Yu Dawei and his apprentice worked tirelessly to secure the cab, and then began installing the boom, cylinders, hydraulic lines, and central rotary joint...

Zhang Huaijin watched as Yu Dawei repaired and installed the car extremely quickly, and the force he used when smashing the rotary joint was just right.

It seems that his car repair skills are even better than those of the mechanic he previously hired.

The team worked on this until noon. The forearm had been hoisted up, and the central rotary joint had been fixed to the boom. Now, the excavator was only missing the bucket to be installed; once that was done, it would be completely complete.

However, Yu Dawei said he was not in a hurry. Whether or not the bucket is installed will not affect the test drive. Only after the vehicle starts without any problems will he be completely at ease, and then it will be time to install the bucket.

At lunchtime, Zhang Huaijin, again concerned about saving face, took everyone to a decent restaurant nearby, ordered a few dishes, and wanted some wine, but Yu Dawei refused, citing car repairs as the reason.

The crane operator originally wanted to have a drink, but seeing that the mechanic didn't ask, he decided against it.

After finishing his meal and settling the bill, the crane operator drove off. He had two more jobs that afternoon. With infrastructure construction everywhere these days, his crane was incredibly valuable. Over the years, he not only recouped his investment but was almost making enough to buy a second crane.

After watching the other party leave from the restaurant entrance, Yu Dawei and the others returned to the old courtyard.

The rest involves fixing the screws around the forearm and installing gear oil into the travel motor.

Zhang Huaijin was extremely sleepy because he had gotten up too early and had just finished lunch, but he was too embarrassed to sleep alone in the car, so he subtly asked his master for help.

"Brother Yu, you must be tired. Why don't you lie down in the car for a while at noon?"

"Not tired, let's finish early so we can test drive it."

"Oh, it won't make a difference. You all got up so early this morning, if you don't rest, how can you do a good job this afternoon?"

"It's okay, I can handle it."

Zhang Huaijin: "..."

So you two, one big and one small, couldn't tell I wanted to go to sleep? You're so clueless.

A-Gui glanced at Zhang Huaijin and silently picked up a bucket of gear oil: "You guys add gear oil, I'll go upstairs and add engine oil."

"Okay, alright." Faced with the can of gear oil handed to him, Zhang Huaijin couldn't refuse and could only accept it with both hands.

Adding gear oil to the travel motor is something one person can't do alone.

Because the oil filling ports are on the same vertical plane, a hose and tools are required to allow the gear oil to flow in through the hose.

Fortunately, Yu Dawei had previously bought a one-meter-long tubing at the auto parts market, which he cut in half with scissors and used a mineral water bottle cut in half as a funnel.

Afterwards, Yu Dawei secured the inlet, as well as the gap between the tube and the bottle opening, to prevent oil from leaking out of the gap.

After securing everything, he gave Zhang Huaijin a look: "Come on, pour it out."

"No way, you two really don't treat me like an outsider, do you? I'm the owner of this excavator, for goodness' sake!" Zhang Huaijin thought to himself.

But he didn't dare say it aloud; instead, he silently poured oil into the "funnel" that Yu Dawei had made himself.

"Brother Yu." During the conversation, Zhang Huaijin couldn't stand the loneliness and started trying to find topics to talk about with Yu Dawei again.

"Hmm?" Yu Dawei stared at the exhaust vent on the lower left side.

"I heard from Er Yan that you used to be very similar to me?" Zhang Huaijin asked with curiosity. "Were you also the kind of person who was easygoing, righteous, and always thinking about doing great things?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Dawei turned around and glanced at Zhang Huaijin before continuing to stare at the exhaust vent: "Well, they're quite similar in that they're not bothered by trifles and they're good at big things, aren't they?"

"As for your claim of being righteous, if you mean you agree to help others for free as soon as they ask, I don't think that's righteousness, that's foolishness. I used to be quite foolish, foolishly working like a slave for others, and I never saw anyone lend a helping hand when I was in trouble."

Yu Dawei's words silenced Zhang Huaijin, who was standing next to him.

Because what Yu Dawei said was true. He used to have some brothers who shamelessly asked him for help, but when he was in real trouble and wanted to ask them for help, they would make all sorts of excuses to refuse.

As for borrowing money, don't even think about it.

"Actually, Er Yan is right. I can indeed find a reflection of my former self in you."

"He doesn't listen to others' advice and lives in his own world, doing things his own way." "He only looks at the big picture when doing things, likes to take risks, and always thinks about taking a gamble to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle."

Yu Dawei squatted in front of the walking motor, reflecting on himself: "Actually, if you look at it seriously, these aren't really bad habits that would anger heaven and man. We don't kill people or set fires; we just want to do something big."

"But that's exactly what got me into trouble. Huaijin, I don't know how capable you are, but I'm the kind of person who's all talk and no action." Yu Dawei grinned bitterly. "Whatever I do, I look good, but I'm just a show-off."

“Don’t let Yu Feng’s current attitude of calling me ‘brother’ fool you. Back when I was living my life freely, she never called me ‘brother.’ She always called me ‘Yu Dawei.’”

"My parents felt the same way about you as Professor Zhang did. How would you describe it in four words, brother? Right, heartbroken!"

Zhang Huaijin, who was bending over to pour oil, felt increasingly ashamed as he listened, and his face began to droop.

If we take Brother Yu's words as they are, then those two people did have very similar personalities, behaviors, and thoughts in the past.

As for the ending, although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit it was terrible.

"Brother Yu, when did you start to change?"

"Changed?" Yu Dawei took a deep breath. "It was when we returned the agricultural machinery parts and paid back the loan sharks with interest."

“From now on, when I do something, I will always ask myself three times: Can I do this well? Can I do this well? Can I do this well?” When Yu Dawei saw that the exhaust port was leaking oil, he hurriedly signaled Zhang Huaijin with his right hand to stop pouring oil, while he used his left hand to plug the exhaust port with a screw.

Finally, he got up, picked up the oil drum, and said to Zhang Huaijin, "If you ask yourself three times and still feel that you can do it without any hesitation, then do it! With your carefulness and patience, I can't say you'll definitely succeed, but at least I can guarantee you won't be in too bad shape."

"Understood!" Zhang Huaijin felt as if he had drunk a bowl of chicken soup, and at this moment he felt full of energy.

Looking at the determined look in the other person's eyes, Yu Dawei silently mourned for the kid for three seconds.

"Brother, don't blame me for giving you pep talks, but you probably wouldn't believe me even if I told you about avoiding pitfalls in a rebirth story. Good luck." Yu Dawei silently cheered the guy on as he carried the oil can to the other side.

Actually, he quite hoped that Zhang Huaijin could achieve something in the future, so that at least it would prove that in his previous life, it wasn't that he was incapable, but that he was just unlucky.

The Caterpillar 350 was almost completely finished, and Yu Dawei began test driving it. In fact, he had done a thorough job of assembling the excavator, and Yu Dawei was quite confident in the excavator he had assembled.

"Tap tap tap..." As the key was turned, the excavator began to rise with a low growl, like a sleeping lion.

Yu Dawei controlled the excavator to lift the boom, forearm, rotate, and move one side without any problems.

However, he did not stop immediately, but continued to operate the excavator. On the one hand, the operation of this excavator was indeed first-class, much easier to drive than those old, broken-down vehicles. On the other hand, Yu Dawei paid special attention to details when repairing vehicles. He would restart the operation to see if there was any problem with any slight jolt.

This can be considered a kind of craftsmanship, and it is this one aspect that Yu Dawei has consistently adhered to as a code of conduct.

After about an hour, Yu Dawei felt that there were no problems with the vehicle, so he turned off the engine and then, together with his apprentice Zhang Huaijin, installed the excavator's bucket.

The repair of this Caterpillar 350 has been successfully completed.

Afterwards, Yu Dawei began to repair the old excavator with his apprentice. During the repair process, both the large pump and the engine itself had problems. To be honest, the excavator, which could not be started, was not worth repairing.

However, considering that Professor Zhang hoped to use these cars to help his youngest son pay off his debts, Yu Dawei patiently marked out the problematic major parts and then listed the replacement parts, handing them over to Zhang Huaijin.

At this point, Zhang Huaijin had no doubt about Yu Dawei's excavator repair skills. He would consult his father about any requests the other party had, including those regarding spare parts.

When Professor Zhang returned home that evening, he brought back some good news: one of his patients owned an environmental protection company that mainly contracted environmental protection work in the city, and he had some old sprinkler trucks in his possession.

As for the model and brand, Professor Zhang didn't have time to ask. The other party said that he could visit other factories when he had time.

Yu Dawei naturally agreed; if they could find a similar old water truck, perhaps they could destroy the two trucks to make one.

However, things didn't go so smoothly the next day. The water trucks were all the same brand, Dongfeng series, but the vehicle models were different. Fortunately, after comparing them, Dawei found that the chassis frames of the water trucks were almost the same.

After much thought, Yu Dawei decided it was worth a try.

Thus, the original plan to repair the old, broken excavator first and then the water truck fell through, and Yu Dawei started to be busy with both. Fortunately, Zhang Huaijin knew a few good friends, and everyone helped with disassembly and reassembly, which sped up the process considerably.

It took about a week to get the water truck sorted out first, followed by the old, broken excavator. Unfortunately, spare parts for this excavator were hard to find, and coupled with the fact that it hadn't been used for a long time, the frame of the excavator was too severely corroded, making repairs pointless.

It can definitely be repaired, but it's hard to say how long the work will last. In the end, everyone discussed and decided that the only option was to sell it as scrap metal.

Yu Dawei believes his skills are decent, but even he couldn't save this excavator that was already "out of commission".

(End of this chapter)