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

Chapter 419 Saying goodbye to Second Uncle before going home, is he sick?
Yu Dawei spent three days repairing two old Jiefang trucks with broken engines, and he managed to fix them almost completely.

These two Jiefang trucks completely follow the style of the older generation. The front of the truck is triangular, the driver's cab is behind it, and a long blue cargo bed is attached to the back.

In recent years, the design of Jiefang vehicles has changed. They no longer follow the old front face style, but instead adopt a rectangular design with a flattened area.

The Jiefang truck that Yu Dawei received was clearly an old, undesirable antique.

Of course, it was still very appealing to David for getting something for free. It was just that repairing the engine was too troublesome. He could tolerate the dirt and grime on and inside the engine for the first time, and he had to grit his teeth, disassemble the parts, and replace them with new parts little by little to get it working properly.

However, the second engine was really not working properly, so they simply dismantled the old, useless engine, found a dealer in the market who specialized in selling used engines, bought one for 1,300 yuan, and installed it on the second Jiefang truck.

Yu Dawei then spent another day and a half repairing and debugging, and finally the two vehicles were able to run long distances.

But after getting the car ready, he faced another problem, since he couldn't drive two cars by himself.

When Jiang Shang saw Yu Dawei's worried face during dinner, he knew what was wrong. So he offered to help Yu Dawei drive one of the Jiefang trucks back home, so that he could take the opportunity to go back to his hometown for a while.

Yu Dawei thought for a moment, nodded and did not refuse. He had seen Erdan's mood these past few days, and going back to his hometown to recuperate for a while was not a bad thing.

Claw and Biaozi are now learning hairdressing from Jiang Shang. When they see that Jiang Shang is going back to the Northeast, the two of them want to go with him. Anyway, they are the kind of people who only need to feed themselves.

Jiang Shang did not object.

So the number of people going back to their hometown was roughly determined. Yu Dawei and Zhaozi drove the first old Jiefang truck, Jiang Shang and Biaozi drove the second one, and all the repair tools they bought temporarily in Shenzhen had to be brought along.

Yu Dawei was mainly worried that these two old, beat-up cars might break down on the way, and then there wouldn't be any tools to fix them.

After things were pretty much settled, on the night before he left, Jiang Shang finally took Yu Dawei, Claw, and Biaozi to the small restaurant he co-owned with Dazhuang.

Although it's in Luohu, it's not in the central area; it's located in an urban village. It's a two-story building, with both floors used for entertaining guests. The first floor is the lobby, and the second floor consists of partitioned semi-private rooms.

This so-called private room not only had no door, but when you stood up, you would find that the partition next to you only reached your chest, which was quite shabby.

However, Chef Dazhuang, who runs a restaurant with Erdan, cooks quite well. His dishes are Northeastern style, and the style is also the "big, simple plate" style of Northeast China.

Many out-of-towners and locals came to their house for dinner. Since it was restaurant time, Yu Dawei could see that everyone was quite reserved when ordering food. A few people would order a few dishes, and they didn't dare to order more than that.

Some tables on the first floor even have just one plate of shredded potatoes with tree peppers for two people, which is enough to eat with two bowls of rice.

"Brother Erdan, your restaurant is great, but I think it would be more convenient to just offer fast food meals." Yu Dawei chatted with everyone while eating in a private room.

"Why?" Jiang Shang was mainly responsible for the restaurant's operation and design, and he immediately became interested when he heard Yu Dawei say this.

“Look at the people who came here at noon. Aren’t they all construction workers? And the style of your room’s decoration is okay on the first floor, but the second floor is neither Western nor tacky. It would be better to just put fast food boxes, small long tables, and a few simple plastic chairs upstairs without partitions.”

Based on his experience working on construction sites in his previous life, Yu Dawei talked about the design of a small restaurant in an urban village that he once saw: "Later, we set up fast food stalls on the first and second floors, welded a food cart ourselves, put boiling water underneath, and put a metal basin on top, filled with food, so it wouldn't get cold for a while."

As Yu Dawei spoke, he even stood up and gestured to show the length of the food cart and the design between the compartments.

The three people around him were dumbfounded.

Nowadays, construction sites do have boxed meals, but most people just cook the food and cover it with a lid. I've never heard of using hot water to keep it warm before.

“That’s a good idea…” Jiang Shang listened with a thoughtful look in his eyes, it seemed he had taken Yu Dawei’s words to heart.

Thinking to myself, when I return to Shenzhen and re-examine the surrounding situation, I might as well try the fast-food model that Yu Dawei mentioned.

The group quickly finished their meal, and then they first took Yu Dawei to his second uncle's house before driving away. After all, the second uncle of the Yu family was Yu Dawei's true second uncle from the same clan, and Yu Dawei had to visit him before returning to his hometown.

It would have been better if we hadn't looked. Once we did, we discovered that our second uncle was lying in bed and couldn't get up. Not only were our eldest brother, second brother, and younger sister Yu Zhouzhou there, but also several of our daughters who had married far away had returned.

Yu Dawei was carrying some tonics in his hands, and now it seems he really put them to use.

When everyone saw Yu Dawei, his older sisters, who had never met him before, were a little unfamiliar with him. It was only after Yu Daren introduced them that they realized their relationship and they all showed their warmth towards him.

During the conversation, Yu Daren explained the old man's situation. In fact, ever since the last gathering, the old man had been somewhat absent-minded. According to his mother, his father would always sit in the yard with a gourd of wine, lost in thought.

Then, just a few days ago, perhaps I caught a chill from the strong wind at night, and after catching a cold, I became seriously ill. After two or three days of treatment at the hospital, I am now feeling better.

I just got home today, and my eldest sister, second sister, and others are also preparing to say goodbye and leave.

Yu Dawei then realized that his second uncle was in this state because of him. He then secretly asked his elder brother where the tin wine gourd was, and after briefly greeting his second uncle, he took the opportunity to take the tin wine gourd away.

I originally thought that there wasn't much of a deep relationship between the second uncle and the eldest uncle, since the second uncle was always cursing at the eldest uncle, and they didn't seem like the kind of people who had a deep relationship.

Who knew that Yu Dawei, his elder brother, his second elder brother, and his younger sister, all of them were wrong. They really did have a good relationship with their great-uncle, to the point that seeing his belongings reminded them of him.

These three biological children are usually busy with their own lives and have no time to come back and visit their elderly parents. Before they knew it, this happened.

When Uncle Er heard that Yu Dawei was going back to his hometown, he couldn't help but lie on the bed, grab Yu Dawei with his withered old hands, and give him his advice with tears in his eyes.

The old man seemed to sense that his time was coming to an end, and he knew that his current body meant he would not be able to return to his hometown alive. So he recounted the glory and decline of the Yu family, as well as all the rules and matters, big and small, leaving no detail untold.

The second uncle had a rather volatile temper. Seeing his children all looking mournful, he waved them all away, leaving only his wife and eldest son, Da Ren. Only then did he prepare to explain his final arrangements to his two sons.

"Da Ren, while the new head of the Yu family is still here today, I'd like to make some arrangements for my affairs after my death." Yu Cong paused to catch his breath and gather his thoughts.

"Dad, please don't say that. The doctor said that this time it's just a minor cold that caused your rheumatoid arthritis to flare up. You'll be fine after a few days of rest. You were bedridden for several days last year too." Yu Daren was speechless. He had never realized that his father was so afraid of dying.

"Get lost! I may not die now, but I'll die sooner or later, so why do you care about one more or one less day?" Yu Cong rolled his eyes at his eldest son standing by the bed. Although he was weak all over, he still subconsciously wanted to grab something and beat the kid up.

"Besides, it's better to settle some things early, so that you don't suddenly collapse from a heart attack and don't even have the chance to say your last words." The second uncle was quite wise, preemptively eliminating any potential problems in the future.

"As you can see from my current condition, I'll probably only be hanging on by a thread when I go back to my hometown, or I might never be able to go back at all. But no matter what, I want to go back to the old village after I die!" Uncle Er looked at the ceiling with slightly red eyes. "I know I was unfilial back then. I took my wife and children and insisted on leaving Yujiatun despite everyone's advice. But I was forced to do this because of the need to make a living. I believe our ancestors are forgiving and won't hold a grudge against a junior like me."

"Besides, in all these years I've been out here, I haven't brought any shame to the Yu family. I've never been a robber or thief. On the contrary, I've been charitable and helped a lot of people in distress."

Yu Cong looked at Yu Dawei after saying this, "Dawei, you don't have any objections to me going back to the ancestral temple, do you?"

"No, no! Second Uncle, no matter where you go, you'll always be a member of the Yu family. You can rest assured about that." Yu Dawei knew that Second Uncle wanted a definite answer, so he didn't hesitate.

Sure enough, after hearing Yu Dawei's firm reply, Yu Cong felt much better, and a smile returned to his face.

“I know that if you transport a dead body from the south to the north, it will definitely rot by the time it reaches the hometown.” Yu Cong then looked at his eldest son. “Eldest son, when I die, you can cremate me.”

"Dad! What are you saying! You'll definitely be fine, don't think nonsense!" Upon hearing this, Yu Daren became agitated, even feeling a surge of anger, though he didn't know who he was angry at; he was just incredibly annoyed.

Nowadays, cremation is advocated by various organizations in China. In fact, the policy of cremation was introduced as early as 1956, but it was not until 1985 that it was advocated and implemented.

(End of this chapter)