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

Chapter 447 Case's excavator, sold for 350,000?

“Boss, there’s something else.” Old Ji looked up at Yu Dawei. “A few days ago, I took Taozi to the county town to buy some laundry detergent. The female boss of Longmen Laundry Detergent Factory knew that our family was buying laundry detergent, and without saying a word, she directly carried four or five boxes of laundry detergent and refused to take any money.”

"She said it was just like getting a membership for her car, and she'd call us to fix it whenever it broke down. I wasn't sure what to do at the time, so I thought I'd come back and tell you. I've been so busy until now that I finally remembered." Old Ji habitually picked up the tobacco dustpan beside him, but then he thought about the woman and child in the house and decided against it.

Da Feng, who was doing the accounting, stopped what she was doing and looked at her older brother with curiosity, wondering what the relationship was between the female boss and her brother.

Yu Dawei felt Da Feng's gaze beside him, rolled his eyes at her, then turned and sighed before saying, "Let's leave it at that for now. Whoever goes to the county again, get her a membership card and send it over. The value will be calculated based on the goods brought back this time."

Afterwards, Yu Dawei briefly explained the food, clothing, and daily necessities that Fanfan Repair Shop had been providing recently. It was summer now, and although it wasn't hot in the mornings and evenings in Northeast China and the wind was still cold, people couldn't stand the midday sun shining on the ground.

It's always good to keep some Huoxiang Zhengqi Water (藿香正气水) on hand, as well as medicine for diarrhea.

As for clothing, Yu Dawei originally planned to make a uniform, but there were very few clothing factories in Northeast China, and in terms of industry, they were simply incomparable to clothing factories in the South.

Moreover, the current level of clothing in China has not reached the cheap level of personalized customization, so Yu Dawei ultimately gave up on the idea.

He still scavenges old clothes from the scrap metal recycling station. When Duan Dahai's scrap metal recycling station was still open, Yu Dawei would get some old clothes from him that were specifically for repairing cars.

However, they weren't taken home and worn immediately. They were first soaked in water for a day, then washed and dried. After being cleaned, they were distributed to employees according to size as work clothes.

Now that Duan Dahai has sold the scrap metal recycling station, many people who used to sell junk are now sending their things to the garbage station run by the father and son in the northeast corner of the town. Yu Dawei plans to take some time in the next couple of days to go and check it out, and maybe pick up some summer short-sleeved shirts and such.

After calculating the accounts, he found that after deducting staff salaries and various miscellaneous expenses such as car repairs, he still had more than 20,000 yuan left this month. His wife also had some money, but he could still manage to make ends meet for the time being.

The house is still under construction in my hometown, and I need to find time to go back and take a look.

Everyone worked until almost midnight before returning to their own places to sleep.

Over the next few days, Yu Dawei went back to his hometown to take a look at the newly built house, including the new chicken coop, storage room, pigsty, and so on.

Afterwards, he took the two children back to the factory. Agui and Duan Xiaowu became a team to repair cars in the factory. Not long after, Yu Dawei sent them out to carry out a field rescue with Benjun and Lao Zhao.

People have been coming to see the Case excavator in a steady stream, but perhaps because it's located in a small town, the price has remained low, with the highest offer only reaching 180,000.

It fell far short of Yu Dawei's expectations. During this time, Yu Dawei was not idle. He inquired everywhere to see where there were still excavators for sale.

According to his thinking, he definitely couldn't buy any more Case excavators before they were sold, for no other reason than that he had no money.

But you can make contact first, preferably with the after-sales service of some big brands, or some machinery factories, or even mines.

Having established relationships with suppliers of excavators, it will be much easier for Yu Dawei to buy them back later.

The Eighth Engineering Bureau of China Communications Construction Company is actually a very good choice, but unfortunately, the Eighth Engineering Bureau is currently undergoing a transformation. The former supervisor, no, now Manager Chang, promised to deliver the Ackerman excavator, but it is still not delivered.

It seems that headquarters doesn't quite agree with the "buy one get one free" approach, but Manager Chang is still actively pushing for it.

Fortunately, Yu Dawei has spent a considerable amount of time with Lao Chang and understands his character; otherwise, he would definitely be so anxious that he wouldn't be able to sleep all night.

One afternoon, Yu Dawei was sitting at the entrance of the parts department, chatting with Dafeng, when two cars suddenly drove into the factory.

In front was an old military green SUV, followed by a nearly new black Mercedes-Benz.

"Hmm?" Yu Dawei was sitting at an angle that was directly facing the gate. When he saw the car coming, he immediately stood up. "It looks like my second and third uncles are here. You go ahead and do your thing. I'll go see what's going on."

Yu Dawei strode over, and Lao Ji, who was in the distance, also spotted the approaching car and quickly put down his work to go and meet it.

"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, why did you come together?" Yu Dawei frowned slightly as he watched the two men get out of the car with the others, instinctively feeling that something might have happened.

"Aren't you selling excavators? Let me see what kind they are." The first thing my second uncle did after getting out of the car was to light a cigarette. He put a Zhonghua cigarette in his mouth, his eyes sweeping over the factory, a smile on his lips. "Haven't been here for a while, and you've really gotten into a big mess. Who's that girl?"

"Dafeng, this is my sister." Yu Dawei waved to Dafeng, and after his sister exchanged a few pleasantries with her second and third uncles, he led the group to the door to find the excavator.

"Do you two need to use the excavator?" Yu Dawei asked as they walked.

“It’s not for me.” Second Uncle said, standing beside Yu Dawei, “I came here yesterday to handle the follow-up contracts for the village road project and also to catch up with a few leaders. On the way, we talked about your excavator sale, and one of the leaders mentioned that a construction team in Sui City wanted to purchase an excavator.” “The boss of that construction team in Sui City had dinner with me yesterday, but I got so busy that I forgot about you.” Second Uncle said with a slightly embarrassed smile.

He was actually quite helpless, having encountered a boss who loved to chatter after drinking, capable of talking about everything from Northeast China to Hainan Island.

This guy is such a braggart. He's got money and he wants to develop real estate in Hainan Island. He's got no ambition.

“We’re going to the city today anyway. If your car is in good condition, I’ll just take it and sell it to you.” Second Uncle held a cigarette between two fingers and exhaled a puff of smoke. “But the machine has to be the one. Don’t let it break down suddenly while you’re working. That would be so embarrassing.”

“No problem, I repaired it with all original parts.” Yu Dawei led a few people to the Case excavator.

He could understand what his second uncle was saying. After all, no one would want to take the initiative to help someone else sell their goods, especially since there was no commission involved.

But Yu Dawei was determined that if his second and third uncles really sold the excavator, even if they didn't get any money, he would at least buy them some generous gifts.

“The entire vehicle weighs eighteen tons. The major parts that need repair are the engine, hydraulic pump, and cylinders. The rest are minor issues.” Yu Dawei reached out and touched the tracks. “This vehicle shouldn’t be used very frequently. The original tracks weren’t worn out very much. Besides, I bought it from a farmer.”

"It's just that it's been stored for a long time and is rusty. Other problems aren't too serious. It doesn't work like mining or quarrying, which wears down the machines. Overall, the major parts of the machine won't need repairs for at least five years, provided it's used in Northeast China." Yu Dawei was quite confident in the Case excavator in front of him.

After disassembling the major internal components, he found that it was even better than his old Hitachi. Although it was broken, its exquisite craftsmanship was still quite impressive.

"Good! This bucket looks pretty big." My second uncle walked up to the bucket and subconsciously reached out to touch it.

"Huh? Second Uncle..."

"what?"

"Never mind, it's fine." Yu Dawei subconsciously swallowed. The bucket was fine, so he hadn't done anything to it, just rinsed it with water.

However, recalling Lao Tian's account of the excavator's past experiences, Yu Dawei still found it hard to let go of that bucket.

"Let's start the car, let's get it started and see." The third uncle, who had been silently following beside him, suddenly spoke to Yu Dawei.

“Okay.” Yu Dawei nodded and got on the car himself. As the engine roared to life, Yu Dawei began to extend his upper and lower arms.

Taking this opportunity, Yu Dawei leveled the bulge at his front door and tapped it a couple of times with the back of the shovel bucket.

Then they dug deeper into the ditch in front of the windbreak forest and threw all the garbage out a long way.

"Alright!" Seeing that there was nothing wrong with the car, the second uncle waved to Yu Dawei inside and called him back.

Because the car had been washed and repainted, it looked almost like a new car. Even the dirt on the tracks and the corners of the bottom of the car was cleaned up by Yu Dawei bit by bit.

Even laymen might believe you if you say it's a new car.

My second uncle was very satisfied with the greatly refurbished excavator and subconsciously asked about the price.

Yu Dawei replied with a minimum of 200,000. He thought his second uncle would also think the price was a bit high, since he had been getting tired of those haggling over the price these past few days.

But my second uncle shook his head and said, "Such a nice car shouldn't cost less than 350,000, otherwise it would be a loss."

Yu Dawei stood there dumbfounded.

Even as his second uncle drove away with the Case excavator, Yu Dawei was still in a daze. If his second uncle were to sell it for that price, he really wouldn't be sure.

People who work in construction usually have a good eye for things, unless the other party has some dirt on them that their uncle has, or they're just a sucker or a nouveau riche.

Before leaving, Yu Dawei gave his second uncle the car's certificate of conformity and the sales contract all at once.

He wasn't in a hurry either; the item had been sitting outside the factory for several days, so a few more days wouldn't make a difference.

The very next day, Yu Dawei received a call from his second uncle. He had indeed sold the Case excavator for 350,000 yuan.

(End of this chapter)