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

Chapter 52 Is this an engine being hoisted?
"Sigh, if only there could be a paradise in this world, without human relationships, without conflicts and disputes." Bai Zhongsheng put his hands in his pockets, his eyes full of longing. "I would plant a small plot of land there, with a lake nearby, where I could go fishing when I had nothing to do... The simpler the food, clothing, and daily necessities, the better, and there would be no one around except me."

"Ignoring the cold and heat outside, I only appreciate the spring and autumn before my eyes. If there were such a paradise, I would definitely go there."

Yu Dawei nodded: "Your ideals are great. Let's get back to reality. When are you going to find me a car? I'm not in a hurry, as long as I can use it this afternoon."

"Sigh, you're just a mortal. I'll go right now." Xiao Bai rolled his eyes in annoyance. His thin frame wasn't even as tall as Yu Dawei's shoulder. Even rolling his eyes at Yu Dawei required him to tilt his head back with great effort. "By the way, is that car really in such bad shape as you say?"

“No, not at all.” After saying the first half of his sentence, Yu Dawei added, “It’s even worse than I described.”

"Dude, can you stop talking so fast? Do you need me to transfer two more people from team one to you?"

“No need for that, it’s not about having too many people.” Yu Dawei sighed. “The main problems should only be with the engine and the pump. The worst-case scenario is that we can just replace the pump with a new one, but that would mean the cost would be very high.”

"So I'll try my best to fix it."

"Okay, just tell me what you need, and I'll do my best to cooperate." Bai Zhongsheng snorted, recalling what Manager Wu had just said. "Don't worry, although an application is required, it's only necessary in urgent situations. If there's anything urgent, you can submit the application later."

"Then thank you, Brother Xiaobai." Yu Dawei gave a standard, simple smile.

"You're welcome. Come on, let me take you to find a crane."

"You go first, I need to dismantle the large pump. Today we'll try to get both the large pump and the engine off the truck," Yu Dawei said, then followed Bai Zhongsheng out.

Bai Zhongsheng drove away in his black Volkswagen, and Yu Dawei began carefully unscrewing the connecting screws again.

The people in the second team were all quite energetic and didn't chat or gossip. They just kept their heads down and worked. Occasionally, the team leader would ask someone to pass him a wrench, and another person would refuse with a very strong temper, saying, "I don't have time."

This feeling was completely out of place with the car repair team on the other side. When Yu Dawei looked back at the other team, there were five people in total, and six including Master Lü. They were all having a great time, repairing the excavator while joking and chatting happily.

To be honest, Yu Dawei doesn't like to chat idly while working. He focuses on doing his job well, a skill his grandfather taught him since he was a child.

Anyone who dares to go out with the old man to repair cars and chat is practically asking for trouble.

In addition to physical punishment, there was also verbal reprimand. The whole family sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and watched Yu Dawei stand on the ground being scolded by Yu Laonian.

Yu Laonian's second son was obedient and sensible, but he never received the "high" level of treatment that Yu Dawei received.

Around three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the crane slowly drove into the yard, with the black Volkswagen following behind.

Master Lü was sitting in the cab, holding a thermos, talking to the team below about his experience repairing imported loaders. Hearing the rumbling of the crane, he frowned, stopped talking, and turned around to look.

"This kid brought a crane over to help on his first day here. Does he really think he can lift the engine out?" Master Lü looked at the connection between the engine and the large pump and shook his head in silence.

Two-thirds of the bolts at the connection point of the large pump were still attached, making it absolutely impossible for Yu Dawei to lift the engine out if he wanted to directly connect the large pump.

It's absolutely shameful.

"Dawei, what's the next step?" Bai Zhongsheng brought the crane operator over and walked to Yu Dawei's side.

Yu Dawei glanced at the crane, raised an eyebrow, and exclaimed, "Good heavens, it's a ten-ton crane from Beiqi!" Before 2000, Beiqi's crane business was doing quite well. In his past life, Yu Dawei had even considered borrowing money to own a crane, but unfortunately, he was heavily in debt at that time, and no one was willing to lend him money anymore.

However, XCMG cranes later emerged like a dark horse, taking over most of China.

"A ten-ton crane, that's a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut," Yu Dawei couldn't help but joke, reaching out to touch the Beiqi crane, which had once been his dream machine.

Imported technology and joint venture models with local Chinese companies.

"It's alright, as long as the car can be repaired, the sharper the knife, the better." Bai Zhongsheng turned to look at the crane operator, "Master, you'll just follow Master Yu and listen to him."

“No problem.” The crane operator looked at Yu Dawei. “Just tell me how you need the straps applied.”

Yu Dawei nodded.

The second team, who were still unpacking the engine connecting bolts, were stunned when they saw the crane arrive.

What's going on? They haven't finished disassembling the engine yet! There are still more than half of the screws to be removed! The crane has come over first.

"Master Yu, it might take a while before we can get the engine to be hoisted." The squad leader crawled out from under the excavator. He had to explain to Yu Dawei, afraid that this young man really didn't know anything and would embarrass the rest of the team.

"It's alright, no rush, you all come down first." After giving his instructions, Yu Dawei turned to the crane operator and said, "Raise the boom and give me the straps, I'll do it."

The crane operator glanced at Yu Dawei, but didn't say anything. He took a five-ton strap from the back of the crane and handed it to him.

“No, it’s too big, make it smaller. And don’t use the big hook later, use the small hook.” Yu Dawei found a suitable five-meter-long strap on the truck bed. “This will do, and give me a three-ton lifting ring.”

A shackle, also known as a U-shaped buckle, is used to secure the two ends of a strap.

With the straps and lifting rings, Yu Dawei climbed directly onto the engine, lowered the straps from the position near the large pump, wrapped them around the engine, and finally fastened the lifting rings directly onto the hooks.

Everyone was baffled by Yu Dawei's inexplicable actions and didn't understand what he meant.

If it's about lifting the engine, how could it possibly be lifted like this? The way it's strapped in is wrong.

But if he didn't lift the engine, his actions would be truly incomprehensible.

The members of the second team watched all this in silence. At this moment, they had serious doubts about Yu Dawei's skills and even felt that compared to the group of people in the first team who were watching the spectacle, they had really lost face.

"Master, could you please raise it a little higher in a moment? I'll stop when I say stop, and lower it when I say lower." Yu Dawei ignored the strange looks from the crowd and explained the specific operating details to the crane operator.

"Okay." The crane operator glanced at Bai Zhongsheng first, and seeing that the other party did not object, he nodded: "Okay, I will start the crane now and wait for your signal to lift it up."

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[P.S.: Thank you Tianqiu Ai for the 100 Qidian Coins! May you be happy every day, and may all good things come in pairs! —Han Jingfan]

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