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

Chapter 15 Earning a Thousand Yuan from a Gasket

The onlookers understood what was going on, and one of them mocked Yu Dawei: "Boss Xu, don't listen to this young man's nonsense. Hurry up and leave before it gets dark."

"That's right. Even if Master Zhang isn't the best, he's still one of the most skilled mechanics in our town. If he can't fix it, you'd better hurry up and go to the oil city."

"This young man is so young, he's obviously just making a fuss."

Yu Dawei felt helpless listening to the disparaging remarks from those around him. The car repair industry does indeed value seniority.

After all, the older you get, the more cars you repair, and naturally, the more knowledgeable you become about the problems with various cars.

However, Yu Dawei is different. Despite his young age, he has accumulated a lifetime of car repair experience. He can tell what's wrong with this kind of car at a glance.

"How much money do you want?" Xu Tianzhu asked solemnly, as if he had made a decision in his mind.

"1000 will do."

“Okay!” Xu Tianzhu nodded. “I’ll come back at this time tomorrow. If it still can’t be moved, I won’t give you a penny. I’ll just take it to the city.”

“No problem.” Yu Dawei nodded.

Then Xu Tianzhu left with his brothers. Zhang Mazi glared at Yu Dawei with hatred: "Kid, you're pretty cocky. Don't make things difficult for yourself later."

After uttering this seemingly harmless but ultimately harsh remark, Zhang Mazi left.

The others also left, but some interested people chose to wait and see how the young man would fix the car.

"Brother Yu, you're really fearless, like a newborn calf." Duan Dahai pointed at the Komatsu excavator with some concern. "Can you really repair something imported like this? Foreign products are usually very sophisticated, aren't they?"

"Don't worry, Brother Duan." Yu Dawei patted him on the shoulder and walked straight into the courtyard. "What monsters and demons? They're just parts once they're taken apart."

"Hey, if you're not going to fix this car, where are you going?"

"Go back inside and warm up first, it's too cold."

Duan Dahai watched the other person's back and sighed nervously. If it really wasn't fixed, given Zhang Mazi's vengeful nature, Brother Yu probably wouldn't be able to get along in town in the future.

After dinner in the evening, Duan Dahai urged Yu Dawei to think about the Komatsu 850, worried that he couldn't handle it by himself and that he might even need to help.

However, Yu Dawei politely declined, having spent his entire life treating difficult and complicated diseases, and had a deep understanding of the essence of the art.

It's not true that more people can fix things faster, nor is it true that better skills can fix things better.

Most importantly, you need to be meticulous, have a keen eye, and be able to observe things thoroughly.

Yu Dawei spent most of the night chatting and arguing with Duan Dahai. Those who were originally waiting to see how Yu Dawei would fix things couldn't stay up any longer and went home.

This included Zhang Mazi and his apprentice, who were hiding behind other excavators.

It was past 1 a.m., and the outside temperature had already reached minus 40 degrees Celsius. The two of them had finished dinner and were waiting there.

I thought this kid might be rushing to meet the deadline by using a flashlight, but it seems he didn't even have that idea.

"Master, I think he probably won't be able to get up until tomorrow during the day to fix this car." The apprentice stomped his feet hard on the ground to warm his frozen soles.

"Hmph, even if he's incredibly skilled, he won't have time to disassemble so many parts if he has to fix it tomorrow. We'll just have to wait and see him make a fool of himself." Master Zhang patted his apprentice's head. "Let's go home." He was completely relieved this time. Based on his experience repairing excavators, in cases like this where the machine can't move, it definitely can't be fixed without disassembling major parts, especially since there's only one day left.

This kid brought it on himself. Tomorrow I'll make sure he's completely disgraced and shows him how incompetent he is while daring to act like a big shot!
Zhang Mazi's wicked schemes began to stir, and he brewed up a series of brilliant moves, waiting to unleash them all on the other party tomorrow, daring him to suddenly appear and cause trouble in front of him.

Not long after the two left, Yu Dawei came out of the yard wearing a thick military overcoat and cotton gloves.

He moved the old man's toolbox out and placed it at the gate of the yard. He first circled around the Komatsu excavator, and after not finding anyone, he turned around and went to the cab of his own excavator, where he took out a small iron box from under the seat.

When you open it, it's full of gaskets.

There are copper gaskets, asbestos gaskets, rubber gaskets... Many have used them, few haven't.

Yu Dawei found this gasket box yesterday while tidying up the excavator. Some of the gaskets on it were the perfect hardness, so he didn't throw it away.

I never expected it to come in so useful tonight!
Yu Dawei, carrying the gasket box, came to the door again, opened the toolbox and found wrenches No. 32 and No. 24, then turned around and climbed onto the excavator.

The distributor of an excavator is an important component of the hydraulic control system. It not only improves the precision of operation but also enhances the stability of the entire vehicle.

"The overflow valve of the distributor." Yu Dawei shone his searchlight and scanned the distributor, finally finding the overflow valve.

After disassembling a thick steel object in a few minutes, Yu Dawei glanced at the original gasket, gently pried it open, and sure enough, it broke instantly.

He felt somewhat helpless. He had told Xu Tianzhu earlier that only the frame and a few major components of the 850 hadn't been replaced, but the entire distributor in front of him had been replaced.

This includes the main relief valve mentioned above.

But it's all for the best; it's a bargain for Yu Dawei.

He had only gotten one such lucky break in his past life: a construction company's excavator had a problem, and the problem was exactly the same as this 850.

The machine was overseas, and the company's mechanics couldn't fix it, so the excavator was abandoned and left in Ethiopia for several years.

They spent 20,000 yuan to hire Master Yu, who was supposed to fix it within two months, as the visa was only valid for two months.

As a result, Master Yu stayed there for three days and fixed the car that hadn't worked for two and a half years.

The local project manager was thrilled and specially rewarded Master Yu with 10,000 pirr (900 yuan).

According to the project manager, 10,000 bills would be enough for a man to marry four wives in the area.

Although Yu Dawei was a lecher in his previous life, he didn't like every color.

So he spent the remaining month and twenty-seven days idly throwing money around.

For example, if you throw a bill into the river, you'll see children running barefoot into the river to look for it. When they find it, the child is happy, and so is Yu Dawei.

One bill bought happiness for two people, and Yu Dawei felt it was well worth it.

For example, she would tip the maid two bills, do the laundry, cook, buy things, and make the bed. Basically, she was willing to do everything except eat, sleep, and go to the toilet.

So, Master Yu spent a very boring and long paid vacation there.

(End of this chapter)