A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 150 Three Cars Received and Modified

Old Man Fu parked his bicycle and led Lin Sanqi towards Dongkuayuan. It was dark and there were no street lights.

Lin Sanqi felt a little scared, and thought of the ghosts who died unjustly in the mansions of ancient wealthy families. He wondered if they would float over in the middle of the night.

When Old Man Fu saw Lin Sanqi's expression, he burst out laughing:
"Boy, you are just a coward? Don't worry, I brought you here just to show you my car, just look at it!"

After Old Man Fu finished speaking, he pulled the light cord. Lin Sanqi then discovered that the street along Dongkuayuan was designed as a garage. Under the dim light, there were five cars parked quietly there.

Lin Sanqi suddenly realized: "Wow, Master Fu, you are really a great god. You have so many treasures hidden in your home?"

Fu Zuo didn't care, pointing at a few cars and saying:
"I don't know much about cars. They used to be taken care of by drivers. This one is called a Cadillac, this one is called a Ford, and this one is called a Pontiac. They are all American brands. I don't know how to drive them, and now they are just gathering dust."

Fortunately, Lin Sanqi is not a car enthusiast, otherwise he would have to take them all back now. These classic cars are very valuable.

Old Man Fu pointed to a dilapidated jeep in the corner and said:
"That's a Shanghai 58 jeep. It was allocated to me, the private owner, when the public-private partnership was in place. They said it was not good for me to drive an American car, and I should drive a domestic car. But this jeep is worse than a rickshaw. It shakes a lot, and I don't like riding it.

There are so many cars. Lin, you want to buy one, right? Which one do you like? You can take it."

Lin Sanqi immediately took a fancy to the dilapidated jeep in the corner, but didn't even look at the cars:

"Uncle Fu, are you really going to sell your car? Haha, then I'm here, I want this jeep, but is it still drivable?"

Old man Fu Zuo was a little strange:
"Hey, you don't want a good car, but a broken one? I tell you, this jeep used to take half a month to drive and half a month to repair. I was stranded on the road so many times, which was very frustrating.

If you drive it to another place and it breaks down on the way and you have nowhere to repair it, you will be helpless.”

Lin Sanqi walked around the jeep several times and touched it, feeling that it was covered in dust. It had obviously not been driven for several years and it was probably difficult to start.

But Lin Sanqi had a plan in mind. In later generations, there was a kind of car playing called "modification". He also knew that cars these days were unreliable, so he had already decided that he only needed the outer shell of the car, and the entire interior would be modified.

"It's okay, Uncle Fu. Even if you gave me those cars for free, I wouldn't dare drive them on the street. They're too high-profile. I'll just take this broken jeep."

Old Man Fu was also straightforward: "Okay, if you want a junked car, then junked car. By the way, you also want a big truck, right? Come on, I have one at home."

Lin Sanqi was amazed when he heard this. In an era when ordinary people couldn't even afford a bicycle, the old man's house was like a car show with all kinds of cars?

Passing through the garage of Dongkuayuan, there was indeed a large truck parked near the wall.

"Nao, this is a Jiefang brand truck. It used to transport goods for our family. Later, my family fell into poverty and the truck had no use. It has been sitting in the corner. It is a waste to leave it idle for so many years. Do you want it? If you want it, take it!"

Lin Sanqi jumped onto the car to take a look, then opened the door and felt it roughly. The exterior of the car was still intact, which was enough.

"Uncle Fu, this truck needs a major overhaul even if it can be used. Well, I don't have anywhere else to buy a car anyway, so I'll take this big truck."

When Old Man Fu heard this, he was delighted, thinking that if he sold his two broken cars, he might be able to exchange them for something better.

"Lin boy, this, this, cars are a good thing nowadays..."

Lin Sanqi quickly interrupted:

"Uncle Fu, you know the situation of your two cars, so there's no need for us to joke around. Just name the amount you want, and I'll eat if I can. If not, I'll find another way."

Old Man Fu rolled his eyes for a long time before he said embarrassedly:
"Lin, don't blame me. I have so many people to support, and now I am living on my own. It's too difficult. So I don't want money, I just want food.

So, you give me a ton of flour, and get me 200 kilograms of pork, these two cars... Oh no, I give you three cars, and you pick a car, how about that? "

After saying this, Old Man Fu looked at Lin Sanqi pitifully, fearing that the boy would refuse.

2000 kilograms of flour and 200 kilograms of pork, in that special era of 1959, it was really an exorbitant amount of money.

To put it bluntly, you can exchange dozens of prostitutes for girls, but now you only exchange them for three broken cars?

But for the time traveler Lin Sanqi, it was just a small matter of a few thousand RMB, which was the RMB in 2023, but it could solve his big troubles.

Lin Sanqi was overjoyed in his heart, but on the surface he still pretended to be embarrassed:
"Uncle Fu, your request is a bit high. Okay, but I have to give you the grain and pork in two installments. I can't get so much at once."

Fu Zuo thought Lin Sanqi would bargain, but he agreed immediately. He was overjoyed:
"No problem, Lin, you are generous, and I can't be petty, right? You can take the car away anytime, and you can give me half of the food first, and you can give me the remaining half during the New Year."

Lin Sanqi chuckled: "Then it's a deal." "A gentleman's word is as good as gold!"

The two parties agreed on the deal, and Lin Sanqi was ready to go home. Before leaving, he looked back at the dark former Qing palace.

"Master Fu, we are close friends regardless of age. If you believe me, you can voluntarily hand over your palace to the country tomorrow and move into a small house instead."

Fu Zuo's brows tightened when he heard this: "Lin boy, what rumors have you heard?"

Lin Sanqi shrugged: "There's no rumor. It's up to you whether you want to listen or not. I'm just reminding you out of kindness."

This made Old Man Fu a little confused. He didn't even know when Lin Sanqi would leave...

The next day, Lin Sanqi asked the head of the logistics department for help and found three drivers and mechanics to come to Old Man Fu's house.

After some inspection, the jeep was still able to move. The Jiefang brand truck was repaired for half a day and could barely move after adding gasoline, but the experienced driver judged that it could not drive long distances.

Finally, Lin Sanqi picked out a 1939 Cadillac Wood extended edition sedan in black. Old Man Fu himself promised to give him any one of them as a bonus, and he could take it if he wanted.

What is it like to drive this car? It's just like a spy movie in the Republic of China, except for the female spy Wang Manchun.

A jeep, a car, and a large truck were used to transport Lin Sanqi back to the hospital. There were many people in the unit and some things were difficult to conceal.

Fortunately, the Chinese medicine hospital has several exclusive warehouses at the train station, and the drivers drove all three vehicles into the warehouse.

After the car was put into storage, Lin Sanqi was given 20 kilograms of rice as a reward by a driver.

The drivers were deliberately not selected from our hospital staff. They were all borrowed by Section Chief Quan from a state-owned auto repair shop. They only care about the salary and don't care about the condition of your car.

Besides, Section Chief Quan hired the driver in the name of the Chinese Medicine Hospital. The driver only knew that it was a government car of the Chinese Medicine Hospital. How could he know that it was Lin Sanqi's private car?
So he happily left with the white rice.

The only person who knew the inside story was Section Chief Quan.

However, when Section Chief Quan received 100 kilograms of rice and Lin Sanqi promised to move the car within two days, Section Chief Quan decided to keep the secret to himself and directly handed the warehouse key to Lin Sanqi.

That night, Lin Sanqi passed through the space gate and drove away the three vintage cars, truly doing it without anyone noticing.

The next day, Lin Sanqi borrowed the large truck from the Chinese Medicine Hospital that had been used by someone who had died there, and personally delivered 1000 kilograms of flour and 100 kilograms of pork to Old Man Fu’s house…

In 2023, the vacant land in the warehouse area of ​​Shilou Village.

Lin Dongdong looked at the three old cars in front of him and really doubted his eyes. Then his eyes became brighter and brighter:
"Qizi, where did you get this old Cadillac Wood? Damn it, it can still be driven? This car is at least 80 years old, it's simply a miracle, has it been modified? Oh my god, it's still the original factory paint, isn't it too exaggerated?"

Lin Dongdong, the seventh child in the clan, runs a large auto repair shop at home and also undertakes car modification business.

Seeing his brother jumping up and down with excitement, Lin Sanqi reminded him silently:

"Brother Dong, the key here is this Jiefang brand truck and this Shanghai brand jeep. This Cadillac is not urgent. I don't need it for the time being."

After hearing this, Lin Dongdong looked at Lin Sanqi with disdain:
"Qizi, you really don't understand. Your Cadillac Wood is a treasure. It is well preserved, with all the original parts and even the paint. I don't think there is another one like it in the world. It is priceless."

Lin Sanqi thought that this car was just a bonus, no matter how valuable it was, how much could it be worth?

"Brother Dong, since you like this old Cadillac, just tell me how much it costs and I'll sell it to you. You can enjoy it at home. All I ask is that you quickly help me convert the truck and jeep. I need them urgently."

Lin Dongdong was delighted when he heard this:
"Qizi, are you serious? You sold this old car to me? Haha, don't regret it. I won't treat you unfairly. I'll take this car for 300 million."

Lin Sanqi couldn't understand the mental state of these car fans, just as Lin Dongdong couldn't understand why his cousin liked junk cars.

"Okay, okay, you can take the 300 million and play with it however you like."

Lin Dongdong was afraid that Lin Sanqi would regret it, so he quickly called Lin Qinming, the old man next door, to be a witness, and then quickly transferred 300 million to Lin Sanqi's bank card.

The satisfied Lin Dongdong then asked happily:
"Tell me, how are you going to modify these two broken cars? My god, no one would pick them up if they were thrown on the road. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)