The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 138 I Didn’t Watch It for Few

The Shanghai SH760 sedan has a top speed of 130 mph and an inline six-cylinder engine with a bottom-mounted camshaft.

Looking at the broken car in front of him, all the data formed in Jiang Cheng's mind. As a person in the 21st century, this car is a classic car for Jiang Cheng. He is not a car enthusiast, and even if he has heard of this brand, he does not know the parameters.

But Jiang Cheng, the original owner, knew about cars. Being a car soldier in the army, he could get more information about cars than in the local area. In some car units, there are basically some car technology magazines and car industry information publications.

The Shanghai SH760 sedan is not a new product, so it is normal for Jiang Cheng to know about it. What makes him admire is that the Supply and Marketing Cooperative actually has such a sedan.

After all, the Supply and Marketing Cooperative is not an administrative unit, and many factory directors with tens of thousands of employees do not have such a car. It can only be said that the Supply and Marketing Cooperative is powerful enough to get such a car.

Jiang Cheng was watching the fun beside the car. Maybe because they knew he was the driver, no one drove him away. He was just watching the fun, and what was the point of eating a cucumber?

But he could see clearly that several of them were drivers here who were called over to check the problem. One of them was wearing a white shirt with a pen in his pocket. His pants were cadre pants and his shoes were a pair of leather shoes. Coupled with his square face, this look in this era was almost like writing "I am a leader" on his face.

"Have you found the problem? This has happened several times."

"President, maybe the structure of this car is different from other cars. I really can't find the problem."

"Comrade, what are you laughing at?"

"I, I didn't laugh."

The last person to answer was Jiang Cheng. He was sure that he was not smiling. If a raised corner of his mouth was considered a smile, then he would not swear.

The main reason why Jiang Cheng wanted to laugh was because he heard the driver's reply just now. It doesn't matter whether it's a big car or a small car, they all have four wheels and an engine.

At most, there may be differences in structure, but the structures are basically the same.

Jiang Cheng did notice the problem with the car, but it can also be said that there was actually nothing wrong with the car. To be more precise, the problem was with the car itself.

But Jiang Cheng would not say anything now. He would not show off to such a large crowd. If he wanted to show off, he would have to wait until everyone was unable to resolve the issue before he showed up. This person was from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Jiang Cheng would not do it in vain. He would at least let him buy some scarce supplies.

"Master, you are the driver of the transport station. You drive the Yellow River truck, which shows your ability."

"That's not bragging. I was a car soldier in the army for four years. The commander asked me to be his driver, but his daughter was too ugly so I didn't go. I retired and came back to find a beautiful wife."

This time the person questioning him was a leader in a white shirt, and Jiang Cheng was just bragging while chewing a cucumber. But it wasn't exactly bragging, because when he was in the army, a battalion-level officer joked with him, saying that when he got promoted, he would let Jiang Cheng be his driver.

In the army, only those at the regimental level and above are considered leaders, and those at the battalion level are also considered future leaders.

"Master, you are a driver from the army. Can you tell what's wrong with this car?" the leader of the supply and marketing cooperative asked.

"With so many masters here, how can it be my turn?" Jiang Cheng said modestly. Even if he roughly knew where the problem was, he still had to figure it out.

If I were out and about and my fellow driver had a car problem, I would definitely help him if I could. But now, it was a sedan, a Shanghai brand sedan. It wasn't my company's car, so I wouldn't easily help him out if there was no benefit.

In fact, the drivers present saw Jiang Cheng coming off a Huanghe heavy truck, and the drivers who could drive this truck were all capable. Otherwise, they would have driven Jiang Cheng away long ago just because he looked so young and was still eating a cucumber while watching the fun.

What Jiang Cheng said now obviously had a hidden meaning.

"Comrade, this car has an old problem. We really can't find the problem. If you are capable, please help."

"Let me see?"

The one who said he couldn't find the problem was a driver present, but Jiang Cheng looked at the leader here when he responded.

"Master, please help me take a look." The leader said politely.

"I'm not watching for nothing. What good will it be if I can help you fix it?" Jiang Cheng said. He didn't feel shabby to ask for benefits based on his ability.

"Master, you are such a person~~."

"No problem. Tell me what's wrong with the car and fix it. I promise to satisfy you."

Jiang Cheng blatantly asked for benefits. The people around the leader wanted to step forward and talk to him, but were immediately stopped by the leader.

Jiang Cheng didn't say much, and let the driver of the car give him the car keys. Then Jiang Cheng got in the car, put his head on the steering wheel, and started the car several times.

The problem was as Jiang Cheng guessed. We had the tools and the manpower, so we ordered them to disassemble the engine. There was nothing wrong with the engine, but the circuit design had some problems. After disassembling the engine, we asked the master for some wires.

Jiang Cheng did not hide his weakness and directly told the cause of the failure. This was a hot start failure. In simple terms, the car could be started but could not be turned off. After turning off, it was difficult to start again.

Plus, they also said that this is an old problem. Generally, the simplest way is to not repair it, and wait for about half an hour and it will start again. But if it continues like this, the line will easily age, resulting in such failures occurring more and more frequently.

Many drivers in this era may not encounter this kind of problem very often, because drivers in this era may only drive one or two models of cars in their lifetime. Moreover, many drivers will only do simple troubleshooting for circuit problems. They will not be able to find such hidden problems at all.

Especially when you take it to be repaired, they can start it right away. It can be driven normally. If it is cold, this problem will not occur. Ordinary drivers will not notice it at all.

Even if Jiang Cheng explained while repairing, none of the drivers present understood. They understood mechanical principles, but only the most basic circuit principles.

Half an hour later, Jiang Cheng completed the repair, added two resistance wires, and replaced two circuit wires.

"Leader, I've completed the upgrade for you. I guarantee that such problems won't occur again in the future. If you have any questions, come to the transport station to find me." After Jiang Cheng fixed the car, he directly gave the key to the driver. He didn't even try to see if the car could be started. He was so confident.

As expected by Jiang Cheng, the driver got the car key and started the car. It started immediately. In order to confirm that there was no problem, he turned the car off and on several times, and it started normally.

"Master, I can give you some benefits. Let me take a look at your work permit. If there are any problems like this again, I will really go to your company to find you." "No problem."

Jiang Cheng immediately showed his work ID to the other party. In this era, cars did not have after-sales service, but he did. But the prerequisite was whether the leader was kind enough.

The supply and marketing cooperative leader looked at Jiang Cheng's work permit and thought it was pretty good, a level 3 driver. Then he smiled meaningfully, saying it was really pretty good.

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Half an hour later, Jiang Cheng drove out of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

Enjoy life to the fullest when you are happy. Tonight Jiang Cheng plans to do something exciting with a uniform temptation. Zhou Lingying has to wear a military green outfit.

In this era, most wealthy families had a three-wheeler and one-twist device. Watches, bicycles, and sewing machines had three wheels, and one-twist was a radio.

Jiang Cheng already had a watch, and today he got two more: a radio and a sewing machine.

However, he just bought the radio here. A few days ago, he brought back the wild boar, and the ticket that Stationmaster Xu gave him was the ticket for the radio.

Among the three-turn and one-ring, the radio is the least practical, but it is precisely because of this that only families with radios are truly wealthy.

The leader of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative was really generous. He was willing to give Jiang Cheng a ticket for sewing tickets just for helping him fix a car. Of course, there were other options, but this was the best one.

The sewing machine is Yan brand, and costs one hundred and twenty-seven dollars.

The radio was not cheap either, I spent over 100 yuan on it, it was a tube radio, a normal radio would cost over 50 yuan, but there were some really cheap ones, only 40 yuan.

In this era, you can fully believe that you get what you pay for, and there is definitely a reason why the price is high. Although there is also the IQ tax of brand added value, being able to become a brand in this era also proves that the product is indeed good.

When I drove back to the alley, it was already past five o'clock and most people had gone home from get off work.

Someone saw Jiang Cheng carrying a square object, and at first they didn't understand what it was. When they realized what Jiang Cheng brought back seemed to be a radio.

The radio is good. Jiang Cheng bought a radio. Now, when we are not just listening in the yard, everyone can listen along.

Jiang Ben returned to the yard, originally intending to look for Zhou Lingying, but he found that his parents had returned from their hometown. His mother was washing things by the pool, and his father was sitting by a tree in the yard, chatting with neighbors.

Zhou Lingying was feeding the chickens at this time. People usually feed the chickens after meals, and feed the leftovers to the chickens. But who would have leftovers in those days? Even a grain of rice dropped on the table would be picked up and eaten. In the countryside, people would pick up rice even if it fell on the ground, not to mention on the table.

"Chengzi, you're back. You must be tired. What are you carrying?" Zhao Yuxia was washing things at the sink and was the first one to see Jiang Cheng coming back.

"Jiang Cheng, what are you doing? Did you buy a radio? My uncle from my mother's side also has a radio." When Zhou Lingying heard her mother-in-law's voice, she immediately looked towards the entrance of the yard. Seeing her husband coming back with a radio in his hand, she walked up to him in surprise and said.

"Hurry up and put the radio back into the house. There's something else in the car. Let's go and carry it back together. We're going to set off firecrackers today. I have a string of firecrackers, which are also in the car." Jiang Cheng handed the radio directly to Zhou Lingying and said.

"There's something else? What is it?" Zhou Lingying asked in surprise. It was the kind that required two people to carry.

"Put the radio away first, and you'll know when you go and see it." Jiang Cheng said. It would be boring to say it out loud as a surprise.

After hearing Jiang Cheng's words, Zhou Lingying carried the radio back to her room, fearing that it would be accidentally knocked against, which would be heartbreaking.

Zhao Yuxia was watching by the pool. She actually had some questions in her heart, but she couldn't open her mouth now.

After a while, Zhou Lingying put away the radio and came out, followed Jiang Cheng out of the yard to get something from the car.

Sewing machines of this era are relatively heavy because the bracket is basically made of metal. It is very sturdy and heavy, which is normal. But even so, it is only about 60 to 70 kilograms, and Jiang Cheng can carry it back by himself.

But it was easy for two people to lift it, and it was not easy to bump into it. In addition, they wanted to give Zhou Lingying a surprise, so they naturally asked her to join them.

"Sewing machine, sewing machine~." Zhou Lingying was so excited when she saw the sewing machine beside the car. If there were no outsiders around, she would have wanted to hug Jiang Cheng tightly.

"Do you know how to use it?" Jiang Cheng said with a smile. He couldn't use this, and his mother Zhao Yuxia probably wouldn't be able to use it either.

"I can use it. Didn't I tell you that my family used to have a sewing machine. But because of my second brother's job, I don't know who my parents gave it to. By the way, when you visited my house last time, did we have a new sewing machine?" Zhou Lingying asked.

"I didn't see any." Jiang Cheng said.

According to Zhou Lingying's family situation, even if her eldest brother got married and moved out, the second son Zhou Xingcai also had a job and a salary, and Zhou Lingying's parents together earned more than 80 yuan a month.

It is not difficult to buy a sewing machine. It should be because there are no tickets. It is said that many units and factories will reward some large tickets to outstanding employees every year.

But in a factory with 1,000 employees, only a few outstanding employees are selected each year. It is normal for many ordinary employees to work for more than ten years without getting a single big ticket.

In Jiang Cheng's entire yard, there are not many families with big items. As for sewing machines, only Zhu Lan's family in the backyard has one.

I carried the sewing machine home and set off the firecrackers as I entered the courtyard. Many children gathered around the place where the firecrackers were set off, all looking for duds, that is, those that were not lit when the firecrackers were set off.

The craftsmanship of firecrackers in this era was not very good, and many firecrackers would not burn. As long as there were places where firecrackers were set off, there would definitely be many children looking for them, and the people who set off the firecrackers would not clean up immediately.

During the meal preparation and eating time, many people came to watch the fun. Jiang Cheng was also happy that the three turns and one ring added two items at a time. He cut up the remaining watermelons at home and gave some to each neighbor.

Then the radio was placed in the corridor for everyone to listen to. The radio, which cost more than 100 yuan, was really good. It could receive several radio stations and the sound was very clear.

But maybe it was because of the time, at this time several channels were full of opera programs. I found a channel playing Huangmei Opera, and many people in the yard brought stools to sit over and listen. Those who had meals ready at home also hurriedly went back to eat and then came over.

The older people in the yard all like to listen to this. Everyone brings a palm leaf fan, wears relatively light clothes and sits in the front yard to listen. Some people even hum a few lines when they are in the mood, regardless of whether the humming is good or not, but those who can hum out loud boldly basically have some meaning in it.

(End of this chapter)