Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 92 Xu Xuejun

Zhai Da saw the MP3 player exposed and held it in his palm: "Can this be used as furniture?"

"No, I'm going to fix it and give it to my grandson."

After chatting for a while, Zhai Da finally understood what was going on. Xu Xuejun often went to that yard to look for some materials. In addition to the wooden products that no one cared about in the yard, some familiar sanitation workers would also collect some iron products for him.

Most of them don't need money, because Xu Xuejun will help sanitation workers repair home appliances and so on, and most of the more than 100 sanitation workers owe him favors.

This old man seems to have some skills. In addition to making various furniture, he can also repair some simple electronic equipment, which is also within his scope of expertise. He sells them or gives them away. This MP3 was picked up for him by a sanitation worker.

Zhai Da thought that many of those square dancing old ladies had received gifts.
There are two outside "users" in the yard behind the sanitation workers' dormitory, and they bumped into each other today.

Although the [Dynamic MP3] is already in hand, its ownership has not changed, so we still have to talk about the purchase.

"Sell this to me, and I'll pick out something else."

Xu Xuejun did not answer immediately, but asked: "What do you want this for?"

Zhai Da said half-seriously, "I have had the habit of collecting old things since I was a child. My friend also had one of these things before, and I always envied him. There are not many of these things now."

Perhaps such a "hobby" is a bit unpopular for the sixty-year-old Xu Xuejun. This strong old man stared at Zhai Da for a while, as if to confirm whether the little kid was joking.

In the end, I didn't make it difficult for him and offered a price: "I bought it for thirty, you can give me forty."

This price is quite honest. In comparison, the owner of "Cangzhenxuan" should be shot directly.

Zhai Da readily took out two twenty-yuan bills. After Xu Xuejun received the money, the system also prompted the change of ownership, indicating that the other party was not playing any tricks.

A precious and powerful green equipment was officially acquired.

Zhai Da tried to press and hold the power button, but the MP3 did not respond. Then he remembered that this old MP3 should be equipped with AA batteries. It can be said to be a very retro design. When he unscrewed the butt end, there was indeed an empty battery slot.

Go back and find a new battery to try. It should not be broken, otherwise the system should have given a prompt.

However, he did not forget that there were good things in the truck bed. He put the MP3 in his pocket but did not leave.

"What else are you doing?"

"Let me see what else you have."

Xu Xuejun was so angry that he laughed: "Go, go, go, I have to work. This is not a store."

Zhai Da lay there without moving, but until Xu Xuejun had cleaned up all the debris in the truck bed, Zhai Da still hadn't seen the second piece of equipment.

Zhai Da was puzzled. Could it be that it was just a flash and he was dazzled?
He could only take a roundabout way and try to build a relationship with the old man: "Master, can you also customize furniture? What can you do?"

Xu Xuejun turned on the light on the workbench, put away the tools on it, and said, "I can do anything you can name, as long as you pay me."

Zhai Da said something casually.

"Can a refrigerator do that?"

He was actually just being naughty.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xuejun agreed directly: "Sure, do you want a vertical one or a cabinet one?"

Zhai Da: Are you serious? Can this thing be rubbed with hands?

As if noting Zhai Da's shock, Xu Xuejun chuckled:
"You lazy people think everything is amazing. A refrigerator is nothing more than an insulation layer, a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, and a control device. What's so difficult about it?"

"What do students learn nowadays? When I was your age, I was already repairing trucks."

Zhai Da raised his eyebrows. Although he couldn't see what was special about this shop, the number of various tools and instruments inside was indeed far more than the density should be, and there was order in the chaos, which gave him the feeling of being a big boss.

He suddenly remembered his grandfather's notes.

Even if the old man is exaggerating, it is still a good place to lay the foundation and see if I can learn the basics of metalworking.

Moreover, the old man seems to have a long-term cooperation with the sanitation workers, and this store is also a place where equipment may appear.

"You are amazing, sir. I have been interested in these things since I was a child." "You have been interested in many things since you were a child."

"Well, I mean, how about I come to your place for further study after a while? I can pay the tuition, and you can teach me metalworking."

Xu Xuejun just waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's the most troublesome thing to take in an apprentice. I have to teach him a lot of skills, but he still causes trouble every day. Hurry up and go, I have to work."

Xu Xuejun waved his hand to drive Zhai Da out, then pressed the switch next to him and lowered the rolling shutter door.

Zhai Da curled his lips. He would definitely have to come to this place again in the future. He still hadn’t found a piece of equipment.

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After Zhai Da left, Xu Xuejun changed into work clothes and sat in front of the workbench.

He pulled out a dusty pocket watch from his pocket.

The watch cover is silver-white, the watch body is brass, and the back has a complex pattern that is almost worn away.

Xu Xuejun rubbed the pattern with his fingers, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Open the watch cover and you will see a pearly white dial with the word “SEA-GULL” in the center. There are no other logos.

Although it is English letters, this is actually a pure domestic pocket watch, Seagull.

It was also a domestically manufactured product decades ago, founded in Tianjin in 1955. It was the manufacturer of the first mechanical watch in China and the first self-developed movement in China, ending a century-long history of "only being able to repair watches but not making them". It was also one of the main forces during the period of export and foreign exchange earnings, so it uses English as its logo.

Of course, the current situation is no longer glorious.

The one in Xu Xuejun's hand has a history of at least 40 years.
His master once had a similar piece, and he had pestered him to buy it, but his master set a precision standard for him, and if he could achieve the precision of five threads, he would give it to him.

Unfortunately, he never achieved it in the end and lost this opportunity forever.

I saw it today and took it without much hesitation, although I couldn't be sure if it was the one in my master's hand.

In a small Dongyang County, there shouldn't be many of these things.
Ripples of memories surged in Xu Xuejun's mind.

"Xuejun, you are very talented and your hands are very steady, but you are not diligent enough. You need to work hard to equip yourself with knowledge."

"If you can achieve the accuracy of five threads, I will not only give you this pocket watch, but also recommend you to go out for further study and see a wider world."

"Xuejun. Xuejun, wake up!"

Xu Xuejun sighed:

"Hey"

After pondering for a moment, he took out a head-mounted magnifying glass, also called a loupe, and a whole set of delicate repair tools, which were as thin as tweezers, screws and toothpicks.

He really has everything here.

After removing the dial, it was found that the inside was severely rusted, and the balance wheel, power wheel, clutch wheel, escapement fork, and balance splint needed a lot of repairs.

It’s a small pocket watch, but the structure inside is very complicated, some of which are not much thicker than a hair.

Xu Xuejun tried to disassemble the pocket watch movement, but his hands kept shaking.

This kind of shaking may not be obvious or have any impact on normal days, but it is particularly violent under a magnifying glass.

After several attempts failed to successfully repair the watch, Xu Xuejun sighed and replaced the watch body.

The shop was dark, save for the bright lights on the workbenches.

The figure behind him sighed:
"Hey"

　Work hard and avoid distractions!

　　Celebrate the great birthday and the launch of the new aircraft!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)