Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Gou Wa replied, "My father sent me to work for him. He told me to go to the Youth League Office of the commune to get the list of new educated youths. But the people from the Youth League Office went to the city for a meeting and haven't come back yet. I can only wait."

Yan Jiekuang raised his wrist to check the time on his watch and asked, "How did you get here?!"

Gou Wa replied, "I came here with Third Grandpa's ox cart this morning."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I'm fine anyway. I'll wait for you! We can have someone to keep us company when we go back."

"Really?!" Gou Wa asked in disbelief.

Yan Jiekuang smiled and asked, "What's the point of me lying to you?!" Then he reminded, "Wait for me at the place where you picked us up last time."

Gou Wa asked, "Where are you going now?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Let's go to the scrap recycling station and see if we can find anything good."

Gou Wa said, "There's nothing in the recycling station here. If you want to find something, you have to go to the recycling station in the city. If you don't want to go to the city, you can go to the repair station in town. You might be able to find something there."

"Repair station?!" Yan Jiekuang muttered unconsciously.

Seeing Yan Jiekuang was hesitant, Gou Wa said, "If you don't believe me, I'll take you there."

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and nodded, saying, "Okay! Then you accompany me." After that, Yan Jiekuang threw the things he bought into the backpack, then carried the backpack and followed Gou Wa out of the supply and marketing cooperative.

The repair station is on the other side of the town. In addition to the repair station, there are also several factories run by the commune. It should belong to the industrial zone of the town. Accompanied by Gou Wa, Yan Jiekuang came to the repair station. The repair station is really a repair station. Although there are only two masters and seven or eight apprentices in the repair station, the things they repair are varied, whether it is factory machines, cars, tractors, they will repair anything they can. Over time, the repair station has a large scrap warehouse.

The scrap warehouse is not inside the repair station, but outside. I guess people often come here to buy things, so there is a big door facing the street and a guard is also set up.

The old man who was guarding the door must have seen many people like Yan Jiekuang. When Gou Wa took Yan Jiekuang into the scrap warehouse, the old man knocked on the blackboard behind him. Yan Jiekuang saw the content on the blackboard and laughed. It turned out that the doorman not only looked after things, but also had financial work.

Gou Wa said, "Yan Zhiqing, I have already arrived at the place. I will leave first!"

"Okay!" Yan Jiekuang smiled and took out a handful of assorted candies and stuffed them into Gou Wa's hand, saying, "I'll give you a sweet mouth! Don't forget, wait for me over there when you get the things."

"Don't worry! I won't forget it!" Gou Wa put the candy in his pocket and left with a smile. Yan Jiekuang walked into the warehouse and started looking for something.

After about a quarter of an hour, Yan Jiekuang walked to the wall and saw some large castings leaning against the wall. Yan Jiekuang frowned unconsciously. Then he looked to other places. Soon a bold guess formed in Yan Jiekuang's mind. These should be parts of a machine tool, but the power device is missing. Yan Jiekuang found the wreckage of a three-wheeled motorcycle and the wreckage of two bicycles. Judging from the style of the car, the motorcycle should be a sidecar of the Japanese devils, and the brand of the bicycle is now unknown. But judging from the size, it should be 26 inches. Forget about the motorcycle. Even if it is repaired, it cannot be driven openly on the road. Yan Jiekuang dragged the wreckage of the two bicycles to the door and said, "Uncle, please help me weigh the weight."

The old man took the thing from Yan Jiekuang's hand, put it on the scale beside him, weighed it, and said, "Five dollars and forty-eight cents."

Yan Jiekuang took out some money and asked, "Uncle, can you sell everything in this warehouse?!"

The old man looked at Yan Jiekuang, took the money from him, took out two cents as change and handed it to Yan Jiekuang, saying, "Yes!" Then he asked, "Young man, what else do you like?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "It seems that I have taken a fancy to some things, but they are too heavy to move. Let's just forget it!"

The old man understood what Yan Jiekuang was talking about, and said with a smile: "Those big guys are not light!"

Yan Jiekuang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Sir, is there anyone who also likes those things?!"

The old man replied, "I have been here since the liberation. How could I not know what is in this warehouse?! If it weren't broken, many parts would have been dismantled and it wouldn't be left here gathering dust." Then he asked, "Young man, can you tinker with that thing?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "I know a little bit. I will know the details after watching it."

The old man said, "Young man, all the experts in Harbin have come to see those things. They all said that they are useless. Can you be more durable than them?!"

"Old Xu, what are you bragging about to others again?!" At this time, an old man in a Zhongshan suit walked in from outside.

The old man glanced at the person who came and said, "Hey?! What brings you here, Leng Guofeng?!"

Leng Guofeng smiled bitterly and said, "I came to your place to hide from the limelight." Then he joked, "From your tone, it seems that you are not welcome?!"

The old man was stunned for a moment and said, "What?! You're standing aside too?!"

Leng Guofeng nodded and said, "I said a few words for Old Zheng, and those people hated me. They found an excuse to remove me from my position. I am now free from official duties. They think I am an eyesore, so I will leave. After thinking about it, I decided to come to you. I have just completed the transfer procedures, and starting tomorrow, I will look after this warehouse with you." Seeing that Old Xu was staring at him without saying anything, Leng Guofeng's face changed and asked, "Why?! Xu Haijiang, you don't want to?!"

Xu Haijiang's expression immediately changed, and he replied with a smile: "Why wouldn't I be willing?! I have a great intellectual like you to accompany me. Why wouldn't I be happy?!"

Leng Guofeng looked at Yan Jiekuang at this time and asked, "What were you two talking about just now?!"

Xu Haijiang replied: "What else can we talk about? Let's talk about those antiques. You are an expert in this area, just follow me and tell me."

Leng Guofeng unconsciously looked at Yan Jiekuang again and asked, "Young man, are you studying mechanics?!"

Yan Jiekuang shook his head and replied, "I am an educated youth who came here this year. But I like to tinker with machines. The bicycle at the door was assembled by myself."

When Leng Guofeng entered the house, he did see a bicycle at the door. He also paid special attention to it because the bicycle was a little strange and he couldn't tell what was wrong with it. Now that Yan Jiekuang said this, Leng Guofeng understood what was going on. Leng Guofeng said, "Young man, it's useless to just like it. Machine tools are much more complicated than bicycles. You can't figure it out just by liking it. Take my advice and read more books. Wait until you understand the books first."

Yan Jiekuang knew that he couldn't explain it to these old scholars, so he didn't waste time with them. Yan Jiekuang went in again to pick out some scrap parts, weighed them, and paid for them. He took the wheels and iron rods he had bought before and left the repair station warehouse.