after an hour.
The two came to Mentougou, and after asking several people, they changed the car again and came to Dayao. They got off the car and continued to inquire, and finally found a car repair shop in the compound.
In the spacious compound, there are many scrapped jeeps and three-wheelers parked.
"Are you here to repair the car?"
A middle-aged man covered in oil came out.
Li Cunxi asked with a smile: "Are you Uncle Zhou's son-in-law? Uncle Zhou helps a friend repair his car and asked me to buy two parts for you to take a look at."
"Why can't this old man stay idle?"
The middle-aged man muttered, took the two valves, took a look at them, and couldn't help complaining: "The valves caused this, and the cylinder didn't explode. It's really bad luck."
Say it.
He walked into the house and came out with several parts: "The valve is seriously worn, and all the parts in the cylinder need to be replaced. Give these to the old man."
"how much is it?"
Li Cunxi asked.
These days, car repair is a scarce occupation. If it is not open for one year, it will take three years for it to be open.
He currently has less than 200 yuan in his pocket, which may not be enough.
"I repaired someone else's car and replaced it with this thing. It cost 600 yuan. But you don't need me to do it. The old man ordered it, so I'll charge you the cost price, [-] yuan."
"Then I don't have enough money. Do you think this will work? I'll give you one hundred and eighty first, and I'll keep the rest on credit. My friend is from the same hospital as the old man, Lao Jin's family, you should know him."
"Brother Jin, I know, okay, take it away first. When you have money, just give it to the old man directly."
The middle-aged man was happy and handed the parts directly to Li Cunxi.
Li Cunxi thanked him profusely and left behind Bai Ba[-].
The two just walked out the door.
The middle-aged man quickly chased after him.
Li Cunxi stopped and turned around. The middle-aged man handed over a glass bottle: "Motor oil, free of charge."
"I almost forgot about this, brother, you are such a good person. You are going to Dongcheng. Let me know Jin Wen and I will treat you to dinner."
Li Cunxi thanked him again.
Today I really went out to meet a noble person. The father-in-law of the Zhou family is always easy to talk to, otherwise this car would give him a headache for a whole day.
The two of them rushed back to Lao Jin's house without stopping.
Li Cunxi polished the cylinder block with a small handful, and used an iron wire ball to clean the carbon from the cylinder volume, and put all the parts back together. Without the tools, he spent another three hours putting the engine back into place.
Do it all.
He sat in the cab, took a deep breath, and started the ignition. There was a sound from the engine, and then he stepped on the clutch, put it in gear, and gave the gas.
Accompanied by the roar of a tractor, the tricycle moved forward slowly.
"It's done, we have a car!"
"Brother Xi is still awesome, he can repair cars!"
Jin Wen and Huang Yan cheered loudly.
Li Cunxi put the car in reverse gear and backed the car out of the yard, intending to drive around the roadside. Unexpectedly, just as he reached the entrance of the alley, the tricycle stalled again.
Jin Wen and others saw this and ran over.
Li Cunxi sat in the cab, frowning tightly, reviewing the repair process in his mind.
"Brother Xie, don't be too discouraged. Repairing a broken car like this is all you can do. If it can't be repaired, it doesn't mean anything."
Jin Wen took the initiative to express comfort.
Huang Yan followed up by flattering him: "Yes, yes, you can make this car start. That's already awesome. Brother Xie is still awesome."
Li Cunxi ignored the two of them and made sure that there were no mistakes in the entire car repair process. He looked at the car's fuel gauge again, which showed that there was still half of the fuel.
He walked out of the cab, used the key to open the lower fuel tank cap, found a nearby branch, and poked into the fuel tank. After taking it out, only the end of the branch was slightly moist. It was obvious that there was not much fuel in the car.
"Sure enough, the fuel gauge is broken."
Li Cunxi threw away the branch in his hand, stood up and said, "The car is out of gas. We have to get some gas coupons and find a gas station to fill up."
Gasoline was also part of the planned economy in the 80s and was generally only distributed to units. Although there was also leakage on the black market, the premium was much higher than other coupons.
Jin Wen understood: "Then Huang Yan and I will go to exchange for foreign exchange coupons and ask if there are any gasoline coupons."
"You and Feng Tian go."
Li Cunxi knew that Jin Wen was against Wu Lei and Wu Lei.
However, people are all emotional creatures, and if we get along with each other a few times, we will always become more harmonious.
Jin Wen never disobeyed Li Cunxi, so he could only say to Feng Tian: "Brother Tian, please come with me."
Feng Tian nodded and followed Jin Wen out.
Not long after Jin Wen left.
Wu Lei and Lao Jin returned to the yard.
Li Cunxi was surprised: "Did you find everyone so quickly?"
Lao Jin turned on the water pipe, took a few sips of cold water, and then explained: "These vendors heard that there were free stalls at the night market, and they immediately signed up. When I saw this, I became more cautious, and I picked some in several markets. There are stall owners who are good at selling everything, so the night market is guaranteed to be booming tonight."
"Then did you tell them that it's only free for 3 days?"
"Say, it's not easy to be self-employed now. Urban management is driving people everywhere, and it's rare to have space to set up stalls. Several stall owners have expressed their willingness to spend money directly to buy stalls. Let me ask you how many stalls there are."
"There is no rush about the stall. Let them set it up for two days and we will discuss it in detail."
Li Cunxi is not in a hurry to sell his stall.
Only when you have eaten meat can you understand its taste. The same goes for the vendors. Before seeing the benefits, five yuan is too expensive, but after getting real money and silver, they might rush for a hundred yuan.
Of course, this does not mean that his stall will sell [-] yuan. Everything will have to wait until the end of these three days, based on the general sales of the night market.
Around three o'clock.
Everyone loaded their clothes and stall equipment onto the tricycle.
Waiting for Jin Wen to return at the intersection.
This wait lasted three hours.
Feng Tian ran over panting with gasoline in hand: "Boss, gasoline."
Wu Lei complained: "Why are you so slow? I almost missed the boss' important event."
"It's my problem. If the boss punishes me, then fine me. I'm sorry."
Feng Tian bowed to Li Cunxi.
"I think it's Jin Wen who got into trouble again?"
Li Cunxi opened the gasoline can, made sure it was gasoline, and added it to the tank.
Feng Tian said nothing.
"This bastard has been with you for so long, but he's still irritable when doing things."
Lao Jin also knew his son's virtues and couldn't stop complaining about them.
"Practice slowly."
Li Cunxi screwed on the fuel tank cap, entered the cab and started the car. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he asked, "Where is Jin Wenren?"
Feng Tian replied: "He said he would go to the night market later."
"Okay, let's set off first. Uncle Jin, you sit in the passenger seat, and the rest of us go to the car."
Wait for a few people to get on the bus.
Li Cunxi started the car and drove towards Luoma Market.
The two came to Mentougou, and after asking several people, they changed the car again and came to Dayao. They got off the car and continued to inquire, and finally found a car repair shop in the compound.
In the spacious compound, there are many scrapped jeeps and three-wheelers parked.
"Are you here to repair the car?"
A middle-aged man covered in oil came out.
Li Cunxi asked with a smile: "Are you Uncle Zhou's son-in-law? Uncle Zhou helps a friend repair his car and asked me to buy two parts for you to take a look at."
"Why can't this old man stay idle?"
The middle-aged man muttered, took the two valves, took a look at them, and couldn't help complaining: "The valves caused this, and the cylinder didn't explode. It's really bad luck."
Say it.
He walked into the house and came out with several parts: "The valve is seriously worn, and all the parts in the cylinder need to be replaced. Give these to the old man."
"how much is it?"
Li Cunxi asked.
These days, car repair is a scarce occupation. If it is not open for one year, it will take three years for it to be open.
He currently has less than 200 yuan in his pocket, which may not be enough.
"I repaired someone else's car and replaced it with this thing. It cost 600 yuan. But you don't need me to do it. The old man ordered it, so I'll charge you the cost price, [-] yuan."
"Then I don't have enough money. Do you think this will work? I'll give you one hundred and eighty first, and I'll keep the rest on credit. My friend is from the same hospital as the old man, Lao Jin's family, you should know him."
"Brother Jin, I know, okay, take it away first. When you have money, just give it to the old man directly."
The middle-aged man was happy and handed the parts directly to Li Cunxi.
Li Cunxi thanked him profusely and left behind Bai Ba[-].
The two just walked out the door.
The middle-aged man quickly chased after him.
Li Cunxi stopped and turned around. The middle-aged man handed over a glass bottle: "Motor oil, free of charge."
"I almost forgot about this, brother, you are such a good person. You are going to Dongcheng. Let me know Jin Wen and I will treat you to dinner."
Li Cunxi thanked him again.
Today I really went out to meet a noble person. The father-in-law of the Zhou family is always easy to talk to, otherwise this car would give him a headache for a whole day.
The two of them rushed back to Lao Jin's house without stopping.
Li Cunxi polished the cylinder block with a small handful, and used an iron wire ball to clean the carbon from the cylinder volume, and put all the parts back together. Without the tools, he spent another three hours putting the engine back into place.
Do it all.
He sat in the cab, took a deep breath, and started the ignition. There was a sound from the engine, and then he stepped on the clutch, put it in gear, and gave the gas.
Accompanied by the roar of a tractor, the tricycle moved forward slowly.
"It's done, we have a car!"
"Brother Xi is still awesome, he can repair cars!"
Jin Wen and Huang Yan cheered loudly.
Li Cunxi put the car in reverse gear and backed the car out of the yard, intending to drive around the roadside. Unexpectedly, just as he reached the entrance of the alley, the tricycle stalled again.
Jin Wen and others saw this and ran over.
Li Cunxi sat in the cab, frowning tightly, reviewing the repair process in his mind.
"Brother Xie, don't be too discouraged. Repairing a broken car like this is all you can do. If it can't be repaired, it doesn't mean anything."
Jin Wen took the initiative to express comfort.
Huang Yan followed up by flattering him: "Yes, yes, you can make this car start. That's already awesome. Brother Xie is still awesome."
Li Cunxi ignored the two of them and made sure that there were no mistakes in the entire car repair process. He looked at the car's fuel gauge again, which showed that there was still half of the fuel.
He walked out of the cab, used the key to open the lower fuel tank cap, found a nearby branch, and poked into the fuel tank. After taking it out, only the end of the branch was slightly moist. It was obvious that there was not much fuel in the car.
"Sure enough, the fuel gauge is broken."
Li Cunxi threw away the branch in his hand, stood up and said, "The car is out of gas. We have to get some gas coupons and find a gas station to fill up."
Gasoline was also part of the planned economy in the 80s and was generally only distributed to units. Although there was also leakage on the black market, the premium was much higher than other coupons.
Jin Wen understood: "Then Huang Yan and I will go to exchange for foreign exchange coupons and ask if there are any gasoline coupons."
"You and Feng Tian go."
Li Cunxi knew that Jin Wen was against Wu Lei and Wu Lei.
However, people are all emotional creatures, and if we get along with each other a few times, we will always become more harmonious.
Jin Wen never disobeyed Li Cunxi, so he could only say to Feng Tian: "Brother Tian, please come with me."
Feng Tian nodded and followed Jin Wen out.
Not long after Jin Wen left.
Wu Lei and Lao Jin returned to the yard.
Li Cunxi was surprised: "Did you find everyone so quickly?"
Lao Jin turned on the water pipe, took a few sips of cold water, and then explained: "These vendors heard that there were free stalls at the night market, and they immediately signed up. When I saw this, I became more cautious, and I picked some in several markets. There are stall owners who are good at selling everything, so the night market is guaranteed to be booming tonight."
"Then did you tell them that it's only free for 3 days?"
"Say, it's not easy to be self-employed now. Urban management is driving people everywhere, and it's rare to have space to set up stalls. Several stall owners have expressed their willingness to spend money directly to buy stalls. Let me ask you how many stalls there are."
"There is no rush about the stall. Let them set it up for two days and we will discuss it in detail."
Li Cunxi is not in a hurry to sell his stall.
Only when you have eaten meat can you understand its taste. The same goes for the vendors. Before seeing the benefits, five yuan is too expensive, but after getting real money and silver, they might rush for a hundred yuan.
Of course, this does not mean that his stall will sell [-] yuan. Everything will have to wait until the end of these three days, based on the general sales of the night market.
Around three o'clock.
Everyone loaded their clothes and stall equipment onto the tricycle.
Waiting for Jin Wen to return at the intersection.
This wait lasted three hours.
Feng Tian ran over panting with gasoline in hand: "Boss, gasoline."
Wu Lei complained: "Why are you so slow? I almost missed the boss' important event."
"It's my problem. If the boss punishes me, then fine me. I'm sorry."
Feng Tian bowed to Li Cunxi.
"I think it's Jin Wen who got into trouble again?"
Li Cunxi opened the gasoline can, made sure it was gasoline, and added it to the tank.
Feng Tian said nothing.
"This bastard has been with you for so long, but he's still irritable when doing things."
Lao Jin also knew his son's virtues and couldn't stop complaining about them.
"Practice slowly."
Li Cunxi screwed on the fuel tank cap, entered the cab and started the car. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he asked, "Where is Jin Wenren?"
Feng Tian replied: "He said he would go to the night market later."
"Okay, let's set off first. Uncle Jin, you sit in the passenger seat, and the rest of us go to the car."
Wait for a few people to get on the bus.
Li Cunxi started the car and drove towards Luoma Market.
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