Third Uncle's wrinkled face was filled with suspicion. He began to mutter again,"This mountain kid knows how to build a car?" When he saw Ye Shan dragging the carpenter's tools back, he knew that Ye Shan was serious.
This time, the news of Ye Shan, the child prodigy, wanting to build a car spread in the courtyard. People began to discuss animatedly. Soon, everyone was divided into two groups. Some people thought that Shan Wazi was an intellectual if he could write books. He was a pen artist, so how could he build a car? Was it that easy to build a car?
There were also people who felt that this matter should be reliable. Who was Shan Wazi? He was a child prodigy and had been in the newspapers before. Such a smart person should be able to build a car.
Everyone said that they were right, and neither of them could convince the other. However, all of this had nothing to do with Ye Shan. He was extremely busy right now. There were also a large number of children, big and small, surrounding the backyard and watching the strange things. This made Ye Shan a little depressed.
Most of these children were sent here by their adults. Almost all the parents were in favor of their children playing with Ye Shan. Ye Shan didn't hate children. He just hated naughty children, especially those spoiled by their parents.
"Look at it, but don't touch it.”Ye Shan said," If you accidentally cut yourself, you'll get a cold shoulder."”
The children nodded.
Ye Shan started to work. The first step was to process the wood and make the truck. He had already started to do some craftsmanship work. It was not difficult to make something as simple as a truck. It was just that he was not very skilled. It took him an entire afternoon to move the truck. The three sides of the truck could be opened. This was very common in the later years, but in this era, it was unknown. Ye Shan also painted the truck and left it on the open space to wait for the paint to dry.
Then, he started cooking.
Ye Shan didn't do the rest of the work quickly. The key was the gears that changed the speed. Ye Shan had spent a lot of effort to make these gears. He had to find them at several recycling stations. It took Ye Shan a week to assemble the whole car. He started the test. He put a lot of junk in the back of the car and started to ride around the yard. There was no problem with the speed change, the brakes, and the spinning. The truck was firmly fixed and did not sway left and right when riding.
A bicycle was a valuable item in this era, but it was mainly used for riding and traveling. Transportation was only an accessory and was very inconvenient. Besides, riding a bicycle also required some skill. However, the tricycle was clear at a glance. He wouldn't fall even if he rode on it, as long as his limbs were healthy and strong. The most important thing was the trailer at the back. It was obvious that it was used to drag things, and it could definitely drag more things than a bicycle.
All of a sudden, it caused another commotion in the courtyard. People came to test the feeling of riding a tricycle. They felt that it was effortless and convenient. If there was one, how many things could it transport?
In this era, people mainly relied on handcarts for transportation. This was something that had been invented in the 1980s and 1990s in the original world. Moreover, it had appeared in the Dragon Country in the 1930s and was very popular. However, many people here did not know about it. Those who knew about it had only heard of it.
Ye Shan also realized that there were many bicycles and cars in the entire city, but he had never seen such a man-powered tricycle before. Could it be that this thing wasn't popular in this world?
He couldn't have come up with another trend, right?
After the bicycle was built, there was still one more step that he could not skip. He asked an old man to bring him to the bicycle to get the license plate stamped. A bicycle must have a license plate and a steel seal, and it must be accompanied by the receipt and relevant proof of purchase.
Ye Shan was sitting in the back of the tricycle, watching the grandpa ride happily all the way to the vehicle management office. Not many people in the vehicle management office had a license plate. After all, not many people could buy a bicycle.
However, this rickshaw, which Ye Shan thought was ugly and crudely made, still caused a sensation in the vehicle management office. Some people even came up to ask where the rickshaw was bought.
The staff in the vehicle management office obviously knew the old man. After understanding the situation, they looked at Ye Shan differently.
"This is the child prodigy?"
"What prodigy?"
"Don't you read the newspapers?"
"It's the one that was rumored to be divine some time ago…"
"Of course, you're indeed a child prodigy. You can actually build a car.”
"This car is good. Looking at the back of the car, it looks like a truck. It must be better than a handcart.”
"Isn't this nonsense? I know this car. It's called a man-powered tricycle. It has existed since before the founding of the People's Republic of China.”
The crowd discussed animatedly. The way they looked at Ye Shan made him feel awkward. He showed the staff some of the materials he had bought. After the staff looked at it carefully, he nodded and said,"No problem, it shouldn't be a problem."
"Then what about the cards…" said an elder.
"In theory, this car can be registered. Now, the country encouraged everyone to build and invent. The Grand Elder had said that they should do it themselves.”The staff member paused for a moment." However, this is different from an ordinary bicycle. How about this, I'll go ask the leader. You guys wait a moment.”
"Alright, alright. Sorry to trouble you, comrade.”
"Master Yi is too polite."
Soon, the head of the vehicle management office came over. He took a closer look at Ye Shan's tricycle and nodded."As expected of a child prodigy.”
However, when it came to the issue of cards, the tone changed again."However, we still have to discuss the matter of getting a card. Leave the car here and go back to wait for the notice! We'll inform you when the organization comes to a conclusion.”
"Alright then, I'll have to trouble you, Leader."”
"We're just serving the people." The leader smiled and said," Young Comrade Yeshan is able to invent and create at such a young age. We still need people like him more.”
Ye Shan was speechless.
The car was detained after he put on the license plate. It seemed that he was happy too early. He could take a car when he came, but he could only walk back.
Depressed.
After leaving the vehicle management office, the old man saw Ye Shan drooping his head and couldn't help but laugh.""Shan Wazi, don't think that others covet your car. Leaders have their own considerations when doing things.”
"Yes, First Uncle is right." Ye Shan was obviously not in high spirits.
"Look at your head, it's almost drooping to the ground. It's okay. After a while, I'll return the car to you in good condition.”
Ye Shan was speechless.
After returning home, he prepared dinner for Mrs. Ye and brought the food to the Deaf Old Lady's house for dinner.
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