The next morning, before six o'clock, Ye Chen had already woken up and finished Purification.
"Morning! Comrade Ye Chen!"
"Comrade Chunsheng! You're up so early too!"
"The child had a fever last night. I'll get up early to get some medicine for the child!”
"Comrade Ye Chen! Are you going back to the capital with your bag?”
"That's right! Yesterday, Factory Manager Liu told me to get up early. He said that Comrade Zhang Jiefang will depart at seven!”
Chun Sheng nodded and said,""Then, Comrade Ye Chen, have a safe journey. I'll be leaving first!”
"Alright!" Just as Ye Chen was about to reach the delivery station of the maintenance factory with his bag, a driver jumped out of the old Gass cockpit that was parked about a hundred meters in front of him. He shouted anxiously into the workshop,"Section Chief Huang, quickly find someone to take a look at me. My car can't start!”
Hearing someone calling him, the maintenance department chief, Huang Zhanzhan, walked out.
"It's Zhang Jiefang. Your car can't start?”Huang Zhanzhan asked.
Zhang Jiefang nodded and handed a cigarette to Huang Zhanzhan before saying,"Didn't Ye Chen return to the capital today? The factory manager asked me to send him off, but the fire couldn't be started. This car was still fine yesterday!"
"Sure, bring the car over there. I'll get someone to take a look at it.”Huang Zhanzhan took the cigarette but did not light it. Instead, he stuffed it into his ear.
Gasoline and engine oil were often leaked in this repair workshop, so smoking was prohibited in the workshop to prevent fire accidents. If anyone was addicted to smoking, they would have to go outside and smoke under a big tree. There must not be any sparks in the workshop.
Huang Zhanzhan looked around the workshop, then pointed at a young man in his late twenties and ordered,""Xiao Zhou, go and take a look at Zhang Jiefang first. If he can't fix it, go and find your master.”
"Alright!" Little Zhou agreed and immediately ran over.
"Those acolytes who don't have any work to do, go over and help!”Huang Zhanzhan continued.
Immediately, three or four apprentices went over.
These apprentices were all temporary workers. They all wanted to learn how to repair cars as soon as possible so that they had a higher chance of becoming full-time employees. Being an assistant to a mechanic was an opportunity to learn.
Ye Chen, who had just packed his things and was about to go find Zhang Jiefang, saw it and quietly walked over.
For Old Gus, it was common for him to not be able to start a fire. After all, Old Gass was still using the first generation Platinum Ignite. For the pilot, the platinum ignition method was a test of skill. It required manual adjustment of the platinum gap, and if there was a slight error, it would not be able to start.
If it was the current driver, he wouldn't be able to drive or even start a Laogas.
However, there was no lack of experienced drivers in the workshop. Starting an old Gaz was as easy as eating and drinking. They had plenty of ways to start an old Gaz.
Moreover, the drivers of that era more or less knew some car repair techniques. If it was just a small problem, there was no need to bring the car to the garage. The old drivers could solve it themselves.
Obviously, this old gaz had been dragged to the repair workshop because it had encountered a problem that even an experienced driver couldn't solve.
The repairman Xiao Zhou walked to the front of the old Gaz. Zhang Jiefang hesitated for a moment, but still handed him a cigarette.
Zhang Jiefang didn't want to pass the cigarette to Xiao Zhou because he saw that Xiao Zhou was young. However, after thinking about it, even if Xiao Zhou couldn't fix it, he still had to rely on Xiao Zhou's master. So, he didn't hesitate to give the cigarette to Xiao Zhou.
Xiao Zhou put the cigarette between his ears and opened the hood.
"How should I address you, Master Little Zhou?" Zhang Jiefang said, intentionally or unintentionally.
"My name is Zhou Dadan. You can call me Little Zhou.”Xiao Zhou seemed to be worried that Zhang Jiefang would look down on him, so he continued,"My dad is Zhou Weimin from the logistics department.”
"Oh, so you're Section Chief Zhou's son.”Zhang Jiefang's eyes suddenly became kinder.
Zhou Dadan checked the car and asked,""Comrade Zhang Jiefang, has your car been having trouble starting recently?”
"There is, but my car is a military vehicle that Big Brother helped us with in 1952. It's common for it to not start. I tinkered with it myself and fixed it.”Zhang Jiefang answered.
"Zhang Jiefang, has your car stalled frequently recently?" Zhou Dadan asked.”
"Yes, it often stalls, but it's an old problem with this car.”Zhang Jiefang said.
Zhou Dadan removed a few screws and waved his hand to summon an apprentice.""Help me hold this valve. I'll go up and start it.”
The apprentice held onto the valve, and Zhou Dadan got into the car and started to drive.
The sound of the engine starting could be heard. Through the disassembled air vent, some sparks could be seen, but the engine could not be started.
Zhou Dadan jumped down from the driver's seat and went to the engine. He checked it again and said,"This is because the coalescer is broken. We need to replace it with a new coalescer. Zhang Jiefang, wait a moment. I'll change the extinguisher for you now."”
Zhou Dadan began to change the combustors while the apprentices gathered around, helping and learning at the same time.
With the help of a few apprentices, Zhou Dadan quickly replaced the combustors.
Zhou Dadan climbed into the driver's seat and started the engine. As black smoke came out of the exhaust pipe, the car started successfully.
"Alright, Zhang Jiefang, the car is fixed for you!”Zhou Dadan jumped out of the car and said proudly.
"Not bad, Master Zhou. Your craftsmanship is not bad.”Zhang Jiefang said as he handed over another cigarette.
"My hands are dirty." Zhou Dadan didn't take the cigarette, but Zhang Jiefang directly stuffed the cigarette into Zhou Dadan's chest pocket.
The old-fashioned blue work clothes had two pockets on the chest and two pockets on the waist, which could hold a lot of things.
At this moment, a sigh sounded, which was particularly eye-catching.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and happened to see Ye Chen there, sighing and shaking his head.
"Brother Ye Chen, you're so young. Why are you sighing?”Zhang Jiefang asked with a smile.
Ye Chen raised his head and looked at the newly repaired old Gaz. He then looked at Zhang Jiefang and said,""Brother Jie, let go. I'm just worried that if the engine turns off halfway, I'll have to drive the car back again.”
"Halfway through?" Zhang Jiefang didn't quite understand what Ye Chen meant, so he looked at Zhou Dadan with a puzzled expression.
Zhou Dadan, who was beside him, could tell that Ye Chen meant that the car had not been repaired at all.
"Ye Chen, what do you mean? Don't think that just because you're strong, you know how to kill pigs, and you know how to treat illnesses, you know everything!”Zhou Dadan asked unkindly.
Ye Chen had no choice but to explain,"Big Brother Jiefang, this car won't start. It's not just because of the problem with the smanship."?”
"It's not the problem with the vaporizing?" Zhou Dadan curled his lips in disdain and picked up the newly replaced breather. He said,"Look for yourself, what's the state of the inside of this coalescer! It's not the problem with the smanship."
Just as Zhou Dadan had said, the inside of the coalescer was dark and sticky. If one looked closely, one could see some solidified impurities. According to this situation, there must have been serious wear and tear inside.
At this time, an old car mechanic in his forties happened to pass by. He did not ask about the cause of the matter. He only looked at the disassembled purifier and said,"The vaporizing is already like this. It can't be used anymore.”
The old mechanic's words seemed to be the final word, and Zhou Dadan's back instantly straightened a lot.
"Jordan, do you know how to repair cars? He probably couldn't even tell the difference between a brake and a clutch! If you don't know anything, don't talk nonsense. Go somewhere cool!”Zhou Dadan said.
Beside him, a few apprentices also looked at Ye Chen with disdain. However, these apprentices were all temporary workers while Ye Chen was an official, so these apprentices did not dare to speak rudely to Ye Chen.
If it was the usual Ye Chen, he would definitely argue with Zhou Dadan at this time. However, the current Ye Chen did not need to lower himself to Zhou Dadan's level. After all, a wild goose would leave a sound when it passed, and a person would leave a name when it passed! He had already left too many legends in the workshop, so there was no need to say anything more! Therefore, he could only smile helplessly at Zhou Dadan's pointed finger before turning around and leaving.
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