The train driver in the courtyard

"Why, why?"

When Jia Dongxu heard that Yi Zhonghai had actually refused the aid construction mission, he was so shocked that he was speechless.

He wanted to join, but people looked down on him because he was a first-class worker.

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "Master took on a job to modify an electric sewing machine, but he hasn't finished it yet."

When it comes to electric sewing machines, Yi Zhonghai feels depressed.

He thought it would be a very simple matter to modify an electric sewing machine.

After receiving the notice from Liu Haizhong, he immediately brought his stuff to Zhang's Tailor Shop.

In the beginning, the transformation went very smoothly.

It only took one day.

Yi Zhonghai then installed the electric motor, base plate and other components.

Just when he thought he could easily get three dollars.

Something unexpected happened.

No matter how you adjust the thread reel, which is used to adjust the tightness of the needle and thread, you cannot make the electric sewing machine operate normally.

Now Tailor Zhang is waiting to use the sewing machine, and Liu Haizhong is urging him from behind. How can Yi Zhonghai have the time to participate in the aid work?

Yi Zhonghai could only watch helplessly as 75 cents and five kilograms of rice passed him by every day.

After listening to this, Jia Dongxu suddenly burst into laughter.

"Master, why are you so confused? Liang Ladi has a wire reel. As long as you secretly take it over, study it, and figure out the tightness, won't it be fine?"

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai slapped his forehead.

"Dongxu, you are really smart. Okay, okay, I will take a leave now and go back to Liang Ladi's house."

The reason why Yi Zhonghai went to Nan Yi's house during working hours was because Nan Yi and Liang Ladi were both working in the factory at that time.

On weekdays, Aunt Zhang from next door is responsible for taking care of Nan Xiaoying while they are working.

Every month, Nan Yi gave Aunt Zhang more than 50 kilograms of corn flour as a reward.

When Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu arrived at Nan Yi's house, Aunt Zhang was walking around the house holding Nan Xiaoying.

Nan Xiaoying likes to cry when she can't see Liang Ladi.

Fortunately, Aunt Zhang gave birth to seven children in her lifetime and had rich experience, so she was able to coax him.

"Aunt Zhang, are you busy?"

Seeing Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu standing outside the door, Aunt Zhang asked in surprise: "Uncle, why are you here?"

"Dongxu's chair is broken, I want to borrow your hammer."

"That's easy. I'll get it for you now."

Facing the old man in the courtyard, Aunt Zhang had no doubts at all. She took the child and Jia Dongxu back to the backyard.

Yi Zhonghai looked around and saw that there was no one there, so he immediately went into Nan Yi's house.

Liang Ladi has taken on a lot of renovation jobs recently and used a corner inside as a workshop.

Electric motors, wires, pedals and other parts were scattered all over the floor.

"That's it."

Yi Zhonghai found a black iron box from the pile of spare parts.

When Li Aiguo installed the electric sewing machine, he installed this thing under the thread board.

"But why does the wiring board have to be placed in an iron box?"

Yi Zhonghai felt that Li Aiguo was wasting too much materials. He shook his head in disdain, squatted down, picked up a screwdriver and prepared to disassemble the iron box.

But he turned the iron box from left to right, and then from front to back, but he couldn't find the screw hole.

"Maybe there is a snap-on device inside. This is not difficult for a Level 7 master like me."

Yi Zhonghai picked up the screwdriver and gently lifted the edge of the box.

Looking through the tiny gap, he saw the lump of gel inside, and his expression suddenly changed.

The gel is attached to the top of the box and to the wire reel underneath.

As you can imagine, if you knock the box open with great force, the wire reel inside will be torn apart.

In other words, even if the box is opened, the cable reel will inevitably be destroyed and the tightness coefficient of the cable reel cannot be determined.

Only at this time did Yi Zhonghai understand the purpose of the iron box.

"This is a security device."

"Why did Li Aiguo spend so much money to put the reel into the security device?"

"Did he predict my actions long ago?"

“This is incredible.”

Yi Zhonghai looked at the iron box in front of him and was so shocked that he was speechless.

The feeling of being seen through seemed to be beating at his chest, making him feel extremely terrified.

The air around became heavy, as if there was an invisible sense of oppression that made it hard to breathe.

Just then, Jia Dongxu's high-pitched voice came from a distance.

"Aunt Zhang, thank you. Don't worry, I will return the screwdriver to you after you use it. Aunt Zhang, please walk slowly."

Aunt Zhang felt that Jia Dongxu was a little strange, but she couldn't tell why. She carried Nan Xiaoying and walked towards the central courtyard.

The voice woke Yi Zhonghai from his shock.

He threw the iron box into the pile of parts, held it down with the original parts, and then ran out of the house.

Agent Jia Dongxu had been waiting for Yi Zhonghai at the door of his house. When he saw him come back with a grim face, he felt that something was wrong.

"Master, is the time too short? Don't worry, I'll find another excuse to trick Aunt Zhang out later."

Agent Jia Dongxu was very energetic at this time. He patted his chest and said, "With my skills, Aunt Zhang will definitely not be able to see through me."

"It's not safe here, let's go inside and talk."

Yi Zhonghai was very cautious. He took out his key, unlocked the door, and entered the house.

He drank two sips of tea, suppressed the shock in his heart, and then said, "Dongxu, even if you trick Aunt Wang out again and give me another day, you won't be able to disassemble the reel."

"why?"

"That kid Li Aiguo."

Yi Zhonghai recounted the story of how the reel was put into a confidential device.

Jia Dongxu suddenly became angry.

"Li Aiguo is a piece of shit. He doesn't help others with their transformation. We asked him to use his technology, but he kept it secret.

Fortunately, he is our neighbor, he is so stingy. "

Yi Zhonghai also felt that Li Aiguo had gone too far, but there was no other way at the moment.

"If I can't fix the spool, I won't be able to explain to Tailor Zhang."

Jia Dongxu takes this matter very seriously.

If Yi Zhonghai could earn some extra money, it would be easier for him to borrow money in the future.

Jia Dongxu pondered for a moment and said, "Since we can't dismantle the reel, we can buy it. The reel belongs to Liang Ladi now, so can't we just buy it?"

"Hey, apprentice, you have really become smarter."

Yi Zhonghai thought about it carefully and found that this was indeed a good idea.

At noon, Liang Ladi came back to take care of Nan Xiaoying as usual.

As soon as he reached the gate, he was stopped by Yi Zhonghai.

"Liang Ladi, are you back?"

"Yes."

Liang Ladi nodded perfunctorily, feeling that Yi Zhonghai was a little strange.

When she first moved into the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai had a pretty good relationship with her family for a while, and often used his status as an uncle to show concern for them.

Later, Nan Yi stood on Li Aiguo's side, and Yi Zhonghai became cold.

Facing the indifferent Liang Ladi, Yi Zhonghai smiled awkwardly: "Master Liang, I want you to help me with something today."

Liang Ladi stopped.

Yi Zhonghai then said, "Master Liang, I heard that you have ready-made wire reels. Can you sell me one?"

"Spool, uncle, you want to modify the electric sewing machine too?"

"Yes, I was disdainful of modifying this thing, but one of Lao Liu's relatives wanted to modify the electric sewing machine." Yi Zhonghai felt a little embarrassed and said, "I am the eldest uncle in our compound. If my neighbor encounters difficulties, I have to help him."

Liang Ladi finally understood Yi Zhonghai's plan and said with a smile, "Uncle, I'm really sorry. Aiguo gave me that reel and I need it, so I can't lend it to you."

After saying that, Liang Ladi turned around and walked into the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai is a big shot, but he used other people's designs without saying a word. He is really shameless.

Only now did she understand why Li Aiguo spent a lot of money to create a confidentiality device.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he almost fainted, and he managed to stand firmly by holding onto the wall.

He felt that things would become particularly troublesome as long as they were related to Li Aiguo.

"If I had known this earlier, I would not have coveted that little processing fee and would have taken this job."

Because Tailor Zhang has not paid yet, Yi Zhonghai has to pay for the materials for the renovation. If he gives up halfway, he will suffer a huge loss.

Yi Zhonghai had to take one day off and went to Zhang's Tailor Shop again, trying to solve the problem of the tightness of the thread reel with his own ability.

It took a whole half day, and Yi Zhonghai was exhausted and sweating, but he finally assembled the reel.

Tailor Zhang handed over the tea and asked, "Master Yi, how is it? Is it ready to use?"

"Of course, I'm a master chef!"

Yi Zhonghai took the enamel pot, took a sip and said, "I have specially improved it for you. I guarantee it will be better than the electric sewing machine in Chen's Tailor Shop."

Tailor Zhang was overjoyed when he heard this. He thought he could finally defeat Old Chen this time.

Coincidentally, Director Liu from the timber factory came to the tailor shop to make a Zhongshan suit.

Director Liu was very generous and bought high-end woolen cloth at five yuan per meter.

Director Liu is a wealthy old customer, so naturally Tailor Zhang has to show his real skills.

"Director Liu, did you see that? There are only two electric sewing machines in Beijing. You've got a bargain today!"

"Hey, this is a really new thing. Use it to make clothes for me."

Director Liu originally planned to go back to work.

Now when I see some rare things, I can’t bear to leave.

Yi Zhonghai hasn't received the money yet, so he can only wait by the side.

The employees and customers in the shop gathered around to watch the fun.

In full view of the crowd, Tailor Zhang placed the cut fabric on the sewing machine.

Recently he often goes to Chen Fangxuan to borrow an electric sewing machine.

So I am no stranger to how to use a sewing machine.

pat!

Tailor Zhang pressed the switch and the electric motor began to roar.

"It's turning, and the power is on!" Yi Zhonghai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yi Zhonghai considered himself an electrical appliance master and felt that as long as this thing could be powered, there would be no problem.

Li Aiguo, you think you can defeat me?

Just ridiculous.

Yi Zhonghai folded his arms, a smug smile on his face.

At this moment, Tailor Zhang took a deep breath and turned on the switch.

The pillow jumped up and down rapidly, and the thread on the needle was suddenly messed up. Because the tightness of the thread reel was not consistent, the thread was tangled together and fell randomly on the woolen cloth.

Tailor Zhang was startled, but reacted quickly and turned off the switch.

But the woolen cloth had been smashed into a mess of threads, and even if it was taken apart, traces would remain.

A piece of fine woolen cloth was completely ruined.

Director Liu's face darkened. "Old Zhang, is this the new thing you mentioned? Oh, it's really new."

Tailor Zhang looked up at Yi Zhonghai and said in a cold voice, "Master Yi, what's going on?"

"You, you may have made an operational mistake."

Yi Zhonghai wiped the sweat from his forehead and uttered a word.

Tailor Zhang stood up and pointed at the sewing machine.

"Come, do it yourself. If you can do it well today, we can pretend that nothing happened.

Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

Tailor Zhang was filled with anger.

He wasted three days trying to modify the electric sewing machine.

Now they have damaged the customer's cloth, which is tantamount to destroying their own reputation.

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to sit in front of the sewing machine and operate it himself.

But no matter how he adjusted it, the needle and thread were always a tangled mess.

Yi Zhonghai was sweating profusely, and kept muttering, "This shouldn't be the case. I've already adjusted myself. I'm a level 7 worker, how can I be inferior to that kid Li Aiguo?"

Seeing this, Director Liu looked at Tailor Zhang with amusement.

"Lao Zhang, I have something else to do today, so I can't waste time here. I'd better go across the street and make some clothes."

The responsibility for this incident lies with Tailor Zhang.

Although Tailor Zhang was extremely reluctant, he had to return the money for the fabric and labor fees to Director Liu.

The customers who were watching the fun all burst into laughter.

"Tailor Zhang, we all understand that you want to learn from Old Chen, but where did you find this cheap stuff? Look at what you have done to the sewing machine."

Yi Zhonghai fiddled with it for a long time but couldn't figure out the reason, and he felt something was wrong.

He stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Tailor Zhang and said, “Maybe there’s something wrong with your original sewing machine.

This is not your fault. How about this, you give me the money for the materials.

For Haizhong's sake, I will waive the cost of the renovation."

Tailor Zhang lost face this time, offended an old customer, and lost a piece of woolen cloth. He was already unhappy.

Now seeing that Yi Zhonghai still had the nerve to ask for money, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

"Master Yi, you promised me that you would rebuild the sewing machine. Now it's in this state. You still have the nerve to ask for money?"

"You and I"

Yi Zhonghai wanted to make excuses, but Tailor Zhang continued, "Now I give you two choices. The first is to repair the sewing machine. I won't bother you about the past and I will pay you every penny.

The second thing is that you leave the tailor shop immediately! Forget about the wages and materials."

"You, you can't be unreasonable. I bought those materials with my own money!" Yi Zhonghai got angry.

The electric motor, base plate, wires and other miscellaneous items are worth seven or eight dollars in total.

"Okay, you take away the materials, restore the sewing machine to its original state, and compensate me with a piece of woolen cloth."

Tailor Zhang is not an unreasonable person.

But I was angry today and I had to let it out.

In order to convert the sewing machine to electric, cutting and drilling were required, and several circular holes were opened in the bottom box of the sewing machine.

How could Yi Zhonghai restore it to its original state?

"You can't do this, I..." Yi Zhonghai wanted to say something.

Tailor Zhang picked up the stick and said, "If you want to cause trouble, I will call the people from the street office and accuse you of fraud."

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai was shocked and no longer cared about asking for money. He turned around and ran out of the tailor shop.

Li Aiguo got off work.

I went to the tailor shop, picked up two pieces of clothes, and was about to go back.

As soon as I went out, I bumped into Yi Zhonghai face to face.

"Isn't this Master Yi? I heard that you can also modify the electric sewing machine? How is it going? Is it going well?"

Li Aiguo saw how embarrassed he was and guessed about 80% of the answer.

He kept bringing up things that were not related to the topic, and Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his nose almost got crooked.

But at this time, he couldn't give in, and said with an awkward smile: "The electric sewing machine is very simple. I am a seventh-level master, so how can I not modify it well? In fact, I have found some areas that deserve improvement.

It’s just that the time today is too short and I don’t have the time to teach you.”

Yi Zhonghai put on the airs of a master chef and was about to leave after he finished speaking.

Tailor Zhang ran out of the tailor shop, came to Li Aiguo, and said with an awkward smile: "Driver Li, I was really blind. I was deceived by my relatives and found a cheap guy.

That guy is a cucumber and messed up my sewing machine.

I don't know if you have time to help me with the renovation now.

Don't worry, I'll pay for it, three dollars, not a penny less."

Tailor Zhang was so anxious that he didn't notice that Yi Zhonghai hadn't left yet.

Yi Zhonghai had already taken a step, but when he heard Tailor Zhang call him a piece of junk and a cucumber egg, his face suddenly turned red.

Li Aiguo called him from behind: "Master Yi, didn't you say that the transformation went smoothly?"

"Ah," Yi Zhonghai stammered, "Maybe there's something wrong with the sewing machine. You know, this kind of electrical appliance has a lot of small problems. Even an eighth-level master can make mistakes."

“I still have to go back to take medicine.”

Yi Zhonghai felt too ashamed to face anyone, so he left after saying a few words.

Although Chen Fangxuan felt that Tailor Zhang was unreliable.

The task of modifying the electric sewing machine had already been assigned to Li Aiguo, but he went to find Yi Zhonghai instead.

But Tailor Zhang was his old friend after all.

Now the sewing machine has been half modified. Since it can no longer be used as an electric sewing machine and I can't pedal it, the loss is indeed quite large.

Chen Fangxuan advised: "Aiguo, if you can help Lao Zhang, please help."

"That's ok, it's not a big deal."

Our Li Aiguo is not a stingy person. He rode his bicycle back to the locomotive depot and brought back a wire reel.

To be honest, Yi Zhonghai's craftsmanship is quite good and all the accessories are installed very well.

After Li Aiguo installed the thread reel, he started the electric sewing machine.

"Master Zhang, please try."

In less than five minutes, Li Aiguo assembled the electric sewing machine.

This was something Tailor Zhang had not expected.

"Driver Li, are you sure this thing can work properly?"

Li Aiguo patted the sewing machine.

"Don't worry, I designed this thing, how could it go wrong?"

Chen Fangxuan also said: "Old Zhang, were you deceived by that seventh-level master?"

"Oh, who says it isn't true? Because of that sewing machine, I lost a big customer."

Tailor Zhang smiled bitterly, shook his head, sat in front of the sewing machine and pressed the button.

This time he did not use expensive fabric, but just found a piece of rag and did the experiment first.

The result was perfect, the needle of the sewing machine passed through and the stitches left were standard.

Tailor Zhang gave Li Aiguo a thumbs up.

"Driver Li, it has to be you."

It was almost evening.

Li Aiguo will go to the Changxindian Locomotive Factory to keep an eye on it at night.

After chatting for a while, he took the three yuan labor fee, plus one yuan for the reel, then turned around and left.

Tailor Zhang had missed a lot of work today, so he didn't even have time to rest and started working on his electric sewing machine.

Just when he had finished most of his work and was about to stand up to drink some tea, a chubby head poked in from outside.

"Mr. Zhang, how is this electric sewing machine? Isn't it useful?"

Seeing that it was Liu Haizhong, Tailor Zhang, although feeling depressed, still managed a smile: "Not bad, it only took me an hour to complete more than half of a day's work."

Liu Haizhong squeezed in from outside and stretched out his hand to Tailor Zhang: "Give it to me?"

"What?" Tailor Zhang looked confused.

"Mr. Zhang, although we are relatives, you should know that brothers should settle accounts clearly."

Liu Haizhong frowned and said, "I helped you so much, do you want to steal the money?!"

Liu Haizhong calculated the time and knew that Yi Zhonghai would definitely be able to modify the sewing machine today, so he rushed over as soon as he got off work.

When talking about this, Tailor Zhang became furious.

"That hotshot guy you introduced to me almost bankrupted my shop, and you still want money?"

"What? This sewing machine has been modified. It looks very useful."

"It is indeed useful, but it was not modified by the person you introduced. I asked driver Li to help me."

"Driver Li, Li Aiguo!" Liu Haizhong felt his brain buzzing.

Why is Li Aiguo everywhere?

Tailor Zhang was already angry about Yi Zhonghai's matter.

Now Liu Haizhong still had the nerve to ask for money. He was immediately furious and gave Liu Haizhong a beating.

Liu Haizhong did not get the money, but instead got scolded. He returned to the courtyard in a huff.

As soon as I got home, Yi Zhonghai came to my door.

"Second uncle, your relative is too rude.

I worked hard to help him modify the sewing machine, but not only did he not pay me for my labor, he even embezzled the money for the materials.

Liu Haizhong, you are the one who initiated this matter, so you have to pay the money."

Bangs: "."

He felt like a rat caught in a bellows—being bullied from both sides.

At this time, Liu Guangfu came back from playing outside all afternoon.

As soon as I walked to the door, I noticed that the atmosphere in the room was not right.

He first raised his left foot and saw a grim smile on Liu Haizhong's face.

He quickly put down his left foot, lifted up his right foot, and saw Liu Haizhong stand up again.

Liu Guangfu quickly retracted his right foot, put his feet together and prepared to jump into the house, but he saw that Liu Haizhong had already picked up the copper-buckled belt.

Liu Guangfu hesitated for a moment, then lay on the ground with his butt sticking up, and the cricket pupae, cricket pupae, and cricket pupae came into the house.

Bangs: "."

He was silent for a moment, then pointed to the corner and said, "Liu Guangfu, you dared to dirty your clothes. Lying there, ten belts!"

Liu Guangfu: "."

(End of this chapter)