Last time, Zhou Mingli encountered a truck delivering goods. He and Jiang Ci exchanged a glance, parked their bicycles, and walked over. "Can't you even start it?"
Zhou Gou also joined in.
"That's right, this truck is old and often can't start."
The truck driver was also helpless, "The mechanic said the battery was faulty, so we replaced it immediately, but it still often won't start."
Zhou Gou, who could also drive, asked, "What about the spark plugs? How are they?"
"The spark plugs were just replaced."
The truck driver rubbed his face and said with a weary expression, "We've checked everything that needs to be checked, and there's nothing wrong with it. I'm at my wit's end."
“That shouldn’t be the case.” Zhou Gou went up and tried it himself.
I tried to start it several times, but it didn't work.
Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci stood aside, listening intently.
Zhou Mingli looked at Jiang Ci, "Can you tell what's wrong with it?"
Hearing this, Jiang Ci gave an awkward but polite smile and looked at him quietly, "Zhou Mingli, I may have a lot of cars, but that doesn't mean I know anything about trucks."
"But there are only so many reasons why a car won't start. If you want to help, you can check them one by one."
Zhou Mingli nodded and walked over as well.
I went with Zhou Gou to check the battery and spark plugs, and also inspected the air filter, throttle body, and other parts.
This car is indeed quite old; some parts show that they have been replaced.
Zhou Mingli looked through it and didn't see anything wrong with it.
Zhou Mingli fell silent; he knew less about cars than Jiang Ci did.
"Could it be that it's out of gas?" someone boldly speculated.
The truck driver was extremely frustrated. "How is this possible? There's at least a tank of gas left!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingli looked up and glanced at another spot. He quietly asked, "How long has it been since you changed your engine oil?"
The moment the question was asked, the truck driver's agitation froze.
Ordinary cars need to have their oil changed and serviced every year, let alone trucks that travel long distances.
Some drivers think engine oil is expensive and often don't like to change it, using inferior engine oil and not changing it for a long time...
With such a strong buff stacking, it's no wonder the fire can't be lit.
Looking at the truck driver's expression, Zhou Mingli knew everything.
He paused for a moment, then said, "Why don't you send someone to check on the car's engine?"
The truck driver hurriedly rode his bicycle from the factory to find someone who could repair cars. After a flurry of activity, the mechanic opened the engine and found severe carbon buildup inside. It took him half a day to clean it up.
By the time the truck was started, Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli had been waiting there for more than half an hour.
The truck driver couldn't stop smiling and gave Zhou Mingli a thumbs up, "Kid, you're really something! You're a truck driver too?"
Zhou Mingli shook his head. "I'm just a poor peasant from the countryside."
"How do you know it's a problem with the engine?"
Everyone present looked at Zhou Mingli.
It's not that they have many problems. These days, it's incredibly rare to see a car in Zhongmo Town, let alone in the countryside. Even fewer people know the structure of a car or even a truck.
How could a country bumpkin know these things?
Under the scrutinizing gazes of everyone, Zhou Mingli remained calm and composed, saying, "My wife is from the city; she was an educated youth sent to the countryside."
“I’m very curious about cars, so I asked her to tell me about them. She said that the most important part of a car is the engine, so if the car has a problem, it might be that the engine is faulty.”
Jiang Ci: "..."
The identity of a sent-down youth is really useful.
They can use any situation as a pretext.
The banners were waving loudly, and what's even more outrageous is that they actually believed it.
"That's true. There are far more cars in the city than here. Your wife was a sent-down youth, so she must have seen cars before, and maybe even ridden in one!"
The truck driver grinned and patted Zhou Mingli on the shoulder, "Comrade, thank you so much this time!"
Zhou Mingli smiled and said, "It's nothing."
Xiao Qu was also happy, after all, this person came to see him, and he felt proud that someone he knew had helped him.
We finally arrived at the back gate of the stone quarry.
When Xiao Qu finally had a moment to spare, she ran over and glanced at the man and woman beside him.
Zhou Mingli and that woman were clearly standing close together, so they were probably family.
He asked, "What are these two...?"
“This is my wife, and that’s my brother. They were worried about me coming alone, so they helped me bring things.”
That's true, there was half a wild boar on the back of their bicycle.
Xiao Qu glanced at their fish baskets. "What did you bring this time?"
Zhou Mingli took out what he had brought to show him, "There are five grass carp, three carp, and this half a wild boar."
Last time Zhou Mingli brought fish, the two of them filled several baskets, which were quite heavy, so these eight fish seem like less than that.
As if remembering something, Zhou Mingli paused, leaned closer to Xiao Qu and whispered, "There's a water snake inside, do you want it?"
"Of course we want it! Why wouldn't we?" Xiao Qu's eyes lit up instantly. "I saw the wild boar when it came. My father-in-law said we should exchange it for as many as we have. We'll still pay one yuan per pound as before."
"I can offer you the water snake for a little more, one dollar and one cent, but the fish is still one dollar."
Zhou Mingli didn't try to negotiate the price with him; he simply nodded.
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