Chapter 17 Being mocked
Because of what happened at noon, Pei Xingzhi was distracted the whole afternoon and didn't even hear Brother Sun calling him.
"What are you thinking about?" Brother Sun rode his bicycle to Pei Xingzhi and patted him from behind.
Pei Xingzhi finally came to his senses and quickly called out to Brother Sun, "Brother Sun, why are you here?"
Hearing this, Brother Sun looked around. Seeing no one was around, he whispered, "A big deal has come in. I don't know who they heard about it from, but they found me directly." He leaned over to whisper something in Pei Xingzhi's ear, then pulled away and continued, "What's the matter? Can you take this job?"
After hearing the content, Pei Xingzhi was silent for a while before saying, "I'm not sure, but I can give it a try. Do they agree?"
When Brother Sun heard this, his frown relaxed. "Don't worry, I've already found out for you. They said it's OK as long as you're willing to help. As long as it doesn't get any worse, it's OK."
After hearing this, Brother Sun felt relieved. He was very confident in Pei Xingzhi's ability. Even if he failed, things would not get worse.
Pei Xingzhi nodded and asked, "How much is the offer over there?"
Brother Sun showed four fingers, and his gums were exposed.
He is really generous. The money is almost enough for his annual income. No wonder Brother Sun couldn't help but run to Qinghe Village to find him.
"You know my rules, right?"
"Don't worry, I've already discussed it with them. I promise not to disturb you."
Pei Xingzhi nodded, "Brother Sun, please wait for me for a moment. I'll go ask someone for leave."
Brother Sun leaned on the handlebars of the bicycle and waved at Pei Xingzhi, telling him to go and come back quickly.
Pei Xingzhi hadn't been gone for long when he met Pi Jingxuan on the way and asked him to help him ask for leave.
Pi Jingxuan naturally would not refuse.
Looking at Pei Xingzhi's departing back, Pi Jingxuan suddenly thought of a question. Brother Xingzhi left in such a hurry, I wonder if he told his sister-in-law.
After all, Brother Xingzhi is married now. He is not always alone like before. He can go wherever he wants without reporting to anyone.
But on second thought, Brother Xingzhi is such a thoughtful person, he would not make such a low-level mistake. He must have told my sister-in-law about it.
At this time, Meng Wanqiu had just finished making the first pair of shoes for Pei Xingzhi. She thought about working quickly and making a pair for Pei Xingzhi as soon as he came back, so that she could try them on and see if they fit him.
Hongshan Commune is the direct superior organization of Qinghe Village. It is located in Hongshan Town. The commune office is in the center of the town, which is a crossroads. Opposite the commune is the police station, and next to it are the supply and marketing cooperative and guesthouse.
In the words of the people in the town, this intersection is the political and cultural center of Hongshan Town. It has both a commune and a police station, so petty thieves dare not come here.
However, Pei Xingzhi was a different person. The small warehouse he and Brother Sun rented was right behind the commune, facing the police station. Pei Xingzhi was the one who committed crimes in defiance of the law.
When Brother Sun heard that Pei Xingzhi actually rented a warehouse here, he was so shocked that he was speechless. At the same time, he admired Pei Xingzhi even more. This guy was too gambling.
Although it is said that the most dangerous place is the safest place, how many people dare to do this? Anyway, he doesn't dare, Brother Sun thought.
Facing the patrolling police officers at the police station every day, Sun Ge was under immense psychological pressure. At first, he didn't even dare to look at them, but it took him a while to get used to them.
I turned to look at Pei Xingzhi. Wow, he didn't show any emotion at all. He even went into the supply and marketing cooperative to take a look.
Pei Xingzhi obviously didn't come here often, but he was calmer than him. Brother Sun was secretly shocked. No wonder his father said that he was not as good as Pei Xingzhi. He really was not as good as him.
"Have you put the things in?" Pei Xingzhi asked.
"It's in, and the tools are ready for you. I'll be outside, call me if you need anything."
Pei Xingzhi's collaboration with Brother Sun was to repair machines for people, from small ones like watches and radios to large ones like televisions and cars. In short, anything involving machinery could be repaired by Pei Xingzhi.
The initial opportunity came after Brother Sun got married. He once complained to Pei Xingzhi that many people in the factory had bought radios that did not require tickets and were very cheap.
Brother Sun and his wife also followed the trend and bought one, but the radio started to break down not long after they got it.
And it wasn't just one family, but every family that bought a cheap radio had problems.
Although the price was cheap, that was only compared to the price of radios sold through regular channels. As a result, it broke down in less than a month, and Brother Sun was heartbroken.
After listening to this, Pei Xingzhi asked Brother Sun to give him the radio to see if it could be repaired. Brother Sun agreed with a try-it attitude.
Unexpectedly, it was actually repaired. Pei Xingzhi was only sixteen years old at that time.
Brother Sun's wife accidentally leaked the news that Brother Sun had someone repair his radio, which attracted people from the entire factory to come to his house.
Brother Sun didn't want to bother Pei Xingzhi at first, but he couldn't resist the fact that the factory leader, his direct superior, came to visit him, so he had no choice but to go to Pei Xingzhi.
Pei Xingzhi agreed, but Brother Sun still felt embarrassed, so he negotiated a deal for him in exchange for money. Otherwise, Pei Xingzhi would suffer a great loss if he had to repair so many radios.
Over time, Pei Xingzhi's reputation spread, and people from all walks of life came to him and asked him to help them repair things, including watches and cars.
However, Pei Xingzhi set rules from the beginning. First, he would not see outsiders, and no one was allowed to be present when he was working; second, anyone who came to him for help had to follow his arrangements throughout the process.
Thanks to these two rules, until now, no one except Brother Sun knew that the person who repaired the things was Pei Xingzhi.
And the business that came to us today was, as expected, a big one.
The two men walked to the back of the commune. Brother Sun took out his key and opened a door. Facing them was a yard of several square meters with some scrap metal piled in it.
There was a folding wooden door in the yard. Pei Xingzhi pushed it open, went in and closed the door. When he saw the object in front of him, he thought that his guess was right.
This is a crawler harvester.
But Pei Xingzhi was also very familiar with the model. After all, he had almost watched this harvester being created on a blank sheet of paper.
Pei Xingzhi came to the driver's seat with the key still inserted. He raised his hand and twisted it, and the harvester made a buzzing sound and the tracks below began to move. He tried to move the operating lever on the console again, but this time the mechanical baffle in front of the harvester did not move with his operation.
Pei Xingzhi was not worried about the noise of the harvester. He had chosen this place as a warehouse because there was an oil press behind the commune. The machines inside ran almost 24 hours a day, which was a natural shield.
But it's much more reliable than what Brother Sun said about going to the mountains.
After a few attempts, Pei Xingzhi roughly knew where the problem lay. It should be a problem with the driver's improper operation. He didn't know whether it was a problem with the operating manual or the operator.
But thinking of that person, Pei Xingzhi felt that it couldn't be a problem with the operating manual. After all, he has always been a rigorous person and can't tolerate any flaws in his eyes. If this harvester has any imperfections, it will not be produced.
After jumping down and picking up the tools, Pei Xingzhi found the mechanical group where the transmission system was and started working on it.
Pei Xingzhi has this problem. Whenever he encounters something that interests him, he will be completely immersed in it and forget the surrounding environment and time.
On the other side, in Qinghe Village, after everyone in the family had finished work, Pei Xingzhi had not returned yet. Meng Wanqiu was a little worried and couldn't help but run outside to see.
But after waiting for a long time, it was almost dark and there was no sign of him. Thinking of his unstable physical condition, I was really worried that he might have fallen into the ditch.
Meng Wanqiu couldn't sit still anymore, so she decided to go to the Youth League Institute and ask Pi Jingxuan.
Pei Xingzhi usually works with Pi Jingxuan. Today, Pei Xingzhi didn't come back so late, so the other party should know something.
It was Meng Wanqiu's first time to visit the Youth League Home, and she felt a little nervous when she knocked on the door.
"Here she is, who is it?" Zhang Xiuqing opened the door and his face suddenly changed when he saw that the person coming was Meng Wanqiu.
Meng Wanqiu smiled sheepishly, "Hello, I'm here to see Pi Zhiqing, is he here?"
Zhang Xiuqing looked Meng Wanqiu up and down, and really didn't understand where she had lost. She and Pei Xingzhi were both city people, but Pei Xingzhi chose to marry this village girl.
Although she was not very satisfied with Pei Xingzhi's family, if Pei Xingzhi was ambitious and treated her well, it would not be impossible to make up for his shortcomings in family life.
But Pei Xingzhi was unwilling and always kept his distance from her. But even so, she still liked Pei Xingzhi.
When Pei Xingzhi got married, Zhang Xiuqing did not go. It was too cruel for her to witness the person she loved marrying someone else.
But Zhang Xiuqing never believed it when she heard from others that Pei Xingzhi's wife was very beautiful. Even after seeing her with her own eyes today, she still refused to admit that she was worse than a village girl.
"Hello, is Pi Zhiqing here?"
Meng Wanqiu felt a little uncomfortable with the gaze of the person in front of her. She didn't know how she had offended this person. If it were any other time, she would definitely leave, but today she needed to find Pi Jingxuan, so she had no choice but to endure it.
Zhang Xiuqing held the door with both hands, blocking the way so that Meng Wanqiu could not see what was happening inside the courtyard. She glanced at Meng Wanqiu, raised her chin slightly, and called out inside, "Jingxuan, looking for you?"
"Hey, here I come."
When Pi Jingxuan walked to the door, he was stunned when he saw Meng Wanqiu, and then he shouted in surprise: "Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
After seeing Pi Jingxuan, Meng Wanqiu's frown finally relaxed. "Jingxuan, do you know where Xingzhi went? Everyone has finished work, but he hasn't returned home yet."
Before Pi Jingxuan could say anything, Zhang Xiuqing beside him sighed, covering her mouth with her hands and laughing, "Excuse me, but Comrade Meng, aren't you being ridiculous? Your husband isn't coming home, and you're running here to look for him. Don't you know Xingzhi has already moved out?"
Pi Jingxuan looked at Zhang Xiuqing in surprise. Why did Sister Xiuqing speak like that? It was as if Yang Xue had possessed her.
Meng Wanqiu pursed her lips and smiled, "I didn't come here to look for Xingzhi, but to find Jingxuan to ask about Xingzhi's whereabouts."
"Sister-in-law, Brother Xingzhi went to town. Hasn't he come back yet?" Pi Jingxuan widened his eyes. He didn't expect that Brother Xingzhi really didn't tell his sister-in-law.
Meng Wanqiu was stunned and pulled the corner of her mouth, "Well, I don't know, he didn't tell me."
"Pfft... Haha, Comrade Meng, don't mind it. After all, Xingzhi has always been a maverick. He was like this when he was in the Youth League Institute before. He often ran off to town without telling anyone. I'm used to it."
Zhang Xiuqing smiled brightly. She thought Pei Xingzhi liked this village girl very much, but who knew that it was just the same as before and no one cared about him.
After realizing this fact, Zhang Xiuqing felt much better. She did not lose to this village girl, but to the cold-hearted Pei Xingzhi.
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