Chapter 47 Motor
Zhao Yi took out the radio as soon as he got home. As soon as he put the radio on the table, Zhang Jing came over happily.
"Did you buy it, boss?"
Zhang Jing asked happily.
"No, it was given to me by Director Peng of the supply and marketing cooperative. I guess the wires inside fell off and there was no sound. The customer bought it and then took it back to the supply and marketing cooperative for a replacement."
Zhao Yi explained.
"How much does it cost to repair it?"
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi and asked.
"I asked the department store, and they told me that regardless of whether it can be repaired or not, it will cost five dollars to open the lid. If other parts are needed, the price will be different."
Zhao Yi smiled.
“Oh, that’s too expensive.”
Zhang Jing took the radio to the inner room and placed it on the cabinet, looking left and right to see if she had placed it correctly.
After August 15th, there is basically no work in the fields, and most of the land that can be reclaimed in Wangou Village has been reclaimed.
As for those people in the cowshed who occasionally have to reclaim wasteland, that is the task of the commune. If they want to earn more work points or money now, they can only go to the forest farm for support, or find Li Dequan to sign up to support the construction of the nearest reservoir.
But it can only last for more than a month.
early morning.
Zhao Yi, who had nothing to do, came to the county town and wandered around. There was not much work now, and the commune's tractors were basically only used to transport people to the county town. He could earn some money by making two trips a day.
In the scrap recycling station, Zhao Yi stared at an electric motor. Although it was broken, he could use it.
"Comrade, how much do I need to buy this motor?"
Zhao Yi pointed at the motor and looked at the staff and asked.
Nowadays, scrap recyclers are also workers, but Zhao Yi doesn’t know about their treatment.
However, this job was the first to be laid off and contracted out to private units, and now it belongs to a collective unit.
"I bought it at 20 cents a pound, so you pay 20 cents a pound."
The staff member glanced at Zhao Yi and immediately said.
It is not a prohibited item and recycling stations can sell it to ordinary people.
There will be many people coming here to buy furniture.
Zhao Yi spent 4.4 yuan on a 20-jin motor, and found a lot of aluminum wires at the scrap recycling station. Nowadays, most electrical wires are aluminum wires, wrapped in a layer of something like hemp.
"Where did you receive these things, comrade?"
Zhao Yi was very confused. These things were rare nowadays and generally no one was willing to sell them.
"The factory's motor had a problem, so we replaced all these old things with new equipment. You came at the right time, otherwise all these things would have to be sold tomorrow."
Zhao Yi put these things into a backpack and walked towards the county transportation station.
There is a repair shop next to the transport station, and Zhao Yi wants to buy something here.
After some conversation, Zhao Yi bought two bearings of the same size.
I hurried back home happily. I went to the city this time originally to see if there was any business in the black market, but I didn't expect to find motor wires in the recycling station in the county.
Now we can have electricity at home earlier.
Zhao Yi went to the county department store again and bought light bulbs, electrical tape, circuit breakers, pull-cord switches, and some electrical wires. He then went to the first floor to see if there were any maintenance personnel there.
Seeing that the store was indeed not in the county department store, Zhao Yi got on a tractor and rushed back to the commune.
As soon as he returned to Wangou Village, Zhao Yi started to get busy.
When Zhang Jing saw Zhao Yi fiddling with something she didn't understand, she didn't go up to disturb him, but went to the kitchen to prepare food.
Zhao Yi quickly made the wooden fan blades. Using bearings could speed up the rotation of the fan blades, which in turn drove the speed of the motor.
The electricity generated by such a motor can easily power a radio, but Zhao Yi cannot afford other things for the time being.
I was busy until the evening.
Zhao Yi finally fixed the motor and other things, connected the wires to the switch, and then he started to work on the light in the main room.
"Wow."
Seeing the light come on, Zhang Jing screamed in surprise.
"You are so awesome as the boss."
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi with eyes full of admiration.
At this time, Su Hong, who came to pick up fish on time every day, also walked into Zhao Yi's house. Seeing that the light in the house was much brighter than usual, she also walked into the house curiously.
As a result, he saw the light bulb on the roof of the main room and was surprised.
"I remember there was no electricity in the village. What are you doing?"
Su Hong looked at Zhao Yi in surprise and asked.
"I bought the motor myself and tinkered with it to make electricity. I didn't expect it would actually work."
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
“It’s really amazing.”
Su Hong gave a thumbs up and praised.
After Su Hong left.
Zhao Yi saw that his house was still short of a power strip, so he decided to take his radio to the city tomorrow to borrow the repairman's tools. At most he could give him two dollars and have the radio fixed. This way, Zhang Jing wouldn't be bored doing things at home.
early morning.
Zhao Yi walked into the mountains carrying a backpack. At this time, many people in the village also walked into the mountains carrying backpacks.
With no work left in the fields, people began to go into the mountains to get mountain products. How much they could get depended entirely on their own abilities.
As for big guys like wild boars, it's considered a great skill if you can catch them secretly and eat them quietly. If you are discovered, you will either have to split the proceeds 50-50 or hand them all over.
"Xiao Yi also went into the mountains to get mountain products?"
Some elderly people in the village saw Zhao Yi and greeted him with a smile.
Although Zhao Yi has separated from his family, he is still Zhao Dahai's son. Now Zhao Dahai is one of the few people in the village who earns a living. For Zhao Dahai's sake, Zhao Yi will naturally not be ignored.
"Um."
Zhao Yi nodded, didn't chat much with the villagers, and hurried to the city.
When he arrived at the maintenance shop of the city department store, the maintenance worker recognized Zhao Yi.
"Comrade, the price I told you is the one stipulated by the higher-ups. This is the price we charge for repairs."
"Master, I will lend you my tools for a while. I will give you two dollars regardless of whether you can fix it well or not."
Zhao Yi took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes that he had just bought on the black market at 25 cents a pack and handed them to the repairman. Nowadays, this kind of cigarette is considered a relatively high-end cigarette. Most people smoke Fengshou cigarettes that cost 7 or 8 cents a pack.
When the repairman saw the cigarettes handed over by Zhao Yi, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He didn't need to do it himself, and he would get paid regardless of whether the repair was successful or not. Moreover, he didn't need to pay the money, just borrowed the tools, and the money didn't leave Zhao Yi's sight. He immediately nodded with satisfaction and welcomed Zhao Yi into the store.
Zhao Yi picked up the screwdriver and skillfully disassembled the radio. As Zhao Yi expected, the speaker wire was detached, causing the radio to have no sound. He connected the speaker wire with a soldering iron and checked it again carefully.
All other parts were fine, so I immediately plugged the plug into the socket and started debugging, and the sound from the radio came out.
"Have you ever touched a radio before?"
The maintenance master looked at Zhao Yi and asked.
“I’ve dismantled some scrapped ones.”
Zhao Yi lied.
Nowadays, even broken radios are rarely sent to recycling stations. They are kept at home as decorations and are not thrown away unless the family buys new ones. However, the quality of radios nowadays is quite good.
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