Traveling through 70's wine

Every afternoon after that, Wen Qing appeared in the school-run factory with Chen Rui and Wang Zitao. The male students had a natural love for cars. Director Li said that Cao Xinmin and Zhang Yushan worked until late at night every day. Wen Qing and the other two looked at each other and cheered each other on secretly.

Cao Xinmin and Zhang Yushan had already lifted the carriage down, and the frame was clearly exposed.

The two of them carefully checked the frame and chassis, compared them with the information they found, marked the areas that needed repair on the drawings, and then looked up repair methods.

Wen Qing opened the hood and checked key components such as the engine, carburetor, battery, generator, and oil tank. He first checked the appearance and then started the engine to check the equipment's operation.

There was a problem the first time I started the engine and it failed to start. Wen Qing cleaned the spark plugs and checked the battery and found that it was dead.

They found someone to connect the wires and asked the master from the school-run factory to drive a car over. After connecting the wires, they started the engine smoothly. Chen Rui and Wang Zitao were very excited when they heard the humming sound of the engine.

Wen Qing frowned and said to the two of them, "I heard that there seems to be some noise in the engine. You guys listen."

The two men listened carefully and found that there was indeed a crackling sound mixed in. They turned off the engine, and the three men removed the engine, opened the engine body, and checked the engine problem.

The three found the original drawings provided by the truck manufacturer, analyzed the structure of the engine, repaired or replaced the aging parts, cleaned the lubrication system, replaced the engine oil, and made the car's lubrication system brand new.

In addition, the three of them repaired the engine fuel supply system.

I restarted the engine and it started successfully, but then it stalled after a while. I think it was a problem with the generator.

Wen Qing and the other two dismantled the generator again and found that the coil was aging and there was a problem with the generator's regulator.

Wang Zitao said: "What should we do? Change the regulator?"

Chen Rui removed the regulator and looked at it carefully. "I think it can be repaired."

A regulator isn't cheap.

After several days of repair, it still didn't get fixed. The three of them were a little confused, and finally asked Professor Wu for help and finally fixed it.

They summarized their experiences while repairing the car, and when they encountered something they didn't understand, they kept looking up information and asking the mechanics in the factory for advice. It took more than two months to repair the three major systems.

Although the old truck did not have a complex electronic control system like later cars, it also used some circuit control methods. It took them another two weeks to restore the car's electronic system, and the work of the three people came to an end.

Cao Xinmin and Zhang Yushan replaced the brake drum, repaired the brake system, used the equipment of the school-run factory to reinforce the truck chassis, and took great efforts to repair the frame that had been deformed due to the accident.

After the car was repaired, the factory driver drove it out for a spin and found no problems at all.

Looking at the tattered appearance of the car, they felt that it was not worthy of their hard work, so the five people found Director Li and repainted the car. The car can be said to have a brand new look.

When Captain Ma of the school transport team heard that the truck had been repaired, he hurried to the school-run factory. Looking at the newly repaired truck, he couldn't stop grinning. He jumped into the cab, started the ignition, and drove around the school. It felt like a new truck.

Captain Ma thanked Professor Wu for leading the team, and then said to the five students: "Thank you, students. After discussion with our transport team, we have decided to give you a reward of 1,000 yuan."

Wen Qing thanked on behalf of everyone: "Thank you, Captain Ma. It took a lot of parts to repair this car, all of which were provided by the school-run factory. We don't want the money, just give it to the factory."

Director Li was very happy that the students were sensible. Captain Ma gave the money to Director Li, but still insisted on treating Professor Wu and the students to a meal to celebrate.

No one refused this. During the meal, Wen Qing stood up under everyone's urging and said to Captain Ma: "Captain Ma, we want to learn how to drive. Can you help us?"

"I'll take care of this. I'll find a master to teach you. I promise that you will all learn how to repair a car. It will be easy to drive a car."

At this time, the driver's license test not only requires the ability to drive, but also the ability to repair cars.

The five of them went together to learn how to drive again. A month later, everyone passed the test and got their driver's licenses. This was also the end of the semester.

Wen Qing privately bought a lot of gasoline and diesel from Captain Ma. Now her car, generator, automatic chicken feeder, and tractor all need oil. Although buying gasoline and diesel requires quotas, the transportation team has unplanned sources of oil, so as long as they are willing to pay a high price, they can always buy it.

With the experience in car repair, the automobile structure exam in the second semester of her junior year was not difficult for Wen Qing. Fluid mechanics required a lot of calculations, so Wen Qing did have to put in some effort. She was an auditor in the Chemical Engineering Department's courses and did not have to take the exam.

At the end of January 1981, when the winter vacation arrived, Wen Qing said goodbye to her classmates in dormitory 1 and went to Nankun to bring wine to Mr. Zhao.

This time Mr. Zhao did not pay the full amount for the goods. During the summer vacation, she sent Mr. Zhao 9000 bottles for 6.75 yuan. Mr. Zhao had already paid her 5.9 yuan, leaving a shortfall of 0.85 yuan. She took the opportunity to ask Mr. Zhao for the specific reason. Was there something wrong with her wine?

After arriving in Nankun, Wen Qing went to Jinjifang to find Mr. Zhao first. It turned out that the store not only sold Changxia wine, but also other brands of liquor. Wen Qing was a little unhappy because Mr. Zhao had violated their agreement.

Wen Qing asked the clerk where Mr. Zhao had gone. The clerk replied that Mr. Zhao was not in charge of the business now, and his youngest son, Zhao Wei, was in charge.

So Wen Qing went to Mr. Zhao’s home in the city center.

Mr. Zhao was very happy to see Wen Qing coming, and asked, "Xiao Wen, how much wine did you bring this time?"

Wen Qing guessed that Mr. Zhao might not know what his son was doing, so she said, "Mr. Zhao, I found that our sales in the second half of this year were not very good. The 9000 bottles of wine we sent last time were not sold out. Do you have any questions?"

Mr. Zhao was a little embarrassed, but he also knew why Wen Qing came to see him, so he said, "I'm sorry, my youngest son has applied for unpaid leave, and he is now in charge of the agency store. I will ask him to pay you the money right away."

Wen Qing nodded and suggested, "Mr. Zhao, let's go to the agency store and have a look."

Wen Qing and Mr. Zhao came to Jinjifang together. When the clerk saw the old man coming, he hurried over to greet him. Mr. Zhao waved his hand and told him not to worry about him.

Mr. Zhao looked at the liquor on the shelves. There were not only Changxia Qingniang and Changxia Teniang, but also a Sichuan liquor and a Guijiu.

Mr. Zhao looked even more uncomfortable. He had been ill for the past two months and had been recuperating at home. So he said to the clerk, "Bring your manager back immediately."

Then he said to Wen Qing: "I will ask him to give you an explanation right away."

Wen Qing nodded and sat down waiting for Zhao Wei.

Zhao Wei hurried back and saw his father and Wen Qing waiting for him in the store. He was shocked and said with a smile, "Dad, I'm going out to do some business. What can I do for you?"

Mr. Zhao said angrily, "Why didn't you pay Xiao Wen on time?"

Zhao Wei's smile did not diminish. "Alas, the sales of Changxia wine are not very good, and some are not sold out, so the payment has not been remitted."

Mr. Zhao pointed at the Sichuan and Guizhou liquors on the shelf and asked, "What's going on?"