The afternoon sun shines on the streets and alleys, making you feel like you are in a steamer wherever you go. Xia Lei braved the sun and finally found the machining shop on the transfer notice. It is at the entrance of an old alley, facing a main road, and the transportation is convenient.
The same transfer notice was posted on the door of the machine shop. The old man who posted the transfer notice on the telephone pole at noon was packing his things in the store. He didn't notice Xia Lei looking inside at the door.
Xia Lei observed the situation of this store calmly. He found that although the location was a bit out of the way, the traffic flow and the flow of people were very good. There is a Jinji brand cs6140b lathe in the shop, which looks to be 60% to 70% new. He had used this kind of lathe before when working in a processing factory. It was used for small processing parts and had good accuracy and practicality. There is also a welding machine and gas cylinder cutter in the store, and the tools are quite comprehensive. As far as the situation in the store is concerned, as long as he takes stock and makes some preparations, he can open the business.
After looking at the equipment and tools in the store, as well as the condition of the store, Xia Lei had some idea in his mind, and then he walked into the machining shop.
Only then did the old man notice Xia Lei. He looked at Xia Lei and said tentatively: "Young man, are you here to process things?"
"No, I'm here to talk to you." Xia Lei said, "I saw the transfer notice you posted, and I happen to be a little interested."
A smile suddenly appeared on the old man's face, "So you're here for Pandian. Okay, I'll talk to you. Please sit down."
"No, just stand and talk." Xia Lei didn't want the old man to see that he really wanted this store, otherwise he would definitely suffer a loss when negotiating the price.
The old man said: "Okay, you can say it standing up. Young man, what is your surname?"
"Xia Lei." Xia Lei said, "Where are you, uncle?"
The old man smiled and said, "My surname is Jiang. Just call me Uncle Jiang."
"Uncle Jiang, why don't you do it?" Xia Lei asked.
"As you can see, I'm getting older, I'll be sixty this year, and I can't do anything anymore. My eyes are also not working well. I always make mistakes when processing things for people, and I have no motivation to continue doing it. I I want to go back to my hometown to have my grandson. Haha, I have been tired for a lifetime, and it’s time to enjoy a few years of happiness." Uncle Jiang looked very cheerful.
"How is the business of this store?" Xia Lei asked again.
Uncle Jiang said: "It's not bad. In addition to rent, water, electricity and other expenses, I can earn 89,100 yuan a month. If it weren't for my eyesight not working well, I would really be reluctant to give it up. Young man, if If your skills are good, I believe business will get better and better."
Xia Lei said with a smile: "If you are good at craftsmanship, your business will certainly not be bad. Uncle, let's not beat around the bush. I want to buy your shop. How much do you want?"
Uncle Jiang touched his chin and said, "Well, let's do this..."
At this moment, a man and a woman suddenly walked in, and Uncle Jiang also closed his mouth.
Xia Lei looked at the man and woman. The man wears a neat suit and is about thirty years old. He has a tough build, and his face and eyes look a bit fierce, giving him a very unfriendly feeling. The woman looks in her mid-twenties, mature and sexy. She frowned as soon as she entered the door, as if the environment and people here made her feel uncomfortable.
The man in the suit said loudly: "Which one of you is the boss?"
Uncle Jiang said: "I am, what can I do for you?"
The man in the suit said: "I have something that needs to be welded." After saying that, he gave the sexy girl next to him a wink.
The sexy girl then opened a briefcase in her hand and took out a red cloth bag. She opened the red cloth bag and revealed the items wrapped in red cloth. It was a very old cast iron key, about seven inches long, with strange patterns on the surface. The key has been broken into two pieces. The marks are old marks. I don't know when it was broken.
"Can you weld?" the sexy girl said, her voice soft and pleasant.
"Let me take a look." Uncle Jiang walked up and reached for the cast iron key.
The man in the suit suddenly grabbed Uncle Jiang's wrist, "This thing is very important. My request is not just to simply weld it and then be done. The pattern on this key cannot be damaged in any way, and it must be welded well, no more. It can't be less, it can't be higher, it can't be lower, do you understand what I mean? If you are sure, you can take this job."
Uncle Jiang was stunned for a moment and then said: "Sir, your demands are too high. I'm afraid I can't do it. You can find someone else to do it."
The man in the suit said: "I asked around and they all said that your craftsmanship is the best in this area. If you can help me weld this key as I asked, I will give you five thousand yuan."
"Five...five thousand yuan?" Uncle Jiang looked surprised.
After opening the store for a month, he could earn 89,100 yuan by working very hard, and he could earn 5,000 yuan by welding a key. As far as the reward is concerned, it is indeed exciting.
"Are you good?" The man in the suit took out two pieces of cast iron from the woman's briefcase. "If you are good, you can weld this first. If I think it is okay, you can take over the job. "
The cast iron piece in the hand of the man in the suit also has similar textures. It is curved and looks very complicated.
Uncle Jiang took a look, thought for a moment, and finally shook his head, "The reward you gave is very considerable, but your requirements are too high. Even if my eyes are as good as when I was young, I don't dare to accept you." job, let alone now, I am old, I dare not take your job, you can find someone else."
"How can you open a store if you don't even dare to try it?" The sexy girl's eyes were full of contempt.
This was not pleasant to hear, but Uncle Jiang accepted it silently, "I'm sorry, I really can't do it. You can go find someone else."
The man in a suit snorted coldly, "It's better to close this store as soon as possible. Why should we open a store?"
Uncle Jiang had a good temper and accepted these words silently.
At this time Xia Lei said: "Let me take a look."
"Who are you?" The man in a suit stared at Xia Lei with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
Uncle Jiang then said: "Actually, I really don't plan to continue opening this store. He came to take stock of my store. If I can't do it, maybe he can. You can show it to him."
"Are you good?" The man in the suit didn't really believe in Xia Lei's skills. In his opinion, Xia Lei was just a young boy in his early twenties, and his skills wouldn't be much better.
Xia Lei said: "You won't know until you try it whether it works or not. I'll weld these two pieces of cast iron first. You can take a look before talking."
The man in the suit and the sexy girl exchanged glances, and the man in the suit handed two pieces of cast iron to Xia Lei.
Xia Lei took two pieces of cast iron and first observed the lines on them and the thickness of the cast iron pieces. Then he walked to the welding machine, started it, and put a cast iron electrode on the welding tongs.
"Are you okay? If not, don't do it." The sexy girl said. She didn't believe in Xia Lei's skills either.
Xia Lei said nothing, put on his goggles and started welding.
Welding cast iron sheets is not difficult. Anyone who knows how to weld can do it. However, it is not possible for everyone to weld the lines on the cast iron sheets accurately. With such difficulty, even those senior welding engineers dare not easily say that they can weld well! The reason is very simple. When welding, human eyes cannot see the gaps and lines under the strong light. The gaps can be welded with experience, but the lines cannot be welded with experience. You must see it with your own eyes!
For ordinary welders, this is an insurmountable obstacle, but for Xia Lei, it is an easy task. His left eye can penetrate the goggles and clearly see the lines on the cast iron sheets!
Hey, hey, hey...
There was a scorching light under the welding tongs. The man in the suit, the sexy girl and Uncle Jiang did not dare to look directly at the bright light. However, with the goggles weakened, Xia Lei used his left eye to look directly at the center of the light group, cast iron. The gaps and lines on the film were clearly presented before his eyes. The welding tongs in his hand moved gently, welding the gaps and lines on the cast iron sheet.
"Is he okay?" the sexy girl muttered, "I feel like he's just pretending."
"He'd better not fool me, otherwise..." The man in the suit did not continue, but his tone was very unkind.
Xia Lei pretended not to hear what the two said. He was willing to take action not because he wanted to earn the five thousand yuan, but because he wanted to try out the effect of applying the left eye's ability to the work field. Moreover, he wanted to buy this store, and he didn't want these two people to say that this store was not good after they left here.
A few minutes passed before Xia Lei put down the welding tongs.
The man in the suit and the sexy girl then moved forward and looked at the cast iron pieces on the ground.
The two pieces of cast iron have been welded together. There is no weld mark on the gap. Every line on the cast iron sheet is aligned. There is a faint weld mark between the gaps, but the weld mark is very smooth, not too much and not too high. A little bit, as if it was glued on!
Without a doubt, this was a perfect weld!
The man in the suit, the sexy girl and Uncle Jiang were all stunned and didn't say anything for a while.
Xia Lei said: "I've welded it, are you satisfied?"
The man in the suit came back to his senses this time, and a smile appeared on his face, "Haha, the young master is good at his craftsmanship. I am dissatisfied with you. I found a welding engineer before coming here, and he was not sure that he could weld well, but I didn't expect that he would be able to weld well." A master like this is found in a small shop like this. Let's do this, you help me weld this key, and I'll give you a thousand extra wages."
Xia Lei smiled and said, "Sorry, I didn't say I would help you weld the key. I just helped you weld the two pieces of cast iron for free."
"You-" The man in the suit suddenly showed anger on his face, but he suppressed it in an instant, with a smile on his face, "Haha, little master, why bother? If you think the money is too little, we can discuss it again. Like this Come on, make a price."
Xia Lei said: "You heard it just now. I am not the owner of this store. I am just here to talk about the store."
The sexy girl came close to Xia Lei and said in a sweet voice: "Little master, please help me. If you do this favor for my sister, I will not treat you badly."
A voice that makes people go soft and a sexy body, these are all triggers. Xia Lei's left eye twitched slightly. The sexy girl's dress dissipated like mist in the morning light. He was stunned for a moment, sweating a little. This woman is very open and wears nothing underneath.
"Okay." The sexy girl put her hand on Xia Lei's shoulder and shook it gently.
Xia Lei took a step back and said, "I can do it, but you have to be humble to Uncle Jiang. What you just said is not nice."
The corner of the man in the suit's mouth twitched slightly, but he then said to Uncle Jiang: "Uncle Jiang, right? I'm sorry. It was our fault just now. Please accept our apology."
"This... this is nothing, haha." Uncle Jiang said with a smile, while looking at Xia Lei gratefully.
"Give it to me." Xia Lei stretched out his hand.
The sexy girl then handed the cast-iron key wrapped in red cloth to Xia Lei with an expectant look in her eyes.
Xia Lei walked to the welding machine again and picked up the welding tongs and goggles. He could weld the two pieces of cast iron just now, and he could weld this key as well.