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Chapter 40.1
Yi Feng bought a set of second-hand desks and chairs along with a set of repair tools, like soldering pens and heat guns.
Having a work area ready for repairs, he began fixing computers.
First, he fixed the faulty hardware, then went to Dianke Building to hunt for second-hand parts for the missing ones.
The afternoon sun was fierce, baking the ground with waves of heat.
The shop was still a chaotic semi-construction site.
Han Ping’an and Wang Tie continued to carve slots, followed by Han Nannan carrying a small bucket of water, sprinkling it bit by bit, then sweeping the dust and clods clean with a broom.
“Da da da—”
Amidst the deafening sound of the drill, Yi Feng concentrated deeply on his work, immersing himself fully, ignoring the noisy environment.
“Phew.”
Yi Feng let out a sigh of relief, raised his head, took his eyes off the magnifying glass, and put down the soldering pen in his hand.
“Almost done, just need to apply some thermal paste, and it’ll be all set,” he muttered to himself.
It took him three hours to fix his motherboard of this PC, and it wasn’t just one or two bad spots, but a whole five!
Capacitors were broken, pins were snapped off, and solder joints under the chip had fallen off, etc.
No wonder they didn’t want to take it for repair. A typical repair person might not be able to fix it, and just the repair cost could probably replace it with a new board.
However, for Yi Feng, it was just a matter of time invested, no cash cost.
After fixing his motherboard, it was as if he had obtained a second-hand part, much more valuable than scrap parts.
Yi Feng put his motherboard back into the PC, which now only needed a hard drive to boot up, so he installed a hard drive from another fixed PC.
Then he connected the PC to a monitor and power supply.
Boot up!
Although Yi Feng knew everything had been fixed, he was still a bit nervous about whether it would boot up properly or not.
“Zzzzz—”
The power was successfully connected, his motherboard started up, and the PC’s cooling fan began to spin.
The monitor lit up, and after a while, the screen displayed the Win98 system screen, and after a little longer, 2 minutes after booting, it finally entered the desktop!
“Boot up successful! Haha!” Yi Feng laughed excitedly.
To have fixed such a broken computer was a real sense of achievement!
Wang Tie and Han Ping’an, hearing the sound, put down their work and gathered around.
“My god, Brother Feng, you actually fixed it!” Wang Tie was somewhat incredulous.
Brother Feng’s skills are top-notch!
“Hehe, it was a bit difficult to fix, but as long as it works, just this one PC will earn back our costs, at least 3000 per PC!” Yi Feng said happily.
This batch of PCs is my first pot of gold!
“If we fix all these computers, we could make a big profit!” Wang Tie’s smile stretched to his ears, laughing nonstop.
“Yeah, back to work, comrades, victory is not yet achieved, we need to roll up our sleeves and work hard!” Yi Feng encouraged with a smile.
“Alright! Back to work!” Wang Tie was full of fighting spirit.
Yi Feng continued to work hard, starting to repair another scrapped computer.
Time flew by quickly amidst the busy work.
By the time Yi Feng had fixed two PCs, and when he looked up again, the sun was setting, casting golden light all over the ground.
He took out his phone to check the time, and it was already 5 PM.
Is it already five o’clock?
Yi Feng was surprised at how quickly time had passed.
He had almost forgotten to go fix computers at Zhao’s place this weekend.
On closer inspection, he had already missed 3 calls from Zhao Xingye.
I still need to go to Zhao Xingye’s place to earn some money first!
“Wang Tie, let’s get ready to leave, heading to Zhao Xingye’s place,” Yi Feng called out, packing up the tools on the table.
“Okay.”
Wang Tie responded, put down his shovel, clapped his hands, and came over.
“Brother Feng, besides these two PCs, are we going to sell all the other fixed PCs?”
“Not two, but three PCs. We also need to keep one for the shop, and the rest will be sold,” Yi Feng explained while packing.
“Hehe, that’s quite a bit of money, really looking forward to it!” Wang Tie said with hopeful eyes.
Yi Feng patted his shoulder, smiling, “Alright, fixing this batch of computers will probably take about a month. Let’s go for now.”
Yi Feng and Wang Tie boarded a bus, heading to Zhao Xingye’s shop.
The weekend bus was very crowded, packed with people, just like a can of sardines.
Plus, the weather was hot and stuffy, filling the bus with the smell of sweat.
Yi Feng hadn’t experienced this feeling in a long time.
He felt dizzy from the stuffiness inside the bus.
He chuckled to himself, thinking, once he earns money, he must buy a car!
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It was six o’clock by the time they arrived at Zhao Xingye’s shop.
As soon as Yi Feng entered, Zhao Xingye hurriedly greeted him.
“Aiyo, Little Brother Yi, where have you been? The customers have been asking several times! I thought you weren’t coming today. I called you a few times but got no response. If you hadn’t sent a message, I would have told them to come back tomorrow to pick up their PCs,” Zhao Xingye said with some dissatisfaction.
He was a bit annoyed by Yi Feng’s behavior affecting his earnings.
Yi Feng calmly said, “Boss Zhao, I have my own things to do, I can’t be available 24/7. If it’s too late next time, just have them wait another day.”
“Alright, alright,” Zhao Xingye waved his hand, a flash of anger in his eyes.
Yi Feng chuckled coldly, “Tell the customers to come pick up their PCs in an hour.”
“Mhm,” Zhao Xingye responded and went out to make a call.
Yi Feng returned to the workbench, saw 4 PCs, and after testing, found all of them wouldn’t boot up.
Another day to earn a good sum!
He immediately got to work and fixed all 4 PCs in just an hour, successfully delivering them to the customers on time.
After deducting Zhao Xingye’s commission from the repair fees for the 4 PCs, he earned 2710 yuan.
Yi Feng counted the money, feeling very satisfied.
Earning money through skilled work is truly comfortable!
Meanwhile, Zhao Xingye, watching from the side, flashed a hint of jealousy.
He thought for a moment and then spoke up.
“Hehe, Little Brother Yi, let’s discuss something. How about I find you an assistant? When you’re not here, he can also do some work, otherwise, it’s easy for customers to leave,” Zhao Xingye said insincerely, then without waiting for Yi Feng to respond, he pretended to have something else to do and went out to make a call.
Yi Feng watched his back, chuckling coldly.
Didn’t he know what this guy was thinking?
He was free to find someone, but repairing computers isn’t something that can be learned in just a few days or weeks.
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