The story of how I conjured up a small car: One day, the second-level factory was in chaos. They forgot about the small car that had been wrecked. A bunch of people were gathered around it, discussing how to repair it. The car's frame was rusted and completely destroyed in the crash; the main frame was broken and difficult to repair. I discussed repairs with the welder, who said that replacing the frame would be very difficult. I replied, "You could build a car with your bare hands, no problem!" The company commander asked how long it would take to apply for a new frame. I said it would be a long time, possibly requiring a delayed delivery. The company commander's face fell with worry. Then I said, "Send me a two-and-a-half-ton car; I might be able to find a solution at Weiwuying." So I took the two-and-a-half-ton car to my classmate at the third-level factory.
When I told my classmate about my situation at the third-level factory, he took me to their junkyard and pointed to a pile of scrapped M151s, asking if there were any usable ones. The welding technician and I were practically drooling. Those scrapped cars were in much better condition than the cars in my unit. So we picked one with a slightly damaged front, loaded it onto the truck, and towed it back to the unit. Although we were a second-level factory, we had the technology of a sixth-level factory. We cut the two cars apart and reconnected them. Later, we went to Binjiang Street and salvaged an engine. That's how we pieced together an extra ghost car without a license plate. It had no license plate number but had a repair sign. There were 32 cars on the license plate and 33 in the junkyard. Because of this, my life as a wheel mechanic was much better.
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