The Veteran's Repair Shop: Fixing Everything in the Village
退伍归来，我回村开了个修车铺
by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
The Veteran's Repair Shop: Fixing Everything in the Village is a Historical web novel by Xnoval Originals, with 100 chapters.
Synopsis
Demobilized soldier Li Weiguo comes home to his poor mountain village, hangs a charred wooden sign on the old elm — 'Repairs & Tire Patching' — and starts fixing everything that turns: tractors, bicycles, sewing machines, and eventually the village's fortunes. No superpowers, no system: just army-trained hands, stubborn honesty, and the slow magic of being the one man everyone can rely on. A nostalgic 100-chapter slice-of-life in a changing China. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
退伍兵李卫国回村，在老榆树上挂起「修车补胎」的木牌。拖拉机、自行车、缝纫机，能转的他都能拾掇——修着修着，把全村的日子也修顺了。没有金手指，只有部队练出的手艺和靠得住的人品。100 章完本，年代乡村日常。
Chapter 1: A Sign Under the Old Elm
Li Weiguo jammed a thin plank of wood into a crook of the Old Elm Tree. Above it, he had branded four black characters with a stick of burning wood: Vehicle Repair & Tire Puncture Repair. The old party branch secretary, Zhao Degui, strolled over from the team headquarters with his hands behind his back. He glared at the sign, then glanced at Li Weiguo, who was crouched on the ground fiddling with a wrench, and squeezed a grunt out of his throat: “Weiguo, what the hell are you up to?”
“Uncle Zhao, fixing vehicles.” Li Weiguo didn’t even lift his head. He lined up his wrenches in order of size, then wiped each one down with a rag, “Tractors, bicycles, sewing machines—if it spins, I can fix it.”
“Do you think this is the military? Give you a workshop and you just start pulling pistons?” Zhao Degui squatted down on the elm’s root, pulled out his pipe, and pressed tobacco into the bowl with his thumb. “Since the Liberation, folks in Kaoshan Village have always fixed their own stuff when it broke. You setting up a stall to charge money? What is that called? Do you even know the term for Speculation?”
Li Weiguo stuffed the rag into his toolbox and looked up. “Uncle Zhao, I’m charging for my labor, not for flipping goods for profit. Besides—the county put out a document allowing commune members to run household side-businesses. Haven’t you heard?”
Details
- Author
- Xnoval Originals
- Genre
- Historical
- Status
- Completed
- Chapters
- 100
- Length
- 380013 words
- Updated
- Updated 2026-11-08
- Languages
- 简体中文, 繁體中文, English, 日本語, 한국어, العربية
Frequently asked questions
Is The Veteran's Repair Shop: Fixing Everything in the Village complete?
Yes — The Veteran's Repair Shop: Fixing Everything in the Village is complete, and all 100 chapters are published.
Who wrote The Veteran's Repair Shop: Fixing Everything in the Village?
The Veteran's Repair Shop: Fixing Everything in the Village was written by Xnoval Originals.
How can I read The Veteran's Repair Shop: Fixing Everything in the Village?
You can read The Veteran's Repair Shop: Fixing Everything in the Village online on Xnoval. The first 3 chapters are free, and the book is available in 简体中文, 繁體中文, English, 日本語, 한국어, العربية.