Reborn in the 1970s, Zhang Sanniu's new life

The next day, just as dawn broke, the driver arrived!

Everyone hurriedly loaded the truck with pork and chicken. Today, they loaded all the pigs they had slaughtered at home, as well as all the chickens, onto the truck, filling the entire truck!

Everything was packed, so everyone quickly ate. After the meal, San Niu, Zhang Lao San, and Wang Cuihua got into the car and headed into the city!

They went to the store first, unloaded the four pigs, weighed them, and put the bill on them. Then they went to another factory!

Fortunately, the driver was from the city and knew the county well. San Niu only told him that they were going to the factory to sell meat. "I know this place well. I know the location of all the factories in the county. Let's go to the biggest unloading plant first," the driver said.

The driver parked the car at the entrance, and Sanniu and Zhang Laosan got out. Sanniu said, "Dad, come with me to the factory and ask the leaders if they want us. If they don't, we'll go to the next factory!"

“Okay, the two of us will go,” Zhang Laosan said, and started walking forward.

Upon reaching the gate, Zhang Laosan said to the old man guarding the gate, "Grandpa, we need to speak with the leader. Is he in?"

"Boss, everyone's here today, what brings you here?" the old man asked.

"We've loaded a truck with pork and chicken. We were wondering if your factory would like some," Zhang Laosan said.

"Really! We heard yesterday that other factories were giving out welfare benefits, and they gave out a lot of pork. You guys must have sent it! You wait here, I'll go find the manager." After saying this, the old man happily went to find the manager!

Goodness, San Niu and the others don't even need to look anymore, that's so convenient!

Soon the old man led three people, and the leader arrived!

Zhang Laosan quickly stepped forward and said, "Greetings, leaders. Look, this truck is full of pork and chicken, all raised on our own farm. We guarantee they are all plump and large, high-quality pork!"

As Zhang Laosan spoke, he opened the car door to let the leader see!

“Each pig weighs over 200 jin, and each chicken weighs four or five jin. They are all exceptionally good,” Zhang Laosan said.

Several leaders were quite satisfied after inspecting the truck, and one of them asked, "How many pigs and chickens are in this truck?"

“There are 55 pigs and 150 chickens,” San Niu replied.

After discussing it, one of the leaders said, "Then, we'll take 40 pigs and all the chickens!"

"Okay, boss, do we have a steelyard balance?" Zhang Laosan asked.

"Yes, please wait a moment, someone will bring the scales and the vehicle over shortly," the leader said.

Soon, a lot of people arrived and placed the scale next to the truck. Zhang Laosan didn't even need to lift a finger; the workers got on the truck and carried the chickens, basket by basket, onto the scale. Once all the chickens were weighed, someone would take them out of the baskets and weigh the empty baskets. That was it!

Then they started weighing the pork. After weighing 40 pigs, half an hour had passed. Once all the pork was weighed, San Niu calculated the bill and checked it with the factory accountant. If there were no problems, the accountant settled all the money with them. San Niu and the others got into the car and headed to another factory!

Sitting in the car, the driver said, "Luckily, you gave me a chicken first, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to eat it today!"

“Yes! We didn’t expect the factory to need so much all at once,” Zhang Laosan said.

"You don't know, this factory is not only big, but it also has the best service, so it's the richest. If you want to do business in the future, come to this factory, you're sure to sell a lot of things," the driver said!

"Uncle, we'd like to borrow your car for another day tomorrow. We want to go to the village to exchange yarn and chickens," San Niu said.

"Sure, but only in the afternoon. The factory needs the vehicle in the morning," the driver said.

"The afternoon is fine too. Come to my house for lunch after you're done with your work," San Niu said.

“Alright, then I won’t stand on ceremony,” the driver said.

The driver knew there wasn't much pork left in the truck, so he took them to a small factory!

When they arrived at the destination, Zhang Laosan spoke to the gatekeeper, who then let them in!

Following the directions given by the gatekeeper, San Niu found the leader's office. Zhang Laosan knocked on the door, and upon hearing someone say "Call him in," Zhang Laosan and San Niu pushed open the door and went inside!

The leader looked up and saw Zhang Laosan and Sanniu enter. He paused for a moment, then asked, "What brings you here?"

"Boss, we've slaughtered a lot of pork at home, and we were wondering if your factory would like some?" Zhang Laosan said.

"Pork! How much per pound? Do I need a coupon? The boss is asking!"

"One yuan and five jin, no coupon needed. Just now, that unloading plant ordered 40 pigs and 150 chickens, all at this price," San Niu said!

"Oh, the machine unloading plant is big and efficient. Our plant is small and has few people, so we can't need that many. Here's what we'll do: you all wait at the gate, and I'll talk to someone about it," the leader said.

"Yes, sir," Zhang Laosan said, then led San Niu out.

San Niu and Zhang Lao San went back to the car and waited!

San Niu thought for a moment and asked, "Uncle driver, how many factories are there in our county that we haven't visited yet?"

"Let me think, there are four here. In our county, there are less than ten factories in total. Actually, you should go to the provincial capital. There are many more factories there, and they are all very large," the driver said.

San Niu was very excited when she heard this and asked, "Uncle, do you know how far the provincial capital is from here?"

"I know, I go there often. It's only about 20 miles away. If you want to go, I can give you a ride!"

"Really? That's great! I'll prepare more goods these next few days. I'll have to trouble you to make a couple of trips for us, Uncle. Don't worry, Uncle, I won't let you make a wasted trip. I'll also give you six chickens so you can have a good New Year," San Niu said!

"Okay, it's settled then. You need to let me know in advance so we can make sure the factory needs the vehicle and we can't make it together," the driver said.

"Okay, Uncle, I'll let you know in advance," San Niu said happily!

Just as San Niu and the others finished speaking, the leader arrived with a large group of people and a car.

Zhang Laosan quickly opened the car door. "Distinguished leaders, look at the pork in the truck. It's all fresh pork, over 200 jin (100 kg). It was just slaughtered last night. Don't worry, we deliver goods to stores every day!" Zhang Laosan said.

The leaders all looked at it and expressed their satisfaction. The leader who had just said said, "We'll take all this pork, and tomorrow, bring 50 more chickens!"

"Yes, sir, I'll definitely deliver it tomorrow," Zhang Laosan said.

Once it was agreed upon, the workers started getting on the truck, carrying the pork, and hauling it to the factory. Once there, the pork was weighed, the bill was calculated, and the money was settled.

San Niu whispered to Zhang Laosan, "Dad, that's about it for today. We've collected about 20,000 yuan. Let's deposit 15,000 yuan first, and keep the rest to buy pigs. I've brought the savings book!"

“Okay, deposit the money, then we’ll go to the yarn factory, get the yarn and then the cloth. Didn’t you want to exchange it for chickens?” Zhang Laosan said.

"Okay, let's do it this way. How about we go and exchange the chickens this afternoon? I'd like to go to the provincial capital in a couple of days," San Niu said.

"Alright, I'll listen to you," Zhang Laosan said.

Zhang Laosan figured it out: Sanniu is smart and quick-witted. From now on, he'll listen to Sanniu. Only by listening to Sanniu can they live a good life and make money! Their family has so much money, all thanks to Sanniu!

Knowing that San Niu and Zhang Laosan wanted to deposit money, the driver took them directly there. San Niu and Zhang Laosan went in and came out shortly after depositing the money!

Then they went to the yarn factory, took the strips, and loaded half a cart of yarn onto the store, and then loaded half a cart of cloth onto the store!

After loading their things and getting into the car, Sanniu said, "Uncle driver, let's go to my house for dinner first. After dinner, we'll go exchange the chickens today, and in a couple of days, we'll go to the provincial capital. That way, we'll save time!"

"Sure, the factory doesn't need any vehicles this afternoon anyway," the driver said.

San Niu thought for a moment and asked, "Uncle, do we need to fill up this car with gas?"

"Don't worry about the fuel. I fill it up at the factory every day. Even if I go to the provincial capital, I won't need to refuel anywhere else after a whole day's drive," the driver said.

“That’s wonderful, Uncle! Look, I have cloth, yarn, pork, and chicken. Just ask for whatever you want, and I’ll give it to you,” San Niu said.

"Well, I've already said it! Just send some cloth and yarn later, that'll do. Tell the driver!"

“No need to look back. Once we’re home, you can choose whatever you like. Everyone in your family will get a share,” San Niu said readily.

"Oh! Thank you so much! This year I not only have meat to eat, but I also have new clothes to wear. I'm so happy this year!" the driver said.

The group sat in the car, chatting and laughing, and soon arrived home. San Niu called her aunt over and said, "Auntie, give each person the fabric that the driver picked out, according to their size for a whole outfit. Also, give the adults about 1.5 jin of yarn and the children about 1 jin. We can get more if we have too much. Once it's done, let's eat quickly, and then we'll go to the village to exchange the fabric." After San Niu finished speaking, she left.

Once inside the courtyard, Sanniu found Wang Dayong and Old Man Wang and said, "Call him Grandpa. Take this money and use it to buy pigs. Try to buy as many as possible today and tomorrow!"

"Uncle, these next two days, take some men and slaughter all the pigs we've collected. The day after tomorrow, I need to haul a truckload of pork to the provincial capital to sell. Don't delay!" San Niu instructed.

"Just hauling pork? If you're just hauling pork, one truckload won't be enough, there are over a hundred pigs!" Wang Dayong said.

“Hmm, if that doesn’t work, we’ll find some more people. Tomorrow morning, I’ll buy another big pot. If we don’t hurry, there won’t be many days left before the New Year. Everyone should work hard for a few days. This afternoon, I’ll have my dad go collect the pigs. You can distribute the pig blood from home to the workers every day. Tell them that I’ll pay them when I get back tomorrow. After the work is finished, I’ll give them an extra ten yuan. Everyone should work hard for a few days,” San Niu said.

“Okay, I’ll place the order tighter and try to slaughter as many pigs as possible,” Wang Dayong said.

"Uncle, I'll give you an extra thousand yuan for the New Year. Next year, I want to open a pig slaughterhouse. I'll have your family help me manage it. Don't worry, we're family. You'll definitely get involved in any good things," San Niu said.

"Really? Don't worry, I'll definitely take good care of it for you!" Wang Dayong said happily!

"Let's set up the pig slaughterhouse after the New Year. We'll make money before the New Year, and then we won't be so busy after the New Year. That'll be the perfect time to build the slaughterhouse. I'll get to work on this after the New Year. Don't tell anyone! Wait until I've got it all set up before we talk about it," San Niu instructed.

"I won't tell anyone, I won't tell anyone," Wang Dayong said, waving his hand.

After everything was settled and the driver had ordered the cloth and yarn, everyone quickly ate their meal. After the meal, San Niu, along with Wang Cuihua and Uncle Wang's wife, got into the car!