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

After dinner, Sanniu said, "Grandpa, you don't need to go to collect the pigs tomorrow. Just wait at home. Someone will come to sell the pigs tomorrow!"

"Oh, okay," Old Wang replied.

“Oh, right, if they don’t have enough money, just tell them to come and get it tomorrow night. I’ll have the money when I get back tonight. Write a note for each of them so they can collect the money with the note. Here’s a notebook and a pen,” San Niu said.

“Okay, I’ll write it down clearly,” said Old Wang.

"Uncle, how many slaughtered pigs do we have at home? I'm going to take a truckload into the city tomorrow at noon, and another truckload to the provincial capital early the day after tomorrow. Please prepare all the pork." San Niu said.

"Don't worry, we have over a hundred now. We'll work some more tomorrow, and that'll be enough," Wang Dayong said.

"That's enough. We'll sell in the city for another day tomorrow. From now on, we'll only deliver to stores. We'll sell everything in the provincial capital every two days. Make sure you slaughter all the pigs. Keep track of the time. Slaughter one truckload of pigs every two days. Don't delay." San Niu reminded her.

"Okay, don't forget to buy another pot tomorrow, or we won't have enough time," Wang Dayong said.

"I've got it. Oh, right, I'll make some braised pork for lunch tomorrow. The driver is coming over for lunch, and we're so grateful to him, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to manage. I'll make extra meat for him to take home. I'll need his car often in the future!" San Niu said.

"Okay, San Niu, I'll definitely make it tomorrow and save a pot for him," Auntie said.

The next day, before dawn, everyone got up. Wang Cuihua went to cook, while Zhang Laosan and Wang Dayong loaded four pigs and several baskets of chickens onto the truck. The four pigs were from the store, and the chickens were from the factory that had ordered them yesterday; they were supposed to be delivered today!

San Niu sat inside, lit the lamp, and settled yesterday's accounts. She had been busy until dark yesterday and hadn't had time to settle the accounts. This morning she had some time, so she quickly settled them. After finishing the accounts and having breakfast, San Niu, Zhang Laosan, and Wang Cuihua pulled two carts and went into the city!

After arriving at the store, weighing the pork, and making sure the bill was paid, Sanniu said to Zhang Laosan, "Dad, go find the manager and tell him we're going to the provincial capital tomorrow. Can we deliver the four pigs for tomorrow this afternoon? It's cold now, so they won't spoil!"

"Alright, I'll go right away," Zhang Laosan said!

San Niu said to Wang Cuihua, "Mother, I'll stay here and watch over things. You go to the storeroom and pick out some cloth and a big iron pot. We'll come back to find you after we deliver the chickens!"

"Okay, I'll take this empty cart over," Wang Cuihua said, pulling the cart towards the warehouse.

After a while, Zhang Laosan returned happily. "The manager said it's okay. He said he'd let us deliver a couple more this afternoon," Zhang Laosan said.

"Okay, I understand, Dad, let's go deliver the chickens! After we're done, let's hurry home," San Niu said!

Zhang Laosan carried San Niu into the car, then pulled the car and headed towards the factory from yesterday!

Upon arrival, Zhang Laosan drove the car inside, found the accountant, weighed it, settled the accounts, and received the money. Then they hurried back to the store!

Upon arriving at the store, they loaded the cloth and pots onto the car, settled all the accounts, took the money, and hurried home!

When San Niu got home, she gave all the money she had to Old Man Wang. If it wasn't enough, she could only pay him back later.

The food wasn't ready yet! The driver arrived in the car, and San Niu quickly arranged for people to load the pork and chicken into the truck!

San Niu said to the driver, "Uncle, could you help us haul goods to the provincial capital every two days recently? If your factory needs the vehicle, we can go in the afternoon, depending on your schedule!"

"Okay, no problem. I'll come in the morning. I'll let you know if anything happens," the driver said.

“Okay, thank you for your help,” San Niu said.

The car was loaded and the food was ready, so everyone ate quickly. After eating, Zhang Laosan and Sanniu got into the car and headed into the city!

Once they arrived in the city, they first unloaded the six pigs from the store, weighed them, calculated the bill, and settled the payment.

They got back into the car and headed to the factory. There were still two factories left to go to sell meat, and San Niu and the others were going to those two factories today!

Upon arriving at the first factory, Zhang Laosan and Sanniu went inside to find the leader. Reaching the leader's office, Zhang Laosan knocked and entered. "Leader, we'd like to ask if our factory needs pork and chicken," Zhang Laosan said.

"How much is it per pound? Do you need a receipt? The boss is asking!"

"No coupons needed. Pork is one yuan and fifty cents a pound, and chicken is one yuan a pound. The factories and shops in this city all get their pork from my family," Zhang Laosan said.

"Okay, then we'll buy from yours. Let's go, I'll take some people to take a look." After saying that, the leader went next door to tell them, and then went with Yi San Niu and the others to the car to look at the pork and chicken!

Soon, many more people came to the factory, some pushing scales and others pulling carts. They quickly got the pork and chicken the factory needed, and the money was settled!

Then they got in the car and went to the next factory. When they arrived at the factory, the leaders didn't even come to see it. They just had the accountant take people and take all the pork and chicken in the car. That wasn't enough. They wanted 20 more pigs and 20 baskets of chickens. San Niu and the others quickly drove home!

When they got home, San Niu had the cart loaded. Then she found Old Man Wang and said, "Grandpa, do you owe us money? Take this money and let my mother give you some money for packing. It's too much to carry on your person!"

"We owe money to both families. Now that's settled, they're not at ease without the money," Old Wang said.

After San Niu finished speaking, she got back into the car and went to deliver the goods! When she arrived at the factory, no one had left yet; they were still waiting. They helped carry the pork and chicken onto the scale, weighed them, calculated the bill, and got paid. Then, San Niu and the others went to the yarn factory, picked up another load of yarn, and went back!

When they got home, it was getting late. San Niu arranged for the chicken baskets to be unloaded from the car, and then loaded the cloths from home onto the car. She then called Wang Cuihua and her aunt to go to the village to exchange the chickens!

When they came to the village this time, they not only exchanged all the cloth and yarn, but San Niu also told them that her family also bought pigs. If anyone wanted to sell, they could go to Zhangjia Village, to Zhang Laosan's house. They wouldn't owe any money. Once the pig was weighed, they would give it to the villagers. The villagers were overjoyed, and many of them went home right away to catch pigs!

When San Niu and the others finished changing their things and returned home, there was a long queue of people selling pigs outside the yard!

Seeing so many people, San Niu found Wang Dayong and said, "Uncle, wait a minute. After the pig is weighed, you should kill it and bleed it. Then leave it for later. Tell the people who came to sell the pigs if they are willing to come and work. Otherwise, with so many pigs, we won't be able to slaughter them all at once. Also, give each of the people who came to sell the pigs a few pieces of pig's blood. We can't eat it all, and we don't have time to sell it!"

"Okay, I'll go now. Have them come first thing tomorrow morning. San Niu! I think it's going to rain," Wang Dayong said worriedly.

“I know, that’s why we have to hurry up and get things done. If it doesn’t work out, come back tomorrow and I’ll see if we can find another truck. That way, two truckloads a day can transport more than two hundred pigs. Just make sure you order more at home and slaughter more pigs. If there’s a heavy snowfall, don’t buy any more pigs. We’ll talk about it when I get back,” San Niu said.

“Okay, if it gets too big, we’ll stop for now and stop buying pigs. We’ve already sent them to the factories in the city. If we slaughter too many, it’ll be troublesome if we can’t get them to the provincial capital,” Wang Dayong said.

"Oh, right, if we're not back by 6 PM tomorrow, could you arrange for a few people to go with my mother to deliver six pigs to the store? Tell them they don't need to pay, just have the accountant write down the weight and give them a receipt. We'll take care of the rest when I get back," San Niu said.

"Okay, I got it. Be careful on your way to the provincial capital tomorrow," Wang Dayong instructed.

“I know. Last time I went to Grandpa Liu’s house, he gave me his phone number and told me to call if I needed anything. Don’t worry! It’s getting dark, let’s call it a day and tell them to come early tomorrow,” San Niu said.

After dinner, when the driver left, Sanniu gave him a bag of pork offal and a large piece of pig's blood. "This is a pot of braised pork that I specially saved for you at noon. Take it back for your family," Sanniu said.

"Okay, then I won't stand on ceremony. I'll go back tonight, drive the car to the factory, fill up the tank, and come over before dawn tomorrow," the driver said with a smile.

"Okay, then drive slowly and be careful on the road," San Niu reminded her.

The driver happily went home. Ever since he met San Niu's family, his family's life had improved. They could eat meat every day, and the whole family was overjoyed. Ah, life is so good!

After seeing the driver off, San Niu finished settling the accounts for the day and then quickly went to sleep!