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

Sure enough, the next day, before dawn, just as San Niu and the others got up, the driver arrived!

San Niu asked Da Niu and Er Niu to cook, while the rest of the people carried pork onto the truck. Even the driver stood on the truck to help load it!

After they loaded the car and ate, it was already dawn. San Niu and Zhang Laosan quickly got into the car, the driver started the engine, and they set off for the provincial capital!

It took about an hour to get to the provincial capital, mainly because the roads were in bad condition and we didn't dare to drive too fast!

San Niu and the others were sitting in the car when San Niu asked, "Uncle, which factory are we going to first?"

"Let's go to the biggest power plant first. If possible, we can sell all the pork in this truck at those two plants," the driver said.

“Okay, we’ll listen to you,” Zhang Laosan said.

They arrived quickly. The driver parked the car at the factory gate, and San Niu and Zhang Laosan went inside to look for someone. Zhang Laosan went up to the gatekeeper and said, "Uncle, we're here to see the manager. We want to sell pork. Look at that truckload of pork!"

"Selling pork! The old man glanced at the cart. 'Wait a moment, I'll go find someone for you.' The old man happily went to find someone!"

Zhang Laosan and Sanniu turned around, came back, and opened the car door so that when people arrived, they could see the pork inside!

San Niu thought for a moment, then said, "Dad, wait a minute, just tell them this is from the slaughterhouse in our county. Tell them that all the factories in the county are supplied by us!" San Niu instructed.

Zhang Laosan was stunned for a moment. When did a slaughterhouse appear? San Niu saw that Zhang Laosan was stunned, so she patted his arm. Only then did Zhang Laosan come back to his senses. "Oh, okay, I understand!"

Soon, the old man arrived with a large group of people. He introduced them, "This is our manager, Manager Wang!"

"Hello, Manager," Zhang Laosan said.

The manager looked at Zhang Laosan and Sanniu and said, "You must be Sanniu and her father! I know you. My father is the manager of the yarn factory in the county town. He's praised Sanniu a lot!" The manager said with a smile.

"Oh, it's Uncle Wang! What a coincidence! I'm going to visit Grandpa Wang in a couple of days!" San Niu said.

"It seems my father was right, you are both smart and have a sweet tongue. Alright, how much pork is in this truck?" Manager Wang said.

“Uncle Wang, this truck has 120 pigs, each weighing about 210 jin, for a total of about 2450 jin,” San Niu replied.

"Alright, we'll take them all. Come on over and get to work," Manager Wang waved his hand, "workers, get on the truck and start carrying the pork!"

"How much is your pork per pound?" Manager Wang asked again.

"To be honest, it used to be 1.5 yuan per jin, no coupons needed. But now the price of pork has gone up, and it's increased by 0.2 yuan per jin. These past two days it's been selling for 1.7 yuan," San Niu said.

"Okay, let's go with 1.7 yuan. You still sell chickens, right? Do you have any more chickens? If so, deliver another 300 tomorrow," Manager Wang said.

"Yes, I'll deliver it this afternoon, okay? I need to deliver pork to another factory tomorrow morning," San Niu said.

"It would be best if it could be delivered this afternoon. I'll call the managers of the other factories later. In this provincial capital, you can just go and deliver it. Just mention my name when you get there, and no one will give you any trouble," Manager Wang said, writing down his name and phone number and handing it to San Niu.

San Niu was overjoyed. Now she didn't have to be afraid anymore. San Niu quickly said, "Really, thank you so much, Uncle Wang! Uncle Wang and Grandpa Wang are both good people!"

"Alright, come over after the New Year. The factory canteen still needs pork. We'll talk about it then," Manager Wang said.

"When would be a good time for us to come?" San Niu asked.

"Come over on the sixth day of the first lunar month! Everyone will be back at work by then," Manager Wang said.

“Okay, I got it,” San Niu said.

Manager Wang finished arranging things and went back to the factory!

San Niu, not even having time to be happy, quickly went to do the accounting. After she finished preparing, weighing, and calculating the bill for the entire truckload of pork, San Niu paid for it. It was almost 40,000 yuan. Just think, in the 1970s, 40,000 yuan, isn't that shocking!

San Niu counted the money and quickly got in the car. Once inside, she said, "Uncle, when we get to the county town, please take us to the place where we deposited the money!"

“Okay, it’s not safe to carry too much money on you,” the driver said.

When they arrived in the county town, San Niu and Zhang Laosan first deposited 40,000 yuan. In the afternoon, they would sell the chickens at home, which would be enough to buy pigs. San Niu deposited all the money she had on her!

Who knew that as soon as they finished depositing the money and came out, it started snowing. San Niu's heart jumped. "Dad, it's snowing! Let's hurry up and get in the car to go home!"

Zhang Laosan looked at it and was very anxious. If the rain got too heavy, he wouldn't be able to do business!

San Niu and the others drove home. "Uncle, let's go eat first and let them load the car," San Niu said.

Zhang Laosan went to have dinner with the driver, while Sanniu found Wang Dayong. "Uncle, arrange for people to load up quickly. 300 chickens, and another 12 pigs. We'll deliver the pork from the store along with them," Sanniu said.

"Okay, I'll oversee the loading. You go eat first. It's getting cold, so remember to bring a blanket for the truck later, don't get cold," Wang Dayong said.

"No need, we'll just go to the store later and buy a few cotton-padded coats. I'll buy a few more, one for each of us," San Niu said.

After finishing their meal, San Niu and the others quickly set off, worried that the snow might get too heavy!

Upon arriving in the county town, they first unloaded the 12 pigs from the store, weighed them, and collected the money. Then, Sanniu and Zhang Laosan went to the warehouse and bought more than a dozen cotton-padded coats. After buying the coats, Sanniu and Zhang Laosan each put one on. When they got on the truck, Sanniu handed one to the driver, saying, "Uncle, it's cold, quickly put on your coats!"

The driver didn't stand on ceremony and took it and put it on!

After getting warm, I quickly drove to the provincial capital to deliver chickens to Manager Wang's factory!

It took them over an hour to get there. When they arrived, the gatekeeper saw them and quickly went inside to call for help.

"Soon the old man called the people over. Zhang Laosan opened the car door, and the workers quickly got on the car, carrying the chicken baskets one by one. Then they weighed them, took the chickens out of the baskets, weighed the empty baskets, and the factory accountant and San Niu settled the accounts and paid the money. San Niu and the others loaded the empty baskets onto the car and got on to go home!"

San Niu and her friends went to the yarn factory and stores again and brought back a truckload of yarn and cloth before returning home. This was because they had already exchanged all the cloth and yarn at home, and if they didn't bring it back soon, they wouldn't have any chickens to sell!

When Sanniu got home, she was worried that the rain had gotten too heavy. The old lady who lived in the small villa in the county town still wanted a pig and 10 chickens. Sanniu also wanted to send some pig offal to Grandpa Wang, Grandpa Liu, and the store manager. Especially to Grandpa Wang's house, since Manager Wang had helped them so much today, making them so much money all at once, they had to show their appreciation. Sanniu wanted to send Grandpa Wang a pig. Once she made up her mind, Sanniu quickly had people load the things onto the car!

Without asking any questions, Zhang Laosan quickly loaded the truck with whatever San Niu told him to do. He loaded many baskets of pig offal, pig blood, two pigs, and two baskets of chickens!

After everything was loaded, Sanniu and Zhang Laosan got back into the car and headed to the county town. Once they arrived, Sanniu said, "Dad, go call the manager, and I'll go call Sister Liu and the lady in the warehouse!"

San Niu ran over and called Sister Liu and the older sister in the warehouse. They knew that San Niu was going to deliver pig offal and pig blood to them, so they each took a bag and a basin!

"Ladies, fill them up yourselves," San Niu said.

"Then we won't stand on ceremony," the two said happily!

“We’re all on the same side, no need to be so polite. Just remember me if anything good happens in the future,” San Niu said.

"Don't worry! From now on, all the good stuff will be saved for you," said the lady in the warehouse!

The two women happily took their things and went home!

Just then, the manager arrived. "Uncle, what do you like to eat? Take some home and eat more," San Niu said.

"Okay, then I'll take a basket of pork offal and two baskets of pig's blood. Oh, and do you have any chickens? If so, deliver 50 tomorrow," the manager said.

"Yes, there is, but the price went up when we bought it, so the selling price has also gone up. It's now 1.2 yuan per jin, and the pork we sell is 1.7 yuan per jin. You have to raise your price too, we can't keep the original price. That's what I wanted to tell you today!" San Niu said with a troubled look.

"How much has pork gone up?" the manager asked.

"The price has gone up by forty cents per pound, to one dollar and forty cents. That's the bottom line. We also have capital. Look at this pig, it's going to weigh fifty or sixty pounds. Look at the stuff inside, and the blood. A pig's blood alone weighs over ten pounds. These things don't sell for much, but they're all weighed by weight," San Niu said.

"Okay, I understand what you're saying. We'll do it your way," the manager said.

Zhang Laosan never expected that while he was doing business, the price could be raised. With the price increase, he could make a lot more money. Zhang Laosan quickly carried two baskets of pig offal and a basket of pig blood to the manager!

The driver was often amazed by San Niu's actions and speech. San Niu was so young, but not only was she smart, she was also very eloquent. The driver could tell that the whole family listened to San Niu. He wondered how San Niu had grown up to be so capable!

Zhang Laosan is back. They got into the car. "Let's go to Grandpa Wang's house first. Dad, you should think things through more carefully in the future," San Niu said.

"I understand, I'll learn more from you in the future," Zhang Laosan said!

The driver heard this and couldn't help but laugh!

“Brother, don’t laugh at me. San Niu is the smartest in our family, so we all listen to her. Sigh, you don’t know, we used to be so poor that we couldn’t even afford to eat. When San Niu got sick, we didn’t have money to see a doctor. We went to my brother’s house to borrow money, but they wouldn’t lend us any. Zhang Laosan said sadly!”

"It's all in the past, brother. Things will get better from now on. San Niu is so capable; your good fortune is yet to come!" the driver said.

“You’re right, we all benefit from San Niu’s good fortune,” Zhang Laosan said happily!

The three girls were embarrassed by what the two of them said. Luckily, it was nearby and they arrived at their destination in no time!

San Niu stepped forward and knocked on the door. Soon, Old Man Wang opened the door. "San Niu! Why are you here in the snow? Come in quickly!" Old Man Wang said loudly.

"Grandpa Wang, I came here today especially to bring you and Uncle Wang some things. Uncle Wang helped us a lot today, so we came to express our gratitude," San Niu said.

"You went to the provincial power plant?" Old Wang asked.

“I went there, and Uncle Wang recognized me right away. He even bought two cartloads of pork and chicken from us today! Oh my! Uncle Wang is just like you, with a heart of gold,” San Niu said!

"You're all talk!" Wang Tou laughed heartily upon hearing San Niu's words.

While San Niu was talking to Old Man Wang, Zhang Laosan and the driver carried a pig, a basket of chickens, four baskets of pig offal, and a basket of pig blood into Old Man Wang's living room!

When Old Wang saw that there was also a pig and a basket of chickens, he was shocked. Why did San Niu send such a big gift all at once!

Old Wang looked at the things and said, "San Niu, why did you send so many things!"

“This is all for you and your uncle. I want to tell you that Uncle Wang’s factory ordered two truckloads of goods today. I made a lot of money, so you can eat without worry! If I have time before the New Year, I’ll come and bring you more pork offal,” San Niu said.

"Alright, you don't have to bring anything, you can still come often. Old Wang has made up his mind!"

"Don't worry! I'll definitely come to visit often!" After saying that, San Niu got into her car and left!

San Niu hurried to Old Man Liu's house and Old Lady Wu's house, delivered pig offal and pig blood to both families, and then went to the small villa to deliver pork and chicken to the old lady and collect the thread!

Then she went to the yarn factory and gave the older sister in the warehouse a basket of pig offal and pig blood. San Niu said, "These two baskets are for you, older sister!"

"Thank you so much! Now we can have a good New Year. By the way, there's a lot of good yarn today, all at one cent per pound. Take it all! Otherwise, all the workers will come to buy it after get off work, and there won't be any left tomorrow," the lady said.

"Okay, thank you so much, big sister. I'll save any good yarn you have in the future, and I promise you'll always have pork offal to eat!" San Niu said with a smile.

"Don't worry! I'll save some for you from now on. Come on, I'll help you move it." The older sister was overjoyed; now there would be meat to eat during the New Year!

San Niu and the others loaded a truckload of yarn at the yarn factory and went home. When they got home, they unloaded the yarn, and just as they finished unloading, dinner was ready!

Everyone gathered around to eat. After the meal, the driver was about to leave, so San Niu asked her father to bring the driver two baskets of pig offal and two baskets of pig blood!

San Niu said, "Uncle, if you're free tomorrow, please come and help out!"

"I have something to do tomorrow morning, I'll come over after I finish," the driver said.

"Okay, then drive carefully on the road," San Niu said!

After the driver left, San Niu turned and went into the kitchen, where everyone was sitting and talking!

San Niu sat down, left two hundred yuan of her money, and gave the rest to Old Man Wang. "Grandpa, this is the money for buying pigs. You can continue buying pigs tomorrow," San Niu said.

"Alright, Old Wang, take the money!"

"Uncle, we need to haul pork to the provincial capital tomorrow. We've already slaughtered some at home. Is there enough to fill the truck?" San Niu asked.

"That's enough, that's about two hundred pigs. Go to the villages where you exchanged the cloth and bring the pigs here to sell," Wang Dayong said happily!

“That’s good. We met Grandpa Wang’s son today, and he helped us put in a good word with the factories in the provincial capital. So I don’t want to stop. If I can go, I’ll keep working and earn more money,” San Niu said.

“Okay, I understand. Let’s continue slaughtering the pig,” Wang Dayong said.

"By the way, Auntie, make sure to cook more meat at home lately. The driver eats at home every day, and if we don't have enough food, he asks Grandpa to go out and buy some. We're all so tired every day, so we must eat well," San Niu said.

After finishing the business, San Niu calculated all the accounts, and then went to sleep!

Old Wang called his son and daughter back today because San Niu gave him too many things, and he wanted them to come back and share them!

When everyone arrived and saw what was inside the house, they were shocked. "Dad, why did you buy such a huge pig again, and so much stuff? How much did all this cost!" his daughter exclaimed.

"Why are you talking so much? If you don't want to eat, then don't order!" Old Wang said angrily.

"Oh, Dad, don't be angry. It's not that I don't know how to speak, or is it that you had something to do to buy so many things?" His daughter quickly tried to say nice things.

Old Wang ignored her, gave her some things, and told her to leave first!

Old Wang sat down in front of his son and said, "These were all brought by San Niu and her father this afternoon, saying they wanted to thank you!"

“It’s alright, she gave it to you, so just accept it. You were just helping her out. After the New Year, we’ll have them deliver pork to the factory. Dad, you were right. This San Niu, don’t underestimate her because she’s young, she’s really smart and has a silver tongue. I don’t think her dad is even half as shrewd as her,” said Old Wang’s son.

"Sigh, poor children learn to be independent early. San Niu's family depends on her for everything. You'll have to take good care of them in the provincial capital from now on, and make sure no one bullies them," Old Man Wang instructed.

"Dad, don't worry! I've spoken to all the factory managers in the provincial capital. You can trust me to handle things! Alright, it's getting late, let's go to bed early!" his son said.