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

Ever since Zhang Laosan learned that San Niu was a quick learner of characters, he would teach her to recognize characters every morning, and then San Niu would practice writing characters with sand!

San Niu not only learns to recognize characters quickly, but she also learns to write them quickly. Although her handwriting is not particularly good, it is enough to surprise Zhang Laosan and Wang Cuihua. Although neither of them has been to school, they know that San Niu must be very smart to learn so quickly and well!

That night, Zhang Laosan and Wang Cuihua lay in bed discussing something. "Cuihua, look at our Sanniu. She learns to recognize and write characters very quickly. This shows that Sanniu is smart. I've never seen anyone in our village smarter than Sanniu. So we have to find a way to send Sanniu to school, otherwise Sanniu will be held back," Zhang Laosan said.

“Oh dear! San Niu is really very smart. She should go to school. How about I go another day and borrow some money from my family so that San Niu can go to school?” Wang Cuihua said.

"Sigh, that's all we can do. It's all my fault for being so incompetent; I can't even afford to send my child to school," Zhang Laosan said dejectedly.

“How can you complain? Look at our village, how many families have the money to send their children to school? It’s not just our family that’s poor and can’t afford it. Aren’t we all in the same boat? If all else fails, we can wait a few days, catch some chickens, go to the city and sell them. Then we’ll have money for San Niu’s schooling, right?” Wang Cuihua said.

Wang Cuihua thought for a moment and then said, "I heard that it costs 80 cents per semester for first grade, so two semesters would cost 1.6 yuan. Add in notebooks, pens and such, and it would only cost about 3 yuan a year. Let's buy the chickens, and next spring we'll buy more chicks to raise. That way, we'll have enough money for San Niu's school fees. Dad, don't worry!" Wang Cuihua said.

“Okay, you’re right, let’s do it that way. I’ll go into town tomorrow and take a look,” Zhang Laosan said.

"The couple finished discussing their work and then went to sleep peacefully!"

The next day, after the whole family finished breakfast, Zhang Laosan and Wang Cuihua led the three children to catch chickens. They raised more than a dozen chickens in total, both roosters and hens!

In the countryside, families are poor. They usually rely on selling the eggs laid by their hens to buy small items like needles and thread, as well as salt for daily use and matches for starting fires. All of these expenses are covered by the money from selling eggs, so the family's expenses depend entirely on the chickens' eggs!

Zhang Laosan and his men caught a total of four chickens: two hens and two roosters. They tied the chickens up separately, put them in baskets on their backs, and covered them with something to prevent others from seeing them. Back in the 1970s, it was not allowed to buy or sell things privately, so they had to be very careful!

Zhang Sanniu had never been to the city before! She immediately said, "Dad, let me go with you! I can keep watch and keep an eye on people!"

“Dad, San Niu is smart. Let her come with you to keep watch, it’ll be safer,” Wang Cuihua said.

In the end, San Niu succeeded and went to the city with Zhang Laosan!

"Zhang Laosan said that they live more than ten miles from the county town, and it takes about an hour to walk there. It's really quite far, but it's nothing for someone who is used to walking!"

The father and daughter didn't encounter a single person along the way. Perhaps it was because of the cold weather, and no one had the money to go into town to buy things, so no one went into town!

The two walked quickly, and when they were almost there, San Niu asked, "Dad, where do you want to sell chickens?"

This was also Zhang Laosan's first time going to the city to sell things, and he really didn't know where to sell them. He said, "Father doesn't know either. I've never gone to the city to sell things before!"

San Niu thought for a moment, "Dad, you know, the family compound in the city, the place where employees live. I think everyone living there is a working person, so they must all have money. If we go there to sell, it will definitely sell well!" San Niu said!

After listening to San Niu's words, Zhang Laosan felt that San Niu made sense. San Niu was really smart; she even knew about the family compound!

"Dad knows the family compound. It's full of tall and beautiful buildings," Zhang Laosan said enviously.

Soon the father and daughter arrived in the city. It was San Niu's first time in the city. She walked around curiously and looked around. The city was not only clean, but the houses were also brick and tile houses, and there were many high-rise buildings. The people in the city were well dressed, and their clothes were not patched. There were also many people riding bicycles. San Niu felt that the city was wonderful everywhere. She made up her mind that she would become a city dweller and live the life of a city dweller in the future!