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

After dinner, Sanniu said, "Let's have a meeting today. Our business is growing bigger and bigger. Many villagers have followed our example in raising livestock and have made a lot of money. But now the villagers' appetites are getting bigger and bigger. They are raising more and more chickens and pigs. If this continues, they will raise too many but have nowhere to sell them, which will cause a lot of trouble!"

“It’s not like we told them to raise so many,” Wang Cuihua said!

Zhang Laosan looked grave after hearing Sanniu's words. If it really came to that, the villagers wouldn't listen to reason!

"Dad, Mom, the villagers are unreasonable. They'll cause trouble at our house, and then we'll be in big trouble," San Niu said!

"Oh dear, what should we do?" Wang Cuihua exclaimed.

"Well, I think we should sell these pigs and chickens at our farm, stop raising them for now, and wait until I find a delivery route. Also, I'll buy a car tomorrow so Uncle Xiaojun can learn to drive. We'll need to buy a car to deliver goods eventually, since we'll have a delivery route anyway," San Niu said.

"Okay, I'll do as you say. We'll go buy a car tomorrow, and once we get it, I'll teach Xiaojun how to drive," Zhang Laosan said.

“Then let’s do it this way. In the next couple of days, I’ll go with my uncle to other counties. Also, Uncle Jun, you’ll need to drive delivery trucks from now on. We’ll need to find two more people at the slaughterhouse to help with slaughtering and loading. Uncle Jun will be in charge of the slaughterhouse from now on,” San Niu said.

The next day, after delivering the goods, San Niu and her friends went and bought a new car!

Then San Niu and the others drove to Huai'an County, which was more than 20 miles away from them!

San Niu and Wang Dayong drove for about an hour before arriving in Huai'an County. San Niu said, "Uncle, let's go to the state-run restaurant, have some food, and then find out how many factories there are around here and where they are located. Otherwise, we can't just drive around aimlessly!"

“Okay, let’s go to the state-run restaurant then,” Wang Dayong said.

Upon arriving at the state-run restaurant, San Niu and Wang Dayong entered. "Excuse me, what would you two like to eat?" the waiter asked.

"Give us a pot of stewed mutton, and two bowls of noodles," San Niu said.

"Okay, please have a seat and wait a moment," the waiter said.

After the waiter finished speaking, he went to the kitchen and came out a while later. San Niu said, "Sister, could you please tell me how many factories there are in Huai'an County, and where they are located?"

"You're not from Huai'an County, are you? Huai'an County is a small county with only six factories. But these factories are all very close to each other, just over there, two streets apart," the waiter said, pointing outside.

"Oh, thank you, sister, we understand," San Niu said.

After San Niu and Wang Dayong finished their meal and paid the bill, they drove off in that direction!

San Niu and her companion drove to the first factory. Wang Dayong parked the car, and San Niu and Wang Dayong walked to the factory gate. "Grandpa, we need to see the factory leaders," Wang Dayong said.

"What do you want?" the old man asked.

“Our family runs a slaughterhouse. We wanted to ask if your factory needs pork,” San Niu said.

"Pork! Alright, you can go in now!" the old man said.

San Niu and Wang Dayong walked to the office building and saw the manager's office. San Niu knocked on the door, waited for a moment, and then said, "I heard someone call out from inside. Please come in!"

San Niu and Wang Dayong pushed open the door and stepped forward. "Excuse me, what can I do for you?" the manager asked.

"Hello, sir, we're from the Feng County Slaughterhouse. We'd like to ask if your factory needs pork or chicken?" San Niu said.

The manager was a man in his forties who wore glasses. He didn't look like a leader; he looked more like a university professor, exuding an air of refinement!

"Oh, then sit down and talk. Your slaughterhouse is cooperating with those companies," the manager asked.

“Our factory is currently cooperating with seven factories in our county, nine factories in the provincial capital, and eight factories in Feng County. Our slaughterhouse has been cooperating with these factories for two or three years now,” San Niu said.

The manager looked at San Niu and asked, "You're so young, why aren't you in school? Why are you out here discussing business instead?"

“I study at home every day, and I’m already learning from the fourth-grade textbook. As for business, I’ve been doing business since I was five. I’m the one who negotiates all the business deals in our family, and I’m the one who makes all the decisions,” San Niu said.

"Oh, it seems you're quite capable. What are the prices of your pork and chicken?" the manager asked.

"Pork is 1.7 yuan per jin, and chicken is 1.2 yuan per jin, and neither requires a coupon," San Niu said!

"Okay, from now on, we'll have you deliver the goods! By the way, you haven't been to the other factories in Huai County yet, have you?" the manager asked.

"Not yet, this is the first one," San Niu said!

"Then you don't need to go to each one individually. I'll call the managers of the other factories and have them come here. The managers said..."

"Thank you so much!" San Niu said.

"I'm also impressed by you. You're so young, yet you're truly admirable," the manager said.

After Jingjing finished speaking, she picked up the phone and made calls one by one. Within half an hour, the managers of several factories arrived!

"Oh dear, Lao Zhao, what's the matter that you've called us all over?" As soon as he finished speaking, several people came in!

"Please sit down. Let me introduce you. This is the Fengxian Slaughterhouse. They want to supply meat to our factory, so I called you all here. Wouldn't it be easier to discuss things together?" said Manager Zhao.

"What's the price for meat delivery?" another person asked.

"Distinguished leaders, the pork at my slaughterhouse is 1.7 yuan per jin, and the chicken is 1.2 yuan per jin. No coupons required, San Niu says!"

“Alright, then let’s deliver them! The factory workers work hard every day, and they used to need meat coupons to buy pork, which was inconvenient. Now your pigs don’t require coupons, which is perfect!” another person said.

"Oh, our factory needs one too! This is great!" said another chubby manager.

"So, esteemed leaders, how much stock do you require each day?" San Niu asked.

"Our factory needs three pigs every day for the first five days, then we'll switch to chickens, sending a hundred chickens every day. We're going to have braised pork for a few days to whet the appetites of the factory workers. You don't know, the factory only has twenty pieces of meat a day. What are we supposed to do with so many people? Now it's great, we can eat as much as we want!" said the fat manager.

“Isn’t it all the same? The factory has a fixed daily quota of tickets. Alright, we’ll follow your standards too, and make sure they all eat meat and have their fill,” another person said.

San Niu quickly wrote down their requirements and quantities!

In the end, all the factories ordered goods from Third Sister's factory, and Third Sister happily walked out of the factory with Wang Dayong!

After San Niu and Wang Dayong finalized their business deal, they drove back home!

On the way back, Sanniu sat in the car and said, "Uncle, the business deal is done now. Uncle Xiaojun hasn't learned how to drive yet. These next few days, you'll have to work hard and load the goods early in the evening to deliver them to Huai County and the neighboring county. Fortunately, the factory here only needs pork these days, so one truckload is enough. Otherwise, we really wouldn't have made it in time!"

“Yeah, you know what, we’re really lucky today,” Wang Dayong said!

“Yes, judging from their conversation today, these managers are all straightforward people,” San Niu said.

"Let's hurry back and get some sleep, we'll have to get up in the middle of the night," San Niu said!

“Now that the matter is resolved, we can finally relax,” Wang Dayong said.

When San Niu and the others got home, they all knew that the matter had been resolved, and everyone was relieved!

That evening, Wang Cuihua cooked a whole table of dishes, and the family enjoyed a happy meal together!

At four o'clock in the morning, after loading the goods, San Niu and her team started delivering them. By the time they finished delivering the goods to the two county factories, it was already past nine o'clock!

San Niu and the others drove back home, and when they arrived, Wang Cuihua and her aunt had already prepared dinner!

Everyone sat down to eat together, and after finishing their meal, everyone rushed off to sleep!

San Niu didn't wake up until after three o'clock. Zhang Laosan had already gotten up and taught Zhang Xiaojun to drive. Wang Dayong was pulling a cart full of cloth to exchange for chickens!

San Niu took out her textbooks and started studying!

San Niu has been thinking lately about whether she can find someone to teach her. She's finding it particularly difficult to learn the fourth-grade textbook. So, she's put aside what she doesn't know and is thinking of going to find Zhang Cheng on Sunday to ask him to teach her. She doesn't know if it will work!