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

The next day, after breakfast, San Niu and Zhang Laosan drove to Master Li's house!

"Teacher Li, I wonder what your decision is?" San Niu asked.

“I agree, but I’ll quit anytime there’s danger,” Master Li said.

“Master Li, I see you’re still quite worried. How about this? You can work for us first, but could you teach my mother? Don’t worry, we won’t let you teach her for free. As long as you teach her, I’ll give you a thousand yuan. Also, even if you teach her, we will never betray you. As long as you don’t leave, you can keep working for us. If you don’t believe me, we can write it down in black and white, and we’ll both sign it,” San Niu said.

“Alright, I trust you. Sigh, I’m so old, this is all the skill I have left. It would be good if I could pass on this skill.” Master Li said.

“Then let’s do it this way. It’s settled. Tomorrow, you come to my house, and we’ll start working. Oh, my house is the fourth one on the street with the courtyard houses in front. It’s easy to find,” San Niu said.

"Isn't that Chief Song's house?" Master Li asked.

“Master Li knows that family! Oh, his family only has his son left, so he sold all the houses to my family. He left the country yesterday,” San Niu said.

"Ah, what a pity. Such a good person, gone just like that. I used to make all their clothes. I never expected this!" Master Li said sadly.

"Master Li, we have something to attend to, so we'll head back first," San Niu said.

After leaving Master Li's house, San Niu and Zhang Laosan drove to the textile factory!

It took more than an hour to get to the textile factory!

Upon arriving at their destination, Sanniu and Zhang Laosan got out of the car and walked towards the factory gate. "Who are you looking for? Ask the gatekeeper!"

"Grandpa, we've come to your factory to buy fabric from the manager and discuss business," Zhang Laosan said.

"Looking for the manager? Then come in! The manager's in the office building over there, he's the doorman!"

"Thank you," San Niu said!

This textile factory is exceptionally large, twice the size of the textile factories in the provincial capital!

San Niu and Zhang Laosan found the manager's office on the second floor. They knocked on the door and soon heard someone inside say, "Come in!"

San Niu and Zhang Laosan pushed open the door and walked in. "What do you want?" the manager asked.

"Hello, we're here today to buy fabric for making clothes," San Niu said.

"Please have a seat, gentlemen. How much material can you buy?" the manager asked.

"We need to see it before we can decide. As you know, we have to select the fabric for making clothes. We believe that the color and quality must be good enough to ensure that the clothes we make are both beautiful and easy to buy!" San Niu said.

The manager looked at San Niu and was surprised to find that the little girl was quite capable, speaking so eloquently!

"Alright, I'll take you to the showroom to look at the fabrics," the manager said.

Soon, they arrived at the showroom on the first floor. When San Niu saw something she liked, she touched it with her hands to check the quality!

After San Niu had chosen her piece, she asked the manager, "Manager, how many meters is this bolt of cloth? And how much are these different kinds per bolt?"

"The thick fabric used for these overcoats costs fifty meters per bolt, and the fabric used for making trousers over there costs one hundred meters per bolt. The prices are clearly stated here!" the manager said.

San Niu looked at all the prices. "Manager, these prices are too high. If I take them back and make them into clothes, I won't be able to sell them at all. Can you give me a discount?" San Niu said.

"You've chosen high-end fabrics, so the price is relatively high. But if you want them, I'll give you a 5% discount per bolt of fabric," the manager said!

“Five percent, still not enough to make money! Look, we can’t do business and not make any money, just work for nothing! I think your fabrics aren’t easy to sell either! If you leave them unsold, you’ll be worried, won’t you? How about this, you give me a discount of thirty percent per bolt of fabric, and I’ll take five bolts of each kind. If they sell well, I’ll come back to buy more,” San Niu said!

"Oh dear, you little rascal, you're too good at bargaining! If you keep doing this, our factory will starve!" the manager said.

“Manager, it’s not that I’m being too harsh, but think about it, who would want to spend ten or twenty yuan to buy a pair of pants? These days, the factory workers only earn a few dozen yuan a month! I don’t think they’d be willing to spend a third of their salary on a pair of pants! If you don’t sell this fabric soon, after the New Year, everyone will be wearing thin clothes, and even less will buy it. Are you really willing to let it pile up in the warehouse and starve? San Niu said!”

"Alright, then I'll sell it to you! You little girl, you're so eloquent, why don't you come work for me in the factory? I'll definitely pay you a high salary," the manager said!

"Then, can you pay me 100,000 yuan a month?" San Niu asked with a smile!

"Oh my, you're really something else. If you're going to say that, I couldn't afford to hire you even if I sold myself!" said the manager.

"Manager, you flatter me too much. I'm just a little girl. It's already an honor for you to look at me so favorably. Please don't mind me, I was just joking!" San Niu said.

"Alright, little girl, you're to my liking. Come visit often from now on. I'll call some people to settle accounts and move your goods, manager!"

"Dad, go and bring the car in so we can load the goods later," San Niu said.

"Okay, you take this bag first, I'll go get the car," Zhang Laosan said.

The manager quickly called the accountant over. The accountant tallied up all the fabrics that San Niu had chosen. "Here's the list for you to look at. If there are no problems, I'll have someone move the goods for you," the accountant said.

"The order form is fine. You can load the goods first, and I'll calculate the bill. If everything is okay, then I'll pay you." After San Niu finished speaking, she sat down, took out a notebook and pen, and began to calculate the bill!

"Manager, this calculation is wrong. Didn't we agree that you'd give me a 30% discount? San Niu, tell me!"

"Oh dear, I forgot to tell the accountant. It's alright, we'll recalculate it," the manager said.

San Niu didn't say anything. She recalculated the accounts herself, and after she finished, she started counting the money. Once she had counted the money, she put it aside and waited for the accountant to come back and recalculate the accounts!

The accountant arrived quickly. "Accountant, recalculate the accounts. Deduct thirty points from each bolt of cloth," the manager said.

"Yes, manager, I'll recalculate it. The accountant sat down and quickly finished the calculations!"

San Niu took the money and looked at it. It matched her calculation, so she pushed the money back to her. "Count this money, is the amount correct?" San Niu said.

After the accountant finished counting the money, she said, "Yes, that's right!"

"Alright, you guys go ahead, we're heading back now," San Niu said.

"Little girl, welcome back next time," the manager said with a smile!

"Yes, see you next time," San Niu said before leaving.

The manager watched San Niu's retreating figure, smiled, and thought that the little girl was not only capable but also particularly interesting!

San Niu walked up to the car and asked, "Dad, is the cargo all loaded?"

"It's all packed. Sixty bolts of cloth in total. I've counted them," Zhang Laosan said.

"That's enough, let's go back!" San Niu said.

San Niu and Zhang Laosan drove back with the fabric in their car!

San Niu and the others drove home, it was already past one o'clock. Zhang Laosan parked the car, and San Niu went into the yard and called for people to come out and move the fabric!

Wang Cuihua said, "San Niu, you and your father go eat first. We'll unload the fabric. The food is still in the pot, it's warm!"

"Alright, be careful. Just put the fabric in the second courtyard, San Niu said!"

San Niu and Zhang Laosan went inside to eat. Sigh, they were really hungry!

Zhang Laosan took the food out of the pot. When San Niu saw it, she saw that it was steamed rice and stir-fried vegetables. Oh, that's great! San Niu loves rice the most!

It was time to eat. San Niu sat in the living room, drinking tea and thinking. Now that they had a tailor and bought the fabric, all they needed was someone to do the work. It was definitely not enough for just Wang Cuihua and her aunt to operate the sewing machine and make clothes. They needed to find more people!

Soon Wang Cuihua and the others finished unloading the fabric and came in!

San Niu spoke up, "Everyone, please sit down. I have something to say. We're going to start making clothes tomorrow, but we don't have enough manpower. We need to find people to help us. Mom, Aunt, could you look around these next few days to see if you can find anyone to help? Ideally, they should know how to operate a sewing machine. Also, Dad, you and Uncle Xiao Jun, go and buy ten sewing machines now. After you buy them, everyone should start learning how to operate them as soon as possible. Otherwise, we won't be able to do business!"

"Can we learn it?" Zhang Xiaojun asked.

“How could you not learn it? Uncle Xiaojun, you’re only in your twenties or thirties, so young. As long as you’re determined, you can definitely learn it. Don’t you still want to make money? If you don’t learn, we won’t be able to make any money, we’ll all starve!” San Niu said.

"Daughter, don't be angry. We'll definitely study hard," Zhang Laosan said.

“Dad, I’m not angry, I’m just anxious. We brought back tens of thousands of yuan worth of fabric today. If we don’t make clothes and sell them quickly, we’ll lose all tens of thousands of yuan, let alone make a profit, San Niu said!”

“Okay, we understand. We’ll go buy one now and learn to sew when we get back,” Zhang Xiaojun said.

Soon, everyone in the living room saw that San Niu's face wasn't looking too good and left in fright. Zhang Laosan and the others went to buy a sewing machine, Wang Cuihua and her aunt went to learn how to use a sewing machine, and Daniu and Er Niu went back to their rooms to study!

San Niu really didn't mean to scare them, but when she saw Zhang Xiaojun and the other guys looking reluctant to learn, they felt it was embarrassing and unseemly for a man to learn to operate a sewing machine. San Niu couldn't suppress her anger, and her voice unconsciously rose. Sigh, she's really easily frightened!

San Niu sat for a while, then went back to her room to draw patterns. Based on the fabric she brought back today, San Niu drew two patterns for men's and women's coats, two patterns for skirts, and also drew a pair of harem pants and a Korean-style hooded coat for herself!

After finishing the blueprints, San Niu walked to the second courtyard and found Wang Cuihua and her aunt. "Mom, Aunt, come with me for a bit. I'll take you to buy some shoes and get your hair cut so you can look nicer. When our clothes are finished, you can go shopping with me," San Niu said.

“Okay, let’s go!” Wang Cuihua said.

San Niu drove, first taking Wang Cuihua and the other two to get their hair styled nicely, then went to the store and bought each of them a pair of high-heeled leather shoes, and also bought a pair of leather shoes for Zhang Laosan. San Niu herself bought two pairs of sheepskin boots!

After buying the shoes, San Niu then led Wang Cuihua and her aunt to buy two matching sweaters for each of them, and also bought two sweaters for Zhang Laosan. Everything was bought!

San Niu and the others drove back. When they got home, Zhang Laosan and the others had already bought the sewing machine!

San Niu went inside and saw that Zhang Laosan and the others were learning to jump on a sewing machine!

San Niu looked around and said, "Mom, Aunt, you two come here and teach my dad and the others how to make them skip the game and not let them log in!"

After San Niu finished speaking, she found a few old clothes, took them over, cut them open, and said, "In a little while, we'll use these pieces of cloth to step on things!"

After San Niu finished speaking, she went to find Da Niu to cook. There was no other way; all the adults were learning to use sewing machines! So, the children had to cook dinner themselves!

After dinner, everyone went back to sleep!