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

The next day, San Niu and the others finished breakfast early and went to the second courtyard to wait for Master Li!

A moment later, Master Li arrived. "Master Li is here. Please come in. Everything is ready," San Niu said.

San Niu led Master Li into the second courtyard. San Niu put the sewing machine and fabric in the room in the second courtyard.

"Master Li, all the fabric is here. Here is the pattern I drew based on the fabric. Please take a look and see if you can make a pattern and recreate the clothes in the pattern," San Niu said!

Master Li didn't say anything. He picked up the blueprints and looked at them one by one. After he finished looking at all the blueprints, he looked at all the fabrics. "Hmm, these blueprints are very well drawn. I can make clothes out of them. The clothes will look especially beautiful when they are finished. Now, I'll make these two women's coats first. Take a look, Master Li!"

"Great, then I won't spare you. Please help me!" San Niu said as she went out.

Today, we'll start making clothes. San Niu needs to go to the store today to buy some coat buttons, and also a lot of thread to match the fabric, so that she can make the clothes!

San Niu drove to the store and went straight to the needle and thread counter. San Niu picked out a big bag of buttons and many colors of thread, buying a lot of each color. After calculating the bill, the sales clerk saw that San Niu had bought too much and couldn't carry it all, so she helped her carry it to the car!

After buying the thread and buttons, San Niu went to buy a lot of vegetables and pork before driving home!

When San Niu got home, she asked Zhang Laosan to take the things inside. San Niu waited for the groceries in the kitchen, then found Da Niu and said, "Big sister, I've bought all the groceries and put them in the kitchen. At noon, you and second sister should steam some rice and stir-fry a few dishes. Make plenty of food, there are many people eating!"

“Okay, I’ll do it right now,” Da Niu said!

After arranging the cooking, San Niu went to the clothing shop!

"San Niu, look! Master Li just finished making a coat. It's really beautiful!" Wang Cuihua exclaimed.

San Niu picked up the clothes and looked at them. They were really beautiful. The fabric, color, and style of the clothes were all perfect!

"Yes, it's really good. Master Li has been making clothes for decades, his craftsmanship is excellent," San Niu said.

“Mom, from now on you should follow Master Li and learn from him. Once you’ve learned, when our business grows bigger, Master Li won’t have to work so hard anymore,” San Niu said.

"I will definitely study hard," Wang Cuihua said!

San Niu thought for a moment and then said, "Master Li, why don't you cut out the pants this afternoon? Cut them out so they can learn to make them. Pants are simple and easy to make. This way, we can divide the work and make them faster!"

"Okay, I'll start cutting the pants right now," said Master Li!

"Well, after cutting the pants, cut the skirt. Once they're done, you can teach them how to make them. By the way, Mr. Li, do you know anyone who knows how to operate a sewing machine? If so, you could introduce them to work here," San Niu said.

"Okay, I'll go back tonight and see if they've come, Mr. Li!"

"Then I'll trouble you. Please tell them that the wages here won't be lower than the factory wages, San Niu said!"

"Yes, I'll explain it to them," said Master Li.

San Niu looked around and said to her third brother, "Dad, don't we have a lot of wood and a few bamboo poles in our warehouse? Why don't you make a few clothes racks? Once the coats are finished and ironed, hang them all up so they'll look nice when we sell them!"

"I'll go right now," Zhang Laosan said, heading towards the warehouse!

San Niu also went to the warehouse and found a lot of wire and two pairs of pliers. San Niu gave the things to Wang Dayong, "Uncle, Uncle Xiao Jun, use the wire to make more clothes hangers!"

“Okay, let’s do it now,” Wang Dayong said.

"Uncle, you can do it like this so the clothes won't get caught on it. San Niu draws the shape of a clothes hanger on the ground!"

San Niu went into the room, took out some scraps of cloth, and wiped the clothes racks she had made. Wang Dayong and Zhang Xiaojun made the wire clothes racks in half an hour. They made a total of fifty or sixty clothes racks. San Niu wiped them all clean and took them into the room to put them away!

San Niu glanced at her watch; it was eleven o'clock, noon. She wondered if Da Niu had finished cooking. San Niu got up and went to the kitchen. "Big sister, is second sister's lunch ready?" San Niu asked.

"Almost there, just waiting for the braised pork in the pot, Da Niu said!"

"Big sister, use that pot to boil more water and fill several bottles. Put two bottles of boiling water over at the sewing area as well, and take a few cups over there too, so that everyone can have water easily," San Niu said!

"Okay, I'll burn it now, Da Niu!"

"Okay, then I'll go call everyone to eat!" San Niu said.

San Niu walked into the second courtyard and said, "Alright, it's lunchtime, everyone go eat first! We can make clothes after we eat!"

"Master Li, why don't you eat lunch here from now on? That way you won't have to travel back and forth, San Niu said!"

"Okay, I'll listen to you, Master Li!"

“Master Li, if you’re tired, you can take a rest. If there’s something else you can do, you can teach it to someone else, San Niu said!”

“San Niu, you can’t be a boss like this. You have to learn from Zhou Bapi (a notorious exploiter) so that everyone will work harder and you can earn more money,” Master Li said with a smile.

"Oh dear, I'm just trying to comfort you, and you're teasing me instead," San Niu said with a laugh!

"San Niu, I think you're exceptionally smart and very suitable to learn how to make clothes," Master Li said!

“Master Li, I like designing clothes, but I don’t have much patience for making them. That’s why I asked my mother to learn how to make clothes from you. Besides, as you can see, I have to take care of everything at home. And in a few days, when the clothes are finished, I’ll have to take people to sell them. I simply don’t have time to learn how to make clothes,” San Niu said.

"Yes, that's right. You simply don't have the time. Forget it, I'll just teach your mother properly instead!" said Master Li.

After lunch, everyone went to make clothes again. San Niu, having nothing to do, came over to help iron the clothes!

Master Li is a very serious and meticulous person. San Niu likes Master Li very much!

Master Li arranged for Wang Dayong and a few other men to do some simple tasks, such as making trouser legs and waistbands. Master Li specifically taught Wang Cuihua and her aunt, while Zhang Xiaojun learned how to hem. Everyone cooperated very well, and they made more than a hundred pairs of trousers in one afternoon. San Niu was especially happy!

Seeing that Zhang Xiaojun was too slow to finish the edge work by himself, San Niu called Da Niu and Er Niu over. San Niu said, "Big sister, second sister, if you have nothing to do in the future, you can come and help with the edge work. I will pay you for your work!"

"Really? That's great! We'll definitely work hard!" said Da Niu.

“Really, I never lie. Let’s do it!” San Niu said.

The two girls were very happy and started learning how to overlock the edges seriously!

The next day, San Niu drove to the train station early in the morning to pick up Zhang Xiaojun and Zhang Dajun's wife!

When San Niu arrived at the train station, she found a place to park the car and stood at the exit of the train station to wait!

San Niu waited until 10:30 before the train arrived at the station, and only then did Zhang Xiaojun and Zhang Dajun's wife come out!

When San Niu saw people coming out, she quickly waved her hands and shouted loudly, "Auntie Xiao Jun, Auntie Da Jun, over here, over here!"

"Oh dear, San Niu has come to pick us up. Why aren't your Uncle Xiao Jun and the others here?" Xiao Jun's wife asked.

"Auntie, Uncle Xiaojun and the others are busy making clothes! They don't have time, so I drove here to pick you up. Auntie, please come with me, our car is parked over there!" San Niu said.

"My goodness! San Niu, you can drive now! Wow, you're amazing!" said Zhang Xiaojun's wife.

“What’s so great about that? You can learn it in no time,” San Niu said!

"Auntie, is everything alright at home? How are Tiger and the others doing with their studies?" San Niu asked.

"Oh, everything's fine at home. Your brother Hu, they're studying really hard, and they're even clamoring to come to Beijing to visit you!" Zhang Xiaojun's wife said.

"Then when summer vacation starts, my cousins ​​from my maternal uncle's family will come too. We can invite them to come to Beijing together then," San Niu said!

“Okay, let’s come together then. It’ll be safer on the road with more people,” Zhang Dajun’s wife said.

"Auntie, this is our car. Put your things in the cargo bed and let's hurry back!" San Niu said.

San Niu drove the car and picked them up to go home!

"Auntie, this is my home. I'll be doing my clothes here every day from now on. Let's go inside!" San Niu said.

"Oh my, San Niu, the house your family bought is so beautiful! It's so big and gorgeous, just like the houses on TV, the houses where high-ranking officials live!" Zhang Xiaojun's wife exclaimed excitedly.

"Auntie, your family also bought a house like this. When you go back tonight, you'll see it. Let me tell you, this house used to be lived in by a high-ranking official," San Niu said softly.

“Really! I knew it! This house is so grand, only high-ranking officials could afford to live here,” said Zhang Xiaojun’s wife.

"Uncle Xiaojun, Uncle Dajun, come and see! I've brought the person back to you. My mission is complete!" San Niu said with a smile.

"Little Jun's wife, you've arrived! Come in and rest!" Wang Cuihua said.

"Sister-in-law Cuihua, you and my third brother are truly blessed to have such a capable daughter as San Niu. Now that we're in Beijing, we live in such a magnificent house," said Zhang Dajun's wife.

"Yes, yes, we've all benefited from San Niu's wealth, which is why we live such a good life now," Wang Cuihua said happily!

"Is everyone at home well? How is Uncle Village Chief's health?" Zhang Laosan asked.

"Okay, everything is fine at home. My dad and mom are both in good health. Oh, and my dad asked us to make some salted chickens to bring for you to eat," Zhang Xiaojun's wife said, taking six salted chickens out of her pocket.

"Sigh, this is our first time making this too. Try it and see if it's good. If it is, I'll buy some chicken and make some more in a few days," said Zhang Dajun's wife.

"Oh, thank you so much! You've come all this way and gone to so much trouble to bring us this. Tonight, I'll make it so we can all try it," Wang Cuihua said.

"Mom, everyone go eat first! The food is ready," San Niu said.

"Yes, let's eat first. I'm so happy I've forgotten everything," Wang Cuihua said!

Everyone put down what they were doing and headed to the dining room!

Zhang Xiaojun and Zhang Dajun were too embarrassed to talk to their wives because of the crowd, but now they walked up to them. "Dad, did we really buy a house as grand as San Niu's?" Zhang Xiaojun's wife asked.

"Yes, but it's not that big. San Niu's house is a four-courtyard house, while ours is a three-courtyard house, so it's a bit smaller. You'll see when we get back tonight!"

"Alright, let's stop talking now and go eat. After we eat, we need to get back to work!" Zhang Xiaojun said.

Ever since Zhang Xiaojun was slept with by San Niu, he's been terrified of her. He finds her calm and intimidating, even more so than managers like Manager Wang!

After finishing their meal, everyone went to work. Sanniu said, "Everyone, stop for a moment. Now that we're all here, I want to tell everyone that we're all family. We should all get along well while working together and cooperate to make the clothes. Once this batch of clothes is finished and sold, I'll pay everyone's wages so everyone can work harder!"

"Okay, we'll definitely do our best," Auntie said!

"Alright, everyone, let's get to work! Let's make as much as possible today, and I'll take the finished products out to sell tomorrow," San Niu said!

Everyone happily started working. San Niu began counting the finished clothes. There were 120 coats, both men's and women's, over 100 pairs of trousers, and over 100 skirts. With so much stock, they could go out and sell it!

Everyone ate dinner at San Niu's house that night. Wang Cuihua cooked two salted chickens, which San Niu really liked. She said they were firmer and more fragrant than fresh chicken!

"Auntie, this salted chicken is especially delicious. I'll buy more chickens in a couple of days, and you can help me make some more, San Niu said!"

"San Niu, you like it! That's great! I was worried you wouldn't like it! Okay, I'll make it for you another day," said Zhang Xiaojun's wife.

"Then we'll head back first," Zhang Xiaojun said.

"Okay, go back now! Do you have any cooking utensils at home? If not, come over early tomorrow for breakfast, Zhang Laosan said!"

"I bought it, Third Brother, don't worry!" Zhang Dajun said.