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

The next day, after getting up in the morning, San Niu and Liu Hao washed up!

"Honey, would you like to eat in the room or at the restaurant?" Liu Hao asked.

"Brother Hao, let's go to a restaurant to eat! After we finish eating, I'll call my dad and ask him to wire the money over as soon as possible," San Niu said.

"Okay, I'll get you another coat. It's a bit chilly this morning, don't catch a cold. You're not fully recovered yet," Liu Hao said.

"By the way, let's make the call from the hotel! Don't go out. It's far from the sea and windy here, so don't go out and get caught in the wind," Liu Hao said.

"Okay! I don't have the energy to walk either, I feel uncomfortable all over," San Niu said!

“Honey, you’re not feeling well. It’s probably because you suffered too much when you were little, which is why your health isn’t very good. When we get back to Beijing, I’ll take you to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor so he can help you regulate your body. Otherwise, you’ll suffer too much every time you have your period,” Liu Hao said.

“Okay, I understand. I think it might be because when I was little, I had a high fever that lasted for several days, and we didn’t have money to see a doctor. That left me with a chronic condition, so I’m always very sensitive to the cold in winter. My hands and feet are always cold,” San Niu said.

"Hmm, that's possible. We'll have to be more careful next time. Let's go downstairs to eat." Liu Hao took San Niu's hand and they went downstairs to eat.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Wang Jun and Huang Xuan were also eating. "Brother Hao, San Niu, come sit here. What would you like to eat? I'll get it for you," Huang Xuan said.

"I want to eat meat buns and porridge," San Niu said!

"Give me a few more meat buns, a few more tea eggs, two bowls of millet porridge, and for the other bowl, ask the proprietress to add some brown sugar," Liu Hao said.

"Okay, I understand," Huang Xuan said.

"San Niu, are you still feeling unwell? You don't look too good," Wang Jun said.

"Not yet, but it's alright, it'll be fine in a couple of days," San Niu said.

"That's good," Wang Jun said.

"After we finish eating, you and Huang Xuan will come with me to Brother Zhao's orchard. It's time to start picking fruit. We've already arranged with Brother Zhao that, except for coconuts, we need 5,000 catties of each type of fruit. San Niu isn't feeling well, so for the next couple of days, you and Xuanzi will help keep an eye on things at Brother Zhao's. The fruit should be about the same size, and we can't pick any that are too ripe, otherwise they'll spoil easily," Liu Hao said.

“Okay, Brother Hao, don’t worry! Xuanzi and I will keep a close eye on things. Let me give you some money! We’re doing business together, we can’t just split the profits without contributing any capital!” Wang Jun said.

“We’ll settle the money issue when we get home. We didn’t bring much cash with us when we came out to play. I’ll have my dad wire the money over first, and we’ll settle your share when we get home. Oh, right, we also ordered 20,000 yuan worth of dried shrimp from the general store across the street. We’ll ship it along with the fruit. Keep an eye on it and check the quality. Make sure it’s big and dry dried shrimp,” San Niu said.

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry! We will check carefully," Wang Jun said.

"The food is here, everyone, let's eat!" Huang Xuan said.

"Oh, this bowl has brown sugar in it. San Niu, you can have some," Huang Xuan said.

"Honey, have a tea egg," Liu Hao said.

"Alright, you all should eat too!" San Niu said.

"After you finish eating and make your call, go back to your room and rest. I'll be back as soon as possible. Don't go downstairs and catch a cold," Liu Hao said.

“Okay, I understand,” San Niu said.

"Okay, good boy, hurry up and eat!" Liu Hao said.

After San Niu and the others finished their meal, Liu Hao, Wang Jun, and Huang Xuan went to Brother Zhao's house together!

San Niu was at the hotel, using the hotel phone to call Zhang Lao San!

San Niu dialed the phone. "Hello, Dad, this is San Niu. I'm doing great. Don't worry, Dad, we're having a great time. Okay, Dad, we've done a business deal here. You need to prepare 20,000 yuan and wire it over. Dad, just wire the money to me now. The address is 116 Jinghua Street, Hainan. For the phone number, just write this number. For the name, write Hao Gege's name. Yes, yes, go wire the money now. Okay, I understand. Hello, I'll hang up now!"

After finishing the call, San Niu said, "Boss, how much do you want?"

"Six yuan," the proprietress said.

"Here's the money. Boss lady, could you please make me some brown sugar ginger water?" San Niu said.

"Okay, I'll cook it for you right now, it'll be quick," the proprietress said!

A moment later, the proprietress ordered the brown sugar ginger water for San Niu. "Thank you, proprietress, I'll go back to my room now," San Niu said.

"Go back quickly! You don't look well," the landlady said.

"Yes, I haven't been feeling well these past few days. It's probably because I caught a cold when I was little, and it's left a lingering health problem. My stomach feels cold and aches every day; it's really uncomfortable," San Niu said.

"Oh dear, that must be really tough. You should see a doctor sometime. You're still so young, otherwise you'll suffer a lot every time you have your period!" the landlady said.

"Yes, we need to see a doctor. Once we get back to the capital, we'll find an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor to treat us," San Niu said.

"Yes, that's for the best. We women need to be more careful. You should go back to your room and rest!" the boss said.

San Niu took the brown sugar ginger water back to her room. Once back in her room, San Niu sat on the bed and slowly drank the brown sugar ginger water. After finishing the brown sugar ginger water, San Niu lay down on the bed and read a book!

Liu Hao, Wang Jun, and Huang Xuan arrived at Brother Zhao's house by car!

Brother Zhao was packing fruit in the yard! "Oh, you've come! Please come in and have a seat!" Brother Zhao said happily!

"No need, Brother Zhao, you go ahead with your work. We just came to check on things today. We're harvesting fruit these past few days, so we'll have them help you out so we can get it to Beijing as soon as possible. We're heading back in a few days anyway," Liu Hao said.

"Oh, that would be perfect! It's good that you're here to help, and it'll speed things up the packing process. Can't you stay a few more days? I was thinking of inviting you over for dinner after we're done!" said Brother Zhao.

"Brother Zhao, we appreciate your kindness, but we're in a hurry to get back. There will be other opportunities in the future, and we might even come back next year. Let's have a meal together then," Liu Hao said.

"Okay, call me in advance and I'll drive to the airport to pick you up," Brother Zhao said.

"Okay, Brother Zhao, I'll definitely call you. You guys go ahead with your work! I'm heading back now; my friend isn't feeling well, and I need to go back and take care of her," Liu Hao said.

"Oh, it's that little girl! Wait a moment, I have a lot of hens at home, I'll catch you two, you can have Liangzi's wife stew them for the little girl," Zhao said.

"Thank you so much, I won't be polite then. Brother Zhao, San Niu loves chicken soup the most. A couple of days ago, I even asked the landlady to buy an old hen for San Niu to help her recover!" Liu Hao said.

"If I had known, I would have sent you a few. I was so busy that I forgot. I'll go catch some chickens now. I'll also get you some dried longan to take back to the little girl. Brother Zhao, hurry up and catch some chickens!"

"Junzi, Xuanzi, you two stay here and help out. I'll go back and take care of Sanniu first," Liu Hao said.

"Okay, Hao-ge, you go ahead! We'll stay here to pack the boxes and weigh them, Wang Jun said!"

After a while, Brother Zhao came back with two chickens, then went inside and took out half a bag of dried longan. "Thank you, Brother Zhao, I'll head back now," Liu Hao said.

"Okay, then you should hurry back and take care of her!" Brother Zhao said.

Liu Hao took his things and got into the car, returning to the hotel. Once there, he approached the landlady and said, "Landlady, Brother Zhao gave me two old hens. Could you please stew them for me? One a day is fine."

"Oh, it was a gift from Brother Zhao! You've gone to Brother Zhao's house," the landlady said.

"I went, just got back. We're now partnering with Brother Zhao in the fruit business!" Liu Hao said.

"Really? That's great! Brother Zhao is the most loyal guy ever. My family has many orchards too! We'll pick some fruit and sell it to you," the proprietress said.

“Great! Just contact Brother Zhao directly. From now on, Brother Zhao will handle all the fruit collection here,” Liu Hao said.

"Oh, I see. I'll get you the chicken now, and I'll call you later," the landlady said.

"Then you go ahead with your work, I'll go upstairs first," Liu Hao said.

Liu Hao took his things upstairs and returned to his room, where San Niu was lying down reading a book!

"Brother Hao, you're back! What are you carrying?" San Niu asked.

"Brother Zhao gave you dried longan and two old jujubes to help you recover. I gave them to the landlady; she's already stewing them," Liu Hao said.

“Oh, Brother Zhao is quite particular,” San Niu said.

"Yeah, they were going to treat us to dinner, but I declined," Liu Hao said.

“That’s good, it saves people trouble. Oh, by the way, I’ll have my dad wire two yuan over, in your name. Tell the landlady that, and she’ll let you know so you can collect the money,” San Niu said.

"Okay, let's go now. I also need to go to the general store and talk to the owner to get an extra 10,000 catties of dried shrimp," Liu Hao said.

“Alright, go ahead!” San Niu said.

"I'll make you a glass of milk. Now, go downstairs," Liu Hao said, making a glass of milk and placing it on the bedside table.

"Honey, don't forget to drink. I'm leaving now," Liu Hao said, before heading out.

San Niu smiled happily as she looked at the milk!

Liu Hao returned after a while. "So, is it settled now?" San Niu asked.

"It's settled then, the goods will be ready in two days. We'll ship them out together with the fruit. I'll wash my hands and get you some dried longan," Liu Hao said, heading to the bathroom to wash his hands.

After washing his hands, Liu Hao sat down in a chair, peeled longan, and fed it to San Niu. "Baby, open your mouth. The landlady just told me to eat more dried longan. It's good for your health," Liu Hao said as he fed San Niu.

"Really? Then let's eat together!" San Niu said to Liu Hao.

"Really, when we go back to Beijing, ask Brother Zhao to help us buy more fruit and ship it over, so you can have it often," Liu Hao said!

"Are there many longans being dried here?" San Niu asked.

"There should be quite a lot. Brother Zhao's family has dried a lot. It's mainly because there's a lot of fruit here. Each family has dozens or even hundreds of acres of orchards, and most of it can't be sold. So they all try to dry what they can," Liu Hao said.

"Well, why don't we get some dried longan and sell it? It keeps well and tastes good, so it'll definitely sell well," San Niu said!

"I think it's a good idea. I'll go down and call Brother Zhao at noon and ask for 20,000 jin, is that alright?" Liu Hao said!

“Okay, once you’ve settled things, just call my dad and have him wire some more money,” San Niu said.

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll get some when I go down to get the food. These dried longans are delicious, lots of flesh, small seeds, and very sweet," Liu Hao said!

“Yes, I really like it,” San Niu said!

"Oh my, it looks like you're going to make a lot of money again, baby. You're really amazing!" Liu Hao kissed San Niu's forehead and said with a smile.

"Yes! Brother Hao, you have such good taste! You've chosen such a good wife like me!" San Niu said happily.

“Yes, I have good taste and I’m lucky to have picked such a wonderful treasure,” Liu Hao said!