Rebirth in the 80's: The Daily Life of the Villain's Mom-Chapter 62: Sewing Machine
Jiang Ran has always been a decisive person. Whenever she wants to do something and it’s possible, she won’t delay.
She wanted to buy a sewing machine, so she put it into action the very next day.
After the morning business settled down, Jiang Ran asked Pei Yang to watch the stall while she took Pei Shanshan to the department store.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the three must-have items for a wedding were a watch, a sewing machine, and a bicycle.
Later, it evolved into three spins and a sound, meaning a watch, a sewing machine, a bicycle, and a radio.
If a family was well-off, they would also include eighteen or thirty-six legs, referring to furniture pieces.
No matter how things changed, a sewing machine remained one of these essential items, illustrating how important a sewing machine was for women at the time.
The shopping mall did sell ready-made clothes, but a single piece was very expensive.
Most people preferred to buy fabric and make clothes at home, tailoring them to the style they wanted.
A sewing machine made it much more convenient to make clothes.
However, a sewing machine was not cheap.
Even a regular brand would cost over a hundred yuan.
A few years ago, sewing machines were not only expensive, but more importantly, they required an industrial coupon.
Without an industrial coupon, even if you had money, you couldn’t buy a sewing machine.
Fortunately, industrial coupons were no longer necessary now; if you had money, you could choose any sewing machine in the department store.
Since Jiang Ran decided to buy a sewing machine, she planned to buy a good one, so she deliberately brought two hundred yuan.
After selecting carefully, Jiang Ran bought the most cost-effective one for a hundred and fifty yuan.
A hundred and fifty yuan was not a small sum; it would take a worker half a year to save up this amount without spending on anything.
Not to mention, no one could live without spending on food.
So, saving for a sewing machine would take even longer.
But that was for workers.
For Jiang Ran, a hundred and fifty was just half a month’s earnings, and she could afford it.
Jiang Ran paid the money promptly, and the department store was willing to deliver it.
After all, a sewing machine was a large item, and not helping with delivery would seem unreasonable.
Since it was still mid-morning and there wasn’t much to do, Jiang Ran and Pei Shanshan simply took the department store’s vehicle back to Yongxing Village.
When the tricycle entered the village, it stirred up the entire place. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
They weren’t surprised by the tricycle but were shocked when they learned the sewing machine on it was newly purchased by the Pei Family.
A sewing machine!
In their entire village, only two families had sewing machines, and those were old ones from many years ago.
Now the Pei Family’s was brand new, shiny and radiant, making everyone envious.
Such excitement was a huge event for the villagers, and since nothing else was going on, they all went to the Pei Family together, eager to help carry the sewing machine.
However, Jiang Ran declined their offer.
Though the sewing machine was a bit heavy, that was relative to others.
For Jiang Ran, it was incredibly light.
She could easily carry the sewing machine alone into the house without needing any help.
The sewing machine was bought by Jiang Ran, and she intended to make clothes, so naturally, it was placed in her room.
To get better lighting, Jiang Ran moved the table by the window closer to the bed, making space for the sewing machine.
The brand new sewing machine looked somewhat out of place in the slightly shabby room.
