Jiang Ran had always been a resolute person. If she wanted to do something, as long as she could do it, she would not drag it out.
She wanted to buy a sewing machine, so she put it into action the next day.
After the morning business came to an end, Jiang Ran asked Pei Yang to look after the stall. She took Pei Shanshan to the department store.
In the 60s and 70s, there were three important things for a wedding: a watch, a sewing machine, and a bicycle.
Later on, it became three things, which were a watch, a sewing machine, a bicycle, and a radio.
If the family was better off, they would add eighteen or thirty-six legs. These referred to the furnishings.
But no matter how many things changed, a sewing machine was one of these important things. It could be seen how important a sewing machine was to a woman in this era.
It was not that there were no ready-made clothes in the department store, but ready-made clothes were too expensive.
Most people liked to buy fabric and go home to make their own clothes. They could wear whatever they wanted.
If they wanted to make clothes, it was much more convenient to have a sewing machine.
But a sewing machine was not cheap.
Even an ordinary brand would cost more than 100 yuan.
A few years ago, sewing machines were not only expensive, but more importantly, they needed industrial coupons.
Without industrial coupons, even if you had money, you could not buy a sewing machine.
Fortunately, there was no need for industrial coupons now. As long as you had money, you could choose any sewing machine in the department store.
Since Jiang Ran had decided to buy a sewing machine, she wanted to buy a better one. So when she came over, she specially brought 200 yuan.
After choosing, Jiang Ran bought the most cost-effective sewing machine. It cost 150 yuan.
150 yuan was not a small amount. If a worker did not eat or drink, it would take at least half a year to save that much money.
Not to mention that no one could not eat or drink.
So if she wanted to save enough money for a sewing machine, it would take a longer time.
But that was for the workers.
For Jiang Ran, 150 yuan was only half a month's share. She could still afford it.
Jiang Ran paid the money quickly, and the department store was willing to help deliver the goods.
After all, the sewing machine was a big item. It would be unreasonable if he didn't help deliver it.
Jiang Ran and Pei Shanshan took advantage of the fact that it was the middle of the morning and they had nothing to do, so they took the department store's car and returned to Yongxing Village.
When the tricycle entered the village, everyone in the village was alarmed.
They were not shocked by the tricycle, but they were shocked when they found out that the sewing machine on the tricycle was newly bought by the Pei family.
A sewing machine!
In their entire village, only two families had sewing machines, and they were all old machines that had been around for a long time.
Now, the Pei family's house was newly bought. It was brand new and shiny, making people envious.
To the villagers, such a lively scene was already a huge commotion. Since they had nothing to do, they simply followed along to the Pei family's house. They even wanted to help carry the sewing machine.
However, Jiang Ran refused.
Although the sewing machine was a little heavy, that was only for other people.
For Jiang Ran, it was simply too light.
She could easily carry the sewing machine into the house by herself. She did not need to carry it with other people.