[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rebirth-in-the-80-s-the-daily-life-of-the-villai":3,"chapter-rebirth-in-the-80-s-the-daily-life-of-the-villai-rebirth-in-the-80-s-the-daily-life-of-the-villai-chapter-62":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rebirth in the 80's: The Daily Life of the Villain's Mom",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1407724,1862,"Chapter 62: Sewing Machine","rebirth-in-the-80-s-the-daily-life-of-the-villai-chapter-62",62,"\u003Cp>Jiang Ran has always been a decisive person. Whenever she wants to do something and it’s possible, she won’t delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to buy a sewing machine, so she put it into action the very next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the morning business settled down, Jiang Ran asked Pei Yang to watch the stall while she took Pei Shanshan to the department store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 1960s and 1970s, the three must-have items for a wedding were a watch, a sewing machine, and a bicycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, it evolved into three spins and a sound, meaning a watch, a sewing machine, a bicycle, and a radio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a family was well-off, they would also include eighteen or thirty-six legs, referring to furniture pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shopping mall did sell ready-made clothes, but a single piece was very expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people preferred to buy fabric and make clothes at home, tailoring them to the style they wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sewing machine made it much more convenient to make clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a sewing machine was not cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a regular brand would cost over a hundred yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few years ago, sewing machines were not only expensive, but more importantly, they required an industrial coupon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without an industrial coupon, even if you had money, you couldn’t buy a sewing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, industrial coupons were no longer necessary now; if you had money, you could choose any sewing machine in the department store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Jiang Ran decided to buy a sewing machine, she planned to buy a good one, so she deliberately brought two hundred yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After selecting carefully, Jiang Ran bought the most cost-effective one for a hundred and fifty yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, no one could live without spending on food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, saving for a sewing machine would take even longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was for workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Jiang Ran, a hundred and fifty was just half a month’s earnings, and she could afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ran paid the money promptly, and the department store was willing to deliver it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a sewing machine was a large item, and not helping with delivery would seem unreasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the tricycle entered the village, it stirred up the entire place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sewing machine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their entire village, only two families had sewing machines, and those were old ones from many years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the Pei Family’s was brand new, shiny and radiant, making everyone envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Jiang Ran declined their offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the sewing machine was a bit heavy, that was relative to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Jiang Ran, it was incredibly light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could easily carry the sewing machine alone into the house without needing any help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sewing machine was bought by Jiang Ran, and she intended to make clothes, so naturally, it was placed in her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To get better lighting, Jiang Ran moved the table by the window closer to the bed, making space for the sewing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brand new sewing machine looked somewhat out of place in the slightly shabby room.\u003C\u002Fp>",630,"2026-06-05T23:49:20.495Z",1,"novelbin.me","6bd2d4be3937b32af1b4c142c9f69194b3cabf1dc8a755f37a3d2c8c7cbc8302","rebirth-in-the-80-s-the-daily-life-of-the-villai-chapter-63","rebirth-in-the-80-s-the-daily-life-of-the-villai-chapter-61",502,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-in-the-80-s-the-daily-life-of-the-villai-cover.jpg"]