Shui Qing waited patiently for everyone to discuss for a while before smiling and saying, "It's alright. There are quite a few medicinal herbs this time. We were worried that they would be robbed by refugees if we went to the prefectural city alone, so we're going together with the men from the village when they go to sell the rabbits."

As for wages, it's better to pay them on a daily basis.

After all, when she's the boss, the profits are hers, and when she loses money, she naturally has to bear the losses. If the products can't be sold, the risk is hers and has nothing to do with the employees. Their wages must be paid no matter what. Since they have to be paid eventually, why delay?

Paying on time will also earn you a good reputation for being trustworthy!

"But... but the medicinal herbs haven't been sold yet, I'm not sure how it will go," Aunt Wu stammered.

"What if we don't do a good job and the pharmacy won't accept our products? Then you won't have any income, Sister Shuiqing. If we pay the wages first, we'll lose money," Fan Xiang asked worriedly.

Li Tiantian asked directly, "And what if the pharmacy doesn't accept more medicine than they already have?"

Shuiqing felt a warmth in her heart as she listened; they were genuinely considering the well-being of the herbal medicine shop and her.

Qin Yilin, who was standing next to her, chuckled and waved her hand, saying, "Hey, you all underestimate Aunt Ding!"

Amidst everyone's bewildered gazes, she continued, "I have inspected all these processed medicinal herbs, and they are all of excellent quality. You can all rest assured."

Shuiqing continued, "Well, besides that, Uncle Ding, Aunt Ding, and I have also discussed it. If the pharmacies in the prefectural city don't accept it, we'll form our own transport team to escort the medicinal herbs all the way north to sell them in other prefectural cities."

"They'll sell eventually. Okay, everyone come and collect your wages. You've worked hard for a month; now it's time to get your paycheck."

Hearing that Shui Qing had considered all their concerns, smiles returned to everyone's faces.

Ding Jiajia was in charge of calling out names, and those whose names were called came forward to collect their wages.

Ding Jiajia called out her name softly. Yan Qiu sat behind the table and watched the woman press her handprint. Wan Xia handed over a string of strung copper coins. Xing Hui instructed, "Count them carefully in front of us, otherwise we won't be able to explain if the amount is wrong when we get back."

They earned 20 coins a day, and even with four days off a month, they were still paid. Those who didn't take extra leave earned 600 coins a month, less than a tael of silver, and were only paid in copper coins.

The six hundred coins strung together made up six strings, and they were quite heavy to hold in my hand. Because they were copper coins, they looked like a lot.

For these women, it wasn't just that it 'looked like a lot,' it really was a lot!

A huge amount!

Many of them were in charge of managing money in their families, and quite a few had more than 600 coins in savings, but that money was completely different from today's.

This is what they earned, real money in their hands, and they earned six hundred coins in just one month!

Shuiqing said that they had worked hard for a month, but that was not true. They did not work hard at all. In fact, they had it very easy. Not only that, they ate well, rested, and even earned 600 coins.

The woman, beaming with a bright smile, quickly waved her hand and refused, saying, "No need, no need! I trust you; you won't go wrong."

Shui Qing's daughter can not only write, but also do arithmetic, so how could she make a mistake?

Besides, if she were to count them in person, wouldn't that mean she doesn't trust them or Shuiqing? That would be so embarrassing, she wouldn't do something so shameful!