"We'll pay you the highest possible wages, but we also hope you'll do your best."

"After all, we're so busy every day, and for now, you're the only workers, so everyone's work will be a bit harder."

Everyone nodded in agreement. At that moment, they felt that working here required more care and attention than doing things at home.

Otherwise, it would be a real shame to waste all that money I've received.

Then Xia gave each person a tael of silver, saying, "This silver is a temporary advance from my little princess."

Knowing that some of you may have to travel a long way and need to take an oxcart for the round trip, which will cost money, I'll give each of you an advance of one tael of silver.

Of course, you can continue to stay in this accommodation, but you can also go back if you want.

This is rice and flour that our little princess prepared for you. It's a kind of benefit for new employees!

Later on, the young princess will also be distributing employee benefits from time to time!

The men's eyes reddened as they looked at the bags of refined rice and flour being unloaded from the carriage outside.

The two cooks burst into tears, but were afraid of frightening the young princess, so they quickly wiped them away.

But the more she wiped away the tears, the more they flowed uncontrollably.

Su Muyao saw this and felt a pang of bitterness, all because of poverty.

"We're giving everyone a half-day off today. Each of us will receive a bag of rice, flour, and a can of oil. Let's go home early and relax today, because we'll be busy from tomorrow onwards."

Everyone choked up as they said, "Yes."

After Su Muyao finished speaking, she turned and left. Only after everyone saw the little girl leave through the door did they start to excitedly clamor.

The two cooks hugged each other and cried loudly.

With so much money, the children in the family can eat well.

Especially since Li Niangzi's family only had two young children, but they were very clever.

The eldest son longed to study, but there was no money to support both children's education. So the two children would secretly run to the outside of the teacher's courtyard wall and watch the children inside study.

Every time the eldest son came home, he would start practicing on the floor, eavesdropping on the words he heard.

Now, having that much money each month to send both children to school is no problem.

The steward looked at the excited crowd and said, "The young princess is very kind to everyone, and the treatment she receives is absolutely unmatched in the capital."

But let me make this clear: if you don't work hard, you'll still be kicked out.

The princess is very generous and gives us the best of everything, so we should work hard and do our best. Therefore, if anyone tries to cheat or shirk their duties, don't blame me for being ruthless.

Alright, everyone has half a day off today. Go home early and come back early tomorrow.

As soon as the butler finished speaking, several men began to chime in, "Butler, don't worry, we'll definitely do a good job!"

"Yes, butler, if you see us not working properly in the future, you can just whip us, hehe."

One of the men chuckled and scratched the back of his head after he finished speaking.

Everyone told themselves that they must work hard and absolutely not lose this job.

The steward waved his hand, telling everyone to go back. He stayed in the shop to continue stocking the medicines.

Everyone excitedly took the silver tael, rice, flour, and oil they had been given and hurried back home with great enthusiasm.

The group first went to a money exchange to exchange their money for copper coins. They also bought some necessities in the capital and brought back some candy for their children.

Li Niangzi and Wang Niangzi bought some cloth and meat, and for the first time ever, they took an oxcart back to the village for two copper coins.

The other men also got into the oxcarts to go back to their own villages, as it was too tiring to carry so much stuff back.

As soon as Li Niangzi arrived home, she saw her mother-in-law picking vegetables in the yard. When she looked up, she saw her daughter-in-law had returned and frowned.

"Why is Li Xiang back so early today? Did they not want her anymore?"

The old lady felt a little uneasy after asking the question, since her husband had been ill for the past two days and the family really didn't have much money.

I'm getting old and can only rely on my son. If my daughter-in-law and her husband can earn enough, they can save my husband's life. If not, I'm afraid my husband won't make it through this ordeal.

Li Xiang first unloaded the large basket from her back before replying, "Mother, I will continue working over there."

Today, the young princess said everyone had worked hard and gave us a half-day off, so we bought some things and came back.

The old lady rummaged through the contents of her basket, and she was right – it really was refined rice and refined flour.

"Oh my goodness, Xiang'er, why did you buy such nice things? How much did they cost?"

The old lady had barely finished speaking when she realized something was wrong. Even if she were to sell them, she couldn't possibly have bought so many things by doing odd jobs for the past two days.

Let alone two bags, you can't even buy three to five pounds of refined rice!

Immediately, the old lady's mind began to wander, wondering if Li Xiang was having an affair...

Although she trusts Li Xiang a lot, all these things are right in front of her!

Seeing the old lady's suspicious gaze, Li Niangzi quickly said, "Mother, don't overthink it. These were all given out by the young princess, and they even have oil!"

The young lady was very kind and said she would give us six taels of silver a month. She said that we would also have to spend money to travel by oxcart, so she gave each of us an advance of one tael of silver.

Mother, I took it upon myself to buy some pork and candy that the children like, and the rest is here.”

Li Xiang took out the remaining 900-plus coins and handed them to her mother-in-law.

The old lady was furious; she really shouldn't have doubted her daughter-in-law.

Suddenly I remembered the six taels of silver my daughter-in-law had mentioned!

"Six taels of silver a month."

Li Xiang nodded and smiled.

The old lady was truly shocked. What did six taels of silver even mean? They were lucky if they could save even one tael of silver a year after deducting food and drink expenses.

Especially since they live quite far from the capital, those who hire people simply don't want people like them.

Just then, Dazhu returned. As soon as he stepped into the yard, he saw his mother and wife standing together talking about something. He looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression as he saw so many things on the ground.

Li Xiang explained the origin of the story to her husband, and the family happily began preparing lunch.

The old lady knew the young princess; she was truly like a little fairy, just as people said.

Look at how many high-ranking officials and nobles there are in the capital? But no wealthy person would ever spend so much money to hire these ordinary people.

Most of the time, they would give them a little money and then make them work like crazy.

However, most people feel that as long as they have money, they are willing to work hard even if they are given just a little bit.

After all, having a job is hard-won.

Li Xiang was cooking with her mother-in-law in the kitchen. Her two children had just come back from playing outside and smelled the aroma of meat as soon as they entered the door.

The eldest son found it rather strange; why would they suddenly start cooking meat when it's neither a holiday nor a festival?

After all, in his mind, meat was only possible during the New Year and other important occasions; normally, he would never taste a single bit of meat.

When the old lady saw her two grandsons return, she directed her son to give the two little grandsons candy.

The two little ones were thrilled to see that it was the candy that the village chief's son had eaten.

The younger one was overjoyed, waving his arms and legs: "Ahhh, thank you Grandma, it's actually Tang Xuanxuan who wants to eat it."

The old lady looked at the two little ones with a smile: "This wasn't bought by Grandma for you, it was bought by your mother for both of you."

"Thank you"

The two little ones happily received the candy and chatted joyfully with their mother in the kitchen about the fun things that had happened outside.

Looking at the smiles of her two children, Li Xiang became even more determined to work hard in the shop.

Turning to her mother-in-law, she said, "Mom, the doctor said that Dad needs to drink some nourishing herbal medicine every day. I'll have Dazhu go and buy some later."

"Let's get Dad's health back first. I'll have this much money every month. Once Dad's recovered, we'll send Da Bao and Er Bao to school."

When the old lady heard her daughter-in-law say that, she choked up for a moment.

Old Wang, who had gone out to check on his two grandsons, overheard his daughter-in-law talking to his wife, and his eyes welled up with tears.

It's all because of my own frail health that I've been a burden to my two grandsons. Now my daughter-in-law is so capable, earning so much for the family. I heard from my son that she also gets six taels of silver a month.

The thought that both of her grandsons wanted to study so much, but she had to prioritize her own education, made her feel sad.

But I'm not that old and I wanted to get better, but who would have thought I'd die so young!

If there is hope, of course I want to live a good life.

The doctor said that his health had deteriorated due to years of hard work and a lack of healthy food.

"Sigh," Old Wang sighed and went back to his room.

...

Those men returned to the village carrying large and small bags, which made some passersby quite envious.