Shui Qing chuckled, not taking it to heart, but she would never let a half-grown child just eat and do nothing.
Even if the Bull Demon King came, he'd have to plow two acres of land before leaving their house.
She smiled at Bai Ziqian, her tone extremely kind, "Hei Zi, are you full?"
Bai Ziqian nodded. Whether the food was good or not was uncertain, but he was definitely full.
The earthenware pot was bigger than his head. He thought he wouldn't be able to finish it, but he ate every last grain of rice—it must be because he went out in a huff today and didn't eat all day.
Yes, he's really hungry. He definitely won't be able to finish eating tomorrow.
Seeing Bai Ziqian nod, Shui Qing asked even more kindly, "What kind of work can you do?"
Bai Ziqian looked up blankly. Work?
What chores could he possibly need to do? Even dressing and washing were done for him by servants.
Oh, right, he's no longer with the Bai family, and he has no servants or maids anymore.
Shuiqing patiently asked in detail: "Boiling water? Mixing chicken feed for the chickens? Tilling the vegetable garden and planting vegetables? Washing clothes..."
Bai Ziqian shook his head blankly at each question.
Shui Qing wasn't annoyed and explained gently, "It's okay if you don't know how. I'm not saying this to see if you can do it or not, I'm just telling you that there's a lot of work to do."
Yan Qiu and the others all know how to do it. You can start learning from them tonight, and you'll be able to do it yourself tomorrow.
Bai Ziqian opened his mouth wide and stammered, "Tomorrow?"
"Is there a problem? Even seven-year-old Fan Hu can do these chores. Can't you learn them in a day?" Shui Qing retorted.
Bai Ziqian raised his head proudly, revealing his inherent stubbornness: "Of course I will!"
Shui Qing: ...Very good, this is a good opportunity to use reverse psychology.
Bai Ziqian suddenly realized he had been provoked, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Then how will the wages be calculated?"
"What wages?"
Bai Ziqian always knew that his family were merchants who valued profits, but the Bai family also paid wages to their servants and slaves, not to mention the hired help!
Isn't he just a helper now?
"I'm basically a helper, shouldn't I be paid?"
Once he gets his wages, he can save them and take them home to show his parents, letting them know that he can earn money through his own abilities.
“I’m providing you with meals. Three full meals are your wages. Why don’t you go ask around the village and see if anyone is willing to provide you with three meals a day?” Shui Qing didn’t mention that the young master had said he wanted to repay her kindness just an hour ago; she only focused on reality.
In business, if a rich young master wants to experience rural life, she has to cooperate, right?
Make sure he feels right at home and never forgets it!
Three meals a day are not enough.
Fan Jiang and the others started chattering amongst themselves.
"The villagers don't have rice to eat. They eat black rice porridge and cornmeal buns."
"It's impossible to have three meals a day. Now that it's the off-season for farming, two meals a day, half dry and half watery, will do."
"Are you stupid? You know it's the off-season for farming. How could our village possibly hire people? Besides, we wouldn't hire a half-grown boy who's only a few years older than us."
"Not necessarily, you can also peel water chestnuts."
"Look at his hands, do they look like they can peel and peel water chestnuts?"
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