"Isn't that too much?"
The Confucian disciple who was doing the accounting paused for a moment when he saw her aged appearance.
"As long as it's not less, you don't care if it's more or less."
"Once it's decided, just sign it, then take the money and see if you want to go to the cafeteria's grocery store to buy something."
"To make things easier for you, the Marquis has specially opened a general store in the dining hall, so you don't have to go outside to buy things."
Upon hearing this, Madam Chen nodded.
She accepted the money with trembling hands, feeling as if she were dreaming.
She never imagined she could earn so much money.
Due to her health condition, she can only do simple tasks like washing vegetables and dishes.
Every day when I arrive, I sit on a small chair and wash things.
We used to wash by the river, where the water was icy cold.
Now I'm washing in the Marquis's residence, and I use hot water every day.
Warm water for washing vegetables.
I never feel tired when I'm working.
No need to carry water or bowls.
All you have to do is sit down, wash the vegetables, and wash the dishes.
They ate white rice and white flour steamed buns.
They were drinking meat broth and milk powder.
This job is like a life of luxury.
The chores I do at home are more than those I do in the military.
The fact that she could still receive so much money brought tears to Chen's eyes.
She put the wages in her bosom and kowtowed to the Confucian disciple who was doing the accounting.
He kowtowed again to Zhao Hu and the other guards, and then kowtowed once more in the direction of the Marquis's residence.
She didn't know how to thank the Marquis, so she could only kowtow to him and wish him a long and healthy life.
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