"What is your Zhang family? No matter how respectable you are, you are still servants of the Marquis's mansion. No matter how unrespectable my Fang family is, we are still servants of the Marquis's mansion. Why should we serve you?"
Fang Pozi was so angry that she started hitting Zhang Pozi with her broom.
“Hey, you surnamed Fang, don’t be so ungrateful! It’s good fortune that the Zhang family has taken a liking to you and let your son do the work. He was originally the one who emptied the chamber pot in the mansion, so what’s wrong with emptying the chamber pot for another family?” Granny Liu put her hands on her hips and spoke in support of Granny Zhang.
"Moreover, Granny Zhang also said that she wouldn't let him work for free. She would give him a penny every time he worked. Granny Zhang is helping you, but you're biting the hand that feeds you. No wonder your whole family isn't valued. You're such a clueless person."
"Look at yourself, and then look at us."
“One of us works in the lady’s room, and the other works in the flower room. We’re both respectable and clean. Look at you, you’ve been a cleaning lady your whole life. You’re shameful.”
Granny Fang was so angry she almost fainted, but luckily her two children heard the noise outside and came out of the house.
"Mother, are you alright?" Fang Xiaonv quickly helped Fang Pozi up.
Fang Xiaozi was taciturn and not good with words, but he could distinguish right from wrong, and he quickly protected Fang Pozi and Fang Xiaonv behind him.
"Child, move aside."
Granny Fang pushed her son away.
She and Granny Zhang were of the same generation, so she could chase her away with a broom, but it was inappropriate for her son to lay a hand on her.
Granny Fang stood in front of her children, glaring angrily at Granny Zhang.
Her family were not the kind of people who would cheat or shirk their duties; for generations, they had worked diligently for the Marquis's household.
Because he lacked connections and didn't know how to curry favor with those in charge, he was not given important responsibilities.
"Old Zhang, you know perfectly well how you got your job in the Madam's quarters. You gossip all day, spreading rumors and causing trouble. You don't work hard and always shirk your responsibilities. If you weren't good at flattering the steward, would you be working in the Madam's quarters?"
"And you, surnamed Liu, you lackey of the Zhang family, you never do anything productive all day but flatter the Zhang family."
"If you think emptying the Zhang family's chamber pots is a good job, a stroke of good fortune, why don't you go? Why don't your son go?"
Granny Fang unleashed her full fury, scolding Granny Liu and then Granny Zhang.
"You heartless old bastard, you made my son empty your chamber pot and you still give me a penny? Even if my Fang family starves to death or dies of poverty, we won't earn a penny from you."
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