The phrase "seeing money makes one's eyes bright" fits Aunt Lan Hua perfectly.
Alu spoke up, "Auntie, my young mistress says she'll pay two hundred coins a month."
"What? So little?" Aunt Lan Hua exploded upon hearing this.
Less than ten coins for a day's work? Typically, men earn fifteen coins a day and women earn ten coins a day, that's just the going rate. The young mistress of the wealthy family is offering only two hundred coins; isn't this clearly bullying people?
Her face immediately showed an unpleasant expression, "You're treating us country folks like fools. We're country folks, but it's not like we haven't worked before. Even if we go outside, it's ten coins a day, which means three hundred coins a month."
The other people in the courtyard echoed her sentiment.
"Yeah, why give so little money, it's too little. Anywhere else pays more than this."
"Exactly, this is clearly bullying."
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