Chapter 307: Wu’s Mo Wu Jumps into the River, Xiao Ruiyuan Comes to Find (2)_1
"Yes, yes, Tie Tou would definitely be willing," Mo Wu clutched Mo Yan’s hand excitedly, her eyes reddening once more, "Our family has done so many things to wrong you; I never expected that even with such good fortune, you’d still think of your cousin. I, I don’t know how to thank you properly."
"Aunt by marriage, such a small favor is nothing, there’s no need for this."
Mo Yan clasped her trembling hand, feeling the roughness and cracks in the palm, and felt ashamed for the hesitation that had come before.
This honest and even somewhat weak woman had once used these very hands to provide the previous host with warmth. Yet Mo Yan had, mindful of Old Man Mo and others, turned a blind eye to the woman’s plight, which was truly not right.
Mo Wu covered her mouth, unable to speak for a long time, her feelings toward Mo Yan reduced to nothing but gratitude.
Once Mo Wu’s emotions had settled, Mo Yan continued, "As for the wage, let’s tentatively set it at 700 Wen a month. At the end of the month, I will give your son 400 Wen, and the remaining 300 Wen will be kept with me. Later, when your son gets married, you can come to me to collect it. Do you agree, Aunt by marriage?"
"700 Wen? That much?" Mo Wu blinked in surprise and, as if something dawned on her, she hurriedly said, "Yan girl, since Tie Tou is going to help out, you can’t give him such a high price because he’s a relative. Two or three hundred Wen a month is enough."
To toil in the city for a whole month as a laborer only earns six hundred Wen, and the work at the rice shop as an assistant would be much easier than laboring; it’s so much better. Seven hundred Wen is too high; she can’t accept that much.