People are always curious, and right now Gao Guang's curiosity was particularly intense.
Actually, Gao Guang hadn't seen many mercenaries, and he had just arrived in Baghdad not long before. He wasn't very familiar with the market or the going rates, but he at least knew that even if mercenaries had it rough, they should still be able to afford food.
Of course, not being able to afford food might just be an exaggeration. There are many rich people who complain about the same thing when last year they made ten million and this year only one million.
So, it was still necessary to clarify which situation "not being able to afford food" referred to.