Everyone stood still and looked at Shen Qiuhua and Su Binglan. Some were so excited and nervous that they did not know where to place their hands. Others' palms were sweating, and they wiped them on their clothes.
The workers would get 150 coins a month. If they brought that money home, it would improve their lives. The workers calculated the money inwardly and knew they could buy many things with 150 coins.
Some even thought of saving a portion and using the rest to buy meat so their family could eat better food. Nonetheless, the workers would get paid the following month again and could save up quite a bit by the end of the year.
Some workers thought of their many family members and that they had not had a good meal in a long time. They typically had coarse grain and wild vegetable soup, which were not very nutritious.