Chapter 948: How Much is the Monthly Salary?

Actually, when it came to shooting the shit, the person who made Wang An feel incredibly awesome was Sun Nian, and in this regard, even Mu Xueqing couldn't compare.

Although Wang An admitted he was no match for Sun Nian, honestly, when that woman Sun Nian was on the kang, she was absolutely top-tier quality.

Hearing Wang An's words, Mu Xueqing glared at him fiercely, then changed the subject

"Are you guys going fishing again this afternoon?"

Wang An said while getting onto the kang

"Yep. Whenever we're free, we'll cast a couple of nets. We've gotta fill our family's fish pond up anyway."

Mu Xueqing nodded, then suddenly said softly

"I suddenly feel like our family's fish pond isn't much use. Around here, where there's water, there's fish. Whenever we want to eat, we can just go catch them fresh."

Wang An froze instantly upon hearing this.

Mainly because what Mu Xueqing said had absolutely zero flaws. Before the freeze, you just cast a net in the river; even after it freezes, chiseling an ice hole to catch fish isn't hard. So, what's the point of the fish pond existing?

After pondering for a long time, Wang An said

"Useful or not, the pond's already built. Wouldn't it be a waste not to raise some fish? Besides, that land on the west side of our place is sitting idle anyway. Having that big pond of water there makes watering the garden convenient too."

Mu Xueqing nodded and said

"If you ask me, we might as well raise some ducks and geese. Anyway, the pond has flowing water, so it won't stink up the whole place."

Wang An frowned and thought for a moment

"We're already raising so much stuff, I feel like I've aged a lot. If we add ducks and geese... ah, f*ck, wouldn't that work me to death?"

Wang An was still very interested in raising deer, because sika deer are treasures from head to toe. Even without killing them, you can draw some deer blood regularly.

Whether it's soaking deer blood wine or drying the blood into powder, those are things that sell for a damn good price.

As for Mongolian gazelles and roe deer, Wang An didn't want to raise them.

Mainly because these two don't fatten up without grain, but if you feed them grain, the amount each sheep or roe deer eats in a year costs way more than their own price plus their offspring's price combined.

Simply put, these two are purely money-losing goods.

No wonder the ancestors didn't raise these two.

Fortunately, Wang An's family only had 6 roe deer total, and less than 30 Mongolian gazelles, so the problem wasn't too big.

Hearing Wang An say this, Mu Xueqing mused

"Zhao Cuiyun came to our house yesterday. Since it's just the two of them, mother and daughter, she said they finished their work early and have nothing to do now. She wanted to ask if our family needs a hired hand."

Wang An had long planned to hire someone, so hearing Mu Xueqing's words, he immediately said with great interest

"Then let her come. 15 yuan a month, lunch included. Just responsible for tending to our mules, horses, donkeys, sheep, roe deer, wild boars, deer... ah, f*ck, we really have a lot of this junk."

Pausing, Wang An added

"Before the autumn harvest, if she goes to the fields too, count it as 8 mao a day."

After Wang An finished, seeing the hesitation in Mu Xueqing's eyes, he thought she felt the pay was too low, so he continued

"It's just this little work. I finish the morning chores in under an hour and a half. Counting the grass added for the livestock at noon and before dark, it's not even 5 hours of work a day. 5 mao isn't little. Those log carriers at the forest farm haul wood all day and only make 5 mao."

In this era, finding work to make money was incredibly hard, mainly because there simply was no work.

Wang An finished, only to see Mu Xueqing shake her head

"No, I was thinking, Sister Shen Wei helps our family every day. Shouldn't we give her some money too?"

Wang An was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and realized that was true. Mainly because Shen Wei practically treated Wang An's family work as her own.

The key was Shen Wei also frequently helped Wang An "solve physiological needs," so just covering meals for her family of three didn't seem quite right.

So, Wang An nodded

"Then give her some. Give a bit more, she's had it rough. Let's count it as 25 yuan a month for her."

Mu Xueqing nodded

"Alright then. I'll talk to Dad and Mom about it before dinner."

Wang An said casually

"Mhm. You call the shots on these things."

No sooner had Wang An finished than Mu Xueqing suddenly asked

"Oh right, Xiao An, I forgot to ask. How much does that militia reservist job of yours pay a month?"

Thinking of his pitiful 12.5 yuan, Wang An mumbled vaguely

"Not much. We don't rely on that salary to live anyway."

Who knew Mu Xueqing would get interested in this, asking persistently

"Not much still has a number. How much a month? Spit it out."

Wang An kept playing dumb

"This militia reservist thing is basically a temp worker, totally different from formal staff. But I'm telling you, with my certificate, it's valid wherever I go."

Mu Xueqing acted like she hadn't heard a word, persistently asking

"So how much exactly do you get a month?"

Wang An stared at Mu Xueqing speechlessly for a while, then pulled her head over and started kissing her.

Fortunately, Mu Xueqing responded very enthusiastically. The two just made out like that for a long time.

After a long while, lips parted, four eyes met.

Mu Xueqing opened her mouth and immediately said

"Hurry up and tell me. How much is your monthly salary?"

Wang An frowned and looked at Mu Xueqing for a long time. Just as she was about to ask again, Wang An said very helplessly

"Ah, not much. Less than 30 yuan total."

Mu Xueqing furrowed her brows, thought for a moment, and muttered

"Formal workers get 37.5, temp workers get 17.5, you get less than 30, less than 30..."

Muttering to here, Mu Xueqing suddenly widened her pretty eyes and asked Wang An

"How much exactly is 'less than 30'? Give me the exact figure."

Wang An mumbled unclearly and extremely fast

"Twelve point five" (Wu wu wu wu - phonetic approximation of slurred speech).

Mu Xueqing grabbed Wang An's *certain part* in dissatisfaction

"Say it properly. Why make it so difficult?"

Suddenly seized, Wang An finally said very clearly

"12.5"

Mu Xueqing said dissatisfiedly

"12.5 is 12.5. Look at you making such a meal of it."

Wang An didn't reply, holding his *certain part* and said

"You hurt me, you know that? Hurry up and rub it for me."

Mu Xueqing rolled her eyes at Wang An, turned away, and then said

"Good-for-nothing. Not tough at all."

(End of Chapter)