[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies":3,"chapter-the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-chapter-316":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},846249,1112,"Chapter 316: Paying Wages","the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-chapter-316",316,"\u003Cp>Snake bile generally comes in two types.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One is venomous snake bile, and the other is non-venomous snake bile. The medicinal effects of venomous snake bile are better than those of non-venomous snake bile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao bought only venomous snake bile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she bought some common medicinal herbs that are used in large quantities, as her warehouse has limited stock and constantly managing it is quite tiring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, she needed to buy some supplies to avoid drawing attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wholesale market bosses heard Yun Jiao was from Renxin Hall and showed excellent attitudes towards her, yet their prices remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After purchasing all the medicines, Jiang Youzhi hired another carriage to transport the goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goods were brought to the house Yun Jiao rented separately, and the driver helped unload them before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Yun Jiao was worried about nobody living there and asked Lao Huang to find a discreet old man to watch the house, afraid of thieves at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Lao Huang found her a man who was both deaf and mute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just what Yun Jiao needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to speak, if the old man discovered anything, he wouldn’t be able to talk about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t any formal sign language available at this time, and basic gestures couldn’t convey complicated messages; usually, Yun Jiao would just use simple gestures to communicate with him, and they would just about understand each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging the goods, Yun Jiao remembered to give the deaf-mute old man one tael of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As today was payday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deaf-mute old man was originally begging on the streets, often struggling to find even a mouthful to eat; now, not only did he have a place to live but also received wages, bringing tears to his eyes as he repeatedly bowed to Yun Jiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the shop, Yun Jiao started paying the wages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Shun has now been promoted by Yun Jiao to the position of senior clerk, with a position allowance of two qian of silver, plus wages and bonuses totaling one tael and five qian of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This almost matched Zhang Shun’s salary for two months previously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Zhu received one tael and three qian of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Tie received eight qian; however, the money was not given to him directly but saved by Mrs. Chen for him, and he would need to ask her if he wanted to use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao worried that his biological father and stepmother might come by one day, and Ah Tie would foolishly hand over all the silver to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qing and Zhou Shaoping hadn’t been working long, each received one tael of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Chen had only started for one day, so he didn’t receive wages yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao then gave Lin Shuo and Ah Hu a total of three taels of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She went to the backyard to give Lao Jiu one tael and two qian of silver, and Guihua one tael and five qian of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guihua repeatedly said, \"That’s too much, my wage was one tael, wasn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao smiled, \"I raised it for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With so many people eating nowadays, you prepare three meals a day, busy from morning till night; raising your wage is only right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she jokingly added, \"Besides, I really love your cooking, and I’m worried that someday, a restaurant owner might come by and poach you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guihua’s cooking skills have greatly improved under Yun Jiao’s guidance; even the big pot dishes taste extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she worked as a cook elsewhere, two taels of silver might easily be offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao planned to gradually increase her wages further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guihua, holding the silver, felt a mix of emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, even one tael of silver was a fortune for her; now, she easily earned over one tael just by cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such days were once unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, Yingzi was eating so richly every day that she was getting chubby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guihua was worried that the young girl’s excessive weight might affect her future.\u003C\u002Fp>",671,"2026-06-03T04:40:01.368Z","2026-06-03T04:40:03.924Z",1,"novelbin.me","cc3e398427206b8a4e7ef1d625bdfd01041b78adb71015203c4719c5e451e0c7","the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-chapter-317","the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-chapter-315",951,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-cover.jpg"]