Warm medicine emits fragrance

Fan Liuer really couldn't figure out what this man wanted to do.

She said she was willing to take on the role of a concubine, as long as her monthly allowance was still paid.

She just doesn't want that title.

But this person seemed quite satisfied with her, yet aside from hugging and pinching her, he didn't do anything else to her.

After she finished taking her medicine, I hugged her for a while and then let her leave.

She came out of the room feeling both confused and annoyed.

He was so affectionate, yet he never crossed any lines. He got all the benefits, but I didn't get any advantage at all, and I even got less pay.

She's not someone who can't stand being taken advantage of, but this loss is just too much.

In the future, people will point fingers at her and say that she has something going on with Li Chenbi.

My reputation is ruined, and I've lost all my money. What a huge loss!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She thought to herself that if he did that again next time, she would have to do something for herself.

Anyway, she's of good birth, not sold to the Li family, so we can't let him bully her like this for nothing.

Having made up her mind, Fan Liuer took the opportunity to bring it up the next day when she delivered the medicine to Li Chenbi.

But as soon as he entered the room and met Li Chenbi's sharp eyes, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

After drinking his medicine, Li Chenbi waved to the people in the room, "Everyone, get out."

Fan Liuer lowered her head and turned around.

A cold snort came from beside him, "I wasn't talking about you."

Fan Liuer stopped and dared not move again.

I heard footsteps, followed by the sound of a door closing.

"Come here." And Li Chenbi's voice was clearly displeased.

Fan Liuer obediently walked up to him. He was dressed the same as yesterday, sitting on the couch with his arms outstretched behind him, looking at her with his head turned to the side.

"You're quite good at identifying yourself, don't you know what you're supposed to do? You want to run away as soon as the word gets out?"

Fan Liuer was unhappy. He hadn't named anyone, and as a servant, was it wrong for her to obey his orders?

Besides, she didn't know in the first place.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She glanced at Li Chenbi, a hint of resentment creeping into her eyes. "I really don't know what I'm supposed to do. I'm paid as a wet nurse, but I'm doing more than just the work of a wet nurse. Second Master, you might as well give me a clear indication of what kind of work I should be doing and what kind of pay I should be getting."

Li Chenbi looked at the resentful face in front of him; this was the first time a servant had dared to talk back to him.

Not only did I not feel angry, I even felt like laughing.

She has quite a temper.

The North Korean beckoned to the other person.

Despite her anger, Fan Liuer didn't dare to offend him and reluctantly sat down on his lap.

Li Chenbi was pleased with her tact and lack of coyness, which annoyed him.

He was speechless. Women in the world value chastity more than life itself. This man, on the other hand, valued money more than anything. He didn't think about anything else when she was taken advantage of; all she could think about was money.

He pinched her cheek and chuckled, "You keep talking about wages. You think I'm not paying you enough? A wet nurse in the market only gets one tael of silver a month at most. I'm paying you two taels a month, and you're still not satisfied?"

It hurt a bit, and Fan Liuer's anger flared up even more. She covered her face, looked up at him, and said, "Second Master, you really do have a bad memory."

Li Chenbi raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that?"

Fan Liuer took a deep breath. "On the morning of the day I came to the villa, you deducted my wages. It was originally two taels of silver a month, but now it's only one tael of silver a month."

If the topic wasn't brought up, Fan Liuer could tolerate it, but once it was, her complaints grew louder and louder until she couldn't hold them back and poured them all out.

"Before, I only had to pick up the medicine every day, but now I not only have to pick it up, but also deliver it, and I have to endure this from you..." she pouted, "and you even deducted half of my wages."

Li Chenbi was stunned for a moment, then remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.

He was so angry at the time that he forgot about it afterwards.

Looking down at the person sitting peacefully in my lap, I felt strangely good.

He reached out and hugged her, his palm caressing the soft flesh of her arm, giving it a squeeze. "You really are petty. It's just one tael of silver that I deducted from your pay, and you're already holding a grudge against me?"

Fan Liuer suddenly looked up, her eyes wide as she stared at him. "It's not just one tael, it's one tael per month, that's twelve taels a year!"

"Second Master doesn't know the cost of firewood and rice when he's not in charge of the household. Twelve taels is enough for an ordinary family's expenses for several years. If it were all used to buy charcoal, it would be enough for me to get through several winters."

Li Chenbi frowned as he listened.

When Fan Liuer saw that his expression was off, she realized that this man was no ordinary person; he was Li Erye, who held absolute power in Xingzhou City.

He was truly blinded by money and started haggling with him.

She immediately dared not speak again, and shrank back into his arms timidly.

Li Chenbi wasn't angry, but rather his feelings were somewhat complicated.

He monopolized most of the businesses in Xingzhou City and the surrounding towns, covering all walks of life. He even set the prices of daily necessities like firewood, rice, oil, and salt. How could he not know the prices?

If twelve taels of silver were used to buy fine charcoal and burned all day, it would be used up in less than half a winter.

If you want to maintain the indoor temperature all day in winter and burn charcoal for several winters, you can imagine how poor the quality of the charcoal you buy must be.

I doubt even the servants in the Li household would use that kind of charcoal for heating.

No wonder he values ​​money so much; what kind of life did he live before?

Her voice softened slightly, "If you need anything for heating in the winter, just ask Madam Wang, including charcoal."

Fan Liuer looked up upon hearing this, her eyes showing some surprise.

When she met Li Chenbi's gentle eyes, she was certain that he wasn't teasing her.

The servants of the Li family receive a certain amount of charcoal during the winter; this is a perk provided by the household.

For a normal person, if used sparingly, this amount of charcoal is enough to get through the winter.

But that amount was far from enough for Fan Liuer; she had to pay for it herself.

With Li Chenbi's words, they can save a lot of money on charcoal every year.

My mood improved considerably immediately. "Thank you, Second Master!"

Li Chenbi clicked his tongue inwardly. Just a moment ago he was complaining about him, but now a little charcoal fire is all it takes to appease him.

She loves money and is easily pleased.

If he raises her wages back, wouldn't he be overjoyed?

"What you just said is not wrong. Before, you only did the work of a wet nurse and you earned two taels a month. Now that you have some extra work, it is really unreasonable to deduct your wages."

Fan Liuer's eyes widened again, looking at him expectantly.

Li Chenbi pursed his lips, but couldn't help it, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

"From now on, your monthly wage will be increased to three taels."

Fan Liuer suddenly sat up straight from his arms. The movement was so sudden that Li Chenbi had to step back.

Fan Liuer had a smile on her face, so excited that she was almost carried away.

Unexpectedly, not only did I get back the one tael of silver I lost today, but I also received an extra one tael every month.

One tael per month, that's twelve taels per year.

Twelve taels of silver!

She was so excited that she rushed over and hugged Li Chenbi tightly for a moment before letting go.

"Second Master, from now on you can hug me however you want, anytime you want!"

In his excitement, he still lost his composure and added another sentence.

"But you can only hug me, anything else... anything else costs a different price."