An Youyou's heart skipped a beat for two seconds, then she suppressed it and said sharply, "Little Ninth, what do you mean? You want to give up such a great profession as begging to go to that... Hankou..."
"Hankou."
"Yes, Hankou, working seven hours a day to earn me two silver coins?"
Little Ninth thought An Youyou was complaining that two silver coins were too little: "Boss, two silver coins are a lot now, not like before. Nowadays, you can't even save half a silver coin a month carrying bags at the dock, and carrying bags is exhausting. If you don't eat well, you'll be worn out in a few months."
"Pulling a rickshaw requires renting one, and we don't have the money to rent one now either."
"It's not like before when we couldn't beg for food, we could still do some odd jobs to make money. Now, no shops are hiring for odd jobs, and few shops are even open."
