Four women doing tasks for money would naturally follow whatever Tong Tiehu instructed them to do.
And so, the days of suffering for the Zhang Family began, and it was much more torturous than when she had feigned illness before. Back then, she had food for every meal, but now she was dismissed with just a bowl of hot water.
The next morning, after being hungry all night, Zhang Family drank the hot water only to feel even hungrier.
She had never been starved for so long, feeling as if a fire was burning in her stomach, causing her heart to panic.
Her brain also seemed less nimble. She stood at the door and banged on it hard, "Xiaoxia, bring me a bowl of rice. I will give you a hundred wen."
Xiaoxia was the one among the four women she was most familiar with, and she had already told her the price Tong Tiehu had set. That's why she made such an offer now.