Considering most of them had housework to do or children to look after, a full-time schedule was clearly unsuitable. So, she adopted a half-day work model.
In other words, they only needed to come in for half a day, and they could decide whether to work in the morning or the afternoon based on their own situations.
As for wages, Widow Xie's initial thought was that the women would be willing to help even without pay. At most, they could be provided with a meal.
In the past, whenever other families needed help, Widow Xie had always lent a hand, so this kind of neighborly exchange seemed perfectly natural to her.
But Ji Huan didn't adopt her suggestion.
When many people work together, the biggest taboo is mixing business with personal matters. If she didn't pay them, not only would she owe them a favor, but it would also be difficult to set strict requirements. If they were slow or didn't do something properly, she wouldn't be able to bring it up.
