The elves here were all laborers in Da Zhou. Since they weren't citizens of Da Zhou, they could only take on the most basic jobs there and had no way to obtain any high-paying work.
Of course, Da Zhou was very tolerant of law-abiding citizens. As long as you worked diligently, any existing job could ensure that you had enough to eat and wear.
But renovating a house like this and buying furniture on a large scale was taking things a step further.
It was like being a laborer who didn't want to stay in a dormitory or live in a cheap rental, but only wanted to live in a large apartment on one floor.
That was simply unaffordable.
You might have to put your entire month's income into it just to manage it.
But the problem was, if all your money went toward rent, what would you eat every day?
So at this stage, judging solely from the condition of the elves from Elf Forest, they couldn't earn big money, nor did they have the opportunity to.
Moreover, since most of the laborers were from the younger generation, they spent money just as quickly. Whenever they had time off, they ran to the city to spend it, and couldn't save more than a few copper coins each month.
The more capable ones could bring some daily necessities or small pieces of furniture home every few months when they returned, which was already considered outstanding.
As for the vast majority, they came back with nothing but a mouth to feed.
Expecting them to renovate the old houses in Elf Forest was indeed no different from asking them to give up their lives.
Among the elves who had gone out to work, Jeni was considered one of the more promising ones.