A hundred copper coins every ten days meant three hundred a month.
In other words, in Smoke Continent, they would have to earn at least three hundred copper coins a month to get by.
The signing and fingerprinting were soon done.
Li Ping'an received the key to the house.
No one had lived in the house for years, so cleaning was unavoidable.
Li Ping'an had initially thought of tricking Kitten into doing all the work.
But on second thought, he really was too wicked.
The man, ox, and cat divided the work among themselves.
One swept the floor, another wiped the table...
"Are we going to live here from now on?" Kitten asked.
"We'll be living here for a while. It depends on how much money we earn in the future."
"This Fairy will earn money."
"Mm, then we'll be counting on you, Fairy.
"As you know, Fairy, Niu Niu and I have always been frail and unable to look after ourselves, going hungry one meal and eating our fill the next.
"We even have to rely on Niu Niu performing tricks to win a laugh.
"I have to play the Erhu and beg to scrape by.
"We depend entirely on you to stay alive, Fairy..."
As Li Ping'an spoke, he could hardly resist wiping away a tear.
Kitten stood ramrod straight, expression solemn.
As though having taken on some heavy burden.
And so, after four hours of tidying, they finally had the house thoroughly cleaned.
They ate a quick bite, then went to bed.
Before falling asleep, Li Ping'an saw Kitten standing on the windowsill.
Kitten turned to look at him. "This Fairy is off to catch mice."
"Mm," Li Ping'an answered groggily.
"Remember to go to sleep early."
"Mm, come back early, Fairy."
Kitten leaped down.
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