Home help - super cheap!

So happy - my maid is coming to help out next week. Which is good, because my bathroom is getting a little grubby dare I say, and I'm really bored of washing vegetables.

I'm having her come twice a week for three hours at a time for now. Get this - 6 kuai an hour. That's like 18 kuai for 3 hours... just over a pound!!!!

Tasks for my maid I think are:
- clean the flat
- wash and hang clothes
- shop for fresh fruit, veggies, meat, fish
- wash veggies
- marinate some meat
- boil soup

I'm hoping that i'll be able to have at least two good dinners during the week at home with this help, and have more time to study (less time washing vegetables!)

My landlady is very kind - she says she'll teach me how to make some chicken soup next week. :)