Because it was a key project, temporary workers could earn six cents per day's work and receive three meals. Ordinary laborers only received three meals but no pay. This temporary job was thanks to Tang Zhi Tong's acquaintance; otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen.,Master Ma's ancestors were engaged in honest labor. Later, a certain generation of ancestors squandered their fortune by making and selling longevity paste, leading to bankruptcy. Their descendants had no choice but to become cooks for households. This is what is known as "running the kitchen" - entering the service of others as cooks.,Let me know if you have other text you'd like me to translate!。