Lost wages should be compensated at three times the wage rate; one month is three taels, so six months would be eighteen taels. Additionally, since Madam Ming voluntarily breached the contract, the wages she received for those previous six months cannot be paid at three times the rate, so the excess two times needs to be returned, which is twelve taels.
Of course, according to the laws of Dayong, breaching a contract midway requires the payment of a penalty, calculated at ten times the wage, which sums to thirty taels.
Eighteen taels plus twelve taels plus thirty taels, ah, that makes sixty taels of silver. And also, this young lady here kindly got you a renowned doctor from the Capital city who specializes in treating women, and his treatment fee naturally is another expense for you. That's five taels more, making it a total of sixty-five taels of silver.
