你是一名专业的网络小说翻译专家,请将下列网络小说文本翻译成英文.在这个任务中,你将看到一段来自中文网络小说的句子,需要特别注意句子的动词时态和语态.你的任务是根据上下文，将这段句子翻译成英文,确保保留中文文本的原意,同时正确使用动词时态和虚拟语气.
上下文:“这是我的职责，衣物会由浆洗女工处理，她六点过来。”杂活女仆低着头回答。克莱恩没再多言，来到客厅，向坐在摇椅上的主人告辞。
文本:浆洗女工不包吃住，给的报酬也很低，所以她们不会只受雇于一家，往往都承揽了附近好些居住者的衣物，或者每天匆匆忙忙地赶场，洗完一家立刻去另外一家，或者全部搜集至家里一起处理，依次送回，只有这样，她们才能勉强生存。
翻译:
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Laundry maids had no accommodation or food included, so they weren’t hired by only one household. They were normally contracted to handle the laundry from several households. Either they rushed around daily, washing one household’s clothes before going to the next, or they would gather all the clothes from different households and take care of it all at the same time, before sending it all back. Only then could they barely make a living.
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