Three o'clock in the unitary hour.

It was getting dark at this time, and candles were lit in the hall.

There are several exquisite side dishes placed on the dining table.

There were three or four dishes, including pickled cucumbers, pickled goose breast, steamed fish, and stewed pigeon. The white pigeon fat in the casserole that came out was like milk soup, which whetted Jia Yun's appetite.

While on business in Yangzhou, Jia Yun was worried about official duties and could hardly eat well.

Although Jiangnan cuisine is delicious, the taste is bland. Jia Yun has been in the north for a long time and has strong taste. Naturally, he is not used to it. In comparison, nowhere can he be as happy as at home.

The chef in the house was hired by Jia Yun from outside at a large price. The dishes in front of him were all his favorites. He traveled back nearly twenty years, that is, after returning to Beijing and being valued by Emperor Chongming, he began to enjoy life.

Jia Yun fell in love with this kind of exquisite life. Just because of this, Jia Yun felt that he should work hard.

Jia Yun ate happily, and Qingwen and Xiangling standing by were not surprised.

According to the rules, Jia Yun should be served by the maid when he eats. However, Jia Yun is accustomed to doing it by himself and does not use the hands of others, so he is considered an outlier.

Originally, Jia Yun wanted Qingwen and Xiangling to eat with him earlier, but he also knew that these two girls would never accept it, and he would be regarded as an alternative, so he simply put aside these dissatisfactions.

Realistic ideas, enjoyed by myself.

After finishing the meal, Qingwen brought a bowl of digestion soup. After drinking it, she put it down. Xiangling handed over a hot towel to wipe her mouth, then packed up the things and sent them out. Naturally, there were people outside to pick them up, almost no one.

The slightest stagnation is like flowing water, which is obviously a habit developed over a long period of time.

After all, these two girls are from wealthy families, and they have already developed some rules.

A refined life naturally requires money.

Jia Yun's main income is the imperial salary. He is currently a fourth-grade military official with an annual salary of 1,050 taels, 105 dendrobiums of rice, and 68 taels of silver. Due to his position, he receives a double salary, which adds up to

That's three hundred and forty-six taels.

It can be said that Jia Yun's family is relatively weak now. There is only Jia Yun in the house as his master. Even so, there are dozens of people in the house. All in all, the daily expenses are quite a lot.

Originally, Jia Yun only arranged for a dozen maids and servants, but such a large mansion was still stretched by just these ten people, so he bought some capable manpower from Yahang.

In addition to the daily servants in the mansion, there are horse breeders, gardeners, masons, masons, washrooms, those responsible for daily cleaning and sanitation, as well as those responsible for the kitchen, night watch guards, etc. All need manpower.

7788, including Jia Yun, there are already nearly twenty people in the house.

Now that we have manpower, it is natural that we do not work in vain. The two most beautiful, capable, smart, and obedient housekeepers, Qingwen and Xiangling, earn one or two silver dollars a month, while the maids below have less.

Some, but the least is a thousand coins.

For servants, each person has a monthly allowance of 1,000 cents. The one who does the best job will be given an extra 500 cents each month by the general manager Li Fu. The one who does the worst job will have no monthly allowance.

After calculating this, it would cost more than ten taels per month.

This does not include daily expenses for food, clothing, housing and transportation.

In addition to daily routine expenses, the usual entertainment and social expenses are not small, especially the neon life, which costs even more money.

Qingwen Xiangling is a personal maid, so she won't refuse her, but she's just a little younger and not as charming as Goulan Washe.

All told, the mansion consumes at least nearly fifty taels per month. It is simply impossible to maintain a luxurious life with Jia Yun's salary.

Compared with other martial arts families, Jia Yun is actually considered "simple". Not to mention the Duke's Mansion, even the third-grade martial arts family is far more luxurious than Jia Yun.

Living expenses, religious expenses, entertainment expenses, masters’ birthdays, four-season festival expenses, social interactions, favors, weddings and funerals, all of these require money.

A luxurious life like that of the Jia family, with a large number of people, and the income of the Jia family is only the salary income of the people with titles and official positions in the house and the huge land and manor income, which cannot meet the expenses of the Jia family

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The snake has a big hole and the Duke's palace is big, so all kinds of expenses are indispensable, and you have to hold up the scene, otherwise if someone sees through it, you will fall faster.

Reluctant to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, in order to maintain daily expenses, the Duke's Mansion could only rest on its laurels and slowly declined.

As for Jia Yun, fortunately, in addition to his salary, Jia Yun will also have people below him to supplement Bingtanjing's gray income. According to Jia Yun's income, even if Jia Yun spends several times more extravagantly, it will still be enough.

After eating and drinking enough, Jia Yun feels that today is the most comfortable day for him after traveling for so long. He enjoys this kind of enjoyment every day. He has clothes to put on, food to eat and mouth to open. He is afraid that even if he becomes an emperor, he will not change it, but this

Life also requires struggle, and the palace is not yet perfect. When Lin Daiyu enters the palace in the future, there will definitely be many people to serve her.

Sitting back in the wing, Jia Yun took the facekerchief handed over by Qingwen and wiped his face. Then he took off his coat and white boots under Qingwen's service, and said: "You go out, I have to rest."

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Although it was still relatively early, Jia Yun had been running around for days. This time he had to go to Beijing to report on his work. He didn't rest for a moment, so he was naturally very tired.

Qingwen glanced at her mouth and said in a clear voice: "Then slave girl, go and ask Xiangling to come and stay with you in bed."

Since Xiang Ling entered the house, Jia Yun's original habit of not letting maids accompany him to bed has been "corrected". Jia Yun's personal maids are Qingwen and Xiang Ling. Naturally, they will accompany him to bed. However, it seems that Jia Yun

I don’t like Qingwen to accompany me in bed. Generally speaking, Xiangling is the one to accompany me.

After Jia Yun left the house for a month, Qingwen naturally wanted to take care of her, but since her master was busy running around, she naturally wanted to make him feel more comfortable.

"No, I don't need you to stay in bed with me today." Jia Yun said.

I'm too tired today, so it would be more comfortable to sleep alone. What's more, having a maid in bed with me is just a trivial matter for drinking tea, so it's not worth it.

Although the two of them would not resist if Jia Yun really wanted to do something to them, they were still young after all, and Jia Yun was not that kind of weak young man who could easily get hurt.

Therefore, these two girls just slept on the other side of Jia Yun's bed.

Xiang Ling has a timid temperament, but she is quiet when accompanying her and rarely disturbs Jia Yun.

On the contrary, Qingwen would still disturb Jia Yun by turning over occasionally and affecting Jia Yun's sleep.

Qingwen looked at Jia Yun suspiciously, as if wondering how her master could return to his previous appearance after leaving Beijing.

Jia Yun didn't bother to pay attention and just lay on the bed.

When Qingwen saw this, she held the washbasin, blew out the candles on the table, closed the door, and walked out...
Chapter completed!