After finishing the breakfast in three strokes, five divisions and two, Annick asked the female noble who called herself Anya how she felt.

"Well, is the two-pence-and-five-cent breakfast the cheapest you've ever had? It's a luxury meal for most workers, and they usually only enjoy it for lunch."

Elizabeth took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth, then commented slowly: "It tastes good, but the taste is a bit lacking. It's better to bake it. By the way, Mr. Detective, isn't such a meal a luxury?"

This guy is really a foodie and doesn’t understand prices at all. Annick shook his head and stood up.

"Something to drink, soda or coffee. We can't eat more than two pounds today if we open our stomachs. I'll take it."

When Elizabeth heard this, she quickly stood up, waved her hands and refused: "How dare you, let's divide it equally, you wait a moment."

Elizabeth touched the pockets of her clothes. Except for the handkerchief, she didn't seem to have her usual wallet for money. Her food and clothing were arranged by the palace, and her mother arranged for her pocket money to either buy a manor or invest it.

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"Yeah, wait a minute."

Elizabeth rummaged through her outer coat pocket again, and then her face immediately turned red.

When Annick saw this, he knew that the eldest lady probably left in a hurry, or that the servant was usually responsible for paying, so she probably forgot to bring the money.

"Did you lose your wallet? It's okay. Let's play first. Just pay me back the money at the next meeting. By the way, in the morning we will see the lives of ordinary people. In the afternoon, let's go to Tiequao Alley. That's our city.

A place where extraordinary people gather, you haven’t been to a similar place, right?”

Elizabeth nodded hurriedly, "Anything is fine. I'm really sorry. I actually forgot my money. I want to get a haircut in the morning and then visit a pajama shop."

Annick stretched out his hand and made a okay gesture.

"Don't worry, let's go have a drink first and talk while drinking."

I randomly found a cafe on the street. It was small and fairly clean. At least it was much cleaner than the one where Annick often had lunch at the port. This one seemed to provide more professional services. At least Annick didn’t see it on the menu.

Cheap steaks for fivepence each. Only drinks and refreshments are provided.

"What do you want to drink? I personally prefer soda. Miss Rose, would you like some coffee? For tea, how about cheesecake."

"Well, let me see, the coffee here is pretty cheap."

Elizabeth flipped through the menu, which was full of choices for less than 2 shillings.

Annick smiled bitterly: "Miss Rose, you haven't noticed that the people sitting here are at least dressed neatly and look glamorous. By the way, you know there is a concept. Every family's food expenditure accounts for the total.

The proportion of expenses is a measure of a family’s financial situation.”

"Wait a moment, I'll take my order."

After deciding to order a cup of the most expensive Duke's black tea, Elizabeth wrote down the tea and soda and gave it to the waiter, then continued to ask.

"What percentage of total expenses does food account for? Is it important?"

It seems that no one has proposed the Gini coefficient. The world seems to be very financially developed. Some people have already created Class AB stocks, but not many people care about the macro economy.

Annick pointed to his stomach and explained: "As an animal, whether it is a human or other animal, whether it is a lion or a rabbit, the first thing you need to do is fill your stomach to prevent yourself from starving to death. This is what you

I understand."

Elizabeth nodded and said thoughtfully: "The right to survive comes first, I understand. So, if the larger the proportion of food purchases in total expenses, it means that his income is not high?"

"That's more or less the meaning. In Eggsburg, if you want to fill yourself up, you have to spend two pounds of bread a day. Even the cheapest brown bread costs at least three pence. The income of an adult male in a family

It's only one shilling to two shillings, and for a mother, it's only a few pennies at most. If a family has two or three children, then they have to spend the money they earn to survive."

Annick said all this softly. Although when he traveled through time, the worst he could do was go back to his hometown and work as a farmer.

The owner of the field is still far from being able to have enough to eat, which does not mean that Annick cannot see the class who have problems eating.

Elizabeth took a few seconds and then asked: "Wait a minute, Mr. Detective, workers' wages are so low now? Our maid also gets half a pound a day."

So your family is in need of a senior doorman or valet? Give me a higher salary and I'll switch jobs.

"Well, Miss Rose, your family is really wealthy. The minimum wage of one shilling is the salary of workers who can officially sign a contract. Many of them don't even have a minimum wage. For example, the newsboys in the square just depend on how much they sell.

Newspapers, a commission that may not be worth anything new, have just filled their stomachs after a day's work. Of course, the newsboy is already considered kind."

After Annick finished speaking, he looked at the face of the young lady in front of him, looking a little embarrassed. Then he realized that he had talked too much and hurriedly comforted her.

"Of course, all this is not caused by you. It is even said that all this cannot be attributed to one person's problems, even if he is a king. The development and progress of society will inevitably go through all this, so let's calm down today.

Mainly just to have fun."

"Um, okay."

Elizabeth tried her best to smile, and then continued to look at the menu hanging on the wall.

It turns out that a cup of Duke black tea is the family's daily income. Maybe I haven't left the greenhouse yet.

At this time, directly above the municipal square where the two of them were, about a thousand yards high, an inconspicuous dark cloud was observing everything. After confirming the man's identity, ripples appeared in the space beside the dark cloud, and then

A hole formed in the sky. After the dark clouds passed through the hole, they disappeared into the sky, as if they had never existed. Chinese website

"Whoosh."

Spencer was still concentrating on carving the wood with the carving knife, when suddenly a cloud of black smoke appeared on the ground, then floated to the black shadow's body and merged into it.

"Tsk tsk, today's mission is completed."

The shadow stood up and stretched his muscles.

"So fast? You were trying to protect the princess, and you escaped so quickly? You are not working with a salary of 10,000 gold pounds a year from your father."

Spencer asked in surprise, forgetting to put down the carving knife in his hand.

"It's okay. She dressed up today and seems to have brought something extraordinary. She is only 60-70% similar to the princess. The key is to meet people. She is really a troublemaker. What can happen to her."

After explaining, the shadow was about to leave, but then Spencer grabbed him.

"Troublemaker? How did that kid hook up with the princess? Damn it, the hope of our clan's revival shouldn't be marrying a vampire princess."


Chapter completed!