Three quarters of the unitary hour.

At this time, it was getting dark, and candles were lit in the hall.

There are a few delicate side dishes on the dining table.

In the three or four dishes, there are rich contents, small pickled melon, pickled goose breast, steamed fish, stewed pigeon, and the white rippling pigeon fat in the casserole is like milk soup, which makes Jia Yun have a great appetite.

During the errand period in Yangzhou, Jia Yun was worried about official business, and almost never ate well.

Although Jiangnan cuisine is delicious, the taste is light, Jia Yun has been in the north for a long time, and the taste is heavy, so he is naturally not very adaptable.

The chef in the house was invited by Jia Yun from outside at a great price, and the dishes in front of him were all his favorites, after nearly twenty years, that is, after returning to Beijing, he began to enjoy life after being valued by Emperor Chongming, and he immediately liked this exquisite life, just for this, Jia Yun felt that he should work hard.

Jia Yun feasted, and Qingwen and Xiangling, who were standing on the side, were not surprised.

According to the rules, Jia Yun should be served by a maid when eating, but Jia Yun is used to doing it by herself, without the hands of others, which 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 alternative, so he simply let go of these unrealistic ideas and enjoyed it himself.

After eating, Qingwen sent a bowl of soup to eliminate food, drank it and put it down, Xiangling handed over a hot towel to wipe her mouth, and then packed up her things and sent them out.

After all, these two girls are maids from big families, and they have somewhat developed some rules.

Exquisite life naturally requires silver.

Jia Yun's main income is the imperial court Yulu, he is now a four-grade martial artist, with an annual salary of one hundred, one hundred Lu rice, and sixty-eight taels of silver.

To say that Jia Yun's family is relatively thin now, there is only one master in the house, Jia Yun, even so, there are dozens of people up and down the house, and there are a lot of daily expenses.

Originally, Jia Yun only arranged a dozen maids and servants, but the huge mansion was still stretched thin by only these more than ten people, so he bought some capable people from Yaxing.

In addition to the daily servants, the horsekeepers, gardeners, stonemasons, plasterers, pulp washers, daily cleaning and hygiene, as well as kitchens, night vigil guards, etc., all need manpower.

Seventy-seven, eighty-eight, plus Jia Yun, there are already nearly twenty people in the mansion.

Since there are manpower, it is naturally not for nothing, like Qingwen and Xiangling, the two most beautiful, capable, smart, and obedient housekeepers, the monthly money is one or two silver per month, and the money of the maids below is less, but the least is a thousand wen.

As far as servants are concerned, each person has a monthly case of 1,000 wen per month, and every month the chief manager Li Fu evaluates the best work, and the worst one does not have a monthly case.

After this calculation, it will cost more than ten taels per month.

And that's not even counting the cost of daily food, clothing, housing and transportation.

In addition to the daily regular expenses, this ordinary entertainment and social expenses are not small, especially the neon life, which has to spend money.

Qingwen Xiangling, as a personal maid, will not refuse, but it is a little tenderer, far less charming than Goolan Washe.

Taken together, the mansion consumes at least two per month, and it is simply a fantasy to maintain a luxurious life with Jia Yun's wealth.

Compared with other martial arts families, Jia Yun is actually "simple", not to mention the Guogong Mansion, it is a three-grade martial arts family, which is far more luxurious than Jia Yun.

What living expenses, religious expenses, entertainment expenses, masters' birthdays, four-season festival expenses, social interactions, personal contacts, weddings and funerals, all these all need silver.

There are many people in the mansion for a luxurious life like Jiafu, and the income of Jiafu is only the income of those who have titles and official positions in the mansion and the income of huge fields and manors, which cannot reach the expenses of Jiafu.

The snake hole is big, the Guogong Mansion is big, all kinds of expenses are indispensable, and you have to hold up the scene, otherwise someone will see through the reality at all, and you will have to fall faster.

Reluctant to open up sources and reduce expenditure, in order to maintain daily expenses, the Guogong Mansion can only eat the old capital and slowly decline.

And Jia Yun's side, fortunately, in addition to Jia Yun's income, there will also be the following people who will subsidize the gray income of Bing Tanjing, according to Jia Yun's income, Jia Yun is several times more extravagant, and that is enough. t.

Eat and drink enough, Jia Yun feels that after such a long time, I am afraid that today is the most comfortable day for him, every day is such a enjoyment, clothes to reach out and eat to open his mouth, I am afraid that I will not change it even if I am the emperor, but this kind of life also needs to struggle, and now the house is not perfect, and when Lin Daiyu enters the house in the future, there will be few people who serve.

Sitting back in the room, Jia Yun took the handkerchief handed by Qingwen and wiped his face, and then took off his shirt and white boots under Qingwen's service, and said, "You go out, the master is going to rest." ”

Although it was relatively early, Jia Yun had been running around for days, and this time he went back to Beijing to report to the saint, and he didn't rest for a moment, so he was naturally very tired.

Qingwen glanced at her lips and said in a clear voice: "That slave went to call Xiangling to accompany the bed." ”

Since Xiangling entered the house, Jia Yun's habit of not letting the maid accompany the bed has been "corrected", and the personal maids around Jia Yun are Qingwen and Xiangling, naturally they accompany the bed, but it seems that Jia Yun doesn't like Qingwen to accompany the bed, generally speaking, Xiangling accompanies her more.

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

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

Today is too tired, it is better to sleep comfortably, not to mention, the maid to accompany the bed is also a trivial matter that is convenient for drinking tea or something, and it is not worth it.

Although Jia Yun really wants to do something to them, the two of them will not resist, but in the end, they are younger, and Jia Yun is not the kind of weak son, who is easy to hurt his body.

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

Xiangling has a timid temperament, but when she accompanies her, she is quiet, and rarely disturbs Jia Yun.

On the contrary, this Qingwen, occasionally turning over and something like that, will still alarm Jia Yun and affect Jia Yun's sleep.

Qingwen looked at Jia Yun suspiciously, as if she was thinking about how her master could leave Beijing and change back to his previous appearance.

Jia Yun didn't bother to pay attention to it, and lay directly on the bed.

Seeing this, Qingwen took the basin, blew out the candles on a few cases, closed the door, and walked out....