"Yes, Miss Teresa."

Rybuck replied scrutinically, his gaze briefly sweeping over Angel, then quickly retracted and looked at the villa beside him.

The butler's sense of distance pleased Angel, and she boarded the makeshift carriage, and while Ribback sat diagonally across from her, the carriage slowly began to move forward before continuing:

"Next, it's time to hire servants and buy what this villa is missing, and I'd like to hear your advice."

said that he was listening to advice, but in fact, Angel didn't know anything about it, so he counted on the professional Ribback to save his life.

The latter had already asked Angel a lot of questions on the way to inspect the house, but at this time he did not have any impatience, but replied with a straight look:

"With the size of your current residence, and the status of the street, you will need at least one housekeeper to manage the financial expenses of the maid and the whole family, as well as two personal maids, two first-class maids for the bedroom, two second-class maids for the living room and living room, three male servants for receiving guests, two maids for the back kitchen, two maids for washing, and three male servants for rough work.

"On top of that, a chef, a sous chef, and the many plants in your garden need two gardeners to take care of.

"If you don't plan to hire a carriage every day, you have to prepare two carriages, one two-wheeled for private travel, and one four-wheeled sedan carriage for formal occasions, so you'll need two coachmen and one or two attendants."

Listening to Ribback's gushing words, the expression on Angel's face gradually froze.

When she got into the car, she had already taken off her wide-brimmed hat, and her beautiful but dull face was directly exposed to the eyes of her butler, who immediately noticed her employer's abnormality and swallowed the jobs that she could not use for the time being, such as "nurse and tailor".

But the aforementioned number of servants had left Angel with the only thing left in Angel's mind to be the clanging of gold coins, of course, the sound of gold coins slipping through his fingers.

In addition to the housekeeper, there should be at least 10 maids, 6 male servants, and 7 to 8 hired men who were responsible for other things...... Angel's stiff brain began to slowly calculate what it would cost, and soon found that she had to spend more than £8 a week to maintain the large team.

And that's not even counting the two wagons mentioned by Rybak, and the horses that pull them, which cost at least £500, or an average of £10 a week over a year's count......

The cost of living in Beckland is also too high!

She suddenly understood why she had seen dozens of servants working all over the mansion when she entered Earl Hall's house with Crimson Eyes. A single woman who rented a house for 300 pounds a year without a knighthood had to recruit so many servants, and an earl's family probably had hundreds of servants.

Even her original "boss" Savelia's family had dozens of male and female servants and workers serving the baroness, and Angel had seen three different maids just for the maid serving refreshments.

Thinking of this, Angel tried her best to squeeze out a smile, and said to Ribbak, who was a little stunned:

"Is that all?"

Of course, it's not just ...... Rybak quickly came back to his senses, chanting the name of the Lord of the Storm in his heart, feeling the face of his new employer, and continued without pause:

"Further needs will have to wait until your butler is in place, but at least stock up on balls and feasts, as well as alcohol, coffee, and tea for your neighbors. I shouldn't ask about your personal collection, but Beckland's social season is still a month away, and you must have the costumes and jewellery ready. ”

No, I don't, all my clothes fit in one suitcase, and the only jewelry is "Rose Necklace", "Knight's Bracelet" and "Ring of Hypocrisy...... Angel nodded stiffly at the corners of her mouth, indicating that she understood the other party's hints.

"Also, as a single woman, it's a good idea to hire two or three professional guards at your villa to deter would-be thieves or kidnappers. Of course, the valets can usually do it for them, just apply for some hunting licenses, buy a few single-shot shotguns, and after a short training, they will be able to do the job. ”

Finally found a place to save money...... Angel's eyes lit up, he looked at Ribback, and asked softly:

"Can you train them? I remember that you had the experience of joining the army. ”

"Of course."

As if anticipating this question, Rybuck nodded dryly, and began to talk about buying hunting licenses and weapons.

Although Angel felt that he had his own town, let alone thieves, even if a real "assassin" dared to sneak into his house, it would be a matter of no return, but considering that this was the standard configuration of wealthy families, he did not refuse the housekeeper's suggestion.

Soon, the two finalized the list of hires in the carriage, as well as the initial expenses.

Of course, out of suspicion, the housekeeper's choice Riebuck did not provide it, but was going to let the Servants Guild of Hilston find a suitable list, which Angel would personally choose.

After all, as male and female housekeepers, they are responsible for the expenses of the whole family, as well as the management of corresponding money and materials.

Actually, I'm not afraid of this, even if you escape from Beckland, I can find you by divination, appear with you within half an hour, and recover the money with interest...... Angel had almost lost his ability to think in the midst of the high expenses, and only then did he regain a little confidence and smile again.

But Angel's smile disappeared from his face as he agreed with Ribback on the time to select the housekeeper and sign the relevant contracts, returning to the hotel from the carriage and entering his room.

She sat down on the single sofa, her limbs stretched forward, soothing her joints, which were obviously not tired but somewhat stiff, and her purple eyes gradually lost their light.

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“…… I have already returned the 3,000 gold I earned from Miss 'Justice' to Miss Courier, so that we only owe her 7,000 gold coins, and hopefully pay off the debt in a few months.

"The cost of living in Beckland is really expensive, and I heard my butler say that most of the wealthy people with social needs would rent a manor house on the outskirts of the city in order to entertain friends to spend a happy weekend there, and I calculated that two properties, the annual salary of a housekeeper and a servant, the cost of two carriages, and even without counting the daily expenses, would be more than £1,500 a year!

"Renette Tinicol reminded me that the extraordinary properties of the 'puppet' are not suitable for selling to other people due to the 'Mother Tree of Desire', and that they must either be made into magical items or disposed of by her. With that in mind, I decided to sell the extraordinary trait to Miss Messenger, but when I offered 30,000 gold coins yesterday, she didn't answer immediately, maybe I should lower the price a bit?

"I look forward to hearing from you and meeting you officially."

At the end of the letter, Angel hesitated for a moment and signed her name "Angelica Thatch" instead of her new name, Christine Theresa.

There must be some suspense, not to mention that he didn't tell me his current identity...... The corners of Angel's mouth, who had lost her smile under the blow of multiple money, finally turned upward, and she was in a better mood.

She summoned the headless Miss Courier with a spell in the deepest bedroom of the hotel suite, and when she saw her slowly float down from the ceiling, she handed the letter.

"Send it to Gelman Sparrow."

She used the name of Klein and the Courier's contract.

One of Renette's heads picked up the letter, and the other three looked around, but they didn't leave immediately.

Why, does she still want to see the extraordinary properties of the "puppet", but I didn't bring it with me this time...... Angel stared curiously into the air until eight blood-red eyes gradually focused on him.

"Where is the ......", "Gold Coin ......?"

The three unworking heads spoke in turn.

I forgot about the gold coins!

The expression on Angel's face froze, and she immediately reached into her pocket and took out a piece of gold pound and Sule banknotes, but there were no heavy gold coins.

Last night, she had returned all three thousand gold coins to the Miss Courier in front of her, and she had not left any of them on herself......

Sensing Renette's gaze gradually becoming indifferent, Angel quickly handed over two 1 pound bills, squeezed out a smile, and said:

"Is 2 pounds OK? In Rune, gold pounds and gold coins are equivalent. ”

"The rules are ......", "Only ...... are accepted", "Gold coins ......"

Including the one who held the letter, Renette's four heads shook like bells.

"Even if it's ......", "it's ......", "it's not ......", "exceptions."

The letter slowly fell, and eight red eyes stared at Angel tightly.

Mutter......

The latter felt a strange sound in his throat, remembered the position of Miss Courier in the battle against the "Rose Cult" on the outskirts of Byam, and thought of the fate of the harmonica maker on the island of Olawe who had been buried in the earth overnight because he had not given the gold coin, and even had a hint of the idea of escaping from the world in the mirror.

"Yes, yes, this time, this time the other party will pay!"

At the critical moment, Angel finally thought of a way and hurriedly explained.

She knew that as a soothsayer, Crane would always have a few coins on her body to use as a divination prop, and when she became Gelman and her financial situation improved slightly, she exchanged them for gold coins.

And she herself, promoted to "despair", can rely on her eyes as a mirror, and after performing simple divination, she no longer carries coins.

As if she didn't expect her to say this, Renette, who was floating in the air, froze, and even her head, which was constantly shaking, stopped moving, and after a short silence, one of her heads opened her mouth and picked up the letter again.

Then, the terrifying headless messenger slowly disappeared into the candlelight.

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North End, 160 Berlund Street, inside the master bedroom.

Crane had changed into his soft, form-fitting pajamas under the service of the manservant, and was about to lie down in his large bed, and sleep for the first time in the mansion with an annual rent of 315 pounds, when he suddenly felt a spiritual touch.

He quietly instructed the servant to close the door and leave, and then turned on his vision, and to his surprise he saw a headless Miss Courier floating in the center of the bedroom.

She had an unsigned letter in one of her heads, but not many people knew that Renette Tinicol had summoned a spell, and he could easily guess who would be sending the letter, so he took the envelope with a smile on his face, opened it with his hand, and shook off the letter to take a closer look, only to find Renette still floating in place, not leaving.

She's waiting for me to reply?

Crane looked down and quickly confirmed that the letter was from Angel, and that there was no urgency, then looked at Miss Courier and said softly:

"I don't need to reply just yet."

"Need ......", "Pay ......", "One ......", "Gold ......"

She said......" "It's up to you to ......" "Pay."

Renette's four heads spoke in turn, and the last one who didn't have a wheel became a little impatient, and after a moment squeezed out two words:

"She has no money......"

Angel has no money?

Crane's expression, which had felt the same way all day, froze.

(End of chapter)