If the eastern half of the city is a bright and prosperous side, with palaces, aristocratic districts, major churches and churches, and commercial blocks gathered in the eastern district, then the western district is where the middle and lower classes of the city are located, and ordinary residential areas, workshop areas and dilapidated blocks are staggered.

Among them, Langai Street in the West District is one of the most dilapidated and unattended places in the West District, and even the patrol officers usually don't bother to take a look, so it naturally becomes a place where some gangsters and homeless people gather.

However, today's Langai Street is a little different, the sound of "wheeling" cars is heard, and a beautifully decorated four-wheeled carriage drawn by two tall horses slowly drove into the street.

The low-slung houses on the side of the street looked particularly dilapidated at this time, and the swarthy doors and windows were tightly closed, as if to express the unwelcome of outsiders.

Even the beggars on the side of the road hurriedly shrank aside and did not dare to step forward, for fear of annoying the nobles sitting in the carriage.

The wheels were pressed against the gravel and mud, and Bender glanced disgustingly at the homeless man lying in the corner of the roadside wall, and shook the whip in his hand, but he felt a little sorry for his well-tended horses and the mud splashed on the frame.

After a while, the carriage stopped beside a two-story hut, and Bender carefully jumped out of the carriage and took out the footstool before opening the door.

"Young Master Li Si, it's time to get to the place, be careful."

"Trouble, Bender."

Lees stepped out of the carriage and looked around at the run-and-tumble streets around him as they did in his memory, and first-time visitors might not recognize that they were only half a city away from the glossy neighborhoods of the East End.

Li Si looked at the doors of the masonry huts and metal houses in front of him, which were obviously different from the surroundings, smiled lightly, and knocked on the door with the usual "bell" and force.

After knocking for a long time but no one responded, Li Si frowned.

No, if I knocked on the door before, Old Jace would have come out to scold, why didn't there be any movement after knocking for a long time this time.

At this time, the wooden window of the opposite hut was quietly pushed open a crack, and a timid eye was revealed, and he whispered to Li Si:

"Well, you guys..... If you're looking for Uncle Jace, he's out and won't be back for a month. ”

After saying "bang", he immediately closed the window, as if there was some flood beast outside.

Why do you seem to be afraid of me?

Li Si felt that a few eyes were secretly looking at him, and they all disappeared after a glance.

I looked down at my clothes, and then I suddenly realized.

In his previous life, he pursued the maximization of profits, and he never spent a lot of money on clothing like those entertainment players, so he didn't realize for a moment what his clothes and the carriage he accompanied meant on Langai Street.

It seems that next time I will have to change into ordinary clothes, and I will not be able to come by carriage again.

Li Si silently planned, although the old Jace was not there, it was not completely without gain.

"It turns out that the little easter egg lives on the other side now!"

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Ashley patted her chest, the courage she had just mustered up after hesitating for a long time was exhausted after only one sentence, if it weren't for Uncle Jace asking himself to help inform those who came to him, he wouldn't have had the courage to talk to those who seemed to be very powerful.

After waiting for a moment to hear the sound of the carriage leaving, Ashley cautiously opened the window, and saw that the carriage had staggered away, and then she was relieved.

"Ashley, you're awesome, it's not that hard for Uncle Jace to get himself to help!"

Is that person a nobleman?

It should be, only nobles would wear so beautiful and clean, I have never seen such a beautiful carriage, and there is a silver-white eagle pattern with wings spread on the car.

But that person doesn't seem to be as terrible as Aunt Anna said, does the nobleman really want to take and eat a girl like himself when he sees it?

Ashley's little head was filled with great doubts, and she didn't think much of closing the window again.

Aunt Anna would lock the doors and windows tightly when she was away, and although it would be dark in the room, Ashley was not afraid at all, and even liked to be alone in the shadows, and the darkness around her made her feel very safe.

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The Kane family mansion.

As soon as Lees got out of the carriage, he saw that the butler Joyce was already waiting by the side, and the meticulously groomed black and white tuxedo with gold-wire glasses, even the angle of the bow was not the same, which was simply synonymous with elegance.

"Joyce, come with me to the study."

"Yes, young master." Joyce perfectly fulfilled the housekeeper's rule of asking less questions and being cautious, and followed Li Si one step behind him to the second floor of the mansion.

Sitting down behind the desk, Lees looked at Joyce, who was standing sideways in front of him, and said in the same tone as before:

"Joyce, what's going on with the family business right now?"

Yes, Li Si is the only one left in the entire Kane family, but the predecessor is addicted to magic and can't extricate himself, and even the family property is all in charge of the housekeeper Joyce, and what is needed is directly prepared by Joyce.

However, Joyce is also worthy of Lees's trust, the Kane family has only been inherited for three generations since the knighthood, and belongs to the emerging nobles of the royal family, but Joyce has been the chief steward of the Kane family since the second Viscount Kane, and has never made any mistakes, so it can be said that he knows the Kane family better than the current Viscount Kane.

Joyce also raised the predecessor of the death of his parents when he was a child, so Li Si naturally did not doubt Joyce's loyalty.

Although Lees had rarely cared about the family business before, Joyce didn't think much about it, and replied after a little thought:

"Now the family earns about 7,500 gold coins a year, including 5,000 gold coins for the royal family, about 2,000 gold coins per year from the three shops on Fez District Street, and about 500 gold coins from the planting of two estates outside the city."

"The normal annual expenditure is about 4,800 gold coins, of which 1,000 gold is required for the repair and maintenance of the mansion and manor, about 300 gold for the salary of servants, 1,000 gold for food and daily necessities, about 2,000 gold for maintaining the Kane family's communication with the royal family and other nobles, and about 500 gold for other expenses."

(Note: 1 gold = 10 silver = 200 copper, civilians earn about 10 gold per year, and two copper are needed for the most common black bread and vegetable soup outside.) ）

Because the title of the Kane family is the viscount of the palace and there is no actual fiefdom, the main source of income is the annual pension issued by the royal family.

Li Si sighed, worthy of being a nobleman, this start is different, I still remember that in my previous life, when I first entered the game, I was tired and tired for a few days, and the reward for completing a task was only 1 gold coin.

However, the income is high and the expenses are also high, and most of the expenses are to maintain the aristocratic dignity of the family.

However, there is no way to do this, it cannot be reduced, and if you live like a commoner as a court nobleman, it will be considered an insult to the Fez royal family, and you will be punished or deprived of your title.

The class is clear, the aristocracy is really extravagant and greedy for enjoyment!

Li Si took a sip of the hot chocolate that Rosie had just brought in, and in his heart he fiercely condemned the luxurious life of the aristocracy.

"How much money do you have in the family now?"

Li Si estimated that after all, it has been passed down for three generations, so he can have a lot of family background.

"Because you have purchased a lot of precious materials for magic research in recent years, the family only has 500 gold left after the necessary expenses for this year."

"Ahem~" Li Si was scalded by the hot chocolate.

Good fellow, the loser is actually myself Σ(°Д°; ）！