The daily routine of wearing a book and abusing literature to cultivate a scholar and Xiaoxianggong

Chapter 36 Niangzi is the Minister of Finance at home
"Cough cough", Li Xiaodao cleared his throat, and said in a low voice, "Sir, do we have enough money to go to the provincial capital? How much money does it cost to rent a house? Will three meals a day in the provincial capital be expensive? A year's expenses How much does it cost? It doesn’t cost money to live in the academy, but does it cost to visit the teacher? How much does it usually cost?” Li Xiaodao has no idea about prices in ancient times, she only knows about books, paper and street food. the price of something.

That's right, what my mother said when she gave her money was all about bragging rights. In fact, she didn't have any confidence in her heart. She never asked her husband about money, but as the days go on, this topic will still be discussed sooner or later. chat.

Pei Zhiqi smiled lightly after hearing what the lady said. It turned out that the lady was worried about money.

"My lady, you don't need to worry too much, the expenses for next year should be enough," Pei Zhiqi comforted her.

He saw that the lady still had a sad face, so he explained in detail: "If you rent a detached courtyard in the provincial capital, once you enter the courtyard, it costs about 20 taels of silver a year; the price of three meals a day is comparable to that of the prefectural city, and there is not much difference; Not only do you have three meals a day and a place to live in the academy, but you can also receive [-] cash per month for living expenses. As for the fees for apprenticeship and respect, it is difficult to predict. Every teacher is different, so you can only share with your classmates It will be clear after the exchange.”

Only then did Li Xiaodao feel relieved, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She had the 50 taels her mother gave her when she got married and the 30 taels she earned in Fucheng, a total of 80 taels. It sounded enough, and now she felt more at ease.

I have never asked how much Xianggong has, but if it is the expense, it doesn't matter if Xianggong is penniless.

Pei Zhiqi frowned slightly, and suddenly seemed to understand something, and suddenly said: "It's my fault, the lady is in charge of the house, but I didn't explain the whole process to the lady, which made the lady worry. Wait a moment, the lady."

Before Li Xiaodao realized what was going on, Pei Zhiqi got up and got out of bed, lit the candle, then opened a small bamboo box packed in the room, took out a large wooden box and a key from it, and moved the wooden box over to the bed side of the ground.

Li Xiaodao sat up in his underwear and said, "What are you doing..."

Pei Zhiqi hurriedly took the lady's coat from the hanger and put it on the lady, and said softly: "Put it on, be careful not to catch a cold."

Li Xiaodao wrapped his coat tightly around his body, moved his body and sat on the edge of the couch, and said to Pei Zhiqi: "My husband also put on his coat, after all, it's winter and it's still a bit cold."

"Okay," Pei Zhiqi agreed and fetched his coats. Both of them put on their clothes and sat by the couch. Pei Zhiqi opened the wooden box with the key.

There are neatly arranged silver taels inside. Most of the silver taels are small ingots, and there are some broken silver. In addition, there are some papers in the box.

Li Xiaodao understood that this was the property of his husband.

Pei Zhiqi took out the papers, checked them in order and handed them to Li Xiaodao, "These are the accounts of silver taels. There are a total of 180 taels in the box, plus about 20 taels of silver."

Li Xiaodao hesitated to take the account, and saw that it was recorded in units of months. It started when Xianggong was ten years old, and it was recorded until last month. There were only receipts but no withdrawals, which should be the data of deposits.

There is a one-time basic value of 120 taels at the age of ten, and one tael a month after the age of ten. Occasionally, some months are not saved, so it should be a place where money is useful.

After the age of 12, in addition to the usual one tael of silver every month, there is also a non-integer amount of silver deposited in November or December every year.

Pei Zhiqi saw that his wife had almost read through the accounts, so he pointed to these data and explained to her: "When I was ten years old, my parents gave me this box and key, which contained 120 taels of silver. One tael, this 120 taels is the amount I have saved for ten years; after the age of ten, it is still one tael per month, and after the age of 12, these broken silver, which is not an integer, is the income received from the government every year after I was born , about 12 taels per year, these 12 taels are used for daily expenses, and if there is any surplus, it will be stored here; my daily expenses have been arranged by myself since I was ten years old. I have spent some time studying these years, and I have earned some money after becoming a scholar , increase, increase, decrease, and increase, that’s all that’s left now.”

Li Xiaodao sighed and said, "Master, before you got married, the matchmaker only said that your family is not bad, but I didn't expect it to be a middle class...uh middle-class wealthy family."

Pei Zhiqi shook his head helplessly with a smile and said: "I wanted to return the silver to my parents after I was 12 years old, telling them that I had an income and they didn't need to give me more silver every month, but... my parents said it was something I had to do. I can’t refuse the money I accept, it’s one tael every month, and I can arrange the whereabouts of the money by myself, but I can’t be stubborn, so I have to save it for the time being.”

After hearing this, Li Xiaodao felt strange, the money that must be accepted?Is this what parents say when they give money to their children?

Pei Zhiqi counted the silver taels in the box, and said to the lady: "That's right, the silver ingots are 180 taels in total, and the broken silver can only be known by weighing it, but there should be about 20 taels."

After counting, he put the key in the lady's hand and said with a smile: "From today, the lady is its owner."

Li Xiaodao shook his head hastily, put the accounts back into the wooden box, locked the wooden box, then put the key back into Pei Zhiqi's palm and refused, "I don't want it. My husband is not a spender, so just keep it for yourself."

Pei Zhiqi wondered: "This... the lady should accept it. The lady is the mistress of the house and should be in charge of the money. I have been negligent in the past two months, and I didn't realize that I have to explain to the lady."

Li Xiaodao mischievously said: "The minister of finance in my family who is in charge of money thinks that Xianggong's financial management is very good, and he hereby authorizes Xianggong to continue to manage the family's finances." Pretentiously, he used his small fist to "stamp" the palm of Xianggong's palm.

Pei Zhiqi thought about the fresh words and smiled, "Minister of Finance? What kind of minister is this? The one who manages the money should be the Secretary of the Household Department?"

Li Xiaodao smiled mysteriously at Xianggong: "There are still many things that Xianggong has never heard. I will tell Xianggong later, but I still keep this key for myself."

However stubborn, Pei Zhiqi no longer insisted, and if the lady needs it in the future, it is fine to give it to the lady.

She urged her husband to put the money box back into the small bamboo box, then got out of bed, took out her bag from the closet and put it on the table with great effort. With a bang, she opened the bag, and inside was her 80 taels of silver.

She took out twelve taels from it and put them back in the closet, preparing to take them with her tomorrow morning. Then she packed the remaining seventy taels and put them in the small bamboo box.

"I can't even carry the 80 taels of silver on my back. Take out ten taels of silver for emergency use, and put the rest together!"

Pei Zhiqi nodded, put the wooden box and bundles containing the money in the small bamboo box, and locked the small bamboo box.

After finishing his busy work, Li Xiaodao took off the coat he was wearing and put it back on the hanger, then got into the bed again.

After tidying up, Pei Zhiqi also took off his coat, blew out the candles, and got on the couch.

The two lay down again.I'm leaving for the provincial capital tomorrow, and I don't know if I can fall asleep early tonight.

After lying down, Pei Zhiqi asked softly: "My lady just said there is something else I haven't heard before. What is it? Please tell me, my lady."

Li Xiaodao regretted what he said just now, thinking that maybe Xianggong didn't hear clearly or forgot it doesn't matter, but he didn't expect Xianggong to ask specifically.

After the candles were blown out, the room was pitch black, and it was difficult to see Li Xiaodao's reddish cheeks clearly even with the moonlight.

Forget it, let's just say it, we are women in the new era, so there is nothing to be shy about saying a little love.

She practiced it several times in her heart, and when she felt that she was ready, she cleared her throat, turned over and leaned into Xianggong's ear and said softly, "Xianggong, I...I..."

You obviously practiced well in your heart just now, why can't you say it when you officially go into battle?
She was defeated, turning her back to Pei Zhiqi with a blushing face.

(End of this chapter)