Even if the father and son smashed their heads, Guan Suyi would not be touched, not to mention they were just pretending. She tapped her finger on the table, and said casually, "It's the same sentence, whether the Ye family can stay or not is up to the Marquis to decide."
She gave Jin Zi a slight hook and asked, "Among those people just now, how many are women, old people, young men and women, and young children?"
Jin Zi's heart is slightly stunned, the test of the secret wife has finally come, she can't help racking her brains to recall, hesitantly said, "Madam Hui, there are sixteen women, they are the Mistress of Ye's Household Liu, and the nine concubines of Ye Quanyong, the prisoner. The eldest daughter-in-law Song, the second daughter-in-law Li, the fourth daughter-in-law Tang, the third wife Wang, the third concubine Wu, the third eldest daughter-in-law Zheng; the four elders are the third grandfather and the third old husband respectively. There are also two concubines of Mrs. Ye; there are seventeen boys and girls... There are sixteen males and eleven females, who are the slaves and maids, please forgive me; there are four young children, each from Song Dynasty The youngest son of the family, the young daughter of the Li family, the young daughter of the Tang family, and the young daughter of the Zheng family."
Guan Suyi gave her a thoughtful look, nodded and said, "You are one of the few, there are eighteen boys and girls, six boys and 12 girls. , Ye Fen, and Ye Ran are the direct misses, and the rest are all excellent-looking people selected from various side branches. There are assessments every month, and those who fail to meet expectations will be sent home, and there will be substitutes. Staying in Ye Mansion for three or five years is only one or two days short, and you don't fully recognize it."
Jin Zi has been specially trained to recognize so many faces in a quick glance and count so many people, but Madam has sharper eyes and quicker thoughts than her, and even if the leader of the dark guard comes, it is slightly inferior One chip. Is this the so-called "talent gift"? Madam is extraordinary!
Jin Zi was already convinced, but Zhao Luli didn't know what they were selling, so he couldn't help but said urgently, "Madam, we will count how many people in the Ye family's family members will be counted later. Let's find a place for them first, lest we get seriously ill in the cold spring season. You are not Let me decide? I agree and tell them all to stay."
Zhao Wangshu smiled stupidly, thinking that he was looking forward to living with his cousins, but Zhao Chunxi was pale and reluctant.
Guan Suyi lowered her eyelids and slowly fiddled with the bead, "It won't be too late to make a decision when I finish my words, Lord Hou. Now there are 216 people in the Hou residence, eight masters, 208 servants, and Hou's family. The monthly expenses ranged from 520 to 1,000 taels, and it was as high as 4,000 to 5,000 taels during Chinese New Years; the second master was not in Yanjing, so I didn’t mention it. Supplements and medicinal materials should not be lacking. There are also four seasons clothes, pearl hairpins, head and face and other items, which add up to about 200 taels. The old lady is always frugal, but as she is getting older, it is indispensable to ask a doctor to check the pulse from time to time, and prescribe a few safety prescriptions. They also have to worship temples, donate sesame oil, and there are 100 taels in total; Zhao Chunxi supplies 20 taels of monthly silver, clothes, cloth, jewelry, rouge gouache and other items from time to time, adding up to at least 80 taels, if you fancy If you want to buy any precious jewelry, it can be up to several thousand taels at most; Zhao Wangshu has 20 taels of silver per month, 20 taels of bundles, and 50 taels of pen, ink, paper and inkstone per month. Clothes and exquisite items cost nearly 500 taels here and there; the main house has no expenses, so it is only 50 taels. In addition, every few months, there must be weddings and weddings held by close family members or subordinates of Shangfeng, and the gifts will be paid from the public. It’s a lot of money to come out.”
She fiddled with the abacus quickly, and the bright and yellow abacus was lined with the light-white fingertips, which was so beautiful that Jin Zi looked straight.
The old lady had already tasted the taste, and finally let out a slow sigh of relief.
"Among the two hundred and eight servants, the rough servants are three hundred taels per month, the third-class servants are half a piece of copper per month, the second-class servants are one taels of silver, the first-class servants are two taels of silver; Silver, five taels of silver for the housekeeper; sixty-eight general servants, fifty-four third-class servants, thirty-seven second-class servants, thirty-six first-class servants, five chief and stewards, and four deputy stewards , one housekeeper, the total monthly salary is 19224 yuan, which is 230828 yuan in one year, plus the expenses of the masters..."
She cracked and counted for a while, then raised her eyes and said, "Master Hou, you can see that the annual cost of Hou's residence is as high as 19,182 taels, and it is still calculated according to the most economical cost. If I figure it out with you, it’s not a small amount for a few hundred servants to chew on. The master needs to wear clothes and eat, so they don’t need it? If Yueyin can’t make hair, who would want to be an errand for you? You also know how much you earn. The shop, the fields, your salary, and the money from the middle school that the second master sends every year, can barely maintain the balance of income and expenditure. Now that you want to take in the Ye family's family, you think it's just a lip service When it comes to lip service, just go to the accountant to support it, and I am in charge of the central feeder, but I have to tell you clearly. When I come to ask you, how do you want to take care of them? Is it just a meal or just like Hou's mansion The master's share? If you compare the master's share, the annual fee is this number..."
In the room, there was another clanging sound of counting beads colliding with the woman's tactful announcement. Gradually, Zhao Luli's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his head was buried lower and lower.
After a while, Guan Suyi pushed the abacus to the table and said coldly, "The expenses of the sixteen women and the four old men are compared to the old lady, which is 24,000 taels per year; the six young masters are compared to Zhao Wangshu, and the expenses are three per year. Sixteen thousand taels; twelve young ladies compared to Zhao Chunxi, 11,520 per year; four young children compared to Mu Mu, 1,920 per year, the total is seventy-three thousand four hundred and four Twelve taels, plus the monthly silver of the servants brought by the people, is about 74,000 taels, which is not even counting the court fees and the management of the Yefu men who are imprisoned in the sky prison, and the reduced punishment. Dare to ask the Hou Ye where the annual cost of nearly 100,000 taels comes from? To steal or to rob?"
The old lady was completely at ease. While twisting the beads, she watched her son sweat like rain, embarrassed and ugly.
"What if that person gave a bite to eat?" Zhao Luli's face was red as blood oozing.
Guan Suyi glanced at him contemptuously, slowly smoothed the calculation beads, and said in a low voice, "It costs a lot of money to eat a bite, so Lord Hou needs to be prepared. To feed so many people, food, clothing, housing, and transportation are indispensable. food… "
Everyone stared at her fingertips that were flying up and down, as if it were a flower. In fact, she had indeed fiddled with a small abacus, and the results were achieved in a moment. It takes about 23,000 taels.
"Master Hou, please give me a word, should the Ye family leave or stay?" Guan Suyi pushed the mess back.
Zhao Wangshu had already shown timidity at this time, and quietly hid by his grandmother's side, while Zhao Chunxi looked up at his father, desperately wanting to get the word "go" from his mouth.
However, if Zhao Luli was willing to let go of Ye Zhen and her mother family, he would not be the seed of infatuation in his previous life who could even harm his own wife and children. He thought for a while, then hesitated, "If we let them stay, is there a more economical way?"
The old lady, who thought her son would choose to compromise, almost fainted, cut off the Buddha beads in her hand, and scolded "bad son". Zhao Chunxi breathed a suffocation, and then quickly buried her head so that everyone would not see her resentful expression.
Guan Suyi was unmoved by the wind, and lightly dialed the abacus, "There are two ways to save money, one is to open source, and the other is to save money. There are only so many shops and fields in the Houfu, and there is no more money to buy. If the industry wants to open source, the only way is to ask the second brother to send back more silver taels every year.”
"No! The second brother is defending the enemy at the border. Every time he puts his head on his trousers, he doesn't know if he can return safely in this life. The silver taels he sent are his blood and sweat, and I deserve it." Zhao Luli thought too Unwillingly refuse.
You have some conscience. Guan Suyi pursed her lips and continued, "Then there is only one way to save money. If you halve the expenses of Hou's residence and Ye's residence, you can make do with it. But let me say it first, the old lady is old. High, and her spirit is not good, her expenses must not be less."
"Naturally." Zhao Luli nodded.
"My younger brother and sister are pregnant and bring Mu Mu, so the cost of the second room can't be less."
"nature."
"I will be responsible for the cost of the main house in the future, and I will not take a cent or a cent from the Hou's residence, lest some people make irresponsible remarks behind their backs."
"No!" Zhao Luli and the old lady refused in unison.
Guan Suyi is not a living Bodhisattva, how could he sacrifice so far for the Ye family? However, she had long planned to draw a clear line with the Hou Mansion, so she took advantage of this pretext to completely separate the main house from the feed, which also saved a lot of entanglements in the future. Moreover, she even gave up the cost of the main room, no matter how dissatisfied the Ye family was, this alone could make them speechless, and outsiders could not find the slightest mistake.
She can not care about her reputation, but she can't care about the reputation of Guan's family, and it is better to be more thoughtful.
"If I don't make a statement, the Ye family will be unbearable to live in poverty in the future, and the main house will never be peaceful?"
"Mother-in-law is not that kind of person. If I explain it to her clearly, she will definitely understand my difficulties." Zhao Luli said firmly.
Hearing this, the old lady and Guan Suyi both smiled coldly, and even Zhao Chunxi shook her head secretly, slandering: If my grandmother could really understand others, she would not force everyone to kowtow at the gate of the palace on rainy days, and she would not cry. Shouted to live in Hou's mansion. The selfishness of the Ye family is engraved in the bones, even if I have half of the Ye family blood, I have to admit it. I don't know what my mother did in the past to make my father value the Ye family so much. Mother, you are the most selfish person in the world!
After all kinds of changes, Zhao Chunxi actually held a grudge against Ye Zhen, and his mood became more and more difficult to calm down.
Guan Suyi was too lazy to argue with these idiots, and said lightly, "What Marquis says is what he says, but I can't change the decision I make. Save money. After all, Lord Hou wants to communicate with each other, so the cost can be reduced by half, Zhao Wangshu and Zhao Chunxi will be reduced by two-thirds, and the servants serving in the front yard, Penglai Garden, and Jingzhe Building will also be reduced to 30%. If I can make eight or nine thousand taels, I can barely feed the Ye family's family."
Zhao Wangshu still didn't realize what the concept of saving two-thirds was, but Zhao Chunxi complained to the bone, and his eyes were red. Why should she give the Ye family beautiful clothes, luxurious cloth, jewelry, and rouge gouache? When the Ye family was extremely wealthy, they didn't miss her at all.
However, Guan Suyi knocked on the table and said, "Eating and clothing have been settled, but there are still housing and travel arrangements that need to be arranged. The Ye family has forty-two masters and eighty-four servants. Where does No. 6 live, does Lord Hou have a charter?"
Zhao Luli was questioned again, sweat gurgling down.