When Ou Mengmeng returned to the West Courtyard, Lin Daiyu still looked horrified. She didn't expect that Rong Mansion would become such a mess after she only came for one day. She wanted to cry again.
"Why are you crying? I can't die yet. I can protect you for a few years after all." Ou Mengmeng patted her and thought about it, "Your father is a talented man. You have studied, right?"
"Yes!" Lin Daiyu nodded timidly.
"Go find a copy of "The Thousand-Character Classic" and open a small school. Let the girls teach the children in the courtyard how to read, so that they don't have to run around. People in the west courtyard are not allowed to run around. Those who pick troubles don't have to go back. I will kick the whole family out. Listen clearly, we are a family, not one person." Ou Mengmeng looked at Yuanyang and ordered coldly.
Yuanyang's heart trembled, but he didn't dare to say anything and agreed obediently. Seeing Ou Mengmeng still standing, "Old lady, why don't I help you sit down?"
"What are you sitting on? The more you sit, the less you can move your legs. I have to go out tomorrow, and I have to know that my legs are my own." Ou Mengmeng sighed and looked at Lin Daiyu, "Come on, follow me out for a walk. You too, You look like bean sprouts. If you still look like this when I return you to your father later, your father will not be able to say that he spent a thousand taels a year in vain."
Lin Daiyu stayed for a moment, thinking of the banknote before going to bed. When she woke up, the banknote was still on the table. The old lady put the banknote back into the box and asked someone to take it to Daiyu's room. Let her nanny watch. Daiyu wasn't a bad person, so she knew that if the old lady didn't want the money, let her keep it herself. What do you mean by this now?
Ou Mengmeng walked slowly in the West Garden, leaning on her staff, and Daiyu walked slowly beside her.
"Generally speaking, if you have a yard, you must have four first-class girls and eight second-class girls in the house, as well as some roughnecks in the yard. Then there will be more people working in the yard, taking care of the flowers, trees, and cleaning. , there are inside and outside the courtyard, inside and outside the house. Plus your jewelry, clothes, cosmetics for the four seasons, as well as body care supplements, teachers for reading, pens, inks, paper, inkstones, books, etc., as well as your own pocket money, So one thousand taels a year, raising one for you, is not too much." Ou Mengmeng said casually, he might have thought it was a lot if Lin Ruhai sent one thousand taels. In fact, if we really follow everyone's rules, this little money won't be enough.
"You want so much?" Daiyu was also shocked. Now she knew why her mother said that her grandfather's house was different from other places. With such wealth, no wonder my mother is so proud every time she talks about it.
"What's this? This is how your mother was raised. She even hired a nanny from an old family for her. That nanny's educational resources are only 800 taels a year. Your uncle is a fifth-grade Yuanwailang. , plus some Bingjing and Tanjing a year, it's only one thousand three or four hundred taels." Ou Mengmeng shook her head, and she walked even slower.
She looked through Jia Mu's memories and found out that Jia Min's original expenses were astonishing. Otherwise, Mrs. Wang would not have said just now that three springs plus one yuan would not be half of Jia Min's expenses.
However, the expenses of the master of the Jia Mansion are not high now, but the expenses of the servants are high. There are only a few masters in one house, but there are three to four hundred servants. It doesn't matter if things are done well. As a result, when there are more people, there will be more things. It's really a waste of money, but the house is even more messy. This is also the case after Mrs. Wang took charge of the house, while replacing the previous Zhang family members, she also wanted to evacuate Jia Mu. Over the years, there have been more and more people. The three parties are like black-eyed chickens, all used to fight, but no one comes. Work.
Yes, so Jia Mu doesn't like Lin Ruhai, and she wouldn't like it either. The child I spent so much money to raise is married back to you. What will be the result? You didn't treat her well. A room full of concubines is disgusting, and you even said that my daughter is not easy to give birth to. No one can swallow this breath. And Jia Min's dowry is also amazing. Who didn't say that the Jia family's daughter was marrying off. Now that you are alive and my daughter is dead, it means that my family has a good temper if I don't fight against you.
Lin Daiyu was stunned for a moment and thought about it, "Then how much salary does my father have per year?"
"Is your point wrong? In a second-class family like ours, you are the legitimate daughter. In the future, you will marry into a similar family and become the mistress of the first-class family. So, your father sent you here, that is If you receive this kind of education, money is a trivial matter, and I'm afraid you will be blinded by money!" Ou Mengmeng lowered her head and looked at Daiyu, thinking about it, how smart can someone be who can think of repaying life-saving grace with tears?
In her memory of seeing Jia Mu, Sanchun really just asked an old scholar to teach her how to read a few words, as long as she didn't blind her eyes. Then every day at home, I would do some sewing with the nanny, and then play together.
How old is Yingchun? Has he completed his nine years of compulsory education? Thinking of this, Ou Mengmeng felt heartbroken. There are nine fish in the house! Could it be that God asked her to complete this important mission and allow everyone in the Jia family to complete nine years of compulsory education? Not to mention becoming a four-year-old newcomer, at least don’t harm society!
Therefore, if the three springs are used to raise Lin Ruhai, one thousand taels is too much. Because as she just said, the two prerequisites are that one is to follow everyone's rules; the other is that she has her own yard and a complete team, so she can afford such an expense. The problem is, you are so tall that you sent your daughter here, so she should receive the same education as her mother, right? Does this also mean that Lin Ruhai actually agrees with the level of Jia's goddaughter? He saw the results in Jia Min, so he could safely hand over the child to Jia's mother?
"Why?" Lin Daiyu didn't understand what her grandmother meant.
"You have to look at the detailed accounts. For example, when you come, it's the same as in Sanchun. The monthly payment of two taels of silver per month, the two taels of rouge powder money, is what comes to you in one month, which is 4 taels of silver, or 48 taels a year. ; And like Grandma Wang and Xue Yan, one has one tael of silver and the other has five hundred yuan. When you are free tomorrow, you have to learn to choose someone. At least four girls around you should be matched. Because you live here, You don’t need anything outside the house. Now, just calculate your monthly salary, how much money will it cost per year?”
"Nanny Wang has 1 tael, Xue Yan has 500 taels, and three more 500 taels, for a total of 3 taels, which is 36 taels per year. Adding my 48 taels, it's 84 taels." Daiyu calculated quickly.
"Well, Xueyan's is 500, but the first grade I give you is calculated as 1 tael. For example, Sister Yuanyang, it's 2 taels. Because she helps me take care of important things, except for the one tael of silver in the house, I Another one or two extra." Ou Mengmeng shook her head and said casually.
Think about it, is there something wrong with Lao Jia’s salary system? A wet nurse only has one tael, but a first-class maid also has one tael. They are all domestic slaves, and they are sold by death deeds, and the monthly money is their pocket money. As for the masters, there were not many, so just like the modern nanny living in a villa, the master was busy making money all over the world, and the nanny stayed at home. It feels like the owner is working for the nanny.
