Chapter 525: Receiving the House and Paying Money

Once Jiang Tu's matter was finished, Chen Guanlou relaxed.

Various incomes were realized one by one.

First was the No. 37 Ma Jia Lane big courtyard gifted by Jiang Tu, a two-entry big mansion, quiet in the middle of the noise. Even servants were equipped.

He brought the seal and contract to the door, and the old servant family of five in the mansion knelt down on the spot to recognize his master, and took the initiative to hand over the account book and key.

The old servant family is surnamed Bao.

Old Bao is the steward, less than forty years old, looking like fifty. His wife is in charge of the kitchen, with a yellow-haired girl responsible for sweeping.

Two sons, one is the gatekeeper, one knows a few fake moves, responsible for guarding the house.

"Looking forward to the day, finally looking forward to the master. If the master doesn't come again, the mansion will not be able to open the pot."

What the hell?

Steward Bao sent the account book to him, carefully saying: "Except for the food and drink of my family of five every month, the main expenses are on house maintenance."

Chen Guanlou finally was willing to open the account book and take a look.

Steward Bao, as a steward, has a monthly salary of three taels of silver. Steward Bao's wife has a monthly salary of two taels, the yellow-haired girl doesn't count as money, and the two Bao boys have a monthly salary of one tael. Food and clothing are all covered by the mansion, four sets of clothes for four seasons every year, and Steward Bao has one more set every season as a steward. Eating is the rough rice of ordinary families, eating meat once every ten days. Food expenses are not much, which is a small head.

Various places in the mansion need maintenance.

This spring, covering the roof tiles cost three taels of silver, furniture and wooden utensils brushing tung oil cost five taels of silver, cleaning lacquerware cost five taels of silver, garden renovation cost...

Every expense was listed in the account book.

Each expense is not much, a few taels of silver, cheap ones only cost a few dozen coins.

But it can't stand the accumulation of small amounts!

In total, in two years, it cost more than three hundred taels.

More than three hundred taels, is it expensive to raise a two-entry big mansion with a garden in the capital?

Not expensive at all, even called affordable. The premise is that the owner of the house didn't live in. Just doing a little maintenance cost hundreds of taels.

Did Old Bao embezzle?

Maybe, but definitely not much.

A mere few hundred taels, Chen Guanlou didn't put it in his eyes.

What he cares about is, what the hell is Jiang Tu, gifting a house, equipping him with a servant family is very reasonable. It's just that the house's maintenance fund is empty, and he has to pay to raise people and houses.

When Jiang Tu set up this house, he didn't think about leaving a little idle funds?

"I know about the money, report the account later. Take me to visit."

Old Bao got an affirmative answer, and immediately flattered and smiled: "Master, please this way."

Two-entry courtyard with a garden, not big, not small, spent some time visiting it. It can be seen that the house is well maintained, and the furniture and utensils are well maintained. Wiped at will, clean, Steward Bao's wife and yellow-haired girl didn't slack off, indeed cleaned on time.

With this, he rested the idea of replacing Old Bao's family, and kept it for continued use for the time being. If it is found that there is misconduct in the future, it is not too late to deal with it.

Finally returned to the outer study.

Steward Bao's wife skillfully served a cup of hot tea, the tea leaves are not good, but can enter the mouth.

He asked Old Bao: "Has anyone told you before?"

"Reporting to the Master. The person who bought our family told us a few words, saying that the person who came to the door with the contract is the owner of this house, tell us to serve well. Left some silver in the account, and never saw it again."

"Can you remember the appearance of that person?"

Old Bao described it, Chen Guanlou thought about it, definitely not Jiang Tu, maybe a steward of the Jiang mansion.

The Jiang family scattered like birds and beasts following Jiang Tu's death.

The palace issued an order to exterminate three clans, Jiang Tu's father's clan, mother's clan, and wife's clan, all couldn't escape, all had to be beheaded.

However, the Jiang family still had some people left, not within the three clans, the Jiang family who were out of the five clothes, formerly relied on Jiang Tu's care, and were rich for a while. Now with Jiang Tu's death, they fell to the point of being unable to stand in the capital, and could only roll back to the countryside in a gray way.

More than ten years of time, a big dream.

When coming to the capital from the countryside, now returning to the countryside.

In just over ten years, completed a cycle, and paid hundreds of lives.

Truly tragic!

Received the house, left two hundred taels of silver in the account, and he prepared to leave.

Old Bao was very surprised. "Master doesn't live down?"

"This place is a villa, I occasionally come to live, entertain some friends and relatives. First help me prepare some books and clothes."

"If something happens, where should the small one look for the master?"

"Just go to the Hundred Flowers Building to find me."

Steward Bao suddenly realized. It turns out the master is stationed in the brothel, could it be a scholar, who hooked the brothel sister with talent and didn't want to let go?

"Don't know what the master does?"

"Old Bao, you are a steward, you must have eyes, understand? After a long time, you will know what you should know. We are meeting for the first time today, you ask east and west, just like checking the household registration, do you think it is appropriate?"

"Small one deserves to die, please master forgive me. Don't hide it from the master, small one is also a steward for the first time. Before, working in a criminal official's house, the whole family was helping and doing chores, not very understanding of the rules. Please master give the small one a chance, small one will definitely study hard and strive to be a qualified steward."

"Then you study hard, I will check next time. Your second child has good bones, I will leave a book of boxing, let him practice hard, strive to be a qualified guard. Your eldest child has a loyal face, barely qualified to be a gatekeeper. When you have time, you take him to recognize characters. Tomorrow, maybe you will add an accountant."

Steward Bao reacted cleverly this time. "The mansion should add an accountant. Although there are not many accounts, it is better to have than not. In this way, the small one can rest assured."

Chen Guanlou laughed, patted Old Bao on the shoulder. "Serve well, guarantee your family will have no worries about food and clothing. In addition, several door plaques must be changed. Forget it, next time. Next time find a knowledgeable accountant to handle this matter. By the way, you know characters and can calculate accounts, who did you learn from?"

He just asked casually.

Old Bao didn't dare to hide it, and said one by one: "Reporting to the master, small one worked in the previous master's house, and learned for two years from the steward in the mansion at that time. Originally said that after learning, he would promote the small one to be a small steward. Who thought, before officially graduating, the previous master had an accident.

Later, the case was closed, and our whole family was sold. I thought that from then on, the family would be separated, and it would be difficult to meet again in this life. Fortunately, met a kind person, bought our whole family, and settled in this mansion. Now, our family met a kind person like the master again, our family is truly lucky, meeting nobles everywhere."

"You regard this master as a noble, this mansion is delivered to you, look after it well. Your family serves well, don't make trouble, you can be safe and sound."

"Master rest assured, small one's family will definitely look after the mansion, definitely not let the small ones make trouble." ===== CHAPTER 526 =====