Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 142 Treatment
Mei Qian suddenly mentioned the issue of her salary, not to mention that Mei Qian actually asked about it.

Because if she didn't ask, Wang He probably wouldn't be able to remember it for a while.

A person like the master has no rank and belongs to the staff recruited by the county magistrate himself. All treatment is naturally paid by the county magistrate himself.

Officials like Wang He, who came from a poor family, had no financial resources and relied on the salary from the court for their livelihood.

After he won the election, he naturally had sponsorship from clan elders and squires in his hometown. However, when he was sent to be an official far away from his hometown, these sponsorships gradually became less and less.

After that, he bought some real estate shops of his own little by little, but those have not yet recovered their original investment, so the war started.

In addition to the above, he can also obtain benefits through the "filial piety" of some people below, but... And this filial piety is not so easy to get.

Wang He himself was an honest official, so he naturally had less filial piety.

In addition, sometimes during the New Year there are some activities involving human relations, so Wang He doesn't have much left in his hands at the end of the year.

Therefore, the master who works with him naturally has little money.

However, his previous master had a good wife, and his father-in-law was also a local squire. He didn't rely on his salary for food and drink on weekdays. He came to apply for the master's job just to accumulate connections.

Now being asked by Mei Qian, Wang He suddenly found it difficult to speak.

"Sir, you...don't want me to work for nothing, right?"

Mei Qian asked bluntly, staring directly at Wang He. The expression on her face was not obvious, but Wang He's performance still made her heart turn upside down:
Oh my God! Does anyone really want to have sex for free? !

The more Mei Qian thought about it, her expression became unbearable.

Wang He finally noticed Mei Qian's expression, and then he quickly doubled the salary he originally gave to the master, and said: "A year's salary is fifteen taels of silver, ten stones of corn, and five taels of paper, pen, and ink a year." ”

Mei Qian:? ? ?
I go! Sounds good?
When Mei Qian heard that Wang He had given her this amount, she couldn't help but curiously asked: "Sir, how much is your salary this year?"

"The annual salary is one hundred and twenty taels of silver, and the annual salary of corn is fifty dan. In addition to these, there are also subsidies for tea, salt, charcoal, cloth, etc. for the four seasons."

[ps. Referring to the income of county magistrates during the Song and Ming dynasties, the standards here are slightly lower than those of officials of the same level in the Song Dynasty. As for the level of county magistrates during Lao Zhu’s time, tsk, I’m really not that good_(：3　∠)_]
"Wow~" Now it was Mei Qian's turn to gain knowledge and exclaimed, "Sure enough, 'there is a golden house in the book'!"

Wouldn't she like to find a chance next time to use the Heroic Spirit Rice to ask her grandfather to give her mother a dream and educate Mei Li well?

Wang He couldn't help laughing when he heard Mei Qian's words. Although Mei Qian's words were very utilitarian, they were indeed a reason for many scholars to make progress.

Mei Qian: "By the way, sir, can you advance my salary?"

After saying so much, Mei Qian remembered the reason why she asked about her salary in the first place. She wanted to get the money first. Life.

Wang He: "..."

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"Girl, are you back?"

Lingjiao, who came to continue delivering meals to Mei Qian, stood at the entrance of the cave and saw Mei Qian coming back, and immediately hurried towards Mei Qian.

"Well, I'm back~"

Mei Qian was holding a basket in her hand, and Lingjiao wanted to help Mei Qian take it. Mei Qian waved her hand, and Lingjiao also held the rice basket for her, so she could take it by herself.

"Today, the county magistrate suddenly asked us to place the tents together, and then asked us to clean the surrounding environment carefully. We are very busy today~"

Ling Jiao helped Mei Qian put down the rice. Mei Qian was not in a hurry to eat, but just started boiling water aside.

After listening to Ling Jiao's words, she asked: "Are you too busy today? The shed that you finally built has to be dismantled and put somewhere else, and then you have to clean it up?"

"Fortunately, I'm alone and the shed is small, so I just tow it away. Now that it's done, I feel much better than before~"

Lingjiao arched his eyebrows happily and shared this with Mei Qian. Mei Qian was also happy to hear it and asked if anyone was unhappy. Lingjiao was also very honest and said yes, but not many were quickly sent by the county magistrate. The policemen were forced to move out. The messy land where I originally lived was sorted out and a lot of open space was created. Once the land was cleared, all the dirt that had been hidden before was exposed.

Considering that Mei Qian still had dinner, Lingjiao was embarrassed to say that after moving the tent, she was given a small area to clean up and saw a few big lumps.

There was also a piece of it that looked like someone had stepped on it, with marks still lingering around.

"By the way, Lingjiao, you are helping in the kitchen now, do you get paid?"

"Huh? No, no, they gave me food."

Lingjiao's impression was that having food to eat would be a good thing. She wouldn't do such a job as a helper, but there were many people who wanted to do it.

"Then let's do this, you come and work for me~ I'll also take care of your food and wages."

Wang He had previously told Mei Qian about finding someone else, and Mei Qian naturally considered it.

Judging from her work with Wang He today, she will spend more time away from the cave in the future.

She felt that she really needed someone to help her with running errands, cleaning the house, and boiling water.

She currently knows a water chestnut who has been helping her deliver food and water for the past two days. She is the only little girl left, so she feels good about hiring someone here~
Hearing that Mei Qian wanted to let him come to her, Lingjiao was shocked and asked, "Does the girl want me to sell myself as a maid?"

"Huh? You want to sell yourself?"

"No, no, no, I don't want to sell myself!" Ling Jiao was frightened. Mei Qian saw this and said quickly: "I told you, it's employment. If you're not selling yourself, you're working for me."

Mei Qian explained again, Lingjiao slowly calmed down with red eyes, and confirmed again and again: "You really don't need it?"

"Of course not! But if you really want to sell it, I won't stop you, but I won't do anything to you."

Hearing what Mei Qian said, Lingjiao immediately shook his head and said, "My parents will be very angry if they know that I sold myself into slavery!"

"Well, I don't intend to ask you to sell yourself, I'm just hiring you."

Seeing that Ling Jiao had listened, Mei Qian continued to explain: "I am working as a master for the county magistrate now, and I will be quite busy in the future. I need someone to help me take care of my life, and you are the person I am looking for, do you understand? "

"Ah! Girl, are you going to be a master for the county magistrate?!" Lingjiao's voice suddenly became louder, "You're so awesome, girl!"

Mei Qian: "It's okay, okay, keep a low profile, cough! We'll talk about this later. What I want to say now is that I hired you..."

"Yes, yes, I can do it!"

This time, Lingjiao immediately nodded and agreed, and agreed so quickly that Mei Qian had no use for the other excuses she had prepared.

"You must be a good person when you work for me, and you won't lie to me!"

Mei Qian: "..."

Silly boy, that's not how you wear the filter.

But having said that, why did Ling Jiao only realize that he is a good person now?

Mei Qian: I originally thought my pancakes were quite capable of winning people's hearts_(：3　∠)_but my good guy card still relies on Wang He?

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I read on Du Niang that the county magistrate's salary during the Song Dynasty was: twelve taels of silver per month (twelve thousand in copper coins), and rice: 3 to 5 shi of corn per month (one shi in the Song Dynasty was about 118.4 kilograms). In addition, there are various subsidies, such as tea, wine, salt, charcoal fire, cooking materials, clothes, horse fodder, etc. The treatment is really good!

(No wonder we spend money every day to eliminate disasters (#￣～￣#))

In the Ming Dynasty, the salary of a seventh-grade county magistrate was ninety shilumimei per year, which was equivalent to about 45 taels of silver.