"The young masters and ladies of these families, the ladies from better-off families, receive about thirty-four taels of silver per month. The favored young masters and ladies receive ten taels per month. The ladies from poorer families receive ten to twenty taels per month, while the young ladies receive three or four taels of silver, or even one or two taels of silver."
Granny Wang was referring to families with good financial conditions and ordinary families, but the Hu family, apart from lacking power, was considered exceptionally well-off.
Bai Nuo calculated from the ledger that the Hu family's monthly income was around 80,000 to 90,000 yuan. However, those people, though they were relatives, were actually enemies. Giving them too little would sound bad, and giving them too much would make Bai Nuo uncomfortable.
"Let's do it like other people's!" Bai Nuo finally decided. "We'll cover their food and lodging. Madam Zheng, Huang Ziyao, and that old lady will each get two sets of clothes per month, and a set of jewelry and cosmetics per quarter. Huang Haichuan and Huang Wenbai will get the same. If they don't have enough money, let them spend their own!"
Bai Nuo had visited each of their courtyards, and they all had quite a few good things. After making up for the deficit, there were still many good things left. Moreover, she didn't believe that these people, who had been running the Hu family business for so many years, wouldn't have a single bit of private money.
"Yes!" Granny Wang nodded and wrote everything down with Lu Ying. Bai Nuo said, "My grandmother's allowance will be based on Madam Zheng's monthly allowance, and my younger siblings' allowance will be based on Huang Ziyao's!"
“Madam, we will take care of Qiao’er!” Lu Ying said.
"It's all the same!" Bai Nuo didn't care who paid Qiao'er's living expenses.
As the group was talking, a servant came running in from outside, shouting, "Oh no, Madam, something's happened!"
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