Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 162 - 162 158 Lacking Silver

?Chapter 162: Chapter 158 Lacking Silver Chapter 162: Chapter 158 Lacking Silver Thinking of Silver Coin, Yang Zhenshan felt another headache coming on.

This Silver must not be spent recklessly.

Lately, the Yang family’s expenses had been anything but trivial, having bought so many servants with monthly wages to pay; plus all the festival gifts sent out during the New Year, the silver in Yang Zhenshan’s hands was already dwindling.

Selling the shops could net thousands of taels of silver, but there would be more and more places to spend silver in the future.

Household daily expenses, the children’s schooling or private tutors, and most crucially, he needed to marry Yu Qingyi, and the dowry had to be provided.

Actually, compared to other official families, the Yang family’s expenses were already quite modest, at the very least all of the Yang family’s expenditures were necessary with no trace of extravagance.

What about other officials? A single meal could cost several taels of silver, a bottle of wine could run up to more than ten taels, and from time to time, they’d throw parties like tea or flower gatherings in their backyards, where hundreds or even thousands of taels would be splurged.

Interactions between officials, and among their family members, these all required spending vast amounts of silver.

Aside from giving out some festival gifts, Yang Zhenshan hardly had any social interactions with other officials, and the ladies of the Yang family did not participate in those gatherings either.

Since arriving in An Yuan City, some officials’ wives had invited Ms. Wang to gatherings such as plum admirements, art appreciation, or tea tastings, sending her quite a number of invitations.

However, what did Ms. Wang care for such trifles? In her eyes, a plum blossom wasn’t as tasty as a spinach plant, and as for paintings, haha, it would be a wonder if she cared.

So Ms. Wang was quite resistant to these things, fearing that she might embarrass Yang Zhenshan if she attended.

But not attending didn’t seem right either, and Ms. Wang often felt conflicted about it.

Yang Zhenshan also found this very troubling.

Social interactions between officials were indispensable, and among their families too were quite necessary.

Back in Yinghe Castle, Yang Zhenshan did not need to worry about these matters, as there weren’t officials around to mingle with.

But having arrived in An Yuan City, which housed many officials, Yang Zhenshan in principle should have initiated interaction with them. However, because of the smuggling case, he had been avoiding the city’s officials.

Both the Prefect and the Military Equipment Department had extended invitations to him, which he declined.

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