Chapter 162 - 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.