Rimbaud's girl

She crawled away from him, "Go away! You should go, you can't stay in my room all the time." It's not too polite for her to live in her fiancé's house, but fortunately they are engaged, so it doesn't matter if they are so-so Calculate too much.But it would certainly be inappropriate for him to sneak into her room.

He rushed over and grabbed her back, "Don't go! I don't want to go yet!"

"What time do you check? It's almost midnight, I want to sleep. You can go, you can come tomorrow night, and we can talk more like this. Do you like chatting like this?"

"I like it very much. We should talk about this before we get married. Oh, and, after you pick out the house, you should start to decorate the house. My father gave me a sum of money, and I will give you the money in a few days. The expenses are spent in this money, you have to calculate the expenses carefully. I believe that your aesthetics will definitely decorate our home very pleasantly."

"Then we have to discuss it in a few days." This is a difficult task!She's going to have to come and check on the house every now and then, and she might actually have to stay in London. "But I still want to decorate the mansion in Paris before I get married. I can't run around, I'm too tired."

"We'll discuss this in a few days. Well, you go to bed early. Remember my love, Mydarling." He let her lie down, covered her with a quilt, and pressed a goodnight kiss on her forehead.

She was lying on the bed, the room was dark, and Gabriel blew out the candles before leaving.

Most of the people around her are happy with this marriage and think it is very good and suitable.Mrs. Rimbaud, as her biological mother, needless to say, definitely agrees. They are engaged, and Mrs. Rimbaud feels that this matter is certain and she has to run away. What worries the Oran family all day is whether the dowry will be accepted. Too little; Flaubert had a good impression of Gabriel as a mild-mannered, well-educated man who was less self-righteous and self-important than most young men of our day.

Caroline believes that Gabriel's character is very divided, and her gentle husband will try to avoid violent conflicts in married life.Caroline talked about some things after marriage and what a wife will do, which is very necessary. Among the women she knows, only Caroline has the experience of living in a wealthy family. Mrs. Rimbaud's family experience is not applicable .

After getting married, she has to take on the responsibility of a wife and take good care of her husband and family. Although she doesn’t have to do housework, she just needs to tell the housekeeper what she is going to do, and the housekeeper will naturally assign things to the servants. She needs to worry about the actual She only has a salary; taking care of her husband is her main task. She wants to make her husband live comfortably at home and not worry about anything, so that he will not always go out; receiving guests is also a test of a housewife’s ability to handle affairs. But according to Mrs. Oran's practice, she will be taught in advance.

Caroline said that Mrs. Oran was a typical aristocratic woman who had received a good education, was kind and gentle, and that's why Gabriel developed her current temperament.She thinks it's right, since aristocratic girls don't have to worry about making a living, as long as their upbringing is not crooked, many of them will be raised as hothouse florets, and those who have no dissatisfaction with life will not speak in a harsh tone.That's good, it means she won't be made things difficult by the wicked mother-in-law.

Have a good mood!

As for what Caroline said, it’s okay to take good care of her husband after marriage. “Take care” must be mutual. How can there be good things that only enjoy without giving?Just treat it as a job, she must be able to adapt well and take good care of Gabriel.

What else?Well, let's talk about it later.

She fell asleep quickly.

Gabriel offered her £5000 a few days later.

According to Vincent's previous annual salary of 90 pounds, 5000 pounds is the 50-year salary of an ordinary clerk, and this money is only for them to decorate their new homes.

"My father said that after I get married, I can have an annuity of 1500 pounds. If we rent out the villa in the country, we can add 200 pounds to the rent a year."

"The 1500 pounds also includes the salary of the servants at home? There is also the salary of the housekeeper. Is 1500 pounds enough?"

"It should be enough," Gabriel hesitated, "Maybe we should do the math carefully."

Vitaly took out the manuscript paper, pen, and ink bottle from the drawer, folded a piece of manuscript paper vertically, and wrote: income and expenditure respectively.

Annual income: £1500;

Annual expenditure: servant's salary, a personal maid, 30 pounds; two housemaids, 20 pounds each, a total of 40 pounds; a cook, 30 pounds; a kitchen helper plus chores, 15 pounds; a personal servant , £35; two footmen, £25 each, £50 in total;

A butler, £50; a groom, £28;

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Gabriel reminded, "You also need to count the expenses of two laundry ladies, each of whom is 1 pound a month."

She added the washerwomen's expenses: two washerwomen, £12 each, for a total of £24.The washerwoman doesn't have to stay all day, she can go home as long as she finishes her work, but in fact, a family of two and a lot of servants live in a three-story mansion, it is definitely not enough to just wash the master's clothes, bed sheets, curtains and tablecloths. Wait but whatever-->>

The fabrics that need to be cleaned are all within the scope of work. Fortunately, even the bed sheets are not washed every day, so their salary is not high.

She felt that the salary of the laundress was really low, and she knew from the salary scale that the annual salary of the male servant was at least 20% higher.But considering the menservants have to do heavy physical work (carrying luggage and the like) when they go out, it's barely fair.In this day and age, it is not fun to let a maid carry a large suitcase to do heavy physical work, even if the maid may be very strong.

Then there is clothing expenditure: Gabriel’s fixed clothing expenditure is 200 pounds throughout the year, which does not fluctuate much; his clothing expenditure for Vitaly is 300 pounds;

"Do I need so much money to buy clothes?" She wondered. £300 is 7500 francs, which is definitely a lot of money.

"This also includes the cost of jewelry. I have seen your jewelry box. There are not many jewelry. Even if you count the jewelry that your mother gave you, your jewelry is pitiful. You can buy some jewelry that suits you. , you have to know, if I take you out as a guest, but you don't have the right jewelry, others will definitely suspect that I don't love you at all."

"So your love for me is judged by the value of jewelry?"

He laughed, "Of course. In the eyes of others, your value is reflected in jewelry. The more your husband loves you, the bigger and more expensive your jewelry will be."

"Like Empress Eugenie?"

"Like Empress Eugenie."

Then there are three meals a year: flour, sugar, butter, cheese, red meat, fish, eggs, wine, according to what Mrs. Oran said before the Oran family’s food expenses, reduced by 1/3, converted to 150 £, which does not include the cost of bulk purchases of alcohol, nor the cost of their meals out;

Other miscellaneous expenses: £50 for lighting and heating including candles, kerosene, coal and charcoal; £10 for water; £30 to £50 for bedding replacement; £30 to £50 for house repairs.

The total annual fixed fee is between £1100 and £1150, with a fluctuation of no more than £100.

An annuity of 1500 pounds is only enough for two masters and 12 servants, which is really not much.If you have several banquets, you will definitely overspend.

"Do we really need so many servants?"

"Need, no less. I need at least three servants in Oxford."

This is really the trouble of the rich!

But the advantage of the feudal family system is that it is the husband's responsibility to support the family, and the money she earns can be used as private house money, which can be used for additional purchases and investment, and will be left to the children in the future.

"Don't you have any savings?"

"A little, but not much. I lent Charles 1000 pounds."

She was surprised, "Don't Charles's family have any money?"

"There is money, but his annuity is not high."

"Is this money irrecoverable?"

"Probably after he inherits the estate."

"Forget it, this money is not included in your property. Will your deposit be handed over to me?"

"It will be given to you after marriage."

"The villa in Hampshire can be rented out first, and it can be rented out now, and you can charge an extra year's rent. This matter will be left to you. Wait until we come back from our honeymoon to see if we need to take it back Live by yourself.” We need to save money and increase income, otherwise it’s really not enough.

"Okay." He moved a chair and sat beside her, wrapped his arms around her waist, and said intimately, "You are such a capable little wife."

"You sons of noble families!" She drew a stroke on his face with a pen.

"Oops! It hurts!"

"I'll wipe it for you." She took out a handkerchief and wiped off the ink on his face.

He smiled and kissed her on the face, "Don't worry about not having enough money, my father will secretly give me some money. If I am willing to ask my grandfather, he will give me money too."

"Do you have a good relationship with the count?"

"It's not good, but I should be regarded as his third heir now. He treats me better than his father."

"Huh? I don't understand this. If you look at the inheritance order, Douglas Jr. and Albert Jr. have been disinherited. The Earl hates Thomas, but you are only the fourth heir." The current order of succession should be the eldest son Douglas, Douglas's son Philip, second son Albert, Albert's son Gabriel.

"No, my father lost his right of inheritance a long time ago. I don't quite understand what happened to my grandfather. My father doesn't care much about inheriting the family property, but he hopes that I will have the opportunity to inherit the Boldwood family's property and title in the future."

"Isn't there Philip?"

"You also have to consider whether Philip will marry in the future and whether he will have a son."

She laughed and nodded, "So this is all 'future tense'."