The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 379: Bargaining

Yun Jiao said in a deep voice, "After all, grandfather and grandmother are still here, I think she should stay at her maternal home."

Seeing that the two aunts were about to speak out in opposition, she quickly added, "Of course, her living expenses will be covered by me."

The two aunts quickly turned into a contemplative expression.

Yun Jiao then asked, "Uncle, there are over twenty acres of land at home now, you must earn a good amount of silver every year, right?"

Uncle hurriedly shook his head, "Not at all, after paying the government’s taxes and the family’s consumption, at most we are left with three or four taels of silver a year."

Yun Jiao then smiled, "Then I’ll provide five taels of silver a year as her living expenses, what does Uncle think?"

She had learned a lesson from Zhao Lizheng last time, that you shouldn’t show your bottom line too early, otherwise it will only make people push further.

Uncle’s eyes lit up, five taels of silver was not a small amount. Even if you ate a pound of meat a day, it would last more than a year.

He was just about to agree when one aunt lightly coughed, making Uncle fall silent.

Aunt glanced at the silk clothes Li was wearing and said slowly and deliberately, "Yun Jiao, you don’t know, this year’s harvest wasn’t good, the family is having a tough time, five taels of silver might be difficult to support one person."

The second aunt chimed in, "Besides, your mother doesn’t know how to work."

"The last time she burned the kitchen, it cost the family two taels of silver to have it repaired, who knows what else might happen in the future?"

Yun Jiao nodded, sincerely saying, "I didn’t think it through, what do the two aunts think is suitable for yearly living expenses?"

The second aunt quickly spoke, "At least ten taels of silver, right?"

Aunt glared at the second aunt, "How can ten taels be enough? It should be at least—twenty taels?"

Saying this number, Aunt hesitated for a moment, wondering if she had asked too much.

Logic dictated that Li’s yearly meal cost should be around two taels.

But thinking of the silk clothes Li wore and the golden bracelet on Yun Jiao’s wrist, Aunt felt she wasn’t asking too much.

Yun Jiao lowered her eyes, thinking this aunt was too ruthless, pushing right to her bottom line.

She showed a troubled expression, "Aunt, twenty taels of silver, it’s not that I can’t afford it, but, in any case, she can’t possibly spend twenty taels of silver a year."

Aunt hurriedly said, "Oh, Yun Jiao, look at your mother, dressed in silk, surely the food can’t be inferior, can it? That chicken, duck, fish, and meat are dreadfully expensive."

"Twenty taels isn’t really much."

Yun Jiao remained silent for a long moment, making both aunts quite anxious, before she slowly nodded.

"Then twenty taels it is, but making clothes with the changing seasons will also be included."

The two aunts were simply ecstatic at this moment, twenty taels a year meant ten taels each for the family.

Ten taels!

This wasn’t a small sum, and as long as Li was here, they could earn this money every year.

The two aunts became enthusiastic, Aunt said, "Yun Jiao, you haven’t eaten yet, have you? How about I make you some egg noodles?"

Yun Jiao shook her head, "I’ve already eaten."

"However, I must remind Uncle and Aunt of one thing, be mindful, I’m worried that······"

The second aunt quickly said, "Rest assured, your mother will eat well, dress well here, we won’t make her work, nor will we let her run around carelessly."

Yun Jiao smiled, "Then I’m relieved."