After Binding with the Maternal System, I Became a Slacker. – Chapter 486

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第486章 活不起了
日日无事,事复日日,忙忙亦茫茫。

苏云亭走后,苏云烟和苏玄明就陷入了忙碌之中。

翰林院的日子是极其枯燥的,苏玄明和蒋光海刚入职,自然接不到什么重要的活计。

他俩被派在一个老翰林身边,负责誊录修缮古书。

老翰林年近古稀,老眼昏花,即将致仕,便把那些杂活都交给了苏玄明和蒋光海。

因天气越发炎热,老翰林便时不时的叫些闲汉,去百味饭店买些荔枝饮。

“玄明,光海,你们先歇歇,坐下来共饮。”老翰林招呼着两人。

苏玄明和蒋光海早已热出满头大汗,自然从善如流。

休息空档,老翰林有一嘴没一嘴的小声抱怨:“这几日,京都物价飞涨,不光是粮价,街旁的小摊小贩,也都涨价了。再这样涨下去去,如何活得起?”

老翰林现在是侍讲,官职正六品。

正常而言,官员在退休后,职级会默认往上提半级,侍讲再往上半级则是侍讲学士,官职从五品。

只要达到了从五品以上,即便致仕,依旧能拿到一半的俸禄。

老翰林原以为靠着这一半的俸禄,保证自己的老年生活富足无忧,可是照京都的这个物价涨速来看,怕是够呛能在京都待下去。

恰好出门拜差回来的几个五经博士,也在讨论今年的福利:“这两个月的薪碳和粮油还未发下来,上官可说过何时会发?再不发下来,家里就要没米吃了。”

在大周朝当文官,待遇算是挺不错的,除了正常的俸禄,还有职禄,厨料,公用钱等等。

翰林院是个清水衙门,没什么外捞,但朝廷每个月都会发米发油,发炭火,这些加起来,一个官员足以养活一家七口人。

老翰林瞥了两人一眼,这两人都是外地入京的,家境一般,负担比较大:“李学士前日去户部问过了,户部现在乱作一团,天天吵架。”

“吵什么?”

“圣上要修观星楼,又不肯自己出钱,要从国库里出。佟太师和户部尚书不同意。两方在这扯皮呢,圣上一怒之下,但凡是户部尚书交过去的文书,一律打回。”

五经博士傻眼:“这如何使得?!再说了,发放俸禄的事,只需要户部尚书拍板就行,无需递到圣上面前啊!”

老翰林揉揉眼睛,心里沉甸甸的,真不知道自己能不能顺利退休:“今日我听大人说了一嘴,御史弹劾户部尚书中饱私囊,圣上让他停职待审。”

这……

苏玄明眉头皱起来,京都官场的气氛就好似这大热天,十分焦灼。

比官场更焦灼的,则是整个京都。

不知道是夏天太热,让众人心头多了些心烦意乱,还是因为为三餐奔忙太过辛劳,每个人心里都好像窝着一团火,随随便便一个小火星子就能引发一场冲突。

苏云烟在从侯府去百味饭店这一路上,就已经看见了三波打架的。

起因都不是什么大事,只是卖东西的少称了,东西不如以往好了,甚至连饮料里放的冰块少了,都能引起一次口角。

小黑紧紧护在苏云烟的身旁:“小姐,咱们下次出门还是多带些人吧。”

瞧他们一个个打的头破血流,好像对面是什么生死仇敌一般。

小黑生怕波及到苏云烟,就像老母鸡护着小鸡仔似的,把苏语烟紧紧护在身后。

好不容易,两人才走到百味饭店。

管事见到苏云烟,就好像见到救星一样,苦着脸道:“东家,咱们那些供货商全都要涨价呢。”

“涨多少?”

“翻一番!”

嘶嘶!

小黑直抽冷气,脱口而出:“他们这不是狮子大张口吗?咱们换一批!”

管事摇摇头:“他们出价很公道了,比市价要低了两成。东家,咱们要不要把菜价也上调?”

因为百味饭店结款快,每天的用货量又大,所以很多商人宁可利润低一些,也喜欢和百味饭店合作。

苏云烟垂眸沉思片刻,最终决定维持原价不变:“我们百味饭店在京都走的是高端路线,利润本来就高,纵使成本翻了一番,我们也是挣钱的。”

对于菜肴的价格,老百姓们总是比富人贵族更加敏感。

百味饭店虽然主要面向的是达官贵族,但还是会有很多老百姓一年一次或者半年一次,来百味饭店体验一下。

百味饭店的价格提高了,富人们无所谓,但老百姓们就难受了。

“兴,百姓苦,亡,百姓苦。如果百味饭店能给他们带来短暂的快乐,我又怎么忍心去剥夺呢?”

听完苏云烟这番话,管事深深地朝她鞠了一礼。

在整个京都,涨价的才是主流,维持原价的则是凤毛麟角。

哪怕清廉如李阁老,他家的粮油铺子也翻了一番!
苏云烟处理完百味饭店的事以后,又马不停蹄地跑去商业街的杂货店。

在各种物资物价飞速上涨的时候,云州杂货铺子倒显得有些物美价廉。

原本有些人家还觉得铺子里卖的羊肉干,牛肉干有些贵,但现在一比较,价格就很良心了。

苏云烟来到铺子的时候,铺子里人挤人。

顾客们像不要钱似的抢购东西。

“多买一些!昨日五文钱还能买一个肉包,今天却是只能买两个素包!明日说不定只能买一个素包子!”

“这朝廷和相公们怎么都不管管?我家租户,煮粥都没敢多放粟米!可怜他家三个娃娃,饿得嗷嗷哭。”

“怎么管?!我亲戚家是开粮油铺子的,他说江南的粮食运不进来,这粮价还有得涨呢!他说再卖一两日,就不再往外卖了,要留着自家吃。”

“为何会运不进来?”

“来往两地的大船全都运江南奇石去了,没有船运粮。”

“官家不是说要修观星楼吗?怎么还要石头?”

“是要修观星楼,但又没说不修园林!官家没说停,底下的人哪敢停?”

顾客们骂骂咧咧,若是遇上灾年粮食匮乏也就罢了,这不是纯纯的人祸吗?

可是就算他们再气愤,也无能为力,谁让人家是整个天下的主人呢?

After Binding with the Maternal System, I Became a Slacker.

After Binding with the Maternal System, I Became a Slacker.

绑定慈母系统后,我摆烂了
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After Gu Nanxi died from overwork, she bound a kind mother system and entered a book to become the matriarch of a noble family. The entire household was filled with villains, and ultimately, they all faced execution. Whether dead early or late, death was inevitable; it was better to lie flat and wait for it. The indecisive eldest son was a lovesick fool who ultimately squandered their family fortune for a merchant girl and even lost his life. After Gu Nanxi arrived, he no longer hesitated or chased after the merchant girl; instead, he carried "Five Years of Spring Imperial Examination, Three Years of Simulations" and followed Gu Nanxi daily, saying, "Mother, the teacher wants the parents to sign the papers; hurry and sign!" The sickly second son wanted to venture into the world, but in the end, he was framed by bandits, which implicated the whole family. Gu Nanxi had him lie down in the sun while reading martial arts novels, saying, "You might as well wander the fields; you might just save a disaster victim and become a master!" The second son’s eyes lit up: "Mother makes a good point!" The youngest daughter, who dreamed of becoming an empress, tirelessly provoked trouble for the favored concubine, only to end up in the cold palace. Gu Nanxi tossed her the housekeeper's keys and "The Thirty-Six Stratagems," saying, "If you can't even sweep your own room, how can you rule the world?" The kind mother system was in distress: "Is this how you're supposed to use the secret manuals I gave you? Is there such a thing as a kind mother?" Gu Nanxi could lie down for twenty hours a day, with the remaining four hours used for eating: "If you're capable, you go handle it." Gu Nanxi's nonchalant attitude turned the entire noble house upside down. Unexpectedly, the eldest son became the youngest premier, the second son was a general guarding the borders, and the youngest daughter became a renowned virtuous empress. Novel keywords: After binding the kind mother system, I slacked off, no pop-ups, download the complete text of "After Binding the Kind Mother System, I Slacked Off," read the latest chapters of "After Binding the Kind Mother System, I Slacked Off."

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