my wife is a consul

Chapter 66 High Society
After half a month, the jury was finally formed successfully, but then, Shan Jingfan pointed out that a key witness was not yet in place and needed to be investigated carefully, so the application for a ten-day extension was made.

During this period, Lu Ming and his family moved to No. 23 Hepu Road.

This is a small courtyard of western-style buildings on the edge of the green lake.

The entire small courtyard covers an area of ​​more than ten acres. In Lu Ming's opinion, the three-story building is a bit like the architectural style of the past life combining Chinese and Western styles. It has the brightness of tall doors and windows, and the quaintness of cornices. There are more than a dozen rooms with running water, electric lights and telephones.

At the back of the three-story main building, there is a large flat green lawn, a swimming pool, sun umbrellas and lounge chairs, etc., and a colorful flower garden beside it.

Outside the courtyard wall of the backyard is the lotus pond with rippling blue waves, and it is full of green leaves at a glance.

In the front yard, there is a long and low building on the far left. The first floor and basement are storage rooms, warehouses, etc. The second floor is more like a balcony extending from the main building. A glass pergola for sun and rain is built on the north side On the south side, there are several rooms with shooting holes facing the outside of the wall. It seems that the original design should be the firepower point for counterattack when encountering bandits.

On the far right side of the courtyard, there is also a slightly low annex building, which houses the kitchen, servant's room, nursing home and so on.

Such a residence costs only more than 3 yuan, probably because there are property taxes in all parts of the empire, and housing prices have never been a problem.

The economic trajectory is similar to that of the big western countries that Lu Ming knew in history. 150 years ago, there was a real estate tax, and there was a wave of real estate speculation more than 100 years ago. The frenzy of real estate speculation broke out the first financial crisis in the original sense, and then, the tool of real estate tax was gradually improved in various places.

The historical trajectory of the empire's economy is similar. A hundred years ago, there was also a wave of land prices plummeting due to the speculation in real estate.

Until now, each region has its own real estate tax policy.

Compared with per capita income, house prices are low, car prices are low, and prices of big-ticket commodities are low, but daily consumption is high, which is normal.

For example, for the villa at No. 23 Hepu Road, the property tax has to be paid more than 1000 yuan a year, which is the salary of a white-collar worker in Donghai City for a year.

In other words, if an ordinary white-collar inherits such a house, he can only sell it, otherwise he cannot afford it at all.

Similarly, for an apartment of 7000 yuan, you have to pay about 200 yuan in property taxes a year. If you have a second or third apartment, the tax rate is higher, which makes it unwise to hoard real estate for investment.

Lu Ming walked around, thinking wildly.

In a detached villa, the entire courtyard is surrounded by a green brick courtyard wall that is more than one person high, and on the courtyard wall is a half-person-high spiked iron fence.

The gate of the courtyard is a tall black iron gate, which is tightly closed, and the inside cannot be seen from the outside. There are small iron windows on the iron gate, which can be opened to see the outside situation.

Next to the door opening in the inner room, there is a small iron house, which is the concierge.

Sun Luting lives in this concierge, not only stays far away from the main building, but also doesn't go to the servant's room in the side building, as if there is some scourge that frightens him in the main building.

It was Sun Erniang, Sun Luting's wife, who lived in the servant's room in the annex.

Lu Ming also hired more than a dozen workers according to Liu Laocai and Wen Liangyu's suggestion. After all, the yard is big, there are many rooms, and if there are few people, it will seem empty and unpopular.

However, it was all handled by Sun Erniang. After a short period of contact, Lu Ming found that Sun Erniang was capable of handling things. Now that she has moved into the big house, she handles all kinds of miscellaneous things very well. He vaguely regards her as a housekeeper.

But when Lu Ming actually saw these workers, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

There are 7 workers in total, all of whom have lifetime employment contracts. In fact, they are former slaves. There are 8 black slaves and [-] Tudorano slaves, all of whom are young women.

Among them, there were 6 female black slaves with muscular muscles. Erniang Sun said that they were all members of the training class of the chief guards of an emirate. The emirate had just been destroyed, and they were all trafficked to the East China Sea. Equipped with a box cannon, it is a qualified nursing home.

If there is physical work in the house, let them do it.

Moreover, the black slaves cherish the opportunity to enter a civilized society very much, and are very loyal to their masters. After asking her to train them, they will understand the etiquette, righteousness and shame of the Central Continent people.

Another female black slave can drive a car and can be the driver of other concubines in the house.

There are 8 Tudora maids, four of them are graceful and good at singing and dancing, one is the maid of Mrs. Zhen, one is the maid of Mrs. Pan, and the other is the young master.

These are Sun Erniang's original words, and Lu Ming didn't bother to correct anything. Indeed, if you don't talk about Hanzhu, you can talk about Pan Mila, who brought Bisi and moved here. In the eyes of the maids, it is naturally the concubine's or lover's. relation.

Of the other four Tudorah girls, one is good at playing with flowers and plants, so she is assigned as a gardener; the other three are in the kitchen, and one of them has some cooking skills.

Sun Erniang also mentioned that these daughters spent a total of 9000 yuan, which was put on the account of the owner.

Lu Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a while, but since he was in a lot of debts now, more or less, that's all.

It seems that the upper class is like this. Not to mention the old nobles and traditional families, if you are new, it is difficult to get in if you are not in debt.

……

There are more than 20 rooms in the main building. Lu Ming turned around. Entering the first floor is an incomparably luxurious living room with an area of ​​more than 200 square meters. floor and third floor.

The rooms next to the corridors on both sides of the first floor are the servants' rooms and washrooms for the servants.

The second and third floors are the activities of the owners of the mansion. The second floor is mainly a study room, a private reception room, a tea room, a chess and card room, etc., and the east and west sides have their own cloakrooms and washrooms. Luxurious bedroom; the bedrooms in the master room and the wife's room on the third floor are more luxurious. There are also several luxurious bedrooms, a temporary lounge for the maid, a lounge with a view of the green lake, and so on.

Lu Ming asked Bisi to choose a room first, whether to live in the children's room on the second floor or the children's room on the third floor. Bisi was timid and afraid of being born, and thought she was frightened by the luxury of the mansion. I have never seen such a battle before, I think carefully, and know that this is not a matter of course, renting with my mother in Jing'an Lane, and being tired of being with my uncle are two different things.

In the end, Lu Ming made the decision and chose the children's room on the third floor for her. Naturally, Pamela lived in the luxurious bedroom next to the children's room.

When Pan Mila was visiting each room, Bi Mou had mixed emotions. She wanted to come, thought of her past life, or was still hesitating whether she should really move here.

In particular, Sun Erniang called her "Concubine" respectfully by the side, and brought Tidhara, who was dedicated to serving Pamela's mother and daughter, to see the master, Pamela, and her eyes were even more dazed.

Hanzhu probably got up early in the morning, afraid that the master forgot something, she was too tired after working for a long time, Lu Ming advised her to go back to the room to rest for a while, she was obedient and obedient, but after a while, she came out again, curious She turned eastward and westward, apparently turning into Bizhu, so Lu Ming didn't bother to talk to her, and she could do whatever she liked.

Standing in front of the large floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the curtains raised on both sides are very ancient. Outside, you can see the green lake scenery with lotus leaves.

"I live here, okay?"

Lu Ming heard Pan Mila's footsteps and walked to his side, but he didn't look back, but he didn't want to, would she ask such a sentence?
Turning his head, Lu Ming looked at Pamela in surprise.

The heart says your self-confidence, your own way of doing things, your daring to love and hate, where have they all gone?
At this moment, this Western beauty has hesitation and hesitation in her green eyes. She is wearing a rose-red tutu skirt with snow-white fragrant shoulders and jade back, and her jade feet are stepping on red high-heeled shoes with slender heels. , a little confused at the moment, not as confident as in the past.

"I'm in Room 408 of the Wendebao Club. Don't you all move in and want to occupy the magpie's nest? Why, you dare not live here?" Lu Ming smiled slightly.

"That's different..." Pamela shook her head lightly, looking at the blue lake in the distance, "I, I have a hunch that soon, you will stand in a higher position, 20 years, ten years, no, maybe In a shorter time, at that time, it may be difficult to see your back again..."

Lu Ming smiled: "No matter what, I'm still me? I'm still Bisi's favorite uncle and the boss who trusts you the most!"

"Again, I'm not the one you trust the most!" Pamela's pretty face was full of helplessness.

Lu Ming just laughed.

Pamela sighed softly again, "I was thinking, what am I in your eyes? I may still be worth a bit in your eyes now, but what about in the future? If I bring Biss here like this, what will I do?" What is it called? You are not interested in me now, let alone in the future, I don't want to become a joke in the future, I have already been a joke once, and I swore that I will never repeat the same mistakes in my life!"

Lu Ming, who had a hippie smile on his face, was startled for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he stretched out his hand and gently pulled her slender white hand.

Pan Mila trembled and looked over suddenly, her green eyes were full of surprise.

Sighing softly, Lu Ming said: "I really didn't expect that I am so charming. Could it be that in this life, I really can't find a wife who will be devoted to her forever? Is it really necessary to force yourself to marry ten or eight women? Concubine, raise more than a dozen lovers outside? Now, no girls will be sad for me? Sigh..."

Originally Lu Ming gently pulled her hand, Pan Mila was slightly closing her blue eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, as if throbbing with tenderness, and a little uncomfortable, but she was still gently sideways with her beautiful golden hair. In the past, she slowly leaned on Lu Ming's shoulder, but when she heard Lu Ming's words, she was stunned, her green eyes opened suddenly, she shook off Lu Ming's hand forcefully, and stared at Lu Ming angrily, "You, you bastard! "She has never uttered bad words a few times in her life, but this time she was really pissed off.

Seeing Lu Ming's expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, Pan Mila was stunned for a moment, and bit her red lips, "Every day there is no truth!"

Lu Ming cut his teeth: "You are not always duplicity, do you really want to be my lover? Why, we Zhongzhou people will repay your kindness, and I promise you that you have learned it?" Looking at Pamela, he stretched out his hand to go Squeezing her pretty face with a frivolous expression, "Beauty, you are so pretty when you are angry!"

Pan Mila was about to push him away angrily, but suddenly, Bi Mou blinked, smiled slightly, gently held Lu Ming's finger, and kissed it with her red lips.

Lu Ming was startled, and hurriedly withdrew his hand.

Pamela laughed coquettishly, puffed out her chest proudly, turned around and walked out, and when she reached the door, she stopped suddenly, turned around and chuckled, "I've decided to bring Bisi here, boss, your little girl That's all the guts of a mouse!" The slender, white little finger stretched out to compare, turned around, and left.

Looking at her beautiful figure, Lu Ming smiled. Pamela must be a very contradictory person. She is very proud, but deep down in her heart, she must also feel a little inferior, and herself gradually made her feel unconfident.

I still like the confident and proud Western beauty, so I made jokes to tease her.

Speaking of which, ever since I was "kissed" by her that day, I always felt a little embarrassed to meet her. Today, it was the first time I brought up the old matter, and that scene can be regarded as exposed.

"Sir, your phone number!" At the door, a woman wearing a long red dress appeared. Her dress was like a long red cloth wrapped around her body in layers. Traditional costumes make women's bodies particularly graceful, called "Shaluo". Tudoras women have high noses and deep eyes, but their hair and eyes are mostly black, with slightly curly hair and darker skin. They are a bit like my previous life in the southwest The women of that very populous country.

The Tidhara slaves who served them did not bother to name them, so they simply used numbers, such as Luo Yi, Luo Er, Luo San, Luo Si and so on.

Among them, Luo Yi and Luo Er are responsible for serving him, and the one who came to inform him that he has a phone call is Luo Yi.

It seems that at the age of seventeen or eighteen, she is still very beautiful. Sun Erniang even said that the price of these dozens of slaves is high because they are all virgins, including those black slaves, and they are all good-looking in their own ethnic group. Not bad, and they all taught simple Zhongzhou dialect, so the price is like this.

But compared with the old society, the actual price is not high. After all, the current market is small and there are only so few customers. It is impossible for ordinary people to get in touch with this circle, even if they have money, they cannot buy it.

Thinking about Sun Erniang's traditional thinking, Lu Ming shook his head and went to answer the phone.

But he didn't want to, the call was from Councilman Meng Dezhu, it was mysterious, and he wanted to introduce someone for himself, a real big shot.

The "big shot" in his mouth is really a big shot, and Lu Ming's curiosity was immediately aroused.

　Thank you Zhuzhu for being a big beauty for rewarding the leader!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)