$24, which was definitely a huge sum of money for a child in 1872, even for a family, was very meaningful.

In 1883, the Ilyino State Bureau of Labor Statistics conducted a statistics. A man worked for 30 weeks in 1883 and earned $250. He and his wife and five children lived in a double-suite apartment with a monthly rent of $6. This year, the family spent a total of $80 on food. Their family’s recipes included bread, coffee, and bacon.

Look, in 1883, the family spent only a year in total 80 US dollars. The US dollar in 1872 was definitely more valuable than the US dollar in 1883. Li Mu's pocket money for a child was 24 US dollars per month, and this treatment was indeed very generous.

Moreover, Li Mu's pocket money was not calculated after he landed in the United States, but it had already started from the day he boarded the ship, so there was now a $24 paid to Li Mu by Chen Liqiu in advance, which was considered a deposit.

After getting the pocket money, Li Mu is ready to continue to replace this "living child".

Let’s talk about Li Mu. In the 21st century, he was an ordinary person who could not be more ordinary. He had never carved "early" on his desk since he was a child, nor had he made a great wish of "studying for the rise of China". When others were in school, Li Mu went to school, and when others were in work, Li Mu worked. Li Mu had no great ambition to save the country and the people, nor did he be eager to be righteous in the world. Li Mu was a somewhat selfish ordinary person who just wanted to live his own life. Although he would not make any earth-shaking contributions to the country, he would not cause trouble for the country. In fact, this is the living conditions of ordinary people in the Republic in the 21st century.

Throwing such a person until the mid-to-late 19th century, although Li Mu's compatriots still lived under the rule of the feudal class, Li Mu would not immediately have the idea of ​​overthrowing the Qing government and establishing a republic. That was what great people should do and had nothing to do with Li Mu. Li Mu just wanted to live a life of food and drink without worries, and just spend this life peacefully.

Of course, if there are revolutionary parties who are determined to overthrow the Qing government in a few decades to come to Li Mu to raise funds, Li Mu would also generously donate help, but don’t expect Li Mu to take the initiative to live and die for the country and the people. That is not the character of a programmer. Programmers are very fond of themselves and like to be keyboard warriors behind the screen.

It’s a pity that in this turbulent era, will the development of things satisfy Li Mu? Li Mu doesn’t know yet, but he is worried that the future will be useless and still live in the present.

What is the best way to eat and wait for death?

Of course, he was an apartment house. What Li Mu envied most in his previous life was the demolition households in urban villages. He played mahjong and drank wine every day when he was idle. At the end of the month, he collected rent from house to house. His life was so free. Li Mu's greatest ambition at the moment was to be an apartment house.

Considering that Li Mu is a "time traveler" who is definitely more awesome than a "demolition household", Li Mu wants to be the largest apartment in the world in this era.

This is not a high requirement.

After returning to the room, Li Mu did not light the candle on the table and lay on the bed thinking about his own thoughts.

It is also a technical job to be an apartment. If the location of the house is not good, no one will live in it even if it is given away for free, so choosing a location is very important. Where is the richest place in the United States? It is undoubtedly New York, so where is the most valuable place in New York? It is undoubtedly the Manhattan Peninsula.

Well, Li Mu has now confirmed his ideal. Li Mu wants to buy the Manhattan Peninsula and then build the Empire State Building. He will definitely have no worries about food and clothing in the second half of his life.

Just as Li Mu was about to fall asleep in a daze, someone suddenly knocked on Li Mu's door gently.

It’s already this time, who will come to find Li Mu?

Could it be that Old Man Chen feels that he has suffered a loss and wants to get the money back?

Li Mu decided that if he opened the door and saw that it was Old Man Chen at the door, Li Mu would throw the money into Old Man Chen's face, and then he would run away after getting off the boat and give Old Man Chen a good look.

The Qing government selected "Keep Children" to the United States, which was a big deal for both the Qing and the United States. When Li Mu and others arrived in San Francisco, there would definitely be reporters waiting at the San Francisco Pier. If this incident happened at that time, the court would lose its dignity, then Old Man Chen, a third-rank official, would have done the end.

As a result, it was not Old Man Chen at the door, but the fat man in brocade robe who was nowhere to beside the restaurant.

The fat man said, he was really arrogant: "You can go to the restaurant for dinner today. Are you in good health? If it is done, then let this room be out. I want to live here-"

Wow, this is really a young master. Although the first half of the sentence is a question, the tone does not mean any doubt. It is so natural and natural that the earth revolves around this master.

"Not good." Of course Li Mu would not give up his single room, which is one of the benefits of the wounded.

Li Mu already knew from Mike that except for Li Mu, the other children on the boat were all four people in a room. Li Mu was also benefiting from the wounded to enjoy single-room treatment. This is the main reason why Li Mu asked to repack his head.

Li Mu didn't want to move to the narrow cabin of four people in a room to sleep with other children. God knows whether those children will wet the bed at night.

"Whether it's good or not, this room has to be settled. Tell me, how much do you want?" The fat man in brocade robe is not polite and is ready to solve the problem in the simplest and most rude way.

This - if the fat pigs that came to the door were not slaughtered, it would definitely affect the enthusiasm of the men to vote!

So Li Mu smiled disdainfully: "Tsk - how much can you afford -"

What do children cannot stand the most?

If it’s someone else, they will treat it as a child!

So the little fat man immediately took the bait: "Can you afford it? The price you paid is scary to you. Is it enough for ten taels?"

Wow, it’s so rich!

Chen Liqiu, a third-rank official, has a real annual salary of only 130 taels per year. Now the voyage is nearly half, and he will arrive in the United States in at most two weeks. He can live in a single room with ten taels of silver for half a month. The number one in Tianzi is not that expensive.

Who is Li Mu?

Li Mu has seen a lot of things like fighting wealth. Although there is no coral at hand to fall, he can also take out the US dollar: "Come on, I'll give you ten dollars to play. Be good, don't make a fuss--"

I really deserve a beating in this tone. The key is that the dollar is still taken out. This makes the fat man who just kept his money on his lips and gets off the stage.

The little fat man touched his body for a long time but couldn't find the money. This family from a wealthy family did not have the habit of carrying money with him. But seeing the increasingly sarcastic look in Li Mu's eyes, the little fat man ruthlessly pulled down the ring on his thumb: "Will you change this for you?"

Change! Of course change!

Li Mu didn't say anything, and took the ring from the little fat man's hand and left with his finger.
Chapter completed!