Chapter 242 Don't Harm My Master
Chapter 242 Don't Harm My Master
Last night's banquet was over and the cleaning had been completed. All the servants in the Tan Mansion, whether they were the maids doing laundry, the cooks in the kitchen, or the gardeners, all gathered together.
There were sixty or seventy servants in the Tan family who served the four masters. This was after the Tan mansion had electricity, flush toilets and other facilities, which saved a lot of manpower for rough work. Otherwise, many people would be needed to empty the toilets, light the lights at night, etc.
If we count the sedan bearers, carriage drivers and other servants, there are more than a hundred servants employed by the Tan Mansion. However, these people are not allowed to enter the Tan Mansion and are managed by Fei Bao and others outside, so they are not counted as people of the Tan Mansion.
With the arrival of two new ladies, a large number of maids and servants will inevitably be needed. The housekeeper did a good job in this matter and even conducted a screening in advance, but some people brought their own troubles.
Like Xiaoyu and Abin, no one except Tan Wenjie knew what might happen.
Among the newcomers, the maid who was supposed to pour wine for Tan Wenjie last night was nervous. She was afraid that Tan Wenjie would notice her because she had something to hide. Her palms were slightly sweaty and her head was lowered.
After Tan Wenjie chatted with the housekeeper for a few minutes, he sat aside and drank tea. He just glanced at her at the end. Although he didn't say anything, it made her heart beat faster.
The butler began to call the roll.
"Guizhi, Xiaofeng, you will follow the Third Madam from now on."
"Cui Fen, Jin Hua, from now on you two will follow the Fourth Madam."
"Shanshan, you will follow the master from now on."
The maid who had been keeping her head down suddenly looked up and met Tan Wenjie's gaze, but the other party just smiled at her.
"Since we have come to the Tan Mansion, we are all one family. As long as you work diligently and responsibly here, the Tan Mansion will not treat you unfairly." Tan Wenjie had never thought of promoting equality for all.
There has never been equality in this world. Everything is determined at the time of reincarnation.
The housekeeper also stepped forward at this moment and said, "The master and the lady are magnanimous, but I have to say this in advance. If anyone has ill intentions or does something that is detrimental to the Tan Mansion or the master and the lady, I will not show mercy."
Today I finally met my master.
Following the Madam brought about a leap in status. Not to mention others, Jingjing has been following Bai Rourou, which has made many people jealous in the entire Tan Mansion. The housekeeper is always very polite when he sees her.
For example, Guizhi, Xiaofeng, Cuifen and Jinhua all have brothers and sisters at home. When the Tan family is looking for people to do work in the future, they can use their status to say a few good words.
It's the same when outsiders do things. They definitely want to give some face to the maids. If you help me, I will help you.
After the overall interests are established, they are more afraid of anything happening to the Tan family than anyone else, so they will be more loyal than anyone else. It is impossible to buy them off with a small amount of ordinary money.
As for the slave changing his mind over time and the evil slave bullying his master, that would not happen as long as Tan Wenjie was alive.
After Tan Wenjie and others left, Shanshan heard the whispers of other maids.
"She just arrived and she has become the master's personal maid."
Shanshan is pretty, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was Tan Wenjie who personally appointed her to be his personal maid, so maybe there really is a chance for her to go further.
The crowd dispersed and Shanshan went to her small house to pack up and move to the main courtyard.
Although the architecture of the Tan Mansion still follows some specifications of a large courtyard house, the interior is a combination of Chinese and Western styles. Mr. Tan wanted to live more conveniently and would not sacrifice convenience in pursuit of retro style.
"You have become Master Tan's maid, it's a good opportunity."
A voice sounded beside her ear, and Shanshan looked up at the person who was walking towards her deliberately.
The other party stopped and whispered, "Your elder brother also said that the Tan family has a lot of wealth and they wanted you to marry him. Unfortunately, the Tan family has high standards, so they can only let you come in as a maid. However, as long as we can find the Tan family's treasure house, your elder brother's foreign debts can be repaid. Everything depends on you."
Shanshan said nothing and walked past him with her head down.
We need to think long-term, long-term...
Before she knew it, Shanshan had arrived at the main courtyard with a small bag on her back. Then she saw with her own eyes that Tan Wenjie's body disappeared into the ground in the blink of an eye, and came out from the other side in the blink of an eye.
stunned.
The elder brother, a bandit, wants to extort money from the Tan Mansion, but Mr. Tan seems to be a god. Can a bandit with a knife beat a god? What should I do as I am scouting the place? Waiting online.
It’s really urgent!
……
[After hard practice, you have finally mastered the "Art of Human-Ghost Integration", and your current level is lv2]
[Your understanding of the "human-ghost union technique" has been further improved, and you have successfully comprehended "ghost possession"]
Human-ghost fusion technique lv2, consumes life: 1, consumes mana: 1, consumes stamina: 1; can borrow the ghost's mana and stamina; ghost possession: can use the ghost's life as temporary armor, the ghost will be destroyed after the armor is broken.
In the blink of an eye, it was the "good day" when the master reported to the underworld.
"Second uncle is having a happy funeral."
"Who says it's not true? But there is only one Zhu Hongli left in the Zhu family, and he hasn't married yet."
"Hey, it seems that it's Mr. Tan coming over there."
"Quickly give up!"
The crowd dispersed.
As a highly respected elder, many people came to pay their respects at my second uncle's funeral.
Tan Wenjie got off the carriage, changed into a black suit, and nodded to the guests who greeted him.
The Zhu family is in the paper-making business and has no shortage of paper figures and horses.
Wreaths were lined up on both sides. When I walked in, I saw my second uncle, who was already wearing funeral clothes, greeting the guests under the elegiac couplets.
Tan Wenjie: “…”
If we talk about cool operations, it has to be you, Master.
Seeing his expression, the second uncle said, "After a person dies, they go to the underworld or become wandering ghosts. Besides, ghosts cannot understand their own death and are ignorant. No matter how much they say, I can't hear it. It's better to say anything to me while I'm still alive so that I can still remember it."
They are just afraid that you will remember it.
Tan Wenjie didn't know what to start complaining about, and when he turned around, he saw four ghost messengers wearing black and white robes and watermelon hats.
He held a mourning stick in one hand and a soul-calling banner in the other.
Her cheeks were as pale as paper, but painted with blush, and when she was motionless she looked like a paper figure.
"They are here to pick me up." said my second uncle.
Tan Wenjie nodded slightly as a greeting. The underworld had a regular ghost messenger, but he was not worthy of his respect. Things were different now. The other party was neither the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Ghost nor the Black and White Impermanence. They belonged to the grassroots level. To ordinary people, they were ghosts in charge of life and death, but to a Maoshan disciple like Tan Wenjie, who could at best become a minor official in the underworld after death, it was nothing.
The ghost catcher didn't dare to embarrass him. What if he killed him? What if his boss came to work early to make things difficult for him?
"Actually, I have another idea for inviting them here." Second Uncle said, "I wanted to pass on the job of the head of the Underworld Bank to you."
In the human world, if too much money is printed, there will be inflation. But it is different in the underworld. Bank managers are more like tellers who do exchange rate conversions, but they have a lot of autonomy.
"Master, who are you going to give this job to now?"
"No one will give it to you." Second Uncle shook his head. "When I accepted you as my apprentice, I asked them to come and complete the formalities on the day of my death. I didn't expect that you are gifted and that the job in the underworld is not suitable for you."
Why bother hanging out with ghosts underground if you try hard while you are still young and maybe one day you can ascend to heaven and become an immortal?
For the first time, the four ghost officials showed a look of regret.
Tan Wenjie is very rich. All the ghost messengers who have dealt with him have been well fed. If Tan Wenjie becomes a bank boss, even a little bit of money from his fingers is enough to make a lot of money. "Dachang! Bring some wine and food!"
Second uncle suddenly turned around and said.
"coming!"
Zhu Dachang came over with the dishes, followed by four people.
The so-called dish turned out to be a huge bowl of peeled boiled eggs piled up like a mountain, and the wine came in four large jars. Tan Wenjie's eyes twitched.
Wow, as soon as I opened the lid, a spicy smell came out, at least 70% alcohol in liquor.
The person holding the jar of wine at the back has begun to stagger. He must have secretly tasted it just now.
"We have wine!" The four ghost officials' expressionless faces suddenly became delighted.
The second uncle drove away the others and said to the four ghost messengers, "To thank you for coming to help today, I will treat you to eggs and wine."
"you are too polite."
The four ghost officials sat down at the wine table consciously, stretched out their hands to pick up the eggs and stuffed them into their mouths. Without anyone urging them to drink, they were already holding the wine jar and drinking tons of wine.
"Drink slowly and eat slowly, there is still a lot." Second Uncle said with a smile, as if everything was under control.
There's something wrong with the old man. Does he have any evil intentions?
Tan Wenjie watched silently from the side, looking at the four ghost officials whose heads became as big as buckets after drinking. Their heads were really as big as buckets, and they swelled up like they were blown up. You could hear the sound of water splashing when they shook.
"Can I take another look at the Book of Life and Death?" asked my second uncle.
The ghost messenger stuck out his tongue and shook his head with great effort: "No, you are still breathing, I can't touch you."
Book of life and death?
Play so big!
However, based on Tan Wenjie's understanding of his second uncle, he should not break the rules... Bah, the old man likes to break the rules very much, and he has countless means and methods to deal with the ghost messenger.
"I am going to die today." The second uncle said, "I want to see Zhu Dachang's longevity. He is the only child in our Zhu family."
"At most, I can take a look!" The ghost took out a thin booklet in confusion, "Why are the words on it twisted? I can't see clearly."
The second uncle on the side winked at Tan Wenjie, who nodded and took the initiative to say, "I'll help you."
Holding the thin booklet, Tan Wenjie subconsciously took a deep breath.
This is a book of life and death.
Even someone as powerful as the Monkey King could not escape before his name was checked in the Book of Life and Death.
"Bang!" The last ghost's big head hit the table.
The four ghost officials were all drunk and asleep.
I opened the first page and saw words written in a crooked manner like earthworms crawling. It was really a ghost story.
"This handwriting shows that he must have been a doctor when he was alive."
After complaining, Tan Wenjie flipped through the Book of Life and Death.
There is not much content above, and there is nothing else except the year, month, day of death and the cause of death.
But Tan Wenjie received an extra reminder.
[Magic Weapon: Ghost Book (★)]
[Level: 1 (0/4)]
[Mana Recovery +6%]
[Can capture ghosts: 0/10]
[Ghost messengers all have a copy of this book, which is said to be a copy of the Book of Life and Death in the underworld, which contains all ghosts]
[Set attribute: Ghost (not activated)——Requires at least 2 sets to activate]
"How is it?" asked the second uncle.
"Thank you, Master."
He didn't expect that he would get a magic weapon. Since it was a great gift from his master before his death, he would not be polite.
He stuffed the ghost book into his arms.
The second uncle, who had been calm and composed just now, suddenly looked unhappy.
"What do you want to do, kid!"
"Isn't this for me?"
"I'll show you how long Zhu Dachang lives."
"Do you need to get a drunken police officer for this?"
"Of course, I want to make arrangements for Zhu Dachang's future while I'm still alive, but according to the rules, he can't be seen while he's still alive."
So that's how it is. I thought it was a parting gift from my master.
"You stole the magic weapon from the underworld. Do you want to die? Take it out now!"
Tan Wenjie reluctantly took out the Book of Life and Death: "It shouldn't be a big deal if one book is missing."
It's a copy, not the real thing.
The second uncle thought he was arrogant enough, but he didn't expect that he would see someone as arrogant as Tan Wenjie before he died, who even dared to steal things from the underworld.
Whose disciple is this person? It's really unlucky to be his master.
it's me? That's okay.
"Ajie."
"Master."
"After I die, you must promise me that no matter what you do after you get out, you must never say that you are my apprentice." The second uncle suddenly felt that his way to work in the underworld was not as peaceful as he had imagined.
How could he be so greedy for talent that he accepted such a scourge under his command?
Not an ordinary master.
"Once a teacher, always a father, Master!" Tan Wenjie stuffed the Ghost Book back into his arms.
"Absolutely not! They are all numbered! Take them out quickly."
Your master hasn't even reported to the underworld yet, but he's already been suspected of stealing company property. How is he going to survive in the underworld? How do the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Demons look at me?
Don’t harm your teacher.
(End of this chapter)