I become a god in another world

Chapter 269 Asking for Salary
Chapter 269

Time passed day by day, and soon it was mid-November.

During this month, the money in Zhao Fusheng's private treasury was spent like water, and the effect was amazing.

Some of the wing rooms of the Wan'an County Demon-Suppression Bureau that were damaged by the resurrection of evil spirits were completely demolished, the damaged walls were repaired, and the shops in Baoding Lane were also demolished one by one, and the foundations were dug up, and they were just waiting for Zheng He to buy the wood before they could start construction.

In addition, over the past month, several main roads centered on the Demon Suppression Division, leading to the city gate, the south of the city, the riverside, and the county government office have almost been re-paved.

……

In mid-November, Huang Si, the steward of the Xu Mansion, came personally to deliver invitations, inviting everyone from the Demon Suppression Division, led by Zhao Fusheng, to attend the opening ceremony of the Xu Mansion three days later.

Along with Huang Si came two large boxes of silver, silk, food and other gifts.

Zhang Chuanshi stood beside Zhao Fusheng, looking at the things that filled the entire hall of the Demon Suppression Division, and couldn't help but say:
"It looks like your Excellency is going to get rich."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Bisi and others nodded.

Wu Shaochun, who had just returned from Changtiao Town, said:

"Xu Yachen seems to take the promise of the adults to put a ghost seal on his door very seriously. These two boxes of silver are at least three thousand taels."

The lid of the box was opened, and the silver was placed in front of everyone, so dazzling that several servants in the distance looked on secretly from time to time.

Pang Qing also smiled and said:

"I heard that Xu Yachen moved and invited a lot of people."

Apart from the two groups of people from the Demon Suppression Division and the county government headed by Magistrate Pang, almost all the other prominent figures in the county received his invitation.

"Yu Weide and others are also going, and the scene will surely be spectacular." Fan Bisi also said:

"When these people see the Xu family being branded, they will definitely beg you to put a ghost seal on their doors."

Ghost seals are rare.

In the Demon Suppression Division of the Han Dynasty, not every ghost rider could cast the ghost seal.

Many ghost riders who control evil ghosts of disaster level or above can cast ghost seals, but the higher the level of the ghost they control, the more likely it is that the evil ghost cannot be completely controlled.

The door gods controlled by Zhao Fusheng have reached a catastrophic level. The most important thing is that the door gods are under her "absolute" control.

Several months had passed since the ghost disaster in Bao County. Fan Bisi and others even often forgot the "common sense" that ghost riders would die from the resurrection of evil spirits due to excessive use of their power.

In this way, Zhao Fusheng's ghost seal is particularly precious.

There just wasn’t anyone taking the lead before.

Now that there is a precedent of Xu Yachen's family being stamped with the ghost seal, other gentry and merchants will naturally try their best to find Zhao Fusheng to obtain the ghost seal.

Once you ask for printing, these people will naturally come to you with money.

This is also the reason why Zhang Chuanshi mentioned that Zhao Fusheng wanted to get rich.

"I've been spending money like water recently. If I can get this batch of money in my account, it can temporarily solve my urgent worries." Pang Qing said happily.

Although he was surrounded by ghost riders, he spent some time with the Demon Suppression Division and others. Since Zhao Fusheng valued him, others were also very polite to him.

The people of Wan'an County swept away the terrifying impression that the ghost rider had left on Pang Qing, making him gradually develop a sense of dependence on this place. Recently, he even considered writing a letter back to the imperial capital to bring his elderly parents and others to live in Wan'an County permanently.

"The ghost seal must be applied, and we need to get the consent of those close to us first. As for the money, the amount is not yet determined."

Ever since the Guo family ghost case in Fengmen Village, Zhao Fusheng's merit points have been in a state of only going out and not gaining, and now there are only 6454 merit points left.

Once the ghost seal is placed on the Xu family again, another thousand merit points will be deducted, and there will not be much left.

Considering that the door god's incense value is only 3 points away from promotion, Zhao Fusheng plans to temporarily brand two more families in addition to Xu Yachen's family.

In this way, she will still have 3454 merit points left to deal with the next round of ghost cases.

"Your Excellency is right." Pang Qing nodded.

"Wan'an County has been peaceful recently, and the Xu family's move will be a big deal, so we should all go to the Xu Mansion and have a chat."

Zhao Fusheng said.

When the others heard this, they all responded.

Only Liu Yizhen was somewhat worried:
"Fusheng, the paper man Zhang has not been dealt with yet."

After the Confucius Temple incident, Paper Man Zhang remained inactive.

But this calm did not make Liu Yizhen relax. He even became more defensive, always feeling that Paper Man Zhang was planning to do something big.

The relocation of the Xu Mansion was a great happy event for Wan'an County, which had been peaceful for a long time.

Almost all the important people in the county have been invited, and all the staff of the Demon Suppression Division will also be dispatched. The defenses of other places will naturally be empty, and Paper Man Zhang may take advantage of the opportunity to sneak in.

The dark and eerie ghost coffin was placed next to Liu Yizhen. Everyone in the Demon Suppression Division knew what was inside the coffin. Even Wu Shaochun, who was usually warm and honest, could sense the horror of the headless ghost and subconsciously moved away from Liu Yizhen.

There was no one beside the young man, and no one dared to get too close to him. He supported the lid of the sarcophagus with his hands while speaking.

"Why don't I just not go there and stay in the Demon Suppression Division. If there are any unusual movements elsewhere, I can rush there in time."

Meng Po, who was holding a teapot and adding water to everyone's tea from time to time, heard this and interrupted:

"If anyone needs to stay, you young people can go to the feast, and I will stay here to guard the gate."

She laughed twice.

Fan Wujiu felt his whole body numb from her laughter. Seeing her waiting with the teapot in hand, he hurriedly picked up the teacup beside him, not caring that the water was still a little hot, and drank it all in three or four gulps, even chewing the tea leaves in his mouth.

While Meng Po was talking, she was also paying attention to other people. When she saw Fan Wujiu finished drinking the water, she hurriedly picked up the kettle and filled it for him.

"..." Fan Wujiu thanked him quickly and picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp.

Meng Po looked at him lovingly and filled the cup with water for him again.

Fan Wujiu looked bitter and looked at Fan Bisi:
"Brother--Gah." He burped.

"..." Fan Bisi was speechless and quickly picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Seeing this, Meng Po finally took her eyes off Fan Wujiu and filled Fan Bisi's cup again.

"Thank you, Meng Po." Fan Bisi thanked her honestly.

Meng Po laughed and said:
"You don't need to thank me for doing such a small thing."

When people get older, they like to reminisce. She carried a kettle:

"I used to set up a stall, working from dawn to dusk, and I don't know how much harder it was than now. My lord took care of me and recruited me into the Demon Suppression Division. Now I don't have to worry about food and drink, and I'm not exposed to the wind and rain. I have new bedding and new clothes. I would feel uneasy if I just took the money without working. I'd be happy if I could serve you tea and water and cook some food."

She laughed twice more, her face full of kindness:
"Drinking water is good, it helps to detoxify. I see Xiao Fan has a strong body, it should be because he loves to drink water."

After saying that, he turned around and filled Fan Wujiu's glass.

Fan Wujiu held the tea bowl with a bitter look on his face, and had no choice but to look at Zhao Fusheng:
"grown ups--"

The corner of Zhao Fusheng's mouth twitched, and he called out to Meng Po:

“This time when the Xu family is relocating, no one in our Demon Suppression Division will be left behind, and we’ll all go together.” As soon as she spoke, she finally diverted Meng Po’s attention. Fan Wujiu was truly saved then. He loosened his belt and burped.

When Liu Yizhen was about to speak, Zhao Fusheng said:
"I have only known Paper Man Zhang for a short time, not even as long as some of you here."

“……” Zhang Chuanshi didn’t dare to say a word.

"..." Er Fan sat up straight at the same time, clasped his hands between his legs, and forced out an awkward smile.

Zhao Fusheng did not look at the expressions of these people, but continued:
"But I have fought with him a few times. This guy is very clever and his plans are not obvious."

When it comes to serious matters, she puts away her joking intention:

"If he intends to take advantage of the Xu family's relocation to cause trouble, then he must have already made plans. Maybe something will happen on that day to divert our attention, but I think these things may just be a trick. His real trick is very likely hidden in these tricks."

What she said made sense, and Liu Yizhen and Meng Po nodded.

"Besides, how can we guard against thieves for a thousand days? It's impossible for us to live in fear just because of a paper man."

She said calmly:
"The relocation of the Xu family is also a big deal. Since the incident in Wan'an County, most people have moved out. Now the Xu family is the first large family to move into Wan'an County. Naturally, we have to support them and let other people who are waiting and watching take a good look."

After Zhao Fusheng said this, Liu Yizhen stopped talking and agreed.

While everyone was talking, suddenly someone outside the hall peeked in.

At first, he stuck his head in to look twice, then retracted his head. However, after doing this several times, he still attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

Although Wu Shaochun had only returned to the Demon Suppression Division after more than half a month, his eyes were sharp and he recognized the man immediately. He shouted loudly:

"Guo Wei, what are you doing?"

As soon as he called out, the other people in the hall who had been pretending not to see what he was doing immediately turned their heads.

When Zhao Fusheng saw this scene, a dark light flashed in his eyes and the corners of his mouth curled up.

She had already guessed the purpose of Guo Wei's visit—the second person to come to the Demon Suppression Division to demand his salary had arrived.

The person who was stopped by Wu Shaochun was Guo Wei.

After the ghost case in Fengmen Village, his entire family died, except for him who survived. At that time, Zhao Fusheng felt sorry for him and took him back to the Demon Suppression Division.

After staying there for a month, Guo Wei, who was initially skinny and timid when meeting people, has gained some weight.

After Wu Shaochun called him, he smiled bitterly:
"Dad——" he shouted subconsciously, and Wu Shaochun nodded calmly:
"Come in if you have anything to say."

'Pfft. '

Meng Po couldn't help laughing.

Wu Shaochun suddenly came to his senses, and his face, which had looked pale after controlling the ghost, instantly turned red.

"Sir..." He looked at Zhao Fusheng in a stammering voice, feeling a little embarrassed.

Zhao Fusheng nodded seriously:
"I know."

“……”Wu Shaochun felt even more embarrassed.

Zhang Chuanshi looked mischievous:
"Shaochun is so young, and he's already a father."

The old man was mean and seeing that Wu Shaochun was embarrassed, he deliberately said something to make him even more embarrassed.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Shaochun was at a loss as to what to do.

Pang Qing wanted to laugh when he saw this, but seeing that everyone was pretending to be calm, he had to hurriedly pick up the teacup to cover it up. As soon as he moved, Meng Po saw the opportunity and came over with the teapot...

"Forget it, don't tease him. Shaochun is an honest man. Let Guo Wei come in."

As soon as Zhao Fusheng spoke, Zhang Chuanshi, who was about to tease Wu Shaochun, suddenly shut up.

Wu Shaochun breathed a sigh of relief and called Guo Wei in.

Guo Wei's face turned red with embarrassment when he thought of his previous behavior.

But for some reason, when he saw Wu Shaochun, he always felt as if he saw his father when he was still alive. He always felt restrained in front of Wu Shaochun and dared not disobey him.

"Guo Wei, do you have anything to say?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

Guo Wei scratched his cheek and glanced at Wu Shaochun nervously.

Wu Shaochun said with a stern face,
"My Lord is asking you a question, just tell me what you want to say."

When Guo Wei was yelled at, he immediately said:

"Yes."

Having said that, he was still a little panicked when he turned around and looked at Zhao Fusheng - he had personally witnessed Zhao Fusheng using Li Dabazi and others to 'feed' ghosts at his home in Fengmen Village that day. Although Li Dabazi and others had murdered his father, and the death of these evil people made Guo Wei feel extremely happy, but when he thought of this incident afterwards, he was both respectful and fearful of Zhao Fusheng, and did not dare to appear or speak in front of her at all.

Fortunately, Wu Shaochun was there at this time.

He controlled the stove ghost, and to Guo Wei it was like his "father" was still accompanying him in another form.

Therefore, after Wu Shaochun urged him, Guo Wei became a little bolder. He encouraged himself for a long time before mustering up the courage to say:

"Sir, I, I want to find a job--"

"What do you mean?!" Wu Shaochun asked with a frown.

"Just, just find a job, work and get paid." Guo Wei whispered: "I heard that County Magistrate Pang's government office is recruiting people, the monthly salary is 80 coins--"

"Go find a job somewhere else?" Wu Shaochun didn't understand:
"My Lord, have you eaten or drunk?"

"No——" Guo Wei shook his head cowardly.

"The master has done you a favor, Guo Wei--" Wu Shaochun's face darkened, and Guo Wei's head shrank immediately, a look of guilt on his face.

Zhao Fusheng did do him a favor.

In fact, when he first realized that there was a ghost in his house, and after his memory was restored, he remembered that his father, wife and children had all died tragically, and he was the only one left in the entire Guo family, he really didn't want to live anymore.

Especially since everyone in the village rejected him, they were both afraid of and disgusted with him. He saw the expressions on the faces of Old Man Zhang, Old Lin and others at that time.

Just when he was being ostracized, Zhao Fusheng came forward to rescue him, promising to bring him back to the Demon Suppression Division and give him something to eat.

When he followed Zhao Fusheng to leave Changtiao Town, the thoughts in his mind were actually the same as what Wu Shaochun had told him before leaving: he had to work hard for the master, repay the master for saving his life, and kill Li Dabaizi and others to avenge his father's death.

but……

"But, but I also want a salary." Guo Wei said hesitantly.

He was really confused at first, like a walking corpse, but he wanted to repay Zhao Fusheng's kindness, so he worked hard every day. Wherever there was chores, he would do it - he was not afraid of hardship or fatigue.

Anyway, the Demon Suppression Division provided him with food and accommodation, and even prepared new clothes for him.

But as he had enough to eat and drink, no longer had to worry about living on the streets, and everyone in the government office treated him well, the pain of his relatives' death gradually eased, and he also began to have the urge to live a good life.

Especially when he saw that other people in the same government office were getting paid, and the pay was not low, he realized that he had worked for a month in vain and had not earned a penny, so Guo Wei could no longer sit still.

"You——" Wu Shaochun was about to speak, but Zhao Fusheng signaled him with his eyes not to get angry:
"Have you thought about it now?"

Guo Wei nodded anxiously:
"Think about it."