The Untouchable Jia Amnesty

When the water ghost saw Jia Amnesty take out the paper figurine, he burst into tears.

Jia Amnesty took a look at Shui Gui and sympathized with what happened to him.After being murdered, he was suppressed under the bridge and trampled by people every day. As long as the bridge does not collapse, this water ghost will be suppressed forever. He can't even get the offerings burned by his family.If it wasn't for his spell to drive him out, the water ghost might still be under the bridge.

Don't look at this small stone bridge, because there is no flood here, but only the villagers walk on it, so it won't collapse easily.If the bridge does not collapse, the soul of the water ghost will be suppressed forever.

Jia Amnesty put away the paper figurines without saying a word, took out another Ping An Fu and handed it to Granny Zhou who was about to jump into the well first, and said: "Old man, you put this away and put it on your body, remember to put it in your coat pocket, make a It’s fine to hang the net around your neck. Don’t put it in your trouser pocket, and don’t get it dirty. You, old man, will be safe in the future and live a long life.”

The old woman Zhou took it with gratitude.

Shan Zi came up and wanted to kowtow to Jia She to thank him, but Jia She stopped him and said, "If you really thank me, come and do long-term work for me. Don't worry, I won't ask you to sign a contract, nor will I ask you to work for nothing. What do you think of the monthly money of one tael and a half silver a month?"

Hearing that one tael and a half silver a month, all the villagers gasped.An adult laborer works outside for a day, but only earns twenty or thirty yuan, and only eight or nine hundred yuan a month, which can only be earned by a very hardworking person.The old man saved Shanzi's mother, not to mention, he said that he would pay Shanzi one and a half taels of silver, and let Shanzi do long-term labor.

Shanzi hesitated for a while and said: "The benefactor saved my mother and helped the villagers who planted this land to solve their serious problems. It is also right for us to raise some money for remuneration. The benefactor didn't mention raising funds. Is it true that I, Shanzi, don't have money?" A man of conscience? I would like to work at the master's house, but I dare not take the monthly money from my benefactor. I work for my benefactor. I only want to repay my benefactor. But my family also needs to take care of it. After that, I will work at my benefactor's house for three days to take care of me. At home for three days, is the benefactor looking good?"

Jia Amnesty nodded, he wanted to recruit Shanzi to his side just because he saw Shanzi's honest and upright face.Now I have the name of a great master, but I don't have many useful people around me. If I want to survive, and live without being as useless as the original body, Jia She needs to form his own team.

"It's impossible not to get paid. You have Gaotang, a wife and children to support. If you don't get paid, do they drink the northwest wind? If you really appreciate me, you will work harder in the future. You come to my house to work and have a six-day rest." One day, during the busy farming season, you can ask for leave as appropriate, but the corresponding wages will be deducted, how about it?"

Jia Amnesty thought for a while, since it was ancient times, why not give double breaks, otherwise it would be too maverick, but single breaks should still be given.If you ask for personal leave, your salary will also be deducted. Otherwise, if there are too many people in the future, you will ask for leave today, and I will ask for leave tomorrow. It will be difficult to manage if it is messy.As for the salary, Jia Amnesty mentioned to Shan Yong two taels of silver a month.Shan Yong signed a contract and was considered a permanent worker. Shan Zi did not sign a contract and was considered a temporary worker. His salary was a quarter less than that of Shan Yong.

Shan Zi didn't know that Jia She was thinking about business management issues, so he felt that Jia She's offer was too generous, what's wrong with that, Shan Zi was fighting big bags at the pier, busy from morning to night for a month, but only a few hundred coins Money, sometimes you have to work day and night to get a lot of money.Even in his dreams, he dared not think that he could earn one or two half of the money a month, so he nodded in agreement, and bowed when he accepted it.

Seeing such a good deed, the other villagers felt envious and asked Jia Amnesty whether there was any long-term employment in the family.

Jia She said with a smile: "There is still one missing, but..." Jia She turned to the man who was very talkative just now and said, "Unless he comes, I will make the same condition as Shan Zi, but I don't want others." I've already seen it, that guy is also a good face who is upright and aggressive.At the beginning of the business, the team members were expensive and not expensive, so he was very picky about selecting employees.

As soon as Jia She's words came out, many people who were interested in working in Jia She's mansion were unavoidably discouraged.Several women gathered around the young sister-in-law who advised Mrs. Zhou not to jump into the well just now and said: "Daughter-in-law Shitou, please let Shishi down quickly. You can get such a high salary without signing a contract. There is no other place." .In the future, the stone will make a lot of money, and you will enjoy the blessings in the future.” It turned out that the man was the husband of the woman.

The man named Shitou was surnamed Zheng. He had been on good terms with Shanzi since he was a child. The money was still high, so he was moved and looked at his wife.The woman nodded, and Zheng Shitou agreed.

Jia Amnesty looked at the sky and said, "Then it's settled. It's getting late, everyone should go back. Shitou and Shanzi will enter the city tomorrow, to the north of the city..." Jia Amnesty originally wanted them to go directly. The Rongguo Mansion was looking for him, but after thinking about it, Shui Gui said that Zhou Rui was the one who took away his property, so Zhou Rui was probably the one who took the land from Shanzi’s family. Rongguo Mansion might not be a big deal in the eyes of Shanzi and Shitou. Good place.

So Jia She changed the subject, and instead of telling Shanzi and Shitou to go directly to Rongguo Mansion to find someone, he went on to say: "Tomorrow at [-]:[-], you will wait under the south gate. I have to go out of the city to do some business. When it's over, you and I will go back to the mansion together to find out the way." After finishing speaking, Jia Amnesty asked Shan Yong to give each of them a silver coin as an advance salary.

The two accepted it with gratitude, and nodded to say that they will definitely come tomorrow.Seeing that it was getting late, Jia Amnesty boarded the car and returned home.At the intersection of Ningrong Street, Jia Amnesty got out of the car ahead of time. The people in Jia's house were very talkative, so in order to avoid trouble, he didn't want the people in Jia's house to know that he hired a car to go out of the city.Shan Yong paid the fare, and told the coachman not to say who he took today and where he was going. The coachman took the reward and hurriedly agreed.

Jia Amnesty's body was covered in mud, getting out of the car and walking back to the house was quite eye-catching.But who on Ningrong Street doesn't know Mr. She?Even if they thought his appearance was ridiculous, as long as they recognized him, no one would dare to laugh.Just like that, Jia Amnesty walked towards Rongguo Mansion in a swaggering and calm manner.

Unexpectedly, within a short distance, a carriage drove up behind him. A head poked out from the carriage and said, "Brother, where did you go? Why are you in such a mess?" Saying this, Jia Zheng got out of the carriage. He came down and bowed his hands to Jia Amnesty.Jia Zheng regards himself as a gentleman, and he has always been very considerate in these etiquettes.

When Jia She thought that the fertile land in Nanwa Village was snatched by Zhou Ruiqiao, and eight or nine people were killed, Jia She complained a lot, and he couldn't help getting angry when he saw Jia Zheng.Jia Amnesty thought to himself: Well, you Jia Cunzhou, while enjoying the bonuses that Jia Wang's plundered, while talking about putting on an upright gentleman's appearance for whom?This shameless state is simply amazing.Jia She covered his nose, frowned and exaggeratedly said: "Oh, second brother, why do you smell like horses? Are you afraid of going to the yamen like this and smelling like Lord Shangshu?"

Jia Zheng was almost choked to death by Jia She's words: Don't say that Jia She thinks he stinks, he himself thinks he stinks, and he doesn't know what's wrong today, the wing of Rongxi Hall has been shrouded in a smell of horse dung.He still went to the Yamen where he changed his clothes, and his colleagues still didn't like to talk to him.

Seeing the embarrassment on Jia Zheng's face, Jia Amnesty was happy.Choking Jia Zheng to death, Jia Amnesty was about to move on, but the water ghost who came back with him couldn't help but came out and kicked Jia Zheng's ass.Jia Zheng felt a pain in his buttocks, and he fell forward, almost fell, and ran forward two or three steps before he stood still.Jia Zheng grinned in pain, turned around, but saw nothing, and was so frightened that he shivered.

Jia Amnesty glared at Shui Gui, and Shui Gui said aggrievedly, "There are causes and effects related to Zhou Rui on him."

Seeing the water ghost's pitiful expression, Jia Amnesty said nothing.That's right, the Jia Wang family exploited profiteeringly and took over the lawsuits. Zhou Rui was the one who ran errands, and Jia Zheng was the one who spent the money.Everyone was killed by Zhou Rui, so what if he kicked Zhou Rui's master?If he didn't go up and strangle Jia Zheng to death, the water ghost was already pure and good-natured.

Jia Zheng was so frightened that he didn't know what to do on the spot. Jia Amnesty smiled and said, "Second brother, the street is so flat, why did you almost fall? Could it be that you are sick? Go back and tell the old lady to find an imperial doctor to show you." Look. Brother, I will go back first."

Jia Zheng's buttocks were still hurting, so he nodded quickly and said, "Brother please first, brother please first."

Jia She took Shan Yong and continued to walk forward. The water ghost followed Jia She. Jia Zheng saw a string of water stains on the ground where Jia She walked.At this moment, Jia Zheng's body began to tremble, and he saw Jia She entered the East Courtyard from a distance, so he got into the car in a hurry, and returned to Rongxi Hall as if fleeing.

After Jia Zheng went back, he hurried to worship in front of the Bodhisattva statue offered by Mrs. Wang, which made Mrs. Wang confused.

After returning to the East Courtyard, Jia Amnesty ordered Shan Yong to buy a set of ready-made clothes first, and then wrote the name and hometown of the water ghost in a secluded place in the back street of Ningrong Street, burned it to him, and offered him a meal. , The water ghost devoured it hungrily, crying and crying.This water ghost has been a ghost for five years and has been suppressed under the bridge. This is the first meal he ate after becoming a ghost.

After eating, the water ghost changed his clothes so that there would be no water stains left where he walked.

The name of the water ghost was Zheng Jiashu. After he had eaten and drank enough, Jia She told him that if he wanted to take revenge, he would not stop him.If you don't want to take revenge, you can watch the yard for yourself, but you can't hurt or scare people.In the end, Jia Amnesty added one more item: Zhou Rui, Jia Zheng, etc. who had a causal relationship with Zheng Jiashu's death can scare them a little, but they can't hurt their lives.These people have committed a lot of crimes, and they will be punished sooner or later. There is no need to take advantage of myself just to give them a good time.

Jia Amnesty himself is not a holy father, so asking Zheng Jiashu to see that Jia Zheng, Zhou Rui and others look like ghosts is too miserable.But Zheng Jiashu was released by him. If Zheng Jiashu hurt someone else's life, he would also have to bear the karma, so he had to restrain Zheng Jiashu.Fortunately, Zheng Jiashu himself is also concerned about his family, in order to be with his family, he is not willing to hurt people's lives, and end up with his soul disappearing.This balance is thus temporarily achieved.

After solving the matter of the water well in Nanwa Village, Jia Amnesty was not idle. The next day, he brought incense paper candles and went straight to the south gate. First, he met Zhou Shanzi and Zheng Shitou, and then went to Zheng Jiashu's cemetery to perform a small ceremony. , Burned the paper man with Zheng Jiashu's birthday written on it in front of the grave, and burned his clothes and paper money.

Seeing Jia Amnesty doing all this, Zheng Jiashu, a big male ghost, cried like a little girl.After all this is done, he can receive offerings from his family.Although Jia Amnesty promised that he would enshrine his food and clothing in the future, the meaning of this is quite different from that of offering incense to future generations.

When Jia Amnesty was doing this, Shanzi and Shitou didn't dare to disturb him. After everything was done, Shishi asked Shan Yong in a low voice: "Brother Shan, why did the master come to worship at Jiashu's grave?"

Shan Yong was a few years younger than Shitou, shook his head and said, "I don't know either." At the end, he added: "Brother Shitou, call me Shan Yong from now on, everyone in the house calls me that." Shitou nodded .

There were no outsiders here, so Jia She told Shanzi and Shitou the ins and outs. Of course, Jia She was the master of the Rongguo Mansion. Jia She did not hide the truth from Zhou Shanzi and Zheng Shitou.

At first, when they heard that the employer was the elder of the Rongguo Mansion, Shitou and Shanzi were still a little apprehensive, but after thinking about it later, it is true that the elder has been kind to the whole village.Besides, the elder not only released the soul of Zheng Jiashu, but also went to worship in front of the grave of Zheng Jiashu himself. It can be seen that the elder is different from other nobles, so Zhou Shanzi and Zheng Shitou kept their promise and became the first batch of temporary workers hired by Jia She.

The author has something to say:

Regarding the salary and treatment in the Red Mansion, the maid's salary is divided into three levels: one tael, one hang and five hundred dollars.So I think one tael of silver in the Red Chamber is more than the default of one thousand big coins in many ancient texts, which is about 500 coins.This is in line with the three salary standards of 1000 yuan, 1500 yuan and [-] yuan.

I didn’t say how much the stewards and servants in the red building paid per month, but I don’t think it should exceed two taels. After all, the monthly money of Sanchun, Jia Huan, and Auntie was only two taels.Giving Shan Yong two taels of silver here should have raised the standard.