Chapter 23
"Why does the rotten wood they are holding in their hands look a little familiar?" Holding the snake in his hand, Bei Qiao picked up the umbrella on the ground, opened it again, and followed the group of players to the clinic.
"Wait a minute! That's my board!" Fan Ke appeared from somewhere and ran after it without any image.
Bei Qiao continued walking forward: Well, it’s confirmed, that’s the flying board that Fan Ke lost.
When Bei Qiao rushed to the clinic carrying the snake, Nan Yi had already walked out of the clinic with a pale face and a medicine bag. Although his steps were unstable, he could still walk on his own. There was just a lot of grass and dirt on his clothes, making him look quite disheveled.
"Hey, the poison has been detoxified and everything is fine." Bei Qiao stopped and greeted.
"If I don't have the detoxification, I'm not poisoned." Nan Yi scratched his arm as he walked. "These medicines are for allergies." He didn't know what kind of insect bite had caused his allergic reaction, but he had to go back and make some medicine, otherwise he would feel even worse later. The numbness in his legs was just an illusion caused by his nervousness.
Fan Ke, who had been caught up with the Flying Board, had carried it all the way from the Southern Arts Academy. He took out his purchase receipt and asked for it back. Since everyone had helped find the board, he recounted some of his own experiences in cultivating immortals as a reward. When Bei Qiao walked in, he was walking out with a group of enthusiastic players.
"I only have the most basic techniques, which I cannot pass on to others. If you want to learn, you can either go to the sect's affiliated county to buy the techniques, or join the sect to exchange them. Stealing the techniques will be abolished. Don't disbelieve it, the copyright of the techniques is taken very seriously. No matter how powerful the person who steals the techniques is, there will be more powerful disciples to deal with them. If the disciples can't deal with them, the elders will be sent to deal with them... Is it difficult to join the sect? Of course it's difficult! Take the sect I belong to as an example. Every year, there are tens of thousands of people who come to visit the mountain, but only a hundred or so people join. In some years, the number of people who join is even less than ten. Tell me, is it difficult?"
Bei Qiao nodded to Fan Ke who was talking excitedly, put away his umbrella, took the snake and walked around the group of people, and walked straight to Qi Zhi: "Azhi, you are done."
"I'm done for now. I'm so tired." Qi Zhi put down her pen and stretched. She was shocked when she saw the snake in Bei Qiao's hand. She quickly stood up and turned Bei Qiao's sleeves: "Why are you holding a poisonous snake? Were you bitten by a snake? Where was it bitten?"
"I wasn't bitten... You said it was a poisonous snake, but Nan Yi said he wasn't poisoned." Upon hearing this, Bei Qiao quickly threw the umbrella on the table in front of Qi Zhi, grabbed the thin rope that Qi Zhi used to tie the herbal paper bags next to him, and tied the snake's mouth again.
Viper: "..." Is it really that serious? Do you think it's that serious?
Qi Zhi heaved a sigh of relief upon learning that Bei Qiao wasn't poisoned. She let go of Bei Qiao's sleeve and sat back on the stool: "His wound isn't poisonous, but the snake you're holding is. Do you still want it? If not, I'll take it and process it. It can be used as medicine."
"I don't need it, you can take it." Bei Qiao handed the poisonous snake tied up like a rice dumpling to Qi Zhi with shining eyes: "If this snake is really poisonous, there should be another snake in the grass at the entrance of the village that has bitten people but is not poisonous. Do you want to tell the village chief?" If you are bitten by a snake, even if it is not poisonous, the infection of the wound will be a troublesome thing.
"It seems the repellent powder at the village entrance is ineffective. Needless to say, I'll just make some more. Oh, and I need to ask the village chief to reimburse me for the powder." Qi Zhi found a sturdy cage from under the table, carefully put the snake in it, tied its head to the cage, and began to extract its teeth. "I'm glad you're here. Someone asked me to ask you something. Are you planning to hire someone for your escort agency?"
Bei Qiao patted the purse at his waist and said, "It's not a question of whether or not to plan. I simply can't afford to hire anyone. Most people in the village are self-sufficient. They can't make much money here, so they don't have the extra money to hire anyone."
If possible, Bei Qiao didn't want to do everything herself. It was all because of lack of money. She herself was not a famous knight, and her own escort agency was not well-known. It would be difficult for her to receive big orders in a short period of time. After a long period of time...it was not certain that she would receive any orders.
Bei Qiao: If a large order suddenly comes in at this time, it is definitely a trap, not a pie in the sky.
"It's not a long-term job, just a part-time one." Qi Zhi put the plucked snake fang aside. "She's from our village too, her name is Li Qingqing. She's a painter by profession, and has intermediate martial arts skills, specializing in chokeholds and grappling. She's a very fast runner, capable of running twenty miles carrying a load. She's quite capable of being a bodyguard. What do you think? Not bad, right?"
Bei Qiao thought for a while: "If our personalities are compatible and she has good character, I can consider it. But I have to make sure of one thing in advance, can she accept having no income for a long time? I probably won't make much money for a long time, and I won't even be provided with food and accommodation." Most people look for part-time jobs to make money, but Bei Qiao, who is just starting out, cannot guarantee this.
Because her own residence was behind the escort agency, Bei Qiao had no intention of letting anyone else live there for safety reasons. Call her stubborn or overly cautious, but safety was her bottom line, and she wouldn't change that.
Furthermore, other places were different from Yuanshan Village. Yuanshan Village was a novice village, mostly populated by players, so Bei Qiao could safely distribute flyers, promote her escort agency, and drum up business. Outside the village, she wouldn't dare do that. She didn't have the financial resources to impress people, nor did she have a visible background to rely on. If she arbitrarily expanded into other people's territory, who knew if it would affect their interests and lead to her own misfortune?
"She should have no problem with this. She has already said it's a part-time job, so food and accommodation are definitely not provided." Qi Zhi answered uncertainly.
Bei Qiao shook his head. "It's best to get it in writing. I guess this kind of thing is the most troublesome thing in business... How about this? I'll put an ad for a part-time job on the forum. She can come whenever she wants, and the same goes for others. They can also bring their own business. We'll see if they accept it or not."
"Okay, I'll remind her to check out the forum."
"Then can I apply for the job?" A sturdy man walked in from outside with a bow and arrow on his back.
"You are...Xin the Hunter." Bei Qiao quickly dug out the other party's identity from his memory: a player, a hunter from Yuanshan Village, named Xin Ji, and they had no previous connection.
"Yes, how?"
"How much did you hear what I just said?"
"It's not much money, and there's no food or lodging provided, but I have no problem with that." Hunter Xin patted his waist pocket and said, "I just want to put my name on the escort agency. If there's any work you're too busy for, you can call me and we can make money together, as long as I'm not in the mountains at that time."
"I'm not sure yet. Let's cooperate on hunting next time, and then I'll give you an answer." Although the hunter Xinji's ability and character are obvious to all, Bei Qiao still wants to come and see for himself what this person is like.
"Okay, see you tomorrow." Xin Ji nodded readily, bought some medicine from Qi Zhi, and left the clinic carrying a bow.
"Are you really planning to recruit part-time workers for the whole village?" Qi Zhi fished out a piece of snake tail from the cage, untied it, and fixed it on the cage.
Viper: I don't even have fangs anymore, why are you doing this? Huh? Why are you doing this?
"Of course, as long as we have the ability, good character, and can get along with each other, we can make money together." Bei Qiao never thought that he could do everything alone: "Azhi, if you are interested, you can also come and try."
"Haha, I'll let it go." Qi Zhi pushed the cage containing the snake aside, picked up the cotton cloth next to it to wipe his hands, and began to prepare the veterinary medicine.
"Okay, you're always welcome here." Bei Qiao waited for Qi Zhi to confirm her forum application, then opened the forum in the clinic and posted the part-time job advertisement. "I received a new private message... Qianqian is about to come back. It's only been a day."
"Haha, I guess I forgot to take something again."
Bei Qiao: When are you going to come back tomorrow?
Yu Qian: I want to go back today, is that okay?
Bei Qiao: Sure, but why are you so anxious? Has something happened?
Yu Qian: Wow, I forgot to leave the manuscript to the editor. I have to send the manuscript to the editor quickly today, otherwise the deadline will be missed.
Yu Qian: If the deadline has passed, I won’t be paid! I might not even be able to be published next time!
Bei Qiao: ...
Bei Qiao: Can’t we send the content to the editor through the forum?
Yu Qian: I want to too, but this is a paper manuscript. Typing on the forum has word limits and time limits, and I don’t have enough time!
Bei Qiao: Wait, I'll be leaving soon. Just a reminder, I'll charge a round-trip fee this time.
Yu Qian: Hey, you should have charged me for the round trip last time, right? It was sixty-four cents round trip, I remember that!
After closing the forum, Bei Qiao went home, took Hui Hui, coaxed the lazy and stubborn donkey with a few carrots, put on the reins, and drove away from Yuanshan Village. She hadn't changed out of the men's clothes she wore yesterday when she got up early to go out, so now she saved time to tidy up her appearance.
Probably because there were fewer people on the cart and the load was lighter, the donkey cart ran very fast this time. Although the departure time was later than yesterday, the arrival time was about the same as yesterday.
The guard in charge of the inspection today was still the same person from last time. When he saw Bei Qiao, he subconsciously glanced into the car. After not seeing the beauty, his expression was obviously much happier: Hey, pretty boy, were you dumped?
Bei Qiao: "..." You can see the jealousy at a glance.
Looking up at the sun, Bei Qiao drove straight to Guiyan Inn without even having to park at the back. Yu Qian, who had been waiting at the door, had already come to meet him. Without waiting for Bei Qiao to get a bench, she climbed into the car using all four limbs.
"Go slowly, don't fall." Bei Qiao reached out and pulled her: "Did you bring everything this time?"
"Don't worry, I've definitely brought everything this time!"
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