Chapter 54
"By the way, can I apply for the job?" Yu Qian was eager to try: working for the escort agency, traveling all over the country and getting paid, does this count as traveling the world with a sword at public expense?
Bei Qiao nodded, took out a notebook and quickly started the interview process: "Okay, tell me what you can do first." Although everyone is from the same hometown, they still have to be fair and impartial at work.
"I can edit photos, edit videos, write novels, sing bel canto, cook, teach, play the piano... Uh, these don't seem to be useful here." After counting, Yu Qian realized what was wrong: this was a resume submitted in another world, and the content of the resume in reality should not be used for the interview.
"It's really not useful." Bei Qiao put down the pen and looked at Yu Qian gently: "You have to tell me something about the escort agency."
"Something related to the escort agency... I can't think of it." Yu Qian tapped her chin with her index finger. After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't think of what her major could do for the escort agency: design a better-looking sign for the escort agency, or compose a song for the escorts to sing while escorting.
Bei Qiao: "...then do you have any other specialties?"
Yu Qian thought seriously for a moment, then rubbed her face in frustration. "If I knew what my special talents were, I wouldn't have stayed home all the time after saving enough money to live comfortably! I also want to have dreams other than just getting rich!"
Yu Qian was just an ordinary person, raised in a rather ordinary way. She didn't have any wealthy classmates or friends, nor did she have a benefactor who could help her make life-altering decisions. She didn't even know what areas she could strive for breakthroughs. From applying for university to entering society, she felt like she was being pushed around, working hard but feeling lost.
The world is highly digitized, but it only stays at the level of result collection and diagnosis. At most, it can help people check the degree of match between the skills that job seekers already possess and the company's external recruitment requirements, but it cannot detect people's potential.
"I really want to try working in an escort agency." Yu Qian looked at Bei Qiao pitifully. "It doesn't matter if you don't hire me now. Just tell me what I'm lacking. I'll go and learn. Once I'm done, I'll come back to apply, okay?"
Yu Qian once dreamed of becoming a martial artist. But she realized it was grueling. Just the basics alone would make her sweat every day. Training courses were expensive and difficult to verify. Training on her own was prone to injury and could leave hidden dangers. So, she gave up. Maintaining a barely visible waistline was her last ditch effort.
Now, she'd changed her mind and decided to become the heroine's spectator, the kind of entourage in movies and TV shows who cheer and applaud whenever the protagonist makes a standout performance. She wouldn't just promise to work hard and then force others to accept her. That's something a protagonist who uses moral blackmail would do; Yu Qian wouldn't do it.
Bei Qiao thought for a moment: "It's easy to encounter danger when working in an escort agency. You must be proficient in at least one of martial arts or light skills. This is the minimum requirement." People who can't fight or run will become cannon fodder when they go out into the world.
Yu Qian cupped her hands in a fist and struck a pose she thought was more chivalrous. "Got it. Then I'll focus on Qinggong. It shouldn't hurt." While fighting looked impressive, she was truly terrified of pain. Every time she'd get a scraping session, she'd scream like a piglet waiting to be slaughtered. Training martial arts was even more of a hassle. What good was high attack power for a pain-shy, fragile character? Without the ability to improve her defense, she'd be instantly killed. Better to increase her speed and forcibly escape combat.
"Okay, you don't plan to be a bodyguard anyway. If you want to be in logistics, it will be enough to practice lightness skills and wear armor." It is said that among the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best one. There must be a reason why it was regarded as the best strategy by the ancients.
After seeing off the ambitious Yu Qian, Bei Qiao and Li Qingqing signed a contract through the forum. From now on, whenever the escort agency received a job and Bei Qiao didn't have time, Li Qingqing would go to the horse ranch and pull a donkey cart to take the job. Of course, before accepting a job, Bei Qiao would have to do a preliminary screening, and would not accept jobs with bad guys or those that involved traps.
After signing the contract, it suddenly began to rain in Yuanshan Village. As autumn approached, the rain was cool and windy. Seeing no customers coming to the village, Beiqiao simply closed the shop for the day and gave Li Qingqing a day off.
Li Qingqing put on a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat borrowed from Bei Qiao's family and ran all the way home. When she closed the door and took off the straw raincoat, she was not surprised to find that her shoes were completely wet.
Sneezing and pulling off her shoes, Li Qingqing rummaged through the house in her straw slippers: "Where did I put my autumn long-sleeved clothes? Ah-choo! Why is it cold so early in the north? I should find my oiled shoes soon, because it's bound to rain in the future..."
The escort agency closed early, but other shops on the street were open as usual, but they opened a little later than usual, and the boss's business attitude was a little more perfunctory than usual: rainy days are really perfect for sleeping and slacking off, I really don't want to work this shift for a whole day.
While the players had to worry about their livelihoods, the locals had to care about the crops they planted in the fields. Seeing the strong wind, some people pushed open their doors and headed up the mountain in their raincoats, wondering if the strong wind would damage their crops.
In the inn, the female student who originally wanted to go to the mountain to see the scenery looked at the treetops swaying in the wind outside, then looked at the rain curtains drifting in the wind like waterfalls and the muddy ground, and finally gave up the idea of going out.
Although they all brought umbrellas and raincoats with them on this trip, the role of rain gear was ultimately limited in such windy weather.
"Why is it raining suddenly?"
"The teacher did say it was going to rain yesterday."
"What should we do now? The wind's so strong, can we even leave at noon?" Because the carriage had a problem with its wheels, the school had originally planned to repair it in the morning, set off after lunch, and head straight for Wutong County, following the village chief's directions. They'd stay overnight and then find another route. But the weather was so bad, could the rain stop by noon? Would they dare set off?
"What else can we do? Just wait! We don't have anything urgent to do anyway. I just don't know what's going on with the boys."
The door of the inn was open. The high threshold blocked some of the rain, but it couldn't stop the strong wind blowing in from outside. Even though Aunt Ding found a thick blanket and hung it at the door, the hall was still a bit damp and cold.
Although the space in the hall was brighter, those who didn't want to be cold went back to their rooms with their arms folded. Only a few female students who were dressed relatively warmly sat near Miao Xin, waiting to borrow a storybook to pass the time.
After Wen Yu and Miao Xin finished reading, they took the books and spread them out on the table. They huddled together, reading and turning the pages together. As they read, a look of lingering fear appeared on their faces. The little romantic instincts that had been subtly nurtured in two of them disappeared completely after being stimulated by the terrifying plot.
Miao Xin, who finished reading first, sat in the corner, looking at several classmates who were reading the storybook. Her expression was indifferent at first, then gradually became longing and shy, and then, when she was so shy that she wanted to cover her face, she suddenly looked terrified and almost threw the book away, and then she forced herself to continue turning the pages with half belief and half doubt... Well, you can guess which chapter they are reading just from their expressions.
Miao Xin: Considering our friendship as classmates, I should have advised them not to continue reading, but... that's impossible. How could I be the only one who was so scared that I was trembling in broad daylight?
Wen Yu: That’s right!
The female student who was forcing herself to continue turning the pages finally couldn't hold on any longer when she saw the scene where the young girl in love was confirmed dead and disfigured. She trembled and dropped the book, hugged her companion, and looked around, until she saw that it was still daytime outside, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Continue to observe their former "victim" Miao Xin: Too naive, wait a moment and read on, you will find that even broad daylight can't give you a sense of security. I don't know if it's an illusion, but the side description of Mr. Lan in the book really makes people think of Mr. Nan.
"What are you looking at? Why are you so scared?" Pan Wei, who had gone downstairs to buy something from Aunt Ding, picked up the storybook from across the table and quickly flipped through the pages. The further she read, the tighter her brow furrowed. "This... is terrifying." You haven't seen a charity cemetery, have you? That's the real horror. Even those who keep watch at night have to consult their horoscopes. Without exception, those who can guard the charity cemetery are all ruthless and tough.
"Don't you think it's scary?" The female student sitting in the middle pointed to her cheek. "It kills people, but it also destroys their appearance. Isn't that scary?"
Pan Wei curled her lips: "The person is dead, how can disfigurement be more terrifying than death?" It's not dismemberment, that's really vicious, it would take the coroner several days to recover after seeing it.
"If you ask me, those girls are really stupid. They actually let strangers into the house so late at night. Are they really going to die?" The female student sitting on the left patted her chest with lingering fear. "It's the middle of the night. Let alone Master Nan, even if it's the God of Wealth, then, then I really have to open the door. I won't hesitate at all."
"You're really obsessed with money, but I agree with you!"
"But how could the Painted Skin Demon find the girl without alerting anyone else? Outsiders don't know the location of the room."
"You also said it was an outsider. It's obvious that the servants on night patrol have been bribed!"
"There must be a maid lying in the outer room to keep watch over the girl." Only the maid can know the time when the girl falls asleep. If the Painted Skin Demon goes too late, the girl will have fallen asleep, and there will be no one to open the window for it.
"That's horrible. When I get back, I'm going to have to check and see if there's any traitor like that at home."
"I'll go back and try too." Money can move people's hearts. Even if a child is born in the family, he may not be absolutely loyal.
"But this Mr. Lan is really unlucky. He didn't do anything wrong, but he got beaten several times. It's so miserable..."
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