After I didn't go to work in the ghost market, I had no income, and I didn't have any living expenses and next year's tuition fees. As a last resort, I went everywhere to look for a job.

I tried to deliver food to people as well, but I wasn't familiar with the roads in the city, so the delivery efficiency was very low. Moreover, I usually have to go to class during the day, so I can only run a late-night snack, and I can't run too late, because the dormitory closes on time at 11 o'clock at night. What's even more troublesome is that in this case, I won't even be able to squeeze out a little time to practice Yin Gong.

I also worked as a part-time night worker at a 24-hour fast-food restaurant. But the hourly wage there was only eight dollars an hour, and I worked for a week, stayed up four all-nighters, and earned two hundred and fifty-six yuan. I can't stay up all night every day, so I don't get a thousand dollars a month.

So, looking around, I still couldn't find a part-time job that made more money than running takeaway in the Xiling ghost market, and the time was suitable. I summarized it myself, and I feel that I still need to give full play to my expertise in order to earn more and save time. So what do I specialize in? One is that I can stir-fry and barbecue, and I am familiar with all these tasks. The other one is a bit out of the way: I have yin and yang eyes that are not afraid of ghosts, and I can catch ghosts!

With my thoughts clear, I started looking for work in both directions. Restaurants with a façade invite chefs with chef certificates who can work full-time, and no one will hire a part-time apprentice to take charge of the cook. Selling supper and barbecue at night is not so careful, but the urban management of the provincial capital is strictly controlled, and there are not many places to set up stalls. As for the profession that is not afraid of ghosts, alas, it is basically concentrated in the Xiling Cemetery, and with the current situation, I can't go back.

I reluctantly flipped through the address book on my phone, trying to find out if my acquaintances in the provincial capital had a good way to introduce them, and it really made me find out that there was such a person, maybe I could go to him for help. I immediately dialed his number.

"Hey, why did you remember to call me?" The lazy laughter of the mustachioed He Liping soon sounded in my ears, "Do you want to tell my fortune?" I'm very accurate in my calculations of marriage! Ha ha! ”

I gritted my teeth, ignoring the teasing and sarcasm implied in his words, and said, "Didn't you say I could come to you when I needed help?" Does this sentence still count? ”

The mustache smiled: "Count! But first, tell me what you want me to help with. ”

"Help me get a job!" I told him straight to the point, "I'm only available in the evenings and on weekends, but not every time." Do you have any part-time jobs with flexible working hours and low income? ”

"Oh...... So? "Mustache didn't seem to have imagined that I would make such a request out of nowhere. He thought for a moment and asked, "Well, what kind of part-time job do you want to do?" I can introduce you here to be an antique façade guy, or a scenic security guard or something. I've heard the elders say in meetings that there is a shortage of people in these two places. ”

I asked, "How's the income?" Can I be more flexible with my working hours? ”

The mustache said: "The security guards of the scenic spot will temporarily recruit a group of people to help on weekends and holidays, which should not delay your schooling, but the salary will not be too high." As for the antique façade, I am currently in charge of one, and I can take proper care of you, and the working hours are flexible, but the salary cannot be the same as that of a full-time one. ”

I've been mentally prepared for what Mustache said, but my purpose isn't for these ordinary part-time jobs. I lowered my voice and asked him, "I wanted to ask, do you have any work with 'dirty' there?" ”

"Hahaha!" The mustache laughed on the other end of the phone.

"What are you laughing at?" I was surprised.

"Actually, I've been waiting for you to ask this!" The mustache said, "It's too condescending for you to be a security guard and a shop guy!" Why don't you learn from your master and do the tricks, or catch ghosts? ”

"I want to too! But who would go to a young man for such a thing? I said angrily, "My master is not in the provincial capital, I have no way!" ”

The mustache laughed twice, and then said, "I have such a way, but at present, I also lack a few helpers." But first of all, let's be clear, our style of doing things is different from yours, don't you mind? ”

I naturally understood what he was referring to. There are many differences between Dao cultivation and Yin cultivation, mainly the attitude towards ghosts and the means of dealing with ghosts. But now that I am short of money, I can say that I am hungry, so where is the opportunity to pick and choose?

I said, "I don't mind!" ”

Still not satisfied with my answer, the mustache continued to ask, "What about your master?" Your master has a lot of rules, if you follow me to make money through a Taoist cultivator, will he have any opinions? ”

I gritted my teeth and said, "As long as what I help you do doesn't violate the bottom line principle of our Yin cultivation, it's fine." ”

The mustache may have thought about it for a while, and after a while he said, "Okay! I respect your principles and try not to give you a problem. As for what you want to do, it's hard to say on the phone, you come to my store tonight, and we will talk in detail after meeting. ”

"Okay!" I agreed.

After hanging up the phone, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, the matter of finding a part-time job has been settled, as long as the mustache does not arrange for me to kill ghosts and kill ghosts, I am basically willing to do it. As for the rest, alas, let's wait until we meet him!

The address given to me by the mustache is in a commercial street south of the city center, which belongs to the downtown area. While looking for my way, I sighed with emotion: "The store here is not cheap, I didn't expect that the mustache is so rich that he can open a store here!" ”

There is an antique city specializing in trading antiques in the commercial street, there are dozens of large and small stores, as well as auction houses and exhibition halls, etc., and the mustache store is on the innermost shop on the third floor of the antique city. It was eight or nine o'clock in the evening when I found it, but there were still quite a few guests inside, and a manager in a suit and leather shoes and a young man could not entertain them.

People who like to collect have such a mentality, and they all dream of one day being able to pick up a leak and make a windfall. Therefore, the more the antique façade is opened in a conspicuous position, the more high-end the decoration, and connoisseurs are still reluctant to come. It's just this kind of corner and corner storefront, and they like to go in and have a look at the casually arranged and simple store.

I didn't want to bother the two managers and guys, so I called the mustache directly. The mustache quickly came out from behind, and beckoned me to follow him in. At the back of the store is a small conference room with a coffee table and a set of sofas, and an office inside. The office is small, and in addition to a desk and chairs, there are two large cabinets, which looks cramped.

After I sat down with the mustache, I began to tease him: "Looks like you're doing a good job!" opened such a big store, or in a prime location, much more beautiful than when you used to set up a small stall in Nanting! ”

The mustache smiled and said lightly: "This store is not my own, it is a sect industry, and I am just responsible for managing it." In addition to this, we have several such shops, which is really nothing. ”

"What are you doing in the hosta gate, have you changed your career to do business now?" I finally couldn't help but ask.

The mustache still smiled and said, "You'll understand when you're familiar here, and I won't understand you now." ”

Previously, the master also used the scorching sun charm in the Nanting ghost market because of the mustache, and made a special trip to question the people of the Maoshan Taoist Association. Later, the advice given by the other side was to transfer the mustache back to the door and think about it. But now it seems that Xiaomuzi was transferred back to the provincial capital definitely not because of Nanting's affairs and was punished, but only gave Yin Xiu an explanation on the surface. Although the ghost markets in various places are the territory of the Yin Cultivation Sect, on the surface, the strength of the Taoist Cultivation Sect is stronger, and it is said that it has been thought about behind closed doors, but in fact, it is just a show.

However, more than half a year has passed since that incident, and I have witnessed the scene at that time, and it is meaningless to investigate whether or not to use that talisman in that situation. I also have a request for him now, and it is impossible not to open a pot.

After the pleasantries, I asked the mustache, "What exactly am I responsible for here?" ”

The mustache said: "It's very simple, I asked the seller to come over in a while, and they have a few antiques to sell." You don't have to worry about the authenticity of antiques, I have a master who will come over, he is responsible for identification, and you can help the master palm his eyes. ”

"Palm-eyed? What do you mean? I asked.

The mustache explained: "My master will only look at the authenticity of antiques, and will not look at anything else. What you have to look at is whether those antiques are open or visceral? The Ming vessel is an ordinary burial object, and the organ is an unclean vessel that is attached to the grievance. ”

"Just like the wrench and jade plate I sold you in Nanting?" My face sank.

"That's right! That's pretty much what it means! The mustache didn't shy away from it at all, and admitted it directly!

I asked, "So, you also do business with tomb robbers!" Then why did you report me when you were in Nanting? ”

"Because you don't follow the routine!" The mustache laughed again and said, "How can you just go to a stranger and sell that kind of thing?" Besides, I was afraid that your youth and ignorance would be taken advantage of, so I reported it. If you were a minor at the time, it would be impossible for the Public Security Bureau to treat you as an accomplice, at most, as an accomplice instigated, and you were soon released. ”

The mustache was still very dissatisfied with the explanation, and protested: "You are speaking lightly now, but I was reported by you to run away with a girlfriend, do you know?" ”

"Haha! Then won't I pay you back later? The mustache still laughed.

When I saw that I couldn't talk about him, I waved my hand and said, "Okay, okay, then let's talk about it!" Don't mention it! ”

The mustache finished laughing, sloppy again, and explained: "When we receive goods, we generally don't go to the channels where others buy goods. Well, generally speaking, when things were transferred or auctioned in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was no problem to say that it was a family heirloom, and it was easier to sell. We don't dare to accept it a little earlier, basically they are unearthed cultural relics, which can also be said to be a bottom line between collectors and public security! Of course, we have always cooperated with the public security to provide them with some clues to crack down on those arrogant tomb robber gangs, which can be regarded as maintaining the order of the antique market, and each taking what he needs! ”

I shook my head, still not quite appreciating of what they were doing. "I won't take the legal issue seriously, but when those people took things from the mansion, the soul of the tomb owner was still there, but they couldn't stop them from getting in and stealing it, so there would definitely be a remnant of the tomb owner's resentment on the Ming utensils obtained. And when you sell it to others, are you not afraid that it will harm the health of the living? ”

The mustache said, "Don't worry about this." We value the interests of the living more than you do. Before these antiques are sold to collectors, we will use the most masculine and rigid Tao method to get rid of the resentment above, so they will not have any bad influence on people. ”

Speaking of which, this business is something that Yin Xiu does not dare to do. But Taoism's influence in society is second only to Buddhism, Buddhism relies on collecting tickets, collecting incense money to generate income, Taoism relies on fortune-telling, reselling antiques to make money, only Yin Xiu is caught in the gap to survive, neither is welcomed, but also can not see the light, it is really sad!

But slander is slander, and I still have to do part-time work, otherwise my tuition will be wasted again. I said, "Then this job is not difficult, when will I start?" ”

"I made it before you came." The mustache said, "You can stay here for the night tonight." After a while, before twelve o'clock, the master will come over. After twelve o'clock, the seller will arrive. Are there any questions? ”

I said no problem. The mustache asked me to sit on the couch in the small conference room outside, and then went to the manager to say a few words, and then left.

I stayed in the store that night and didn't close until 10 o'clock in the evening, but it was unlocked. The Antique City is also closed, leaving only a side door, which is guarded by security guards at night. Before the manager left, I told me not to touch anything at the counter, there was a siren. I understood what he meant, although the mustache asked me to keep it, but the manager didn't know my details, so he still guarded me. I said yes and just lay on the couch and played with my phone.

At half past eleven, the door opened, and an old man entered. I haven't met him, but I can guess that he is the master that the mustache said. When the master saw me, he frowned and muttered, "Why is it a child, isn't this a joke?" ”

The master walked out again, called the mustache to confirm, and then came back with a helpless look. No matter how much he doubted me, he could only accept the boss's instructions. He said to me, "Okay first, the seller will come later, I will look at the things first, and then give them to you." If you feel that there is a problem after reading it, put it on the right, and put it on the left-hand side if it is okay. If it's the kind of problem that is big, just hand it back to me, understand? ”

I nodded and replied, "Understood." ”

When the master saw that I agreed, he stopped talking to me, and went to make a pot of tea by himself, only drinking it by himself. I saw that he had a serious face, and I didn't try to find myself bored, so I continued to play with my phone.