Qiu Zhe sat on a large rosewood chair, listening to the sound of rain outside, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrests on both sides of the chair. The little old man opposite www.biquge.info Pen Fun Pavilion was obviously a very strict person, but he had been reading the two-page resume for at least a quarter of an hour.

When the little old man put down his resume, Qiu Zhe immediately stopped the small movements in his hand, and subconsciously straightened his waist, trying to make himself look more energetic.

"Your name is Qiu Zhe?"

"Yes. ”

"Applying for a librarian?"

"Yes. ”

"Tell me why you applied for the job," the little old man frowned slightly, and no emotion could be heard in his tone: "Why do you want to work in the library?"

After checking Qiu Zhe's resume, he was not satisfied. This young man actually only has a junior high school education, and for the little old man who has been living in an ivory tower and is in contact with highly educated talents every day, junior high school graduates are no different from illiterate.

However, this is not the most important factor, and the job of a librarian does not require high academic qualifications. What really made him make a negative judgment was the age of the other party, who had just turned twenty years old, which was too young. In the cognition of the little old man, young people of this age are frivolous, restless, and lonely little guys.

According to his idea, the ideal recruitment target should be the kind of young and middle-aged people between the ages of 30 and 40, women are the best, they must be knowledgeable, conscientious and meticulous, and they can sit still, a cup of tea and a book can sit there for half a day without moving.

However, he can only keep these ideas in his heart, in accordance with the requirements of the above, in line with the principle of saving budget, this recruitment is unplanned, that is, the hired personnel are not prepared, although the contract will be signed, in essence, it is still a temporary worker. Under these conditions, it is really difficult to recruit the kind of employee he wants.

"My family was very poor when I was a child," Qiu Zhe said carefully, trying to adjust his tone to make his words sound more sincere and persuasive: "I have always liked to read, but I can't afford it, so I can only go to the bookstore and pretend to be a customer to read it, sometimes just a day." ”

"Later, when I went to middle school, there was a library in the school, which was not very big, but it had all the books that a normal library should have. I read a lot of books I wanted to read and learned a lot of things, which I have benefited from to this day. I like the environment and atmosphere of the library very much, quiet, peaceful, indulged in the ocean of knowledge, even the most impetuous heart can be at peace. ”

"So in my mind, the library is a very sacred place, a temple of knowledge. It is my dream to be able to work in the library, and I hope to be able to maintain the peace and holiness of this temple with my own efforts. Let more people who like to read find what they want here. And myself, I will enjoy the job and have fun with it. ”

The little old man's eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes were as sharp as a blade, and he wanted to find some clues from Qiu Zhe's face. However, to his surprise, the other party's expression was always calm, revealing a calmness that did not match his age.

"Have you ever studied cataloguing?" the little old man withdrew his eyes, unable to tell whether he was disappointed or happy, and his expression softened slightly.

"I have taught myself the library book taxonomy and the bibliographic information cataloguing practice course. ”

"Really? That's great. ”

After asking a few professional questions, the little old man ended the interview: "Go back and wait for news, there will be a phone call to inform you of the results in a week at the latest." ”

"Thank you!" Qiu Zhe got up from his chair and bowed slightly to the little old man: "I'm sorry for your trouble." ”

"Young man," Qiu Zhe turned to leave, and when he was about to reach the door, the little old man suddenly stopped him: "You said before, you regard the library as a very sacred place, and work here as an ideal, I don't know how sincere you are, but as a person who has come over, I want to talk to you a few words." ”

Qiu Zhe turned his head and bowed slightly, indicating that he was listening carefully.

"When I was younger, I was also an idealist. Like you, your mind is full of words like sacred, noble, and faithful. However, the longer I lived, the farther and farther these things seemed to get away from me, and gradually, I could no longer find them. ”

"I've seen many young people, about your age, just like you are now, with vibrant faces and bright and determined eyes, as if ready to save the world. But as time passed, these people slowly became dull, sophisticated, and sleek. ”

"Work is work, and to do any job well, what is needed is not the so-called ideal, but discipline, ethics and perseverance day after day. The little old man stared at Qiu Zhe's face, and his tone was full of seriousness: "If you really regard this job as an ideal, then face it squarely and do it as a simple job." Put away your idealism and bury it in your heart. If the sacred is on the lips, sooner or later it will be defiled with saliva. ”

Qiu Zhe walked out of the door of the library, the rain outside had stopped, and a rainbow hung obliquely in the sky, like a colorful jade belt. The air is filled with the smell of negative ions, and there is a breath of freshness.

The steps of the library were high, and Qiu Zhe went down one step at a time. From a distance, I saw my nemesis Cui Peng standing at the bottom of the steps, with a familiar lazy expression on his face, looking at him with a smile.

"Didn't you accompany them to the fair?" Qiu Zhe was a little surprised.

"They" are Cui Peng's two new friends who have just met, one is named Gao Yongxia and the other is Qiu Tingting. Ten years old friend, Qiu Zhe has always admired Cui Peng's womanhood. No matter when, no matter where he goes, he can always recognize these beautiful and cute girls at the first time.

It is true that in this world of looking at faces, his handsome appearance undoubtedly adds a lot of points to Cui Peng. However, Qiu Zhe always felt that compared with his appearance, what really attracted Cui Peng to women was a temperament revealed between his words and deeds: confident, elegant and calm.

"Qiu Tingting is uncomfortable, so we have to send her home first," Cui Peng said: "When I went back again, the museum was closed." ”

"It's still morning, why is it suddenly closed?"

"Who knows, I'm looking at it vigorously," Cui Peng said with some regret in his tone: "It's a pity, many of the exhibits in it are very interesting." ”

Qiu Zhe's eyes narrowed slightly, and no one knew better than him about the temperament of his old friend. If it's just unsatisfactory, Cui Peng will say "not bad" at most, and if he can use "interesting" to describe things, then it must be really interesting.

The 12th World Civilization Expo, hosted by the Jiangdong Municipal Government, is the largest international exhibition in Jiangnan Province in recent years. The theme of this year's expo is "A Strange Journey of Civilization", and since the beginning of the year, it has been overwhelmingly publicized, with banners and advertisements plastered all over the streets.

"By the way, what was the result of your interview?" Cui Peng asked.

"It's okay," Qiu Zhe shrugged, "This Professor Mo doesn't seem to be as weird as the legend, but what the result is, we still have to wait for notice." ”

"Then wait," Cui Peng said with a smile: "It's time, find a place to eat." ”

"What to eat?" Qiu Zhe had a headache: "I don't care, but I still have to bring rice to the mandarin duck, you know the taste of that little ancestor." ”

"Don't worry," Cui Peng smiled very much: "There are so many places to sell food nearby, there is always a suitable one." ”

In a small restaurant called He Ji, Cui Peng and Qiu Zhe sat facing each other. On the table are four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetables, and a pot of old wine. Qiu Zhe looked at the flask and frowned: "I don't drink this thing." ”

"This is a good thing," Cui Peng said with a smile: "The sweet potato wine that has been cellared for twenty years is not easy to find now." You also know that 90% of the ones sold in the market are blended with alcohol. ”

"Then I don't drink either. Qiu Zhe shook his head: "If you don't like it, you don't like it." ”

"I really don't know how to enjoy it," Cui Peng poured himself a glass, squinted lightly, and savored it slowly.

Qiu Zhe didn't care about him, and casually tore off a piece of chicken breast meat and put it in his mouth. He ate very quickly, and he didn't pay attention to what he ate, and after devouring it, he had already eaten two bowls of rice, a roast chicken and two catties of beef, and sandwiched a plate of vegetables.

Most of the dishes on the table were quickly empty, but fortunately, Cui Peng knew the amount of food of his old friend, so he prepared it when he first ordered, and the follow-up meals were served one after another, so that the two of them could eat with confidence.

"I said," Cui Peng rinsed his mouth with hot tea and asked in a low voice, "Are you really sure that the jade pendant is hidden in the library of Jiang University?"

"Not sure," Qiu Zhe said honestly, "I just deduced from the clues that Boss Qiao gave us that the jade pendant should be in Gu Shuisheng's hands. At present, we know that after Gu Shuisheng fled to Jiangdong, he hid in the library of Jiangda to do chores, and finally died of old age inside. He has no descendants, and everything after his death is helped by the curator at the time. Even if Yu Pei didn't stay in the library, there should always be some clues inside. ”

The jade pendant they were talking about was the treasure of the sect that Lai Shouzhong had told Qiu Zhe to take back, and it contained a fragment of the Southern Sect's Secret Scripture Cave Extreme Heavenly Book. By chance, Qiu Zhe got a clue about one of the jade pendants from a gang leader named Boss Qiao, and after some investigation, he found a person named Gu Shuisheng sixty years ago. In order to track down this person, he traveled a lot of places to have today's interview.

"So you're going to sneak into the library first, and then you can slowly look for clues?" Cui Peng said.

"The initial plan is like this," Qiu Zhe said, "Anyway, I don't have a serious job now, so it's good to eat." ”

"That's right," Cui Peng nodded: "Although you can enter the library with a library card, if you are just a reader, there are still many inconveniences." After all, Jiangda's collection is second to none in China, and many places are not open to the public at all. However, as a staff member, there will be more room for manoeuvre. ”

With the tacit understanding between the two, many things don't need to be explained at all. The so-called hearing the string song and knowing the elegant meaning, Qiu Zhe only nodded a few words, and Cui Peng had already made up all the thoughts he had hidden in his heart.

"Accompany me to play ball after dinner?"

"Forget it, I still have to go to Huaihua Road. ”

"What are you going to do there?"

"For the sake of amber. ”

"Amber?" Cui Peng was stunned for a moment before he reacted: "You mean your new kitten ghost, what can it do?"

"You know that I have never provoked others," Qiu Zhe's face was as usual, but a flash of light in his eyes revealed his emotions: "I was in meditation yesterday evening, and someone actually tried to plot against me. ”

"I dare to plot against you, this person is so bold!" Cui Peng was a little stunned when he heard this, he knew that his sworn friend, although he looked ordinary, was a real disciple of a master, and his methods were really good, and no one dared to provoke him. "And then?"

"I destroyed the demon envoy he sent, and I was going to come to the door immediately. But that guy is really good, and he will actually use the method of turning the world upside down to hide his traces. You also know that I am not good at arithmetic, so I can only guess that the opponent is the owner of the amber before, and he is looking for me to take revenge. ”

"So you asked for the address of Huaihua Road from Amber's mouth, and you are going to find the door today?" Cui Peng reacted quickly, and immediately guessed Qiu Zhe's plan.

"yes, if I hadn't made an appointment for the morning interview, I would have been done. ”

But the other party wouldn't be so stupid, knowing that Amber was rescued, and staying in the old place and waiting for someone to come to the door. ”

"Then I'm going to go there too, and I'll find some clues. What's more, Amber's body is still there, and she has to be restrained. Qiu Zhe's tone was not strong, but it was unquestionable: "Although the ban on Amber has been lifted a long time ago, but the body is left there, and the other party can always do something." That's how my rental house was found, and I didn't want to conflict with the other party, but at the moment, it seems that I can't help it. ”

"Okay. ”

"By the way," Qiu Zhe didn't intend to bother with this topic, a bowl of hot tea was down, he touched his chin, and whispered: "What is the reason why you deliberately approached those two girls?"

"You don't know that Gao Yongxia's father and my father are classmates and business partners. Establishing a good relationship with her is the task that my father personally explained. ”

"Poof," Qiu Zhe almost didn't squirt out a mouthful of water, stared at Cui Peng for a long time, shook his head and said, "If you have such filial piety, you won't be stuffed into a rural place like ours by your father in the first place, and let your uncle discipline you strictly." ”

"Okay, okay, just kidding," Cui Peng raised his hand in surrender when he mentioned his past troubles: "Actually, I'm not interested in people, but in their dormitory building." ”

"What did you find?"

"I didn't find out, but I heard an interesting rumor in my school days. When he said the last two words, Cui Peng put away his smiling face, and his expression became extremely serious.