[Naruto] Survival Records of the Warring States Period

Probably because of the war, business in the bookstore was very deserted, with only a few or two customers in the store.

The boss is a man in his twenties and thirties, slightly fat, and has a hairline crisis at a young age. He leaned against the counter and slowly stroked the white long-haired cat lying lazily on the counter.

When he saw you and your mother entering the store, he just raised his eyes, said welcome and continued to massage the white cat.

It's been a long time since you've seen such a carefully raised cat. The white cat's long hair is soft and shiny. You couldn't help but look at it a few more times before turning your attention to the study room.

Among the several guests in the study room, two were dressed in ninja costumes, and each had a ninja bag.

You were a little surprised at first that there were ninjas among the customers, but after thinking about it, you thought it was quite reasonable. Ninjas have money, so they can buy things.

Mom wanted to take you directly to the boss, but you whispered to her that you wanted to go shopping first, and she agreed after a moment of hesitation.

"Then I'll pick you up later. Don't wander around." Your mother warned you. When you nodded, you left the study room and went to try your luck in finding a job elsewhere.

You breathed a sigh of relief, but you were worried that you couldn't find a reason to send your mother away. After she left, you started walking from the door of the bookstore and looked at the books in the bookstore.

Today’s bibliography is richer than you might expect.

In addition to the pseudonymous novels that you have only learned in previous literary history courses, there are also professional maps for identifying herbs and edible wild vegetables, a collection of makeup and wear specifically for women, and even an unknown poet from the Land of Fire. A collection of Chinese poems written in Chinese characters.

Although the last category of books only occupies a few corners, gathering dust together with a few collections of Japanese songs, essays and essays, few people care about them.

In addition, there is another type of book also placed in this corner, and the stock is extremely abundant.

You looked at the album in front of you with an explicit cover and an even more explicit title, and fell into a suffocating silence: "..."

What kind of person would put erotic pictures and poetry collections together for sale?

At least, let's separate, right?

Are you expecting the customer who bought the erotic pictures to be so poetic that he would bring along a book of poems or essays? !

"Hey, little girl, you can't read the books there." Probably because you stood in the corner for too long, the boss at the counter noticed you, his eyes that were originally narrowed suddenly widened, and he asked you to leave.

You looked back at the shopkeeper with complicated eyes, responded, walked away from this corner, and continued to check the bookstore's inventory.

When you passed by the two black-haired ninjas who were together, you didn't dare to stay longer. You quickly glanced at the bookshelf where they were staying and left.

The books on the bookshelf in front of them are miscellaneous books. You can remember a few bizarre book titles, such as "Notes on Alchemy" and "Twenty Years of Sword Forging", which look like professional books but should not appear in this kind of book. Books from Popular Bookstore.

"Ordinary people's use of fire can also be used as a reference." You heard one of the ninjas say to his companions.

"Make poison/medicine and eat yourself to death?" Another ninja disagreed with his companion's opinion and had a arrogant attitude.

……

You couldn't help but look back at them, and then walked to the counter at the door to look for the boss.

"What's the matter?" The boss's hand didn't stop, slowly combing the white cat's hair. Seeing that you didn't pick up the book, he became less enthusiastic.

The white cat's fluffy tail was coiled into a ball, and the whole ball was motionless. If it weren't for the white cat's breathing, you would have suspected that the cat was fake.

You have never seen such a cooperative cat, whether before or after time travel.

You take your attention away from the white cat and seriously ask the boss if he will accept apprentices or hire workers.

The boss's slender eyes blinked slowly.

"...Apprentice? Job?" He looked confused, "Do you think my shop is short of people?"

Does such a deserted store really not need more staff?

"And what can you do if you are so young?" He stopped petting the cat, smiled with interest on his lips, half-leaned over the counter and looked at you from top to bottom, and asked.

You reply: "I'm cheap."

boss:"?"

You looked at his seemingly contemptuous smile and didn't let him continue talking, and continued: "I can do the accounting. I can pay the customer after he chooses the book he wants to buy. I can read, and I can also recognize some of the poetry collections. If the customer can't find it, I can also help customers find books. Similarly, because I know how to read and write, I can quickly put new books into the warehouse and categorize them when I purchase them in the future.”

The boss looked a little stunned.

You stared into your boss's slender green eyes, worried about whether you could impress him.

"But..." He seemed to have finally come to his senses and wanted to say something else. As soon as you heard this, alarm bells went off in your heart——

You reiterated: "I'm very cheap. If you want to find an apprentice similar to me, it will cost a lot of money. I have a family and live in the town. I don't have to live in your house. I can be there on time every day."

"And, and..." You were still thinking about what you could do. When your eyes fell on the extremely well-behaved cat at the boss's disposal, you suddenly felt blessed and gritted your teeth. "I have some experience in raising cats."

"..."

"..."

The boss stopped smiling.

The boss stood up straight.

The boss's slender eyes are fully opened and he looks at you seriously.

"I agreed," he said after a long while, "Do you need your parents to be present to sign the contract?"

you:……

You don’t want to delve into whether the boss decided to hire you because of this last point.

You don't really want to know the answer, whether it's yes or no.

While you were waiting for your mother to pick you up, you took over the job temporarily and took over the boss's job at the counter. The boss was lying on the recliner on the side with the cat in his arms, his eyes narrowed again, probably because he was distracted.

The two ninjas in the store finally selected the books and came to the counter to pay.

They bought several novels, and the "Alchemy Notes" they discussed before was also included in the purchase list. Thinking of the books you saw before, you naturally asked them if they wanted to buy another illustrated book of medicinal materials.

After asking, you felt your boss’s eyes fall on you.

"..." The expression of the black-haired ninja is a little tangled. You guess this is because they did not buy this book for the purpose of refining medicine and elixirs, so the herbal illustration is of little significance to them.

"It doesn't matter. The ninjas should be very familiar with commonly used medicinal herbs, so they probably don't need this book." You calmly defended yourself, packed a few books, and were about to quote the total price when you heard someone from the other side. sound.

"Where is it? That illustrated book."

You were a little surprised, but quickly calmed down and pointed the way to the ninja: "Do you need me to get it for you?"

You asked in passing.

The black-haired ninja didn't answer, and simply turned around to get the book.

After a few guests have almost left, you count the money and stuff it into the cabinet when you suddenly hear the boss's voice.

"What made you think of working here?" he asked.

You sat on the small bench next to the counter. Once you sat down, you were no longer visible on the other side of the counter. Then you looked at the boss and explained: "There is no way, my family is short of money, and I have tried many stores but they don't want me."

"It doesn't look like you..." The boss's eyebrows wrinkled slightly, as if there was something he couldn't figure out, but soon his eyebrows relaxed, "Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."

"But you also have to remember that your job is more than that, you also have to take care of Nyanosuke, especially when I'm not around." The boss reminded you of this very sternly.

Nyanosuke in his arms gave a lazily cry as if hearing his name. He opened his eyes and glanced at you. Those eyes were the same rich emerald green as your boss.

You nodded and said, "Boss, do I need to take care of Nyanosuke now?"

Your boss froze while holding the cat, his eyes narrowed again, he tightened his grip on the cat, and said in a somewhat dissatisfied tone: "I told you, wait until I'm gone."

At noon, your mother came to pick you up. You jumped off the stool at the counter and ran over to tell her that you had a new job, helping the store manager, Mr. Acong, take care of his cat.

Mom didn't expect you to actually find a job. She was shocked for a moment, then thanked the boss sincerely, and finally signed an employment contract with a tentative term of one year under the boss's impatient look.

Although you don’t understand why the store manager kindly extended the deadline. When you first talked with him, it was clear that the contract was only for three months. Whether or not to renew the contract depends on your subsequent performance.