[Naruto] Survival Records of the Warring States Period

The salary your boss pays you is 30 cents per day. Not only do you have to complete the work in the bookstore, but you also have to take care of the boss's cat when he is away, and you are responsible for feeding and caring for it.

My mother didn't know the specifics and thought you were only responsible for looking after the boss's cats. She was surprised and grateful when the boss offered a salary that was higher than the market price.

Once both parties sign a contract, your job is officially settled.

Seeing that you have found a job, your mother secretly cheered in her heart and encouraged herself to continue looking for a job. After sharing the dry food she brought out in the morning with you, she left first. You also had to prepare to start work in the afternoon.

Your boss closed the bookstore during the meal and went out looking for food with the cat in his arms. You had to wait for him to come back at the door of the bookstore. By the time he comes back from foraging for food, you have already dried your soul out in the sun.

It’s not summer yet, but is the sun already so hot?

You hid under the eaves, fanning yourself with your hands, complaining in your mind, and then followed the owner who opened the shop.

"The business of my bookstore is not very good." The boss stuffed Nyonosuke into your arms and explained as he opened the door.

Nyanosuke is covered in fur. You are already hot and tired, but suddenly having a big cat in your arms feels like holding a quilt on a sunny day. No matter how cute the cat is, it makes you feel suffocated.

Nyanosuke also seemed a little restless. He opened his eyes in your arms, his tail began to shake, and he raised his neck to look for his owner.

You followed him into the store and secretly glanced at the boss, who also came back with the cat in his arms but didn't even sweat a drop, as if nothing was wrong, and couldn't help but remain silent.

——Is he really not hot?

"There are not many people buying books on weekdays, and even fewer people have been buying books recently. I just hired you, and I plan to rent books, so——"

The boss took the restless white cat back, and the white cat immediately settled down in the other person's arms: "I'm very busy this afternoon."

The boss gave you a meaningful look.

Except for a few record books such as the "Alchemy Notes" bought by the ninja in the morning, most of the books in the bookstore are printed materials, and the prices are printed on the books.

Now to open the business of renting books, you need to reorganize the books on sale, organize the books for rent into separate volumes and place them separately, and then set the rent based on the different pricing of each book.

You have some suspicion that the boss is preparing to develop new business because he hired helpers.

Boss A Cong is not idle either. He flips through the book list and leads you to count the inventory: ""Nan He Luo Ying Chao", please take 10 volumes for the time being. The next one, "The Story of the Country of Whirlpool"... Well, take 5 volumes. Okay. Have you found it? The next one..."

You busily ran back and forth in the warehouse in the back room. After finding the book that your boss read, you counted the required number of volumes and put them in a new box. You asked with some curiosity: "Why do you only get 5 volumes of "The Story of Whirlpool Country"? Isn’t the Country of Whirlpool more famous than Nanhe, who is somewhere?”

Of course you know that Nan He is Nan He Chuan, but you still look puzzled.

"After all, the Country of Whirlpool is a neighboring country. It is too close and too small compared to other countries. Stories from other countries are not as popular as other countries. And the most important thing is..." Boss Acong's tone was a little casual. He gestures for you to compare the covers of two different books.

"You see, "Uzumaki no Kuni Monogatari" was printed relatively early, and the cover at that time was too monotonous. The cover of "Nanga Falling Sakura" is the work of the current ukiyo-e master Uyukizaemon."

"The cover also has an influence?" You don't understand the aesthetics of painting at this time, and it's quite puzzling.

"nature."

You expressed that you were taught a lesson and continued to follow the boss to find books in the warehouse.

"Don't you need to get the songbook and poetry book?" Finally, after you have collected all the books and your boss is moving the books out with you, you can't help but ask him.

What he asked you to pick up were all popular books such as monogatari novels, and none of the Chinese songs were left untouched.

"No, these books don't have annotations. People who want to read them will buy them, and people who don't want to read them won't rent them. I ordered too many before, so I'll just sell them slowly."

You: ...Boss, did you say something outrageous?

"Can you write?" The boss asked, closing the book list and ignoring what you were thinking.

You nodded cautiously: "It's not very well written."

"Try," he led you back to the counter, took out a bunch of paper, and gave you a pen and ink. "Write down as many of the titles of the books as you can remember."

You thought it was the boss' post-employment inspection, and you were a little nervous. You were afraid that if you couldn't pass the inspection, you would leave immediately. Then you thought that you had signed the contract, so you wouldn't violate the contract and directly expel the person, so you took the brush in an unfamiliar manner and stopped. After a while, he dipped in ink and wrote slowly.

In the silence, there is only the slight rustle of paper and pen, and the boss suddenly asks you: "Which temple did you study in?"

"Terakoya?" You paused for a moment, the tip of the pen smeared a little ink, lowered your eyes to hide your confusion, and speeded up writing, "I never went to school, boss."

"Then where did you learn arithmetic, literacy and writing?" The boss raised an eyebrow.

"I saw other people learn to write by using bamboo sticks on the ground to practice. I have always memorized things very quickly."

You put down your pen, picked up the book list, shook it twice, and handed it to your boss.

He glanced at the content on the paper, his questioning eyes became more restrained, and he handed you a blank booklet: "Yes, you remember things very quickly."

"Register these rental books this afternoon. From now on, the rental of books will be recorded here." The boss patted the empty book and pointed to the cardboard box with books in the corner. "Then put these books on the bookshelf."

"Also, the book rental sign needs to be put up. A printer will come in a while. You will come with me later - what's going on?" Perhaps seeing your strange look, he stopped the order and asked you.

You wonder: "Didn't you decide to rent books temporarily? Why are there printers?"

"I contacted the printing factory during lunch, and they... forget it," the boss said halfway, but seemed to find it too troublesome to explain. He clicked his tongue and used a perfunctory phrase, "Stay a few more days for you. Just know it.”

You didn't ask further questions, just said hello, and took your notebook and pen and ink to organize the books.

"Boss." You sat in the corner, writing and drawing in a notebook, and then you remembered something.

"What's the matter?" The boss closed his eyes and calmed down at the counter, his expression exactly the same as his cat's.

"Can the wages for these days be paid on a daily basis?"

You asked with some embarrassment.

"For... forget it, it's up to you," the boss waved his hand impatiently, probably annoyed, "go to work quickly."

You responded with more motivation.

30 Wen, the first salary, save it? Or buy something to go home?