She changed the subject, asking about something else: “Ah Yuan, how’s the salary as a ghost messenger? The underworld is such a big company, so the salary must be pretty good, right? How does the underworld recruit? Is it easy for ghosts to get into the system? Besides ghost messengers, what other positions are there?”
After asking, she was a little worried that the underworld officials had a confidentiality agreement, so she added, “You don’t have to tell me everything. Just tell me what you can tell me to satisfy my curiosity!”
“My application has been approved, so there’s nothing I can’t say. My salary is variable. The work of an unofficial ghost messenger is quite free. There are no fixed soul-collecting tasks. I’m only responsible for collecting those who have slipped through the net and linger in the mortal world. The reward depends on the difficulty of the task. Sometimes, a task only earns a few hundred thousand ghost money, and sometimes, it can earn millions or even tens of millions. As for the recruitment by the underworld, I don’t know. I’m still a living person, so I can’t enter the underworld.”
This was the first time Yun Guyuan had told someone about this; he felt quite novel about it, as if he really was just working in a special department.
“Ghost money?” Yi Qingqing exclaimed in surprise.
“How are you going to spend it if they only give you ghost money?”
Is the underworld really that stingy?
She can fold ghost money herself and burns huge piles of it every year. Is Ah Yuan’s salary for catching ghosts just ghost money?
“Living underworld messengers can convert ghost money into real money or exchange it for items, and they also accumulate merit.” Yun Guyuan explained.
“When I was a child, I supported myself by earning ghost money.”
Yi Qingqing blinked. She had a bold idea, but she didn’t know whether to say it.
“Um, Ah Yuan, didn’t I tell you before that I also do traditional crafts and trades? Actually, I can make paper-folding and incense, and I can make gold and silver ingots too, you tell me…”
“Only the ghost money earned from completing tasks can be exchanged for real money; the rest can only be saved up to be spent after death.” Yun Guyuan said.
“That’s good! If I burn some for you every year, you can save it. After we pass away, won’t we not have to worry about money in the underworld?” Yi Qingqing suddenly had a whimsical idea.
“That’s how it is in theory, but the living can’t receive the burnt paper money.” Yun Guyuan patted her hand.
“Don’t worry about not having money in the underworld. When I’m officially employed, I’ll get a raise and more opportunities to earn extra money. I’ll support you then!”
Yi Qingqing blushed at his words: “I don’t need you to support me! I can support myself!”
If there are already people selling ghost paper in the underworld, who knows, maybe they’ll also sell paper offerings?
Who knows who will be supporting whom then!
“Qingqing, I do my work as a ghost messenger at night, and my soul will leave my body. A few years ago, during the Ghost Festival, there was a lot of noise coming from your room, so…”
After much deliberation, Yun Guyuan decided that he should talk to her about this.
“So you saw it all along?” Yi Qingqing sat up straight.
“Wait, that was a bit loud, wasn’t it? Did you see me burning paper money? Or was there something else?”
“There are also those teachers you worship, and the wandering ghosts.” Yun Guyuan said.
This was a lot of information, and Yi Qingqing was stunned for a long time.
“You mean, when I was offering sacrifices, all the teachers really came to collect it? Tell me in detail what happened? Did all the teachers come?”
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