At this time, the entertainment quarter was still simply a place to watch performances. It only went crooked later.
The entertainment quarter closed in the morning, opened in the afternoon, and bustled until nightfall. Performers and musicians still rehearsed operas in the rear courtyard, while young children followed along, learning to sing in warbling little voices. It was a peaceful, sunny day.
The front doors opened, and Bai Yujun backed out helplessly.
"Master, look how expressive my bamboo flute and hulusi are. If you hire me, I'll definitely help your theater flourish~"
A certain snake worked hard to sell herself in search of a job.
The old troupe master shook his head, still unwilling to take in the young girl.
"Girl, your musical skills truly are excellent, but we don't lack them here. If you could play the guqin or pipa, I'd hire you. I'm terribly sorry."
Bai Yujun was about to step forward again.
Bang~!
The doors slammed shut, nearly striking her nose. Her first job hunt had failed. Fortunately, she had not, as in her previous life, sent resumes with her own large photograph pasted on them everywhere, only for them to be tossed into trash bins in the end.
"Alas, I'd planned to teach you some classic operas. What a pity."
Shaking her head, she left the theater with her bamboo flute and hulusi in her arms, feeling somewhat low. Being rejected while job hunting was no pleasant feeling.
This was the city's only large theater. The other few were rundown places that merely set up a stage by the roadside and laid out a few tables. They could barely keep themselves fed, so what could they possibly use to pay hired workers?
The snake's brain hurt.
She walked alone down the dilapidated street, taking very small