Chapter 34: Janitor
“I have to shovel poop?” Yu Han asked. He had to sit down. They had aired the room for a few hours, and the disgusting smell was completely gone.
Before entering the hut again, Yu Han had given the doorsill a few kicks and ended up hurting his legs. It was a door meant for skinny people.
“Silly man,” Huang Niuniu had giggled. She had pulled Yu Han back by the collar and ladled some water from the pitcher near the door, then splashed it on the doorstep. Then she got down and prayed. “We have to thank the Land Gods for protecting our homes from evil ghosts and demons.”
Afterwards, they entered the hut. Yu Han had to squeeze through the front door while cursing to its grandmother. After he entered, he took in the interior details.
There was a mud brazier near the window. Some firewood was stacked against the wall, with ashes gathered on the brazier pan. Maybe for cooking? A set of metal pots and pans hung from nails on the wall. On a raised, earthen counter-like structure, there were a few plates, cups, bowls, and chopsticks laid about.
They were sitting on the bed now. Normally, being with a pretty girl on the bed would give rise to all kinds of imaginations. But when she said he had to be a janitor, what excitement was there left to talk about?
“A Night Soil Collector doesn’t only shovel poop.” Huang Niuniu put a hand on her chin. “They deposit it to the proper place to compost. The Sect’s medicinal and alchemy fields need quite a lot.”
“I… refuse!” Yu Han might be fat. He might be poor and talentless in the traditional sense. But he had his pride as a person from another world!
Other transmigrators and reincarnators in novels got all sorts of nice things. Cheat artefacts, hidden bloodlines, and maybe a powerful family. Meanwhile, he got a hundred pounds of extra flub.