As the setting sun of the Qingniu Dyehouse in Chang'an dyed the abacus beads a golden red, Pei Hongxiu's blue crystal skirt swept across the last bolt of Human-grade Coarse Cloth. The beads bounced into the word "FULL" on the "Qingniu Protects Agriculture" label: "You rascal! You sold ten thousand zhang of human-grade cloth, yet only donated a thousand cash!" Zhang Yifan chuckled, shaking his abacus-bead ledger of merits. "This is the 'Common Folk's Measuring Art'—" The beads jumped into the ledger, forming the word "KINDNESS." "A thousand cash can build an 'Abacus Classroom' for the Yi School!"
Xiao Moli wielded her brush, writing an inscription on the Heaven-grade Dragon-patterned Brocade, and the beads instantly hopped onto the tip of her brush, changing "Dragon Reigns Over the Nine Heavens" to "Abacus Beads Reign Over the Heavens." A certain eunuch holding a brocade box chuckled, "The Sage Emperor says the abacus-bead pattern on the dragon robe is more dazzling than the Big Dipper!" Seizing the opportunity, the beads bounced onto his earlobes, forming the word "CUTTE," causing the tips of the eunuch's ears to turn red.
Huwa ran over to the Protagonist holding a leftover scrap of Earth-grade Flower and Bird Brocade, the beads on the scrap bouncing into the word "TREASURE": "Brother Fan! We can use the leftover scraps to piece together a 'Hundred-Scene Scroll of Abacus Poetry'!" The Protagonist nodded, the beads bouncing into the word "SELL" among his sleeves: "Sell them …
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