As the cooking smoke of Pingkang Ward mingled with the fragrance of abacus beads, Xiaotao's abacus bead steamed buns were bubbling and puffing out hot steam. The abacus beads bounced on the steamer basket to form the character for "plump": "Brother Fan! The abacus bead mold Huwa carved is so easy to use, even the steamed buns have turned out 'Round and Flawless'!" The Protagonist chuckled, shaking the abacus bead farming tool stall: "Look at this 'abacus bead hoe'—" An abacus bead jumped into the hoe handle, spelling out the character for "strength": "Carved with abacus bead runes, it saves thirty percent of the effort when plowing the fields!"
A peasant woman pinched an abacus bead steamed bun and gasped: "Oh my! The abacus beads are forming a 'bountiful harvest' formation inside the filling!" The abacus bead immediately bounced into the character for "shy," embroidering a blue crystal pattern of "stealing abacus beads" onto her apron. Xiaotao chased after her holding a bowl of abacus bead porridge: "Take care, Auntie Wang! Drink a bowl of 'abacus bead eight-treasure porridge,' and the abacus beads will help you count your chicks!"
The seed bags at Qingniu Sundries Shop suddenly shook, and the abacus beads bounced into the character for "mess" on the "Qingniu Protects Agriculture" sign—it turned out the abacus beads were playing "seed sorting" inside the bag, mixing up the wheat and beans. The Protagonist gently tapped an abacus bead: "Act up again, and I'll send you to be…
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