When the Abacus-Bead Lanterns of the Chang'an Night Market formed a data matrix, Xiao Moli's abacus-bead ledger snapped open in the Central Plaza. The beads bounced across the pages to form the character for "Complete": "Yifan! Overall night market traffic is up sixty percent, and the repeat purchase rate has broken fifty percent!" Pei Hongxiu gave her abacus-bead champagne flute a light shake and chuckled: "Look at you, brat! The Hu Merchant District's sales at the hour of *Xu* match three rounds of the *Hu Xuan* dance in broad daylight!" The beads instantly arranged themselves into a "Gold" formation on the ledger, making even the candlelight glow golden.
The Protagonist stared at the abacus heatmap and smiled: "The abacus heatmap has become a Chang'an specialty—" The beads leaped into the abacus, spelling out the character for "City": "The Hu Merchant District's 'Bead-Fire Array', the Commoner District's 'Bead-Bun Array', and the Literati District's 'Bead-Ink Array' come together as the 'Three Treasures of the Bead Market'!" Su Wanyue handed over some abacus celebration candies: "The best part is the morning stalls at the hour of *Si*, making even the morning mist in Pingkang Ward smell like steamed buns!" The beads instantly bounced into the character for "Fragrance," revealing Huwa's carved portrait of an abacus-bead steamed bun on the candy wrapper.
The final wisp of steam drifted from Xiaotao's abacus-bead morning stall as the beads bounced into the character for "Fu…
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