When the morning bell of Qingniu Valley rang three times, over a hundred farmers suddenly swarmed in from the neighboring prefecture. Every single one of them was holding a wooden sign inscribed with the words "Abacus Contract," though the abacus bead patterns on the signs were crooked like crawling worms. The abacus beads instantly rolled into an authentication array, projecting onto the wooden signs: "Fake! Genuine bead patterns shift with the sun's shadow!" An old peasant cried with a long face, "We've been terribly cheated by the 'Abacus Contract fraudsters'!" The abacus beads jumped into the character for "cheated" and embroidered a small magnifying glass on his cuff that read, "Abacus Rules crackdown on fakes, check the wood grain first."
"Class is in session for the 'Abacus Rules'!" Xiao Moli waved her abacus bead pointer as the abacus beads leaped onto the blackboard to form the character for "standard." The genuine contracts were projected as an abacus bead shadow play, with every single line accompanied by Huwa's carved commentary: "Look! Beside the 'advance deposit' there are abacus bead bite marks, and beneath the 'protected price' hides an abacus bead steelyard weight!" As the farmers leaned in to look closer, the abacus beads projected a small reflection in their pupils: "Abacus Rules are like a mirror, reflecting demons in their true form."
Xiaoxiu's abacus ledger room drifted with the fragrance of sesame oil, and the abacus beads leaped into the character fo…
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