Hey, Pei Hongxiu's caravan is making another run to Chang'an today! Old Qian was lugging medicinal herbs and piling them onto the cart when he spotted Abacus Bead bouncing around on top of the refrigerated truck. He chuckled, "Abacus Bead, don't go carving the ice blocks into the shape of Huwa like last time and scaring the mules into thinking they've seen a ghost!" Abacus Bead projected a tongue-sticking emoji: "Don't worry! Today I'm going to set you up with an 'ice-brick Terracotta Army', guaranteed not to scare away any highwaymen!"
"Giddyup!" With a flick of Pei Hongxiu's whip, the caravan had barely cleared the valley mouth when the sky turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. Old Qian rubbed his hands together and muttered anxiously, "It's going to rain! These herbs can't take a soaking!" Abacus Bead had already bounced up like a little radar, projecting a message in the clouds: "The rain will be here in two hours! Abacus Bead will take you on the 'Bead-Chain Shortcut'!" Sure enough, the caravan turned into an inconspicuous mountain ravine. On both sides stood guideposts shaped like Abacus Beads, each painted with the words: "This road leads to Chang'an, dry even in the rain."
As they walked, the bridge ahead was broken! The escort guard scratched his head in frustration: "We'll have to detour ten miles!" Abacus Bead went "whoosh" and bounced into a construction crew, projecting over the broken bridge: "The Abacus Bead Bridge Crash Course is now in session!" Countless …
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