Hey, the storage room at Qingniu Valley is bustling today! Old Qian walked in clutching his ledger just in time to see Abacus Bead bouncing across the roof beams to form the word "LEISURE." "Old Qian! Why are you so late today? These beads of mine were about to bounce sparks right off the rafters!" Old Qian shot it a glare. "Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and help me log the accounts. The White Cogongrass Flower we hauled back yesterday almost crushed the refrigerated truck!" Abacus Bead rolled with a *giggle* right onto the ledger and displayed its message: "Crushed? If I fit the wheels with 'Bead-Chain Springs,' even the heaviest cargo feels like stepping on cotton!"
"Xiaoxiu! Come and keep your bead in line!" the warehouse master shouted, waving a wooden sign. Abacus Bead was using a laser to carve a mini-skit onto the wood—showing Old Qian taking a pratfall while picking flowers, complete with a customized "Ow-ooh-wah" sound effect provided by the bead. Xiaoxiu laughed. "What's the matter? Think the wooden sign is too plain?" Abacus Bead flashed an eyebrow-raising expression: "I'm giving this sign an 'audio edition.' Whenever medicine buyers lift the flap, they get to hear a story!" Sure enough, the wooden sign actually piped out a rhyming jingle: "Pick your flowers steady, or you'll fall and ache already," making Old Qian cover his face in embarrassment.
Just as they were cutting up, a swarm of fireflies suddenly arrived, buzzing in circles around Abacus Bead. With a …
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