Hey, Qingniu Apothecary in the Chang'an West Market is bustling with customers today! Widow Wang raises a wooden sign and argues with the scholar: "You claim this 'Gatherer Sister Wang' is my niece, so why does the display read 'Bead-Chain Speed Champion'?" The Abacus Bead rattles into a small gong, tapping golden characters onto the sign: "Sister Wang picks flowers as if timing with a stopwatch, finishing precisely at three quarters past the Hour of the Dragon, making her the ultimate speed champion!" The scholar adjusts his glasses and nods repeatedly: "That flattery from the Abacus Bead is smoother than the Chang'an Daily!"
"Give me a packet of White Cogongrass Flowers with the 'Bead-Chain Influencer' label!" a wealthy lady in silk waves her handkerchief and shouts. Recognizing her, the Abacus Bead projects an image onto the wooden sign: "The person who bought a bead sign as a bracelet last month." Blushing, the lady retorts: "Stop the chatter! Pick me one carved with the 'Peancing Fairy in Bead Dance' motif. I saw a play yesterday, and the fairy on stage was holding this exact sign!" The Abacus Bead rolls around like a carving knife, instantly etching a dancing-sword abacus bead onto the surface, and finishes by spraying a hint of osmanthus fragrance.
Amid the commotion, Uncle Li from the east of the city arrives with his walking stick to complain: "Your wooden signs are inaccurate! You said the Rhodiola I bought had 'thirty percent bead-alkaloid content', but why is th…
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