Hey, today Green Ox Valley hoisted the high banner of the "Bead-Chain Open Day"! Old Qian, wearing an Abacus Code straw hat, was handing out wooden token tickets to the common folk at the valley entrance: "Hold on to these! Redeem your tokens for the 'Bead-Chain Six-Piece Set'—a straw hat, an apron, a small herb-digging trowel, and the 'Deception Identification Guide' drawn by Huwa!" Huwa held up his crookedly drawn picture and shouted loudly, "See this? Anything marked with a cross is fake medicine!" The abacus leaped with a "swish" to become a ticket collector, displaying a message on the tickets: "Jump three times before entering, or the beads won't let you in!" This caused the children to hop around the entrance like little grasshoppers.
"Xiaoxiu! Bring over our 'Bead-Chain Experience Packs'!" Xiao Moli shouted at the top of his lungs, while Old Zhou pushed a cart, puffing and panting: "The abacus has already stuffed miniature drying kilns, pocket saltpeter bags, and edible 'Ledger Biscuits' into the packs!" The abacus projected an image of Huwa with his hands on his hips: "Listen up! When picking flowers, you must shout 'Bead-Chain Fresh Fresh'; when drying, you must sing the 'Thermal Circulation Song'; and as for processing—" It suddenly shoved a piece of ginger into Huwa's mouth: "First, wake up your brain with some spice!" Huwa stuck out his tongue from the burning heat, sending the onlookers into fits of laughter.
While busy at work, a scholar crouched by the herb …
Chapter 331