The technology sharing conference of the Taiji Commercial Alliance turned into a disaster zone today. Huwa, wearing a helmet patched together from garlic skins and a patent certificate, held up a garlic-shaped loudspeaker that automatically sprayed water. "Stop right there! If you misuse technology sharing again, I'll sentence you to be living teaching aids for my arithmetic class!" No sooner had the words left his mouth than a burst of garlic-scented smoke went "bang" from Shopkeeper Wang's nearby stall.
Act I: The Glass Garlic That Curses
Muhammad, the Persian glassmaker, and the dye-house proprietor really messed up this time. They tried to color a glass garlic using the Black Ox dyeing technique, but mistakenly added the baking powder from Uncle Zhang's sesame flatbread. "This garlic was supposed to glow, but now..." Before Muhammad could finish, the glass garlic suddenly jumped up and shouted in Huwa's voice, "Pricing must be transparent, violators will be fined! Mess with technology sharing again, and I'll bash your skull with an abacus!"
The surrounding crowd roared with laughter. Huwa, furious, tried to grab the garlic, but it slipped away with a "swoosh" into Ali's spice stall, turning all the saffron green. "Is this technology sharing or vandalism?" Huwa demanded, hands on his hips. Protagonist tapped his abacus. "Muhammad will compensate Ali with ten catties of glass saffron, and teach the dye-house proprietor the Persian glass stabilization technique." To top it …
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