The little one's purse connects the two worlds, turning a desolate village into a paradise.

"Let's go, I'll take you home."

He Miao glanced at the time, then grabbed her suitcase and trolley.

Just as she was about to leave, Ya Ya suddenly grabbed her hand. "Sister, I want to go see another place. Yesterday, there were uncles wearing red and yellow round hats patching up potholes with something called cement."

The uncles surrounded the pits, saying we couldn't step on them until they hardened. I wanted to go see if they had hardened yet.

He Miao was slightly taken aback. Why was she concerned about road construction? Cement was no fun.

"Why did Ya Ya think of going to see cement? The road under construction is so dusty."

"The roads in the village are all dirt roads, with many small potholes. When it rains, they become all muddy and slippery. I want to see if the cement can really fill in the potholes and make them hard."

If it really could become a smooth floor like the one under my feet, I would buy some and take them back to level the roads in the village too.

Ya Ya looked very serious.

He Miao's heart stirred slightly.

Many local governments now help villages build roads, but some remote villages haven't received assistance yet. Ya Ya's place is obviously inaccessible, and the road must be difficult to travel.

If we could buy some cement, it would be much more convenient to fill in and level the path in front of our house.

She smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll take you to see it, and then I'll tell you where to buy cement."

Ya Ya's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, Sister He Miao!"

The two walked to the section of road under construction. The warning barriers that had been there had been removed, and the newly paved cement road surface, apart from being slightly darker in color, was smooth and flat to the touch, without any bumps.

It really does harden!

The muddy water that looked grayish-brown could actually become so hard!

After Ya Ya finished stepping on the ground, He Miao pulled her back to the roadside.

"Don't linger on the road for too long, especially in the middle of the road, you can't go there!" She even chose a pothole on the side of the road to take Ya Ya to see.

"Okay, I got it. Sister He Miao, where do we buy cement?"

"You need to go to the building materials market to buy cement." He Miao patiently pointed out the way to Ya Ya: "From here, see that big bus stop? Take bus number three, it's only six stops away. But you must have an adult go with you, because building roads requires more than just cement, you also need sand and gravel, and the adults in the village all know about these things."

Ya Ya pressed the red button.

"Sister He Miao, check if I recorded it." Afraid she wouldn't remember, she secretly pressed the record button in her pocket.

He Miao found it amusing. "Oh my, they even knew to record it. How clever! Let me see."

He Miao chose the most recent recording to play, and as soon as she opened it, her voice rang out: "Take bus number three..."

"Ya Ya is great! The recording was excellent!"

Ya Ya squinted her eyes and grinned. She hadn't pressed the wrong button. She wouldn't be afraid of not being able to teach Grandpa Fang and the others when she took her back!

He Miao took Ya Ya to the familiar alley and only felt relieved after seeing the little one safely picked up by her uncle.

The little one is carrying a huge sum of money today, so I have to keep an eye on her to make sure she gets home on her own.

……

Ya Ya appeared out of thin air in the yard, dragging a yellow dog-patterned box in one hand and holding a small cart in the other.

She put the egg tarts into her spatial storage.

She was still a little unaccustomed to the sudden increase in space.

The space, which used to be a cramped corner, now only occupies a small corner, making it look extremely empty and the contents seem rather...shabby.

Ya Ya stood there, still somewhat dazed, her mind a jumbled mess:

Grandma Duck's two choices, Sister He Miao's big order, cement, voice recorder... one thing after another was crammed together, making her head spin.

Xinghua was resting in the yard. The wounded soldiers were still recuperating and hadn't gone up the mountain to collect snails.

Only Da Niu couldn't sit still. There was no work for him in the yard, so he went to the underground kiln to help Brother Hu watch the fire. The kiln had already started firing.

As soon as Ya Ya returned, Xing Hua immediately greeted her: "Little girl, you're back? What did that fairy sister from the celestial realm think of what we made? Did she say anything? If she's not satisfied, just tell us, and we'll revise it accordingly..."

Gou Ya sat in the corner, nervously listening intently.

Ya Ya then came to her senses and her gaze fell on Sister Gou Ya in the corner. Oh dear!

I forgot to buy a little flower cup for Sister Gouya!

"Sister Xinghua, where are Grandpa Fang and Grandpa Village Chief? Why are you the only ones here? Where did everyone else go?"

Ya Ya craned her neck and looked around, but even Grandpa Wang wasn't in the yard.

"Chuntao led a lot of people to the mountain to collect snails and pick vegetables. Doctor Chen also said that he wanted to do some kind of sewage management and build a... harmless septic tank. The rest of them followed Doctor Chen and the village chief to study how to dig a latrine."

Dig a latrine? Do you need to manage the stench from someone's poop?

Ya Ya was stunned. How could this be managed? Did everyone have to poop in the same big pit?

Xinghua glanced at the box Yaya had brought back. "This little box is so pretty. What's up, Nannan? Do you need to see Grandpa Village Chief? Is there a problem with the order over there?"

"Hmm!" Ya Ya nodded, startling Xing Hua so much that she clutched her heart. Was there really a problem with the order?

"I need to see Grandpa Village Chief for something. Sister He Miao said she can do it, a lot of it. She even gave me blueprints and this box, which is full of things. She also gave me 30,000 yuan!"

Xinghua felt a slight sense of relief upon hearing that the order was fine, but upon hearing the last part, she couldn't help but raise her voice: "Thirty...thirty thousand?"

She heard that the fresh pork that Nannan bought in that area only cost four yuan per jin, so thirty thousand yuan could be exchanged for about ten thousand jin of pork!

It was as if a rain of pork was falling on her face, heavy chunks of pork pelting her head and making her dizzy and unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

"Sister Xinghua?" Ya Ya tugged at Xinghua's sleeve.

"Hey! Hey!" Xinghua realized what was happening and quickly reached out to pick up Yaya's little box, carefully placing it on the large table in the middle of the yard.

What could be inside?

"These are all pretty beads and little flowers given to me by Sister He Miao. Sister Gou Ya, come here quickly." Ya Ya climbed onto the red chair and waved to Gou Ya, who was sitting far away.

Gou Ya hesitated for a moment, then picked up her chair and quietly moved it towards the table.

This box is so beautiful! The color is so bright, it matches the color of the clothes that Little Fairy Ya Ya is wearing. It looks so elegant.

Gou Ya thought to herself, "She's such a good match for Ya Ya."

Neither of them had ever seen a zippered suitcase before. They looked at each other, unsure where to begin.

Ya Ya reached out and grabbed the zipper pull, then gently pulled it around the zipper.

Shila-

Then lift it up with your little hand.

The box opened up in two, flat and smooth, like a clam opening its shell.