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

Su Yuqing was handing out cat treats to Mao Mao when she heard this. She turned around, glanced at He Miao, and patted Mao Mao's big head: "Mao Mao, you've worked hard today, go and rest."

The big, chubby orange cat let out a slow, deliberate slink as it slunk out of the living room without looking back, its tail held high.

"Are you still hesitating?" Su Yuqing plopped down on the sofa and opened another store's page: "Look at those six-point doll hats that other stores use hot melt glue to attach decorations. Ordinary raffia machine-woven hat blanks can sell for eighty or ninety yuan. The batch we have here is all handmade by villagers, stitch by stitch. Even the hat blanks are purely handmade cattail weaving."

100% handmade, the price definitely can't be lower than these.

She thought for a moment and then said, "But we've just started and don't have much of a reputation yet. In this circle, reputation adds a lot of value, so if we sell them at too high a price, no one will buy them. How about we do an opening discount and start with a dozen or twenty to test the waters? The intricately made ones will be 198, and the regular ones will be 128. The pet ones will all be 68 each. What do you think?"

"Hiss~ Isn't it a bit too dark?" He Miao gasped, pinching the tiny hat that was no bigger than her fingertip.

This thing is so small, and it costs almost two hundred.

"Where's the blackening? Look at this, it's a Japanese brand. The hat blanks are not only mass-produced by machine, but they're also made with raffia. It's hardly handmade, but because it's from Japan, it sells for over 300 yuan, and there are still 57 people who want it! Are the things made by our own country's artisans really any worse than theirs?"

With this comparison, He Miao not only felt more at ease, but also felt that she had sold it cheaply.

"Okay, let's go with this price. They're selling it for 328, so our 128 opening promotion price is really not expensive."

……

As soon as it was light, Grandma Liu's yard was bustling with activity. Zhao Hu and Ji Chuntao had already tidied up the empty space next to the stove and filled in the other half of the rammed earth, tamping it down.

Grandma Liu led three little children to dig holes outside the fence and plant fruit trees.

They quickly found some bamboo strips and built a simple grape trellis, planting all five fruit trees before the meal.

This morning I ate a sweet steamed cake that Ya Ya had made. The soft and chewy texture helped me lose most of my morning fatigue.

Because they were worried that the electric shock device was too powerful and might hurt people, especially children, if placed in Grandma Liu's yard, the village chief told Ya Ya to put the device in the backyard before she went there. Then he called Zhao Hu, and the two of them worked together to carry the electric shock device to their own yard.

Fang Tiesheng, Xinghua, Doctor Chen, Zhao Hu, the village chief, and Granny Li, a total of six people, sat together, their eyes all fixed on the electric mahjong machine.

Fang Tiesheng held the accompanying instruction manual and read it word by word. The others also listened to the recording at least three times.

Xinghua couldn't help but speak up: "Why don't we try using it?"

Fang Tiesheng shook his head slightly: "Absolutely not. The shopkeeper warned me every three sentences that it must not be touched by anyone, as it is extremely powerful and dangerous."

"But what if it's not that powerful? I won't be sure until I try it myself." The village chief clicked his tongue on his long-empty pipe and sighed.

"Yes, Tiesheng, we don't know how long this thing should be in contact with people, what number to use, how to use it, or how many times it can be used..." Dr. Chen said worriedly.

"How I wish I could try! But right now I can't find anything suitable to test it on, and I can't risk living people!"

"Try it on me. I've been electrocuted before, I know what I'm doing." Zhao Hu stood up.

"Nonsense! Are you out of your mind?!" Everyone quickly shouted to stop him.

Fang Tiesheng also shook his head, "Besides, this electric numbing device has a large current. Even if it's fully charged, this black box should be the same as a solar-powered battery, which needs to store electricity."

How do we store it? If we store it but don't use it, won't it just leak out? What's the difference in output voltage between the 310 and 360? How many times can the 310 be powered? How many times can the 360 ​​be powered? Without knowing its power and storage capacity, even if we had such a powerful weapon, we'd just be throwing our lives away.

"But Da Niu... then how about this, I'll take this thing to the mountains, Uncle, you teach me how to drive it, and I'll use it whenever I meet someone," Zhao Hu said anxiously.

"You're going?" The village chief smacked Zhao Hu on the back with a stick. "Do you even know where their stronghold is? Do you know how many of them there are? Can you explain these strange devices and wires?"

Zhao Hu's face turned bright red. He scratched his hair haphazardly and squatted down dejectedly.

Xinghua looked at the numbers, switches, and knobs on the electric mahjong machine and was also puzzled: "This thing is so complicated, and we have to adjust the speed settings. We don't even know how to use it, and it's quite heavy. What the village chief said makes sense; none of us know the situation over there..."

Everyone was gripped by anxiety, and the air grew heavy.

Just then, heavy footsteps came from outside the courtyard gate, and then the gate was gently pushed open.

"Gou Ya?"

Gou Ya stood at the door, looking somewhat flustered. "I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I was just passing by the yard and overheard your conversation. I was so curious that I listened for a while longer."

The village chief paused for a moment, then waved his hand: "It's alright, so what if they heard? You're a sensible child. Don't spread this around, just keep it to yourself. Go and do what you need to do."

Gou Ya stood still, hesitating for a moment before her eyes hardened: "I... I might be able to help. Let me go."

Dr. Chen looked at her thin arms and legs and shook his head repeatedly.

Fang Tiesheng was also taken aback: "Gou Ya, you're just a young girl, don't get involved. You've only heard a few words, you don't know the situation. Go do your work."

"It's precisely because I'm a young girl that the other party won't be on guard," Gou Ya said earnestly, taking two steps forward.

"Just now I heard you mention Da Niu. He hasn't appeared for a whole day and night. Has Da Niu been kidnapped? Has an outsider come into the mountains? What is his current situation? Can you tell me? I can roughly guess what's going on, but I want to confirm it again. Maybe I can really help you."

"Back then, it was Da Niu, Xing Hua, and Doctor Chen who cared about me, a man on the verge of death. It was Brother Zhao Hu and Sister Xing Hua who saved me. It was everyone who took me in and allowed me to stay in the village. Now that the village is facing difficulties, I want to do my part."

Gou Ya's lips were a little dry; this was the first time she had spoken so much since coming to Lotus Village.

"This could very well cost you your life," Dr. Chen said, staring intently at her.

Gou Ya said frankly, "If it weren't for everyone, I would have been gone half a month ago. Every extra day I live in the village is thanks to everyone. I'm not afraid of losing my life."

"Oh, you silly child..."

The village chief raised his hand to stop the crowd from continuing to persuade him: "Stop arguing. Gouya, since you already know part of the inside story, sit down and listen. Huzi, you tell her what's going on. The more people there are, the more ideas there will be."

"And I remember Tiesheng saying that Gouya is quick-witted and can handle these electrical objects fast, so she might actually come in handy. Let's think about it together."