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

"Grandma, I'm coming over!" Ya Ya put several baskets of cleaned wild vegetables and two small jars full of chili sauce into her space, and said to Grandma Liu while holding the small cart.

"Should I wear a jacket? Is it cold over there?"

Grandma Liu was a little unaccustomed to the sudden thinning of Ya Ya's coat. Before, she had always worn puffy cotton-padded jackets and fluffy coats, but now that she was wearing an adult's work uniform, she felt that it was a bit too thin.

"Grandma, it's not cold. I don't know why that place is much warmer than here. I noticed it the first time I went there. It's getting warmer and warmer now. I even saw some people wearing only a single layer of clothing on the street earlier." Ya Ya waved her hand.

Listening to the hushed conversation inside the house, the village chief lingered under the eaves outside, clutching a small coarse cloth bag in his hand.

Should we go in? Should we say something?

After hesitating for a long time, he still pushed open the door and went in: "Nannan."

Hearing the noise, Ya Ya turned around, her round eyes crinkling into crescents: "Grandpa Village Chief, what brings you here! Is there something you want me to buy?"

Grandma Liu also looked at the village chief.

The village chief shook his head and gently placed the small coarse cloth bag on the table. The contents made a soft metallic clinking sound as they were placed down.

Ya Ya curiously leaned over and stood on tiptoe to look at the table.

The cloth bag was open, revealing five or six thick, heavy gold bracelets lying quietly on the cloth, along with two gold ingots the size of a baby's fist, their bright yellow color dazzling to the eye.

Grandma Liu gasped sharply, stammering, "W-where did she get so much gold? Did she...did she run into some stranger?"

Ya Ya had never seen real gold before, but when she heard her mother-in-law talk about gold, her eyes widened. So this shiny yellow stuff was gold!

The room's light fell on a pile of goldware, giving it a warm, luxurious glow.

It's so beautiful, even prettier than the colorful drawstring bracelets in the shopkeeper's store.

Two of the bracelets even have patterns engraved on them!

"Quickly bring these in, they're all good stuff!" The Boundary Dragon in the space got excited too, and another batch came!

With a thought, Ya Ya focused her gaze into the space and saw that Grandma Duck was covered from head to toe in various rings, beads, and bracelets of the same color, making her glitter with gold.

"Grandma Duck, where did all these things on you come from?"

It's actually quite pretty.

Seeing that Grandma Duck didn't reply, Ya Ya's gaze fell back to the table, and she reached out and gently touched the gold; it was cool to the touch.

Seeing her pleading little face, the village chief spoke gently, "Little girl, take these for now. Xinghua found these in the mountains. Ask the Duck Fairy if you can take them to that place to exchange for money."

Ya Ya grinned happily and nodded vigorously, "Can I take it? I'll take it!"

After saying that, she picked up two gold bracelets and put them on her left and right wrists respectively. Then she kicked off her cotton shoes and climbed onto the earthen bed. She put the remaining bracelets on her ankles one by one, layering them on her hands and feet in turn, wrapping them up in circles of gold.

Finally, Ya Ya picked up a large, wide gold bracelet and tried to put it on her head, but her round head wouldn't fit.

Ya Ya regretfully put down the large bracelet and muttered softly, "If only my head were as small as Grandma Duck's, then I could wear the bracelet around my neck and look as pretty as Grandma Duck."

Grandma Liu and the village chief, who were standing to the side, were dumbfounded and it took them a long time to come back to their senses.

"Nannan, what are you doing? Why are you putting all of this on?"

Ya Ya stood up from the kang (a heated brick bed), shook her hands and feet covered in gold jewelry, and stood up with a jingling sound. It was actually quite heavy.

"Grandma, Grandpa Village Chief, you look so beautiful! That's how Grandma Duck is dressed, all sparkly."

"I don't know where Grandma Duck got all that gold, there's so much of it."

The village chief breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Duck Immortal had seen all the gold and jewelry that Gou Ya had hidden in the basket, and quite liked them.

"I took them from the bamboo basket. Ask this old man where they found them. There should be more than just these." The Boundary Dragon Fly rubbed its hands together in the space.

This village used to be so poor that they were practically eating dirt. If they had any gold, they would have taken it out and let the little cubs exchange it for money to buy food. But they never had any, and they relied entirely on weaving and gathering wild animals from the mountains to make a living.

Clearly, this gold was only recently discovered.

"Grandma Duck, can these be exchanged for money?" Ya Ya looked curiously at the jeweled Grandma Duck in the space. One, two, three... Grandma Duck alone had eight small golden rings on her body! There were also several strings of red and green beads, which were even shinier than the ones at Uncle Shopkeeper's place.

Grandma Duck alone has so many, and she said there are more, Grandpa Village Chief has even more! How much money would that be worth!

A small silver ingot is enough for me and my mother-in-law to live on for a year. Gold is more valuable than silver. There's so much of it, and even gold ingots! Wow!

Ya Ya's little mouth involuntarily opened wide.

She hasn't been making any money lately and has been spending it all, which is making her very anxious.

If there are still many, you can ask Granny Duck to help you put them into your spatial storage and exchange them for money!

"Anything but gold ingots is acceptable. Gold ingots have engravings on them and need to be melted down before they can be sold."

Hearing what Grandma Duck said, Ya Ya's eyes lit up as she looked at the gold on herself and Grandma Duck.

It's all money! We need to ask quickly, or we won't have time to go find Auntie later.

"Grandpa Village Chief, Grandma Duck asked me to ask you where you found these. She said there must be many more than these."

The village chief pondered for a moment before saying, "We found this on the mountain outside. It's the place where your Uncle Zhao rescued Sister Gouya. A few days ago, Da Niu went up the mountain and found that a wild boar had dug a hole there, and there were many hidden inside."

Because we don't understand those mechanisms, the hole is now blocked, and we only managed to collect these few pieces. There are still several large horses over there that we haven't had time to retrieve; we plan to try again tomorrow.

"Oh? What a pity..." Ya Ya's lips drooped down.

That old man is really cunning.

Jie Chi crossed its two claws over its chest and rolled its eyes.

Isn't this just a test to see if He can take them away? If He wants to, He has to take the little ones with Him and protect their safety.

Humans really do get smarter as they get older.

The village chief, with drooping eyelids, said, "It's alright. We're already satisfied with how many we found. Keep these little girls safe and sound. Don't wear them on your body. If the Duck Fairy likes them, give them to her as a small token of our village's appreciation."

"Okay." With a thought, Ya Ya put the pile of gold bracelets on her body and the gold ingots on the table into her spatial storage.