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

More than twenty villagers rushed to the bathroom door all at once, crowding the door frame so much that it was almost knocked over.

The village chief and Fang Tiesheng quickly stood in front of the door, spreading their arms to block the way, and repeatedly advised, "Slow down, don't rush. Only five people can come in at a time, the space inside is cramped. Nannan, you take Xiaodouzi and Xiaoshuanzi in first."

"Quickly, everyone move aside, let the children go first."

As soon as the village chief finished speaking, the excited villagers snapped out of their daze and lined up in an orderly fashion on both sides. Even those who were more curious only craned their necks a little but didn't move.

As Ya Ya looked at the large group of grandparents crowding outside the door, she couldn't help but recall what Brother Zhao had said.

Brother Zhao said his aunt took him to a place called Fantawild Adventure in Shujia. There were lots of fun and exciting things there, including seats that let you fly up and then plummet down, and a carousel that spins. You have to queue to buy tickets to enter Fantawild Adventure.

Now their fish feeding room is also attracting long queues for visits. Shouldn't it be renamed Fish Feeding Paradise?

"Pipes".

Xiao Shuanzi's slapping of the ceramic basin's support during washing brought Ya Ya's wandering thoughts back to reality.

Ya Ya had seen this facility before, so she wasn't shy or particularly curious about it. However, her two younger brothers were very curious. Xiao Shuanzi was too short to reach anything, so Fang Tiesheng simply picked him up.

Xiong Bo then moved a sturdy wooden stool over and placed it in front of the sink, allowing Ya Ya and Xiao Douzi to stand on it together.

Ya Ya pointed to the shiny silver faucet, "Little Bean, look, this is a faucet. Like this, you lift it up with your hand and the water will flow out. Auntie also said that the faucet can be turned left and right to give out cold and hot water."

Xiaodouzi and the villagers outside the door listened attentively.

Hearing this, Xiong Bo, who was supporting the two children, quickly explained, "There's no hot water yet. The instruction manual says that a solar water heater needs to be exposed to strong sunlight for the pipes to absorb enough energy before it can produce hot water. We just installed it, so we estimate it will be tomorrow afternoon."

"Let's try cold water first, watch carefully!"

Ya Ya raised her hand and gently lifted the faucet handle, and a stream of clear water gushed out from the silvery pipe.

Little Bean, standing on the stool, and Little Shuanzi, being held by Fang Tiesheng, both widened their eyes and excitedly waved their arms and legs: "Wow! It can make water come out by itself!"

"So much water! It's so refreshing!" Xiao Shuanzi stretched out his hand to touch the flowing water, and a string of drool dripped from the corner of his mouth as he giggled non-stop.

Fang Tiesheng held the restless Xiao Shuanzi firmly with one hand and steadied the wooden stool with the other, afraid that any of the three children would fall.

Xiong Bo also wrapped his arms around the stool, acting as a human railing.

After only a few moments of flowing water, Fang Tiesheng frowned with heartache: "Turn it off quickly. This clean and clear water is just flowing away for nothing, going straight into the septic tank. It's such a waste."

Ya Ya obediently pressed the tap, and the gushing water stopped abruptly.

Then Fang Tiesheng and Xiong Bo led the three children to the squat toilet in the inner room. Ya Ya excitedly rubbed her hands, thinking that she would no longer have to go to the smelly latrine in the backyard!

She stood on the squat toilet, legs apart, hands on hips, and solemnly instructed her two younger brothers: "You all need to learn how to use it, especially Xiao Shuanzi, you're not allowed to wet the bed anymore."

As she spoke, Ya Ya squatted down to demonstrate for them: "Look, it's just like when we usually squat down at the edge of the field, just align it with the pit in the middle."

Little Shuanzi giggled and pinched his nose, saying, "Sister pooped!"

Little Bean couldn't help but laugh when he heard Little Shuanzi speak.

Ya Ya puffed out her cheeks in anger and straightened up: "I didn't! My pants are all on properly. I was just teaching you, demonstrating, don't you understand?"

"Stinky," Xiao Shuanzi grumbled incessantly.

"You're the one who smells bad."

"The plug doesn't smell."

"Sister Ya Ya, how do we flush this pit? This basin is so clean..." Xiao Douzi's question interrupted Ya Ya and Xiao Shuanzi's childish conversation.

Fang Tiesheng pointed to the white water tank hanging on the wall above the squat toilet: "There is a round button on top of this white box. Press it gently and water will gush out to wash away the filth."

As he spoke, he pressed the button.

A rushing sound of water filled the air as water gushed out of the squat toilet, converging from both sides and forming a thick stream that surged into the white hole at the back of the toilet.

Fang Tiesheng had been smacking his lips in distress when he tested the faucet earlier. Now, watching the clean water gushing into the hole, and thinking about how he would have to use such clean water to wash away filth in the future, Fang Tiesheng felt as if his heart was bleeding.

In the eyes of the villagers, clean water is hard-won. On ordinary days, it takes half an hour to carry water over mountains and valleys, and the carrying pole on their shoulders will be worn red.

Whenever it rains, every household brings out all the water-holding containers they can—iron pots, wooden buckets, earthenware basins—to collect the rainwater, not wanting to waste a single drop.

Using precious fresh water to flush out filthy squat toilets is seen by them as a terrible waste.

The three children's curiosity about the new things overshadowed their appreciation for the water, and they watched the toilet tank with great interest.

Little Bean turned her head and noticed the showerhead hanging on the wall. She tiptoed and looked at it from all angles, becoming more and more curious: "Sister Ya Ya, what's this lump of iron?"

"This is a showerhead; it sprays out lots of hot water, which is so comfortable for showering and washing your hair!"

"What? This doesn't look like a flower at all! Is this what flowers in the celestial realm look like?" Little Bean craned his neck and stared at it, but he couldn't see anything about it that resembled a flower.

"I don't know either, maybe there are flowers like this." Ya Ya also looked up.

Seeing this, Xiong Bo reached out and took the showerhead off, then gently turned on the faucet over the squat toilet.

Fine water droplets sprayed evenly from thousands of tiny holes in the showerhead, gently falling into the white squat toilet. The mist felt soft to the touch, unlike the strong flow of water from a faucet.

Little Bean and Little Shuanzi stared wide-eyed, reaching out to catch the sprayed water.

Xiong Bo only left the water running for a short while before turning it off.

The people over there are really quick-witted; Xiong Bo always has something to say about them whenever he encounters something new.

He had seen similar bathing items with small holes before. There were similar blue-white glazed lotus shower heads in the Prince Su's mansion, and there were also perfume shops (commercial public bathhouses) in Suzhou City. The spray bottles hanging above the entrances were the same as these shower heads.

However, this kind of structure, which uses pipes to connect water and requires no manual pouring, and provides continuous water spraying as soon as it is turned on, is still something he cannot imagine building.

Only when you see it do you realize, "Oh, so this is how it can be done!"