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

Ya Ya carried a full bag of things, with the little dragon that the shopkeeper had helped her hang on her small cloth bag, and swayed back to Lotus Village.

In the courtyard, everyone was sitting around weaving baskets, occasionally chatting about everyday things like the vegetables sprouting in the field, and how after sowing wheat seeds they would go sow corn seeds. Grandpa Fang was reciting a poem with Xiaodouzi, and a few lines of "Heaven and earth are dark and yellow... Jade comes from Kunlun" drifted over intermittently.

Ya Ya glanced over and saw that the grandmothers were all weaving small baskets, some round, some square, and some long.

It's much stranger than what we usually see yesterday.

Grandpa Wang's basket was the largest, and it was made with two different colors of grass. Grandma Wang was helping to pass it to him and lend a hand.

Ya Ya put the big bag on the doorstep and waved to Xiao Shuanzi, who was playing with mud in the corner: "Xiao Shuanzi, come here!"

As soon as Xiao Shuanzi heard Ya Ya call, he immediately put the mud ball aside and ran over.

Ya Ya frowned as she looked at Xiao Shuanzi's dirty, yellowish hands. "Xiao Shuanzi needs to wash his hands, otherwise he'll get good things dirty."

As she spoke, Ya Ya grabbed Xiao Shuanzi's arm and led him to wash his hands.

Grandpa Fang noticed that Xiaodouzi kept glancing at Yaya and the other girl, and he himself wanted to know what good things Yaya had brought back this time.

What's that chubby thing hanging on that little cloth bag?

He coughed twice on purpose: "You need to concentrate on your studies, but since you seem so eager to go, Grandpa will take you."

After putting away the books, he led Xiaodouzi and Yaya to meet up.

Grandpa Fang helped clean Xiao Shuanzi's hands, and the group found a clean haystack to sit down. He also picked up the red bag from the threshold.

Ya Ya smiled and rummaged through the red bag, the rustling sound attracting the attention of everyone in the yard.

Little Shuanzi had been eyeing the round, yellow ball hanging on Sister Ya Ya's bag for a long time, staring at it longingly.

He didn't care what was in the bag.

Ya Ya first pulled out two soft little dolls covered in nets: "These are little toys over there, called Nie Nie. And each one has a name, the purple one is called Ku Nuomi, the white one is called Yu Gui Gou. The one I'm wearing is called Nai Long."

"One for each of you, Xiaodouzi and Xiaoshuanzi, choose for yourselves."

Ya Ya's fingers were looped around the net, and two dolls swayed below, like two little dumplings swinging on a swing.

Little Bean and Little Shuanzi's eyes lit up, their two round, beady eyes following the little toy as it swayed.

He didn't even think of reaching out to take it.

With her other hand, Ya Ya grabbed the purple glutinous rice ball and squeezed it hard. The chubby little beast turned into a shriveled little lump. Xiao Douzi and Xiao Shuanzi were dumbfounded. She had just ruined it?

Then a magical scene unfolded: the purple glutinous rice doll slowly, slowly puffed up again, and soon returned to its round and plump shape.

The two little ones' eyes widened even more.

Little Shuanzi reached out and grabbed the white one. He squeezed it with both of his little hands. It felt soft and cuddly, and when he exerted force, it shrank into a small ball.

He stared at the crumpled ball lying in his little hand, and when he saw that it really did turn back to normal in no time, he kicked his short legs on the ground, humming and laughing nonstop.

Little Bean took the purple doll, gently pressed it down, and then slowly released it, a secret smile creeping onto her lips.

He's a scholar now, so he needs to be more mature and not act like Xiao Shuanzi.

Ya Ya rummaged around again and this time pulled out a pair of reading glasses. Fang Tiesheng, who was smiling and stroking his beard while watching the two children play, suddenly stopped when he saw such a large pair of reading glasses. He almost tore off his beard. He was both surprised and delighted.

"Darling, why did you buy so much?"

Ya Ya suddenly felt a little disappointed. "Grandpa Fang, I bought these from the shopkeeper for two yuan each. I paid ten yuan for them last time. I wasted so much money..."

When Grandpa Fang saw the little girl so remorseful, his heart ached. He quickly squatted down and stroked her head, saying, "Silly girl, this is not a waste at all. Not a single bit is wasted."

Ya Ya lowered her head, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes. "It was too expensive... I spent too much money..."

Grandpa Fang's voice softened as he slowly reasoned with her: "Look, we adults often do the same when we buy things. This store is a little more expensive, that store is a little cheaper. The prices are inherently different. It's not that they're expensive; the workmanship or materials might be different, or the store might charge a different price."

He looked at the reading glasses in Ya Ya's hand: "What does this mean? It means that the kind shopkeeper uncle is smarter than others and got a more affordable pair of reading glasses. Ya Ya was also lucky to find the uncle's shop. This is not a waste; it saves a lot of money."

Grandma Liu, who was weaving baskets nearby, also came over and patted Ya Ya's little hand, "Your Grandpa Fang is right, our little girl has become so capable, finding more affordable options and saving us a lot of money."

"Don't worry about spending money, baby. Buy some for yourself too. If you're reluctant to buy, Grandpa and Grandma will be unhappy. We rely on you to earn money these days!"

Ya Ya blinked. "Is that so?"

It seemed to make sense, and the gloom on her little face gradually dissipated.

Little Bean nodded vigorously, "Sister Ya Ya is amazing! She always manages to buy really great things, and everyone loves them and is very happy! Grandpa and Grandma praise her every day!"

"Sister is amazing!" Little Shuanzi said with a silly grin as he pinched the white dough.

Grandma Liu picked up a pair of reading glasses. "Oh my, these even have red frames! They're so pretty! My daughter has such a good eye for shopping!"

"I took a pair of each color, so everyone won't have to line up to use reading glasses anymore!" Children's attention is easily distracted, and Ya Ya was instantly drawn to Grandma Liu's words.

The focus returned to what he had brought back, and a smile returned to his face.

"Red and green ones are for the grandmothers, and dark colors are for the grandfathers."

"They even divided it up for us! That's so kind of them."

Fang Tiesheng glanced at the several dark figures beside him, picked one up, and brought it close to his eyes. Suddenly, everything went black. "Oh dear, why did it suddenly get so dark!"

"These are called sunglasses! The shop manager said that wearing these on sunny days will prevent the light from shining into your eyes."

Well, we don't need them in this weather. Fang Tiesheng folded his sunglasses back up.

Ya Ya pulled out a few smaller pairs. "These don't have any lenses; they're just for decoration. I bought a few because I saw Xiao Douzi really wanted to wear reading glasses last time."

As she spoke, she handed the round, black-rimmed glasses to Xiaodouzi and the green dinosaur-framed glasses to Grandpa Fang: "This is for Xiaoshuanzi, and I'll keep the rest for myself."

When Grandpa Fang saw this, he was overjoyed to see that the little girl had finally decided to buy him some nice little trinkets.

Little Bean, holding a round-framed pair of glasses, couldn't maintain his composed, scholarly persona any longer. He jumped up, excitedly put the glasses on his nose, and ran to his grandfather. "Grandpa, Grandpa, quickly carry me to look in the mirror!"

Grandpa Li watched his grandson, who looked like a little cannonball with two black circles under his eyes, rush over and happily picked him up.

"Okay!"

Ya Ya bought a round mirror and hung it behind the door of the little mud house. Grandpa Li picked up Xiao Douzi and carried him over. Xiao Douzi looked into the mirror and was extremely satisfied. He instantly felt like a smart gentleman who had read many, many books.