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

Ya Ya obediently thanked Aunt Cao, carefully checked her little handbag, and pushed her stroller to leave.

Cao Xiulian glanced at her bulging little handbag. When she took the picture, it was all jumbled up inside, and she had no idea what was inside.

"Be careful on the road, watch out for other cars."

"Okay, Auntie." Ya Ya pushed the stroller, but before she could take two steps, she heard hurried footsteps and heavy breathing: "Little boss! Huff... huff..."

When Ya Ya turned around, she saw the same grandma from yesterday, the grandma who had bought wild vegetables from her several times and was always the first one to ask if she was selling them!

She remembers it very clearly.

Wang Guifen had two large dark circles under her eyes, wore a pair of woolen slippers, and hadn't even had time to properly comb her hair.

Seeing that Ya Ya was about to leave, he stomped his feet in anxiety.

"Oh dear! I'm late! I'm so late!"

She slapped her thigh, looking annoyed. "I clearly remember that some mountain produce came early this morning after the rain! But the more I think about something, the less I can sleep, and the more I try to sleep, the more awake I become!"

I was like that when I was younger; I'd get so anxious the night before something important that I couldn't sleep. Tonight, I didn't fall asleep until the wee hours of the morning, and then I overslept!

"I even told my son to wake me up early in the morning, but that kid sleeps even soundly than I do!"

Wang Guifen, panting, stared longingly at Ya Ya's little cart, clinging to a last sliver of hope: "You...you didn't pick any, or...are they all sold out?"

She thought to herself, if she didn't pick them, it would be fine that she didn't miss out on anything, but if they were all sold out, she would regret it terribly.

Ya Ya looked at her blankly, then honestly said, "Sold out! I brought so many mushrooms today, everyone loved them, and there were even morel mushrooms. Auntie said they're called 'first harvest,' and they were really expensive, everyone was fighting over them!"

"And chicken leg mushrooms, wood mushrooms..." Ya Ya counted on her little fingers, "lamb's quarters, shepherd's purse..." With each item she mentioned, Wang Guifen's lips twitched downwards.

She clutched her chest, almost bursting into tears on the spot.

That's heartbreaking, so heartbreaking!

She grabbed Ya Ya's little hand and slapped a red bill into it: "Little boss... could you save some morel mushrooms, and any other mushrooms, whatever kind, for me tomorrow? I'll give you the money first; I'm sure I can get up. This is the deposit!"

Ya Ya tilted her head and thought seriously for a moment. There were still a lot of mushrooms in the yard that she hadn't brought over. She also seemed to have some chicken leg mushrooms. But since wheat seeds were to be sown tomorrow, she could probably only bring a little mushroom. At most, she could also bring some shepherd's purse and wild onions for her grandmother, as she could find some of those without going up the mountain.

"The villagers might be going to the fields to plant wheat tomorrow, so we won't be going up the mountain. But I can bring you some wild mushrooms, and if you want shepherd's purse or wild onions, I can bring you a little bit too."

Ya Ya held up two fingers to compare.

Hearing that there was money, Wang Guifen breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. I'm not greedy. Your work in the fields is more important. Keep the money; consider it a deposit. If you don't use it all, leave me some next time."

"What is pre-deposit?" Ya Ya didn't understand.

"I'll just leave it here to store. You'll get a discount for every vegetable you bring, and then you can keep storing it and get another discount when you buy vegetables." Wang Guifen said as she bought another bag of fried sugar cakes and a full bucket of corn porridge from Cao Xiulian's stall.

"It's settled then, little boss. I'm definitely going to give my sleeping brat a good beating when I get home!"

Wang Guifen muttered to herself as she took quick, short steps, and darted into the crowd in a few brisk movements.

Ya Ya looked at the red bill in her hand. "Auntie, can I accept this?"

"Sure, just remember to bring this grandma some mushrooms and wild vegetables tomorrow, wild onions are fine too." Cao Xiulian smiled. Xiao Ya Ya's stall not only has repeat customers, but also has people who are now pre-paying for her services.

Ya Ya put away the money and waved goodbye to Cao Xiulian.

She spent more time selling goods than usual today, and with not much time left, she quickened her pace.

Ya Ya has figured out some of the patterns. New stalls appear at the morning market every day, but the vegetables, meat, and eggs are basically the same.

She glanced at the shops on either side and headed towards the stall where she had previously bought persimmons.

To the left, and then to the right, a familiar red floral-patterned jacket comes into view.

Ya Ya breathed a small sigh of relief; she hadn't gone the wrong way.

"Grandpa, please get me a few more persimmons and eggplants."

The old man took one look and laughed. "Isn't this the little kid from yesterday? A repeat customer!"

He stood up briskly: "Is it alright? Grandpa grows all of this himself, without using pesticides."

"Delicious! I want five!" Ya Ya stretched out one palm.

"Where's the eggplant?"

"two."

After buying groceries, Ya Ya passed by Grandpa Landlord's egg stall and picked up a tray of eggs, along with two pounds of meat.

She didn't look at anything else and pushed the cart inside, still preoccupied with something on her mind.

The stall selling floral-patterned jackets and cotton-padded trousers in the general merchandise area was still there, with a loudspeaker next to it constantly repeating, "Clearance sale! Jackets clearance! Sizes sold out—"

The woman selling cotton shoes also set up her stall, her loudspeaker blaring a lively commotion:

"Huge clearance sale! Seasonal clearance!"

One word after another filled Ya Ya's ears: "Clearance Sale".

She glanced at the two stalls.

The young man selling flower-patterned jackets' eyes lit up the moment he saw her pushing her cart over; the little god of wealth had come again.

Yesterday, this young girl bought forty pairs of pants in one go, clearing out almost half of his stock that he had been keeping at the bottom of his closet. In his mind, she was a real big customer and a little money god.

He stared intently, wondering what else this little darling could buy today.

But Ya Ya just grinned at him, gripped the handlebars with her little hands, and continued pushing forward.

Passing by a stall selling thick cotton shoes, the auntie greeted Ya Ya with a smile: "Little one, buying things for your grandparents again?"

The young man took a look and exclaimed, "Hey, it turns out the God of Wealth has been supporting businesses all along!"

He chuckled and sat back down.

Ya Ya pushed the cart forward, and when she was almost at the end, she saw a large group of people gathered together, making noise and picking and choosing.

There's a loudspeaker here, and next to it stands a sign with crooked, illegible writing:

Labor protection supplies store closing down and clearance sale.

Of the ten characters, Ya Ya only recognized one: "大" (big).