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

A whole bunch of mushrooms and wild vegetables, plus the bamboo baskets that were sold along the way, brought the total to this round number after rounding down.

"It sold for 7100 yuan! That's what Grandma Duck told me."

Fang Tiesheng paused, realizing that the amount was indeed much larger than he had expected, another large sum of money.

I'll go up the mountain again tomorrow; I should be able to find quite a few more.

He wrote the numbers down in his notebook, then glanced at the picture on his phone. Besides the scale and the blackboard, he could vaguely see tables and chairs behind it.

He stared intently at the silver scale, examining it closely.

Fang Tiesheng was aware that there was a discrepancy between the two sets of weights, but he could never quite pinpoint the exact difference due to the constant rounding and bonuses.

He stroked his chin, secretly thinking that it would be best to get a scale like the one in the picture, one with a digital display on the side. A larger scale would be preferable; he was afraid this small one might break.

From now on, they will directly use the local measurement method for weighing, and they will have a clear understanding of the shipment.

He then pulled out a small notebook, which was a purchase list specifically for Boss Zhao to see.

Mr. Zhao's family owns a sand quarry. Since sand and cement are heavy building materials, the other party must have a large weighing scale when transporting building materials. Just add it to the list, explain the requirements clearly, and ask Mr. Zhao to help bring one along.

……

The next day, just as dawn broke, Ya Ya got up a little early and carefully studied the phone in the yard.

After everyone in the village had finished washing up, she counted the number of people. There were twenty-four people present, plus herself, making twenty-five people in total.

Very complete.

Ya Ya looked at everyone's energetic appearance with satisfaction, stood on the steps next to the mirror by the door, and clapped her hands:

"Attention everyone! Gather around the mirror, everyone come here, I'm going to take a picture of you!"

These past few days, Ya Ya has been thinking a lot about taking photos. At first, she was still a bit confused and didn't understand some parts. Yesterday, she asked Grandma Wang and Auntie, and then studied it for a while afterward. Now, Ya Ya feels that she can take photos skillfully, so she is preparing to take a group photo for Lotus Village.

As soon as Xiaodouzi and Xiaoshuanzi heard Yaya calling, they immediately ran to stand in front of Yaya.

The other villagers walked along, whispering among themselves:

"Huh? Taking pictures?"

"What is taking photos?"

"Hey, Old Sun, haven't you heard of it before? It's about taking a picture of a person and saving it as a tiny piece of paper in that phone?"

"So it's just a matter of settling things peacefully?"

"Things can move, and photos are pictures. Why don't you ever pay attention to our little girl or listen to her?" Grandma Zhao gave Old Sun a disapproving look.

Old Sun felt a little wronged. He had never ignored him, but his eyesight wasn't very good; he could see things clearly up close, but not things far away.

He could understand the gist of what Nannan said, but that thing called a cell phone was too small for him to squeeze through and see clearly.

"Are my clothes neat? Is my hair messy?" Granny Liu touched her hair.

Everyone crowded in front of the mirror, raised their hands to straighten their clothes, and quickly moved chairs to arrange their positions.

"Sweetie, can we sit here? Or do we want to sit outside?"

Ya Ya held up her phone and looked at the screen.

She stepped back a little further: "I need to move back a bit more, I can't see the chair on my right from my phone."

After quite a bit of fuss, the two rows of red and blue chairs were finally arranged. Grandpa Liu held Xiao Shuanzi steadily, while Grandpa Li held Xiao Douzi and sat on the side of the front row. In the middle were Grandma Liu, the village chief, Grandma Li, Ji Chuntao, and a few others. Tall people like Zhao Hu and Da Niu stood behind the two rows of chairs.

There are two rows of people sitting and two rows of people standing, making a total of four rows, which is just right.

The person standing in the middle is slightly hunched over in a horse stance, with their hands resting on the stool.

All were wearing military green camouflage work uniforms, with a few red camouflage ones as accents.

"Darling, we're all ready. Is this what taking pictures looks like?"

The village chief told everyone to be quiet and stared at the phone in Ya Ya's hand.

Everyone fell silent instantly, their expressions becoming very reserved and serious.

Ya Ya took a few steps back, holding her phone, until she was inside the earthen house, before finally pressing the white dot in the middle.

A bright, glittering silver light flashed by, causing everyone in Lotus Village to squint.

What happened? Did lightning strike our face?

Everyone was a little flustered, but they were worried about what photos Nannan still needed to take, so they held their bodies firmly to keep their composure.

Ya Ya stared at the photos that had been taken, completely unaware that the grandparents in the village were panicking and muttering, "They're a bit blurry, take a few more."

Click, click, click.

Several more sounds followed, and then several flashes of white light.

"What's going on? Did a deity descend to earth to take us away?" Da Niu blinked hard and looked up at the dark courtyard roof.

Ya Ya rubbed her eyes. Why is the photo glowing? It wasn't like this in the store before. But this light makes everyone's faces look so white!

"Darling, is the photo taken yet? Grandpa's legs are shaking a bit," Sun Er, who was in a horse stance behind him, asked while holding onto the chair in front of him.

"Alright, alright, everyone, take a look!"

Ya Ya was satisfied and selected the photo she thought was the best to show the villagers.

Everyone immediately swarmed around the phone screen, staring at it with great curiosity.

"Wow, they actually put us all in!"

"This little dot is me. I'm quite fair-skinned."

"How can they let people in? I'm perfectly fine outside, what kind of logic is that?"

"Look, even the mountains inside and outside our yard are included, they're so green and beautiful."

The village chief coughed and said, "Alright, alright, let's all go now that we're done filming. Nannan has to go deliver the goods over there; the shoes are due by the deadline and can't be delayed."

"Grandpa Village Chief, I also want to set up a peace agreement." Ya Ya put away her phone and fiddled with it a couple more times.

"Does anyone want to talk to Sister He Miao, Uncle Manager, or the others? I need to record this!"

"Speak? Oh dear, I'm tongue-tied, I can't say anything polite..." Many people waved their hands, lowered their heads, and their ears turned red.

Those are celestial fairies! They're not good with words; if they say something wrong or badly, wouldn't that bring shame to the village?

Seeing her shy grandparents, Ya Ya didn't press them. Just as she was about to put her phone away, Grandma Li stepped forward, carefully straightened her clothes, and cleared her throat.

"Darling, I want to say a few words to Miss He Miao and your shopkeeper uncle. My old life was saved half by you and half by these two kind people. I've always wanted to thank them."

These medicines are very important to our Lotus Village; every single pill is a lifesaver. They are our great benefactors.

As soon as Li Guixiang finished speaking, Grandma Liu stepped forward as well, "Nannan, Grandma also wants to say a few words."

Ya Ya's eyebrows curved into crescents, her eyes sparkling: "Okay, okay, I'll do it now."

As she spoke, she quickly turned on the recording function.

After Granny Li and Granny Liu finished speaking, with them taking the lead, the others who were bolder also stepped forward one after another and stammered out a few words from their hearts into their phones.

Only a few shy and reserved grandparents and Gou Ya and the others didn't know what to say, so they stood at the back with blushing faces, acting as background figures, listening to the people in front of them speak and grinning with simple smiles.