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

"Grandpa Village Chief, I remember there were four eggs. Why didn't the other two hatch? What about the big goose egg? Did the guard eat it?" Ya Ya suddenly remembered this on the way back and asked curiously.

"Duck eggs and goose eggs take longer to hatch than chicken eggs. The baby eggs you're keeping haven't hatched yet; you'll have to wait a little longer, about seven days." The village chief estimated that the baby eggs you're keeping would hatch a few days earlier than the egg he'd given you.

Once all the eggs have hatched, he will take the nest and the eggs away.

"So that's how it is. We'll have ducks, geese, and lots of eggs from now on, right?"

"Yes, there will be many more, and the number of chicks and ducklings will increase." The village chief explained to Ya Ya while leading the three little ones back to Grandma Liu's yard.

From afar, Fang Daniu and Zhao Hu could be seen guarding the gate of the courtyard, each with a camouflage pouch with an entrenching tool attached to their waist.

"Uncle, shall we go up the mountain now?" Zhao Hu's eyes lit up when he saw the village chief and the others return, and he took a few steps forward to greet them.

The village chief looked down at Ya Ya, who was clutching his trouser leg beside him, and asked softly, "Little girl, are we going to that area today? Or should we rest a bit longer and go back inside to sleep? Or shall we go up the mountain now?"

Ya Ya frowned. Grandpa Village Chief asked three questions at once. It was so hard to choose!

The thirty entrenching tools I asked the shopkeeper to buy should have been delivered by now. Should I go and pick them up first and then come back to the mountains?

"Go up the mountain first, collect the gold! The entrenching tool isn't going to grow legs and run away." Jie Chi's muttering voice entered my mind.

Ya Ya tilted her head and silently asked, "But gold doesn't have legs, and it can't run away."

"I don't care, I'll take the gold." Jie Chi stomped his foot, and the gold ornaments on his body jingled and clanged.

"Oh well."

Ya Ya looked up at the village chief and the group of people, including Brother Da Niu and Uncle Zhao, whose eyes were burning with anticipation: "Let's go into the mountains to collect our things!"

Grandma Duck could have easily refused to take me to Uncle Shopkeeper's, which would have left me with no choice, but she didn't. Grandma Duck is so kind.

After sending Xiaodouzi and Xiaoshuanzi back to the yard, the village chief, Da Niu, and Zhao Hu took Ya Ya and headed towards the back mountain.

Ya Ya has short legs and walks with small, quick steps, so all three of them carefully slowed down their pace.

After walking about two miles, Ya Ya was too tired to walk any further, so Da Niu bent down and carried Ya Ya on his back.

The big ox walked steadily, and before long, the little guy on its back started to droop its eyelids and fell into a deep sleep on the big ox's shoulder.

The village chief sighed softly, "Old Fang said that Xiao Nannan came back too late last night and didn't get enough sleep. She got up early this morning to check on the chicks and let her sleep in. Da Niu should walk more steadily, so we're not in a hurry to get going."

The group walked slowly for nearly two hours before reaching the damp forest they had been in earlier. A cold wind swept over Ya Ya's head as she groggily touched her slightly cold head, rubbing her eyes and looking around.

The trees in this grove had intertwined branches that blocked out the light, and the smell of soil mixed with rotting leaves and a strange odor lingered in the air.

"Where is this? The trees are so scary... Could there be snakes? Did Sister Gouya catch the snake here last time?" Ya Ya muttered softly.

Da Niu bounced Ya Ya up and down, making her more stable on his back: "We're almost at the treasure cave. There shouldn't be any snakes here, right?"

As they spoke, the faint neighing of horses came from not far away. Ya Ya's eyes lit up: "There are ponies! There are ponies in the woods! Let's catch them and take them back to keep Bai Bai company!"

The village chief nodded: "Once the Duck Fairy finishes collecting the things from the cave, we'll go find Little Horse and bring them all back to the village. We can then take the potato seedlings that Nannan bought up the mountain and plant them in the fields."

The group walked steadily to the cave entrance, which was covered by vines.

Zhao Hu parted the vines, and the cave entrance was pitch black, with no bottom in sight, which made one's heart pound with fear.

"Those gold and silver artifacts are inside this cave, but the passage is blocked by a large stone slab, so we can't get in. We can only ask the all-powerful Duck Fairy for help..." the village chief said, rubbing his hands together.

Ya Ya suppressed her fear and looked into the cave, but it was pitch black and she couldn't see anything.

"Grandma Duck, could you please take this away? I can't see what's inside."

"Yes, you can go in a bit further in, it's too far from here." As soon as Jie Chi entered the forest, he saw the glittering hole. However, the farther away it was, the more energy it consumed. Although it wasn't as stingy as before, it was still saving as much as it could.

"Grandpa Village Chief, Grandma Duck told us to go a little further in, saying it's too far away." Ya Ya patted Da Niu's back.

"OK."

The village chief walked in front, holding a flashlight; Da Niu carried Ya Ya in the middle; and Zhao Hu brought up the rear. The three of them slowly stepped into the cave.

The cave was even more humid than the forest. Water droplets dripped intermittently from above, hitting my head with a cool sensation. A very faint smell of blood wafted in the air, and Ya Ya couldn't help but wrinkle her little nose.

Soon, a large, thick rock, almost integrated with the cave, blocked their path.

The village chief tapped the stone slab lightly: "This is the best we can do."

In her heart, Ya Ya called out, "Grandma Duck?"

At this moment, Jie Chi's two beady green eyes shone with an astonishing brightness, and he was practically drooling.

He could see the piles of gold and silver deep in the cave, chests full of glittering gold and silver ingots, scattered gold bars and coins, as well as many boxes of jewelry and jade ornaments, and even several red gold crowns that were far more magnificent and elaborate than the one he had seen in the gold shop, quietly placed in wooden boxes.

"Grandma Duck, you're drooling. There's some paper in the space, would you like to wipe it off...?" Ya Ya, who had been waiting for a response for a long time, looked curiously into the space.

"Nonsense. You're mistaken." A soft green light rippled around Jie Chi, and the next second, Ya Ya's eyes widened in surprise, and her mouth opened wide.

The space, once filled with clutter, suddenly became resplendent with gold and jade. There were mountains of gold ingots, chests of silver, beautiful strings of beads, a gleaming yellow headdress, and a row of wooden shelves displaying various swords and knives, including Nezha's fire-tipped spear, adorned with a red beard!

Looking further back, there were quite a few more metal-clad garments.

After looking around, Ya Ya belatedly realized that her space seemed to have grown even larger.

"Grandma Duck, has my space grown again?"

"Last night's transaction volume reached 30, so I expanded it a bit for you." Jie Chi had already crawled into the pile of jewelry, with a box of gold ingots under him.

"Thank you, Grandma Duck!"

"Nannan, what's wrong?" Seeing that Yaya's eyes were blank and she hadn't moved for a long time, the three village chiefs were a little anxious. Could something have happened? They could give up the gold, but they couldn't let anything happen to Nannan!

Ya Ya snapped out of her daze, and with a thought, pulled out a filigree gilded gourd as big as her head. The upper half of the gourd was inlaid with two red glazed longevity characters, while the lower half was filled with colored glaze, with red and blue cloud patterns and phoenixes entwined in the gold openwork. A curved gold vine extended from the top, with green enamel leaves on the vine, and three small filigree miniature gourds hanging from it.

"It's done! Look, Grandpa Village Chief!"

Ya Ya held the gourd high.

The beam of the flashlight fell on the gilded body of the gourd, reflecting a dazzling golden light that flowed through the openwork seams. The entire gourd was exquisite and luxurious. Even those who had only seen gold bracelets and chains before and considered themselves knowledgeable were momentarily stunned by its magnificence.