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

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"Master, that big electric drill looks corded, does it need to be plugged in?"

"Oh dear, I forgot!" Xiong Bo, who was busy disassembling the machine, slapped his forehead.

"Luckily, we have batteries. Let me think about whether we can move them upstairs."

While the Yan siblings dug a trench nearly four feet deep, Xiong Bo finally managed to explain how to use the lithium iron phosphate energy storage battery.

This thing, once the battery output is turned on, converts the power into AC power via an inverter, and can then power the big electric drill used for driving screws.

The master and apprentice first worked together to lift the heavy machine uphill, connected the extension cable, and then Xiong Bo turned on the output switch. The large electric drill in his hand roared to life, and the drill bit spun rapidly.

The shovel in Sanya's hand, who was digging the ditch below, was so frightened that it almost flew out of her hand.

"What's that noise? Why is the lump in Master Xiong's hand making such a loud noise?" Erzhu couldn't help but secretly look up.

Then we saw Master Xiong holding the iron lump in both hands, aiming it at the dusty ground, and starting to drill. In no time, the large silver nail was driven into the ground.

The area on this slope was bustling with activity, and a large group of people walked past the entrance of Grandma Liu's courtyard.

The village chief, Li Guixiang, Ji Chuntao, and Fang Tiesheng led Ya Ya and her group to collect three large jars of water from the river, and then they immediately set off into the mountains.

There wasn't really a need for so many people to go into the mountains to collect water, but Granny Li and the village chief thought that since they were already in the mountains, it would be good to have more people so they could go deeper into the mountains. At the moment, wild vegetables were scarce in the village, so they could see what kind of wild vegetables they could find and bring them back to sell at Huaya's shop.

Ya Ya had only been to the mountains once before when she was collecting treasures online, and it had been a long time since she had seriously gone into the mountains to pick wild vegetables and mushrooms. She was very excited about it and was skipping and jumping in her little rain boots while being led by Ji Chun Tao.

She walked several miles back and forth without complaining of being tired.

Upon reaching the stream in the western ravine, the forest gradually became shady, with the water flowing gently and the greenery growing even more lush.

Looking at the tall trees around her, Ya Ya sighed softly, "I've never been here before."

So the snails sold in the store were all collected from here.

Imagine Ya Ya crouching down, her little hands supporting her knees, slowly looking towards the stream. The water here is so clear! It's much more transparent than the river water.

As she watched, she slowly squatted down, extended a finger to tentatively touch the stream water, and the icy touch made Ya Ya shiver. The stream water was so cold!

"Eek? Aunt Chuntao, there are snails here!" Ya Ya squatted by the stream and spotted several dark snails in the cracks between the rocks.

Ji Chuntao leaned closer and glanced at them: "These snails are too small. Let's leave them to grow up and reproduce; we won't collect them."

"Okay." Ya Ya nodded obediently.

Not far away, Li Guixiang and the village chief seemed to have discovered something. They walked a few more steps downstream. "Chuntao, look here, there's a lot of artemisia growing!"

Ji Chuntao hurried over and took a look. Her eyes lit up immediately: "This is perfect! I was just thinking about what to use to replace bracken for tomorrow's new dish! Aunt Guixiang, please pick more and see if there's any more elsewhere."

Seeing that everyone was busy, Ya Ya found a spacious open space, took out the three remaining empty water storage buckets, asked Grandma Duck to help collect the water, and then put her hands behind her back, looking around as if on patrol.

Seeing the village chief and Granny Li carrying large bamboo baskets and picking wild vegetables, each holding a small stick and tapping the grass to guard against snakes and insects suddenly jumping out, she picked up a small stick and followed behind them, tapping and tapping. Any wild vegetables that slipped through the net, she would pluck them off.

As the water level in the jar gradually rose, the stream level slowly receded, gradually exposing the silt and pebbles at the bottom. All the creatures hidden underwater were jumping and frolicking in the shallows: tiny fish the size of a finger, schools of hopping river shrimp, and some slippery little loaches.

The three large jars were not yet full. Jie Chi sensed the situation outside and stopped collecting them.

We must leave some for the creatures in the mountains.

Upon seeing this, Fang Tiesheng and Ji Chuntao each picked up an empty bucket and took the fishing nets they had brought to begin catching fish.

The village chief and Li Guixiang went deeper into the woods without letting Ya Ya follow. Ya Ya, who had just returned, happened to be there to catch the fish.

"Nannan, here, take this little net. Be careful not to slip." Ji Chuntao handed Yaya a small fishing net.

"Thank you, Aunt Chuntao!" Ya Ya said sweetly, her eyes crinkling as she held the fishing net in both hands.

Wow, so many little fish and shrimp!

But isn't it a little too small?

Ya Ya held the net, hesitating for a long time before finally dropping it. She wanted to keep the little snails to have babies, but what about these?

"Aunt Chuntao, shouldn't we keep the small fish and shrimp to breed?"

"Yes, we do use it, but our nets have large mesh. Smaller ones will just slip through on their own. Don't worry, just keep scooping." Ji Chuntao said, gently scooping the water. She couldn't scoop too hard, or she would stir up the mud and sand at the bottom of the stream.

Ya Ya also tried to scoop some into the water, and a whole scoop of shimmering silver shrimp jumped around inside, with a few small silver fish mixed in. It smelled like the cucumbers that the fishmonger used to give her, only much smaller.

The three of them worked very efficiently, finishing one puddle in no time. Ji Chuntao carried the bucket to the next spot to continue fishing. They scooped up the entire stream within sight, and soon both buckets were full.

Grandma Li and the village chief also picked a lot of wild vegetables, and they scurried back out of the woods, tapping their sticks on the left and right.

The baskets were mostly filled with watercress, with only a few other wild vegetables.

"Chuntao, look at these wild vegetables, is it enough? If not, Gousheng and I will go for another trip inside."

"That's enough, Aunt Guixiang. I'll take it and make some food. If it's still good, I'll let Nannan take it over there and share it. Let Xiulian and the others have a taste of something new."

"And also for Grandma Wang, Grandpa Zhang, Sister He Miao, Brother Xiao Zhao, Sister Cheng You, Uncle Manager..." Ya Ya counted the names one by one on her fingers.

"They love eating these wild vegetables too, Aunt Chuntao, please make more!" Ya Ya held up both hands, thankfully she had enough fingers, otherwise she wouldn't be able to count them all.

"Okay, when it's done, you can divide it up as you see fit, there's plenty for everyone."

"Aunt Chuntao, what dishes are you making? Will they be easy to divide?"

"I'm making a signature dish that my aunt saw at a restaurant in town, called 'Mountain and Sea Dumpling.' I heard that restaurant makes a lot of money from that one dish. My aunt can't afford it, but she's seen it. Luckily, we have enough ingredients, so we'll try it tomorrow," Ji Chuntao said with a smile, looking at the fish and shrimp in the bucket.