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

Ya Ya nodded vigorously, her little voice clear and crisp: "Yes, Grandpa Village Chief! I just saw it flip the eggs over itself, and they rolled back over after flipping to one side. Uncle Bear said that as long as there's electricity, it can keep incubating the eggs. In a month, all the eggs inside will have turned into chicks!"

Li Gousheng's hands trembled slightly as he slowly raised them and gently pressed them against the glass door. His palms were pressed against the glass, his eyes fixed on the rows of quietly lying hatching eggs inside.

The exhaled hot air hit the glass, creating a thin, white mist.

He pinched his cuff and carefully, gently, wiped away the fog bit by bit, then pressed it back against the glass.

Through this glass, those round eggs seem to no longer be just eggs.

These are the flocks of chickens that will later roam the hillsides of Lotus Village, the geese that will wander along the riverbanks, and the ducks that will quack. The once quiet back hills will gradually be filled with the sounds of chirping and chattering, and the village will be teeming with life.

It was also Chun Tao's hope that she could add good meat to her big pot and sell it to that place to earn money and have a sense of security.

Ya Ya snuggled her little face close to the village chief: "Grandpa Village Chief, isn't this a big surprise? Aren't you happy, Grandpa Village Chief? In another month, we'll have lots and lots of free-range chickens! Once they're big enough, we can sell them, and we'll also give a few to Grandpa Zhang. He mentioned it three times when he gave me the incubator!"

"Yes, yes, it's a big surprise! Grandpa is so happy, so very happy!" The village chief wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, then patted Xiong Bo and Qiao Chuan's shoulders hard. "You two have worked so hard to accomplish such a great thing!"

"It's not hard work, Grandpa Village Chief. These jobs are much better than before, and they're all jobs I like." Qiao Chuan helped the village chief up.

Xiong Bo chuckled, "That's right, it's not hard work at all, it's all new stuff, and it's quite fun to tinker with. By the way, Village Chief, I'm also planning to build a big house here. Yan Erzhu mentioned it to me yesterday..."

Xiong Bo pulled the village chief aside and whispered about the brightness of the projector's display, as well as his future plans. The village chief listened attentively, nodding repeatedly.

"This incident has served as a wake-up call for us. We've gotten used to a comfortable life and become less vigilant. The cave on the mountain over from Chuanyatou Village is still a potential hazard; we never know when outsiders might pass through our area. We need to build houses as soon as possible, but when will the electric fence be installed?" When discussing the safety of the village, the village chief's joyful expression faded.

"According to Zhao Hu and Brother Da Niu, the electric fence should be able to be erected at the mountain pass in seven days. The main problem is that the cement needs to be left to solidify completely. Brother Zhao Hu also said that the wall should be built high and thick. That way, even if outsiders see it, it will be difficult for them to climb up. If they really try to force their way up, they will be electrocuted by the wires and fall to their deaths or serious injuries."

Moreover, cement is both waterproof and fireproof, so even if someone sets fire to the mountain, we won't be afraid.

The village chief was well aware of the benefits of cement.

Da Niu spends his days maintaining the cement walls and floor of the pigsty. He checks on them every day; they're so sturdy that even hitting them hard with a hoe wouldn't be enough to create a crack. Now, with the addition of the three young and strong Yan siblings, the village has seen a significant increase in manpower.

Construction has begun on the village wall, and the Dragon God Temple is also under construction, waiting for the cement to set.

After the power distribution room was completed, everything else—the miscellaneous workshop, the large room where everyone watched the projector together—had to be carefully arranged.

He pondered for a moment: "Alright, then let's prioritize building a strong wall. You and Chuan will have to work harder on the bathroom area. The power distribution room and miscellaneous workshop need to be completed as soon as possible, and the molten metal statue project can't be delayed either. If you need manpower or materials, just come to me or Fang Tiesheng."

"Once the wall is finished, if you're short-handed, I'll send a few more people over to help. The wall construction is the most urgent task right now; we need to focus on that."

"That's enough, we can handle it."

When Ya Ya saw Uncle Xiong and Grandpa Village Chief whispering to each other, she didn't go over. Instead, she quietly took out her phone and checked the time.

Today we didn't go to the night market to make mountain and sea dumplings. Tomorrow we're going to collect Sister Chengyou's construction waste, and then we can share the mountain and sea dumplings with Uncle Shopkeeper, Sister He Miao, Sister Yuqing, Sister Chengyou, Uncle Double Chin, and Brother Xiao Zhao...

She counted them one by one on her fingers, but even with both hands combined, she couldn't count them all. She hadn't realized until she counted how many good friends she had made without even noticing.

Fortunately, we made a lot of Shan Hai Dou this time. Thanks to Grandma Duck's pumping, the stream was drained clean, and we were able to catch small fish and shrimp quickly and in large quantities. Otherwise, I was afraid there wouldn't be enough to share with our friends in that area.

"Nannan, have you been waiting long? Let's go back to your yard and tell everyone about this happy event." After finishing his conversation with Xiong Bo, the village chief bent down to look at Ya Ya.

Ya Ya raised her hand and waved her phone: "Grandpa Village Chief, in fifteen more counts, the machine will flip the eggs. It'll move by itself. Do you want to wait and watch?"

Xiong Bo looked on in surprise: "Little Fairy Ya Ya, you actually memorized the timing for flipping the egg?"

Ya Ya put her little hands behind her back and raised her chin slightly: "Of course!"

Xiong Bo and Qiao Chuan silently gave Ya Ya a thumbs up.

"Flipping eggs? Fifteen numbers?" The village chief was a little confused about what the group was saying.

"It's the way they keep time there. One number is one minute. I can't explain exactly how long one minute is, but fifteen minutes is about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea," Xiong Bo explained.

"Wow, it can even record the time with numbers, how precise!" The village chief exclaimed, his eyes wide.

"That's right. Teacher Yu also has a clock on her desk that changes a number every time it blinks, so you can see the time. I don't know where she bought it. I think we could get one for our village too, so it would be easier for everyone to tell the time in the future."

"I'll go buy it! I'll go buy it! Brother Zhao will definitely know!" Ya Ya's eyes lit up. Oh right, why didn't she think of buying something that could tell time for the village?

"Alright then, a cup of tea's time will be enough for us to make a round trip. Nannan, you wait here, Grandpa will go to the yard and call the people over so we can check the overturned eggs together." The village chief clapped his hands, and without waiting for a reply, he turned and left in a hurry.

Back in the courtyard, the village chief briefly explained the incubator to the villagers. When they first brought the machine back, they only glanced at it because it consumed electricity before letting Nannan put it into her spatial storage. Most of the villagers didn't even know about this rare item.

Upon hearing this, everyone became incredibly excited.

"What? This hen can incubate over a hundred eggs at a time, and it can even flip them over by itself without us having to do anything?"

"It's not a chicken. As Gou Sheng just said, it's a machine, a hard-shell one."

"Oh my, I really have to go and see it for myself."

"From now on, guarding the eggs will be much easier; no one will need to watch over them anymore."

"Come on, stop overthinking. The village chief said it will be flipped over in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Let's hurry over there and make it in time to see how that iron lump incubates the eggs."