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"Master, it's you, it's really you!" Xiao Fang exclaimed, pointing at the 3D advertisement screen and jumping up and down.
"Shut up!" Yezhi ordered irritably.
Xiao Fang covered her mouth, her square eyes spinning around excitedly, and countless colorful bubbles of joy burst forth from her square head. It was truly more expressive than words. Frustrated, Yezhi pulled Xiao Fang's hand away from her mouth and instructed, "Go! Find out what's going on."
"Yes, sir!" As soon as Xiao Fang finished speaking, the surrounding space shattered silently like broken glass. The hall remained a hall, but it was no longer empty; instead, it was bustling with people. Among them were some virtual Light Bodies and some real individuals.
Yezhi pointed at a glowing, muscular giant standing at 2 meters tall and asked, "What's up with that Light Body? Why are there so many people in the hall?"
"Ha~ha! Master, we've always been Light Bodies too. Just like us, he's shopping virtually. Of course, there are many people in the Cosmic Mall; we just had it blocked before," Xiao Fang explained.
"Why doesn't he have a barrier?" Yezhi asked, pointing at the giant Light Body.
Xiao Fang shrugged and replied, "Master, virtual shopping is meant to let people experience the joy of selecting items themselves. The Cosmic Mall is so big that some of us prefer to save time and effort by only visiting target stores; others enjoy browsing through one store after another." After answering Yezhi's question, Xiao Fang approached a pair of real pig-eared mother and daughter who were gazing up at the 3D advertisement screen and asked, "Auntie, what's being broadcast?"
The Pig Ear Mother looked at Xiao Fang and Yezhi with an incredulous expression. The round-faced Pig Ear Kid was quite enthusiastic and said softly, "It's being shown on TV every day now; they say it's a divine song from the mysterious 'Earth.' Hehe~ I can sing and dance to it too!" Yezhi watched the Pig Ear Kid mimicking the advertisement screen's visuals and was momentarily stunned.
"Master!" Xiao Fang bounced back to her side.
"Xiao Fang, let's go back."
In a whirlwind, they returned to the table on Starry Grassland. Yezhi opened the Cosmic Social Network. On several floating golden stages stood contestants who had advanced, including Most Beautiful Star and Ugliest Star.
Yezhi clicked to log in as a member. On Blue Star's personal 3D homepage, the mailbox flashed red light while the friends list displayed a red bean icon with Xiao Nan's lifelike avatar alternatingly flickering on the right side of the homepage.
Opening the flashing mailbox, countless emails poured out with a whoosh.
"Master, there are so many emails! This one is from Cabrera, this one is from Druva...!" Xiao Fang picked up small envelope-shaped emails and read them one by one.
Yezhi casually opened an email: a giant, a hundred times her size, appeared before her. She looked up and could only see his black hole-like nostrils and his wriggling lips. His voice started off very small, and she couldn't hear anything clearly. After the giant took a deep breath, a booming voice echoed in her ears: “Miss Leaf, I am your fan. Ever since I heard your amazing song, I, who am tone-deaf, have found my confidence. You are like a light that illuminates my future life. I will always support you, Little Dedede!” Despite being such a big guy, he insisted on calling himself Little Dedede, which sent a chill down Yezhi's spine!
Xiao Fang excitedly opened a Pink email: “Leaf! Leaf! I love you~ You! You!… You!” An exceptionally excited and shrill audio email nearly pierced Yezhi's eardrum. Just as she was about to command Xiao Fang not to open any more emails, Xiao Fang quickly opened another one: a girl as thin as a bean sprout bowed to Yezhi and then looked up with gratitude, saying, “Miss Leaf, thank you! I am a particularly insecure girl from Cabrera Planet. I can't do anything and I'm not pretty at all. But when I saw you in ‘Ugliest Star’, I realized how true the saying ‘there's always someone better’ is.”
Is this gratitude? It’s clearly an insult, Yezhi thought angrily. “Xiao Fang, no more looking!” If she kept seeing these emails where people found confidence from her, she would surely spit blood.
Xiao Fang reluctantly put down the email. Yezhi opened the red bean message; the big head of Xiao Nan filled the entire 3D page. Red Bean smiled mysteriously at Yezhi: “Leaf, it’s been a while since I saw you on Social Network. Did you know that your presence is everywhere now?”
“Pfft~! Just because of my infamous name!” Yezhi replied nonchalantly.
Xiao Nan didn’t believe she was truly indifferent: “Are you really that calm? Dulisa is worried that you might hold her accountable! She doesn’t even dare to come find you!”
“Really? Then don’t tell her I’m not angry!” Yezhi instructed Xiao Nan.
“Leaf, how can you not be mad at Dulisa? That’s so boring!” Red Bean was extremely disappointed; he and Dulisa both thrived on chaos.
Yezhi couldn’t be bothered to engage further. She said goodbye to Red Bean and Xiao Nan. Red Bean stood up to keep her from leaving: “Don’t go, let’s chat a bit longer.” Looking at Red Bean, Yezhi noticed that his crystal fish tank was filled with moonlight white pebbles, which made her envious. Curiously, she asked, “Red Bean, are you a second-generation rich kid or a third-generation rich kid?”
Red Bean asked in confusion: “What do you mean?”
Yezhi pointed at the fish tank behind him and imitated an advertisement: “Druva's Treasure, ‘Energy’, 9999999 for one!”
Red Bean laughed heartily with his broken voice: “Leaf, if you like it! I'll give it to you!”
Upon hearing this, Yezhi was very happy. “Thanks!” She had long coveted those little stones of ‘Energy’ and finally got what she wished for; it felt like she would wake up smiling from this dream!
“Xiao Nan, do you want some?” Red Bean was considerate enough not to play favorites.
Xiao Nan shook his head and said, “Not interested!”
After closing Social Network, Yezhi lay on the grass. Xiao Fang, frowning in confusion, asked: “Master, when we were at Cosmic Mall, you seemed very emotional while checking emails! Why are you so indifferent now?” The old saying goes: women are fickle creatures; it turns out to be true!
"Ha~ Ha! It's so dark! Who would know it's me! We're at the Cosmic Mall, and no one recognizes us!" Yezhi exclaimed, "Dark-skinned powder, you are truly my savior!"
Xiao Fang suddenly realized, "So that's it."
...
The soft growl of Little Black Bear woke Yezhi. She carefully maneuvered around Aunt Zhou, who was snoring loudly, and with the dim light, she picked up Little Black Bear and walked out of the room.
As soon as Little Black Bear was in Yezhi's arms, it settled down quietly against her. Yezhi felt a warmth in her heart and took Little Black Bear to the kitchen, where she gave it two pitted Red Dates before placing it on the floor.
Yezhi heated up the cold stove and cooked a pot of corn and egg porridge. She first served a bowl for it to cool down and then filled another bowl for herself, sitting on a small stool by the fire. While blowing on the hot porridge and sipping it, Little Black Bear circled around her, sniffing the aroma. She patted its round head and said, "What are you in such a hurry for? There's food for you; it's hot right now!" But as soon as she finished speaking, she laughed at herself—how silly! Little Black Bear couldn't understand anyway!
She poured the cooled porridge into a small bowl designated for Little Black Bear and watched it eat with a messy face, pondering what name to give it. Yezhi was not good at naming things; just look at Xiao Fang's name to see how uncreative she was!
After washing Little Black Bear's face with clean water, Yezhi looked into its eyes and said, "From now on, you'll be called Black Treasure, okay?" Aunt Zhou stood at the kitchen door watching, both amused and exasperated. While sipping the Corn and Egg Porridge that Yezhi handed her, Aunt Zhou declared her decision: "Yezhi, from today onward, this household is in your hands!"
...
Thinking back to five days ago when she confidently patted her chest and boldly declared, "No problem, leave the house to me!" Yezhi felt immense regret. Maintaining a household was not just about talking; it was not as easy as it looked but rather tedious.
Aunt Zhou handed over the financial authority of the household that very day and kept assigning Yezhi many tasks that had her running around.
She wasn't even allowed to stick close to Black Treasure or go with One Egg and the other kids to pick wild fruits on the mountain. Even her desire to follow One Gun Brother into town was denied!
"Daughter, this bitter herb, dandelion, balloon flower... You really have no idea; everything picked from the mountain is edible!" Aunt Zhou earnestly taught Yezhi how to process and dry wild vegetables.
"Oh~" Yezhi replied.
"A family child treats waste like treasure; a prodigal child treats money like grass. Daughter, we must respond to the Chairman's call: saving is glorious; wasting is shameful." Today, Yezhi realized that Aunt Zhou had quite a way with words; she had a whole set of reasoning.
After chopping a basket full of firewood in the forest, as soon as Yezhi entered the yard, she saw Big Yellow biting Little Black Bear's round bottom. She quickly picked up Little Black Bear, who had been bullied by Big Yellow. Little Black Bear blinked its little eyes and grunted twice in protest. Taking out some flower cakes from her pocket, when Little Black Bear caught a whiff of their fragrance, it nuzzled against Yezhi affectionately. Watching Little Black Bear munching happily on its food, she also gave it a few colorful Smart Beans. The Pig Ear Shop Owner had mentioned that Smart Beans promote brain development; pets become smarter the more they eat them.
"Sister Ye, what delicious food are you giving Black Treasure again?" One Egg was followed by a group of kids. Ever since the little kids in the village learned about Black Treasure's existence, they loved to come over to her house to play. Fortunately, with this group of kids around, Yezhi felt more at ease while busy with her work.
"Black Treasure, I brought you mountain peaches!" Er Niu, with her two little braids, took out a peach that she was reluctant to eat herself and handed it to Black Treasure. The little one was not polite at all and grabbed it with her chubby black paws and took a bite.
"Sister Ye, we want to eat flower cakes; they smell so good!" Zhou Xiaomu shouted in a baby voice! The other kids' eyes lit up, especially Er Niu and her friends. The five girls looked at Yezhi with hopeful eyes.
In fact, flower cakes didn't smell that great after eating; Black Treasure had a faint scent of leaves on her. After mistakenly eating them, One Egg, Zhou Xiaomu, Er Zhu, and Er Niu experienced a subtle fragrance reminiscent of chrysanthemums.
"There's no flower cake left!" One Egg said regretfully.
The dog asked, "How do you know?"
"I asked yesterday!" One Egg looked greedy, which made everyone burst into laughter.
"Wow! Yezi, this is quite lively!" Village Uncle walked into the yard and saw the yard full of kids.
"Village Uncle, do you need something from me?" Yezhi stepped forward to ask.
Village Uncle scratched his head and frowned, "Yezi, after fertilizing the rice fields, they look lush and green, which is pleasing to the eye. But these weeds and water plants need to be removed every day. I have an idea; what do you think about raising a flock of ducks?"
Village Uncle's words awakened Yezhi from her stupor! How could she have not thought of Three-Dimensional Planting? The people of the Miao ethnic group in Guizhou raise ducks and fish in glutinous rice fields!
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