Upon hearing Lin Sisi's words, Shen Man immediately became excited and hurriedly asked her, "Where is that jade pendant?"
Lin Sisi immediately realized that Shen Man hadn't obtained the Phoenix Jade Pendant yet.
“It was on the mountain. We went up the mountain together that day, and I think I saw it. But I felt that it was useless, and if someone saw it on my person, they might report me. I thought it would be a hassle, so I didn’t pick it up.”
"Up in the mountain?" Shen Man frowned in confusion. "Are you sure you didn't see wrong? But Aunt Hu said that was their family heirloom, which her second son had already stolen. Could it be a pair, and there's another phoenix jade pendant?"
Her subsequent words were actually a monologue, but Lin Sisi overheard them.
Lin Sisi understood; the jade pendant had been picked up by the Hu family here.
She suddenly remembered the father and son she had encountered while searching for the jade pendant on the mountain that day; they must have been the ones who picked up the jade pendant.
She wanted to go to the Hu family immediately to ask, but before she could even take a step, Shen Man grabbed her arm: "Sisi, tell me, exactly where on the mountain did you see the jade pendant?"
She needs to go find it quickly.
Regardless of whether this jade pendant was the one Hu Qinghai took, she wanted to keep any treasure like jade pendants as much as possible, since they could potentially exist in a spatial dimension.
Lin Sisi casually mentioned a place, "It's right there, but it's been several days already, and I don't know if someone else will pick it up."
"It's okay, I'll go check. If it's not there, I'll just have made a wasted trip."
Shen Man didn't even have time for breakfast and immediately went up the mountain.
Lin Sisi went to the Hu family's house as soon as she finished eating.
Mr. Hu, Mrs. Hu, and Hu Qingquan had just finished eating and were about to go to work in the fields when Lin Sisi stopped them at the door. "Comrades, I have something to discuss with you."
They looked at Lin Sisi with a puzzled expression, then exchanged glances.
Lin Sisi cut to the chase: "I already know. You found a phoenix jade pendant when you were hunting in the mountains that day. That jade pendant is mine, please return it to me."
Upon hearing her words, the three members of the Hu family exchanged glances again.
These three people were usually honest and unassuming. After Lin Sisi said that, Mr. Hu was the first to say, "We did find a jade pendant on the mountain that day, and just like you said, it was shaped like a phoenix."
But that jade pendant isn't with us now; my second son stole it. He's often away from home, and we don't know where he goes or when he'll be back. So, we can't give you the jade pendant right now; we have to wait for Qinghai to come back.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu's mother glared at him.
He's too honest! He just said one sentence and he spilled all his secrets.
But since Mr. Hu had already admitted it, there was nothing she could do.
Lin Sisi heard that what Hu's father and Shen Man said was indeed the same.
She quickly asked Mr. Hu, "Where does your second son usually like to go?"
At worst, she would go to Hu Qinghai herself and make sure to get the jade pendant back.
Mr. Hu shook his head. "Qingquan has already searched those places, but he can't find him at all. We can only wait for him to come back on his own."
Lin Sisi didn't believe it; she thought the old man probably didn't want to return the jade pendant to her.
"You're not saying this on purpose because you don't want to return the jade pendant, are you? Don't worry, if you return the jade pendant to me, I won't treat you unfairly. I'll give you some reward. That jade pendant is a family heirloom and it's very important to me. You can't sell it for money, so you might as well return it to me."
Fearing he would be misunderstood, Mr. Hu quickly explained, “I am a genuine farmer, and I am not lying at all. The jade pendant really was taken by my son Qinghai, and we really don’t know where he went. We’ve been looking for him, but we just can’t find him. If I’m lying, may I not receive any grain in the autumn harvest. Now you should believe me, right?”
Lin Sisi felt that Hu's father wasn't faking it. Although she couldn't find the jade pendant, she had at least found out its whereabouts.
"Tell me where your second son usually likes to go, and I'll go there and try my luck. Maybe I'll run into him."
“Him.” Mr. Hu was about to speak, but Mrs. Hu pulled him back. He understood what Mrs. Hu meant and did not mention Hu Qinghai’s gambling. “He… he never tells us where he likes to go. We really don’t know.”
Unable to extract any valuable information, Lin Sisi said, "When he returns, you must tell me. If you return the jade pendant to me, I will definitely reward you."
She emphasized the matter of payment in order to entice the Hu family to hand over the jade pendant to her.
"Okay, okay," Mr. Hu replied.
After Lin Sisi left, Hu's mother said with a stern face, "Second son, after you return the jade pendant, you should first let Shen, the educated youth, take a look at it and help Qingquan find a wife. Then you can return the jade pendant to this female educated youth. Qingquan will have a daughter-in-law, and we can also get a reward. It's a win-win situation."
"Yes, yes, you make a lot of sense."
Both Mr. Hu and Hu Qingquan agreed with Mrs. Hu's statement.
County Hospital
He Lanlan brought Lin Zhiheng a breakfast she had made herself early in the morning.
"Lin Zhiheng, I personally cooked some millet porridge with sugar in it. Please drink some while it's hot."
She opened the lunchbox lid, and the millet porridge inside was still steaming hot. She took a spoon, scooped some porridge from the lunchbox, and personally fed it to Lin Zhiheng.
Lin Zhiheng refused, saying, "I can do it myself."
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