EBE Chapter 46: Hold the shit basin
Chapter 46: Hold the shit basin
This jade pendant doesn't look like something from the village.
When Shitou saw the jade pendant, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. How could his brother-in-law's jade pendant be in Lin Jianshan's hands?
He subconsciously turned to look at Lu Chengjing.
Lu Chengjing stared at the jade pendant expressionlessly, his eyes gloomy.
The villagers didn't expect that there really was such evidence.
Just now, the Lin family came back and said that their silver was lost, and they clamored for everyone to gather around the old elm tree to catch the thief.
Naturally, no one in the village recognized it, and the Lin family couldn't say who was who without any evidence. So Lin Jianshan suggested that two people from the village go with him to search for evidence in the Lin family.
When the villagers heard this, they naturally couldn't let those who got along well with the Lin family go. What if they covered up for each other and used something to wrongly accuse someone?
Therefore, Wu Mingli and Zhang Da, two young men from the Wu family, were nominated by the villagers.
Everyone gathered around to look at the jade pendant.
"Wow." Someone exclaimed, "This jade pendant is worth more than thirty taels, which thief picked up sesame seeds and lost the watermelon?"
Some people were puzzled, "We are all peasants in this village, who can have such a good thing?"
"Yes." Someone agreed, "If you have such a good thing, you have to treat it as a family heirloom. Who would carry it around to show off?"
"Look at the middle of this jade pendant. Does it look like a word?"
"No, no, let me take a look."
"Go away, you can't read, so it's better to ask a scholar to take a look."
The villagers started discussing the jade pendant.
Yuan Musheng glanced in Lu Chengjing's direction obscurely, his heart full of worry.
Five years ago, the Lu family sent someone to the village to take Lu Chengjing home. Yuan Musheng went to help. In order to thank him for taking care of him over the past two years, Lu Chengjing wanted to give him the jade pendant representing the Lu family. If Yuan Musheng encountered any difficulties, he could take the jade pendant to the Lu family to ask for his help.
Although Yuan Musheng did not accept the jade pendant, he still remembers what it looked like.
It is round, with magnolia branches carved into the hollow edges and a striking Chinese character "Lu" in the middle. It is exactly the same as the one Lin Jianshan found at the Lin family.
But why is Chengjing’s jade pendant in the Lin family?
He didn't believe that Lu Chengjing would be a thief who stole the silver.
Wu Mingli and Zhang Er saw with their own eyes that Lin Jianshan took out the jade pendant from under the messy clothes on the kang. Wu Mingli knew a few words and had some guesses about the owner of the jade pendant, but he didn't say anything.
Shang Wan cannot read, but the original owner has memories related to this jade pendant.
Mr. Lu accidentally got a good stone. Since the stone was not big, he took it out and made a jade pendant for each of the three young masters of the Lu family.
The eldest son Lu Chengyuan has a jade pendant with a pattern of green bamboo, which symbolizes continuous promotion.
The second young master, Lu Chengyi, has a jade pendant with a hibiscus pattern, which symbolizes good luck and wealth.
The third young master, Lu Chengjing, has a jade pendant with magnolia pattern on it, which symbolizes noble character.
Since receiving the jade pendant, the three young masters of the Lu family wear it every day. The jade pendant is the symbol of their status in the Lu family.
However, since Lu Chengjing was imprisoned, the jade pendant has disappeared. Now it has appeared in the Lin family and has become the property of the silver thief, who obviously wants to throw dirty water on Lu Chengjing.
Shang Wan couldn't understand why Lu Chengjing was a useless person diagnosed by doctors. He didn't bother anyone. Who was so bored that he used the Lin family as a weapon and took the trouble to deal with a useless person like Lu Chengjing? What was the purpose?
Lin Jianshan took the jade pendant and walked straight to Lu Chengjing.
He was standing and Lu Chengjing was sitting.
He looked down at Lu Chengjing, and although he tried his best to hide the malice in his eyes, Lu Chengjing still saw through it at a glance.
"Mr. Lu, we are a villager who can't read a single word. Please recognize the words on this jade pendant and help find the thief."
Without even raising his eyelids, Lu Chengjing said calmly, "I can't recognize you."
Lin Jianshan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Lu Chengjing's reaction after seeing the jade pendant to be so indifferent and he even lied with his eyes open.
Just as he was about to speak, Zhou jumped out, pointed at Lu Chengjing and shouted, "You are lying! There is clearly a word Lu in the middle of the jade pendant."
"Oh, it turns out to be Lu." Lu Chengjing said with a mocking tone, "Since you already know it, why do you want me to recognize it again?"
Village chief Lin's face darkened, and Lin Jianshan glared at Zhou with a dark face, "Only you can do that!"
Zhou felt aggrieved. Wasn't she just trying to help her man?
Aunt Zhou rolled her eyes and looked at Zhou, "Mr. Lin, when did you learn to read? Even the scholar can't read, but you can. You are more knowledgeable than the scholar."
The villagers burst into laughter. Zhou blushed and hid behind Lin Jianshan.
Lin Jianshan was angry, but he also knew that now was not the time to scold his wife, so he secretly winked at Gao Qi in the crowd.
Gao Qi understood and raised his voice and said, "It's obvious that this jade pendant is not from our village. Only Mr. Lu's family moved here from the county town. There is a Lu character on the jade pendant, and there is no other family with the surname Lu in our village. It's possible that this jade pendant belongs to Mr. Lu."
The villagers fell silent upon hearing the voice and turned to look at Lu Chengjing.
Apparently, after hearing that there was a word "Lu" in the middle of the jade pendant, some people suspected that the owner of the jade pendant was Lu Chengjing, but no one wanted to offend him.
Someone asked tentatively: "Scholar, is this jade pendant yours?"
Before Lu Chengjing answered, Village Chief Lin suddenly said, "The Lu family is a well-known family in the city, and they must recognize their jade pendant."
The implication is that even if Lu Chengjing denied it, they could still go to the Lu family with the jade pendant and ask the Lu family to identify it.
He couldn't wait to put the blame on Lu Chengjing.
"It's my jade pendant, but it's been lost for quite some time." Lu Chengjing's tone was as cold as ever.
Lin Jianshan sneered, his tone unable to conceal his sarcasm, "You said the jade pendant was lost? What evidence do you have?"
"You said the money was lost, but you have no evidence?" Shitou glared at Lin Jianshan. "So if you say it's lost, then it's lost. But if my brother-in-law says it's lost, then he has to show evidence. How is that?"
"The silver is lost!" Mrs. Liu slapped her thigh anxiously, "It's thirty taels, all the hard-earned money of our family! Damn thief, return the silver!"
As she said this, she was about to pounce over and tear Lu Chengjing apart. Xiaohuan drew out a kitchen knife and chopped forward. Liu didn't even have time to retract her hand, let alone dare to get close.
"You little bitch!" Liu cursed angrily. Xiaohuan didn't say anything back. She just held the kitchen knife and stared at her coldly, as if she was thinking about where to chop.
Liu's hair stood on end when Xiaohuan looked at her. She took two steps back and felt safe only when she was with Lin Jianshui. She glared at Xiaohuan and Lu Chengjing fiercely, but did not continue to scold.
Shang Wan began to reflect on whether she had led Xiaohuan astray.
The little girl who was afraid of mice when we first met, now dares to chop people with a kitchen knife in just a few days. Isn't she growing up too fast?