Siheyuan: A journey of mountains and rivers

He walked over slowly and spoke with forced calmness.

"See, Liu Haizhong, there is nothing in our house. I didn't take anything from you. Don't accuse me in the future. Now that you have checked everything, you can leave now. I still need to rest!"

Everyone believed the third uncle's words. Although the second uncle didn't believe it, he couldn't produce any evidence.

At this time, an old man also spoke.

"There's nothing here at Old Yan's place. It seems that he has been wronged. Second uncle, why don't we look for him somewhere else? Don't bother Third uncle!"

When the third uncle heard this, he was very happy and immediately led everyone away.

Seeing that everyone had left, He Yuzhu came in from the side door again.

The third uncle, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was so scared when he saw He Yuzhu coming that he immediately sat up.

"He Yuzhu, you, you, why are you back again!"

"Oh? Third uncle, are you feeling guilty? You don't look like you didn't take the jade pendant today. Third uncle, we have such a good relationship, you wouldn't even lie to me, right?"

He Yuzhu asked the question even though he knew the answer. The third uncle next to him became even more nervous and said with a forced smile.

"He Yuzhu, I'm not lying. I really didn't take it. You all looked for it just now. I'm innocent. Besides, I would never lie to you. You must not disbelieve what Second Uncle says!"

The third uncle said in panic, he felt like he had been discovered.

"Hahaha, don't worry, Uncle Third. Of course I still believe you. I believe that the reason we can't find the things is that someone hid them! That person is you!"

As he spoke, He Yuzhu suddenly took out the box from the third uncle's pocket.

The third uncle was caught off guard and was completely stunned, standing there in a daze.

"Third Uncle, how do you explain this thing? I just saw you sneakily taking it out of First Uncle's room."

He didn't expect that He Yuzhu had already discovered his little trick.

And He Yuzhu didn't expose him in front of others, so the third uncle felt very fortunate.

However, he immediately began to explain

"I, I, I! He Yuzhu, please listen to my explanation. I, I, I, I, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on me. I did not lie to you on purpose. I really did not mean to do so! This matter really has a reason. I did not lie to you on purpose!"

The third uncle was so nervous that he was incoherent and didn't know what to say.

He Yuzhu took it and opened the box. Inside was indeed the jade pendant that the second uncle had mentioned. It was indeed taken by the third uncle!

However, according to He Yuzhu's understanding of the Third Uncle, he would not do such a thing. What's going on?

"Uncle Three, this is what Uncle Two was talking about! What's wrong with you? I just saw you sneaking around, how could you take someone else's things?"

He Yuzhu said with narrowed eyes.

When the third uncle heard this, he immediately started crying and shouting that he was innocent.

"It's like this, He Yuzhu. After I finished drinking that day, I was walking around in the yard. I saw this thing outside a door not far from my house. At that time, I didn't know it belonged to Second Uncle, so I took it home out of greed. If Second Uncle hadn't told me the details of the jade pendant today, I wouldn't have known that I was holding his!"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu nodded.

He believed that what the third uncle said was true. After all, at this point, the third uncle didn't have the courage to lie to him.

"So that's how it is. I see. Uncle Third, you don't have to worry too much about this matter. Since you picked it up, we can just return it later!"

But the third uncle refused to return the money in person, for he was afraid that the second uncle would accuse him of being a thief.

The third uncle has been in the Siheyuan for so many years, and what he cares about most is his reputation.

If people knew about this now, he would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River!

He Yuzhu sighed and then said.

"Don't worry, Uncle. Later we can say we just found it. I'll go with you. They can't say anything. Don't do this again next time!"

The third uncle nodded repeatedly. As long as He Yuzhu was willing to help him, he would not be able to defend himself.

To be honest, now that things have come to this, the third uncle is also very regretful.

If he hadn't been drunk at the time, he definitely wouldn't have been so greedy to take this thing.

Now, I didn’t catch the fox and I got into trouble.

After a while, He Yuzhu and the other man planned to return the things to the second uncle while he and his friends were enjoying the cool air.

Seeing He Yuzhu and the third uncle coming out together, the second uncle looked at them with some confusion.

Suddenly, he saw He Yuzhu shaking something in his hand at him, and the second uncle looked closely.

Sure enough, he saw that thing in He Yuzhu's hand. That was the jade pendant he had just lost. How come it was in He Yuzhu's hand?

"My jade pendant! My jade pendant! He Yuzhu, please explain clearly, how did my jade pendant end up in your hands?"

At this moment, facing the questioning of the second uncle, the third uncle was too guilty to dare to speak.

He Yuzhu handed over the jade pendant calmly.

"Second uncle, I was just taking a walk with Third uncle and found it in the garbage dump outside your house. You said you did the same. Why did you throw away such a valuable thing?"

The second uncle took the jade pendant and looked at it again and again. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was fine.

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, the second uncle felt a little strange again.

"Found it in my garbage dump? How could that be? I kept it in the closet all the time, how could it suddenly appear, He Yuzhu. Don't lie to me!"

At this moment, the third uncle didn't dare to look up at the second uncle.

After all, the third uncle felt guilty and he really didn't want to be called a thief.

"Second uncle, this is indeed how it was found. As for your things, you should ask your family members. If you hadn't lost this jade pendant today and hadn't made such a big fuss to look for it, we wouldn't have known you had it. You should go back and ask your family members, especially your precious son."

He Yuzhu said slowly that he trusted what the third uncle said.

Because the third uncle is a good person, it is impossible for him to lie to me.

He Yuzhu knew that the most likely explanation for this incident was that it was done by the second uncle's son.

After all, the second uncle's son is not a good guy, and it is probably related to him.

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, the second uncle also fell silent.

After all, he knew best what kind of person his son was, and no one knew about this jade pendant except them.

"Hainan, I never thought you were still so talented. This jade pendant is made of such good material and is really transparent. It's obviously a good thing!"

At this time, an old man looked at the jade pendant with envy and couldn't help but say.