Pan Xiaoxin's small face was tightly wrinkled, exceptionally solemn. In truth, he wasn't confident. He had absolutely no certainty whether this plan would work, as they simply couldn't find an identical bow.
Yan Qingwen pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's search again. If we still can't find a bear with a red bow, or this kind of red bow, we'll try Xiaoxin's method."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Bai Youwei spoke up, "The method to clear the stage should be unique. If drawing black dots on the red bow works, then would a bow made from a piece of red cloth also work? While you're searching, you can also look for fabric with the same pattern, like a red furniture cover or red doll clothes."
"There should be quite a few of those. I saw several plush dolls wearing red clothes earlier," Lü Ang said.
Teacher Cheng also added, "I think I saw similar fabric near the kitchen."
Everyone dispersed to search again, but after a thorough search, they still found nothing. Although they remembered seeing many dolls with bows and red clothes, when they actually searched, they found that either the color or pattern was wrong, or the material was different.
Some reds were too dark, some too light, some were purplish-red, some orange-red. Some, while the right shade of red, had a plaid pattern.
The fabric was also a major problem. Silk and flannel, for example, had pletely different textures. Even if they were cut and made into bows, the shapes would be very different.
Everyone gathered again in the downstairs dining room. Two bears were placed on the dining table.
And a sewing kit.
Yan Qingwen said, "It seems this method fits the uniqueness requirement. We can try it. Who's good with needlework?"
The task involved removing the bow from the monkey's tail, drawing dots of the same size, and finally sewing it neatly onto the bear's collar.
This kind of work was generally beyond men.
Zhu Shu looked at everyone. "…If none of you are confident, I can try."
Li Li asked, "Zhu Shu, you know how to sew?"
Zhu Shu replied, "Simple sewing is no problem, but anything more plex, I can't do." She then smiled faintly. "Don't look at me now, but when I was in school, my needlework grades were very good."
No one objected.
Zhu Shu took the scissors and carefully removed the bow from the monkey's tail. Then, paring it to the other bear, she slowly drew black dots…
There was only this one red bow in the entire house, so she couldn't make any mistakes, otherwise, all their efforts would be wasted.
Unconsciously, fine beads of sweat appeared on Zhu Shu's forehead, and her hands trembled slightly.
Yan Qingwen thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Let's not crowd around here. Let's disperse and let her work in peace."
Zhu Shu was slightly taken aback, then gave Yan Qingwen a grateful smile.
Everyone belatedly realized that staring wouldn't help and would only make Zhu Shu more nervous.
However, the house was only so big, and there was nowhere to hide. A few people went upstairs to see if they could find more clues about summer or autumn.
Every possible place had already been searched. Shen Mo didn't think searching again would make any difference.
He stayed on the first floor, pulled up a chair, and sat next to Bai Youwei to rest.
Yan Qingwen also walked over and stood by the window, looking at the mother bear waiting patiently outside.
"A two-and-a-half-story house can be thoroughly searched in less than two hours, but the game system gives us a full eight hours. Even if we find the correct item, we have to wait for the eight hours to pass before entering the next season… Why do you think that is?"
"To make us more impatient…" Shen Mo said softly, "More suspicious, more uncertain."
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