After a busy night, the Jia Mansion was completely looted, and everything that was easy to take from the treasure house was carried away.

Cheng Xia, carrying a package half a person's height, smiled and said, "Hehehe, Master, everything has been taken care of. We can leave the city now. We can go out through the secret passage."

"This is all thanks to their thoughtful consideration. It's a good deal for us..."

Jiang Ling was also carrying a large package on his back. He flew into the yard, bent down, entered the secret passage and walked forward.

Someone touched something, and the sound of fighting was heard behind them.

"Sir, it's bad. Someone is chasing us. Let's get out of here quickly. You are still injured. Go first. I will cover you."

Cheng Xia turned around and was about to leave when someone grabbed him and said, "Why rush? Just go to the exit. We'll seal this place off with wine and fire later. Why bother fighting with them?"

Jiang Ling pulled him forward. Seeing the two people coming out, Jiang Ziang lowered his voice and asked, "Brother, are they all out yet?"

"Well, there's no one behind me. Throw the wine jar in and set fire to the secret passage."

"Alright, someone come up!"

The wine jar was thrown in and broke into pieces, making crackling sounds. Torches and firewood were thrown in, and a blazing flame burned, with smoke and dust billowing in the secret passage.

Jiang Ling waved his hand and said, "Move the rocks over here to block the exit. We'll retreat immediately."

After a while, everyone rode away with the things on horseback.

As for the people in the grain merchant's house, they could only watch helplessly as the secret passage was blocked and they couldn't get out. If they wanted to leave the city, they could only wait until the city gate opened at dawn. They were so angry that their teeth were itching.

The next morning

A tragic scream broke the silence, and Jia Fugui walked out of the house barefoot with his upper body naked, revealing his white fat.

Looking at the guard kneeling in the yard, he slapped him several times, his hands hurting. He gritted his teeth and said, "You useless piece of shit! Hurry up and get out of the city to find someone!"

"Damn it! If I know who did this, I'll skin him alive and tear him into pieces."

Meng Cai and Liu Huaisheng staggered out, looking at the embarrassed Jia Fugui in a daze.

"What's going on?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Fugui turned his head and stared at him fiercely, which made people feel a little uneasy: "My house was robbed. You two should go back and see if there is any theft in your house."

"...Stolen? How is that possible?"

The two looked at each other, shuddered all over, woke up instantly, turned around and ran outside.

The treasures in their warehouse cannot be stolen.

Jia Fugui gasped for breath and asked, "Tell me, has anyone else's house been robbed?"

If it wasn't just his family, even if he felt bad, at least there were other families to accompany him, so it wouldn't be too bad.

The housekeeper lowered his head and hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking, "In reply to your question, Master, I went to inquire early this morning, and only... our house was robbed, and no one else's was stolen."

After saying this, a wailing sound was heard, and then the person's eyes rolled back and he fainted.

The yard suddenly became a mess.

In the woods on the other side, a team of hundreds of people were moving something quickly, with others following behind to smooth over the traces.

Jiang Ziang grinned. Those grain merchants certainly didn't expect that after the mansion was robbed, they would dare to come to Xiaohe Village to steal grain. It must be said that the eldest brother was quite skillful in doing this.

Turning her head to look at him, she saw that his face was very pale. The smile on her face faded and she asked worriedly, "Brother, are you hurt?"

"...No, hurry up and get out of here."

"Oh, but you look very pale. If you are hurt, tell me. You can't bear it yourself."

Jiang Ling turned her head and glanced at him, her eyes narrowed dangerously.

Jiang Ziang shut up instantly, lowered his head and pushed harder and faster.

Reaching out to press the wound, Jiang Ling felt something wet on his hand. It was obvious that the wound had broken. He took a deep breath and endured it. It would be fine after he walked a little further away.

Inside the tent

Jiang Ling took off her clothes and looked at the clothes stuck to the wound. She reached out and tore them off. A sharp pain came over her and cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead.

Cheng Xia came in and smelled the strong smell of blood, and hurried over to support the man: "Master, your wound has broken again. I will find Doctor Jun to sew you up."

"Hoohoo, no need. Just help me apply the medicine and bandage it. I'm fine. The food has to be returned to the granary."

"Well, the Second Young Master is handling it. It will be done overnight."

"That's good."

After one stick of incense

Cheng Xia warned, "The eldest master's wound has been bandaged. Please do not use force. Losing more blood will be dangerous."

Jiang Ling felt a little dizzy and pointed: "Go, pour me a glass of water, I'm thirsty."

"yes."

I took a sip of the warm tea. It tasted bitter, without the sweetness I had before. After drinking it, I felt my wounds felt better.

Cheng Xia saw him frowning, touched his nose and whispered, "Master, I'm not as good as Xiao Tong at making tea, so it might not taste good."

Jiang Ling finished drinking it and said softly, "Give me the water bag. The child said it's mountain spring water and tastes very good. I want to drink that."

"...Okay, I'll get it right away."

He took it and took a sip, his eyes brightening: "Yeah, this is the taste. It doesn't hurt so much after drinking it."

Cheng Xia stretched his neck curiously. "Mountain spring water! What kind of water is that? It's magical. Next time when Xiao Tong comes back, I want to go with him and bring some back to drink."

"Sir, why don't you let me have a taste."

Jiang Ling: "...You go out, I'm tired and need to rest."

"Ah, young master is stingy."

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The news of the theft at the Jia family in Guhuai Town spread throughout the town in less than half a day. The other three families were watching the joke, but they didn't expect that it would soon be their turn.

Inside a courtyard, there was a loud bang, and a man roared, "What? Tell me again, what happened to Xiaohe Village?"

Liu Huaisheng was so angry that his mouth was crooked. He was still making fun of the Jia family in the morning, but who knew it would be his turn in the afternoon? That was the food he had stored for a long time.

I was just about to make a fortune, but it all went up in flames.

"Damn it! What are those guards doing? Kill them all! Kill them all!"

Seeing this, the butler stepped forward and said respectfully, "Master, the most urgent task now is to find food. Killing them is just a matter of effort, but if we delay any longer, I'm afraid..."

"Ah, when the food is scattered, it will be hard to find it."

Liu Huaisheng's chest was heaving violently, and he was breathing heavily. "Go, tell them to find it quickly. If there are no clues, I'll just die."

The butler nodded, turned around and left quickly.

The servant came running over: "Master, Master Jia is here and he wants to see you for something."

"...If you don't see me, just say that I'm not feeling well."

As soon as he finished speaking, a smiling voice was heard. Who else could it be but Jia Fugui?

"Oh my, Brother Liu, what's wrong? Being so angry is not good for your health. For the sake of your offspring, you should control your temper."

Liu Huaisheng looked at him gloomily and remained silent.

The two stayed in the study for a long time. Finally, Jia Fugui left with a smile, and Liu Huaisheng walked out of the study without looking so ugly anymore.

Half of the food supply was lost this time, but compared with that mine, it is nothing. It’s a pity that the General’s Mansion is so stubborn and unyielding. Damn it!