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There have been burglaries at home recently.

To be precise, when everyone got off the carriage at noon, their horse-drawn carriage and mule-drawn cart were turned upside down. Fortunately, everyone had their silver and banknotes on them, and the food and sundries were not stolen. It was just that the things were turned into a mess and had to be reorganized.

"He didn't take anything? What kind of thief is this?"

When they were sorting out their things, everyone was furious. After Tao Jin reminded them, they also knew why the thieves came.

If the little glutinous rice dumpling had not been anxiously searching for the two pieces of candy that he had hidden in an inconspicuous corner of the mule cart and then discovered that they were missing, he would not have known that the thief had searched so carefully.

He didn't ask for anything, he just stole the two candies from the little girl.

This matter was also reported to Master Liu, but Master Liu didn't care about it when he heard that nothing was lost. He just asked them to be more careful in the future.

With so many prisoners under escort, it was normal for some petty theft to occur occasionally. After all, the general's mansion had the most stuff. If the officers had to take care of such a small matter, how could they manage it?

Looking back, there were not many people moving between the rooms before the theft. Instead, the two little dumplings and Heizi often ran out.

"Your family is being watched. You should pay more attention to those officials walking around under the pretext of inspections."

Knowing what had happened, other families were even more afraid to leave their cars unattended. If something was lost, they wouldn't be able to buy it even if they had money. Besides, no one wanted money, so every penny saved was a penny earned.

Every household also took inventory again to see if anything was missing. To avoid suspicion, fewer people moved around. Only Daqing's wife came over with her daughter, said a few words of greeting, and left after knowing that nothing was stolen.

As they hurried along in the afternoon, the old lady hugged Jing Chunxi and said to her cryptically, "Your mother's medicine has almost run out. If anyone gets a headache or fever on the way down, you can only rely on your Grandpa Xiaobei."

What she meant was: since someone is targeting her, it is better not to use the good medicine to avoid bringing disaster to her granddaughter. It is good enough to let Xiaobei treat other people.

Jing Chunxi didn't care. There was nothing she could do about attracting attention. She was already on guard anyway. She looked up at her grandmother and said with certainty, "They can't search me."

As long as the medicine was not too big, she could just reach into her arms and take it out. Just like this time for detoxification, there were twenty small bottles of medicine, which she could take in two batches with one hand.

Tao Jin, who had barely spoken a word in the past two days, suddenly interrupted, "Then you're in even greater danger."

He has seen too many people being killed for a little profit, and he doesn't think it is a good thing to hide good things on the body.

After a while, he looked up again and glanced at Jing Chunxi: "Sister Xi, do you still have poison?"

Now he can call her Sister Xi fluently, but he doesn't know if his words really reflect his feelings.

Jing Chunxi was confused by what he said. He looked at his grandfather, then at his grandmother, and then at his third uncle. Seeing that they all nodded, he lowered his voice and said reluctantly, "There are only a few bottles left."

He wanted her good things but didn't give her money. Even though he saved her life, she still felt a little wronged. Mainly because she felt that since Tao Jin didn't lack money, he shouldn't take it for free. He should exchange it with her for real money.

Tao Jin: "You can use it to add some white flour and make some health pills, and let them take them."

Several people looked at Tao Jin in surprise. Jing Chunxi also sighed that this little dandy had really lost his temper and was already planning for others. He was really a ruthless character. When he looked at Tao Jin and said this, murderous intent flashed in his eyes. At this moment, he did not look like a boy of twelve or thirteen at all.

Jing Yongcheng looked at him with admiration, and nodded in agreement. "That's good, it saves us from searching everywhere to find out who the thief is."

The Jing family was poisoned, but no one seriously investigated and the case was hastily closed and left unresolved. And if poisoning were to occur again among the crowd, no one would dare to blame them without definitive evidence. It would be best if the person trying to blame them was also poisoned to avoid having such poisoners in the team.

"It's impossible to put the prepared pills on Sister Xi's body, right?" The old lady looked at the men worriedly. If they continued to keep them in the package in the car, those people might not come to search a second time. Even if they deliberately let their guard down and lure the thieves into the trap, the other two or three families who were on high alert might be able to help them find them.

"The medicine for strengthening the body is for me to take. Just remind me to take it every day, and Xiaobei can also help urge me." Everyone understood the meaning of this: it meant to lure the thieves to the old general. This would certainly be dangerous for the old general, but he thought that the thieves' target this time was probably only the medicine, and it would not be easy to kill him.

At most, the thieves would think that they brought good medicine, but they would never have thought that they could produce the medicine at any time. If they stole it, they would no longer have to worry about it and would have no more worries.

Next,

"Old man, take the medicine quickly."

"No, I'm in good health now. Even without a carriage, I can still walk dozens of miles a day. Don't waste this little bit of good medicine."

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"Old General, it's time for you to take your medicine."

"Forget it, I'll save some for later. This is the only bottle I have left."

"How can that be? My aunt said at the time that I had to take all the medicine. When we get to Lingnan, I can ask her to bring it back."

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"Xiaobei, how about you take a few pills too?"

"Let's focus on the old general first. Look at how many times I ate last time. My back is so strong now. I don't feel tired even driving the carriage every day. I should be able to accompany the old general for decades."

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"Grandpa, you're not a good boy! Last time when you had a runny nose, the little boy took his medicine properly! Why didn't you take it?"

"Okay! Grandpa, be good. Take your medicine well."

The little boy, who had never paid attention to whether his grandfather took medicine before, started to pay attention after hearing such words many times. He watched his grandfather take medicine at every meal and even acted as a lobbyist.

The old general became more and more disobedient and always needed to be urged before he would take his medicine. Such conversations often occurred during the lunch break, the evening preparations, and when the officials were walking around.

For three consecutive days, Jing Chunxi had lost his patience. One day at noon, he couldn't help but pull Tao Jin in frustration and said, "Could it be that they're not here for my medicine?"

Tao Jin looked at the pair of small hands that were pulling at his arms, causing a lot of wrinkles on his clothes. He tugged gently but couldn't break free: "Isn't this better? The thief is not anxious, but the guard is anxious?

Also, you should pay attention to your eyes every day. Don't stare at the medicine bottle next to the old general, so that the thief won't find out what you're doing.

"When you have nowhere to look, look at me."

The ugly girl's eyes were too obvious in her anti-thief attitude, and she was pulled away by him several times. The two of them were always pulling each other, which made Shilang think that he had ulterior motives and he had some dissatisfaction with him.

Silang warned him several times, asking him to be nicer to his cousin Xi, otherwise the brothers would beat him up. His tone was full of threats, and he raised his fists several times.

Finally, at noon on the fifth day, Xiaobei pretended to feed the old general medicine again, but he forgot to put the medicine bottle away. When he remembered to clean up, the medicine bottle was gone.

There must be a master hidden in this crowd. The bottle of medicine was right under their noses, but it disappeared without a trace in the moment they relaxed and were distracted. When they reacted and looked around, they couldn't tell who had done it. In short, it disappeared inexplicably.

Everyone tacitly kept silent, but still didn't dare to let their guard down. Tao Jin asked Heizi to go to his mother's side more often and observe the movements of the people around him, but nothing had changed and no one noticed anything fishy.

PS: I had something to do at home today, but I still managed to finish the three chapters after I got back. Thanks for the urging!