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Even if they couldn't steal all of them, taking away six or seven hundred chickens would be enough for them to enjoy a good life for a while. In order to take away more chickens, they also brought along several donkeys and oxen they had stolen from other places in the past two days, tying them up to a big tree not far away.
As for the remaining chickens they couldn't steal... they would bleed them all to death. The Mo Family was in the grain business, with stores and mansions, not to mention orchards and medicinal fields, so they made plenty of silver. What was a few thousand dead chickens to them, with the Court's hefty salary in tow?
A malicious cold smile emerged on the face of the leader as he said to the others, "Those dogs are troublesome, but we'll divide into groups later to lure them away. Those who remain must act swiftly. Before we get discovered, kill as many as you can."
