Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1119 - 358: Cunning Capture of Chicken Thieves_3

Chapter 1119: Chapter 358: Cunning Capture of Chicken Thieves_3

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."

Someone hesitated and raised an objection, "Boss, this... isn’t this bad? If we leave these chickens, we can come back for another haul. It’d be such a pity to kill them all."

"Pity? They’re not ours, what’s there to pity?" The boss, who was also the leader, was dismissive, "After this job, we won’t come back here anyway. Leaving the chickens would just benefit others. Hmph, if it wasn’t for the fact that I don’t have the connections to call upon some heroes to rob the Mo Family, not just a few thousand chickens, I’d kill a few thousand oxen for the thrill of it, eating beef every day."

Seeing his foul mood, the person who had spoken earlier shrank back, not daring to say anything more.

The boss split the twenty-plus underlings into five groups, four groups with two people each to lure the dogs in the orchard, leaving the remaining ten or so to focus on stealing and killing chickens and keeping watch. To be safe, they had also prepared pieces of meat wrapped with poison, planning to throw them to the dogs; however many they could poison was a gain.

"First throw the meat in; after a while, make a commotion to test them. If the dogs bark, quickly lure them away. If they don’t bark, charge straight in. This move is called ’Lure The Tiger Out of the Mountain’. Whether or not we can continue to live lavishly depends on this one time, so you better give it your all," Theft Chicken Boss instructed carefully, inwardly proud of himself for coming up with "Lure The Tiger Out of the Mountain".

"Yes, boss," the twenty-some underlings responded quietly, and according to their assigned tasks, the first four groups of eight people quickly went into action with the pieces of meat.

Theft Chicken Boss, along with the remaining ten or so people, waited anxiously in place. Although the plan was well thought out, they couldn’t completely relax until it succeeded.

"Woof—"

"Woof Woof—"

"Woof Woof Woof—"

Soon, the barking of dogs erupted from the orchard. The Chicken Thieves were initially startled, then became extremely nervous. They tiptoed and strained to see the situation on the other side, but could only make out the white snow and the dark thorns, using the dogs’ barking to judge whether the eight people had successfully led the dogs away.

"Boss, looks like it worked," one of the Chicken Thieves said softly, trying to suppress his excitement.

Theft Chicken Boss slapped him on the head, displeased, "Do you think I’m deaf or stupid? Do I need you to tell me if it worked or not?"

"Yes, yes, boss, you’re brilliant and invincible, a true prophet!" The Chicken Thief, rubbing his sore head, flattered his boss in a low voice with a few flattering phrases he picked up from dramas, his heart pounding with excitement.

If they pulled this off, he would get a good share of silver coin. The adults and kids at home would finally have warm food to eat. As long as he got over this hurdle, he planned to work hard and live honestly, never resorting to chicken stealing again.

Theft Chicken Boss was in no mood to listen to flattery. As he charged with his men toward the orchard, he commanded, "Hurry up, and if the old woman and the kids in the house wake up, tie them up and gag them."

His underlings echoed his commands, clumsily making their way to the entrance of the chicken yard.

The four guard dogs at the chicken yard were nowhere to be seen. The light was on in the top house, clearly Aunt Tong and her family had been woken by the barking. The couple were just getting dressed, ready to head out with their lantern to check out the noise, when suddenly, several shadows sprang towards them, overpowering and binding them with ropes. Even Qingqing, still asleep inside, couldn’t escape.

Watching the terrified Tong family of three, Theft Chicken Boss laughed triumphantly, gesturing to his underlings to get to work.