240. Learning Acupuncture
Zhao Dong lifted his eyelids. "So, you're saying you only got the money back, and the remaining pigs are still in your hands, correct?"
Upon hearing this, those people were stunned. They instantly understood Zhao Dong's meaning and quickly indicated they would return the remaining pigs immediately.
Zhao Dong wasn't planning on having a sudden burst of saintly compassion to help these villagers get their pigs back.
It was just that they had recently experienced a locust plague. The villagers had no food and had spent a large sum of money to buy and raise pigs. They would most likely not survive the upcoming winter.
Zhao Dong felt no pity for them; he simply believed these people were reaping what they sowed.
However, a cornered dog will bite. He feared that if these people became desperate from starvation, they might do something reckless, so this was also a way to save himself some trouble.
