It was better to make a fortune quietly and live like an Emperor at home; there was no need to venture into breeding for profit. That would be like shooting the bird that sticks its neck out!
They haven't seen the scenes from the fifth year of the apocalypse, when people's eyes would turn green with hunger. When someone fell, they were considered 'dead' and dragged into dark corners to be quietly eaten. Sometimes, the Government would even turn a blind eye, as the national treasury was depleted and there was simply no food left.
Back then, if Jingshu's house still had swarms of chickens and ducks making a racket... I wasn't afraid of people coming to rob or steal. I was more afraid of killing innocent people and then being exploited by the Government as a 'typical example.' They might say something like, 'The Jing family, in their remorse for accidentally taking innocent lives, has donated all their food and committed suicide to atone to the world...'
