Chapter 314 - 304 Confidential Work
Shitou couldn’t help but find it amusing when he thought about how Master Mi had almost dropped his jaw in shock at the time.
"It is said that he closely guarded the recipe all by himself, in the name of secrecy, and he hadn’t even passed it on to his own son. Apart from the most common herb which was directly harvested to feed the ducks, he personally went to the pharmacies in the city to buy the other herbs, ground them into powder, and secretly mixed them into the feed."
"So apart from Mrs. Mi knowing that something else was mixed into the duck feed, no one else had the slightest clue. Even when cooking the ducks, the powdered herbs were mixed with the seasonings, and he would only prepare roughly the amount needed each time, preferring to dispose of any leftovers rather than keeping them."
"Such secrecy is indeed tight enough. But doesn’t he fear that if something happened to him, the secret recipe would be lost forever?"
After listening, Lu Yun couldn’t help but shake her head, "That day, I thought that since it’s a family secret recipe, Master Mi wouldn’t let others see through it easily, and indeed it is so. I just didn’t expect him to guard it so closely, even to the extent of not revealing anything to his own son. However, it’s fortunate that it was so, otherwise he would have really suffered a huge loss this time. Imagine if Yang Yu and her son really sold their so-called secret recipe, it could have scammed a lot of people. In the end, if she made a dirty run for it, I doubt she herself would end up well. But they deserve it, brought upon by their own doing. And as for those who think about taking advantage without much cost, aiming to buy a secret recipe that’s someone’s livelihood for a small price, they don’t deserve sympathy either."
"That’s very true. And luckily, Master Mi and his family have already decided to sell their house and land and leave, otherwise those who bought a fake recipe might still trouble them."
Shitou, having seen all sorts of people, had a deep understanding of how irrational some people’s thought processes could be, "The law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak and the mighty are revered, actually prevails in human society as well. It just doesn’t seem as apparent in places with a more developed legal system."
"It’s an unavoidable situation, as those who fall behind get beaten down. When dealing with unreasonable people, it’s usually the weaker ones who suffer."