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51 The Three Treasures

On the way back, Su Ergou did not say a word. He was so silent that people forgot that he was a little bully who had once followed Father Su.

It was almost afternoon when they arrived at the village. Wei Ting was in the field with Father Su. The three children went to the village to play, and so did Meizi and Niudan.

Because of the formula, Su Ergou did not eat the food Su Xiaoxiao brought with her. He cooped himself in his room and did not come out.

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and decided to make his favorite braised pork with preserved vegetables.

The pork belly and bean paste were ready-made. After braising them, she placed the dried plum vegetables on a tray and quickly prepared them.

Su Xiaoxiao cut the onions and sprinkled them. She wanted to call Su Ergou to eat, but after thinking about it, she brought the preserved vegetables to his room.

Su Ergou sat on the bed alone.

Since she transmigrated to this world, this silly brother had always been carefree. This was the first time Su Xiaoxiao saw him so sad.

Su Xiaoxiao knocked on the door. "Ergou, it's time to eat."

Su Ergou turned around and wiped his face with his sleeve.

Su Xiaoxiao walked forward and looked at the back of his head strangely. "Are you... crying?"

"I'm not."

Su Ergou choked.

He was really crying.

He did not cry when he was beaten up for her. He did not cry when he was pressed to the ground and rubbed against it. He did not cry when he took a cold shower and was so hungry that his eyes turned black. However, he did so when she sold a few formulas.

The child was crying.

Su Xiaoxiao did business for a living, so it didn't matter to her whether she sold snacks or formulae.

Su Ergou was different. He really liked selling pancakes. When the formulae was snatched away, it felt like someone had cut off his heart.

He stubbornly turned his face away and raised his head, not letting his sister see him crying.

Su Xiaoxiao sat down beside him and hooked his finger. "Are you blaming me for selling the recipes?"

Su Ergou's tears kept falling. "No, I'm useless! If I hadn't been caught by them, you wouldn't have handed over the formula!"

Su Xiaoxiao sighed. "How should I explain it to you? I'd have sold the formula whether you were captured or not. Not wanting you to be hurt at all is one thing. Secondly, I have my own plans."

Su Ergou cried. "Nonsense! You clearly didn't want to sell it!"

Su Xiaoxiao said softly, "It's true. I didn't give in previously because I was waiting for an opportunity to raise the price. If I sold it easily, the people in Jin Ji would think that they had lost out. If they looked for me to cooperate in the future, they would push the price down. However, if I sold it when I was forced into a corner, no matter what price I shouted, it would seem like my bottom price. There's no one who doesn't like to take advantage of others. Just treat it as a means of marketing and negotiation."

"I just didn't expect them to attack so quickly... Does it still hurt?" Su Xiaoxiao raised her hand to touch Su Ergou's cheek.

Su Ergou wiped his tears. "My heart hurts."

Su Xiaoxiao was speechless.

Su Xiaoxiao said, "Do you understand what I just said?"

"I understand... The recipes are gone... Ah..." Su Ergou wailed.