As time went on, the profiteering merchants realized that if they held out any longer, their vegetables would rot in their hands. Meanwhile, the marketplace outside was even more bustling and noisy than usual.
Those profiteering merchants who were still stubbornly holding out finally caved.
They had originally thought their strike could be used as a bargaining chip to threaten the city government and make Miss Su panic. The reality, however, was that the higher-ups couldn't care less whether they resisted or not.
You won't sell? There are plenty of others lining up to take your place!
Keep resisting? Then go ahead and wait. After all, it's your own vegetables rotting, your own money you're losing, and your own families going hungry.
In this game, the profiteering merchants sorrowfully discovered that they never even had a seat at the table to begin with.
