Upon hearing this, James momentarily paused, then swiftly turned his gaze towards Laurel.
This was because, on the very day Laurel and Reginald had concluded the deal, securing a substantial sum in advance, Laurel immediately took this money to... other farmers.
Laurel informed the farmers that merchants were not to be trusted.
Indeed, merchants were inherently untrustworthy, but Laurel knew, for some reason, the current merchants were reluctantly credible.
However, not all farmers could quickly realize this truth as he did, or rather... the vast majority of farmers would likely never come to this realization in their lifetimes, spending their days harboring resentment towards merchants.
Laurel conveyed to them that the merchants had undervalued the wheat, asserting that these high-quality grains could have fetched a much higher price.
