Having sent off the Store Manager, Shen Songming's two jars of spicy cabbage were exchanged for jars with smaller mouths and round bellies, sealed, and given to a caravan headed for the capital; I paid them a little to transport it. Once it arrived, I'd collect payment from Shen Songming—cash on delivery!
The people from Moon Restaurant soon came to haul away the jars of spicy cabbage they had purchased. Drunken Immortal Tavern mainly sold liquor and was accustomed to dealing with drunkards who refused to pay, so they were inherently more aggressive than Moon Restaurant. Watching their spicy cabbage being taken away, they feared that Moon Restaurant had collaborated with Pei Qin first. They worried that, with time, this young lady might see a higher offer and sell their spicy cabbage to Moon Restaurant instead. To prevent that, they sent someone to take away all the spicy cabbage they had ordered and stored it themselves.
