This year, the market price has fallen to 0.6 yuan per ear of corn, yet Wang Bin continues to buy at the previous year's rate of 0.85 yuan. He even covers the cold storage's electricity bills, packaging boxes, and transportation costs upfront. Aunt Zhang leads the villagers to confront him outside the cold storage, accusing him of forcing prices down. She claims buyers in town will pay 1.2 yuan and suspects he has pocketed the difference. Wang Bin presents his account book to explain the expenses, but Aunt Zhang and the villagers refuse to believe him. Li Guoqiang sides with the villagers and demands that the cold storage be handed over to the village. Pressured to surrender the keys and account book, Wang Bin confirms that they intend to buy and sell the corn themselves, then hands over the keys and makes it clear that the responsibility is theirs. Delighted to take control, Aunt Zhang believes they can sell the corn at a higher price without Wang Bin.