To save the three-cent-per-jin agency fee, Zhao Dewang and other villagers of Qingshigou bypassed Lin Shouan and traded directly with grain merchant Shao Yongfeng. Lin Shouan went to Shiliwan instead, winning trust through grain inspection and coordination. However, to save time and progress, Shao Yongfeng skipped household-by-household grain inspection and sample retention, resulting in mixed grain with excessive moisture, payment disputes, and a series of scheduling messes. He offered one dime per jin to ask Lin to return, but Lin refused on the grounds of keeping his word. In the end, Shao bore the extra processing fee caused by skipped procedures, negotiated the settlement of the payment, and Zhao Dewang came to apologize in person. The next year, Lin Shouan still collected three cents per jin while managing both villages, and both the villagers and the grain merchant learned to respect his arrangements.