To make matters worse, that winter, merchants began hoarding rice wine, triggering a wine-shopping rush. In no time, large quantities of counterfeit wine appeared on the market.
這件事大大凸顯出當時消費者未受保護的嚴重程度；接著，一波未平一波又起，那年冬天因為商人囤積米酒，消費者搶購下，造成假米酒大量出現在市面上。