What was the Cultural Revolution? an attack against communist ideas by democratic nations opposed to Mao

the imprisonment of Chinese peasants who refused to work

the attempt to silence those who didn't agree with Mao's ideas

the attempt to turn China's economy into a capitalist economy

What do sellers do if they expect the price of goods they have for sale to increase dramatically in the near future? store the goods indefinitely regardless of when the price rises store the goods until the price rises and then try to sell them sell the goods now and try to invest the money instead of resupplying sell the goods now but try to get the higher price for them