The middle level of importance in Ye's pyramid of county-level consumptionary goods were so-called "great" (zhong) products, which were mulberry, cotton, hemp, and ramie, the essential raw materials for local textile production. The lowest level in Ye's pyramid of goods were the "lesser" (ci) products, which were salt, cloth, vegetable oil, lumber, sugar, fruit, vegetables, fish, and livestock—all of which were traded out of the county by peddlers, itinerant retailers, or merchant wholesalers shipping large amounts of commercial goods.
The middle level in Ye's classification system consisted of "great" (zhong) goods, including mulberry, cotton, hemp, and ramie, crucial for local textile production. The lowest level comprised "lesser" (ci) products, such as salt, cloth, vegetable oil, lumber, sugar, fruit, vegetables, fish, and livestock, which were exchanged out of the county by peddlers, retailers, or wholesalers.