He was certainly in pain just a moment ago, but now that he's got a small gain, he's incredibly happy.
Ji Xinhe slightly raised the corners of her lips, took a sip of tea to conceal her smirk.
In fact, shopkeeper Wu hadn't lost anything. Ji Xinhe's promise would undoubtedly reassure him, who would be her exclusive business partner for all the future pickle varieties. Despite losing a lot of profit due to the fixed pricing, he still ended up profiting.
Let's not even mention the profit of selling a dish of pickles for nearly half a silver.
Most importantly, GuiLin residence being the sole distributor of these unique pickles in the whole town is a selling point. It can attract many more customers.
Ji Xinhe simply took advantage of the fact that shopkeeper Wu wanted this selling point, which emboldened her to raise the price. Seeing that 35 taels per catty was a suitable price, she decided to stop there.