Not that I can't afford it, but that I can't bear to buy it. First of all, those who can afford it are generally dignitaries and shopkeepers.

Secondly, you can buy a roast duck and a big goose with the money from six pickles. Therefore, ordinary poor families are reluctant to buy it. Even if they treat people to show off, they will buy some chickens, ducks and fish. No one will entertain people with Liubiju pickles.