I also believe she should skip that merchant. She sold her own goods before and knows how much they are worth. Well, next time.
If that was a case of honest love on first sight, then the author screwed it up. She left her familiy business, she wanted to protect, and all of townsfolk, that have been dependent on her and she has been good friends with,....to catch a dick? That doesn't add up. Brainwashing does.
Chapter 1 did leave a bad aftertaste, but it looks decent as a setup. I want to knew how it continues, but there is no translation of the novel so far, isn't it?