Chapter 278 You Can’t Afford It

"I wonder if there are many people on the street today? Is it hot or lively? Are the lanterns beautiful?"

Seeing the expectation on Ning Su's face, Gu Chao felt sorry for her.

This is his first time to see lanterns. In the past, he spent the Lantern Festival at home and could only listen to others talk about the lanterns during the Lantern Festival.

"It's definitely beautiful and lively." Han Yu was also very interested and gave a positive answer to Ning Su's question.

When we celebrated the Lantern Festival at the border, it was not as elaborate and gorgeous as in Beijing, but there were still many people and it was very lively.

He used to go to see it every year with his sisters, and the excitement on the street made him reluctant to leave.

Later, when he arrived in Beijing, he went there once. Although it was different from the scene at the border, it was still very lively. It also made him feel like he couldn't see through it, and he wished he had more pairs of eyes.

Although the county is not as good as Beijing, it is still very lively, and each has its own characteristics.

"Uh-huh."

Ning Su nodded without knowing anything. She was so excited that she forgot about the melon seeds in her hand.

The two of them were asking and answering each other, and time flew by very quickly.

Gu Chao sat on one side with his eyes closed and concentrating, because there was no need for her at all, and she couldn't speak.

Gu Chao didn't mention it to Magistrate Huang that the Gu family was coming to the county to celebrate the Lantern Festival, and he didn't want to cause trouble.

Originally, it was quite relaxing for the family to go shopping and look at the lights. If Magistrate Huang came, everyone would definitely feel restrained.

Moreover, Magistrate Huang would definitely invite them to stay at his home, which would make them even more uncomfortable.

Besides, it's still the New Year's Eve, so Magistrate Huang must be busy, so there's no need to bother him.

As expected, it was almost noon when we arrived at the county seat. The Gu family's carriage went directly to the largest restaurant in the city to stay. Naturally, lunch was also served in a restaurant.

For the Gu family, as long as the meal is not eaten at home, no matter how delicious others think it is, they will just eat it.

Therefore, they brought their own ingredients and just let the people in the kitchen cook them.

Fortunately, they were eating in a private room, otherwise, many diners might not be able to eat.

In fact, this is the case. On the way to serve the food, some diners also asked about it.

The shopkeeper personally delivered the dishes to the private room and asked by the way, "Director Gu, I have a question. I wonder where you bought the ingredients that Director Gu brought?"

This is a restaurant, a place where she eats. Apart from the chef's cooking skills, the most important thing is the ingredients.

The cook is still the same cook, and the variety of dishes is still the usual variety, but the fried dishes are different. It must be the problem with the ingredients.

I was in the back kitchen just now and the shopkeeper also tasted it. The taste was really amazing.

It is no exaggeration to say that she has been a restaurant owner her whole life, and this is the most delicious dish she has ever tasted.

That's why she shamelessly came to ask for advice.

Widow Gu was very proud of his own things. As soon as the shopkeeper came to ask about them, he spoke first before Gu Chao could say anything.

“These are grown at home and cannot be bought outside, but my family does not sell them.

Besides, you can’t afford a small restaurant like this. "

This time, Widow Gu really didn't talk nonsense. Although it was a bit exaggerated, it was almost the same.

They are doing business here, and they have all kinds of customers. However, there are still not many people in this small county who are willing to spend a lot of money for such a bite.

Therefore, the cost is high and not cost-effective.

For Gu Chao, it doesn't make much sense to use the Spirit Gathering Formation to do this specifically.

From the beginning, Gu Chao had no such plan. It was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and he earned little.

The shopkeeper heard that it was grown by the Gu family themselves, so it was a bit of a cessation of activity, and from what the master said, it seemed that the cost was too high.

Yes, with such good ingredients, it must take a lot of effort.

Gu Chao spoke more tactfully, so as to give the shopkeeper a step down.

"These ingredients are indeed from home, and we have no intention of selling them outside. I ask the shopkeeper for your forgiveness."

Finally, the shopkeeper presented two desserts and then left with a sigh.

Although the taste is not that great, the people's conduct is still very good. Just because of this, I will come back next time.

After eating and drinking tea to relieve their appetite, a group of people went shopping in the street.

Widow Gu, who had walked around the streets of the capital city, had not gotten over it yet when he walked around the streets of this county town. He felt that nothing was good anywhere, and he didn't like it.

The arch of his neck and the contemptuous look in his eyes made it completely impossible to tell that just a year ago he was a middle-aged man who even the town thought was very luxurious and generous.

Think about that time, I didn’t even go to town a few times a year, just because I didn’t have any money.

However, other people were shopping enthusiastically and took a look at everything.

Finally, when there was something exciting to watch, Widow Gu became interested.

Chunfeng and Yuyu hurriedly followed, but they couldn't let their master be hit.

Because of the incident with Blood Ganoderma, Gu Chao was a celebrity in the county magistrate, and many people had met her.

Many people greeted her along the way, and some even wanted to give her something, but Gu Chao didn't accept any of them.

Nonsense, they are here to play. If they accept one, then there will definitely be more people to give away. Then they will bring so many

Things, how to play with them.

All the way to the stalls and shops, Gu Chao kept saying that he should give him as much money as he deserves.

Otherwise, I won’t buy it.

Her behavior made Widow Gu sneer, hum, you don't even know how to take advantage of it!

However, his family is not lacking in these little things now, and his daughter's majestic appearance is still very feminine.

The aunt of the Gu family was relieved to see her niece like this. She was a good daughter of their Gu family and would give Gu family face.

I looked around everywhere and went wherever there was excitement.

The happiest ones are the children. Their parents are so nice today. They bought them whatever they wanted.

Looking at the satisfied faces of the children, parents are also happy.

Although their family is not a big business, they have worked hard all year to meet their children's small requests on the Lantern Festival, and they can still do it.

I didn’t go out of my way to find a place to eat dinner. I could just eat the snacks on the street. I couldn’t eat too much at the same time, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to eat it.

Sure enough, as soon as it got dark, all the lights on the street were lit. There were all kinds of lights, which was dazzling.

There are also various couplets, poems, riddles, etc., which are played by many people.

Regardless of whether they can guess correctly or not, they are all actively participating, which is to have fun during the festival.

Gu Chao was not very interested in these things, and her eyes never left the people in her house, fearing that they might get separated if there were too many people.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Catch the thief. That little thief stole my purse. Stop and catch the thief."

"Stop that thief quickly, don't let her escape."

During this kind of festival, many people take to the streets, so it is naturally a good time for some people to go to work.

It was two men who shouted to catch the thief. Just by listening to their voices, you could tell they were young men. The two men chased the thief while shouting.

Because the two of them couldn't run fast, and there were too many people coming and going, they could only watch the little thief running further and further away.

To be honest, with so many people on the street, shouting, laughing and talking, the two people's voices were basically drowned out, and not many people heard them.

Even if someone wanted to help, they could only watch the little thief escape because they were too slow.

Gu Chaoren was tall, and he could tell just by looking up that the person in the crowd who kept turning around was the money thief.

Even if this little thief has an accomplice, Gu Chao is not afraid of getting into trouble.

So, he weighed the sugar-roasted chestnuts that had just come out of the pot and threw them towards the little thief.

"Ouch, that bastard plotted against grandma?"

The sugar-roasted chestnuts hit the little thief directly on the crook of his leg. The little thief immediately fell to the ground in pain. He couldn't get up anymore if he tried to get up.

Her shouting alerted many people around her, and coupled with the sound of someone trying to catch the thief behind her, some people had already reacted and called on others around her to take down the little thief.

By the time the two young men finally caught up, the little thief had been controlled by the enthusiastic crowd.

"Huhu, you little thief is so brave, you dare to steal things on the street, please hand over your wallet."

As soon as I heard this young man talk, I knew that he was not very experienced in the world. This is what he does, so why can't he steal things on the street?

But now everyone's attention is on the money bag that the young master mentioned, and they all blame the little thief and ask her to hand over the money bag.

"What evidence do you have that I stole your wallet? You just slander a good person in public. Show me the evidence."

This is really the case. You can't just talk without evidence.

Someone in the crowd spoke, "Yes, you two young gentlemen, you said she stole your wallet, you should provide evidence."

"This man doesn't look like a thief. We can't unjustly accuse a good man."

"Yes, yes, do you two young masters have any evidence?"

"These two young gentlemen don't look like they would wrongly accuse someone without any reason. After all, they have lost their money bags."

"Since she is said to be a thief, just see if he has the money bags of these two young masters on him."

The young master who just spoke has been protecting the other one behind him. The two of them are obviously a pair of master and servant.

Looking at their clothes, especially the person being protected behind him, who was dressed in silk and satin, they didn't look like they were from ordinary people.

However, why do you have such a waiter with you, not to mention two more.

There are many people on the street today, so we are not afraid of anything happening.

Seeing the excitement, people from the Gu family also gathered around. Widow Gu had rushed to the front by himself, occupying the best position to watch.

"My wife, do you think that man is a thief?"

The two of them followed Gu Chao from left to right. There were too many people and it was a bit crowded.

Hearing Han Yu's question, Gu Chao nodded, "The money bag is not on her."

"Ah, then is she a thief?"

The two of them clearly saw the wife nodding, so why wasn't the money bag on that person?

Is this true or not?

At this time, someone else said to the two young men who had lost their money bags.

"You two young masters, how about this? Let's see if the money bag is on her. If it is, she must be a thief.

If not, then you have wronged someone. "

What this man said was reasonable, and everyone nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, take a look, you'll know after you take a look."

"It must be her, look."

The man's tone was very determined. This was the man who bumped into him just now and then took away his money bag.

"When I shouted to catch the thief just now, she still ran away. If she hadn't stolen it, then why would she have run away?"

As he spoke, he glared at the thief angrily.

The thief explained himself sadly, "You two young masters, you have really wronged me. I ran away because there was an emergency at home. Am I rushing back?

It’s really not me who stole your wallet. If you want to search it, search it quickly. Don’t delay my return. "

As soon as she said these words, and with such an expression, everyone was really hesitant for a moment, thinking that maybe she really wasn't the one to take it.

As a result, after searching, there really wasn’t any.

"Look, let me just say it's not me and let me go quickly. I'm still rushing home!"

No money bag was found, and it was no longer possible to trap her, so she had to let go.

The two young masters both looked disbelieving. It was obviously her, so how could it not be the case?

But now the fact is that there is no such thing. Are they really wronged?

I can’t find the money bag yet!

Since it wasn't him, of course he couldn't delay his affairs any longer and had to apologize verbally.

"I'm sorry, young lady, we didn't mean to wrong you."

"You can't do this next time. You met someone as easy to talk to as me. If you meet someone else, you can't just let it go.

Okay, okay, I have something else to do, I have to go. "

The people watching were also saying the same thing to each other, especially the person who just said they were going to be searched, who was the loudest.

There were even a few people in the crowd who finished their accusations, saying, "I just unfairly accuse people casually. Please look carefully next time."

"Yeah, if you meet someone with a bad temper, how can you just let it go? If you ruin that person's reputation, you still have to compensate."

These words made the two young masters chatter with each other, their faces were very embarrassed, and their explanations in low voices were very weak.

"We didn't intentionally accuse people wrongly. Maybe there were too many people and we didn't see clearly, so we recognized the wrong person."

The man had already turned around and was about to leave, and those who had spoken just now also turned around.

Seeing this, Ning Su and Han Yu were even more confused.

"My wife, is that man a thief?"

After receiving another nod from the wife, the two of them said, "Then she's leaving! What should we do?"

Gu Chao weighed the remaining chestnuts in his hand and winked at the two of them, "Those who just spoke are her accomplices."

As he spoke, Gu Chao threw the chestnuts in his hand again, hitting those people's legs with knots.

Like the person in front of them, they fell to the ground in pain.

The sudden situation made it difficult for the people who had not dispersed to understand. What was going on?