Chapter 384: Attempting to Steal a Chicken Only to Lose the Rice
The two Yamen Runners exchanged glances and laughed upon hearing this, "Us guys on duty, where would we get that much Silver? We can't afford to eat at restaurants every day, it's our county magistrate who's a regular here. Naturally, we're familiar with the place as well."
"Is this restaurant very expensive?" Xuexue asked nonchalantly.
Perhaps the Yamen Runners were bored, for they looked around and then spoke with a nervous zeal, "We're telling you, you definitely shouldn't come to dine at this restaurant."
"Why not?" Xuexue asked innocently, as if she didn't understand.
Seeing Xuexue's naïve and innocent manner, the two Government Officials felt somewhat compassionate and explained, "Let me tell you, this restaurant is a rip-off. For ordinary people, dining here costs more than ten times what it would cost outside."
"Does the Shopkeeper take people for fools? If someone comes once, would they come a second time?"