Chapter 273: Competition

Dugu Huanxu was stunned for a moment, and smiled helplessly in his heart, does this girl also have eyes on the top of her head?

He would have liked to continue to see the excitement again.

There was no way, he had to go on.

Shopkeeper Zhuang originally heard that Nangong Anshan was in trouble and wanted to solve it, but he didn't expect Dugu Huanxu to go over in person, so he didn't worry.

Yin Liming knew the identity of Dugu Huanxu, and Dugu Huanxu also warned all the people in the county government that his identity should not be exposed outside, and they all called him Xu Gongzi.

Yin Liming said respectfully, "Young Master Xu, did you see everything just now?"

"Yes." Dugu Huanxu looked at the man, "He's lying, what the girl said is true, I think this man is probably instructed by someone, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen directly to the lady as soon as he saw the girl and his party."

Yin Liming said, "I see, come here, arrest that man to the county government for me."

As soon as the words fell, two people came out from behind him, and directly stepped forward to arrest the man.

The man panicked suddenly, and when he saw two people grabbing his hands, he trembled and said, "You guys...... You can't arrest me, I'm not wrong, it's that stinky girl who lied, you should go and arrest her."

Yin Liming said: "If you are wrong, you will know when you go to the county office."

After speaking, he said to Dugu Huanxu: "Young Master Xu, then you will be out of company."

"Okay."

Dugu Huanxu looked at Nangong Anshan again and said, "Ah Shan, let's go to dinner, I've ordered all the dishes, just wait for you to come over."

Nangong Anshan was stunned, "How did you know I would come over?"

Dugu Huanxu smiled: "Today's Lantern Festival, I guess you will come."

"Okay."

Nangong Anshan didn't ask much when she heard this, and walked inside with her family.

At the top of the stairs, Nangong Anshan personally carried A-Niang up, and Feng Yuan helped push the wheelchair up.

When he arrived at the private room, Dugu Huanxu saw Nangong Sheng carrying something covered by linen cloth and asked, "Is this your lantern?"

Nangong Sheng nodded: "Yes, it was done by our family together, and the design was designed by Ah Shan."

Dugu Huanxu said, "Can I take a look first?"

"Absolutely." Nangong Anshan lifted the sackcloth to reveal the lantern.

Dugu Huanxu looked at the lantern and was stunned, "It's so beautiful."

Nangong Anshan smiled, "It looks better when lit."

Dugu Huanxu asked again, "What kind of material is this made of?"

"It's something called paper."

"What is paper?"

"This...... Let's eat first, and I'll tell you more about it later, I can't explain it in a sentence or two."

"Okay."

At this time, Xiao Er had already prepared the last dish.

Although they are all dishes that Nangong Anshan often cooks at home, the family still eats with a mouth full of oil, which is very enjoyable.

The chef of Yuquanlou is also worthy of getting the true inheritance of Nangong Anshan, and the taste of the food is basically the same as what she made.

When the meal was almost over, someone outside beat gongs and drums, saying that the lantern festival competition had begun.

Nangong Anshan asked, "Ah Xu, aren't you going to participate in the Lantern Festival?" You didn't bring a lantern with you."

Dugu Huanxu said: "No, I don't have much interest in the Lantern Festival."

"Okay, then we're going over, do you want to come too?"

"Yes, I don't want to participate in the competition, but I really want to see the excitement."

The group walked towards the lantern festival competition site.

The competition venue is not far from Yuquan Tower, just a few steps away, and it is in the largest square in Blue Cloud City.

One after another, quite a few people have already come.

Nangong Anshan came early, so she squeezed into the front position.

On the stage in the square, a host saw that there were a lot of people coming, and said in a loud voice, "Everyone, be quiet."

Slowly, everyone fell silent.

Nangong Anshan glanced at the person, and was stunned for a moment, it was actually Yin Liming.

By the way, a lantern festival of this scale must be led by the government, and it is not surprising that it is presided over by people from the government.

Yin Liming spoke: "Good evening everyone, today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and it is time for our annual lantern competition. As in previous years, those who want to participate in the competition will come forward with your lanterns to sign up, and then go on stage, and the two hundred people we selected on the spot will be the judges, and the three best lanterns of the year will be selected in three rounds. Of course, in order to prevent anyone from cheating, the county magistrate will finally choose the most beautiful lantern of the year."

"Now, all of you who want to participate in the competition, come forward with your lantern and sign up on my left, and those who want to participate in the judging process, sign up on my right, and you can start now. Don't crowd, all the crowds will be taken to jail, so be careful."

Nangong Anshan hurriedly went to sign up.

After half an hour, all the people who were going to participate in the competition and the judges were registered.

Nangong Anshan was assigned to the last group and was the last to appear.

Soon, the race began.

Nangong Sheng originally wanted to be a judge, but he was not old enough, so he had to stand aside, looking at everyone's lanterns with A-Niang and his younger siblings nervously.

Originally, Nangong Yao was still very nervous, for fear that her sister would lose.

But seeing that everyone's lanterns were not as beautiful as theirs, Nangong Yao was relieved.

Yin Liming and the people next to him said, "I thought there would be something unusual about this year's lanterns, but it turned out to be the same as last year's, it's really boring."

"I also think that some people even directly use the lantern they won last year to run for election, is it true that we don't have any memory?"

"It's like, I think some people are taking us for fools."

"It's really boring, I don't think I can find anything unusual in this year's lanterns."

Yin Liming saw that the last person was Nangong Anshan, and said with a smile, "The last one hasn't come out yet, let's wait first."

"That's right."

Xiao Rushuang also came over to participate in this lantern festival, and she was the one in front of Nangong Anshan.

As soon as Xiao Rushuang turned her head, she saw that Nangong Anshan was actually behind her, and said with disdain, "You vulgar girl actually came to participate in the competition?"

Nangong Anshan smiled, "You are now competing with the vulgar me, are you also a vulgar person?"

"You!" Xiao Rushuang said angrily: "You don't talk nonsense, the lantern festival is organized by the government, it is sacred, and only people of my status can participate, you ordinary people, it's better to quit quickly, so as not to lose too ugly later."

Nangong Anshan was surprised: "Do you mean that we, the common people, are not worthy of participating in today's Lantern Festival? Is this lantern for you ladies and gentlemen?"

The people around had been listening to the words of the two of them, and when they heard what Nangong Anshan said, everyone looked at Xiao Rushuang angrily.