Accidentally dressed as an empress

As the night deepened, Yunxiu was attracted by the tempting aroma. She followed the crowd and walked to the square in the center of the village.

What comes into view is a huge brazier with long bamboo strips placed on the edge of the brazier. Various kinds of tempting meat are stuck on the top of the bamboo strips, including tender rabbit meat, pork with fat and lean meat, and firm pheasant meat.

As the meats were roasted in the hot flames, fat continued to ooze out, dripping onto the red fire like raindrops, making a series of crisp and loud crackling sounds.

Beside the big brazier, there are many small braziers placed in an orderly manner. This is the unique brazier barbecue in the village.

Groups of villagers sat around each brazier, smiling and enjoying the food.

Yunxiu pulled Zhong Yi over and squatted beside a brazier. She curiously asked the villagers nearby, "Are these the special foods of the Fire God Festival?"

"That's right, my two distinguished guests. This is a must-have delicacy for our annual Fire God Festival," the villager replied with a smile, handing them a piece of freshly roasted pork. "Come, try this brazier barbecue. I guarantee you'll want more."

Zhong Yi also seemed very interested. Although he was always steady and self-controlled, he was like Lin Ziqi, a greedy cat, with an eager face.

Yunxiu couldn't help but secretly reflect on herself. It was her fault. It seemed that her husband hadn't eaten pork for a long time.

The villagers handed over the roasted pork, and Yunxiu tasted a piece. The wonderful flavor blossomed on her tongue. The meat was tender and juicy, and the skin had just the right hint of charcoal.

Yunxiu couldn't help but exclaim: "It's so delicious, I've never eaten barbecue like this!"

Seeing this, Zhong Yi couldn't wait to pick up a piece and taste it, and his eyes lit up.

The two of them took turns eating one by one and started eating non-stop.

On the brazier, Yunxiu also saw something that looked like hairy taro. She asked curiously, "Are these hairy taro?"

Zhong Yi also showed great interest: "So this can be eaten."

"of course can."

The villagers roasted the taro over an underground fire. Yunxiu took a bite and found it very soft and sticky.

"We roast them over an underground fire, which makes them sweeter," the villagers explained with a smile.

Zhong Yi also tasted the hairy taro, but it burned his tongue and he kept inhaling. Yun Xiu saw this and laughed.

They ate delicious barbecue and roasted taro while enjoying the performances in the square.

Several young and strong villagers, dressed in colorful clothes, danced happily around the big brazier.

I don't know who started it, but the surrounding villagers started singing an unknown song.

Yunxiu and Zhong Yi ate barbecue while watching these simple and lovely villagers singing and dancing.

Zhong Yi also tried the smoked products and asked curiously, "Are these all made using the smoked method? The taste is really unique."

While eating the roasted bacon, Yunxiu's eyes suddenly became distant. "I want to eat fried bacon with garlic shoots."

"Garlic sprouts? What are those?" Zhong Yi asked curiously.

Garlic was carefully selected by Zhang Qian and brought back from his diplomatic mission to the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty. It was formerly called Hu garlic and has not yet been introduced to the world.

The garlic native to ancient times was actually egg garlic, also called wild garlic.

Yunxiu smiled wistfully. "Wild garlic leaves, Su Da. Ask the guards who knows about wild garlic someday and bring back a few. I'll make you some bacon with the leaves next time."

Yunxiu and Zhongyi sat around the fire, enjoying barbecued meat and bacon.

Glutinous rice cake. She couldn't help but praise: "This cake is so exquisitely made and tastes so good."

Zhong Yi politely took a small bite and handed over the pastry he had bitten. "Does my wife like it?"

Lin Ziqi, the foodie, also praised it highly: "It's delicious. Do you have any more?"

Then, the villagers handed Yunxiu a piece of harvest cake. She took a bite and said in surprise, "This cake is so special. The grains inside are so rich in flavor."

The villagers smiled and said, "This cake contains five kinds of grains, which symbolizes the five kinds of abundance and celebrates the good harvest."

Yunxiu took a bite of the pancake in her hand, then naturally passed it to Zhong Yi who was beside her. Zhong Yi took the pancake and ate it in big mouthfuls. The pancake was crispy and fragrant, with an excellent taste.

Because the biscuit was a little too dry, Yunxiu was worried that he would choke, so she looked around quickly and then hurriedly tried to find something for him to put his food in.

After a while, she found a small bamboo tube, hurried to the place where the wine was placed, and carefully filled it with some wine.

The villager who sold her the wine strongly recommended it, saying that it was a special flame wine.

Yunxiu took a small sip out of curiosity, and a look of great surprise appeared on her face. She couldn't help but exclaimed: "This wine is so fragrant. It feels warm in my stomach when I drink it."

When Zhong Yi saw Yunxiu started drinking again, he reached out and took all the bamboo tubes without saying a word, and said domineeringly: "These are all mine." After that, he tilted his head back and drank all the flaming wine in the bamboo tube in one breath.

After drinking it, his face turned red, just like the sunset glow in the sky.

Seeing this, Yunxiu hurriedly reached out and pulled his arm, asking with concern, "Do you want to rest under the tree over there for a while?"

Zhong Yi stubbornly waved his hand and said, "No need, Xiu. I can drink quite well. Don't look down on me."

Yunxiu couldn't help laughing at his cute and stubborn appearance. However, she still insisted on pulling him into the nearby woods.

Zhong Yi leaned against a big tree, looking at her eagerly. Suddenly, like a child, he opened his arms coquettishly and hugged Yunxiu in a big bear hug. "Wife, give me a kiss."

Yunxiu's cheeks flushed at Zhong Yi's sudden action. She gently pushed Zhong Yi and said angrily, "Stop making trouble in public."

But Zhong Yi refused to give in. He rubbed his head against Yun Xiu's neck and muttered, "I don't care. I just want a kiss."

Yunxiu had no choice but to peck him lightly on the cheek. Zhong Yi then smiled contentedly. Yunxiu pinched his chin and bit his lips.

Zhong Yi chuckled, "My wife is so anxious."

Yunxiu was dissatisfied with him always talking, and said in a low voice with a hint of hoarseness, "You started it first."

At this time, a breeze blew through the woods, the leaves rustled, and the sounds of wild mandarin ducks chirping in the woods could be heard.

Yunxiu stopped in embarrassment.

Zhong Yi chuckled, and Yun Xiu pushed Zhong Yi against the tree and kissed him fiercely.

The two of them snuggled in the woods for a while. Zhong Yi's drunkenness gradually dissipated, and he held Yunxiu's hand tightly.

As they were talking, they suddenly heard a series of short whistles coming from outside the woods.

The two looked at each other, and the moment their eyes met, their concern for each other was evident.

They hurriedly reached out to straighten their clothes. Yunxiu quickly smoothed out the wrinkles at the corners of her clothes, while Zhong Yi pulled at his collar with force, his movements quick and decisive.

After tidying up, they hurried out of the woods, the fallen leaves rustling under their feet.

At this moment, a burst of rapid and chaotic horse hoofbeats, like thunder, suddenly broke the originally peaceful and tranquil village. The horse hoofbeats seemed to be the death drumbeat coming from the depths of hell.

Hearing this sound, the singing stopped, the villagers put down the food in their hands, looked up, and a look of deep worry appeared on their faces.

The sound of horse hooves sounds malicious.

Yunxiu frowned and asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

"It might be the bandits from nearby," the village chief said worriedly. "These bandits are evil and often harass our village and steal our property."

"Bandits?" Yunxiu's eyebrows were twisted into a knot. "Is it that bearded man who brought people here to take revenge?"

The village chief trembled and said, "Dear guests, please leave. This is our village's business."

Yunxiu shook his head and said, "I will see to it." Yunxiu immediately called the guards over to discuss tactics.

The villagers also ran back home and took out various weapons hidden in their homes, including sickles, axes, sticks, etc.

Yunxiu and the guards walked to the village entrance, only to see that the villagers had made full use of the unique geographical advantages of Dihuo Village and set up various traps and obstacles on the roads that must be passed through the village, some of which were deep pits and some were tripwires.

During the attack, the bandits were overwhelmed by these traps and obstacles and were unable to attack smoothly.

At the same time, the villagers stood on high ground and used farm tools and stones to launch long-range attacks on the bandits. The stones rained down on the bandits, preventing them from approaching the village.