Because of this bonfire festival, Xiang Zixi and Ji Yan stopped for a while, and found a huge village about twenty miles away from the border with great interest.

At this time, there was still some distance before dusk, but the men and women of the village were already dressed up and busy in the square, preparing for the evening to eat and drink, and to divide the field clearly, and so on.

As soon as Xiang Zixi and Ji Yan appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of many men and women.

Xiang Zixi crossed his hands and clasped each other, naturally drooped in front of him, and said with a smile: "Sorry to disturb, we are foreign tourists, I heard that there will be a bonfire festival in the village tonight, I wonder if we can participate together?" ”

As soon as Xiang Zixi's voice fell, it immediately attracted the attention of many young people in the village, and ran quickly towards Xiang Zixi, and after looking her up and down, one of the handsome-looking young men with dark complexion and strong figure hesitated for a moment, and said: "Welcome is welcome, but the girl is so beautiful, she will definitely be chosen by the men here, once selected, she will agree to stay, don't you mind?" ”

Xiang Zixi smiled like a flower: "It seems that the young man who wins has to win the competition to win the girl he likes before he can marry home, right?" ”

The dark-skinned young man's eyes suddenly lit up: "So, the girl has the confidence to win over us men?" ”

Xiang Zixi winked playfully at those young people: "Maybe!" ”

Xiang Zixi pointed to Ji Yan beside him: "Can he also participate?" ”

At this time, a lot of girls ran over, and when they saw Ji Yan, who was tall, fair-skinned, and uninhibited, they suddenly saw a bright light in front of them, and they all cried out: "Of course you can!" This brother, our sisters here are all delicate, and you won't regret staying! ”

Yo! So soon to be taken by a group of beauties?

Xiang Zixi turned around and made a grimace at Ji Yan who had a helpless expression, Ji Yan shook his head helplessly, since he had come, he was afraid that he would participate even if he didn't want to.

A tall girl stepped forward, walked in front of Ji Yan, looked at him with a challenging gaze, and said loudly: "I will definitely win the competition and leave you as my husband!" ”

Xiang Zixi couldn't help but burst out laughing. The girls here are really daring!

Ji Yan shook his head helplessly, glanced at Xiang Zixi, and glared at her fiercely.

The tall girl gently took Xiang Zixi's hand and said affectionately: "Let's go, we are about the same size, I'll find my clothes for you to wear!" The bonfire festival is to wear festive dresses, and both men and women are required to wear masks, so the result is surprising! ”

Xiang Zixi turned around and made an OK gesture at Ji Yan, who looked helpless, and followed the tall girl away.

The dark-skinned young man also smiled and said, "This brother, please come with me to change clothes, please ———— here."

Ji Yan nodded politely at the other party, and then walked in another direction.

Xiang Zixi followed the tall girl and walked into a huge wooden house, the houses here are all wooden buildings, that is, they are all made of logs without mud and stone, which is quite ancient.

"I don't know what to call you? My name is Pearl. The tall girl smiled and said, "Is that handsome man your brother?" ”

"Sorry for Zi." Xiang Zixi replied with a faint smile: "His name is Ji Yan, and he is my good buddy!" ”

Mingzhu's eyes lit up: "He hasn't married a wife yet, and he doesn't have a crush?" ”

Xiang Zixi thought for a moment and said, "He didn't marry a wife, it seems that he doesn't have a crush, right?" But there are indeed a lot of people who like him, so, Mingzhu, you have to come on! ”

Mingzhu clenched his fists, his eyes flashed: "I will definitely keep him!" ”

Mingzhu found a dress of her own and helped Xiang Zixi put it on, a lilac long dress, dark purple tassels, and bright silver jewelry, which jingled when she walked.

"Wow! It's so heavy! Xiang Zixi exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Mingzhu, what nationality are you?" This is the first time I've seen this kind of service! ”

Mingzhu smiled lightly: "Nation? What's that? We call ourselves the Zhuan people, as if we migrated here during the previous dynasty, and then we never went back. We intermarried with the local people, and slowly, it evolved into this. ”

"I see. The clothes are so beautiful! Thank you Pearl! Xiang Zixi turned around in a circle, bright and shining.

Mingzhu took a mask from the table and handed it to Xiang Zixi: "Come, this is for you, you have to wear a mask during the game, so that no one will cheat!" ”

Xiang Zixi took it unceremoniously, slowly put it on his face, and found that the design of this mask was very reasonable, neither blocking the line of sight, nor hindering breathing activities, very flexible and convenient.

Mingzhu Gang took off his mask to Zi Xi and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go out first to see if there is anything else that is not ready, the highlight of the bonfire festival will not start until the evening!" ”

Xiang Zixi put the mask in his hand on the table, and ran out with Mingzhu.

Just as Xiang Zixi left the wooden house, it happened that Ji Yan also changed into a dark blue national holiday dress and came out of the wooden house opposite, and the eyes of the two people gently met in the air. Ji Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Xiang Zixi in full costume blankly.

But Xiang Zixi gave a thumbs up to Ji Yan on the other side and praised Ji Yan for being very handsome.

At this time, the dark-skinned young man also came out, and at a glance he saw Xiang Zixi standing beside Mingzhu, and his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly ran to Xiang Zixi, and said in a chiseled manner: "You are so beautiful, I must win the competition tonight to propose to you!" ”

Xiang Zixi smiled mischievously at the young man: "It's okay, then win over me first!" Whether it's singing or dancing, I'm not so easy to defeat Xiang Zixi! Whether it's a national dance or a national standard, I can handle it! ”

"Big brother!" Mingzhu, who was standing beside Xiang Zixi, shouted coquettishly: "If you do this again, you will frighten the guests, I will see how you end!" ”

"Wow, so you're brother and sister!" Xiang Zixi exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Then what's your name?" ”

"My name is Shahu." The dark-skinned young man rubbed his hands together and grinned, revealing a mouthful of neat white teeth.

"Hah! Your name is really personal! Xiang Zixi's eyebrows curled and smiled softly.

"Because the custom here is that when a child is born, the mother will give it a name at the first sight!" Mingzhu said with a smile: "When my mother gave birth to my brother, she happened to be in the sand, and she met a tiger, and she was safe and sound under the protection of my father, so my brother's name is Shahu." And when I was born, someone happened to give my father a big pearl, so that's how my name comes from! ”

Xiang Zixi suddenly realized: "I see! Fun and fun! ”

Shahu stepped forward, made a salute to Xiang Zixi, smiled and said to her: "Beautiful girl, I, Shahu, officially invite you to visit our village with me, can I have this honor?" ”

A sweet smile appeared on Xiang Zixi's face: "Of course! Thanks a lot! ”

Mingzhu also took a step forward, walked in front of Ji Yan, and said with a slight twist: "This brother, can you help me tidy up tonight's dinner?" ”

Ji Yan glanced at Xiang Zixi, who happily followed Shahu to the side, and a burst of anger slowly rose in his heart, and immediately replied, "Of course! ”

After speaking, Ji Yan turned around and walked to the long table next to the bonfire, and grabbed the boning knife on the table without looking.

The pearl who watched it was suddenly dumbfounded.

"Brother is amazing!" Mingzhu stood beside Ji Yan and looked at Ji Yan with a look of admiration: "Brother is the most powerful person Mingzhu has ever seen!" I believe that my brother will win tonight's game. ”

Men like to be complimented by women, admired and admired by women, and Ji Yan is no exception. Therefore, when he heard Mingzhu respect and admire himself so much, the anger in his heart calmed down a little. It's just, when can that stupid woman say this to herself again?

While Ji Yan and Mingzhu were cooperating to prepare dinner, Shahu took Xiang Zixi around the village constantly, introducing the nearby residents to Xiang Zixi, and at the same time picking some wild fruits from the thorns sticking out of the fence and handing them to Xiang Zixi to taste.

Xiang Zixi stretched out his hand and grabbed two of them and stuffed them into his mouth, tasted them carefully, and suddenly couldn't help but light up his eyes and nodded in admiration.

The size of this village is indeed not small, according to visual measurements, there are at least 400 households here, and according to the average population of four people per family, there is also a huge village of at least 1,600 people.

Seeing Xiang Zixi's constant admiration, Shahu became more and more excited and happy, and from time to time he talked to Xiang Zixi about this and that, which was clearly a face of admiration.

The festival dress of this nation is very heavy, especially the jewelry on the body is even heavier, Xiang Zixi wore such a dress, and soon felt a little unbearable.

His feet were soft, and Xiang Zixi's body suddenly fell backwards, Sha Hu's eyes were quick, and he held Xiang Zixi and exclaimed again and again: "Are you okay?" ”

The palm of his hand was attached to Xiang Zixi's soft waist, and despite the heavy clothes, Shahu still felt Xiang Zixi's unique flexibility and delicate touch.

Xiang Zixi grabbed the clothes on Shahu's chest, slowly straightened up, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, this dress is too heavy!" And the skirt is so long, one accidentally almost burdened you! ”

Shahu withdrew his hand, but his dark face turned red instantly.

Ji Yan, who was putting the cut mutton on the plate, happened to see this scene, and the boning knife in his hand was slightly forced, and the hard and sturdy mutton bone was broken into three pieces at once!

Mingzhu exclaimed: "Brother, are you okay?" ”

Ji Yan gritted his teeth and said slowly: "It's nothing, I just suddenly thought that I must win tonight's game!" ”

When Mingzhu heard this, she lowered her head shyly. You must know that in this village, she is the most beautiful girl! She is also the daughter of the village chief, and she is the favorite object of many young people. But I just had an inexplicable feeling of excitement for this man who only had one side.

He said he had to win the game, did he mean he had a crush on himself?