After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 200 The Emperor Arrives
Su Xiaoxiao brushed oil on the pork ribs to prevent them from burning during grilling.

Su Xiaoxiao prepared all the charcoal and also brought some tomatoes, which they could roast later.

After working for several hours without even having a sip of water, Su Xiaoxiao finally finished preparing everything by evening.

As Su Xiaoxiao noticed that the sky around her was gradually darkening, the campfires were lit up.

At this time, in order to add some festive atmosphere to the bonfire party, Su Xiaoxiao also asked someone to bring some fireworks to set off.

Su Xiaoxiao hadn't seen anyone in the village set off fireworks for a long time. Before this, she always looked forward to fireworks, as they symbolized the New Year or some other festival.

At this point, everyone started working in an orderly manner and set up the barbecue grill.

The sheep that had just been bought from town was freshly slaughtered, and it certainly tasted very fresh. Soon, the aroma of roasted lamb began to waft around.

Su Xiaoxiao also roasted honey-glazed pork ribs, and the aroma filled the air, making everyone's mouths water.

In fact, the roasted ribs were even sweeter and more fragrant, and very delicious. The village head couldn't help but eat several more pieces.

As cheers erupted, the atmosphere reached its peak.

Everyone was dismissive, finding the scene both familiar and strange.

There was a sense of transcendence from worldly affairs, perhaps due to the roasted lamb and fine wine; everyone was as happy as celestial beings.

Just as everyone was celebrating their happiest moment, Bruce arrived with some good stuff.

It turned out that he had also heard that there would be a bonfire party in the village today, so he brought his own homemade wine.

This wine has been aged for over a year and has a very pure flavor. When you drink it, you can taste mostly the aroma of grapes, with very little alcohol.

It was the first time everyone had tried this kind of wine, and they were surprised to find that it tasted even better than Shaoxing wine and fruit jam.

After all, wine seems to be a mixture of two different beverages, and drinking a small glass of it can make you feel slightly tipsy.

Beside the campfire, young men and women sang and danced around it, looking very happy.

Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw everyone eating happily and having a great time, knowing that her bonfire party had been a great success.

The next day, Su Xiaoxiao paid the young people who had participated in the song and dance performance, and everyone left satisfied with their money.

When Su Xiaoxiao went to the store, she found Sun standing nervously at the door. When she saw Su Xiaoxiao coming, she noticed her.

“Xiaoxiao, there’s a man inside looking for you. He says he’s an old acquaintance of yours. He’s been looking around and I can’t stop him.”

"After all, I don't know him. He's probably some important figure. It wouldn't be good to offend him without my knowledge."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao thought, "They say they know me? Who is it? And they call me an old acquaintance? That doesn't sound very nice."

When Su Xiaoxiao entered the house, the man turned around and smiled at her. The moment his face appeared in front of her, Su Xiaoxiao almost fell over.

Fortunately, Mrs. Sun was beside her and supported her. "Are you alright?"

Standing next to the man was a clean-faced man around fifty years old. He put his finger to his lips and made a "shh" gesture.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't dare to speak. After sending Sun Shi away, she came to the two of them and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here? Your Majesty, are you on an incognito visit?" Su Xiaoxiao really didn't expect to meet the Emperor in Xianglan Ancient Town. She had seen the TV series about Emperor Qianlong's incognito visits.

Unexpectedly, the current emperor set this precedent more than a thousand years earlier than Emperor Qianlong. By the time Emperor Qianlong travels to the south of the Yangtze River a thousand years later, all those beautiful women will have already been taken into the palace by this emperor.

Jokingly speaking, the Emperor inspected Su Xiaoxiao's specialty store. Although he was dressed in ordinary clothes, he still had a lot of charisma, which made him seem very special. In fact, this was all Su Xiaoxiao's idea. If she had known, she would have been worried when she heard the name of the Emperor before.

"Your store is doing a great job; I see a lot of customers coming in."

Su Xiaoxiao lowered her head and immediately explained politely to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, it's not bad."

The Emperor smiled and nodded, then said to Su Xiaoxiao, "You don't need to call me Your Majesty, you can call me by my name..."

Su Xiaoxiao quickly waved her hand, "That won't do."

"Okay, just call me Mr. Zhu! Is that alright? There are a lot of people around outside, and I'm afraid my identity will be exposed, so please keep calling me that!"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly agreed, knowing that the surname "Zhu" was no ordinary surname; it was the surname of the current emperor.

Of course, people with the surname "Wu" are also extraordinary, as it is the surname of emperors.

Empress Wu Zetian, right?

The Emperor suddenly rubbed his stomach and said to Su Xiaoxiao, "I'm hungry. Why don't you take me to get something to eat? We just arrived today and haven't had breakfast yet."

Su Xiaoxiao looked around and saw that the emperor only had Eunuch Liu by his side, and there were no guards around. The emperor was really bold.

How he did it is something Su Xiaoxiao doesn't have time to think about right now.

"Mr. Zhu, since you're hungry, let me take you to get something to eat!"

But what should we eat?
The emperor was quite particular; as the saying goes, dumplings before boarding and noodles upon disembarking, so he decided to eat noodles.

Su Xiaoxiao had originally planned to take the Emperor to Qian Musheng's Eight Immortals Restaurant, but at this time, even the private rooms would probably be fully booked.

Large restaurants were packed with people. When Su Xiaoxiao asked the Emperor what he thought, he said it would be better to eat at a roadside stall.

Ever since he ate the roasted lamb skewers at that roadside stall in the capital, the emperor has become very interested in roadside stalls.

"OK then."

Su Xiaoxiao had no choice but to take the emperor to eat at the roadside stall in town that she used to frequent. Actually, the noodles at that noodle shop were really delicious.

Moreover, Su Xiaoxiao had actually eaten there many times. Qian Musheng had taken her there before, and she had gradually come to realize that the restaurant was delicious and worth trying. Since the Emperor's taste was similar to hers, she could take him there as well.

Since she was now on her own turf, Su Xiaoxiao felt she had to do her best to be a good host.

She planned to take the Emperor to eat at that roadside stall, which would be a breakthrough, since the Emperor had never eaten at that shop before.

Since their specialty is noodles, I decided to give this noodle shop a try.

(End of this chapter)