More than a thousand people, seemingly a lot, but these fresh meats were all pre-marinated by Lu Wanqing with her secret recipe. Now, all they needed was a sprinkle of seasoning on the surface to make the barbecue look more tender and juicy, whetting people's appetites.
This operation was very simple, and everyone could do it. Lu Wanqing called upon Yu Nong, Aunt Zhang, and even Madam Yu to help. Little Shushu also wanted to join in, but children's hands were not always gentle. Lu Wanqing worried that her hand was not steady and the seasoning would not be applied accurately, so she didn't let her handle the food prepared for everyone.
With everyone working together, the speed increased significantly. It only took half an hour to sprinkle seasoning on the barbecue for a thousand people, leaving only the grilling.
Lu Wanqing had people set up one hundred grills in front of the campsite. This way, for a thousand people, it was an average of one grill for every ten people. The number was not too large, nor too small, making it lively when eating but not crowded.
After the barbecue was prepared, Lu Wanqing asked everyone to group themselves freely into teams of ten, with each team responsible for one grill. This would prevent chaos when eating the barbecue later.
Upon hearing this, the crowd nodded eagerly.
"Yes, yes, yes, I think that's great!" someone exclaimed excitedly.
"Ah, let's group up quickly! Who's with me?" someone started shouting loudly, their head spinning as they looked at the people around them, searching for teammates they felt a connection with.
In the live stream, fans who couldn't make it to the event felt even more envious. Some people in the bullet screen section started posting humorous comments.
"Ah, group with me! I can be in your group!"
"That's right, that's right, I want to eat barbecue too! Who will choose me? I'll be in your group!"
"I'm so jealous, ahhhh, does the goddess's barbecue sell? If it does, I'll place an order immediately! I want to eat!!!"
"I'll order too, I want to eat the barbecue made by the goddess!"
The envy in the bullet screen was almost palpable. At this moment, on Shui Lu Star, many fans were also paying attention to the live stream. Seeing the envious comments from everyone, they felt refreshed.
One fan couldn't help but quietly open their optical computer and post a bullet screen: "Ahhhh, why am I so lucky, how could I be so fortunate to be chosen as one of the thousand people for the goddess's event?"
"Hahahaha, guys, no need to say more. I'm going to find teammates. We're about to eat barbecue, the goddess's barbecue!!!"
Some viewers of the live stream accidentally saw these blatant bragging bullet screens and became... angry!
It wasn't just this one fan. Among the thousand fans present, some had already formed their teams. Seeing people bragging in the live stream, they couldn't help but quietly post bullet screens to show off.
One person posted!
Two people posted!
The third person saw it and couldn't resist, posting as well!
As more and more people posted, the tone of the bullet screen section almost changed.
Everyone quickly divided themselves into groups, and Lu Wanqing began placing the barbecue one piece at a time onto the grills.
This task was simple. Many fans saw Lu Wanqing working hard and felt an urge to help. They had wanted to pitch in earlier and, seeing that it seemed easy, they spontaneously stepped forward to offer assistance.
"Goddess, do I just need to hang these meats on the grill? I can help too," a fan stepped forward and said.
Lu Wanqing nodded. "Yes."
With the first fan stepping forward to help, soon the second and third followed. Everyone joined in, and in just a few minutes, all one hundred grills had barbecue hung on them.
"Mommy, have some water," Lu Wanqing said, feeling a bit tired when Little Yu Shu's voice came from beside her.
She looked down and indeed saw her adorable daughter. She couldn't help but smile, reached out, and took the cup of water handed to her by Little Yu Shu. Lu Wanqing took a sip, feeling happy.
"Thank you, Shu Shu," Lu Wanqing squatted down, looking at Shu Shu happily.
Little Yu Shu became even happier upon hearing this, and said in a clear voice, "Mommy, you don't need to be so polite with me~"
Next was lighting the fire.
Lu Wanqing lit the first bonfire. Other fans saw this and went back to try and light their own bonfires.
But... they couldn't light them!
Not only could they not light them, but thick black smoke started to rise from the fire pits, choking with its smell!
"Ahhhh, why won't this light?"
"I've started fires on barren planets before. Are my actions wrong? It lit then, so why is it just smoking now!"
It wasn't just one or two people who couldn't light their fires. Many couldn't. For a time, the campsite was filled with black smoke. If someone unfamiliar with the situation came and saw the thick smoke from afar, they might think there was a fire!
"Ahhhh, why, this firewood... why isn't this fire behaving?"
"Burn, cough cough cough..."
Some fans were anxious and started to cry out, but the black smoke was getting thicker and thicker. One of them accidentally inhaled the black smoke and couldn't help but cough.
This scene came completely unexpectedly, and the viewers in the live stream were dumbfounded. However, once they realized what was happening, the bullet screen section instantly became lively again.
"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Serves you right for showing off!!!"
"Exactly, exactly. I just quietly checked the information. Starting a fire also requires a knack. If it can't be lit, it results in this kind of effect, with thick smoke everywhere, enough to suffocate people!"
"Hahahaha, I can't help but laugh out loud! Let them show off, they're getting their comeuppance now!"
In the live stream, everyone was laughing wildly. Not only were they laughing, but they were also taking screenshots and recording videos. They couldn't wait to capture this moment and post it online later for everyone to laugh at. Let these people show off, hahaha!!!"
Lu Wanqing was also choking badly. In just a few minutes, she felt her eyes could barely stay open. She quickly looked up at everyone.
What she saw was astonishing. Out of the one hundred grills, only three had actual flames. The rest were emitting thick black smoke, like they were releasing poison!
Little Yu Shu was anxiously pacing, "Mommy, it's not good! Their bonfires aren't lighting, they're all smoking... smoking!"
Little Yu Shu couldn't finish her last sentence because the black smoke was too dense, it was choking and made her eyes water.
Lu Wanqing quickly said, "I'll go take a look."
"Shu Shu, you go further away, don't get choked by the smoke," Lu Wanqing reminded her child.
How could Little Yu Shu listen? As her mommy ran inside, she couldn't help but run inside too.
"Tell everyone to stop trying to light the fires for now, I'll do it," Lu Wanqing quickly said.
After speaking, Lu Wanqing hurried to the next bonfire that was emitting thick smoke and began to light it.
Fortunately, her skills in fire-starting were still very good. In a short while, she managed to start one. With the flames appearing, this bonfire stopped emitting thick smoke. The fans around her gasped again, everyone was extremely happy!