First, on his way back to Huaigu Village from the town at night, Qiao Shi was stopped by several unfamiliar burly men. Without asking any questions, they rushed towards Qiao Shi with sticks in hand.

Qiao Shi was a strong and capable man, and after a brief struggle with those people, he was clearly at a disadvantage. Having suffered a loss, he didn't linger and seized an opportunity to run towards the town.

He ran and called for help. As they chased each other, more and more pedestrians came by. The four men did not dare to commit the crime openly in public, so they split into two groups to chase after Qiao Shi.

Just as Qiao Shi was besieged on two fronts, Yuan Wen descended from the sky, sweeping across the area with a carrying pole, and resolved Qiao Shi's crisis.

Qiao Shi dared not walk at night anymore and was taken home by Yuan Wen.

Coincidentally, the next day, Yuan Wen was ambushed again on his way back from buying groceries.

There is a shortcut back to town from the seaside, but the road is overgrown with weeds and difficult to walk on, and hardly anyone passes by.

The mule cartload of vegetables that Yuan Wen bought was for Jiang Shan to use in the food festival. There were many kinds of vegetables, and each one was extremely important. Jiang Shan had specifically instructed him not to make any mistakes.

It was still broad daylight, yet these six people had their faces covered with black cloths, and Yuan Wen couldn't help but laugh.

He drove the mule cart aside, patted the mule's big face, silently comforted it for a while, then picked up the whip that was under his buttocks and slowly walked towards the masked men.

Actually, he really disliked fighting. His grandfather said that he was the eldest son but not very bright because he had been fighting too much!

However, the young master trusted him greatly, not only requiring him to do things well, but also to know how to fight when necessary.

Just like now.

Half an incense stick later, Yuan Wen returned to the mule cart, holding the broken whip in his hand, and threw it away with some disdain. He felt it was necessary to ask the young master to make him a riding whip, the kind with barbs, which could be used as a belt and also for fighting—how wonderful!

Qiao Shi didn't tell Jiang Shan about what happened that day. He only told his son to be careful when he went out alone and insisted on giving him a boning knife for self-defense.

The seaside food festival officially kicked off. All participating representatives were given a small red flower by Magistrate Cao as an admission ticket, and then the venue was determined by drawing lots.

Jiang Shan instructed Yuan Wen to take Qiao Sheng, Jiao's mother, and Xue Zhen to the site to set up the stall first. When there were more people, they would cook some simple but easy-to-promote ingredients, such as seafood in a broth that could be tasted as soon as people arrived, or the aroma of barbecue that could attract more customers.

Qiao Shi and Wang Siniang were left in the shop to prepare another batch of fresh seafood and meat, firstly to ensure the freshness of the ingredients to the greatest extent possible, and secondly to be prepared in case fresh ingredients were available to replenish the supplies at any time.

Jiang Shan then led Sanlang to distribute flyers on the spot.

Saburo followed suit, not only providing detailed descriptions of the flavors of various dishes while handing out flyers, but also highlighting the highlights of the program.

When someone asked if the child in the flyer was him, Saburo grinned and nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, I'm also an actor on the program list. You have excellent taste!"

Some people recognized Sanlang as the young owner of Jiang's Private Kitchen, which made Sanlang smile and praise him: "Oh my, you have such good eyesight! Please support Jiang's Private Kitchen!"

Seeing Sanlang mingling with everyone, young and old, Jiang Shan couldn't stop laughing, as if he'd drunk a can of cola.

Thanks to the promotional effect of the flyers, more and more people flocked to Jiangshan's stall.

Mr. and Mrs. Wu also arrived with their two children. The siblings immediately asked to join in distributing flyers, but Jiang Shan refused.

Unexpectedly, Madam Wu snatched the leaflet from Jiang Shan's hand and handed it to the two children, telling them to read, listen, learn, and do more.

Jiang Shan wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Master Wu.

"Let them be. You can refuse these two, but can you refuse the others?" With that, she raised her chin.

But then they saw that many students from Qingfeng Academy had arrived, including Sanlang's classmates and other senior students from the academy.

Well, even handing out flyers has become a hot job!

Sanlang's performance had barely begun when Jiangshan had already handed out all the flyers he had prepared; the senior students had come specifically for Sanlang's performance. Of course, delicious food was also an essential element.

Many people in Guyang Town have seen Sanlang's performance, but others have never seen it before, let alone people from other counties. Many people have never even seen the content on the flyers before, and they came over simply because they were drawn in.

And so, we witnessed Saburo's wonderful performance.

"The pond is full of water and the rain has stopped. There are loaches everywhere in the muddy fields. I wait for you every day to catch loaches. Big brother, shall we go catch loaches together?"

"The pond is full of water and the rain has stopped. Loaches are everywhere in the muddy fields. I wait for you every day to catch loaches. Big brother, shall we go catch loaches?" Little Niu's brother took him to catch loaches. Big brother, shall we go catch loaches?

The little child, with a tender voice still carrying a babyish tone, was incredibly agile. One moment he would put his hands on his hips and point at the "pond" on the ground, the next he would wiggle his hips as if he were catching loaches, and then he would run into the crowd, grab a young man's hand, and shake his hand, asking if the older brother wanted to go catch loaches.

Whether it's the movements, the eyes, or the expressions, they are all incredibly lifelike and hilarious.

What's even more delightful is that as soon as Sanlang's performance ended, Jiangshan handed him a skewer of grilled loach. Sanlang, who was currently receiving a lot of attention, held up the fragrant grilled loach and smiled sweetly, "These loach I caught are so delicious!"

So that's where the fragrance was!

Almost instantly, Qiao Sheng's barbecue stall was surrounded by a huge crowd.

After finishing the grilled loach, Saburo ate grilled prawns, grilled eggplant, grilled bean curd, and grilled mutton. Then he brought out a cup of steaming hot fruit tea, the sweet aroma of which was enough to make anyone feel happy.

While eating, Saburo explained that drinking a cup of fruit and vegetable soup can cut through the greasiness of greasy barbecue and warm the stomach.

Everyone watched as that little mouth kept eating and eating. Just a moment ago, he was the most dazzling star on stage, and now he had turned into a little foodie. Seeing him eating with his mouth full of oil, even the adults watching couldn't help but drool, let alone the children.

When Saburo took the kebab from Jiangshan again, a child about his age grabbed him and stammered, "I...I...want to eat this. You...you sell this to me."

"My sister said I behaved well today, so this is a reward for me. If you want to eat it, you'll have to line up to buy it." Sanlang stopped what he was doing and frowned slightly, looking a little embarrassed.

The boy glanced back at the long queue and silently lowered his head. After thinking for a moment, he took out a small wooden sign from his pocket and said, "Then I... I'll use this to trade for your kebabs. My dad said... he said this is something you can't buy with money."

Saburo took the sign and looked at it. It was quite pretty, and it even had numbers inside.