Song Dekui's words successfully shut Song Erlang up; he too was thinking about Xiaoshi Village.

Although my elder brother returns to the village from time to time, he is busy with official duties in the town and cannot attend to everything.

Daping has acquired another hundred acres of mountain land, which needs help to manage.

My parents are getting old, and I need to go back to them to feel at ease.

There were at least ten caravans from Mida City. Lin Qingyuan and Song Dekui decided not to leave and stayed behind to help the flustered Song Liyun with the city's affairs.

That evening, the city lord's mansion hosted a banquet to entertain the guests.

There aren't any decent cooks in Mida City right now. The restaurants are mostly run by soldiers from the Lei Battalion who can cook simple home-style meals. The only other option is Tianxianglou's signature barbecue, including grilled fish and grilled rabbit.

There is the Mida River here. In the past, no one fished here, so the fish in the river were very plump. Since last year, Song Erlang and his team have been able to catch a lot of fish every day.

Now, grilled fish is naturally available in the city.

Whether it was the special aroma from roasting in cow dung or the different seasonings, the spicy and savory flavor quickly won over the caravans.

Moreover, as the caravan left, the reputation of roasted fish with cow dung from Mida City spread.

Later on, Niu Dung Barbecue far surpassed Tianxianglou in Qili County.

The City Lord's Mansion.

Normally, Song Liyun eats the meals prepared by Di Nu. Only when Zhao Tingduo returns does she personally cook a few dishes.

Lin Qingyuan and Song Dekui came today, as did Song Erlang. Song Liyun cooked braised rabbit, braised fish, and several seasonal dishes that she kept in her space.

They also have their signature grilled meat.

Instead of burning cow dung, they used charcoal. Several Di women served the barbecue, and Song Liyun and the others ate and chatted.

Song Erlang said that the soil on the grassland is fertile, and dozens of acres of land along the river have already been cultivated, and potatoes and corn can now be planted.

The grasslands have short summers and long winters; the harvest can begin when the temperature drops.

Song Liyun nodded repeatedly; this was of utmost importance.

Potatoes are both a vegetable and a staple food, and corn is even better; both people and livestock can eat them.

Just then, a guard came to report: "Madam, the city lord has returned! And there's a troop from the Wan family, with over a hundred men!"

A caravan of tens of thousands of people, numbering in the hundreds?