My delicate husband

The Chuxia Hotpot Restaurant is very popular and has been full for half a month. Bai Lu and Brother He are also very busy. There is not much to do at home, so Lan An asked Brother Xu to bring Brother Kong to the hotpot restaurant to help.

Brother Xia wrote to say that the shops in the capital were also very popular and were making a fortune every day. Lan An was very happy to see this. In addition to giving some silver to Brother Wu, he also planned to discuss with Bai Lu about opening a branch in the next county.

At present, winter is not too cold, but Lan An heard from the tribe leader that this year might be very cold. He didn't quite believe it. He felt that it was even colder at this time last year, but he had to believe Elder Zhang's prediction.

Lan An looked around the house and found that there were still many things to buy, so he asked Brother Man to take the family to the county town. It just so happened that Zhang Xiaomo also had something to discuss with Brother Wu.

Lan An gave two taels of silver to Zhang Xiaomo and asked him to give it to Brother Wu. He also deposited two taels of silver into the small treasury, so there were two more taels of silver now.

Lan An took people to the hot pot restaurant. Lan An took out the blueprint and asked Bai Lu to find someone to open a branch of the hot pot restaurant in the next county. He also proposed to sell hot pot base. Bai Lu agreed without Lan An's detailed explanation.

Lan An didn't stay in the hot pot restaurant for too long. He took people to the clothing store. Guo Ge'er's winter clothes were too small, and so were Lan An's. Only Zhang Xiaomo's clothes were wearable, but Lan An wanted to buy him new ones.

It seems that no one else in the family has winter clothes. I originally planned to give them money to buy them, but now the hot pot restaurant is too busy, so Lan An plans to buy them all at once to avoid being too late.

Lan An bought four sets for him, Zhang Xiaomo, and Guo Ge'er, two thin sets and two thick sets; the rest of the family, including Brother Kong, also bought three sets, two thin sets and two thick sets.

Of course, shoes were not forgotten. Two pairs were bought for each person in the family. Aunt Li also bought two pieces of cloth. Lan An thought it was a great idea. Now there was someone in the family who could sew clothes.

As for quilts, Lan'an bought a new 12-jin quilt for him and Guoge'er, and two 10-jin quilts for the other people in the family. She also bought four sets of sheets and quilt covers. It's rare to have dry sheets in winter, so she had to prepare more.

Zhang Xiaomo came to see Brother Wu and told him clearly that it would be cold in winter. He asked him to pay for the renovation of all the houses in the village. He also asked him to stock up on charcoal, as charcoal was cheap now. The most important thing was food. He also gave him the silver note sent by Brother Xia.

Brother Wu was a little sad. Brother Xia had never contacted him since he went to the capital, and he never mentioned him in the letter to Lan An. But he also understood that he had to speed up the plan.

Lan Euan took people to the grocery store again and bought three cans of soybean oil, fifty kilograms of refined rice and fine noodles, fifty kilograms of brown rice and coarse noodles, three cans of brown sugar, three cans of malt sugar, two cans of vinegar, and ten kilograms of coarse salt. Since the family had distillation equipment, Lan Euan purified the coarse salt into fine salt.

Of course, Lan'an also bought ten bowls, twenty plates, five soup bowls, two fish plates, and ten vegetable bowls. Lan'an really loves buying tableware, and she can't resist it when she sees it. Fortunately, there are many people in her family, and they use it a lot. She gives away the chipped ones, so they go through it pretty quickly.

The grocery store owner was very happy. He rounded off the profit and gave Lan Eucalyptus some dried seafood. He had collected a lot of them, but unfortunately no one bought them, so he gave Lan Eucalyptus as a favor.

Lan'an was surprised and happy to see the dried squid, scallops, dried fish, kelp and seaweed. The boss saw that Lan'an liked them, so he gave her five taels of silver, which weighed about fifty pounds in total. Both of them felt that they had gotten a bargain and were very happy.

Lan Euan went to the market again and bought fifty eggs, two chickens, two ducks, five fish, five pounds of meat, two ribs, and four pig's trotters. There were many people in his family, so he bought more ingredients.

Brother Han and Aunt Li also admired Lan'an's purchasing power. Brother Man, who was guarding the carriage, was also a little surprised to see the items delivered. Fortunately, the young master knew how to make money, otherwise, if he spent it like this, ordinary men would not be able to support him.

Zhang Xiaomo and Lan An were still strolling around after they had discussed things. Of course, Lan An did not forget to go to Doctor Zhu to get medicine. Now the medicine is given once a month. The two met in Chunqiu Hall tacitly.

After buying the daily necessities, Zhang Xiaomo took Lan An for a casual stroll. When they saw an old man selling candied haws, Lan An bought a small bunch for everyone, and the remaining large bunch belonged to Zhang Xiaomo.

However, this time Lan Euan doesn't have to carry the baby with all his strength. This glorious task is given to Brother Han.

Although Zhang Xiaomo likes tomatoes and sweets, he doesn't like candied haws.

In fact, he also liked to eat it at the beginning, but his parents would only buy one string each time. If he liked it, his younger brothers and sisters might not get a share. Later, he stopped eating it and left it for his younger brothers and sisters.

After all, he didn't want to see them clinging to him, staring at the candied haws in his hand and drooling. It was silly and stupid, very troublesome, and he didn't like it.

Now he has his own candied haws, and whenever Lan'an sees him, he will give him a whole bunch. He even looks forward to Lan'an making them just for him.

"Brother Xiaomo, is it sweet?"

"An An, it's really sweet."

"I'll buy it for you every time we go shopping from now on, okay?"

"Okay, An An is the best."

The two of them walked around for a while, and Lan An saw some dolls that he liked very much, so he asked the stall owner to make a pair based on theirs. Zhang Xiaomo watched the stall owner's movements carefully, as he wanted to make an An An.

Seeing that the stall owner made it easy, the two wanted to give it a try, but failed. It seems that they still need to practice more.

Seeing that there was nothing heavy to carry, Lan An suggested that she and Zhang Xiaomo go for a walk alone, as if it were a date. Lan An really liked the lively atmosphere of Yunling County.

Lan An didn't expect to receive a letter from Brother Xie. It was Brother Wu who asked Zhang Xiaomo to pass the letter to Lan An. Brother Xie said that he planned to stay in Lianhua Village in the future and live with Zhuni bricklayers, and asked them to help repair the house.

Lan An was not surprised by this, but she was a little curious whether Brother Xie had a concubine. After all, Zhu the bricklayer had a wife and children. Lan An suddenly felt a little gloating.

This matter was handed over to Brother Kong. The hot pot restaurant gradually stabilized. Brother Xu and Brother Kong could help the masons repair the house together. It would definitely be too late to do it again, so they could only repair it as best as possible. This was Brother Kong's strong point, so Lan An didn't have to worry about it.

Lan'an also plans to buy some charcoal, and plans to buy it in advance and in several batches. This is mainly because there are many people in the family and they will use a lot of it. If some can be sent to Xijie'er's resettlement house, it will be considered a good deed.

Lan An finally went to a jewelry store with Zhang Xiaomo. Lan An planned to customize some silver leaves for the servants at home as a New Year's gift, while Zhang Xiaomo wanted to buy earrings for Lan An.

"Brother Xiaomo, should we start preparing Guo'er's dowry?"

"Don't worry about him."

Lan An saw a hairpin that seemed quite suitable for Guo Ge'er, and was about to buy it when Zhang Xiaomo stopped her.

"An An, you are not allowed to buy a jade hairpin for Guo Ge'er."

"Okay, Brother Xiaomo, let me pick out two headbands for you."

The two of them picked out a few more headbands and left when they saw that they had almost bought enough.

Lan An looked for charcoal in many places but couldn't find anyone selling it. Finally, he went to the East Street Market with Lan An, where he saw Guo Ge'er and Song Hanzi. The two just glanced at each other without saying anything. Guo Ge'er blushed a little.

They were lucky enough to meet a charcoal dealer here. Lan An didn't hesitate and bought all the charcoal. There were a total of 500 kilograms of charcoal. He would have to share some with his elder brother and the others later, so it was obviously not enough.

It's November now, and it's not cold yet. The price of charcoal is not high, so it doesn't sell well. To be more precise, no one is buying it. The charcoal dealer is very happy. This winter is obviously not cold, but there are still fools who buy so much charcoal. He just thinks he is lucky.

The original price of charcoal was 48 jin and liang, so he only charged liang. He even called for an ox cart to deliver it to Lan'an's home personally. The two of them were quite satisfied with the dealer's consideration.

They had almost bought everything and the carriage was packed full. The group returned to the village. The villagers were very envious when they saw that Lan'an's family had bought so much charcoal and winter clothes. However, some smart people in the village had already started preparing. After all, the elders said that winter would be cold, and Lan'an had prepared so much, so this year would definitely be a cold winter.

After returning home, Lan An distributed clothes and bedding to everyone. Lan An was used to washing new clothes and bedding before wearing them, and so was everyone else in the family. This task was given to Aunt Li and Xue Ge'er, as it was too much for one person to wash.

Lan An also started to dry winter clothes in advance. Lan An also sorted out the wardrobe, sorting out the clothes that could not be worn or were no longer needed. Zhang Xiaomo's patched clothes were still there.

The clothes bought last winter really can't be worn. This year, Lan'an has really grown a lot taller. Since Guo Ge'er is not coming back for the time being, Lan'an has helped him sort out his wardrobe. Lan'an also found that Guo Ge'er also has a lot of clothes that can't be worn.

These days, everyone in the family has been following Lan'an's pace to dry sheets and bedding and prepare clothes for winter. Aunt Li is really busy. All the meals these days are made by Lan'an. Brother Xu and Brother Kong went to help Zhu the bricklayer repair the house, and Lan'an asked them to replace the furniture in the house as well.