My delicate husband

Sure enough, the heavy snow stopped on New Year's Eve. Although there was no sun and the sky was a little gloomy, it didn't snow at all.

Early in the morning, Brother He and others went out. Lan An got up early today. When he woke up, Zhang Xiaomo was still sleeping. Lan An went to bed early last night and originally wanted to take a good look at the account book.

"Brother Xiaomo, get up."

"Be good, An An, let your husband sleep a little longer."

Lan An obediently let Zhang Xiaomo hold her, and the two of them went back to sleep.

Aunt Li also got up early in the morning. She started making fruits and frying dumplings. From time to time, the kitchen was filled with tempting aroma. Guo Ge'er helped Aunt Li to light the fire and ate some food at the same time.

Brother Xu and Brother Kong also took a long time to shovel the snow in front and behind the yard. They were also playing and fighting. Guo Ge'er felt a little envious when he saw this. He missed Song Hanzi a little. He must be very lonely spending the New Year alone.

Lan An didn't expect that he and Zhang Xiaomo would see Guo Ge'er's ugly appearance as soon as they went out. Because the steps were paved with bluestone bricks, the ground was a bit slippery. Guo Ge'er didn't pay attention and fell, sliding directly to his knees in front of Lan An, which scared Lan An.

"Brother Guo, it's not New Year yet, so I won't give out lucky money when we celebrate. But this kneeling slide is kind of cool."

Guo Ge'er only felt pain in his knees, and he didn't want to pay attention to An Ge'er. Brother Kong on the side was holding back his laughter in pain. Zhang Xiaomo's face didn't look very good, and he saw Lan An's exposed heel.

"An An, you didn't change your shoes, why aren't you even wearing socks?"

"Slippers are comfortable. I'll wear socks when I get back to the room."

"Aren't your heels cold, you little fool?"

Zhang Xiaomo pinched Lan An's cheek and carried him into the inner room. Lan An was put on the bed by Zhang Xiaomo. Zhang Xiaomo half-knelt to help Lan An put on shoes and socks, and put a scarf on him to protect his ears before leading him out. Lan An obediently let Zhang Xiaomo toss him around.

"Brother Xiaomo, let me cook the New Year's Eve dinner."

"No need, don't we have Aunt Li? Brother Xu can also help. If not, I can do it too."

"Little Master, just leave it to me."

"Xiao Mo, you accompany An Ge'er. Brother Kong and I will also be here to help."

"Brother, Guo Ge'er and I will also help, so you don't have to bother doing it."

"Brother Guo, you can actually take a rest on the side."

Guo Ge'er glared at Brother Kong in dissatisfaction, but what he said was the truth. His cooking skills were about the same as Zhang Xiaomo's.

"Brother Xiaomo, it's okay. I'll teach you myself in the future. You're so good, your cooking will definitely be delicious."

"Okay, I'll listen to An An."

Lan An is actually very happy to cook with Zhang Xiaomo. This makes him feel very happy. In fact, no matter how bad the food Zhang Xiaomo cooks, he can still eat it. This is what is poison to one person and honey to me.

However, seeing that everyone else was quite fearful, Lan An began to persuade them. Lan An didn't want Zhang Xiaomo to cook for others.

What Lan An didn't know was that everyone in the Zhang family breathed a sigh of relief. It was too dangerous, otherwise this might be the last year. It was so terrifying.

Lan An looked around the house. The couplets were posted very nicely and the window grilles were beautiful too. It was just a pity that there were no two big lanterns in front of the door. Otherwise, it would have looked much better and more auspicious, and the festive atmosphere would have been stronger. It was also his fault. He forgot to buy them. What a pity.

"Brother Xiaomo, what a pity, there are no lanterns."

"After dinner and the holiday gifts, we'll do it together."

"Can you, Brother Xiaomo? That's great."

"Yeah, don't worry, An An."

Zhang Xiaomo actually didn't know how to do it, but when he saw Lan An's lost face, he really couldn't bear it, so he just went along with him. However, there are so many people in the family, there must be someone who knows how to do it.

When Zhang Xiaomo came to the kitchen, Guo Ge'er's expression had obviously changed and he spoke haltingly.

"Brother, no, why are you in the kitchen if you're not accompanying An Ge'er?"

Everyone in the kitchen was facing a great enemy. Zhang Xiaomo looked at Guo Ge'er coldly and said to Brother Xu

"Brother Xu, can you make lanterns?"

"Less likely."

"Master, I will."

Zhang Xiaomo's complexion improved a little, and he looked at Xue Ge'er.

"Okay, you don't have to cook. Your task is to make two big lanterns."

"Okay, Master, but I need someone to help me cut the bamboo."

"I'll help you chop it."

"No, Brother Mo, I'll go and help you chop it."

"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Kong."

Before Brother Kong went to cut bamboo, he did not forget to ask Zhang Xiaomo to leave the kitchen. Aunt Li and Brother Xu also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sped up the progress.

There was the sound of horse hooves outside the door, and Brother He and others also came back. Lan An was bored and started playing with Zhang Xiaomo's hair. Zhang Xiaomo was still looking at the account book, letting Lan An toss her around. Seeing that the person in his arms was getting more and more excessive, he couldn't help but speak

"An An, have you thought about the festival gifts for Brother He and the others?"

"I plan to give them all to Silver Leaf. I've custom-made a lot of them. They look great."

"Did An An prepare a gift for me?"

“I feel like we have the greatest gift ever.”

"Thank you for your hard work, An'an."

Lan An still took out the red paper and started making red envelopes. Seeing that the person in his arms had calmed down a bit, Zhang Xiaomo continued to look at the account book. It would probably take another two days to finish.

Soon, Brother Kong came back cutting bamboo. When he learned that Zhang Xiaomo wanted to make lanterns, Brother Man and Brother Han also helped to process the bamboo. Brother Guo found it interesting to watch Brother Xue do it, so he tried to learn from him. However, he did not have as much patience as Xue, so he gave up after a while.

Brother He hadn't been back to the yard for a long time. He went back to his room to tidy up briefly and began to look forward to this year's dividends. There should be a lot of silver. He finally had silver.

When did she become so obsessed with money? It should have started when she was abandoned by Jun Jie'er, their childhood sweetheart. For ten taels of silver, she married a wealthy man in his fifties as his fifteenth concubine. Everyone thought she had good taste and was good at choosing.

Brother He couldn't remember how long he had tried to hold on. He had worked so hard for so long, passed the imperial examination, and saved money by living frugally. He was just about to lose his wife, and his mother died of illness due to worry. Later, he became discouraged and sold himself into a slave. Now he has many tens of taels of silver.

With everyone's help, Guoge's lantern was quickly made, and Lanouyan's red envelope was also made.

Lan An felt a little bored staying in the room and planned to go to the kitchen. After all, he still wanted to participate in the reunion dinner. Zhang Xiaomo was worried about him being alone, so she accompanied him.

When they arrived at the hall, they saw four big red lanterns, which were made quite well.

"Let's make two more and hang them in the side yard as well."

"Okay, little master."

Everyone started to get busy again. Lan An brought Zhang Xiaomo to the kitchen again. Aunt Li and Brother Xu cooked quite quickly. There were only two vegetables left to be fried and the dumplings wrapped but not cooked. Lan An took a look and left with peace of mind.

Before the time of Shen, the sound of firecrackers could be heard from the village. The Zhang family’s New Year’s Eve dinner was ready and it was very sumptuous.

Spicy hand-shredded duck, red date and longan chicken soup, braised pork, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, hot and sour lotus root slices, shredded pork with green peppers, stir-fried yam slices, scrambled eggs with leeks, braised pork, stir-fried spinach, ten dishes and one soup, very rich.

"Little Master, are the dumplings cooked?"

"Let's cook it, and bring out the brown sugar rice cakes as well."

"Brother Guo, go get a can of fruit wine."

The other members of the Zhang family were still a little reserved. After all, they were servants and not qualified to have the reunion dinner with the host family.

"Everyone please take a seat, Brother Xu, I'll leave the firecrackers to you."

Everyone found a seat and sat down. Brother He poured some fruit wine for everyone. Firecrackers rang out and the reunion dinner began.

"Hurry up and eat. May everything go well in the new year."

"May you have abundance every year and be healthy and prosperous."

“Hopefully we’ll get better and better next year.”

"Getting better and better."

Everyone raised their glasses and said auspicious words.

Lan An was also very emotional. This was his second year in this family and also his second year in this world. There had been a lot of changes in this year and there were more family members, but his relationship with Zhang Xiaomo was getting better and better, and their lives were getting better and better. Lan An was still very satisfied.

After dinner, it was still snowing heavily. Lan An asked Aunt Li to prepare a few more gifts for this festival, one for the village chief, one for the village chief, one for Elder Zhang, one for Aunt Wang, one for Zhang Tiezhu, one for Zhang Xiaohua, and one for Doctor Li. Zhang Xiaoguo and Brother He went to deliver the gifts. The snow was too deep, so Lan An was not allowed to go out, and Zhang Xiaomo naturally stayed at home with her.

Brother He and Guo Ge'er came to the Sun family. Zhang Xiaohua had just finished her meal and was very welcoming to Guo Ge'er.

"Brother Guo, Manager He, you are here."

"Second sister, are you going to give birth?"

"About half a month left."

"Sister Hua, I'm here to see you on behalf of the boss. You've gained weight, so be careful in your daily life. The floor is slippery, so don't go out as much."

"Got it. Go back and thank my brother for me."

Brother He handed the silver safety lock to Zhang Xiaohua, and asked Guo Ge'er to put the gift in the hall. He gave Zhang Xiaohua a few more instructions and left with Guo Ge'er.

Zhang Xiaohua burst into tears when she saw the heavy silver lock on her hand. In fact, Zhang Xiaomo and Lan An had always been very good to her, and she was just too greedy before.

"Husband, do you think my brother and I can reconcile?"

"Don't cry, Sister Hua, if you visit each other more often in the future, you will definitely be able to reconcile."

Fortunately, there was still time and room for recovery. When Butcher Sun saw Zhang Xiaohua crying, he quickly hugged her in his arms to comfort her.

After giving the holiday gifts, the family sat in the hall, warming themselves by the fire and keeping watch. Guo Ge'er and Lin Ge'er played with fireworks together. This year, Lin Ge'er couldn't accompany him, but having Lin Ge'er and Xiao Hui always around him was a special kind of comfort.

This year, it was really lively. Everyone was sitting in the hall warming themselves by the fire. Lan Euan looked at the remaining bamboo and thought of poker again. It was nothing to do, so he could have some fun.

Lan Euan asked everyone to work together to make a deck of cards, and briefly explained the rules: one penny for a hand, and double the bombs. It was the first time for everyone to see this novel way of playing, so they all actively participated.

Lan Euan won a lot in the beginning, but Brother Man was stupid and lost the most. Brother Han couldn't bear to see him win, so he helped him secretly. Brother He was very smart and quickly mastered the skills.

Lan Euan slowly began to lose. He looked at Zhang Xiaomo behind him, kissed Zhang Xiaomo's cheek, and acted like a spoiled child.

"Husband, please help, they are ganging up on us."

Zhang Xiaomo took the cards from Lan'an's hand and helped Lan'an win several rounds. Brother He was angry but dared not say anything. Lan'an played for a while and felt a little sleepy, so he let them continue playing and planned to go set off fireworks with Zhang Xiaomo.

Guo Ge'er and Xue Ge'er were also very interested in poker. When they saw the two people setting off fireworks, they went into the hall to play poker.

"Brother Xiaomo, I want to put this big one."

"Okay, put them all in place."

"Oh, I forgot to make a wish."

"I will help you realize all your wishes."

“In fact, it has already been realized.”

"It's snowing again, An An, let's go inside."

The snow was still falling outside, but the house was warm and everyone had a smile on their face. There was nothing happier than being in the arms of your loved one.

It was also the first time for Brother Xie and Zhu the bricklayer to celebrate Chinese New Year after ten years. Both of them made grand preparations, but they did not drink. In the past, they would get drunk during Chinese New Year, but this year they didn't need to do that because the person they wanted to see most was right in front of them.

Brother Wu was also busy on New Year's Eve. After countless attempts, he finally succeeded in burning charcoal. There was no charcoal kiln in Yunling County before, but after this year, charcoal freedom can be achieved.

Brother Wu looked at the fireworks exploding in the sky. This year he was celebrating the New Year alone. He hadn't celebrated the New Year alone for a long time. If it were usual, that person would have come to him with wine a long time ago.

Brother Wu was busy all night again, and Bai Lu felt very distressed seeing this. His master asked him to take good care of Brother Wu, but it seemed that the task was difficult.

The sound of firecrackers rang out at midnight, and Lan An called everyone in front of him. Zhang Xiaomo gave everyone a monthly allowance, and this time it was for three extra months. He also gave the eldest brother and Guo Ge'er a separate purse, which contained the promised dividends.

"Well, now it's a family tradition. Let's see how lucky we are."

Lan Euan took out a lot of red envelopes, each containing an indefinite number of silver leaves.

"It says one to fifteen. Pick a number."

Maybe fools have good luck, Brother Man chose 4 and put 18 silver leaves in it. Lan Euan liked the number 4 the most, and the others put between eight and fourteen. Brother Han had the least, only six, but Brother Man gave him four.

"An An, don't I have one?"

"Give."

Lan Euan customized eighteen gold leaves for Zhang Xiaomo. Guo Ge'er originally wanted to ask his brother for one, but forget it, he can customize it when he has money.