My delicate husband

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lan An got up earlier than usual. Children from the village would come to pay New Year's greetings today, and Lan An had to prepare red envelopes for each child, otherwise the lollipops she had eaten last night would have been in vain. After all, she had begged Zhang Xiaomo for a long time.

Aunt Li made brown sugar steamed buns and red bean porridge early in the morning, wishing a prosperous new year.

Everyone got up early, and Lan An was still yawning. Zhang Xiaomo tidied everyone up and led them to the hall.

"Brother, An Ge'er, you guys got up pretty early today."

"Brother Guo, are you guys planning to visit me today?"

"Don't go. Don't you know the snow has covered the steps?"

When the door was opened, the steps were covered with snow. The blue brick steps were slippery and it was easy to fall. Zhang Xiaomo was worried about Lan An leaving the room, and Lan An was also afraid that something might happen.

It took a long time to clear the snow before the gate could be opened smoothly. Fortunately, there are many young and strong men in the family, otherwise clearing the snow would be a big project.

The village roads were covered with snow above the knees. The villagers were worried about their children going out, so they shoveled the snow spontaneously to clear a path for people to walk on. There were also some naughty children who followed the adults to play in the snow.

Guo Ge'er had no plans to go out either. It was too cold. He had played too much last night and was a little sleepy and lacked energy.

Brother Kong was also yawning. Brother Xu had tormented him so much last night that he felt like he was woken up before he even closed his eyes.

Brother He is one of the few energetic people in the family. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep last night. He got a dividend of almost one hundred taels this time. This is money that belongs to him, and he feels full of motivation just thinking about it.

After dinner, everyone sat in the hall, warming themselves by the fire and eating snacks. Lan An especially wanted to eat oranges, the sour green-skinned oranges. Zhang Xiaomo was helpless, as he really couldn't do it.

"Brother Xiaomo, you have changed your heart. You don't love me anymore."

"An An, what else do you want to eat besides green-skinned oranges?"

"Sour plums and lemons are good too."

Zhang Xiaomo was also helpless. He had never heard of these things, so he could only coax her patiently and ask his family to find some sour food.

"Aunt Li, the young master likes sour food so much, he must be a little man."

"Sour boy, spicy girl, that's what the old saying goes."

"That's pretty good."

There are sour plums and apricots in Lan'an's space. For some reason, Lan'an just wants to torment Zhang Xiaomo. He was bullied quite badly last night, and his mouth was broken. It was painful when he drank porridge in the morning.

"Brother Xiaomo, there won't be any children coming this year, I feel so bad."

"An An, I'm willing to accept the loss."

"Zhang Xiaomo, can't you just give way to me?"

"An An, I won't give in on this. You know me, I can't control it."

Brother Xu and Brother Kong were playing snowball fights. Lan An was a little surprised. It turned out that Brother Kong was too bored, so he grabbed a handful of snow and put it into Brother Xu's clothes to make Brother Xu shiver. Then the two of them started to play around.

Brother Man on the side thought it was quite interesting and also threw a snowball with good accuracy, hitting Brother Xu. Now he was besieged by Kong Xu and the other two.

Brother Han was also forced to join the battle. Seeing this, Brother Guo became more excited and pulled Brother Xue to join in. It became a melee among six people. Lan An was eager to try, but was stopped by Zhang Xiaomo.

Brother He, who was standing by, quickly asked Aunt Li to boil some brown sugar and ginger water to get rid of the cold, mainly because Brother He was afraid that he would be affected.

Guo Ge'er had a pretty good time, but he felt a little withdrawn when he saw the full cup of brown sugar ginger water. Everyone else was fine, but Guo Ge'er particularly hated the taste of ginger.

Lan Euan also drank a cup and soon warmed up. After playing enough, everyone quickly cleaned up the yard, changed clothes, and planned to play poker again.

Lan An didn't plan to play poker anymore, mainly because he was starting to lose to Brother He. Lan An thought of Gobang, so he pulled Zhang Xiaomo over and asked him to play Gobang with him.

Lan An also learned Go, but it was too complicated and he was not very good at it. He knew Zhang Xiaomo was good at it, so it would be better to play Gobang so that he could win back a game.

Lan An briefly explained the rules of Gobang, and Zhang Xiaomo understood them immediately. After all, he also had some experience in Go, so Gobang was very simple for him.

Lan An was confident that he would be able to dominate the world. Guo Ge'er was not very good at playing poker. He could only beat Big Brother Man and no one else. So he thought of playing Gobang with Lan An.

Lan An didn't mind playing with Guo Ge'er for a while. After all, Guo Ge'er was not very good at Gobang and lost all three games.

Guo Ge'er was a little angry and unwilling to accept it. He thought Zhang Xiaomo would definitely not do that, so he went to find Zhang Xiaomo and asked him to play a few rounds.

Zhang Xiaomo just looked at Guo Ge'er coldly. Even after Guo Ge'er acted coquettishly many times, Zhang Xiaomo still disagreed. In the end, it was Lan An who spoke up.

Very good. In less than three minutes, Guo Ge'er lost before he could react. He begged to play another round and lost even faster. Guo Ge'er cried in grievance and asked Lan An to help him get revenge.

Lan An agreed without hesitation. After all, Guo Ge'er was really too bad. He had been playing for so many years, but Zhang Xiaomo had never played once. He felt that Zhang Xiaomo would definitely not be able to beat him.

"Brother Xiaomo, there is a punishment for losing. I want to make up for what I lost last night, and of course I also want to avenge Guo Ge'er."

"An An, are you sure?"

"I won't let you go, huh."

"Then I'll see how An An performs."

Guo Ge'er was also cheering on the side, and the people who were originally playing poker were also watching.

Lan An thought he would definitely win at first, but after just a few moves, he felt a little tired. Seeing Zhang Xiaomo looking contented, he thought to himself, "That's great. The man's desire to win came up, and he definitely couldn't admit defeat."

As a result, Lan An lost. Zhang Xiaomo was always one step ahead of him. Lan An was so angry that he cried and didn't want to pay any attention to Zhang Xiaomo for a while.

Guo Ge'er felt somewhat gloating, and everyone in the family was also watching the show.

Zhang Xiaomo also knew that he had teased Lan'an too much, so he patiently coaxed Lan'an to play again.

In the second game between the two, it was obvious that Zhang Xiaomo was letting Lan An win. Lan An also realized it and suddenly felt that this game was not fun at all. He returned to the room angrily. Zhang Xiaomo glared at Guo Ge'er and hurried back to the room to coax him.

Brother Guo is also a sucker for playing with people, so he asked Brother Xu and Brother Kong to play with him, but he found that he couldn't beat them, so he went to find Brother He, but he still couldn't beat them. Finally, he set his sights on Brother Man, and sure enough, Brother Man was even worse than him. So he found someone with the same interests as him, and asked Brother Man to play with him all the time.

There was no other way, so Brother Man could only ask Brother Han for help, but he was bullied by Brother Han. He wanted to ask Zhang Xiaomo for help, but his brother was only concerned with coaxing Lan An and ignored him at all.

In the end, Guo Ge'er was sulking alone, and Brother Han taught Brother Man how to play chess, and the two of them were very affectionate.

Zhang Xiaomo held Lan An in his arms and coaxed her gently, reading a storybook to her in a low voice.

Everyone else in the family was playing poker together, and only Xiao Hui licked Guo Ge'er with his tongue to comfort him.

The snow had subsided, and children began to play and fight on the village road. Guo Ge'er did not hesitate and immediately joined them. He could not stay in this house for even a minute.

Gradually, children came to the house to wish them a happy new year and say auspicious words. Lan An quickly asked Aunt Li to take out all the cakes, dried fruits and snacks in the house, and let the children grab as much as possible and put them in their pockets. He also gave each child a red envelope, and reminded them to remember to hand it in to their parents when they got home and not lose it.

All the children in the resettlement house came out. Groups of little kids were wearing brand new cotton clothes, looking very cute.

They have been in Lotus Village for more than half a year and are living well. Their faces have become a little plumper and they have grown taller. They are not as skinny as when I first met them, but they are not very white and have thin calluses on their hands. Everything they have now is the result of their hard work, and they cherish it even more.

Originally they didn't dare to come out to visit, but the village chief's grandson went to find them and took them to various farmers' homes. Seeing the farmers' sincere welcome, they were no longer reserved and had grateful smiles on their faces.

Lan'an also gave them a lot of snacks and a red envelope to each of them. Every child was very grateful to Lan'an. They knew that this big brother was very good and gave them many opportunities to make money, so they said auspicious words more sincerely.

Lan An and Zhang Xiaomo still didn't prepare enough red envelopes, so they had no choice but to make them on the spot. Aunt Li and Brother He were very skilled, so Lan An didn't have to do it himself.

Although there were only six cents in the red envelope, it still expressed good wishes for the children, hoping that they could all grow up smoothly.

Guo Ge'er also brought back a lot of delicious food, many of which were made by the villagers themselves. Lan Euan liked it very much because it tasted like home, and many of them were things he had never eaten before. Although Aunt Li also made some, the taste of each family was different.

Zhang Xiaomo silently memorized what Lan'an liked to eat, and he planned to learn how to cook for him.