My delicate husband

Lan An fell asleep in Zhang Xiaomo's arms. Three months after arriving here, Lan An had his first nightmare. He dreamed of jumping into the sea, his nanny leaving, the program being destroyed, and a kitten falling to its death. Finally, the kitten transformed into Zhang Xiaomo, vomiting blood and dying in front of him. He watched helplessly as those eyes grew dim, but he was powerless to do anything...

Zhang Xiaomo felt the person in his arms crying, crying in his sleep, so he quickly patted Lan'an's back, like coaxing a child to sleep. Lan'an slept uneasily, holding Zhang Xiaomo's arm very tightly, with one hand tightly grasping the corner of his clothes. Zhang Xiaomo coaxed him for a long time, but Lan'an still woke up from the nightmare.

"Zhang Xiaomo, please don't die, please..."

"I'm here, An'an."

Lan Euan opened his scarlet eyes and saw Zhang Xiaomo's pale face. He thought of the dream he had just had and couldn't help but beg.

Zhang Xiaomo hugged Lan'an tightly and kissed the corner of his eyes lovingly. Lan'an's eyelashes trembled like a frightened little animal.

"An An, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

"Won't sleep anymore."

Lan An didn't get up either. She buried her head in Zhang Xiaomo's chest, listening quietly to his heartbeat. Zhang Xiaomo just patted Lan An's back again and again.

Lan An didn't know how long he listened to the heartbeat. He just felt that a very long time had passed. He gradually controlled his emotions. The most important thing now was to cure Zhang Xiaomo's illness. He had to cure Zhang Xiaomo. He had to make money, a lot of money. Relying solely on space to make money was too slow, so he had to think of other ways.

Lan An calculated the silver he had, which was less than ten taels. His family was really too poor and had nothing. Lan An was not a person who spent money with restraint. He had made a lot of money during this period, and most of it was spent.

Lan An calculated that he could earn about thirty taels of silver a month by planting in the space. Lan An was a little surprised. If he used it sporadically, he wouldn't even notice the difference. But he needed a large sum of money in a short period of time. He wanted to take Zhang Xiaomo to see a doctor as soon as possible. The ten taels of silver he had in his hand was not enough, so he wanted to go to the county town to see if he could find a way to make money.

Lan An now has a goal and motivation, and he no longer relies on Zhang Xiaomo's arms. In addition, he hasn't eaten much in the past two days, so he is hungry and needs to get up quickly to cook.

"An An, why are you up?"

"Go cook, I'm hungry."

Lan An went to the kitchen and found a lot of leftovers. He took a look and decided to cook again. He planned to feed these leftovers to Xiao Hei from Aunt Wang's family.

Lan An planned to make some seafood porridge with some dried shrimp, hairtail, and scallops. She had always drunk white porridge and had prepared meat porridge and chicken soup porridge, but no seafood or meat. Lan An wanted to make more novel foods for Zhang Xiaomo to eat.

Lan An wanted to make some appetizers as side dishes, as sick people have no appetite. After thinking about it, Lan An made some vinegar-fried Chinese cabbage, pickled crucian carp, scrambled eggs with grandma's vegetables, and braised spareribs. She bought so many dishes specially because Zhang Xiaomo was sick and hadn't eaten for the past two days.

After Lan An finished cooking, she went to wake Guo Ge'er up. Zhang Xiaomo couldn't be exposed to the wind, so Lan An planned to eat in the room.

"Brother Guo, after you finish your meal, feed Xiao Hei the leftovers in that soup bowl."

"Okay, Ange."

"Brother Xiaomo, do you like this porridge?"

"Very fresh and delicious, An An."

"This seafood porridge has dried shrimp, scallops, and hairtail. Drink more."

"Brother Guo, don't you love meat the most? Why are you eating cabbage? Eat more spare ribs. They are too thin."

"That's enough. Cabbage is delicious too."

"Don't blame yourself. I really don't blame you. Besides, Brother Xiaomo got sick because of me."

"An An, don't blame you, it's just that I'm too weak."

"Shut up, eat more nutrition and keep up, then your body will be healthy."

Seeing that Lan An was really angry, the two Zhang brothers did not dare to say anything more. They hurriedly ate the porridge in their bowls, trying to eat as much as possible.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to the county town."

"An An, the shops in the county town will be closed tomorrow."

"How long will it be open?"

"Ang'er, don't you know that we always have a big market on the ninth day of the first lunar month here?"

"Oh, I forgot. I've been busy lately."

Seeing that Guo Ge'er didn't ask any more questions, they both couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"An An, why do you want to go to the county town?"

"Make money, Brother Xiaomo, I want to make money to treat your illness."

"An An, it's okay."

"Anger, I also want to make money. I'll go with you."

"Zhang Xiaoguo, stop messing around."

"Zhang Xiaomo, you're the one making trouble."

"Brother Guo, I haven't decided what to do yet. I'll ask you for help when the time comes."

"Okay, brother, I'm going to wash the dishes."

Guo Ge'er ran away very quickly. He was really scared when he heard Zhang Xiaomo call his full name. But although his brother was scary, An Ge'er was even scarier.

"Zhang Xiaomo, you said you would stay with me forever, did you lie to me?"

"An An, no, my condition is quite complicated and not that easy to treat."

"I don't care, I'm going to cure it. Don't you believe me, Brother Xiaomo?"

Alas, Zhang Xiaomo is really controlled by Lan An. When he is angry, he is Zhang Xiaomo. If he wants you to agree to some conditions, he will stare at you with his big watery eyes and call you brother in a soft and cute way. He really can't stand it and can only compromise. Maybe everyone in the Zhang family is henpecked.

"How does An An plan to make money?"

"I don't know. I need to go to the county town to see. Brother Xiaomo, is my cooking delicious?"

"It's delicious, An An. The chef of the restaurant doesn't want a brother."

"Oh, I won't work for anyone else. I'll be my own boss. Then you'll be my boss's wife."

"What does this mean?"

"I want to be the boss myself, and then Brother Xiaomo will be my wife."

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

Zhang Xiaomo smiled dotingly. He didn't disbelieve Lan An's words, but he was a little curious about what kind of business Lan An would do.

"Brother Xiaomo, do people in Lotus Village like to eat chili peppers?"

"What pepper?"

"It's what I like to put in my cooking. Wait a minute, I'll get it for you."

Lan Euan went out, made sure that there was no one around, and took out two thorn branches from the space.

"This is it. Look at it. It makes your mouth burn."

"An An, we don't have what you're talking about here. We only use dogwood. You can't tell anyone about this in the future, okay?"

"Brother Xiaomo, I..."

Lan An was a little conflicted. He was indeed too careless. Zhang Xiaomo must have noticed it. What should he say? Would he be scared?

"It's okay, An An, I will help you keep this secret."

Lan An gave Zhang Xiaomo a hug. He was so lucky to meet him.

Lan Euan discovered that the seasonings in this dynasty were quite abundant, but they were used sparingly. The only commonly used seasonings in cooking were oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar. Some high-end restaurants would use onions, ginger, and garlic. Some spices such as star anise, cinnamon, and peppercorns were sold in pharmacies and were basically not used in food.

During the several county fairs, Lan An found that the food here was very rich, tasted good, and was affordable. However, the food was mostly very simple to prepare, and there were no spicy skewers or braised dishes. Lan An did not want to do the snack business because it was very tiring to prepare and the profit was not very high. It was unlikely to make a lot of money in a short time.

But buying soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes and other common inventions of people who travel through books is not a good idea. It is difficult to explain why a country boy can do these things, and he also needs to find a powerful person to cooperate with. Lan An hates dealing with powerful and wealthy people the most.

Lan An also thought about writing novels. Although poor people would not buy them, rich young men would be willing to buy them. After all, he had read so many books in his previous life. If he just picked out a few of them, they would definitely be popular. However, he could not write the characters of this dynasty, and he was reluctant to let Zhang Xiaomo write for him.

How about he go hunting in the back mountains? Didn't he unlock the skill of hitting the target with a hundred arrows? It was scary to think that a guy like him could kill a wild boar, but he was bold enough to go out. He needed to find a reliable partner. After all, the original owner's parents were hunters, so it made sense that he knew a bow and arrow.

Lan An sat on Zhang Xiaomo's desk, took a stick of charcoal, took out a piece of paper, and wrote down his recent plans. This was his habit.

Lan An thought about it and decided that the best and most suitable things for him were hunting and buying food. Lan An mainly bought skewers and braised dishes, and listed the necessary materials and tools on paper. Lan An felt that braised dishes were simpler, as skewers required too much preparation, and it was not easy to eat enough from braised dishes. Lan An planned to buy a box of lunch and thought it would be feasible.

"Does An An have any ideas?"

"Brother Xiaomo, I want to sell lunch boxes. It's just a plate with a few grids on it, and you can put the food inside."

"An An, tell me your plan in detail."

"Brother Xiaomo, I've been to the county town quite a few times, and I've found that the only way to eat is at a restaurant. There aren't any small shops selling food. The food I cook is so delicious, and I sell one meat dish and two vegetable dishes for 15 cents. I'm sure someone will buy it."

"An An, have you calculated the cost?"

"It's settled, but I need to order that plate, and I hate washing dishes."

"An An, what meat dishes are you planning to prepare? What about vegetarian dishes?"

"I plan to focus on braised meat dishes, and the vegetarian dishes will be vegetables from home. I will definitely make money."

"An An, what is braised food?"

"You'll know when I'm done, Brother Xiaomo, trust me."

"Will you be too tired, An An?"

"No, trust me."

"When it gets cold, I'll just have the skewers. They're more troublesome than boxed lunches. I'll tell you when the time comes."

"Okay, it seems An An has already made a plan?"

"Yes, I also need to go to Carpenter Sun to customize the lunch boxes."

"Let Guoge go with you."

"Oh, I know, Brother Xiaomo."

Guo Ge'er was very happy to know that Lan An was going to start a food business. After all, he still admired Lan An's cooking skills. He also knew that his brother's illness was very serious and he needed a lot of money, so he wanted to do his best.

Lan An ordered sixty dinner plates from Carpenter Sun. Each plate cost ten wen, and sixty plates cost six hundred wen. The plates were to be delivered in a week. Lan An paid a deposit of three hundred wen, and the rest would be paid after the plates were delivered.

Lan Euan planned to sell this much first to test the waters, and then increase the amount if needed later. After all, he didn't have much cash on hand, so he wanted to keep some for emergencies.

There are enough star anise, cinnamon and ripe ginger in the space inventory. Lan Euan did not exchange it for cash and planned to keep it all for use. The peppers are also ripe. Lan Euan dried all the chili peppers, red peppers and erjingtiao, leaving a small part and exchanged the rest for silver.

The rice in the space has matured and is being harvested and planted. The leeks, spinach and yam have also had good harvests. With ready-made vegetables, a large area of ​​cabbage has been planted under the blue gum to prepare for the lunch boxes. There are still many left to be planted.

By the time the market opens, the basic ingredients for meals should be prepared. Now all that's missing are the meat dishes. Lan'an thought about hunting, but most animals are hibernating now, so it will take another month or so. So Lan'an plans to buy some pig heads and offal, and of course a small amount of pork.

Lan Euan is very worried now. There is no well at home, so it is very inconvenient to use water. He has to go to the public well to fetch water every time. The villagers also need it. If you go too frequently, the villagers will inevitably complain. Lan Euan uses water quite frequently, so it seems that he needs to dig a well.

Lan An now has sixteen taels of silver. Ten taels are left unused, and there are still six taels available. Lan An calculated that after deducting the cost of renting a stall, renting an ox cart, hiring someone to wash dishes and pig offal, and buying coarse grains, which would cost about one tael more, he didn't know if the remaining money would be enough for digging a well.

"Brother Xiaomo, is digging a well expensive?"

"An An, I don't understand this either. You should ask the village chief."

"Brother Xiaomo, let's dig a well. It's too inconvenient to use water."

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

Lan Euan found Guo Ge'er and asked him to go to the village to buy a pot of wine. He would find time to visit the village chief's house. Guo Ge'er didn't say much and ran out of the house quickly.

"Brother Guo has been so well behaved lately."

"An An thinks I'm not as obedient as Guo Ge'er?"

"How could that be? Brother Xiaomo, you are the best."

"He'll only be well behaved for the next two days, An An, just wait and see."

Lan Euan smiled, kissed Zhang Xiaomo on the lips, and even bit him to vent his anger. His cat had a soft heart and an even softer mouth.

"An An, were you writing before?"

"Hmm, just write something down."

"Let me see, An An, let me see."

Zhang Xiaomo was eager to learn more about Lan An. He was sure that Lan An could not write calligraphy, but he was very skilled in using coal.

When Lan An heard Zhang Xiaomo acting coquettishly, he seemed to have lost his mind and showed Zhang Xiaomo the plan he had written casually.

Zhang Xiaomo took the paper and was a little surprised. Lan An's calligraphy was very childish, like that written by an enlightened child, but his charcoal writing was very elegant, which was different from his soft and cute appearance. Maybe this was Lan An's true sexiness. However, each word was missing some parts. Zhang Xiaomo felt that he could probably understand it, but he didn't quite understand it.

"An An, your handwriting is pretty good, but you're lazy and don't write it completely."

"Brother Xiaomo, is it possible that I'm not being lazy?"

"Whatever An An says is what it is. An An, are you going hunting? It's too dangerous. I don't want you to go."

"I am a descendant of the Hunter, you have to believe me."

"I believe you, but I'm more afraid that you'll get hurt."

"No, I have a secret magic weapon."

Lan An looked at Zhang Xiaomo. He always made him feel soft-hearted. Is this love? It turns out that love is so beautiful. No wonder so many people pursue pure love.