My delicate husband

"Brother Guo, I have a lot of things to do today. I won't go to get the goods urgently. Can you go by yourself?"

"Angel, don't worry, I can do it."

After selling the lunch boxes, Lan An told the customers that he would only sell lunch boxes for one week because he was busy with spring plowing. Everyone was reluctant to let them go. Many old customers were used to eating Lan An's food and tried to persuade them to stay. Lan An still refused, but also promised that he would sell food again after this busy period.

Guo Ge'er went to the market to get goods, while Lan An took the hundred-year-old wild ginseng and the silly roe deer to Chunqiu Hall to find Doctor Zhu.

"Young Master, you have hunted some treasure again."

"There's a roe deer and a ginseng."

Lan An took the thing out. Doctor Zhu was a little surprised to see the roe deer antler. The antler was six or seven years old. Lan An was also surprised to hear the news. It was good. He had collected another medicinal ingredient.

Doctor Zhu was stunned when he saw the blue eucalyptus ginseng. This kind of ginseng is hard to find in the entire Chuqi Kingdom and is priceless. His hands holding the ginseng could not help but tremble.

"Young Master, are you sure you want to use this as medicine? This whole ginseng is worth a fortune. Once it's cut and used as medicine, its appearance will be ruined and it won't be worth that much."

"Just use this."

Doctor Zhu cut the ginseng in half and gave half to Lan An, asking him to keep it so that he could use it to save his life in the future. He then spent another 1000 taels of silver to buy two pieces of ginseng.

"That's enough left."

"Okay, thank you, Doctor Zhu. If there's any extra, I'll give it to you directly. I'm sorry for taking the trouble. I just hope my husband is okay."

The deer antler and blue eucalyptus were also given directly to Doctor Zhu for making medicine. The remaining deer antler and blue eucalyptus were sent to Brother A Shui, who asked him to help process the deerskin. The blue eucalyptus was used to make boots for Zhang Xiaomo.

"Ang'er, did you hunt this wild boar too?"

"Brother Shui, please help me kill and process the venison. I'll give you one hind leg of meat and one hind leg of venison. Of course, I'll also pay you for your labor."

"You gave me so much meat, how can I ask you for wages? Just come and get it in an hour."

"Okay, I just happened to be going to the county government office."

Lan An came to the county government office to explain his purpose, gave the constable two taels of silver, and quickly stamped his order. He then had to go to the iron shop.

Lan An did not delay and went to the iron shop immediately. Unexpectedly, he saw Manager Xia.

"Little boss, we meet again."

"Boss, this shop is also yours."

"Yes, you want to make a plowshare?"

"Yeah, this is the paperwork."

"Okay, I'll send it to you in ten days."

Lan An took out some silver, but Shopkeeper Xia refused it and just said that he could sell it to him if he had a new design.

Lan Euan thought of the flail blueprint in the space, and reluctantly spent 10 taels of silver to unlock the flail blueprint.

"Look at this drawing."

Lan Euan took out the blueprint of the flail. When Manager Xia saw the blueprint, his eyes widened. How could this guy be so smart? If this agricultural tool was fully used in Chuqi Country, agricultural threshing would be more convenient and save more time.

"Anger, what's wrong with your head? This is a good thing. I'll buy it for 20 taels."

"Okay, boss, I just want this farm tool to be produced and sold independently. You know what I mean, right?"

"Don't worry, I can assure you that I will make it affordable and useful for all farmers."

Lan An didn't say anything more. Smart people speak so simply. After the two signed the documents, Lan An left.

After finishing the work, Lan An prepared to go find Uncle Zhang and ask him to take him to buy a cow. However, before that, he had to go to the People's Bank of China. Lan An wanted to find two farmhands to help his family farm, and he had to spend more time looking for medicinal herbs in the back mountain.

Lan An was in a hurry and was walking hurriedly. He happened to bump into a trafficker who was beating and scolding a young man.

The young man was nearly 1.85 meters tall and looked to be in his twenties. He lowered his head, and the word "slave" was branded on his neck.

The human trafficker turned around and saw Lan Euan, his eyes full of contempt.

"What? A rich street kid is bullying people by taking advantage of his power and doesn't even apologize when he bumps into someone?"

"Aren't you also bullying people in the street?"

"This slave has dirty hands and feet, and was sold by the landowner Hua. Now he is in my hands. Even if I beat him to death in the street, no one will say anything."

Lan An looked at the silent young man. He had delicate features, was not ugly, and seemed quite pleasing to the eye. Since he had to find a long-term worker to work for him anyway, he might as well buy him back.

"He, are you selling it?"

"Sir, if you really want to buy it, he is young and strong now, which is the most valuable time. If you really want it, five taels of silver."

"You're taking me for a fool. Give me his indenture for three ounces of silver."

The silent young man suddenly looked up at Lan Euan, with an incredible look in his eyes.

"I'm not worth three taels of silver."

"I know. Then..."

"My pleasure."

The human trafficker quickly gave the person and the indenture to Lan An. He had finally gotten rid of the hot potato and thought it was sticky, but unexpectedly he made a huge profit.

The Chuqi Kingdom has only been established for 11 years now, and the treasury is empty. Although there are no more wars and turmoil, the people are generally poor, the land yields are low, the taxes are heavy, and the land is expensive.

People were the least valuable, and there were a lot of slaves. It was common for people to sell their wives and children in order to survive. A young laborer only cost two taels, and women were even cheaper, only 800 wen. An underage boy could be bought for two or three hundred.

Lan Euan is really losing out if he is willing to spend three or two taels. People with words engraved on their bodies usually commit serious mistakes or are disobedient to discipline, so basically no one will want them.

"Is there anyone else at your house?"

"No, my mother and I depended on each other for survival. Three years ago, my mother froze to death in the winter. We had no money to bury her, so I sold myself to bury her."

"Well, how old are you? Can you farm?"

"I'm 21 this year. My family is a farming family. I've been working in the fields since I was young. I know how to farm and do basic housework."

"Okay, then come home with me and help me farm."

Lan An took the young man in, sulking him. He was so dirty, he took him straight to the Growth Shop and bought him three sets of linen spring clothes, two pairs of shoes, and two 8-jin quilts. Then he took him to the hot springs, paid him 15 wen, and told him to take a good bath.

Lan Euan stood outside the bathhouse, waiting. A quarter of an hour later, she came out. She was indeed a good-looking woman, and after washing herself, she looked even more pleasing to the eye.

"The previous clothes were thrown away. These are new ones I bought for you. Take them. I'll go back to the village after I finish my business."

"Thank you, sir."

"You're welcome, just call me An Ge'er."

Seeing that a lot of time had been wasted, Lan An quickly took the young man to the ox cart stop to visit Uncle Zhao and Zhang.

When Lan An arrived at Uncle Zhang's place, Guo Ge'er was already getting impatient. Seeing a young man following behind Lan An, he spoke anxiously.

"Anger, why are you so late? Who is the man behind you?"

"I don't know either. I'm going to buy some cattle now. He will follow us home. We can talk when we get home if there's anything."

Lan An gave the young man some instructions and then went to buy a cow with Uncle Zhang.

"Ang'er, why did you take so long today?"

"There's a lot to do today."

"It's not a big deal, is it solved?"

"Almost done, just go get some meat if you want."

"Didn't Guo go get the meat?"

"I ordered some game."

"Okay, it's getting late, let's hurry up."

In a corner of the market, the sound of cattle mooing could be heard. This was the place where cattle were sold in Jinling County, and the environment was noisy and lively.

The ground was covered with hay, which gave off a faint grassy fragrance. The cows were either standing or lying down, their bodies strong, their muscles well-defined, and their horns hard and powerful.

Some cows munched hay leisurely, while others looked curiously at the people passing by. Each cow's eyes were gentle and kind, and they looked very docile.

"Sir, you are here to sell cattle, right? Which one do you like? The cattle I have are the best in Yunling County."

With the help of Uncle Zhang, Lan'an bought a one-year-old bull that was very strong.

The cattle dealer asked for 20 taels. Uncle Zhang bargained with him several times and argued for half a quarter of an hour. Finally, he got 15 taels and a semi-new carriage as a gift.

After buying the cow, Lan An gave Zhang Erbo a tael of silver as a thank you fee. Zhang Erbo did not refuse, and the two of them hurried back.

On the way, Zhang Erbo sent Lan An to Brother Shui to get the processed game. When they arrived at the place where Zhang Erbo's ox cart was parked, Lan An was in trouble because he didn't know how to drive the ox cart, so it would be difficult for him to go home.

"Anger, I know how to do a bullock cart."

"Okay, then Uncle Wang will go ahead and you follow behind."

Lan Euan came back too late today. It was almost dark. When she arrived in the yard, all the aunts looked anxious.

"Ang'er, you are finally back, but who is this man? Where is Zhang Erbo?"

"Uncle Zhang has returned home. He was delayed today while doing some work in the county town."

"Oh, it's okay."

"Ang'er, Mo Hanzi is very worried about you and has asked about you several times."

"Okay, I'll go back to my room now. Brother Guo, I'll leave this to you."

"Anger, what should we do with that man?"

"Take him to your previous room, clean it up, and let him stay there first."