My delicate husband

When Lan An walked into the room, Zhang Xiaomo's face was obviously not very good, and his eyes were full of grievance and accusation when he looked at Lan An.

"An An, you're nearly three hours later than usual today."

"Brother Xiaomo, I've been dealing with too many things today, so I'm a little late. Don't be angry."

Zhang Xiaomo didn't say anything. Lan Euan touched his sleeve with her hand and whispered coquettishly.

"Brother Xiaomo, don't be angry. I miss you so much, husband. Hug me."

"An An, don't come back so late next time. I'll be worried."

Lan An quickly agreed and nestled in Zhang Xiaomo's arms. Zhang Xiaomo was helpless and could only bite Lan An's earlobe hatefully. Lan An's eyes turned red and she gasped.

"Brother Xiaomo, stop, it's itchy~"

"Don't you like it, An An?"

"Like it~"

I really can't resist the sound of Blue Eucalyptus. This kind of sound is considered a top-notch subwoofer in China, and no one can refuse it.

Guo Ge'er was somewhat resistant to the young man brought back by Lan An. He could feel that the aunts were all very curious about the man's origins, but they were just too embarrassed to speak up. Guo Ge'er knew without thinking that everyone in Lianhua Village was discussing this man.

"You can live in this room. It's a bit messy. Please clean it up. Give these things to me and I'll put them in the cabinet in the living room."

"Thank you, young master."

"No, just call me Guo Ge'er. I'm telling you, An Ge'er loves my brother very much, so don't have any other ideas."

Guo Ge'er was very satisfied with his threat, and Lan An handed over everything to him. He still had a lot to do, as the aunts were still waiting for him and the things on the ox cart had not been unloaded yet.

"Help me unload the things from the ox cart. I can't move it by myself."

After moving the things, Brother Xu unloaded the carriage and placed it in the yard, and parked the cow in the backyard.

"Brother Guo, who is this young man? He's quite handsome and looks strong. He's a good worker."

"Aunt Ju, I don't know either. An Ge'er brought it back."

"Brother An, there's no one at home, is this the son-in-law you chose?"

In fact, Lan's wife wanted to think that this might be An Ge'er's second wife. Although there was no such thing in their village, she had heard that the young masters of the wealthy families in the town liked to take second wives. An Ge'er was already capable and his style was different from that of the country boys.

"Sister-in-law Lan, please stop teasing me."

Guo Ge'er looked at so many wild game and didn't know what to do. He didn't want to disturb Ang'er, but there was nothing he could do.

"Brother Guo, where's Brother An?"

"In the room, I'll take you there."

Guo Ge'er thought it was a good idea for this young man to come home, so that he would have someone to keep him company when his brother and brother-in-law were having fun.

The two walked into the room. Lan An was still nestled in Zhang Xiaomo's arms. When she saw them come in, Lan An sat up slightly.

"Zhang Xiaoguo, who told you to bring outsiders into my room without knocking?"

"Brother, this guy was brought back by An Ge'er today. He will live at home from now on."

When Zhang Xiaomo heard this, his face turned even darker. He let go of Lan An and looked very depressed.

"Oh, I'm tired, you all should go out."

Lan An knew that Zhang Xiaomo was angry and it might take some time to appease her, so she could only follow Guo Ge'er out.

"Brother Guo, you'd better come to me for something."

"Anger, don't be angry. I want to ask you what to do with all the game."

"Put it aside for now. Give each aunt a pound of pork, and cut off four pounds of venison. Give Aunt Wang one pound, the village chief one pound, the village chief one pound, and Elder Zhang one pound. Go and deliver it. Come back soon. I don't want to see you now."

"What do you want from me?"

After Lan Euan arranged for Guo Ge'er to leave, he looked at the young man with some impatience.

"I put the cows in the back for you. I didn't see the cowshed."

"It hasn't been fixed yet, so don't worry about it today."

"Okay, I'll go cut some grass to feed it."

"Okay, the tools are in that little house."

The young man nodded and left. Seeing that his aunt was staring at him, Lan An forgot about the work in his hands.

"Aunts, what do you have to tell me?"

"No, I just want to ask who that man is?"

"I don't know. I haven't asked for his name yet, but he will be our family from now on."

Lan An didn't want to explain the young man's origins to irrelevant people, and he didn't want to tell outsiders about his purchase of slaves. It would be troublesome.

Lan An paid the aunts' wages and asked Aunt Wang to help look after the child. Guo Ge'er had not returned yet and Zhang Xiaomo was still angry, so he had to go and coax him quickly.

"Brother Xiaomo, don't be angry, just listen to me first."

"Why, after you've appeased the newcomer, you're just thinking of me, the old one?"

Zhang Xiaomo's eyes were a little red, as if he had been crying. Lan An just felt a little distressed because he made his cat unhappy.

"No, I just went to arrange some work for Guo Ge'er. The aunts chatted with me for a while."

"Who is that young man?"

"I don't know. I didn't ask."

"You brought him back without asking, An An, you're really good. So how do you know him?"

"I didn't know him, I just bought it because I liked it."

"How could I not know that An An is also a county boy? He got tired of it after such a short time and rushed to find the second wife. An An, you want to piss me off to death. Then why do you need me to treat your illness? Anyway, you have someone new to keep you company."

Zhang Xiaomo was a little angry and coughed violently. Lan An was frightened and immediately knelt beside Zhang Xiaomo's bed.

"Brother Xiaomo, don't be angry. I only want you. I don't know that man. He is a slave I bought. I bought him because he can do farm work."

Lan An took out the indenture contract from her arms and quickly handed it to Zhang Xiaomo to prove her innocence.

"Did I tell you to kneel? Why don't you get up?"

Lan An stood up when he saw Zhang Xiaomo's complexion improved.

"Brother Xiaomo, I really didn't lie to you."

"Have you seen this indenture? There's a name on it: Zhang Xu, twenty-one years old."

"Brother Xiaomo is really amazing. I didn't even think of looking at the indenture."

"From now on, you are not allowed to bring strange men home to live, not even slaves. If you can't farm, rent them out."

"As you command, my lord husband. I promise that once the mansion is built, it will be just the two of us, and Guo Ge'er will be arranged to live somewhere else."

"Okay An An, you must do what you say."

"Brother Xiaomo, I forgot to tell you, I found the ginseng and gave it to Doctor Zhu. He also gave me 1000 taels of silver. Now we are rich."

"An An, have you gone deep into the back mountains? You lied to me again."

"No, this is a secret, Brother Xiaomo, you believe me."

"Don't lie to me, An An, and don't sneak into the back mountain."

"I know. Are you hungry? I'm going to cook. Guo Ge'er hasn't come back yet, so I asked Aunt Wang to keep an eye on him for me."

"Then go ahead. I'll read for a while."

"Light the kerosene lamp. It's getting dark. Be careful of your eyes."

"I know. Go ahead, An An."

The aunts finished their work and left. Seeing that Lan An had been coaxed into submission, Aunt Wang also went home. Old Wang was cooking today, so she wanted to go home for dinner. It was already dark.

Lan Euan plans to stew venison for dinner. Venison is high in protein and warming, suitable for Zhang Xiaomo to eat. However, venison is difficult to chew and needs to be stewed for a long time.

While the venison was stewing, Lan Euan started to braise the meat. This time, he added some wild boar meat. Although the fishy smell was stronger, the meat was more fragrant. Of course, Lan Euan also blanched the meat several times to remove the fishy smell. This time, the braised meat tasted more fragrant.

Guo Ge'er knew from a distance that An Ge'er had prepared delicious food again. He was so hungry that his stomach was growling.

"Anger, is the meal not ready yet?"

"Wait a little longer. Please wash the spinach for me so I can stir-fry some vegetables."

Brother Xu came back after mowing the lawn and cleaned up the backyard.

Another half an hour passed, and it was finally time to eat. Guo Ge'er was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back.

"Finally I can eat. I'm starving."

For dinner, we had stewed venison, braised wild boar meat, stir-fried spinach, and scrambled eggs with green peppers. All four of us ate quite a lot.

"An An, what kind of meat is this stew?"

"It's just ordinary pork, Brother Xiaomo."

"An An, are you sure?"

"It's venison. Brother Xiaomo, don't be angry. Eat first, I'll talk to you later."

Zhang Xiaomo glanced at Lan An, while Guo Ge'er was gloating beside him.

"Zhang Xiaoguo, don't laugh. Don't think I don't know that you also helped An An deceive me."

"Brother, I didn't. Can you listen to my explanation?"

"Well, start quibbling."

"Brother, it was An Ge'er who threatened me, really."

Guo Ge'er quickly threw the blame away, lowered his head to eat and said nothing more. As long as he couldn't see, An Ge'er's death stare would be useless to him.

Zhang Xu felt that this was the happiest meal he had had in the past three years. Although he was noisy watching them, he was also very happy.

After dinner, Lan'an took the initiative to wash the dishes for the first time.

"Stop fighting and come back to the room with me."

"What about him?"

Guo Ge'er pointed at Brother Xu and said that he couldn't suffer alone, so he wanted to drag someone else along.

"Brother Guo, he just came to our house today."

"Brother, you are no longer afraid that he will threaten your position."

"Zhang Xiaoguo, you're getting more and more naughty."

"An An, do you want to explain this to Brother Guo, huh?"

"Yes, yes, my lord husband is right."

"Brother Guo, this is Brother Xu. He will live in our house from now on and will be mainly responsible for farm work."

"Brother Xu, this is my husband Zhang Xiaomo, the male head of this family. You can just call him Brother Mo from now on."

Lan An gave a brief introduction, and Brother Xu kowtowed to Zhang Xiaomo. He knew that the young man in front of him agreed to let him stay.

"Don't be so polite, get up. We won't treat you unfairly. As long as you are loyal, we will be a family from now on. An An doesn't know much about farming, so the family fields will be handed over to you."

"Don't worry, Modi. I will do my best."

Guo Ge'er was about to sneak away but was stopped coldly by Zhang Xiaomo. In the end, it was Brother Xu who washed the dishes, and Lan An and Guo Ge'er were punished to kneel together.

"Brother Xiaomo, don't be angry. I really only went there once and didn't go deep into the mountains."

"Brother, I will definitely supervise you carefully in the future."

Zhang Xiaomo looked at the two of them coldly, wondering how much they might be hiding from him.

"Brother Xiaomo, I will be obedient in the future. Don't be angry. I feel bad if you get hurt."

Lan An said a lot of nice things, sometimes calling him brother, sometimes husband, and sometimes baby. Guo Ge'er just felt really embarrassed to watch, but Zhang Xiaomo still enjoyed it. In the end, Zhang Xiaomo was in a good mood, forgave Lan An, and asked Guo Ge'er to kneel outside for an hour before returning to the room. Very good, Guo Ge'er's world of being hurt alone was achieved again.

Lan An washed herself and went to bed. Zhang Xiaomo was awakened again from his sleep. Lan An hugged him, patted his back, and they fell asleep together.

"No, it wasn't. The situation was a little special. I'll explain it to you later. Let me help you out of the room first."

Lan Euan stood on tiptoe and kissed Zhang Xiaomo's cheek before coaxing him into silence. Guo Ge'er, standing beside him, no longer had the indignation he had before, but instead had a face full of gloating.

The group left the room and came to the front yard. The yard was full of people, whispering to each other.

"Master, you're up now. Do you want me to make breakfast?"

"Wow, you can cook too, that's pretty impressive."

After these words were spoken, the yard was silent for a few seconds. Lan An felt the force on his waist increase, and it hurt a little. Lan An raised his head and saw that Zhang Xiaomo's face had obviously darkened. He knew that he had gotten into trouble.

"No, I'll do it myself later. Go back to your room first and I'll call you later."

The young man walked towards the room

"Wait, don't leave so quickly, An Ge'er, don't you think?"

"Yes, yes, you stand still. Brother Xiaomo has something to say."

"Angel, what do you think I'm going to say?"

Lan An was really feeling overwhelmed. This jealous person was really hard to appease. The key point was that there were so many outsiders around, so it was not easy to do anything out of the ordinary.

Lan'an signaled to Guoge'er with his eyes, wanting him to persuade him, but Guoge'er did not dare to provoke his angry brother easily.

Lan Euan could only squeeze Zhang Xiaomo's hand to comfort him.

"You've been up for so long, aren't you hungry? I'll make you some porridge, and then we can talk slowly after dinner. Don't starve yourself and ruin your body. I feel bad. The flesh you have now is all the result of my hard work."

"Does Ange dislike my fatness?"

"No, no, Brother Zhang Xiaomo, why don't you sit down and bask in the sun for a while while I cook dinner?"

Lan Euan tried to coax him with sweet words and act coquettishly at first, but Zhang Xiaomo still looked unhappy. After coaxing him for a long time, he gritted his teeth and ignored him, going to cook porridge by himself.

The onlookers watched for a long time, and when they saw that the protagonist had gone to cook, they dispersed. However, they still gathered together to discuss the matter. The village chief even thought that something had happened to the Zhang family and came to their house to inquire in person.

Here, Lan Euan cooked porridge and fed it to Zhang Xiaomo spoonful by spoonful.

"It's burned"

"It's cold"

"Too much"

"Feed too fast"

"Feed slower."

“Not sweet”

"Too greasy"

Zhang Xiaomo went through a lot of trouble before she calmed down. Looking at Lan An's angry look, she comforted herself in a gentle voice. After her anger subsided, she listened to Lan An's explanation patiently.

Guo Ge'er also felt that his brother was too much of a troublemaker. Even Sister Cuizhu from Aunt Chen's family was not as troublesome as his brother. He also felt sorry for An Ge'er for a few seconds.

"Can you listen to my explanation now?"

"Go ahead."

"I went to see Boss Xia yesterday, and when I came back I saw a pimp beating and cursing someone in the street. I couldn't bear it and just let it go."

"There are so many people, but you are the only one who can't bear it."

"Just hear me out."

"I went up to him and asked about his situation. I felt that he was in a very miserable situation. He sold himself to bury his mother and then met a boss who cheated him out of his hard-earned money. I was soft-hearted and saved him. It happened that he was alone and could farm and drive an ox cart, so I thought of bringing him back.

Brother Xiaomo, I know it was wrong of me not to discuss it with you, but I feel that I am not wrong. I cannot stand by and watch someone die. Brother Xiaomo, please don’t be angry.

Zhang Xiaomo also knew that his Anger was the softest-hearted person, and that he would not like anyone else, but he still got angry when he heard the words about the strange handsome man.

"Yeah, I'm not angry anymore. What's his name and how old is he?"

"I don't know. I'll give you the indenture."

"You should change your name from now on. Even Zhang Xu, the rising sun, will be your new name from today on."

"Thank you, sir."

"You don't need to thank me. An Ge'er is kind-hearted. Our family isn't a wealthy one. As long as you are loyal, I see that you are 21 years old, older than us. From now on, we will treat you as our eldest brother.

Just call us by our names, and don't be too restrained. My husband, An Ge'er, will tell you what to do. My brother, Guo Ge'er, is a little young, so please be more tolerant."

The young man knelt down in front of Lan'an's family.

"Zhang Xu thanks Xiao Mo, An Ge'er, and Guo Ge'er."

Lan An was also very happy. He thought Zhang Xiaomo was just hard on the outside but soft on the inside, but he didn't know that Zhang Xiaomo just didn't want him to be unhappy.