My delicate husband

Today is Lan'an's last day selling lunch boxes, so he didn't go. Brother Xu has become very skilled in the past few days. Lan'an and Guo Ge'er went to sell the food, and he could sleep in happily.

The new house has been designed, and Lan An has also thought about the matching furniture in the room. It took a lot of effort. After all, this is his and Zhang Xiaomo's home. Lan An finally has a home, a home that truly belongs to him.

Guo Ge'er was still a little worried and afraid of making mistakes. Although he was accompanied by Brother Xu, Lan An promised that as long as he completed the task successfully, Lan An would give him all the money from selling lunch boxes so that he could buy the sketchbook he had been dreaming of.

Ever since Guo Ge'er learned to read, he's loved reading, but he's always been into casual reading. He used to find miscellaneous books quite interesting, but after he got into picture books, he lost interest in them. Lan An also supports his hobby, but only allows him to buy one book every two months.

Lan An felt that it was really worthwhile for him to buy Brother Xu. He was really like a brick and could be moved wherever he was needed. Since he came to their house, Lan An had more time to spend with Zhang Xiaomo.

"An An, get up."

"Brother Xiaomo, sleep a little longer. There are only two of us at home, and they won't be back for a few hours."

"An An, you forgot. Yesterday you promised Aunt Wang that you would go digging wild vegetables with her."

"Oh, I really agreed. Why don't I remember?"

"You were the one who said you wanted to eat fresh shepherd's purse and fern. You forgot."

"Brother Xiaomo, I don't really want to eat now."

"Be good, get up quickly, An An, I'll go with you."

"It's a long way to pick wild vegetables, so you shouldn't go."

"Just walk slowly, it's okay."

Lan'an got up reluctantly. Breakfast was the venison porridge that Guo Ge'er had cooked early in the morning. It was just the right temperature when they got up. It was not hot and the venison was even more tender.

"Brother Xiaomo, Brother Guo'er's porridge is getting better and better."

"I still prefer to drink An An's."

"Brother Guo is about to cry again when he hears this."

"Don't worry, he doesn't dare."

Guo Ge'er on the ox cart sneezed twice. He had read the picture book too late last night. He was so excited at the thought of having a new picture book to read that he couldn't sleep. He had no idea that his brother disliked him.

"Ang'er, are you ready? If you're too late you won't be able to grab the fresh ones."

"Auntie Wang, right away."

"Are you going together? You don't even bring a basket. Can Mo Hanzi's body bear it?"

"It's okay, Aunt Wang, I'll carry him."

"Okay, I don't think you're really digging wild vegetables, you just do it for fun."

Lan An closed the gate and went out with Zhang Xiaomo and Aunt Wang on his back. The fields were full of green wild vegetables, and the villagers of Lianhua were busy too. Men, women, and children went out to pick wild vegetables.

Aunt Wang was indeed an expert at digging wild vegetables. She soon found some fresh shepherd's purse and asked Eucalyptus globulus to join her in digging.

Lan'an took out a small stool from the basket and asked Zhang Xiaomo to sit on it. Then he took out a small shovel to dig wild vegetables.

"Anger, you dug the wrong one. That one is old. You need this color."

"Brother Xiaomo, how did you know?"

"My mother took me digging there before."

"Okay, then you teach me how to dig."

Zhang Xiaomo and Lan An were digging slowly, and the villagers were envious when they saw them. Although most men in Lianhua Village loved their wives, none of them were so indulgent. Of course, most men also envied Zhang Xiaomo for having such a good husband like An Ge'er, who was good in every way except that he was fierce. Most importantly, he could make money and was good-looking.

"Auntie, how many days can we dig these wild vegetables?"

"About half a month, after that the wild vegetables become old and too bitter to eat."

“Then why are there so many people digging?”

"Oh, you don't understand this. Dig more now, dry them, and save them for later. There are still many families who don't have enough to eat. This wild vegetable is a good thing. It can be used to make pancakes, porridge, salad, stir-fry, and even soup."

"That's pretty good."

Zhang Xiaomo hadn't been out for a long time. Lan An was afraid that he was feeling uncomfortable, so he quickly took out the prepared brown sugar water and asked him to drink a few sips. There was a lot of spiritual spring water in it.

"Ang'er, you have raised this Mo man so preciously. When you have children in the future, you must treat them like the apple of your eye."

"Sister-in-law Lan, the man who loves his wife the most in Lotus Village must be Brother Da Niu."

"He's just a big, rough guy."

After digging for a while, they took Zhang Xiaomo home. Aunt Wang wanted to dig for a while longer, and Brother Lin stayed by her side.

On the way home, Lan Euan accidentally saw mugwort. Thinking that it could not only be eaten, but also dried to repel insects, he picked some and took it home.

"An An, isn't this for repelling insects?"

"You can eat it too. I'll make it for you when I get home."

"Okay, I'll light a fire for An An."

"it is good."

After returning home, Lan Euan processed the freshly picked wild vegetables, took out some and washed them, and prepared to eat them cold. He had eaten too much warm tonic venison recently, and his body was a little hot.

Lan An took out the medicine mortar and began to pound the mugwort leaves, preparing to make a mugwort rake. Zhang Xiaomo was by her side, reading miscellaneous notes to Lan An. The two of them lived a peaceful life.

The mugwort rake was ready, but Guo Ge'er had not come back yet, so Lan An fed the first bite to Zhang Xiaomo. After eating the mugwort rake, Zhang Xiaomo felt sleepy, so Lan An accompanied him to sleep.

"Brother Xiaomo, I just realized that every time I go to buy lunch boxes, you have to wait for me for so long. Isn't it boring?"

"An An, I know you will come back, so all the waiting is worth it."

When Guo Ge'er returned home, there was no one at home, but there was a brand new iron plowshare in the living room. Guo Ge'er didn't know what it was for, but he knew he was a little hungry. He went to the kitchen and saw green cakes. He took out a few and ate them with Brother Xu. They tasted pretty good.

"Brother Guo, did Brother An buy this?"

"I don't know, probably."

"Where are they?"

"I guess I'm sleeping, so don't disturb me, or you'll get scolded."

"Do you know where the farm tools are kept at home?"

"It's in that little room next to the kitchen."

"Is everything there? I've seen it, I might need to buy some."

"Then wait until An Ge'er wakes up and tells him. I think he has forgotten about spring plowing."

Guo Ge'er was not in the mood to chat with Brother Xu. He was now thinking about his sketchbook.

Brother Xu was not idle either. He went to the village chief's house. He wanted to ask if there was a blacksmith in the village. If not, he would go to the county town tomorrow.

When Lan An woke up, he saw Zhang Xiaomo staring at him. He didn't know how long she had been staring at him.

"Brother Xiaomo, you woke up, why didn't you call me?"

"An An seems to be too tired recently. I hope you can sleep a little longer."

The two of them stayed together for a while before getting up. When Brother Xu saw Lan An, he asked him about spring plowing and told him that there were ready-made sickles and hoes available for purchase in the village. Lan An gave him money and asked him to go buy them.

Brother Xu asked about the rice seeds and nursery land. Lan Euan was not very clear about it either, so he asked Brother Xu to ask Aunt Wang directly.

For dinner, everyone liked the wild vegetables. Some chose blue eucalyptus because they rarely eat it, some chose Brother Xu’s because it was delicious, and some chose Guo Ge’er and Zhang Xiaomo because they finally saw other vegetables and could change their taste.

Because they slept too much during the day, they couldn't sleep at night, so they started chatting idly.

"Brother Xiaomo, why don't you go to Zhu Ni's house and ask how many bricks we need to build the house? If the quantity is too large, we can order the bricks earlier."

"Then go ask tomorrow, An An. I don't think you'll feel at ease until you settle on the blue bricks."

"Brother Xiaomo still understands me."

"An An, don't buy too many expensive things for Guo Ge'er."

"You saw the bracelet I bought him."

"I saw it. An An didn't buy it for me."

"Brother Xiaomo, you're jealous."

"Didn't An An say that where your money is, there your heart is."

"Yes, Brother Xiaomo, I only care about you, you believe me."

"I believe in An An, go to sleep, good night."

"Good night, Zhang Xiaomo."

The next morning, after breakfast, Lan An took the house design drawings to Zhu the bricklayer's house and invited him to help build the house in advance.

Arriving at Zhu Ni Majiang's house, two children were cleaning the yard. They were very well-behaved, working diligently without making any noise. Lan An looked around but didn't see Zhu Ni Majiang.

"Where's your father?"

"Did he go outside to fetch water?"

"Can you go and call him for me? I have something to ask him."

"it is good."

The place where he fetched water was not far from Zhu Ni, the bricklayer's house. It was Lan An who paid for the construction of this well. Lan An waited for a while, and Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, came back with the water.

"Anger, what do you want from me?"

"Look at this design. Can you build it?"

"Let me take a look first, wait a minute."

Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, was a little surprised when he took a look at the blueprint. The design of the house was very novel and exquisite. Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, was sure that he had never seen such a design in Chuqi Country.

Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, had studied for several years with a retired palace engineer. He also participated in the maintenance of the imperial palace. He was talented, became famous at a young age, and was full of energy and ambition.

But if he hadn't met that man, he wouldn't have appeared in this small village, and he wouldn't have had a happy family and stayed with his parents. However, he didn't regret it, never regretted it.

"No problem, but you have to be sure you want to build it. This is a big project and will cost a lot of money. I can't do it alone. I need a professional team."

"Okay, do you have any comments?"

"Do you want to have floor heating in your room? I can install it. I learned it from a master before."

"You know all that, that's great. Help me figure out what materials I need, and I'll go to town to order them later. We'll start work slowly after the spring planting, and then I'll hire people."

"Okay, no problem, I'll do the math."

A quarter of an hour later, Zhu the mason calculated the materials and wrote them down on paper with charcoal ash. Lan An was somewhat surprised. Zhu the mason was educated and his craftsmanship was quite good. Lan An placed 100 coins on the table and left.

When they got home, Guo Ge'er and Brother Xu had already loaded the ox cart and were waiting at the gate of the yard, just waiting for Lan An to get on the cart and they could set off for the county town at any time.

"Ang'er, are you going to the county town? Take me and Brother Lin with you. I'm going to the county town to buy him a hair flower."

"Auntie Wang, that's great. Please come up slowly. Brother Xu and I have something to do in the county town, so Brother Guo asked you to take him out for fun."

Lan An gave Aunt Wang 500 coins and asked her to buy two hair flowers for Guo Ge'er as well, and use the extra money to buy snacks for him and Lin Ge'er.

As soon as they arrived in the county town and parked the ox cart, Aunt Wang took Guo and Lin to go shopping. Lan An took Brother Xu directly to the brick and stone shop.

When the waiter saw Ang'er, he thought he was here to ask for bricks and tiles.

"Sir, the one you ordered has not been cooked yet. Don't worry, we will cook it for you first."

"It's okay. I need to order another batch. There's a lot of materials, so remember them well."

Lanou ordered a large amount of wood and blue bricks, as well as tiles, white lime, ropes, custom-made windows, plaster adhesives, some paintings and carvings, and a lot of soil, charcoal, and bricks for paving the ground.

The waiter thought he had misheard and carefully checked with Lan An several times.

I agreed with the waiter to deliver it to Lianhua Village in three months, and paid one-third of the material price as a deposit, which was about 35 taels.

The waiter smiled and saw Lan An off. Seeing that it was still early, Lan An took Brother Xu to the carpentry workshop to find Boss Xia. Boss Xia had delivered an iron plowshare to him yesterday, but he fell asleep and had not thanked him yet.

"Ang'er, you're here. I went to your house yesterday to tell you some good news, but unfortunately, you weren't at home."

"Well, Brother Xia, just say it directly."

"I've finished the flail you gave me last time. I've used it, and it's just as good as you said. The county magistrate found out and gave me a fifty-liang reward. I was going to give it to you yesterday, but I didn't see you. It's a good opportunity for you to come today, so I'll give you the money."

"Then I would like to thank Brother Xia."

"Ang'er, you came to see me today. Do you have new drawings for me?"

Lan An took out the design drawings he had drawn of the bathroom cabinet, shoe rack, storage box, dining table, living room table, a complete set of sofas, bunk beds, and baby stroller and showed them to Shopkeeper Xia.

"Brother Xia, this is the furniture design I drew recently. I'm going to build a house in a few months and need it. Can you help me make it?"

Shopkeeper Xia took the design and looked at it carefully. He thought it had great commercial value, especially the bunk bed and the stroller.

"Can you sell these to me? 500 taels in total. If you agree, sign the document."

"No problem, but Brother Xia, I won't be drawing new furniture blueprints anytime soon. Please help me finish these things within four months.

I also need two sets of new tables and chairs, three 1.8-meter beds, three sets of wardrobes, three sets of dressing tables, and three sets of bedside tables. I need one set of desks and two sets of desks. So, except for the two sets of sofas in the design, all the other sets will be fine."

"You really don't treat me as an outsider. Okay, I'll personally deliver it to you in four months when I'm done."

"Thank you, Brother Xia. Remember to come find me in Lotus Village in a month. I'll give you the new farm tool map, but it's not ready yet."

Hearing what Lan An said, Shopkeeper Xia immediately smiled and personally escorted Lan An out of the store.

Lan An was also in a good mood. He got 550 taels, and now he has almost 2000 taels.

It is said that people feel refreshed when they are happy. Lan'an planned to go to the east market and buy some fruit trees to plant in the yard. He also planned to find some bamboo. He said he wanted to plant a bamboo forest, but he didn't expect to have an unexpected harvest and found tomatoes.

"Little boss, are you selling this?"

"Sir, you have a good eye. This is an ornamental tree. The red fruit is beautiful. I bought it from the Hu people."

Lan Euan almost believed his lies. If she hadn't seen at a glance that it was a tomato, she would have been fooled by him.

Lan Euan picked a fruit and prepared to take a closer look, and the yellow-haired young man became anxious.

"I can't eat this. It's bitter and astringent."

Lan Euan didn't believe it and tried it immediately. He really didn't listen to the advice and suffered the consequences.

Lan Eucalyptus still spent 500 coins to buy it, and asked the man to develop rare species and send them to Lotus Village, as he wanted them all.

The man was very happy. He didn't expect that there would be a fool who would spend 20 coins to buy something that cost only 500 coins.

Lan An bought some dried fruits and cakes and went to the ox cart. Of course, she did not forget to buy thin quilts. Lan An bought three quilts weighing 6 kilograms each and asked Brother Xu to carry them.

Everyone in the group waited for a long time before Lan Euan finally arrived.

"Anger, what took you so long?"

"I went to East Street and found a new variety, so I bought it."

Everyone looked at the red plant that Blue Gum bought, and they didn't know what it was, and they were all very curious.

“Is this edible?”

“You can’t eat it now.”

"Oh, you can't eat it, but it looks pretty good."

When everyone was present, Brother Xu drove the ox cart to the village.