My delicate husband

At the hour of Mao the next day, all the villagers of Lianhua Village got up. With smiles on their faces, they gathered at the entrance of the village, waiting for people from the county government to come.

Lan An did not join in the fun. He lost control of his emotions yesterday and was a little scared after he came to his senses. He was afraid that Zhang Xiaomo was afraid of him, but that was not the case. She just stuck to him even more and gave him a sense of security.

Zhang Xiaomo leaned against the head of the bed and read a book, while Lan An also took out a notebook and looked through it. The two of them accompanied each other silently. At this moment, the time in this room was peaceful and quiet.

Around noon, the officials from the county government arrived. After Anger left yesterday, Manager Xia had a long conversation with Magistrate Wu. Eventually, the magistrate called a meeting of all the county government officials and ultimately decided that the government would pay for waterwheel repairs in the ten most populous villages in Yunling County.

The county yamen was temporarily short-staffed, and by the time Constable Peng finished his work, it was too late for him to arrive at Lianhua Village. The village chief was nervous about hosting a county yamen official for the first time, and after much deliberation, he decided to let Guo Ge'er invite Lan An.

"Ang'er, the village chief asked me to call you. Someone from the county government is here."

"Okay, I'll go there now."

Although Lan An was unhappy, he still followed Guo Ge'er. This time, there were five people from the county government, led by an acquaintance - Constable Peng.

"Brother Peng, you've worked hard all the way here."

"Don't be so polite, An Ge'er, this is what I should do."

Lan An also knew that Manager Xia was being so polite to him because of him, so Lan An still gave everyone two taels of silver every day. If the money could reduce some trouble, Lan An would be happy to do so.

The people from the county government were a little scared at first, but eventually they happily took the money and repeatedly assured that the waterwheel would be installed as soon as possible.

"You arrange for some people to come over and cut some wood and bamboo.

There were some important parts on the car, and someone was asked to move them down.

The village chief will take us to the fields, and we will measure and find a suitable location for installation."

The village chief immediately gathered all the young people in the village and arranged tasks.

The waterwheel structure mainly includes the following parts, and the installation is not very complicated.

Mainly waterwheel impeller, water diversion device, transmission mechanism, supporting structure, sluice gate and regulating valve.

Waterwheel: Usually made of wood or bamboo, it is the heart of the waterwheel. It is equipped with blades that are driven by the impact of the water flow.

Water diversion device: used to guide water to the waterwheel impeller. Common water diversion devices include water troughs, water pipes, etc.

Transmission mechanism: transmits the rotation of the waterwheel wheel to other working parts, such as the millstone of the mill, the irrigation water dragon, etc.

Support structure: Waterwheels usually require a stable support structure, such as a wooden frame, stone piers, etc., to ensure their stable operation.

Sluice gates and regulating valves: used to control the size and speed of water flow to meet different work requirements.

Led by people from the county government, some of the young people in the village went to dig stones, some went to the back mountain to cut elm trees, and some went to the bamboo forest to cut bamboo. Everyone was full of energy and busy.

The women in the village were also busy, bringing in vegetables, rice, and flour. Anger bought another 200 eggs, enough for the next few days. The village chief's family also built an extra stove to prepare large meals.

Seeing that no one needed his help, Anger went to the village winery and ordered 20 cans, and had them delivered directly to the village chief's house. After finishing his work, he went home.

"Anger, why are you back so early?"

"Anyway, there's nothing else that needs me. I came back early because I wanted to be with Brother Xiaomo."

"I miss An An too."

"The kitchen is almost done. The toilet is more complicated and will take three or four days. The small warehouse will be quicker, just two days, but it will probably take another week or so."

But everyone is helping to install the windmill, so they probably won’t have time to help us build the kitchen anytime soon, so we’ll probably have to wait a little longer.”

"It's okay. An An, don't worry."

"I'm fine. Brother Xiaomo, I'm only worried about your pulse diagnosis right now. Everything else is fine."

"Don't worry An An, I'm taking your pulse. Everything will be fine. Trust me."

"Okay, I want to go to Uncle Feng's house in the north of the village to buy some kitchen knives and machetes. Brother Xu is busy, so I have to go. I also want to take the old hatchet from home and ask Uncle Feng to help me fix it. Chopping wood is a bit difficult now."

"Okay, An An, go now. Don't get lost. Come back early."

"I know. Brother Xu has been at our house for about a month now. Let's buy him something. He's been doing pretty well."

"You want to make me jealous, don't you?"

"No, the quilt in his room is not good enough. Let's go to town in a few days and buy two quilts. We can also buy two thinner ones and two sets of clothes while we are at it."

"Okay. An An, go sell the kitchen knives and remember to come back early."

Lan An took the knife from home and went out. Blacksmith Feng lived far away, and Lan An had been walking for quarter of an hour but still hadn't reached his destination.

"You know, it's so far away. Let Brother Zhang Xu come. It's much more convenient for him to drive the ox cart."

Another quarter of an hour passed and we finally arrived.

"Uncle Feng, are you home?"

"Here it comes, it's An Ge'er."

"I'm here to buy two kitchen knives, a machete, and an axe. Take a look at what I have in my hands. Can you help me fix it?"

"It's okay, you're just dull, I can help you fix it."

"Thank you, Uncle Feng, but why do you live in such a remote place?"

"It's a long time ago. Back then, my family was poor, and we weren't really related. He and I had a good relationship, so we agreed to spend our lives together. But back then, it wasn't easy to understand. There was a lot of gossip in the village, so we chose to live in a remote place. This is quite normal now, but except for the poor, most people would marry a brother or sister."

"It was not easy for you back then. But you two have a really good relationship. I hope that Zhang Xiaomo and I can have such a good relationship in the future."

Lan An chatted with Grandpa Feng for a while. A quarter of an hour later, Grandpa Feng helped Lan An sharpen his kitchen knife and machete.

Lan'an took the things, thanked politely and went home.

The sunset in the evening is very beautiful, and the Lotus Village is very peaceful under the sunset.