My delicate husband

After 12 days, the villagers of Lianhua Village worked together and finally installed the waterwheel. After several experiments, the waterwheel successfully produced water, which could not only fully irrigate the farmland, but also the nearby wasteland.

The original irrigation channels have also been widened and deepened to store more water, so there is no need to worry about irrigation problems unless there is a severe drought.

Everyone was very happy. The village chief, the village chief and all the elders unanimously decided to hold a village banquet to celebrate and also to see off the people from the county government.

The villagers had no objections. This was a rare happy event in Lianhua Village in the past 30 years, and the villagers all volunteered to help.

Lan An has not gone out these days and has been reading with Zhang Xiaomo. The quarrel between him and Zhang Xiaohua a few days ago still affected his mood.

Zhang Xiaomo had been soaking in the medicinal bath for nearly ten days. After the last two days, Zhang Xiaomo felt completely exhausted, and just yesterday he vomited some black blood. This distressed Lan An, and if Doctor Zhu hadn't warned her in advance, Lan An would have rushed him to the county town for treatment that very night.

"Anger, you're at home. I haven't seen you recently."

"Uncle Zhang, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"The village is preparing a banquet tonight, remember to come and eat."

"I won't go. I have something to do in the county town."

"Okay, I won't waste your time."

"Is Brother Xu still helping? If he is, please call Uncle Zhang for me."

"Okay, I happen to have something to do."

Many tomatoes in the space were ripe, and Lan'an picked a basket full of tomatoes for Uncle Zhang, asking him to take them home and eat.

When Brother Xu returned home, Lan An had already prepared everything and was waiting for him to drive to the county town. Guo Ge'er insisted on going together, so Lan An took him along.

"Anger, I want to buy some cloth and cotton to make a bigger nest for Xiao Hui. The previous one is too small and uncomfortable."

"Okay, I'll buy you two more bowls so it's easier to feed you water and food."

"Angel, I know you're the best."

Guo Ge'er is much more mature and steady than before, but he still has the heart of a child in front of Lan An. Lan An just goes along with him, as long as he doesn't do anything sneaky, and doesn't ask him to be successful.

In the carriage, a dripping sound was heard from the space. The last time Lan An entered the space, it did not show that the mission was completed. Seeing that it was completed now, Lan An did not care too much.

Suddenly, there was another beep, triggering another random task to help Lotus Village take in refugees.

Lan'an felt that this random task was inexplicable, and there was no mention of rewards, so Lan'an chose to close his eyes and rest.

Outside Yunling County, many refugees gathered, and officials were enforcing the law at the city gate. Guo Geer looked at those skinny children and couldn't bear to speak.

"Ang'er, look at those people, they are so pitiful."

Lan Euan just glanced at him coldly and ignored Guo Ge'er.

"Ang'er, can we still enter the city? Those people are so pitiful, can we help them?"

"I don't know. I'll ask later. The county magistrate will make arrangements for this person. He doesn't need your kindness."

Guo Ge'er pouted. He knew that what An Ge'er said made sense, but he still felt that An Ge'er was too cold, as if An Ge'er didn't care about anything except his brother.

The ox cart was heading towards the city gate when an official rudely stopped it. He was about to expel it impatiently, but when he saw it was Lan Eucalyptus, his attitude became much more friendly.

"Young Master, you'd better go back. You can't go into the city now if you have nothing to do."

"I know, but I have an urgent matter to attend to in the county town. Can you please let me pass?"

Lan An took out two taels of silver and gave it to the leading yamen runner.

"Then you should hurry in and out, young master. There are quite a few new refugees arriving today."

"Okay. We'll go into town and be out in a bit."

The official accepted Lan An's money and knew that Lan An's identity was not simple, so he couldn't help but give him a few reminders.

"Several counties in the south suffered heavy losses from floods, and a large number of refugees have fled to our north. Hundreds of people are now pouring into our county every day. The county magistrate has been very worried recently. According to the higher-ups, all refugees will be accepted. I guess the village will also be forced to squeeze in a lot of people. Young Master, your family should prepare more food and medicinal herbs."

"Thank you all, my lords. I will go into the city first."

"You're welcome, young master, please go into the city."

Lan An was a little impatient. The random tasks in this space were really good. It felt really bad to be forced to do things by others. Lan An took another look at the refugees. There were so many people, and it was a joke for one county to accept them all.

"Ang'er, is there something serious going on?"

"It's okay, the county magistrate will take care of it. Let's go about our business."

Lan An entered the county town and took Guo Ge'er directly to the grocery store. As expected, the price of rice and flour increased by two cents per pound, and the quantity was not much.

Lan Euan didn't hesitate and bought 200 kilograms of coarse rice and flour, and 100 kilograms of fine rice and flour.

I'm still getting to know the grocery store owner, and he's a straightforward guy, so he quickly prepared the blue eucalyptus for me.

Lan An bought a set of tea sets, a set of plates, two cans of soybean oil, and five pieces of soap, paid the money and went to the market.

"Angel, did we buy too much?"

"More is better. The county town will probably be in chaos for a few days."

Lan An arrived at the market, but maybe it was a little late and there were not many vegetables in the market. Lan An finally bought two chickens and a duck, spending 200 coins. The prices of things were all going up, and Lan An had a bad feeling.

Guo Ge'er was thinking about making a nest for Xiao Hui, so the group went to a garment store. Lan An specially bought a few more pieces of cloth, three pieces of linen and three pieces of cotton cloth. He also asked for three 6-jin spring quilts and bought 30 jin of pure cotton.

After buying almost everything, Lan An went to Chunqiutang. There were a lot of people in Chunqiutang today. Lan An found Doctor Zhu and bought some medicine to treat high fever and cold, and asked him to come to her house to take her pulse tomorrow.

Everything was arranged, and Lan'an didn't delay for a moment and hurried out of the city and back to the village.

On the way back to the village, I met Constable Peng. He was walking in a hurry, probably because he had received some instructions.

Lan Euan knew without thinking that things were going to get chaotic, and hoped that it wouldn't affect his life.

"Ang'er, was that Brother Peng who just passed by? He was in such a hurry, is something big going to happen?"

"Brother Guo, you're a little annoying, shut up."

Lan'an's tone was a little impatient, and Guo Ge'er shut up obediently. Lan'an restrained his emotions. Although he felt a little uneasy, all he could do now was to let things take their course and wait patiently.

When we returned to the village, the villagers were still busy. Although the people from the county government had left, the installation of the waterwheel was something worth celebrating for the whole village. Everyone was looking forward to having a big meal and some drinks.

After returning home, Lan'an packed up his things and called everyone together for a brief meeting.

"Except Brother Xiaomo, do you all know the reason why I called the meeting?"

"Is this about the refugees from Yunling County, An'er?"

"Brother Xu, that's why. I think taxes might have to be increased, or there might be a large number of refugees in the villages soon. In short, be careful these days and don't go out casually to avoid contracting the virus.

I bought some more food this time. You all know that rice prices have risen when you went to the county town with me today. If nothing unexpected happens, they will continue to rise sharply. Brother Xu, please go and remind the village chief.

I want to emphasize for the last time that I don't want you to make decisions on your own and affect our lives."

After saying this, Lan An went back to the room with Zhang Xiaomo. He was very annoyed and just wanted to be with Zhang Xiaomo.

"An An, are there many refugees in the county?"

"Yes, I feel like the county government is going to be in chaos. Our county magistrate is a bit too soft-hearted."

"Brother Xiaomo, let me nibble on you."

"An An, be gentle."

In the evening, Brother Xu took Guo Ge'er to a celebration banquet. Lan An didn't go, so he made chicken soup for Zhang Xiaomo, adding a small piece of ginseng. After dinner, the two of them took a walk in the yard, and Zhang Xiaomo took a medicinal bath and went to sleep.

Zhang Xiaomo vomited blood again today. Lan An was a little annoyed. He always felt that something bad was going to happen and felt inexplicably irritated.

There was a celebration banquet in the village, and most of the villagers had arrived. The village chief was also a bit temperamental and drank quite a lot.

“Today, almost all the villagers are here, so I will just say a few words.

Although Ang'er didn't come, we all should remember the contributions he made to Lotus Village in the past two or three months.

From today on, with this waterwheel, we no longer have to worry about droughts, and I no longer have to worry about being looked down upon by Jinshui Village. Let's have a drink together and don't leave until we're drunk."

Brother Xu also remembered what Lan An said, and mentioned it to the village chief in a tactful way, asking him to notify the villagers to go to the county town to buy food. However, the village chief was a little drunk and did not take it seriously.

Most of the villagers in Lianhua Village did not have enough food left, so they could only live frugally and survive until the autumn harvest.

Fortunately, every household had dug up a lot of wild vegetables and stored them up. As long as there are no special circumstances, they can still last for a while.

"Zhang Xiaohua, did you hear what the village chief said? Your brother doesn't consider you a family member. You're really stupid for breaking off the relationship with him just because of twenty taels of silver."

"What happens to him in the future has nothing to do with me. I've already written the letter of severance."

"You're so stupid! With your brother's health, he won't live long. All the things you don't want from him will end up in the hands of that money-losing guy, Guo Ge'er."

"Grandma, I'm telling you, don't worry about my money. That's what I gave to Little Stone."

Zhang Xiaohua now has money and is more confident. Sun Fengshi is angry but dares not offend her. She can only eat the meat on the table. Zhang Xiaohua looked at Guo Ge'er coldly, with a hint of resentment in her eyes. She pinched her palm with her fingers and said no more.