My delicate husband

Chapter 53 The County Magistrate Calls All Village Heads to a Meeting

Lan Euan got up early today, probably because he had something on his mind. He didn't sleep well last night and even had a nightmare.

Brother Xu and Brother Guo went to the back mountain to cut bamboo. The chicken coop in the backyard had not been repaired for a long time and there was a hole in it. Brother Xu planned to build a new one. Brother Guo was bored at home, so he went with them.

There was warm porridge on the stove. After washing up, Lan An added a bowl to eat. The porridge was a bit thick, and Lan An didn't like it very much. There was some chicken soup in the clay pot yesterday, so Lan An made some simple chicken noodle soup for Zhang Xiaomo.

Little Huihui may have smelled the aroma of meat, and stumbled towards Lan Eucalyptus. The puppy was very cute, staring at Lan Eucalyptus with his round, wet eyes. However, he had pooped in the living room, and the smell was a bit strong. Lan Eucalyptus nodded behind him angrily.

The puppy's stomach is relatively fragile, and the porridge is still quite hot, so Lan Eucalyptus secretly added some to heat it up, measured the temperature, and poured some chicken soup and porridge into its bowl. Xiao Hui drank it happily, wagging its little tail and circling around Lan Eucalyptus, very cute and adorable. Lan Eucalyptus happily rubbed its belly.

As soon as the morning hour arrived, many villagers came to Lan'an Courtyard.

"Angel, it looks like we're going to help you build a kitchen."

"Okay, just follow Zhu Ni's instructions. Brother Xu hasn't come back yet."

"Hey, your dog is really good looking, so chubby."

"Brother Guo really treasures it."

"These few days, I'll just steam some buns for everyone to eat, but I'll increase your wages by five cents a day. Is that okay with you?"

"It's okay, the steamed buns are pretty good, and there's also processing fees."

"That's right, who would hire someone to do four dishes and one soup? You were too polite before."

Lan An chatted briefly with the villagers, and everyone went to work on their own initiative.

The new kitchen was well-renovated. Lan'an specially added a counter and built three stoves, two large and one small. The small one was used for cooking, and the large one was used for boiling water and cooking.

In addition, a small stove was also built, mainly used to boil medicine for Zhang Xiaomo, and to stew soup when nothing else happened.

The new kitchen is twice as big as the previous one. Lan An also left a large window to make the kitchen brighter and built a spacious countertop to make cutting vegetables more convenient.

The warehouse next to it is intended to be used to store firewood and some farm tools. The granary is also placed inside, but there is no grain.

I am most satisfied with the toilet with blue eucalyptus. Once it is completed, I will no longer have to use the previous toilet. It has a strong smell and many mosquitoes. I really hate blue eucalyptus. Every time I go to the toilet, I hesitate for a long time and will not go in unless it is absolutely necessary.

"It will be all done in a week or so."

"Thank you, Zhu Nijiang. I still need your help."

"It's okay, it's all my job."

Brother Xu and Brother Guo came back soon, and Xiao Hui ran towards Brother Guo happily.

"Brother Xu, I'll leave the supervision to you. I'll wait for Doctor Zhu to come."

"Ang'er, don't worry."

"Brother Guo, you have to teach Xiao Hui how to use the toilet as soon as possible."

"I know, Ange."

It was almost noon when Doctor Zhu arrived, looking a little haggard.

"Doctor Zhu, thank you for the hard work."

"No problem, I'll go check your pulse now."

Doctor Zhu carefully took Zhang Xiaomo's pulse and nodded with some satisfaction.

"You've recovered well. Your meridians are more unobstructed than before, and some toxins have been eliminated. But are you vomiting blood?"

"I've been vomiting in recent days."

"It's okay, vomiting blood is a good thing. Some of the poison has been deposited in the body for a long time, so we need to take our time.

I'll give you the remaining medicine. Just finish this course of treatment with peace of mind. The next course should be able to start smoothly.

I am 6% sure given my current physical condition.

Take him out for a walk when you have nothing to do, and don't let him lie in bed all the time.

Remember not to be depressed, but to relax.

I'll be back in the city after this. There's been a lot going on in the county lately, so you guys should be careful."

"Okay, thank you, Doctor Zhu. I'll take you out."

Lan An specially paid two more taels of silver, and was really grateful to Doctor Zhu for making this trip. Hearing that Zhang Xiaomo's health had improved, Lan An felt a little relieved.

"Brother Xiaomo, your health is getting better and better. I'm so happy."

"I'm happy too, An An."

"Brother Xiaomo, I'll walk around the yard with you twice every day after dinner, okay?"

"Okay. I'll listen to An An."

Lan'an's guess was correct. Prices in Yunling County rose across the board. Brown rice and flour cost 8 wen per catty, and refined rice and flour rose directly to 20 wen per catty.

Because the county magistrate chose to receive refugees, the number of refugees at the city gate tower increased day by day. In order to prevent unrest in the county, the county magistrate issued a purchase limit order, and each person could not purchase more than 50 kilograms of food at one time.

However, there is not much food left in the county town. The county magistrate forcibly purchased food from the grain stores to help the refugees, but it was a drop in the bucket. Now he plans to forcibly collect food from the villagers.

There were more refugees outside the city, and they had high fever and vomiting. The county magistrate arranged for a doctor from Chunqiutang to diagnose and prescribe medicine, but the medicine in Chunqiutang was not enough.

Uncle Zhang went to the county government office for a meeting. He now regrets it very much. Lan An reminded him to buy food, but he actually delayed the important matter because he drank too much.

Lan An doesn't know the specific situation in the county town yet, so he plans to disinfect his home now. There are people coming and going at home every day, so it's not very safe.

Lan Euan took out the mugwort leaves that had been dried earlier and planned to fumigate the house. He also took out the unused alcohol and sprinkled some in various corners of the house.

"Anger, what are you burning? It smells terrible."

"I'm going to disinfect the house. Brother Guo, please don't go out casually these days."

"I got it."

"Tonight we will wash the jujubes and the whole family will bathe in mugwort water. Remember to boil the water."

"An An, are you too nervous?"

"Brother Xiaomo, I always feel like there will be an epidemic."

"An An, it's okay."

Lan Eucalyptus was not idle either. She dried the newly bought quilts and took out the bed sheets to dry them to kill bacteria.

"Brother Xiaomo, you are not allowed to go out unless I accompany you."

"I know, An An, I'll do as you say."

For lunch, Lan'an asked Aunt Wang to steam buns. She steamed about eighty of them. The villagers didn't say anything. They were happy as long as they were full.

Lan An prepared meals for him separately. In this special period, he had to strictly control Zhang Xiaomo's diet. The other people in the family became nervous because of Lan An and also paid more attention to the refugee issue.

Lan Euan went to look around the new kitchen again, but he forgot one very important thing: he didn't buy a pot to match the stove.

Lan An had no choice but to go to the village blacksmith Feng to see if he could help make two pots.

The two old men also agreed, but it would take a month, which was a bit long. Lan An was in a hurry to use it, so he could only go to the space for daily necessities and buy a big pot and a small pot. It turned out that there was another pot in the kitchen, so it was okay to make do with it.

Lan'an didn't know how to cook, so he had to ask Aunt Wang for help. Lan'an also exchanged some Isatis root. He planned to let his family drink a cup every day, and Xiaohui also wanted to drink it.

Lan An plans to change the bedding at home in the next two days. She had changed it once before, but recently Zhang Xiaomo always sweats and wets the bedding when he sleeps, so Lan An plans to change it to a six-jin bedding.

There were many beddings that needed to be washed and dried, and winter clothes also needed to be taken out and dried again. Lan'an was afraid that something might happen, so he packed up everything that needed to be packed up. Guo Ge'er and Lan'an were not spared either, and asked him to help.

"Anger, you've been a little nervous lately, relax a little."

"Brother Xu, I can't relax. Zhang Xiaomo is too weak. I can't accept him getting into an accident."

“Are you sure there will be an epidemic?”

"definitely will."

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