My delicate husband

These past two days, Brother Xia had a very difficult time as it took him a long time to appease County Magistrate Wu. County Magistrate Wu looked at the existing refugees in Yunling County and found that each of them looked decent, so he felt less resentful towards Brother Xia.

In order to resettle the refugees as quickly as possible, Brother Xia discussed with County Magistrate Wu and temporarily built a platform for blind dates. In order to better integrate the refugees into various villages, matchmaking was the only faster method, and the county magistrate's marriage approval was more guaranteed.

The platform was built near Lianhua Village. Brother Xia also thought about it. Maybe he would need Brother An's help to think of a solution when the time comes.

The platform was built and all village heads received notices. All eligible men and women were required to participate. The village heads, village heads, and elders of each village had to participate, and the parents of eligible men and women had to be present.

This matchmaking wasn't divided by village, but by age. The matchmaking lasted ten days and was quite grand, with a lion dance troupe and firecrackers, showing how much the county magistrate valued it.

The county magistrate also posted a document, stating that all men and women who successfully matched up would receive one hundred coins each, and the county magistrate would arrange marriages and handle household registration on the spot. He would also give them two acres of wasteland, but they had to reclaim the wasteland themselves, and no taxes would be levied in the first five years.

Upon hearing the news, some older unmarried men and women were quite happy. Except for the head of Jinshui Village, all other village heads had no objection to this large-scale matchmaking and were willing to cooperate. Uncle Zhang was also very happy. It was the first time he saw the head of Jinshui Village so angry, and the frustration of these days suddenly seemed worth it.

Lan An was probably the second person with a black face besides the village chief of Jinshui Village. He was speechless. There were not enough matchmakers in Yunling County, and the county magistrate specially invited him to the scene. He couldn't refuse even if he wanted to, after all, he was just an ordinary citizen.

Guo Ge'er was still quite curious and wanted to go with Lan'an. Lan'an knew that he liked to watch the fun and did not refuse.

On the first day of matchmaking, the county magistrate sat in the middle of the stage, with Brother Xia sitting next to him. Sitting in the two rows on the left and right were the village heads and elders, and Lan An also sat below.

This time, all the famous matchmakers in Yunling County were present, and Lan An also saw Matchmaker Wang. When Matchmaker Wang saw Lan An, her expression changed and she showed a flattering smile, but Lan An just glanced at her coldly.

"Okay, let's get started."

The county magistrate spoke in a deep voice. It was the first time for the villagers to come into such close contact with an official. They were shocked by the county magistrate's majesty. The crowd that was originally a little noisy suddenly quieted down.

It was quite awkward for a moment. After all, no one would do a matchmaking in public. Moreover, the county magistrate was staring coldly at them the whole time. Everyone felt a little uncomfortable, and the matchmaker didn't know how to deal with it. Everyone looked at each other, at a loss.

"Anger, please take the lead."

Lan An looked at Brother Xia speechlessly. He didn't want to sit here and waste time. He just wanted to stay with Zhang Xiaomo.

"Okay, Brother Xia, I'll show you my ugliness."

Lan An asked Brother Xia for the list, took a quick look at it, and had an idea in his mind.

"Then all the single men over 20 years old, please get ready. I'll call your name and come to the stage. Briefly introduce yourself. Your parents will be standing in the back."

Lan'an called up twenty men at once. Everyone was very reserved at first, but fortunately the matchmakers on the stage were all capable, and with their sweet talk, the atmosphere became lively.

Lan An randomly called fifteen brothers and five sisters and asked them to explain the situation, just like before.

"Okay, I've got a rough idea of ​​what's going on. If you're interested, just tell me. You can ask three questions."

With the matchmaker's encouragement, more and more people started asking questions, and the results were pretty good. Lan An obviously felt that four or five couples had fallen in love with each other.

"Alright, Constable Peng will give each man a willow branch, and Constable Wang will give each man a dogtail grass. Those who like each other will exchange them and then stand together. Each village will go to their respective elders to register, and the village chief will stamp your application. Once the application is completed, the county magistrate will help you register your household registration and issue a marriage certificate. Once you're ready to sign your fingerprints, Manager Xia and the legal advisor will give you silver."

Lan An gave a brief explanation, and then he planned to call out the names, and then he would just do it once the process was smooth.

County Magistrate Wu couldn't help but look at An Ge'er twice. He was calm in the face of danger and had a quick mind. He was indeed a rare talent. Moreover, his appearance was also outstanding. If he hadn't known that he had a husband, he would have thought that Runzhi would like him.

As expected by Lan An, there were six pairs. Lan An did not let these people go down, but called out their names again to fill their positions.

Gradually, everyone became less reserved, and those who were interested would go directly to Lan'an and tell him/her, and Lan'an would tell them to go directly to the village to register and just cross out their names here.

By the end of the first day, there were 117 pairs. The county magistrate was very satisfied with this and his attitude towards Brother Xia became much better.

In the next few days, things went much more smoothly. Not only were refugees marrying off with villagers, but also with people from various villages. After all, these were state-assigned marriages, and the government not only gave money but also did not require any dowry. This was a great thing for the vast majority of villagers who could not afford the dowry.

Some of the young people who could not be together because of the bride price were successfully together with the help of this matchmaking.

The villagers at that time had no idea that every year at this time, young men and women from Yunling County to Nianling who wanted to get married would come here to meet each other, and this became the place where many people from Yunling County would express their love.

After ten days, a total of 1586 couples were formed. The village heads reached a rare consensus and allowed these newlyweds to get married at the same time, and the county magistrate was also willing to officiate their weddings.

On April 12th, Yunling County held its first city-wide carnival. More than a thousand couples got married, and all the villages were decorated with joy. Everyone had the honor of attending a banquet for tens of thousands of people for the first time. This day also became the city celebration day of Yunling County. Everyone was very grateful to the county magistrate, especially the refugees who fled here. The population of Yunling County also increased steadily in the following years, becoming the largest county in Youbei County.

As for the remaining unmarried young refugees, the county magistrate assigned them the task of digging canals and repairing city defenses. After all, there were only about 500 of them, so they were easy to assign and control. Among them, 20 people with good physical fitness and knowledge were selected to serve as yamen runners in the county government office.

The matchmaking successfully resettled the refugees, which convinced the county magistrate that Lan An's method was feasible. He then spent another two days looking for adoptive parents for the child. Because they had one or two taels of silver, some couples really couldn't have children, and some villagers were willing to adopt the child. After all, the county government provided free household registration.

More than 1500 of the children were adopted, and the remaining children were evenly distributed in the resettlement houses in the village. There were also about single adults who had not found a partner, who could just take care of these children. However, they had to find a way to feed them. Compared to the original plan to accept hundreds of people, each village now had less than a hundred people, and the village chief could accept them all.

The refugee issue has been resolved, but the biggest concern now is the food problem. The county magistrate thought about it for a long time and decided to forcibly collect grain and taxes. The government office was already in a deficit situation and relied on Brother Xia for support. What is even more worrying now is that there is no food and they can't buy food even if they spend money.

Many counties experienced food shortages, but Yunling County did not suffer from food shortages due to the fair actions of the county magistrate. However, even with the efforts to control food prices, they still rose significantly, mainly due to food shortages.

The villages are bustling with new faces. Those who have married new wives or found new husbands bring their people out to meet their neighbors, and they sit and chat with each other. The Zhang family has several waves of people coming every day.

Lan An had no choice but to receive them personally. Guo Ge'er was still too young and Brother Xu was a man, so there was no other way but for Lan An to come. Fortunately, the excitement lasted only for two or three days and then gradually calmed down. Then he began to worry about the food problem.

Lan An also felt that the family needed to find a capable woman. It would be better to let a woman do the work of receiving the aunts, as he did not have that much patience.

It’s just a pity that the house at home is too small to accommodate us, and buying a new one will be a matter for the future.

"An An, you must be tired."

"Brother Xiaomo, you don't know how scary those aunts are."

"An An, if Mom were still alive, I would do the same and take you to meet many people. You are so nice, Mom must like you very much."

"Yeah, I'm really good, they will definitely like me. Brother Xiaomo, do you miss mom?"

"It's okay, I'm just worried that An An will feel wronged."

"I'll feel wronged if I ask you, Brother Xiaomo, you dote on me so much."

"You are my husband, An An, I will treat you well for the rest of my life.