My delicate husband

The order to collect grain was still issued. The village chief notified everyone one day in advance, catching everyone off guard. Everyone was immersed in the cheerful atmosphere and almost forgot about collecting grain and paying taxes.

Lan An was a little anxious when he heard the news. Lan An didn't have to worry about the rice problem. Although there was no granary at home, there was space. However, the quality of the rice in the space was too high, so he couldn't hand it over directly.

Too many things have happened recently, and Lan An is always worried about Zhang Xiaomo's health. He has been in the space for a very short time. He then realized that he had not sold the grain and vegetables he had harvested before. The space has become bigger, and there is no reminder of random tasks. It seems that all the previous random tasks have been completed.

There were no forests in the space before, but now there are forests. It seems that animals can be raised. As expected, an animal species was unlocked, a little wild boar. Lan Euan thought about it and decided to spend two taels to buy one. He would just raise it, and he didn't have to eat it.

The spiritual spring water became larger again, and its color was clearer than before. There was white mist on it, which was much more advanced than before.

The number of rice fields did not increase, but with an extra acre of land, more vegetables and fruits could be grown. Lan An found that in addition to the potatoes and corn he had chosen, there were also peanuts and watermelons. Lan An did not think much about it and filled the land with plants.

Lan'an hadn't eaten potatoes for a long time, so she planned to make mashed potatoes for Zhang Xiaomo and make some corn soup at the same time. Zhang Xiaomo's appetite has improved recently, so Lan'an has been finding even more ways to cook for him.

Lan An checked his task bar. It was only 8 percent complete. Even playing it down had already completed 8 percent. He was quite surprised. Lan An also traded some of his rice and vegetables for silver. Although he no longer worried about silver, he still enjoyed the feeling of having more money.

Lan Euan put all the mature rice into the small granary at home, which could only hold 12-denier rice. Lan Euan did not force it, as 12-denier was quite a lot.

Lan An looked at the small treasury and saw that there were more than two thousand three hundred taels of silver. He was really happy, but happy times are always short. Before he had the chance to share his happiness with Zhang Xiaomo, someone started to bother him.

Lan Euan was still busy when the village chief came to visit.

"Ang'er, we're going to collect grain tomorrow. Is your family prepared?"

"Not yet, Village Chief, do you have something to talk to me about?"

"This is not a big deal. I thought about it and it's best to find you."

"Then tell me quickly. I have to be busy too. I have to prepare food later."

"Ang'er, let me be frank. More than half of the people in the village are short of food. I want to ask you to find a solution."

"Uncle Zhang, you can't expect me to produce enough food for half the village by myself."

Lan An's attitude was a little bad. He was really being taken advantage of. The village chief was also a little dissatisfied when his intention was exposed. This An Ge'er was really becoming less and less concerned about his face.

"I'm just looking for you to think of a solution. You have a wide network of contacts."

"Village chief, do you know the food situation in other villages?"

"Well, I know that. Except for Jinshui Village, I suspect all the villages may not be able to pay the full amount of grain. The autumn harvest is still more than four months away, and life is difficult for the farmers."

"If all the villages can't pay, what can I do? If not, I can go to Jinshui Village to buy some food."

"Ang'er, you know that apart from your village, there are few wealthy families right now, and we'll have to pay taxes soon."

"Then I have no choice, Village Chief. If the village needs help, I will help as much as I can, but I'm not a fool."

Lan'an refused bluntly. The village chief was very unhappy about being insulted. He glared at Lan'an with dissatisfaction and left.

"Anger, what's wrong with the village chief?"

"Come to me to solve the food problem."

"But there's no food in my granary."

After hearing what Brother Xu said, Lan An felt a little guilty. He didn't know what he had done to make the village chief think he was a good person. He was doing all this just for Zhang Xiaomo.

"Brother Xu, go to Aunt Wang's house and help me exchange some rice. Bring 30 kilograms of brown rice, 10 kilograms of brown flour, and 20 kilograms of fine grains. Aunt Wang will agree."

"Okay, Ange'er, I actually think you've given too much to this village. It's not good for you to do this."

"Brother Xu, I know, but I can only say that I have no choice."

Brother Xu took a look at Lan An and went to exchange the rice. Lan An bit his cheek unhappily and felt a little irritated. He wanted to go find Zhang Xiaomo to cling to him.

Lan An walked into the room and without saying much, buried himself in Zhang Xiaomo's arms. He then stripped Zhang Xiaomo's clothes with some hatred and sucked on her collarbone. The violence in Lan An's heart was curbed and he calmed down a lot.

"An An, why are you unhappy?"

Zhang Xiaomo hadn't seen Lan'an so excited for a long time, so she quickly hugged him tightly and pinched his earlobes, which were pink and tender, so cute.

"The village chief came to talk to me about the grain collection, and then we had a little conflict."

"An An, it's okay. You've done enough. It's the villagers who rely too much on you."

"Don't blame me for not helping them."

"An An, you have no obligation to help them."

"But they helped you before."

"But didn't An An help me pay it back?"

"Brother Xiaomo, I want to find a place where there's no one around, just the two of us, to live a good life."

"Okay, I'll go with An An wherever he goes. Don't bother me."

"I said I'd make you something delicious today."

"You can do it tomorrow. Now I'll coax you. Bite gently. It hurts, my husband. I like it that much."

"I really like Zhang Xiaomo. I'll go crazy if I don't eat him for a day."

"Scare you~"

Lan An stayed with Zhang Xiaomo for a long time before getting up. He had to go make dinner, and it would be too late to make soup if he was any later.

Brother Xu is back, and Aunt Wang is following behind him.

"Auntie Wang, why are you here?"

"Ang'er, you are too polite. You brought so much food to exchange with me. If this is not enough, I will give you another half a day."

"Auntie, why do you have so much food left? The village chief came to me today and told me that most families can't afford it."

Aunt Wang rolled her eyes after hearing this

"Tsk, that old man is so cunning, he just thinks you're easy to talk to. There are many people in the village who have stockpiled food, but they're not as stupid as you. Just wait, it will definitely be resolved."

"How do you say this?"

"You don't understand. If you can't pay the grain this time, the officials will make trouble for you during the autumn harvest. They'll find fault with you and the village chief will take care of it. Let me tell you, it's a very complicated situation."

The two chatted for a while, and Lan'an went to prepare the food. Lan'an first made the corn soup, and then started to fry potato and yam cakes. He also specially made a bowl of cold shepherd's purse and stir-fried some spinach.

Lan An has made a discovery. Now everyone in the family is quite picky about food and doesn't like to eat vegetables. Lan An thinks this is a bad habit and needs to be changed.

Seeing two plates of green leafy vegetables on the table, Guo Ge'er's face turned green. Zhang Xiaomo also looked at Lan Euan with some pity. However, Brother Xu looked normal.

"No way, An Ge'er, you're just eating this? We don't have any rice left, and you're just eating this bread. Are you out of money?"

"Grain and taxes are going to be collected soon, and there's no extra money."

"That's fine."

Lan An looked and saw that the soup was almost ready, so he made a big bowl of it. Zhang Xiaomo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the soup.

"Anger, why is the pork rib soup so sweet today? What's that yellow thing?"

"Zhang Xiaoguo, you talk too much today."

After dinner, Lan An accompanied Zhang Xiaomo for a run in the yard. The water for the medicinal bath was still boiling. Zhang Xiaomo liked the corn tortilla very much and drank a lot of pork rib soup, so he felt a little full.

Lan An didn't expect that even though he had clearly rejected the village chief, the village chief still had the audacity to bring so many people here.

"Village chief, why did you bring so many people to see me?"

Lan An's tone was obviously unfriendly. The village chief pretended not to know and just smiled and said

"The villagers all trust you and want your help to find a solution to the grain collection issue."

"You saw it too. I borrowed from my neighbor. Uncle Zhang, there are so many families in the village, there must be some with more food on hand."

"There are a few, but they want you to be a guarantor."

"Uncle Zhang, you are the village chief, and if you are not qualified enough to guarantee it, how can I be a guarantee? Not to mention whether my family has food."

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment, and Zhang Xiaomo coughed at the right time. Lan An was a little panicked and ignored the village chief. He immediately helped the man into the room.

"Are you okay? Why are you still coughing?"

"An An, it's okay. I'm just worried that you'll be embarrassed."

"Don't do this next time. I'll worry myself to death."

Lan An left, and the village chief had no choice. If anything happened to Zhang Xiaomo, according to Lan An's personality, everyone in the yard today would have to drink a pot of wine.

The village chief had no choice but to take these people away. In fact, he also had a solution, but he felt it was a bit troublesome. Besides, Lan An has always been easy to talk to, and the village chief is used to it.

After Zhang Xiaomo finished taking the medicinal bath and went to bed to rest, Lan An took out five dan of grain from the small granary and added it together with the grain from Aunt Wang's house, making a total of six dan. Brother Xu was required to deliver the grain tomorrow. Lan An did not plan to go out, he wanted to sleep in.

"Ang'er, our family doesn't need to pay so much."

"It smells like the extra money is paid on behalf of the resettlement housing, just doing our bit."

"you?"

"To prevent anyone from looking for me."

Brother Xu nodded and said it was okay.

After this bath, Zhang Xiaomo had been taking a medicinal bath for almost a month. Today, he accidentally added too much blue eucalyptus spring water, nearly one-third. Zhang Xiaomo had a strong reaction to this bath, and it felt like needles were poking him all over his body, densely packed.

He also felt an unprecedented heartache, as if he had lost the love of his life.

He clenched his teeth tightly to prevent himself from groaning. His treasure was now guarding him outside the screen, and he had to hold on and grab the treasure he had spent his entire life trying to catch.

Two quarters of an hour seemed unprecedentedly long, and various scenes of An An appeared in his mind.

An An, who looked at him with eyes full of love, An An who would shed tears because of heartache for him, An An whose whole body flushed when he kissed her, An An who acted coquettishly towards him, An An who called him Brother Xiao Mo in a soft and sweet voice, An An who was angry with bloodshot eyes, An An who bit his collarbone violently and gloomily, An An who slammed the door and left in anger... An An who unknowingly occupied his entire heart.

When Lan An returned to the room, Zhang Xiaomo was already fast asleep. Zhang Xiaomo had suffered a lot during the medicinal bath today. Lan An knew that he had been enduring it, but he still heard his groan. Looking at him leaning pale on the edge of the bathtub, Lan An felt for a moment that he would lose this person. This feeling was too painful, and Lan An didn't want to face it, so he went to prepare rice after he finished the medicinal bath.

Lan An did not believe in Buddhism, but now he is willing to believe in the so-called good deeds will be rewarded. He is willing to do many good deeds and only hopes that God will give all the blessings to Zhang Xiaomo. He prays devoutly to God not to take his cat away.