My delicate husband

Brother Xu worked hard for three days from dawn to dusk, and finally the five acres of wasteland were cleaned up. They also poured manure on them. Apart from the unpleasant smell, there were no other major problems.

Lan'an also called all the aunts over and explained the general situation. Lan'an thought that all the aunts only planted tomatoes, but she didn't expect that they planted all kinds of tomatoes, and the proportions were also according to Lan'an.

Lan An counted the amount of wasteland in the homes of the aunts. Aunt Wang and Sister Fang had three acres, Aunt Lan had two acres, and Aunt Ju and Sister Mei had one acre.

After registration, Eucalyptus globulus took out five acres of tomato seedlings, three acres of peanut seeds and watermelon seeds, and two acres of pepper and ginger seeds from the space. With the space planting instructions, Eucalyptus globulus was guaranteed to survive, but the yield was uncertain.

"I'll have Brother Xu deliver it to everyone. Planting it might be a little troublesome, but Brother Xu and Brother Guo will teach everyone."

The aunts took out the pickles they made themselves, and there was a rich variety. Although they knew that Anger's family had enough food, they still wanted to express their gratitude. Lan An did not refuse and accepted them all.

No adults were asked to help plant the blue eucalyptus seedlings. Children can also do this, but it will be slower. There are so many children in the resettlement housing, and they are currently unable to find jobs to support them. Blue eucalyptus intends to help, if for no other reason than to accumulate blessings for Zhang Xiaomo.

Guo Ge'er brought a total of 17 children, 15 of whom were in the resettlement house, led by an adult Ge'er. Lan An took a quick look and found that these 15 were all Ge'er. They were relatively clean, but they were thin and small, with no flesh on their faces.

The two men from Zhu Ni's bricklayer family had grown a lot taller, and their faces had gained more flesh. They were not as reserved as before, and looked at An Ge'er with a smile.

"You all know what I want you to do?"

A group of little rascals nodded in unison.

"Do you know your wages?"

These little rascals were a little confused. They only knew that they could eat by working. Lan An thought about it and decided to talk to the adult boy.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Gao Yimu, you can call me Mu Ge'er."

The guy in front of him was neither humble nor arrogant, and should be literate. Lan An had a good first impression of him.

"Okay, I'll have them help me farm. Ten seedlings for one cent. You should know how to count, so just keep track of their numbers. I'll give you 40 cents a day, and their wages will be paid daily. At noon, each child will get three steamed buns, and you too."

Lan'an gave Muge'er a brief explanation, then took out five kinds of vegetable seedlings and let all the children choose which ones they wanted to plant.

The children were very obedient and made their choices very evenly. Lan An did not delay and began to demonstrate planting. Brother Xu knew what Lan An meant after just one look, so he asked him to deliver the seedlings to the aunts, starting with tomatoes and sending the others after they had finished planting.

“Here are five different kinds of seeds, all planted the same way.

First, dig a hole with a stick and put the seedling in. Cover the roots with a little soil and pat it with your hands.

You two can work together, and if you plant 10 trees, I will give you one penny each.

The same goes for the seedlings with small particles, but you need to put two in each hole. You can't have too much soil, okay?

Everyone, have you seen the lines I drew? Remember to follow the lines. The point where the two lines intersect is where you plant. Do you understand?"

As Eucalyptus explained and demonstrated, the little kids all learned very attentively. After they had learned it, Eucalyptus divided the planting areas for five different plants, and the little kids quickly started planting in their respective areas.

Their techniques looked quite sophisticated, and it was obvious that they often worked at home. Lan An thought he would have to spend some time supervising and correcting them, but unexpectedly, each of them was more professional than him.

Lan Euan found a big tree to rest under. He wanted to wait for Brother Xu to come back. He still had arrangements for him. It seemed that if he wanted to be completely lazy, he still needed a few more reliable servants at home.

"Brother Xu, it's just right that you're back. Go find a few more people and water the planted areas with manure immediately. I have two buckets of water at home. Remember to add it to the manure."

"Okay, I'll go now. Is it okay for you and Brother Guo?"

"It's okay, Brother Guo is reliable now."

Guo Ge'er also joined in the planting. Occasionally, when he was bored, he would randomly check the blue gums in the fields, and they were all doing pretty well.

The family asked Aunt Wang to help with steaming buns and asked her to make more brown sugar water so that she could replenish her energy. Lan An didn't know how Zhang Xiaomo was doing at home and she missed him a little.

The sun was very strong, but not too hot. There was a breeze, so it was quite comfortable. The little ones were very motivated and not lazy at all. As the saying goes, children from poor families grow up early, and this is absolutely true.

Slowly, Little Radish Head's speed increased. Originally, he thought the blue eucalyptus would take several days to plant, but now it seems that it can be completed within two days.

Everyone worked very hard, cherishing this hard-earned opportunity to make money. No one was perfunctory, and they worked hard to plant each seedling well. Lan An felt that his becoming a local landlord was just around the corner.

"Don't you want to take a break? You can rest if you're tired."

As expected, all the little kids shook their heads and rejected Ang'er. This level of work was really commonplace to them. They had to do it even without pay at home before, not to mention that they could make money now. Now that their parents were gone, they had to work hard to support themselves and could not rely on their brothers, sisters and aunt. It was not easy for them either.

Brother Xu quickly brought his men over. The oxcart was loaded with manure, and under the sun, the smell fermented quickly. A breeze blew, and Lan Euan was disgusted again. However, these little radish heads continued to work with a normal expression. This made Lan Euan seem pretentious.

Lan An decided to stay away from here for the time being. He couldn't stand these biological and chemical weapons. He couldn't ride the ox cart today. It seemed that he had to go to the county town and buy a horse carriage.

Lan Euan was bored and wandered around. Every household was reclaiming wasteland. This was the first time in years. Many lands had obviously been abandoned for a long time, and it was quite troublesome to grow crops on them.

There were no potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, or peanuts in Chuqiguo, let alone sesame seeds, so there was really nothing to grow in the fields. A few families planted soybeans, but the situation was terrible. Aunt Wang pulled out all the soybeans.

However, there are a lot of fruits, including apples, pears, peaches, dates, citrus, lychees, longans, grapes, melons, and watermelons. All basic types are available, but most of them are in the south. Yunling County belongs to the north, so the common ones are apples, peaches, and dates. Others are rare.

Lan Euan didn't have any particular favorite fruit, but he wanted Zhang Xiaomo to be able to taste the fruits he had eaten. If given the chance, he wanted to contract all the wasteland in Lianhua Village, reclaim it, and try to grow various fruits. In this way, he could achieve fruit freedom. It's not that there is no space for planting, but he just can't eat it openly.

Lan Euan found a big tree to sit under, daydreaming. He really wanted to build a perfect manor for Zhang Xiaomo. It didn't need to be gorgeous or exquisite, just the two of them to support each other. He wanted to share with Zhang Xiaomo all the delicious food he had eaten in China.

The sun is getting hotter and hotter. It should be almost noon. It's time to go back and have lunch and rest.

"Okay, the morning planting is over, now let's go home and eat."

Lan'an stopped everyone and asked Brother Xu to use a ox cart to load these little kids back.

Lan Euan looked at their results. Most of the peanuts had been planted, some watermelons and ginger had been planted, and the peppers were almost finished. Only the tomatoes were left.

Lan'an finally chose to walk home. He couldn't stand the smell of the ox cart. He put most of the unplanted seedlings into the space, and placed the remaining small part under the shade of a big tree. He took out some spiritual spring water from the space and sprinkled it on the remaining seedlings. He also picked some leaves to cover them.

When Lan'an walked back home, the little carrot heads were already standing obediently by the wall eating steamed buns. Their faces were sunburned and there were tiny tears on their foreheads. They were very well-behaved.

Blue Eucalyptus was not in much better condition. He hadn't been out in the sun for a long time. He fetched some water for a quick wash and then filled a large basin of water for the little ones.

"Wash your faces after eating. The well water is cool and very comfortable.

Don't rush to work, rest for an hour before going.

Guo Ge'er, go check the numbers with Mu Ge'er and calculate their wages. I'll give 50% to the person in charge of your resettlement housing, and the rest to them."

After the arrangements were made, Lan An said to Aunt Wang:

"Auntie Wang, thank you for your hard work. Please help me make 20 more boiled eggs and give one to each of them."

"Anger, you don't want to eat?"

"I'll take it to the room to eat. Has Brother Xiaomo eaten yet?"

"He hasn't. He's probably waiting for you."

"Brother Guo, after they finish eating, remember to take them to sleep. You take care of the arrangements. I'm going to find your brother."

"Got it, Ange."

Guo Ge'er was indeed the big brother. After dinner, he took the little carrot head to wash up, and took out the quilt he had used before, spread it out for them to lie down and rest. Of course, he didn't forget to calculate the wages. He was now the big brother of a group of children, and at least he was not the youngest in the family.

"Brother Xiaomo, I'm back. Have you eaten?"

"No, I'm waiting for you, An An, your face is so red."

"It's the sun. Wait a minute, I'll change my clothes."

"An An, why don't you not go this afternoon? I don't want you to go. It's so tiring."

"I'm going to keep an eye on it. Brother Guo and his kids are all right."

"He's thick-skinned and tough. If you don't care about him, you and I will feel bad."

"It's okay. The planting should be finished tomorrow. It will only take a day or two."

After eating, Lan Euan leaned on the sofa and took a nap. After about an hour's rest, the sun was not so strong and everyone's energy and spirits were restored, so they went to the fields to plant again.

The afternoon was obviously much faster, but Blue Eucalyptus was still slacking off. By the evening, there were less than two acres of land left. It should be planted in most of the day tomorrow. Looking at the neatly arranged seedlings, Blue Eucalyptus felt that it was much more pleasing to the eye than bare land.

Guo Ge'er and Mu Ge'er calculated the wages. All the little rascals received wages ranging from 50 to 80 wen. They gave 420 wen to the person in charge of the resettlement housing, and each little rascal could get some private money ranging from to wen. Everyone was very happy.

Lan An went to the resettlement house in person. He wanted to give the money in person. The manager was a girl in her twenties. She was pretty and elegant. Her name was Chu Wenxi. She was a lady from a wealthy family. Her childhood sweetheart died in the flood, so she decided to remain single and take care of the children.

"Angel, thank you very much for taking care of these children."

"Sister Xi, it's all a small matter. This is their wages for today, I'll give it to you."

"Anger, can I trouble you for something?"

"Sister Xi, please speak."

"Ang'er, thank you very much for providing us with the plates. As you can see, the children only have one set of clothes. I would like you to buy some cloth so that we can make them some clothes."

"Okay, this is a small matter. I happen to be going to the county town the day after tomorrow."

Chu Wenxi gave Lan An one tael and 245 coins. Lan An did not refuse and accepted it happily. Since he had to get up early the next day, Lan An said goodbye to Chu Wenxi.

Now Lan Euan just wants to go home, take a comfortable hot bath, and then go to sleep.

Lan An arrived home, but Brother Xu had not returned yet, so Lan An could only help Zhang Xiaomo prepare a bath. In about a week, the first tutorial would be over.

"Watch over Brother Xiaomo while he takes the medicinal bath for 25 minutes. I'll go cook. Brother Xu will probably be back a little late."

"Okay, Ange."

Lan Euan went to the kitchen to busy himself. He hadn't cooked much recently, but he added a lot of spiritual spring water to the water tank every day.

I made four dishes for dinner: green pepper and eggs, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, bok choy, and cold tomatoes. I also made some brown sugar and ginger tea, and didn’t forget to put it in the well to cool it down.

I didn’t make steamed buns as the staple food, but steamed white rice directly. It even had some crusty rice and was very fragrant.

Brother Xu came back a little late, and Brother An and Brother Guo had already washed up.

"There's some rice left in the pot, and the water's ready. Brother Xu, you should rest well and go to bed early."

"Okay, thank you, Ange."