My delicate husband

The next day, Zhang Xiaomo woke up first. He felt a sharp pain in his collarbone. Lan Eucalyptus was still sucking unconsciously. Looking at the person in the monster, Zhang Xiaomo sighed helplessly.

Zhang Xiaomo just stared at Lan An's sleeping face. She looked soft and tender, and her hair was very smooth. Why was she so stubborn? Forget it, I'll just teach her slowly.

Looking at Lan An who was sleeping so soundly without any burden, Zhang Xiaomo pinched his nose and forced Lan An to wake him up.

"Brother Xiaomo, I'm so sleepy."

"An An, I'll give you a chance to explain why you didn't come back those two days."

"No, I went to hunt tigers."

"An An, why do you want to fight the tiger?"

"I don't want to leave Brother Xiaomo anymore."

Lan An, who was half asleep and half awake, was quite well behaved. He answered whatever was asked. Although his voice was low and his answers were intermittent, Zhang Xiaomo still understood.

Lan An fell asleep again. Zhang Xiaomo stopped bothering him and took a nap with him in his arms.

It was already noon when Lan An woke up. The first thing he saw was Zhang Xiaomo's red, swollen and broken collarbone, and he helped him put on his underwear with a guilty conscience.

"Brother Xiaomo, when did you wake up? Are you hungry?"

"It's okay. An An, did you do something wrong again? Why do you look so guilty?"

"Um, you won't blame me if I confess, right?"

"That depends on what it is."

"Don't hit me, Brother Xiaomo, I really don't blame me. I woke up with a swollen wound."

"An An, are you sure you don't have anything else to say?"

"Yes, I didn't come back the past two days because I went hunting in the back mountains and got injured, but it wasn't serious. I'm fine now. Brother Xiaomo, don't be angry. I've handed the house in the village over to Brother Xu and Brother Xie. From now on, I won't go back every day. I'll accompany you to the county town for treatment."

"Well, I see."

"Brother Xiaomo, aren't you angry?"

"I'm angry, but An An, I'm even more angry at myself. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have gone into the back mountain again and again, and you wouldn't have been in danger."

"Brother Xiaomo, please punish me. I really know I was wrong. Please don't do this."

"An An, I won't punish you. Let's just let this matter go."

Zhang Xiaomo was really not that angry anymore, but Lan An didn't think so. He thought Zhang Xiaomo didn't want him anymore and was panicked and at a loss.

"Brother Xiaomo, are you hungry? Get up and eat."

"it is good."

Lan An hadn't helped Zhang Xiaomo dress for a long time. This time, he helped Zhang Xiaomo wash and dress throughout the whole process. He also took the initiative to feed Zhang Xiaomo porridge during breakfast. The porridge was very soft and sticky. Zhang Xiaomo knew that Lan An was admitting his mistake and apologizing in his own way.

When reading, Lan An nestles obediently in Zhang Xiaomo's arms and reads together. When practicing calligraphy, he grinds ink obediently beside her. When taking a medicinal bath, he also accompanies her obediently. These days, he has been acting like a well-behaved little pendant, allowing Zhang Xiaomo to pinch his face and touch his head. He is very well-behaved.

Of course, she also acted coquettishly, asking for a kiss from her brother, a hug from her husband, and then looking at Zhang Xiaomo with red eyes and grievance when she couldn't see anyone. For a while, the two of them didn't know who was dominating whom.

A week passed quickly. With Lan An's company, Zhang Xiaomo felt much better and gained some weight these days. However, Lan An also had to go back to Lianhua Village. After all, building a house involves many big and small things, and it would not be appropriate to leave them all to Brother Xu. Besides, Brother Xu also had to worry about things in the fields, and Guo Ge'er could only help out a little there.

"Brother Xiaomo, I'm going back to the village tomorrow. I'll go out with you today. I have some things to give to Brother Ashui. Will you come with me?"

"Okay, An An, you have to come back early tomorrow."

Lan An thought about the tiger and wild boar in the space and realized that they really needed to be taken out and dealt with. Zhang Xiaomo was just missing the last medicinal ingredient. Although Lan An didn't say it, he was still a little anxious.

Lan'an asked Bailu to call an ox cart, and took out the wild boar and tiger in the space while no one was paying attention, put them on the ox cart, and ordered someone to carry them to Brother Ashui.

"An An, what about you?"

"Brother Xiaomo, you know my secret."

"Still have to be careful, it's too easy to be discovered."

"Aren't you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid, you are my An An."

The two of them tacitly agreed not to mention it again. Fortunately, the last medicinal ingredient was ready. Doctor Zhu spent five thousand taels of silver to get a whole tiger, saying that it was wanted by a nobleman in the capital. Lan An also generously agreed. He captured this tiger because of Zhang Xiaomo's illness.

(Don’t think 5000 taels of silver is expensive. The money spent by the noble families in the capital is gold. 100 taels equals 1 gold. As mentioned before, all the wealth is in the noble families, and they are extremely extravagant.)

After Brother A Shui finished dissecting the wild boar meat, he stored all the blue eucalyptus meat in the space. He needs to eat a lot of meat these days, and this wild boar meat is just enough.

Lan An handled the matter, accompanied Zhang Xiaomo to the bookstore, and bought four books for Zhang Xiaomo. Zhang Xiaomo was in a good mood.

The two came to a jewelry store. Lan An had designed a set of jewelry for Zhang Xiaomo before, and now she was discussing the details with the shopkeeper. Coincidentally, Zhang Xiaomo also wanted to buy something, so the two of them were busy with their own things. In the end, Lan An paid a deposit of thirty taels. He was also very curious. Zhang Xiaomo had been shopping for a long time but didn't buy anything.

"Brother Xiaomo, is there anything you like?"

"An An just talked to the shopkeeper about something for half an hour."

"That's a surprise I prepared for Brother Xiaomo. You can't tell me."

"Then I have prepared a surprise for An An as well."

The two of them walked around outside for a while and returned to the yard when it was getting late.

He originally planned to use the week in the county town to buy slaves, but ended up using it all to coax Zhang Xiaomo. Lan An planned to find another time.

I haven't been back to Lianhua Village for a week. As soon as the ox cart rented by Lan'an stopped at the gate of the courtyard, Zhu the bricklayer and the villagers were waiting in the yard. Brother Xie and his team had arrived a long time ago and were already working.

"Bricklayers, you are all done."

"Yeah, I'm done, An Ge'er. I took a look and the progress is pretty good. One wall of the main house is almost finished, and two walls of the side yard are finished."

"Really? I haven't been here for almost a week. Wait, I'll go check it out."

"What happened?"

"I was tricked by Brother Xie."

Zhu the bricklayer looked puzzled, so Lan'an gave him a brief explanation. The two chatted for a while, and then everyone went back to their respective workstations.

Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, reallocated the tasks and talked with Brother Xie again, mainly about the construction of the house. Brother Xie was unexpectedly patient, and Lan An also understood what it meant to pursue perfection. It seemed that Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, had a more serious obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"Ang'er, you're here. The waiter at the stone shop has delivered the bricks and tiles we were short for. I've checked and received them all. He also delivered the wood for your latest order, as well as some other miscellaneous materials. The bricks and tiles are still being fired."

"Okay, since they have the same specifications, they can be used on both sides. Did he say when the new ones will be delivered?"

"About twenty days?"

"Okay, Brother Xu, thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay, it should be."

After Brother Xu finished explaining his tasks, he went to do his work. Brother Guo has now joined the gossip army and is chatting with the aunts about something.

It's almost May, and there is still little rain. At least Lan'an has not encountered any rainy days since he built the house. Elder Zhang said before that there would be a drought this year. Lan'an didn't know how he knew that, but he admired his foresight.

Everyone is working very fast. The weather is not too hot now, but it will be very hot in June and it will be difficult to work.

Lan Euan took out the ingredients to be processed today and joined the aunts' conversation.

"Ang'er, you haven't been back to the village these days. Maybe you don't know that Sun Wangcai's family is trying to split up recently."

"Auntie Wang, please tell me in detail."

"Angel, I know. Let me tell you."

"My second sister's father-in-law fell in love with a boy in the resettlement house. I saw him visiting that boy many times, taking him to the county town and buying him delicious food."

"And this, Brother Guo, if your brother knew you were having fun in the village, he probably wouldn't let you go. He's been in a bad mood lately."

"Ang'er, my brother is in a bad mood because of you."

"Auntie Wang, tell me in detail about the Sun family."

"Everyone in the village is talking about it now. Sun Tugen is going to marry a concubine. Do you still remember Matchmaker Wang?"

"remember."

"Yes, I don't know what Matchmaker Wang was thinking. She offered to be his matchmaker and to guarantee his relationship with that guy. That guy is about thirty years old, not bad looking, and has a gentle and soft personality. I don't know why she fell in love with him."

"That's right. People in the village say that he's in his forties or fifties, and he's still so lucky."

Aunt Wang and Sister Lan chatted with Lan An one after another. It turned out that women love gossip. Sister Fang echoed them, and Guo Ge'er was also amused by what they heard.

"You don't know that Sun Fengshi is making trouble at home every day. I saw Sun Tugen the day before yesterday, and there were scratches on his face."

"That Sun Fengshi is also bringing trouble upon herself. Before, everyone in Lotus Village envied her. Her husbands and sons all listened to her and let her do whatever she wanted. Now her husband ignores her, and Butcher Sun is blaming her."

"Brother An, do you know that Sister Hua is pregnant? Because Sun Fengshi is making a fuss at home every day, her pregnancy is a little unstable. Now the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been completely torn apart, but Butcher Sun is still protecting Sister Hua."

"Sister-in-law Lan, I know this. I met her not long ago and she told me about it. Now that you mention it, I guess I forgot to tell my Zhang Xiaomo."

"If it weren't for Sister Fang's advice, you'd have cut off your relationship. You should have less contact with their family so they don't frame you again."

The five of them cooked while chatting, and soon lunch was ready. Lan'an even made some braised pork. Don't say you won't eat it, you still really want to have a taste of it.

The staple foods include steamed buns and porridge, and the dishes include cold tomatoes, stir-fried meat with peppers, scrambled eggs with leeks, stir-fried yam, and stewed chicken soup. It is very rich.

Everyone was very enthusiastic about eating. As soon as Lan An called for dinner, everyone immediately finished their work and got back to work.

"Brother An, your cooking is really delicious. When I find a wife, I want to find one who can cook as deliciously as you."

"Brother Xie, this might be a little difficult for you, but my brother Xu cooks pretty much the same as me."

"Are you single?"

"Single. No, you actually have ideas."

"Neither of them has a partner, so what's wrong with that? You're still being prejudiced, Brother An."

"I don't have any, but Brother Xu probably doesn't like you."

"Boss, it's good that you've thought it through. But Brother Xu is also very handsome. I'm just afraid you're not good enough for him."

"That's right, you're a rough guy, no one likes you."

"You guys are all single, why don't you find someone in our Lotus Village?"

"Auntie, please remember to find us something delicious to cook."

Everyone was joking and joking, but Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, seemed out of place. He obviously had no appetite, so he took two steamed buns and walked out.

"Xie, brother, why don't you go out and take a look."

"Okay, I'll go out and take a look. Leave some food for me, I'll be back soon."

By the river, Brother Xie found Zhu the bricklayer.

"Why are you crying?"

"Are you getting married? Xie Yuchen"

"Yeah, I plan to find someone to live a good life with."

"That's fine. I wish you the best."

"Thank you, Ziyi, I don't blame you anymore. You're not wrong, it's just me who doesn't want to let myself go.

You were really good to me before and spent a lot of money on me. Actually, it’s also my own fault. I wanted to be with you even though I knew you were engaged.

You don't have to blame yourself. I've lived a good life these past few years. Everything we had before is in the past. Let's live our own lives from now on. I still treat you as a good brother."

"Give me a hug, Xie Yuchen."

Brother Xie held Zhu the bricklayer in his arms and patted his back habitually.

Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, cried, feeling very aggrieved.

"If I hadn't seen you, Xie Yuchen, I would have really accepted my fate, but seeing you, I really couldn't accept it. Did you come that day? Did I look good? Why didn't you take me away?"

"Don't cry, it's all over. I'm leaving now, come back after you've calmed down."

Zhu the bricklayer grabbed Brother Xie's clothes tightly. He knew that if he let him go, there would be no chance for them to be together again in this life.

Brother Xie didn't hesitate, he just tore off his clothes, turned around and left. He heard crying behind him, and he told himself that there was no future and he couldn't be soft-hearted anymore.

"What if I say I have my reasons? Xie Yuchen, I'm not married to you, and the child is not mine."

Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, raised his head, but the man was no longer in sight.

"If I never see you again, I tell myself that Zhu Ziyi died at the age of 16, the year he loved Xie Yuchen the most, and that year Xie Yuchen also loved him the most. I can live well with this love. But now I know you don't want me anymore, and you don't care what happens to me."

Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, stood there for who knows how long. He hadn't eaten or rested properly in the past few days. He felt as if the world was spinning around him, and he felt dizzy. He fainted by the river.

It had been a while since Brother Xie returned to the yard, but Zhu the bricklayer still hadn't come over, and Lan An couldn't help but feel a little worried.

After waiting for a while, Zhu the bricklayer still didn't come, and Lan An became a little worried.

Brother Xie walked out of the yard, and Lan Euan followed behind him. The two of them went out one after the other.

Lan An walked to the river and saw Brother Xie picking up Zhu the bricklayer.

"Ang'er, is there a doctor in your village?"

"Yes, I'll take you there."

Lan An took Brother Xie to Doctor Li's house.

"Doctor Li, the bricklayer has fainted. Please take a look."

"Put yourself on this bamboo bed and I'll take your pulse."

"How is it, Doctor Li?"

"Anger, Zhu Ni, the bricklayer, has heart and lung problems. He must have had a misfire, otherwise his heart and lungs wouldn't be in this condition."

"Is it serious?"

"You man, you almost broke my bones. Fortunately, I was treated well and the doctor was capable, otherwise I would definitely have sequelae.

He has been suffering from long-term malnutrition, hasn't had enough rest recently, and just now his emotions were too up and down, so he fainted. He will be fine when he wakes up.

However, you still need to take care of your body, avoid getting cold, avoid having too much ups and downs, and avoid being too tired.

Young people cannot take themselves lightly and should eat more and get more sleep."

"Okay, thank you, Doctor Li."

"Ang'er, you stay here and keep watch. I'm going back to work."

"Aren't you going to keep watch?"

"That's not necessary. Now that he's awake, let him go home and rest. Come back tomorrow."

"I know, Brother Xie, don't worry."

Lan Euan waited by the bed for almost an hour before Zhu the bricklayer woke up.

"Angel, where is this?"

"You fainted by the river. Brother Xie, come with me to take you to Dr. Li for a checkup."

"Where are Brother Xie?"

"He's gone back to work."

"Oh, let's get back to work then."

"Bricklayer Zhu, Doctor Li told you to get more rest, so you should go home first and come back the day after tomorrow. We all have a day off tomorrow. My Xiaomo is going to see the doctor tomorrow, and I want to accompany her."

"Okay. I'll go back first then. Thank you."

"fine."

Lan An saw Zhu the bricklayer go home, so he also went back to the courtyard. In the courtyard, everyone was busy, and the aunts were helping with the work.

Lan'an moved a stool and sat down to rest. He felt a little sleepy.

He thought of Zhang Xiaomo's diagnosis tomorrow and felt a little worried. Zhang Xiaomo hasn't been in a very good mood recently, and Lan An was also a little anxious.

In the evening, Lan An told everyone that they would have a day off tomorrow, but their wages would still be calculated. Everyone was very grateful.

Lan An looked at the two children at home and was ready to ask Brother Xu to send them back. Seeing this, Brother Xie said that he wanted to go together, and Lan An did not stop him.

Lan An sat on the ox cart waiting for Brother Xie to come back.

"Anger, is our boss okay?"

"What's wrong, Brother Kong?"

"We all know about the boss and Zhu Ni Majiang. Tell the brothers the truth. Are they okay?"

"It's okay, don't worry. Now that we've talked about it, maybe both of them are feeling a little uncomfortable."

"That's okay, just talk it out."

After waiting for a while, Brother Xie came back, looking as usual.

The group drove the ox cart back to the county town.