My delicate husband

After Zhang Xiaomo's first acupuncture treatment, his body took a long time to recover. He was supposed to return to Lotus Village the next day, but Lan An didn't go back either. He was really afraid that something might happen to Zhang Xiaomo's body. It wasn't that all the previous efforts were wasted, but he was afraid that Zhang Xiaomo would suffer.

The four of them still went to the village every day as usual during the spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons. When Guo Ge'er was bored in the county town, he would take a horse carriage back to the village to play. Lan An felt at ease with someone accompanying him, mainly because he didn't have the time to take care of Guo Ge'er.

Two or three days later, Chun, Xia, Qiu and Dong came back with Guo Ge'er. Lan An had just finished preparing dinner. Zhang Xiaomo was sitting in the hall, and his complexion looked better.

Guo Geer thought about what Brother Xu had told him, and in the encouraging eyes of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, he finally spoke.

"Brother An, do you want to go back to the village? The tomatoes you planted have grown small fruits, and the side yard needs to be built. Brother Xu asked you to take some time to come back to the village. He has something to discuss with you."

"Okay, then I'll go back tomorrow, and you and Xue Ge'er will stay at home to look after Zhang Xiaomo."

"That's right. Brother Xie also told you to pick a day to prepare for the beam raising. The main house wall will only take a day or two to build."

"Well, I see."

"An An, I want to go back to the village with you tomorrow."

"Brother Xiaomo, be good. I'll be back tomorrow after I finish my work. Besides, I'll have acupuncture in two or three days, and my body won't be able to handle it."

Zhang Xiaomo was a little unhappy. He had been particularly dependent on Lan'an recently and would feel anxious if he didn't see him. This was not the case before.

Lan An felt heartbroken when she saw Zhang Xiaomo's eyes slowly turning red. Zhang Xiaomo had been very fragile recently and would cry at the slightest bit of unhappiness. Lan An really couldn't stand seeing the beauty shedding silent tears.

"Let's go back together after the beams are put up, okay, Brother Xiaomo? I promise to be back before noon tomorrow."

Zhang Xiaomo agreed reluctantly, and did not forget to glare at Guo Ge'er several times. Chun, Xia, and Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. Guo Ge'er and Xue Ge'er looked at each other sympathetically, and at the same time they were glad that they were not alone and had a companion.

Lan An has taken care of Zhang Xiaomo more carefully than ever before in the past two or three days. In fact, except for being particularly weak on the first day, Zhang Xiaomo gradually got better in the next two days. However, he liked that Lan An put all her heart on him, so he occasionally pretended to be weak and let Lan An pamper him.

After spending nearly a year with Lan An, he also understood Lan An's temper thoroughly. Although he was paranoid, stubborn and had a bad temper, he would give in to soft words and would not tolerate being tough. He could not bear to see Lan An unhappy, especially when he was red-eyed and crying.

Zhang Xiaomo also knew that it was unrealistic for Lan An to hand over all matters to Brother Xu. After all, they were still building the house, and there were many things in the fields that Lan An had to worry about and make the decisions for.

The next day, Lan An got up early. Zhang Xiaomo was still sleeping. Lan An deliberately did not wake him up. As soon as it was dawn, he asked Brother Man to take them back to the village.

As soon as the carriage stopped at the gate of the yard, I saw Brother Xu. He had just finished his meal and was tidying up the yard. He was quite surprised to see Lan Euan.

"Brother An, you came so early. How is Brother Mo doing?"

"Acupuncture is very painful, and my body can't stand it. Don't you have something to tell me? Keep it short. I need to be back before noon."

Brother Xu briefly talked about what happened in the past ten days. He mainly talked about what he didn't know much about in the blue eucalyptus fields. Also, the side yard was completed, so he asked about the arrangements for the blue eucalyptus. The most important thing was the beam raising for the main house.

"I'll go check out the land right now. The side yard is mainly used for four people to live in during the spring, summer, autumn and winter. Ask them what they need and tell me. I'll go and make the reservation. Let the house dry for a month before moving in. There's no rush. I'll ask the elders to pick a day for me to raise the beams."

Lan An made some simple arrangements and asked if there was anything else. Brother Xu thought about it and shook his head affirmatively. Lan An then asked Brother Man to take him and Chunqiu to the fields.

As soon as I arrived at the field, I saw that the tomatoes had started to bear fruit. The quantity looked pretty good, with quite a few green fruits hanging on the branches.

I looked at the blue eucalyptus and thought I didn't need to worry about it. I estimated that it would be ripe in twenty days. I hope it will taste similar to the space, otherwise all my efforts will be in vain.

Lan Euan said that he also went to see the peanuts. Well, as usual, it was hard to tell whether they were good or bad, but the leaves were still green, so they were definitely not ripe.

The watermelon surprised the blue eucalyptus. It also bloomed and there were quite a few flowers, but it didn't seem to bear many fruits. I guess the blue eucalyptus may need artificial pollination.

Lan Euan worked in the flower field for two hours. Fortunately, Chun, Xia and Qiu were all very good at farm work and could learn it after some teaching. However, it would take a few days to see whether it would be successful or not.

You really can't tell if the ginger is fresh, so according to the planting manual, you don't need to worry about it. But it will take three or four months to mature, and it will take three months to eat young ginger. But the peppers will be ripe in more than a month, and the yield of blue gum seems to be pretty good.

Lan'an went to the rice fields again. The seedlings were growing well, obviously taller than those of other villagers and seemed to be thicker. Lan'an estimated that he might be able to harvest the rice in advance, which would be good. He wouldn't have to worry about not being able to hire people for the harvest.

After the fields were taken care of, Lan An asked Brother Man to drive the carriage back. He planned to stop at the gate of the yard for a few minutes to talk to Brother Xu before going to Zhang Chang's house. He had to hurry back to the county town.

Lan An didn't see Brother Xu, but Brother Xie came over.

"Brother An, is Mr. Mo doing well? I haven't seen you for more than ten days."

"It's okay. I'm just getting acupuncture now. After the acupuncture, I'll be fine after a few months of recuperation."

"That's good. He didn't come today. Oh, I still want to chat with him."

Lan An looked at Brother Xie warily. He did pay too much attention to Zhang Xiaomo.

"What are you thinking about with that expression? I asked him to help me analyze my relationship problems."

"No, didn't you and Zhu Ni Majiang resolve it? Do you have a new love?"

"Your eyes are full of disgust. I just want to clarify. I treated Zhu Niwajiang the same way you treated Zhang Xiaomo. I treated him with all my heart, holding him in my hands for fear of dropping him, holding him in my mouth for fear of melting him. I even diligently washed his underwear for four years. How could it be that he became a stain? My only mistake."

"Oh, then you should ask me too. Don't you think you've found the wrong person?"

Brother Xie looked at Lan Euan with disdain.

"You have the same question as me."

Before the two of them finished talking, Brother Xu came over. Lan An gave him some brief instructions and asked him to inform all the aunts that they would pollinate the watermelons tomorrow. He also asked Brother Han to come and teach them about pollination tomorrow.

It was getting late in the evening, and Lan An was about to leave when Aunt Wang came over. She obviously had something to say.

"Auntie Wang, does your brother Lin have a sweetheart?"

"How do you know? I asked him a few days ago, and he told me that he's interested in a guy who's two years younger than him. His father and I went to see him, and he's quite good-looking. We plan to get him engaged after the autumn harvest. There's no rush to get married, we can wait a year or two."

"That's good news. How did they know each other?"

"I asked, but the child was shy and refused to speak, and I didn't force him to ask."

"Are you relieved now?"

"I feel quite relieved."

"Alas, my brat is only eight years old. I don't know what to do in the future."

"Sister Lan, don't worry. There are many good men and women in our village, including many who are as old as your little stone."

"That's not true. With so many children in resettlement housing, it will be easier for them to find a partner in the village in the future."

"Those kids are the best, hardworking, and willing to endure hardship. An'er, you don't know, but for the road construction in our village, each of those kids contributed twenty cents."

"Auntie Wang, they are really good. I like them all."

"Do you want your Guo brother to find one from among them?"

"I just let him do whatever he wants. I won't force him."

The three of them chatted for a while. Lan An saw that it was getting late, so he quickly set off to Elder Zhang's house and asked him to choose a day for him to raise the beam.

The villagers had to pay money to ask the elders to set an auspicious date, usually eight, eighteen, sixty-eight or eighty-eight cents. Lan An was not a stingy person and generously gave one hundred and eighty-eight cents, although most people in the village gave eighteen cents.

Elder Zhang received the red envelope from Lan An and was in a good mood. He picked a date nearby for Lan An. Six days later, Lan An felt it was pretty good, so he thanked Elder Zhang and left.

Lan Euan returned to Brother Xia's yard after noon. Although he tried to go as fast as possible, he still delayed time. Zhang Xiaomo sat in the living room and was not very happy. Guo Ge'er and Xue Ge'er stayed quietly beside him, and even Xiao Hui was very honest.

Zhang Xiaomo was originally angry, blaming Lan An for not saying goodbye to him when he left, and also blaming Lan An for coming back late, although it was only less than an hour late.

But when Zhang Xiaomo saw the mud stains on Lan'an's clothes, his sunburned face and the sweat on his neck, he suddenly stopped being angry and his expression looked much better.

"An An, you're back, hug me."

"Brother Xiaomo, wait for me. I'm going to change my clothes. I'll tell you something later."

Guo Ge'er and Xue Ge'er also discovered that Zhang Xiaomo knew how to change his expression.

After a quick wash, Lan An told Zhang Xiaomo that the house would be beamed up in six days. Zhang Xiaomo and Guo Ge'er were very happy to hear that. The house had been built for so long and cost so much money, and now it was finally time to put up the beams.

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter were also very happy. They had not expected that the master would build them a blue brick house with a toilet and a kitchen. They were no longer slaves who were bought and sold and whipped. They had status and were also members of the Lotus Village and the Zhang family.