My delicate husband

After moving into the new house, Lan'an slept soundly until the hour of Si the next day without waking up. He did not disturb them and it was a long-awaited lazy sleep.

Zhang Xiaomo's illness has been basically cured. Now he just needs to take medicine before going to bed every day.

Lan An was still a little confused when he just woke up. He thought he had returned to his previous life. He woke up instantly and found that it was his and Zhang Xiaomo's home. Lan An's tense nerves relaxed.

"An An, wake up, are you hungry?"

"Brother Xiaomo, if you rub it again, I'll get up."

Lan An rubbed against Zhang Xiaomo's arms as usual, and Zhang Xiaomo pinched Lan An's earlobe lovingly. Such days are really happy. Every day when she opens her eyes, she can wake up in the arms of the one she loves.

When Lan Euan was in China, he had a small wish, which was to have a house of his own by the sea so that he could live with his beloved.

Every day when I wake up, the first ray of sunshine shines on my lover's face. In the evening, we run together on the beach, the sea breeze blows on our faces, and our shadows merge into one under the setting sun.

This unattainable dream came true when he came to Chuqi Country and met Zhang Xiaomo.

Although it wasn't by the sea that he loved, a quiet little mountain village was also nice. Besides, he had also been buried at the bottom of the sea in his previous life.

Zhang Xiaomo had a smile on his lips, and his whole demeanor softened a lot, less cold and aloof than usual. He no longer seemed so far away. Now Lan An could touch him just by reaching out.

"Brother Xiaomo, let's get up."

"An An, can I help you tie your hair today?"

After washing up, they went to the hall to eat. Guo Geer took Xue Geer to the fields, and Xu Ge also took Han Ge to the fields, leaving He Ge alone in the hall.

"Anger, Modi, you're awake now. Aunt Li has made some red bean porridge and brown sugar buns."

Brother He brought the food to the table and went to wait on the side. After the two of them had breakfast, Zhang Xiaomo sat in the courtyard, reading a book and basking in the sun. Lan'an rested his head on his legs and took a nap, and Xiaohui also leaned at Lan'an's feet.

"An An, are you inviting Brother Xie and the others to your house for a party today?"

"Brother Xiaomo, I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me."

Lan'an called Brother He over and asked him about the food available at home. There was just some pork and four chickens and two ducks in the backyard.

"Brother Xiaomo, Brother He will stay home with you. I'm going to the back mountain and check on the fields. The watermelons should be ripe."

"An An, I want to go with you."

Lan Euan thought about it and agreed.

Lan An went to the side yard to call Brother Man and asked him to drive the carriage and take them to the back mountain in pairs. Brother Man did not go in because he wanted to watch the carriage.

"An An, can we catch two more rabbits?"

"Okay, Brother Xiaomo, you have to listen to me and stay behind me."

The two of them were still at the edge of the back mountain. There were many wild rabbits in the mountains, but because they were too agile, the villagers couldn't catch them even if they saw them. It was a pity, and now Zhang Xiaomo had his eyes on them.

Lan'an quickly shot and killed five or six fat rabbits. Zhang Xiaomo was in high spirits, so Lan'an shot and killed three pheasants for him. Zhang Xiaomo wanted to play for a while longer, but was rejected by Lan'an.

"Brother Xiaomo, that's enough. I can only catch this much."

"An An, you didn't lie to me?"

"Brother Xiaomo, I won't lie to you."

Zhang Xiaomo reluctantly followed Lan An out of the back mountain. When Brother Han saw the two of them coming out, he immediately helped to take over the spoils.

"Brother Han, let's go to the fields now."

"Okay. An Ge'er, Mo Di sit tight."

When the group arrived at the field, Lan Euan was attracted by the watermelon field from afar and found that the watermelons were indeed of good size, each one about the size of a basketball and very well-proportioned.

"Ang'er, we weren't sure if it was ripe yet, so we didn't inform you. It's still growing."

"Brother Han, it's okay."

Lan Euan knocked on the watermelon and heard a crisp sound, which meant it must be ripe. Lan Euan thought of a simple and rough way, so he punched it directly. The watermelon quickly exploded, revealing the bright red flesh.

"An An, does your hand hurt?"

Zhang Xiaomo carefully examined Lan'an's hand, which was a little red, so he quickly blew on it.

"Brother Xiaomo, it's cooked. Try it. Is it sweet?"

"An An, very sweet."

"Don't just stare at them. Pick out twenty larger ones with crisp sounds and take them back. Brother Han, remind the aunts that theirs should be cooked too."

Lan An gave the instructions and took Zhang Xiaomo to the peanut field next door to take a look. The peanut leaves had turned yellow, and it seemed that they were ripe.

I picked a handful of blue gum to try. The peanuts were not very big, but they were plump and the quantity was good.

Peeled two blue eucalyptus seeds and fed them to Zhang Xiaomo

"How's it going? Is it delicious?"

Zhang Xiaomo nodded, but his brows were slightly wrinkled. Lan An saw it and smiled.

"It's okay, Brother Xiaomo, I'm not used to eating raw peanuts either. I'll go back and make you salted peanuts and salad peanuts later."

Lan Euan went to the chili field to take a look. Guo Ge'er was very responsible.

"Don't dry the next batch. I'm going to make chopped peppers and then some pickled peppers."

Lan Euan looked at the tomato trees and saw that there were not many tomatoes left. He decided to find a time to have someone pull out all the trees, dry them, and use them as firewood.

After the group returned home, Lan An began preparing the meal. She first asked Brother Xu to put two watermelons in the well on ice, while Brother Man took it upon himself to prepare the rabbit and pheasant. Aunt Li began kneading the dough, and Lan An planned to make some dumplings with fresh meat and corn.

Guo Ge'er and Xue Ge'er were picking peanuts. Lan An asked them to pull back two baskets of peanut vines, and Zhang Xiaomo was also helping.

Lan An was not idle either. He started to prepare the dumpling filling. After seasoning it, he asked Aunt Li to wrap it.

"Anger, how do you eat this peanut?"

When Guo Ge'er saw it for the first time, he was very curious. He took a few peanuts, wiped the mud off them, and put them in his mouth.

"Pooh, pooh, this is disgusting."

"If you don't peel it, it won't taste good."

Lan Euan took out a few peanuts, peeled them, revealing the red fruits, and handed them to Zhang Xiaomo. Guo Ge'er also peeled a few and they were okay, a little sweet, not bad.

"Pick them all, no need to peel them, I'll make you something delicious."

Everyone started to get busy, and Brother Han came back after notifying the aunts.

"What else do you need me to do, Ange?"

"Do you want braised pork? Or red-braised pork?"

Everyone wanted to eat braised pork, so Lan An asked Brother Han to help light the fire and peel garlic.

Lan Euan blanched the peanuts in water and put them in a basket.

Take out the red peppers that have been planted and dried, wash them with water, and crush them in a stone mortar. Then pour them into the pot and stir-fry over low heat. Set aside.

Wash the pot, rinse the peanuts and put them into the pot, add appropriate amount of water and salt, and cook until cooked. The salted peanuts are ready and can be eaten as a snack or as a side dish.

"Brother Xiaomo, try this. Are the salted peanuts delicious?"

"It's delicious, soft and chewy, and the saltiness is just right."

I cut some ginger and garlic, poured some oil into the pot, added peppercorns, ginger, and green onions, and fried them until fragrant. I poured the hot oil into the chili peppers, which was a bit pungent, but very fragrant.

It has been a long time since I smelled this scent, and Guo Ge'er still felt a little nostalgic. Lan Euan put the meat in and started to braise it.

Lan Euan found a large soup bowl and poured the blanched peanuts and edamame into two bowls respectively. Add appropriate amounts of salt, sugar, vinegar, garlic, a small amount of chili oil, and other seasonings, stir well, wait for time for the flavor to absorb, and the cold edamame and cold peanut salad is ready.

Brother Man handed the processed rabbit and pheasant to Lan'an. Lan'an was not idle either and started to make spicy rabbit and peppery shredded chicken.

Lan An knew that Zhang Xiaomo loved tomatoes, so she specially made tomato soup and stewed venison for him.

Lan An also stewed chicken soup, and specially added a lot of red dates and longans. Zhang Xiaomo loves sweets very much, so Lan An would stew soup for Zhang Xiaomo almost every two days.

The aroma coming from the kitchen made everyone a little greedy. Zhang Xiaomo was fine, as he tasted everything Lan Euan made. Guo Ge'er was almost drooling with greed.

Brother Xia and Brother Xie were the first to arrive. Lan An was still cooking in the kitchen. The dean could smell the fragrance before they even entered, so they walked towards the kitchen without hesitation.

"Brother An, what delicious food did you make?"

"Brother Xie, please go sit in the hall first. Brother He will entertain you and dinner will be served soon."

Lan'an asked Xue'er to bring the cooked peanuts to them to try, and asked Brother Xu to pick up the winter melon from the well, cut it into small pieces and bring it over.

"Is it sweet? I told you that the first bite should be given to Brother Xiaomo."

"It's sweet, but this cold melon is hard to cut, An An, right?"

"It's okay, Brother Xiaomo can eat it with a spoon, but you have to wait until after dinner. You can only eat a little now."

Zhang Xiaomo also used a spoon to scoop out a piece of watermelon flesh from the center and fed it to Lan'an's mouth. It was indeed very sweet. The quality of this watermelon was good, the flesh was crunchy and very sweet.

Lan Euan also made scrambled eggs with tomatoes, braised fish, stir-fried yam slices, and garlic cabbage.

When everything was ready and it was time to eat, Zhu the bricklayer finally arrived with his two boys.

Lan'an brought the prepared food to the table, and Brother Xu bought two cans of good wine without being told.

The table that Lan Euan ordered was very large and could seat about fifteen people. There was also a turntable on it, which made it convenient to pick up food. It was just enough for the table to be full if we squeezed in.

Lan Euan gave everyone an empty bowl with rice, porridge, and dumplings. They were free to eat whatever staple food they wanted.

Lan An made a bowl of chicken soup for Zhang Xiaomo to cool down, and also put a few dumplings in his and Zhang Xiaomo's bowls.

"Brother An, you treat me differently."

"Thank you, brother. You can only blame yourself for not having a partner."

"Come on, Lao Xia, I'll serve you some soup and you help me make the dumplings."

Brother He poured wine for everyone present, even Zhang Xiaomo, Guo Ge'er and the two young men from the Zhu family were poured some wine.

"Thank you all for coming here. No more polite words. Feel free to come."

Everyone raised their glasses and took a sip of wine, then began to feast.

"Brother An, this is the first time that Brother Xia has had the pleasure of eating your cooking. Old Xie praised your cooking several times before the New Year. Your cooking skills are indeed amazing. I'm thinking of partnering with you in the restaurant. We're sure to make a lot of money."

"Tsk, you only know how to make money. What is this sour and cool dish, Guoge? It's quite appetizing and really comfortable to eat in the summer."

"Cold peanut salad."

"Are the peanuts you've just planted? And the winter melons too, right? I think they're better than the ones in the capital. Did you save any for me? I want some to give away."

"Brother An, why should you give it to him? I want it too."

"The yield is good this year, and there's still a lot left in the fields. You should all take it. I haven't informed Brother Wu yet, Brother Xia. Brother Wu's share will be given to you."

"Ang'er, let Mandi take his son there. I don't want to see that bastard for the time being."

"Old Xia, don't you usually like spicy food? Why don't you eat it today?"

"You're the one who cares. You talk too much. An Ge'er and I met because of the braised pork. I want to eat more braised pork, right?"

At the dinner table, it was mainly Brother Xie and Brother Xia who were bickering. At the beginning, the five of Chun, Xia, Qiu, Dong and Qing were a little nervous, but they got used to it after they got familiar with each other.

"Brother Xiaomo, you can't eat spicy food. Be good, I will make it for you later."

"An An, it's okay."

Zhang Xiaomo really couldn't eat spicy food. Her mouth turned red from the spiciness, as if it had been ravaged.

"I'll make it slightly spicy for you next time. It makes me feel bad just looking at you. Have some chicken soup, dear."

"That's good, I like it very much."

Everyone was chatting casually, but Zhu the bricklayer said nothing, watching Xia and Xie chatting with red eyes.

By the time Lan An noticed Zhu Ni Ma Jiang's abnormality, he had already drunk half a can of wine, his cheeks flushed red. He said nothing, staring straight at Brother Xie.

"Bricklayer Zhu, are you okay?"

"Ah, Xie Yuchen, Xie Yuchen is a bastard."

"Brother Xie, the bricklayer Zhu seems to have drunk too much. How about you help him to his room to rest?"

"Oh, alright. I'm going to go, you guys continue eating."