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"Let's go back." The village chief nodded, and with the help of his son, he slowly walked towards his home.
Soon, the center of the village was empty, except for the raging snow.
"How is the snow clearing going?" As soon as he saw the housekeeper Jin Gulan, he couldn't help asking.
"My lord, the roof of the main house has been cleaned up almost, and it will be finished soon."
"Okay, let everyone pay attention to safety." Gulan nodded.
"The young men know," said the housekeeper Jin hurriedly.
The master and servant talked as they walked, and soon came through the front yard and came to the first yard.
Through the wind and snow, it can be clearly seen that the roof of the main house is much shorter than the side houses on the left and right. It is indeed almost cleaned, leaving only two people on the corners, and the others are on the left and right side houses.
The snow that slid to the ground was taken care of by the housekeeper Jin, the housekeeper's wife, the two daughters-in-law and Cai Yu, and was temporarily transported to the front yard.
Seeing everyone busy, Gulan did not stand by and watch. He took off his cloak, shook off all the snow on his hair and went into the house. In the panic of Butler Jin, he cleaned the snow on the roof with a bamboo hat.
With the efforts of everyone and the help of the two horses, the snow was cleaned up very quickly.
Everyone just shoveled the snow onto the tarpaulin spread on the ground, and then throttled to the front yard, which was much faster than using manpower, and more could be pulled at one time.
When the roofs of all the houses were almost cleaned, there was not much snow on the ground.
It was already half an hour later, but the blizzard still showed no signs of slowing down, and it was still pouring on the ground as if venting.
The roof that had just been cleaned was soon covered with another layer of snowflakes. It seemed that it would take at most an hour to clean it again.
With such a busy schedule, the afternoon passed quickly.
During this period, Gulan, who had cleaned up her own house, took people to Uncle Li's place, but they didn't help much. The Li family is large, and when they went there, except for the snow on the ground, the snow on the roof was almost cleared.
Seeing that Brother Li and his family were going to help others, Gulan then lent Xia Mu and his family to Uncle Li. After all,
there are only a few people in Lijia Village who are as prosperous as Uncle Li's family, and some are even just a family of three.
With only two or three people, I'm afraid the speed of cleaning will not be as fast as the speed of snow falling.
They are all fellow villagers, and they really need to help each other during this special period. Although Gulan didn't go in person, the people she sent out will always be more useful than her going in person.
After all, she went alone, right? It was almost dusk when Xia Mu and his family came back, but the wind and snow were still there.
For dinner, after working so hard for so long, Gulan wanted to make up for everyone, and specially added a portion of braised beef from noon. Although it was not much, everyone could get a few slices in their bowls.
Beef is precious and rare. Unless the government allows it, it is not allowed to be slaughtered indiscriminately. The chance of being able to buy it is very small. Even if you buy it, it is not enough for the master to eat, let alone the servants.
Not to mention that everyone gets a few slices, everyone is very grateful to the master just to taste it.
After nightfall, the snow still did not weaken. Looking at the weather, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for many people.
Just when Gulan was about to rest, the sound of a clear gong sounded again in Lijia Village at night.
Gulan, who had just taken off his clothes, sat up, frowned at the place where the gong sounded, then put on his clothes, told his son to sleep well, put on his cloak and walked to the door.
"Butler Jin" Gulan opened a door and stood at the door and shouted to Butler Jin who also heard the noise and came out to check.
"Young Master?" Butler Jin realized that his master had also come out.
"Let someone take a look at what's going on?"
"Yes, I'll go right away." Butler Jin didn't dare to delay and turned to enter the radical.
Not too long, about a quarter of an hour, Butler Jin stood outside the master's bedroom window to report to Gulan.
"Sir, Xia Mu Li Chui is back."
Gulan, who was practicing calligraphy by the window with a lamp, stopped writing, "What happened?" he asked.
"Sir, they said that the government sent people to remind everyone that the snow is too heavy and they must clean the snow on their roofs every once in a while."
That's right, just now I heard that the sound of the gong didn't sound like the sound that the broken gong of the dean's house could make. It was too loud and the echo was long.
It turned out to be the government. Although they came a little late and didn't do it themselves, they still made a difference. Gulan's impression of the government finally improved a little.
"Well, I see, Butler Jin, you will have to work hard tonight."
"It's not hard, this is all our job."
"Well, take some time to rest."
"Yes."
Although Butler Jin agreed, he did not really rest. Instead, he gathered all the men and held a brief meeting to make arrangements for the personnel. In short, they could not be careless tonight.
Gulan did not rest immediately. It was not easy for him to fall asleep after being woken up, so he continued to practice calligraphy under the candlelight.
As for An An, he fell asleep unknowingly as soon as he got into bed and touched the pillow. The sound of the gong did not wake him up.
With Butler Jin around that night, Gulan slept well, but except for the really carefree people, the other people in Lijia Village spent the whole night in fear.
It was not just Lijia Village. The villages within a hundred miles around Yunzhou City were all like this. They almost did not dare to sleep that night. They had to clean the snow on the roof every once in a while.
They were all native aborigines of Yunzhou, and no one knew the damage caused by the snowstorm better than them.
Even if they did not receive reminders from the government, they could not sit still and spontaneously began to clean their own roofs after the heavy snowstorm lasted for an hour or two, especially those with elders at home.
The snowstorm raged for a while and a The snow gradually slowed down in the early morning of that night, turning into fine snow, which also made the people who had been waiting all night breathe a sigh of relief.
Of course, there are people who are fine and those who are in trouble. There will always be some self-righteous, lucky and lazy people.
In addition to the newly built Lijia Village, the heavy snow spread to the east, west, south and north of Yunzhou City within a hundred miles. Almost every village and town had different degrees of disasters, but fortunately, all houses collapsed. Although there were casualties, they were not serious.
Most of these families were lucky families. Of course, there were a few who were poor and the quality of their houses was not good. Even if they were constantly cleaning, the wind and snow were too heavy and the houses could not withstand the pressure and collapsed.
Life was already difficult, and this was even worse. Fortunately, the government later gave a little subsidy. Although it was not enough to build a house, it was also a little comfort.
But this is all later. Now the difficult night is finally over, and the snow that has been falling for two nights and one day has finally become smaller, which makes people who have been fighting against the snow all night breathe a sigh of relief. It also makes Gulan, who woke up early and looked at the fine snow in the sky, breathe a sigh of relief.