It's impossible to make this a complete success from the start, but each of the partners is a local power, so getting it started is not difficult. Then, by expanding outwards little by little, it's not impossible to complete.

With the Spring Festival approaching, no matter how hard or tiring things are, a sense of joy and happiness will inevitably well up in my heart.

For the poorest people, there was nothing to be happy about, because they were already struggling to survive. Every day, the cold wind howled, but they had very few things to keep warm in their homes.

Many households don't even light a fire until nightfall; if they do, they only burn a small amount of wood to keep themselves from freezing to death in the cold winter.

Just as Ning Ye was having lunch, Ning Silang came over and said, "Ning Ye, there's something I'd like to discuss with you. Is that alright?"

Ning Ye said with a smile, "Fourth Uncle, we're all family. Let's sit down and eat first, and we can talk about it later."

Ning Silang hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's talk about the matter first. The people in our old village are all poor. They just came to me. Several people have already frozen to death this winter."

Ning Ye put down his chopsticks and said, "Is Fourth Uncle's condition that serious? I remember that before winter, every household stored up a lot of firewood, didn't they?"

"Ono, haven't you noticed that this winter is colder than usual?"

Ning Ye was stunned for a moment. With his body, even though the temperature was already below minus ten or twenty degrees Celsius, it was nothing to him.

But for these people who were already malnourished, such cold was enough to freeze them to death.

Lin Qinshu said, "This year is indeed colder than in previous years. By the afternoon, it's already quite cold, let alone at night."

There was naturally no need to worry about Ning Ye's mansion, since all the facilities were top-notch and there was plenty of firewood. The temperature inside the house would never be low.

Even indoors, if you wear slightly thicker clothes, you'll probably feel very stuffy, which would probably make many people extremely envious.

"Fourth Uncle, so how do you want to resolve this matter?"

Ning Silang tentatively said, "I heard that there are actually some empty houses in our Qingmei Village. Why don't we bring those people from the old village over? At least the houses here are warmer. Also, could you give me some of the old and worn-out clothes that Wang Wu and the others left over from their training?"

Ning Ye smiled and said, "So it's just these small things. Then you can make the arrangements yourself, Fourth Uncle. You can take those clothes if you want. If you need any other help, you can just let me know."

Ning Silang also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this matter was not as simple as he had imagined. He could be a good person, but if he always did, he would eventually be taken advantage of by others.

This also brought some comfort to Ning Shilang's heart. Even after becoming wealthy, his son Ono had not lost his human touch.

"Alright, that's good to hear. Go and tell the villagers to move out quickly, otherwise people might freeze to death tonight. It's better to avoid such a thing from happening."

As they were talking, it started snowing heavily again outside, and it looked like this snowfall was going to be quite heavy.

Ning Ye came to the window and said, "The snow is falling too frequently. If this continues, it probably won't be long before a snow disaster occurs."

Lin Qinshu frowned slightly. "This is not a good thing. If such a thing really happens, who knows how many more people will be displaced."

"My wife, don't worry. Even if there is a snow disaster, at least there won't be any major chaos here. As for other places, we are too far away to help them, and we can't do anything about it even if we wanted to."

As if to confirm what Lin Qinshu had said, the heavy snow had lasted for far too long. For several days in a row, the heavy snow did not stop. Although there were times when it lessened, it never truly stopped.

Such continuous snowfall is undoubtedly a severe test for everyone. Some houses have been completely crushed. The area within Qingyuan County is relatively better off, but the surrounding villages and towns are suffering greatly.

Wang Mingyuan immediately prepared to organize a rescue team, but with the roads blocked by heavy snow, even if he wanted to carry out a rescue, he still had to go out and calculate.

With snow more than half a meter thick, even the city gate was difficult to open, making it even more difficult to get out.

This year, every household in the county has been trying to clear snow from their homes, but the area is only so big. No matter how hard they try, the snow still manages to bury everything around their houses, making it impossible to even go out and ask for help.

Inside the county government office, Wang Mingyuan looked at the few dozen people who had barely managed to gather. He knew that this number was far from enough, but he also didn't know what was going on at the military camp.

Wang Mingyuan looked grave. The situation was already precarious. If he did nothing, the town of Qingyuan would likely be covered in white snow when the snow melted.

Xu Sanguan volunteered, saying, "My lord, I am willing to risk my life to try and see what the situation is like on General Lin's side. Perhaps there is still hope."

Wang Mingyuan sighed and said, "The snowstorm hasn't stopped yet. If you, a scholar, were to go through more than half a meter of snow, you would probably die before you even reach your destination."

Just then, someone knocked on the tightly closed gate of the yamen. "Lord Wang, I thought you must be having some trouble, so I came to see if there's anything I can help with. If so, please don't hesitate to ask."

Wang Mingyuan immediately recognized Ning Ye's voice, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips. "That rascal actually came. It seems he must have a way to get out of here."

After Ning Ye and the others came in, Wang Mingyuan discovered that each of them was carrying two boards, and these two boards were probably the key factor that allowed them to get out.

Ning Ye walked up to Wang Mingyuan and said, "Sir, the situation is urgent. I'll quickly teach you how to use this thing so we can go out and rescue people immediately, otherwise it will be too late."

Wang Mingyuan also said directly, "Do you have enough supplies? You know General Lin has more than 500 people on his side, which is a lot, but I don't see that you have much on you."