The sudden snowfall caught everyone off guard.
They are not afraid of anything else except the continuous snow and lack of firewood.
After watching the snow for a while, Meng Shuyan's excited heart calmed down, and she suddenly remembered that there was a snow disaster this year in the original book.
[Oh, could this be the same snowstorm?
Because the snow had been falling for half a month, the snow accumulated was one and a half feet deep. It was the heaviest snowfall in Luzhou in recent decades.
Many of the thatched roofs of the poor families were crushed, and many people starved to death or froze to death.
I hope it’s not a snowstorm. 】
But when the Meng family heard her thoughts, they all felt bad.
Meng Shichang and his three sons hurried to check if there was anything wrong with the roof.
Fortunately, the roof has been newly repaired and covered with tiles, so it should be no problem to remove the snow on the roof every day.
If it really snows in the second half of the month and the snow piles up so thickly, they will have to take advantage of these few days to collect more firewood.
"Second brother, go to the capital city tomorrow and buy some more food.
See if there are any cabbages, radishes, etc. If there are, buy some more.
The snow is getting heavier, so I need to prepare more food at home to feel at ease."
Mr. Meng asked his youngest son to buy things because his youngest son was the one who bought things on the way during the migration.
He is experienced and knows how to bargain, so he feels at ease when he goes shopping.
If it wasn't getting dark, I would have wanted to send my son to the provincial capital to buy things right now.
I'm going there tomorrow. I guess the food prices will go up and it will definitely be harder to buy them.
"Okay, Dad."
"You guys eat first, I'll go check out the Zhou and Wang families."
Mr. Meng felt that as the village chief, he had to care about the firewood storage situation of other families.
When I looked over, I found that they were all from Taiyuan Prefecture, and they all had the same concerns.
Even Xiu'er and her daughter went up the mountain to collect firewood in the afternoon and brought back a lot.
Fortunately, there are not many people in this village in recent years, so there is a lot of dry firewood on the mountain.
"Before the snow melts, go out and collect some firewood in the next few days to store for emergencies."
Mr. Meng expressed his suggestion, and the other families all agreed.
"Okay, let's go early tomorrow morning."
"Tomorrow I'll ask my second brother to go to the capital to buy some food. I think it would be a good idea for you to go buy some as well.
In case the snow keeps falling and gets heavier, we won’t be able to leave the village and won’t have anything to eat or drink. That would be troublesome.”
Xiu'er's mother immediately took out a silver ingot worth two taels from her pocket and gave it to Mr. Meng.
"Village chief, please bring back some food for my mother and me so we can buy the two taels of silver.
Whatever you buy, you can buy for our family. Anything is fine."
Xiu'er's mother was very decisive. She decided not to go and stayed at home to collect more firewood tomorrow.
Fortunately, there are only her and her mother at home, so everything is easy with so few people around.
We have everything we need for clothing, but now we lack food and firewood.
"Since you trust me, then rest assured."
Both the Zhou and Wang families decided to drive to the provincial capital by themselves.
People in the north have the habit of stockpiling goods in winter, especially on snowy days, so I didn't think there was anything wrong with Mr. Meng's worries.
However, the four Yongxing brothers were not as nervous as them.
Although it snows every year in Luzhou, it is not heavy. At most, it may snow half a foot thick, which would be a big deal.
"You four brothers, pick up some firewood too. If the snow keeps falling, we won't even have enough firewood to boil water."
"Okay, village chief."
The four Yongxing brothers are grateful to Mr. Meng for his kindness, as he has good intentions.
They came here to join in, and they can't be the exception while everyone else is prepared.
"You are from Luzhou. Does it snow heavily here every year?
How big is the biggest snow?
I saw that the snow was falling heavily and it looked like it would take at least several days to stop.
If it rains continuously for the first half of a month, some families will have nothing to eat or drink, or their houses may collapse, right?
Mr. Meng wanted to say that the snow might not fall for half a month, but when he thought about how his granddaughter was not sure, he decided not to say anything nonsense.
But you can still ask Yongxing and the others.
"We have a very heavy snow here. We haven't seen it in decades. Don't worry, village chief."
"That's good.
However, when the snow melts heavily, the roads will be difficult to walk on, so it is necessary to buy more food and keep it at home.
Also, check the roof more often to make sure it doesn't collapse under the weight of the snow."
Mr. Meng insisted on his ideas.
"Okay, village chief."
Yongxing and the others also felt that what Mr. Meng said was right.
Seeing that he had said everything he needed to say, Mr. Meng went back.
I haven’t eaten yet, and my whole family is waiting for me when I get home.
"Didn't I tell you to eat first?
It's cold out here, so the food gets cold quickly. There's no need to wait."
"Alright, eat quickly. You are the head of the family. How dare they move their chopsticks?"
Chen was already hungry and interrupted Mr. Meng who was about to continue speaking.
Meng Shuyan was lying alone on the kang next to her, neither crying nor making a fuss, and she saw a pot of soybeans and a pot of mung beans soaked by her grandfather.
The soybeans and mung beans were all searched out from the homes of the former Yang family members, and the water was also drawn from the village pond, and there was no her spiritual spring water in it.
She habitually dripped half a drop of spiritual spring water into each of the two basins.
This way, no matter how you eat the beans, they should taste good and have the same benefits as the spiritual spring water.
She also knew that her family would have to go out to the mountains to collect firewood tomorrow, so she had to eat well.
She looked at everyone in the family, who were all working hard for the family. Even her two little nephews had to do some work every day. This was the best she could do now.
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