Mr. Meng frowned as he looked at the snow outside, which was already more than a foot deep.
"Take your three nephews and go to the house at the entrance of the village and clean it up."
Mr. Meng stopped Meng Shijie who was about to sweep the roof and gave him a task.
"No one lives there, so why do we have to sweep it? There are so many houses over there, how long will it take to sweep it?"
When Meng Shijie thought about the rooms over there, he got a headache because there would be endless work to do in the next few days.
"Dad, why don't I take Shuchun and the others with me?"
Seeing that his younger brother was unwilling, Meng Shichang decided that it would be the same if he went instead, as the house was almost cleaned.
Mr. Meng did not follow their wishes.
"Just go when I tell you to. Can't I order you around?"
Although Mr. Meng's words were not harsh, they were gentle instead.
Meng Shijie understood the meaning behind the gentle tone.
If he dared to speak stubbornly again, his father would hit him on the butt with the broom in his hand in the next second.
It doesn't matter if he gets hit a few times. He has thick skin so it won't hurt much anyway.
But it was still very embarrassing to be beaten in front of his daughter, so the wise man helped Meng Shijie.
"Dad, look at what you said. You are my dad. If you tell me to go east, I will never dare to go west!
I'm just asking, I'm going there now.
Xiaochun, Xiaoxia, Xiaoqiu, follow uncle!"
The three brothers Meng Shuchun...
They really don't like this nickname, and there's nothing they can do about it since their uncle refuses to change his ways despite repeated warnings.
Mr. Meng watched his youngest son take his three older grandsons to work, then turned and spoke to his eldest son.
"I think we should move over there before the New Year. The kang (kang bed) over there has been built and we can sleep on it after warming it up in the next couple of days.
The houses over there are spacious and sturdy, all made of brick and tile.
The snow keeps falling, and I'm afraid the roof here will collapse under the weight of the snow one night."
And there is a cellar there, even if it is not a cellar, there is still a place to store local grains and vegetables.
Here, the food is piled on the kang.
After Mr. Meng said this, the whole family nodded and felt that it made sense. If only the adults didn't say anything, there were so many children, so safety should be the priority.
"Then go talk to the other families.
It turns out that the two houses of the Yang family are much better than those in the village. If they can be repaired, we can help reinforce the roofs and let Xiu'er's mother and the Wang family move in.
Otherwise, if we move out, they will live here alone, especially Xiu'er and her daughter, who will feel very lonely."
Mr. Meng nodded after hearing what his wife said.
"I was just planning to talk to Brother Zhou about it. It's just that the four Yongxing brothers are a bit difficult to deal with."
"The four of them are gentlemen living here, so they are not afraid.
Please help take a look and reinforce the roof over there.
Tell them to clear the snow from the roof every day.
Otherwise, you can ask them if they are willing. If they don’t mind being crowded, you can let them live in our former home.”
The four Yongxing brothers are very hardworking in the village. They help out in various households all day long and never have a moment to rest.
They are really good kids.
Chen liked them very much, otherwise she wouldn't have asked them to live in her house.
They have a large family, so even though the house is big and has lots of space, it will only be enough for them to live in.
"I see."
Mr. Meng said this and went to Zhou's house first.
It turned out that there were still quite a few tools left in Yang's house, such as ladders.
Meng Shuchun was currently standing on a ladder, sweeping the snow off the roof.
As he was sweeping, he saw a group of people coming towards the village from outside.
If he hadn't been on the roof, he wouldn't have been able to see it.
The dozen or so people in the lead were clearing the snow on the road to make way for the carriage behind.
Could this be some royal relative or something like that?
When the carriage approached, he felt that the driver looked familiar. It was not until Ning Yucheng got off the carriage that he could see clearly who it was.
He is truly a royal relative.
"Uncle! My benefactor is here!"
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