In just three days, the snow had already reached above ankle height.
Every household, young and old, mobilized. With many people, there was great strength. Over a hundred people quickly cleared a road leading to the county government office.
At the county government office, Shi Tou and Lord Zheng were also shoveling snow with great effort. They only stopped when they saw the main group arrive.
Although the snowfall was heavy, the roads were open again the next day.
Outside, everything was still a white blur, and the sky was overcast.
The snow itself isn't the problem; the biggest issue now is the sudden drop in temperature after the snowfall.
Spring has already begun, and in theory, the south should have already experienced warm weather and blooming flowers.
But this sudden cold wave made it difficult for people to move around.
But that wasn't the most crucial thing. As the Lantern Festival approached, news finally arrived in the capital that it had been snowing for almost half a month in the south, causing the weather to turn extremely cold and many people to freeze to death.
The imperial court had not yet discovered that in some less affected areas, the people had fled and scattered, and only then did they learn of what had happened in the south.
I heard that many areas were affected by the disaster, and people were trapped by the snow and lost contact with the outside world.
Those who escaped ran north, through icy and snowy landscapes, and many perished along the way.
Last year, when Song Ning and his group fled famine, the weather was still warm. But now, without enough warm clothing, they would perish in a single night.
Zheng Gaoyi learned the news from the magistrate of Jiangning County. He heard that after the imperial court learned of the matter, it acted quickly and immediately sent people to provide disaster relief.
The most important thing for these places in the north right now is to resettle these refugees.
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