The door next door opened, and I heard a man shout, "Mother, the woodshed has collapsed under the snow."
Shen Heng hurriedly looked towards the Xie family's woodshed: "Sister-in-law, is our woodshed okay?"
"It's okay. Our woodshed is very safe. It was built by Min'er's father and grandfather themselves." Xia's busy expression became uncomfortable when she thought of her father-in-law and husband.
Xie Jian was also silent.
Another voice came from next door: "Dad, hurry up and find someone to help. Ouch, the chicken coop is crushed."
As soon as the voice fell, many sounds were heard in Yinqi's world.
"Why is there such heavy snow?"
"The sheep pen collapsed. Oh my god, my sheep."
Along with the sounds of clanging and crushing, there were also the miserable cries of various poultry.
For a while, miserable cries were heard one after another.
Chen Heng and the other two came out of the woodshed and ran to the chicken coop, rabbit shed, and sheep pen. The sheep had been crushed by the snow, but the sheep inside had been sold by Xia Shi some time ago, so there was no damage.
After clearing away the snow, the four corners were reinforced with wooden pillars.
After a busy day, the sky brightened.
Everyone in the alley got up and busied themselves with disaster relief.
However, the snow became heavier.
By daybreak, Xia, Chen Heng, and Xie Jian had finally cleared a path through the snow in the yard, and were now busy clearing the road outside.
Every household is cleaning up.
Someone came running over: "It's bad, it's bad, several houses in the east alley have collapsed, everyone, come with me to rescue them."
Those who were safe nearby picked up their weapons and rushed to rescue people.
Chen Heng felt that the Xie family shouldn't be in big trouble: "Sister-in-law, you stay home with Min'er, Ajian, we'll go rescue them."
Looking at the snow covering the sky, Xie Jian said calmly, "They have enough manpower, so we don't need to worry about them."
The shouting came from outside again: "Third uncle's house collapsed. He is fine outside, but his son, daughter-in-law and the whole family are buried inside. They don't know whether they are dead or not."
"Didn't their house just have its gong repaired a few days ago?"
"It was the neighbor's house that collapsed, and his house was also affected."
Chen Heng looked at the Xie family's neighbors. Even if they collapsed at this distance, they wouldn't be affected. She picked up a hoe and said, "Let me take a look."
Just as he took a step, Xie Jian grabbed his arm and said, "It's no use even if you hold it back."
"More people means more strength." Chen Heng met his cold black eyes, broke free from him, and walked out.
She knew what Xie Jian was thinking. No one is perfect. He had suffered such things before, and he didn't have the strength to treat those who hurt him in a positive and proactive way.
But in the face of a catastrophe, Chen Heng didn't want to become too indifferent. People always need some faith, or some spirit to support them to survive.
"What are you standing there for? Follow Ah Heng." Xia pushed her brother-in-law, "It's so dangerous for her to be alone."
Xie Jian pursed his lips, a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes, but seeing the snow getting heavier, he no longer hesitated and quickly caught up with Chen.
He thought that only a few families' houses collapsed.
When Shen Heng arrived, he discovered that a row of people had collapsed in the alley on the east side. Wailing and cries for help could be heard one after another, and many yamen runners were already trying to save people.
"We've rescued him, we've rescued him. Where's the doctor? Come quickly and stop the bleeding." The bailiff shouted.
"Save my child first, my child is still inside." A woman knelt on the ground and shouted helplessly.
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