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Chapter 72: Heavy Snow

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Xie Lian doesn't want money. As ordinary people, they all have the idea that free things are free money.

Having a scholar write to our family is a real benefit!

But this annoyed the stall owner selling peach charms nearby, and he suddenly became a little angry.

Xie Lian was not opposed to writing couplets for others. When she was young, this job was only done by the respected elders in the village. She had never done such a thing at such a young age. She could understand the common people's desire to get a good start. It happened to be her first New Year in this world, and she was in a good mood, so she agreed, but pointed at the stall owner selling peach charms and said.

"You can ask me to write Spring Festival couplets, but you have to buy blank peach charms, otherwise I won't have anywhere to write."

As soon as these words were spoken, the stall owner was overjoyed and shouted loudly.

"Thank you, Sister Lian!"

But the people who gathered around hesitated, especially those who wanted to get something for free. They muttered a few words and just left.

Only those who really liked the novelty of Spring Festival couplets stayed and bought peach charms from the stall owner, waiting for Xie Lian to write for them.
It took three hours to write this, and Zhuang Mochen also came to help.

Although some people left early because they didn't want to wait or spend money to buy peach charms, there were also some people who got the news and came to queue up.

There were so many people that Xie Lian later suggested that they just write a simplified version, not writing couplets, but just writing the word "Fu".

Seeing that there were so many people, the people also wanted to go back quickly, so most of them agreed.

Of course, there were also those who were not happy and left without waiting.

"Mr. Xie, you have caused me so much trouble."

After everything was over, Zhuang Mochen shook his sore wrist and said with a look of complaint.

"It's the New Year!"

Xie Lian laughed.

In short, the bustling market marks the beginning of the New Year.

The whole Xiaoning County is full of joy and preparing to welcome the New Year.

But a sudden heavy snow disrupted many people's plans.

New Year's Eve.

After Xie Lian and the Zhuang family father and son had their New Year’s Eve dinner, they sat in the pavilion in the Zhuang family’s courtyard.

There was heavy snow outside, but the pavilion was warm because Zhuang Mochen had lit a stove. The three of them sat around the stove, and hot tea was boiling on it.

"In a pavilion on a snowy night, warming tea by the fire is a very elegant thing to do, but looking at the heavy snow outside, Zhuang feels a little uneasy."

Zhuang Mochen's eyes were full of worry.

The heavy snow started falling in the morning, and it continued into the evening without any break.
Many people who were planning to go in and out of the city were forced to cancel their trips due to heavy snow.

As far as Zhuang Mochen could remember, Xiaoning County had never seen such heavy snow.

The snow piled up thicker and thicker, and his heart grew colder and colder.

The people have never experienced such heavy snow before. God knows what the situation is like in the countryside outside the city.

"To be honest, Mr. Zhuang, I had sensed something strange in the sky before, and I knew this year would be a severe winter, but I never thought that the snow would be so heavy. You and the county magistrate have prepared a lot of winter supplies, maybe they will come in handy?"

Xie Lian stared at the vast expanse of white sky, feeling a sense of the unpredictable might of heaven.

This heavy snow shows no sign of stopping. If it continues for a few more days, it will probably be a huge disaster.

"Those supplies have already been distributed, but only a small portion has been kept to deal with possible emergencies. But who could have imagined that there would be such extreme weather that has not been seen in a century, with heavy snow followed by severe cold. Sigh, the Qian Kingdom has been plagued by disasters. Is it really going to perish?"

Zhuang Mochen shook his head, looking somewhat pessimistic, and even uttered such outrageous remarks.

But he would only say this in front of Xie Lian. Xie Lian knew that Zhuang Mochen was loyal to the people of the world and the great ideal of river management, but had long lost hope in the royal family, so he was not surprised that he would say this.

She sighed and said soothingly.

"Maybe the snow will stop. Didn't you ask Youfu to go out and check the situation? Maybe it's not as bad as you think."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a noise at the gate.

It is blessed that you have returned.

He was wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, and his body was covered with snowflakes.

"Uncle Youfu, come and warm yourself up."

Xiao Zhuang greeted.
"Ugh!"

Youfu trotted over, took off his raincoat and hat, shook off the snow on them, then blew some hot air on his frozen hands. He seemed to feel better and squatted by the roadside, warming himself by the fire while talking.

"Master, the situation outside doesn't seem good."

"What is the specific situation?"

"I saw several groups of people running to the county government office. They were all from the outside farms asking for help. Liu Bantou of the county government office knew that I was the master's long-time attendant, so he told me the situation. It was snowing too hard. Many people's houses outside were thatched houses, which were leaky to begin with. Under the pressure of the heavy snow, they simply collapsed."

"What did Magistrate Lou say?"

"After the New Year's Eve dinner, Magistrate Lou went to the county government office to get busy. It is said that he sent several groups of yamen runners to help.

"That's good, that's good. Magistrate Lou is a responsible official."

Zhuang Mochen breathed a sigh of relief. He was not pedantic. It was rare for Magistrate Lou to go to work right after the New Year's Eve dinner.

In the entire Qian country, it is enough to rank among the top.

"But Liu Bantou said that what they did was in vain. This heavy snow showed no sign of stopping. They could still rescue people now. If it continued to snow overnight, by tomorrow morning, who knows how many people's houses would be crushed. Not to mention the thatched houses, even the houses in the city would be in big trouble. When I just came back, I saw many people sweeping snow from their roofs."

After Youfu finished speaking, Zhuang Mochen looked worried.
Xie Lian wanted to say something, but in the end he didn’t open his mouth.

She was also quite powerless in the face of such a natural disaster.

After roasting the fire for a while, Xie Lian went back.

The light in Zhuang Mochen's study was on all night.

The next day, Xie Lian washed up as usual.

The snow had been falling all night and there was no sign of stopping.

However, when Xie Lian was washing, there was not a single drop of snow on his body, as all of it was blocked by the old locust tree.

During this night, the mountain was already covered in silver, with at least a hundred kilograms of snow piled on the treetops.

"Senior, senior, here I come!"

The little white fox came over at the right time, carrying a small cloth bag on his back, which contained some fruits and other things.
"Happy New Year, Senior. Aunt Bai asked me to wish you a happy new year. These are just some small tokens of our appreciation."

Xie Lian took a quick glance and saw that they were all newly grown spiritual fruits from Qingping Mountain. They looked juicy and fresh, especially in the cold winter, which was extremely rare.

But she showed no interest and said it casually.

"When Xiaozhuang comes later, you two can share the food."

The little white fox's bright black eyes rolled around in confusion.

(End of this chapter)