Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 352: Sudden Heavy Snow collapses house, Seeking Shelter (3)_1

Chapter 352: Chapter 352: Sudden Heavy Snow collapses house, Seeking Shelter (3)_1

The children didn’t care about any of that, and after the snow stopped, the accumulated snow became their favorite toy. Xin Er, wrapped in thick clothing, pulled Yun Sheng, who was also dressed like a bundle, to build a snowman, while Zhenzhen, uninterested in snowmen, started a snowball fight with Yun Zhao in the yard.

Liyan, envious, couldn’t help but join in the snowman-building. Every now and then, she’d form a snowball and throw it at Zhenzhen and Yun Zhao, with their innocent laughter filling the entire courtyard.

The three beasts also went crazy, running wildly throughout the courtyard. Mao Tuan, being the smallest, would charge into the snow, disappearing into the thick layer. All that could be seen was its relentless thrashing in the snow, resembling a chubby earthworm crawling through its burrow, which made everyone burst into laughter.

By noon, the sun still hadn’t come out, and the snow had only decreased by a little bit. At that time, the sound of bells linking the courtyard gate to the inside started ringing, and everyone faintly heard knocking at the door.

Liyan quickly abandoned her snowball and waded through the deep snow to open the door. Mo Yan promptly had Dabai and Mao Tuan return to the room to avoid being seen and causing trouble.

After a little while, Liyan came back, followed by Yang Bao, whose legs were covered in snow.

Mo Yan immediately invited Yang Bao into the house, but he waved his hand and declined, his face showing a hint of difficulty: "Yan girl, Count has a rather difficult issue here. If it’s convenient for you, please lend a hand. If not, it’s also okay, just pretend Count never mentioned it."

Mo Yan smiled and said, "Don’t worry, Uncle Yang, just tell me what the issue is. If I can help, I definitely will!"

With this weather, he obviously wasn’t coming over for a casual visit. She was already prepared in her heart but couldn’t guess exactly what the issue was.

Seeing her ready agreement, Yang Bao silently heaved a sigh of relief and explained the purpose of his visit.

Turns out, seven or eight households in the village had thatched huts that weren’t sturdy enough, and the heavy snow had collapsed them, making them unlivable. Moreover, with so much accumulated snow, it wasn’t possible to go up the mountain to cut wood and repair the houses, so they decided to go to the village leader’s house, hoping he could come up with a solution.

Most of the other families in the village were refugees who had escaped turmoil and didn’t have much wealth. Their thatched huts could barely accommodate their own family members, and it wasn’t feasible to fit others.

However, those families whose houses had collapsed had elderly people and children, who really couldn’t endure the cold. As the village leader, Yang Bao couldn’t ignore the problem, so he had no choice but to turn to the Mo Family, which had the largest house, hoping Mo Yan could spare a few rooms to temporarily accommodate these people.

After hearing the situation, Mo Yan didn’t find it difficult at all. Nobody wished for such a disaster, and since everyone was from the same village community, she was willing to help if possible.

Therefore, she said to Yang Bao, who was somewhat anxious, "This isn’t a big deal. There are indeed a few empty rooms in my house that can be spared, but as for beds and bedding, they will have to bring their own. As for meals, they will have to cook for themselves. I will specially set aside one room for that."

Upon hearing this, Yang Bao immediately became elated and said hastily, "Of course, of course! It wouldn’t be right to make your family provide both the space and the supplies. I will go back and tell them right away, so they can prepare."

After saying this, he also expressed thanks on behalf of those families to Mo Yan and then hurriedly ran off to notify them.

Watching the hurried departure of Yang Bao, Mo Yan smiled and then, along with Lixiu, walked through the accumulated snow to the front courtyard to tidy up the rooms.

The Mo Family did indeed have quite a few empty rooms. Just the row closest to the wall in the front courtyard alone had about a dozen, originally reserved for future use, which now should be just about enough to accommodate seven or eight families.

It wasn’t long before Yang Bao brought the people over. All told, there were forty-two people, old and young, indeed not a small number. Upon arrival, they continuously thanked Mo Yan, grateful for her hospitality.