Chapter 350: Sudden Heavy Snow Causes House Collapse, Seeking Shelter (1)_1
Looking at the gloomy sky, Mo Yan informed Lizhong and the other two that it might snow in the next couple of days. She instructed them to transport more grain from the warehouse to avoid difficulty traveling on slippery roads after the snowfall.
Lizhong immediately ordered Tie Tou and Wang Pangtou to hurry and transport the grain. He also called for several ox carts from the end of the street to help with the task. Otherwise, going back and forth with only flatbed carts would mean darkness fell by the time they finished their second trip.
After going back and forth four times, they transported over ten thousand jin (1 jin = 0.5 kg) of grain. They cleared a corner in the shop to store it, and together with the existing stock in the shop, there would be no problem sustaining them for about seven to eight days.
As evening approached and they headed home, the skies worsened, and fine snowflakes began to drift down. Later, the snow grew heavier; while it was not quite goose feather-sized flakes, it was certainly chicken feather-sized. By the time Mo Yan and Tie Tou rushed back to Liu Yang Village, the ground was completely white. Everywhere was a blanket of white, and the two little ones joyfully hopped and played in the snow in the courtyard.
Seeing that the snow showed no signs of stopping and might well bury up to their calves by morning, Mo Yan cautioned Tie Tou that if the snow accumulation exceeded half a foot the next morning, there was no need to go to the shop, to prevent accidents on the way.
Watching the snow falling steadily, Tie Tou naively nodded and went home, without even asking whether his wages would be docked for not going to the shop.