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the other side

Something had indeed happened to the Zhao family. There was no ladder at home, so they could only sweep the snow a little bit outside. It was dark at night, and the two brothers did not dare to climb onto the roof. They thought of waiting until daybreak to find a way to climb onto the roof and sweep the snow.

Unexpectedly, when it was almost dawn, a beam in the middle of the roof of the room where Zhao Gong lived was broken by the accumulated snow, and half of the roof collapsed.

A dull bang frightened Zhao Gong so much that he jumped up from the wooden bed. Fortunately, he didn't hit anyone. It was almost dawn anyway, so Zhao Gong simply got dressed and got out of bed. He had to find a way to repair the roof with his elder brother today, otherwise he would have no place to live.

The twelve-year-old boy knew for the first time what it felt like to be worried. Alas! -_-||

The other people in the family were also awakened by the noise. Zhao Cheng, who was just over one year old, was frightened and started crying loudly. Liu quickly picked up the child and comforted him gently. Zhao Qian put on his cotton coat and went to Zhao Gong's room.

Under the reflection of the white snow, the situation in the room was still clear. Looking at the half-empty roof and the heavy snow falling into the house, the two brothers were speechless.

The room where Zhao Qian and Zhou lived was also weighed down by the snow. The cold wind mixed with snowflakes penetrated into the house through the holes. Although the charcoal basin was lit, the room was as cold as outside.

Just as the two brothers were staring at each other, Zhou came over dressed and asked, "What happened?"

"mother..."

After Zhou saw the situation clearly, the words that were about to come out of her mouth were suddenly stuck in her throat and she couldn't utter a single word.

"Don't worry, mother. I will find a way to repair the roof tomorrow and make sure Gong'er has a room to sleep in tonight." Zhao Qian comforted.

"Well, I'm sorry for putting you through this." Looking at her two sensible sons, Zhou's nose felt sore and her eyes were filled with tears. Fortunately, it was dark and her two sons did not notice anything unusual about Zhou.

"You guys take care of the cleanup, I'll go see Cheng Ge'er." After saying that, Zhou quickly turned around, secretly wiped away her tears, and then went to Liu's room to help look after the child.

Liu had already put on her clothes and got out of bed with the child in her arms. "Mom, what happened in my brother's room?"

Zhou sighed, "The beam is broken."

"Ah?" Liu also looked worried when she heard this.

The roof was repaired before the snow started, but we didn't expect the beams to be broken by the accumulated snow.

"I'll go out and help clean up. It's cold outside. You and Cheng'er stay in the house and don't go out." After giving the instructions, Zhou found a broom and went out to sweep the snow.

However, as if things weren't bad enough, Zhou had just left the house when she heard a muffled "bang!" from the room where she and her youngest daughter lived.

What followed was the sound of Zhao Guoer crying and shouting "Mom".

"Guoer, what's wrong?" Before Zhou could enter the house, Zhao Guoer ran out and hugged Zhou's thighs and cried.

When Liu heard her sister-in-law crying outside, she quickly wrapped the child in a small blanket and came out, "What happened to Guo'er?"

"Why did you take the child out?" Zhou was about to say something else when she heard a louder bang than before.

"Bang! Crash, crash!"

The three of them looked back blankly, and saw that the room where Liu lived and a corner of the main room had collapsed together. Fortunately, people got out...

Zhao Qian and Zhao Gong came out of the house, waving the dust in front of them, and saw that their home was gone. The whole family stood neatly outside the main room, looking at the mess inside.

This time, Zhou couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears, "Does God not want us to live? Wuuwuwu..."

If Zhao Youliang was at home, he would definitely check the roof in advance, take his two sons to reinforce the roof, and find a way to sweep the snow off the roof at night. The roof would never collapse. It was just that the conscription came too suddenly, and Zhao Qian and Zhao Gong were young and had no experience, so they had no idea what to do.

"Mother..." Liu also started wiping her tears.

The one who cried the loudest was Zhao Guoer. There was a big hole in the roof suddenly, and her mother was not around, which scared her. Now her good house was gone, so she cried even louder, feeling aggrieved, helpless and confused about having no place to live in the future.

The two brothers Zhao Qian and Zhao Gong watched all this in dumbfounded.

Soon, the neighbors nearby heard the noise and came over. They were helpless when they saw the situation of the Zhao family.

Zhao Luo came forward to comfort Zhou and said, "You two should go to my house and rest first. Don't get cold outside. What if the child gets frozen?"

Zhou wiped her tears and nodded, "Aunt is right, Liu, take Cheng Ge'er and Guo'er to Grandma Luo's house to warm up."

"Okay," Liu hugged the child tighter, "Guo'er, let's go to Grandma Luo's house."

"Wait, bring some charcoal over." Zhou went into the kitchen, took out half a bag of charcoal and asked Zhao Guoer to carry it.

Luo frowned: "What are you doing? Can you leave them alone at home?"

"Aunt, that's not what I meant, it's just..."

Seeing Zhou's embarrassment, Luo interrupted her and said, "Alright, I understand what you mean. Our two families are not outsiders. You, ah!"

Then Luo called Liu and Zhao Guoer, "Come on, let's go to grandma's house and have a rest."

"Okay." The two followed Luo and left. Luo took the cloth bag from Zhao Guoer and held her hand as they walked home.

The sky gradually brightened, but the heavy snow showed no sign of stopping. After the mother and her two daughters were busy for a while, they no longer felt so cold. The mess in the main room and the room where Zhao Gong lived was cleaned up, but this house was definitely no longer habitable.

The mother and her two daughters went to clean up another room with worried looks on their faces. They couldn't take out anything in the room until the mess from the collapsed roof was cleaned up.

Zhaojia Village became bustling early in the morning. Not only was the roof of Zhou's house collapsed, but the roofs of two other elderly widows' homes were also crushed by the heavy snow. Some people were even buried in the rubble. The villagers braved the snow to help rescue people.

The miserable situation of Zhou's family soon reached the ears of Li and Zhao Youfu. The couple just listened to it for fun and no one planned to go and see them. They also kept it a secret from Old Lady Zhao. Who knew if the old lady would soften her heart and let them move back?

The road was difficult to travel in the snow. Even with the help of oxen pulling the sled, it was almost noon when Zhao Li and the other two arrived at Zhaojia Village.

Seeing the mess at home, Zhao Li was so scared that her legs went weak. How could this happen?

"Mom!" Zhao Li jumped off the sled anxiously and ran straight into the house.

Zhou, who was tidying up the house, paused and said, "Why do I seem to hear Li'er's voice?"

Zhao Qian: "I think I heard it too..."

Zhao Gong: "Hurry up and get back to work. How could my sister come back in this weather?"

Yeah, maybe... I heard it wrong.

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