"Where are our father and brother?" Lian Manman asked again.
"They're out front leading the people to sweep the snow," Xiao Qi replied, "Our brother asked me to come and tell you that in a bit, they will bring people to the back courtyard to sweep the snow off the rooftops."
"Oh." Lian Manman nodded, then led Xiao Qi into the house. Xiao Qi repeated what he had just said to Lady Zhang.
Sure enough, after a while, Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang came with two long-term workers. Some of them holding brooms, others wooden shovels, they used a ladder to climb up to the rooftop to sweep the snow.
Good snow promises a bountiful year, but at the same time, if the snow falls too heavily, it can adversely affect the lives of farmstead families. Traffic is one issue, but furthermore, overly heavy snow can potentially collapse houses. Additionally, the melted snow can erode the rooftops.
