After they discussed the urgent matter for a while, An Xuyuan went to visit Li Chenmo’s house while Han Yuheng went to visit the villagers with extra rooms in their houses.
The rest of the production team staff stayed behind to help the educated youths dig up their items and supplies that were buried under the snow. As the night deepened, the snow fell harder. Despite the cold weather, everyone was sweating due to the heavy work.
Meanwhile, Li Chenmo and his family were woken up by the sound of bells ringing. Stirring from her sleep, Lu Jueyu murmured, "Husband, someone is ringing the bell."
Hearing this, Li Chenmo sat up and said, "I will go see who is coming at this time. You go back to sleep."
Lu Jueyu nodded, and after a moment, she drifted back to sleep.
Li Chenmo wore his thick jacket before going out. The moment he stepped out of his bedroom, the cold air hit his face, lessening his drowsiness instantly.
Checking his watch, he saw that it was one o’clock in the morning. Since someone was visiting at this hour, something bad must have happened. Opening the gate, he wondered who was coming.
Five minutes later, the gate finally opened and An Xuyuan said, "Brother Chenmo, I’m sorry for disturbing your sleep at this hour, but something bad happened. We need your help."
Hearing this, Li Chenmo stepped aside, gestured for him to enter, and said, "Let’s talk inside."
The two of them walked quickly and entered the living room. With the small brazier placed in the room, they could have warm water when they woke up at night. The coals in the brazier were left with some embers, so Li Chenmo added more coals to warm up the room.
After pouring a cup of warm water for An Xuyuan, he took his seat and asked, "Brother Xuyuan, what can I help you with?"
An Xuyuan sipped the water first before he said, "Brother Chenmo, the house of the educated youths collapsed due to the heavy snow. So, we are looking for a place for them to relocate until we finish fixing the house."
As soon as he said this, Li Chenmo replied, "Even if I have rooms, I won’t let them stay at my house."
The moment he heard this, An Xuyuan chuckled and thought that Han Yuheng was right about the Li family’s traits. He shook his head and said, "I know that you and your family will be unwilling to let others stay at your house. So, we plan to let the educated youths stay at the villagers’ houses."
Raising his eyebrows, Li Chenmo asked, "Then what can I help you with?"
"Although we can ask the villagers to share one room for the educated youths, they would complain for sure. So, we plan to give them some supplies as compensation," An Xuyuan said.
When he heard this, Li Chenmo understood and said, "If you need supplies, I can contribute some flour, fresh vegetables, and meat jerky. My family made lots of jerky from the wolf meat we hunted before."
Hearing this, An Xuyuan smiled and asked, "How many supplies can you contribute, Brother Chenmo?"
Li Chenmo thought for a moment before he said, "Around 50 kilograms of flour, 30 kilograms of fresh vegetables, and 10 kilograms of wolf jerky."
Since he had reached his goal, An Xuyuan stood up and said, "Then I won’t bother you any longer."
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