Snow fell thick and fast beyond the window, draping Changqing Mountain in a heavy silver mantle.
It was the first snow of the year, and the heaviest Shen Wei had ever witnessed.
The blizzard raged for two days and a night, only ceasing on the morning of the third day.
In the courtyard, Shen Bowen and his three brothers, along with Lin Zhan, were busy clearing the thick drifts from the ground and the roof. Below them, Shen Chengye and Shen