The servants of the Military Prefecture had climbed on the roof several times already, all to sweep the accumulated snow off the eaves, fearing that too much snow would crush the roof, or that a large chunk of frozen snow would suddenly fall and hit passers-by.
The main houses were relatively okay, always kept warm with charcoal fires, so the rooftops were warm and the snow accumulation was comparatively less extensive. The roofs of other rooms, however, accumulated a thick layer of snow, highly dangerous if not dealt promptly.
They couldn't take care of the snow accumulated in the courtyard anymore, and the servants only managed to sweep a narrow path on the vital routes to facilitate people to get by.
On the main roads outside, some households, too, had cleared a path by sweeping the snow nearby, whereas those uninhabited lanes were still covered in a blanket of white snow.
