After Lin Wei finished her breakfast, Zong Shao climbed up to the roof again and looked at the tiles one by one to make sure there were no broken ones.
The roof of their house is a triangular structure, not steep, with tiles stacked up layer by layer, and looks quite solid. But Zong Shao climbed up using a single-person wooden ladder, and after climbing up he did not use any protection and stepped directly on the tiles.
Just now, when she was standing in the corridor on the second floor and saw him through the uncovered tiles, Lin Wei didn't think much of it. But now, standing in the yard and looking up, she realized how dangerous it was and couldn't help shouting, "Why don't you come down quickly!"
Zong Shao was squatting on the tiles with his body half sideways. When he heard the voice, he turned his head to look at her and said confidently, "Don't worry, I'll be down soon."
Mingming Ruirui also came back from outside. Seeing Lin Wei standing in the yard, he followed her line of sight and looked upstairs. Seeing his father on the roof, Mingming immediately shouted in admiration: "Wow! Dad, can you fly?"
Zong Shao ignored him and continued to concentrate on his inspection work.
Mingming didn't need Zong Shao to pay attention to her. She became excited and cheered for her father, shouting, "Dad is so awesome! Come on, Dad! Dad is the best!"
Hearing this, Lin Wei couldn't help but pat him on the head: "Shut up and don't disturb your father!"
Mingming: “Oh.”
Mingming closed his mouth, looked up and watched Zong Shao moving on the rooftop intently.
After looking at the tiles in front, Zong Shao went to the back. Because the eaves were relatively high, they couldn't see anyone in the front yard, so they followed to the backyard.
Their backyard was narrow and they could only see the edge of the eaves when they looked up, so the mother and her two children retreated all the way back to the outside of Zhou's yard.
Chen Bamei was sitting in the yard picking vegetables. She saw them looking back with their heads raised. She looked toward the next door in confusion and asked, "What are you doing?"
Mingming was almost suffocating, but he immediately walked into the yard and shared: "Auntie Bamei, my dad can fly!"
"Fly?" Chen Bamei looked puzzled.
"Yes!" Mingming pointed to the roof and said, "Look, my dad is on the roof! He's awesome! He came over from the roof in front!"
Chen Bamei put down the work in her hands, stood up and walked out to look at the roof of the Zong family. Seeing Zong Shao half-crouching on the roof, she became even more confused: "Sister Lin, why did Deputy Battalion Commander Zong get on the roof?"
Lin Wei explained, "There is a broken tile in our house. The typhoon and heavy rain the day before yesterday caused a lot of water to leak into the house. He plans to check the tiles on the roof and replace any broken ones as soon as possible."
"Is everything okay at home?" Chen Bamei asked.
Lin Wei shook her head: "It's okay, the broken tiles are on the stairs, and water has accumulated from the stairs to the back door. The furniture is not damaged."
Chen Bamei noticed the place Lin Wei mentioned and asked, "The tiles on the stairs? Aren't those... Are you all okay?"
"You forgot, I had a stomachache the day before yesterday and went to the hospital, and Ruirui was clearly at your house." Lin Wei said, "Zong Shao cleaned up the house when I came back yesterday, so everyone is fine."
Chen Bamei didn't forget, but she was in a hurry and didn't think about it. She slapped her forehead and said, "Yes, I'm so dizzy. Fortunately, you are not at home."
"Yes, that's why he plans to check the tiles to prevent them from getting broken again next time a typhoon comes."
"It needs to be checked, but how come a tile in your house suddenly broke?" Chen Bamei asked.
Lin Wei shook her head: "I don't know, it might have been caused by the typhoon the day before yesterday, or it might have been broken before that, but we didn't notice it until the heavy rain the day before yesterday when our house was damaged."
As they were talking, Zong Shao finished his inspection, stood up and went downstairs. Lin Wei saw him, said something to Chen Bamei, and went to the front yard to hold the stairs for him. Mingming Ruirui saw it and came over to help.
But when Zong Shao came over and saw it, he didn't dare to come down. He sat on the roof and said, "Don't worry about me, I can come down by myself."
Seeing that he didn't move, Lin Wei had to say, "Then be careful." and stepped aside with the children.
After the three people dispersed, Zong Shao climbed down the wooden ladder. In fact, the ladder was firmly placed. Although it did not look very solid and it creaked when his feet stepped on the crossbar, he did climb down smoothly.
Lin Wei came into the room and poured him a glass of boiled water, and asked, "How is it?"
After working for half a morning, Zong Shao was indeed a little thirsty. He raised his head and drank the water in the enamel cup and said, "Some tiles have cracks. I will go to the county brick and tile factory this afternoon to see if I can buy some tiles and replace them."
"So urgent?" Lin Wei asked.
"This matter cannot be delayed." It often rains on Yazhou Island in this season. As long as there are broken tiles, rainwater may flow in. Lin Wei is pregnant, and she talked about that dream... He will not be able to rest assured until things are done.
Lin Wei thought about it and asked, "Do you want me to go with you?"
Mingming interrupted and asked, "Mom and Dad, are you going out?"
"Dad has something to do," Zong Shao answered his son and said to Lin Wei, "I'll go alone. The sooner I go, the sooner I'll be back."
Lin Wei thought that if she followed him, she might not be able to help and might even slow him down, so she just let him go.
Because Zong Shao had to go out, they had lunch at a state-owned restaurant.
It was no secret that Lin Wei was hospitalized due to stomachache the day before yesterday. The news had basically spread throughout the family area. When they went to get food, the military wife they met saw that she was fine, but she still couldn't help but say a few words of concern.
Everyone was relieved to learn that it was just a false alarm. Some people even said that the last few months of pregnancy were the most critical time and asked her to be very careful.
Lin Wei nodded and thanked them one by one.
Zong Shao heard this and talked to Lin Wei about hiring a nanny during dinner.
Hearing this, Lin Wei paused while eating and asked, "Hire a babysitter?"
In the early stages of Lin Wei's pregnancy, they discussed who would take care of her while she was giving birth. They had originally planned to hire someone, but when Lin's mother learned that she was pregnant, she was willing to take care of her during the confinement period, so they put the matter on hold.
But the Lin family has a large family, and all the old and young have to be taken care of by Lin's mother. Even if she is willing to come and take care of her daughter, she will definitely come half a month before Lin Wei gives birth, and take care of Lin Wei until she is about to leave the confinement period. Including the round-trip travel time, it will take almost two months.
Zong Shao asked some of his comrades-in-arms, and they said that some of their wives gave birth to their children in their hometowns, so they were not very clear about it. Those who gave birth on Yazhou Island basically said that their wives were eight or nine months pregnant and could still take care of themselves. It was only after giving birth that they felt weak, and they could not overwork or be exposed to the wind during the confinement period, so they hired someone to take care of them for half a month to a month.
Therefore, Zong Shao used to think that it would be enough for his mother-in-law to come and take care of him for a month and a half. After all, they could eat in the cafeteria and it was not necessary for Lin Wei to cook. Without having to cook, the daily chores would be greatly reduced, and many of them could be left for when he gets home.
As for bathing the two children, he is the one who does it when he is at home. When they go out to sea, the two children can bathe themselves, and Lin Wei just needs to wash their clothes. The climate on Yazhou Island is hot, and even in autumn and winter people don't wear thick clothes. What's more, they are children's clothes, so just rubbing them a few times will be enough, which is not troublesome.
The same goes for Lin Wei's own clothes. The one who has the heaviest clothes in the family is Zong Shao. Although he is thin, he is tall. It takes a lot of material to make clothes for him, and they are also troublesome to wash.
When he is not at home, the dirty clothes naturally will not reach Lin Wei's hands, but when he is at home, he can wash other people's clothes together, and Lin Wei doesn't have to do it.
But Lin Wei's dream sounded the alarm.
As Lin Wei's belly grew bigger day by day, her body's ability to withstand risks was bound to plummet. He had to go out to sea every few days, and would be gone for ten days or half a month at a time. There were only two children at home, and he didn't dare to think about what might happen to Lin Wei.
When Zong Shao closed his eyes last night, he was thinking about this matter. When he was getting his meal, someone else also said that one should be extra careful in the later stages of pregnancy, so he discussed it with Lin Wei.
Although Lin Wei cherished her life more than before, she still had many concerns about hiring a nanny. She said, "No one in the family area has hired a nanny. If we do, will it be too conspicuous?"
"There have been precedents in the family quarters of hiring a nanny to take care of children during the confinement period. We're just hiring one for a few extra months. The higher-ups won't interfere in these matters. If someone brings it up to you, just say that I don't trust you, so I have to hire a nanny. It's OK if you can't persuade them. If someone else says something, let them come and talk to me." Zong Shao was not a person who feared what others said, let alone a matter of life and death. What was wrong with him being a little nervous?
After hearing what Zong Shao said, Lin Wei stopped dwelling on this question and continued to ask, "We only have two rooms in our house. Where will the other party live if we hire someone?"
Zong Shao also considered this and said, "I'm thinking of inviting people from the surrounding teams. When I'm not out at sea, I'll let her go home and stay at night. That means she'll come to work at five or six in the morning, cook dinner and go home, and get off work around six. When I'm out at sea, I'll let her work all day, and let her sleep with Mingming and Ruirui at night."
Before Lin Wei could speak, Mingming spoke first: "Who wants to sleep with us?"
"Someone you don't know." Zong Shao said.
Mingming was shocked: "Someone I don't know? Then why do you want me and my brother to sleep with them?"
Zong Shao explained: "You don't know me now, but you will know me later. I was hired to take care of mom. There are not enough rooms at home, so I have to sleep with you."
Mingming pouted and said, "But I don't want to sleep with someone I don't know."
"Then you can sleep on the sofa downstairs." Zong Shao said coldly.
Mingming rolled his eyes and asked, "Can't I sleep with my mom?"
Zong Shao said: "You can sleep with your mother if you want, but I have to tie your hands and feet at night to prevent you from kicking anyone."
Mingming suddenly became conflicted. He didn't want to sleep with a stranger, nor did he want to have his hands and feet tied up. What he least wanted was to sleep on the sofa at night. That was too scary.
Ruirui didn't have so many concerns and said, "I don't kick people when I sleep. Can I sleep with mommy?"
"Brother, are you going to abandon me too?" Mingming asked with a hurt look on his face.
Ruirui explained seriously: "I don't want to sleep with someone I don't know either."
Mingming: “…” She was not comforted.
Although Zong Shao had made up his mind on this matter, he did not remain cold-hearted and explained, "It's just for a while. It will be fine after a few months when grandma comes over."
Lin Wei said: "Let's find someone first. If she's good, let her sleep with me."
Zong Shao thought about it and thought it would be fine to have someone sleep in the same room with Lin Wei, so it would be more convenient to take care of her, so he said, "Then I'll ask someone if anyone has a single bed that's not being used temporarily, and move it back to the master bedroom."
Although Lin Wei was not opposed to sleeping with others, she did need to be mentally prepared to sleep in the same bed with someone she was not familiar with, so she said, "Okay."
Mingming Ruirui breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.
After dinner, Zong Shao took the money and went out.
Lin Wei was lying at home. She was supposed to teach the children in the afternoon, but she was too lazy to move, so she let Mingming and Ruirui go out to play.
Mingming was naturally happy that she didn't have to go to class. She pulled her brother out and was afraid that if she was too slow, Lin Wei would change her mind.
Looking at Mingming's anxious back, Lin Wei smiled and shook her head.
But soon, her eyes unconsciously fell on the stairs. Thinking of the broken tile, she stood up and walked over, walking around the stairs.
Zong Shao had just cleaned the house in the morning, so there was naturally nothing in front of the stairs. Lin Wei walked around the stairs and went to the bottom of the stairs.
There are two floors of stairs in their house, the upper one is higher than the lower one. Except for Zong Shao who has to be a little careful when going in and out, no one else has to worry about hitting their heads. The back door and the toilet door are also opened on the wall below the upper stairs.
The stairs on the first floor below are very low, and Lin Wei has to bend over to go in, so this place is usually used as a storage room, but it is not enclosed.
Because it is a storage room, it is not often cleaned. Zong Shao swept the stairs and the living room in the morning and never took care of this place.
Lin Wei stood next to the stairs on the lower floor, bent over with her knees bent, and looked inside.
In fact, she didn't have any other thoughts, she was just a little strange. Before she followed the army to the island, Zong Shao had renovated the house and replaced a batch of tiles at that time, so the tiles must have been good when she moved into the house.
The broken tiles must have fallen from top to bottom, but she didn't remember any broken tiles falling in the past.
Lin Wei wanted to find the broken tile, not because of any conspiracy theory or because she thought someone was deliberately harming her.
Although their house is not tall, it has two floors. To climb up, one must use a wooden ladder, and it must be a relatively long wooden ladder, just like the one Zong Shao used in the morning.
Although Zong Shao carried the wooden ladder easily, you could tell from its length that it was not light. Moreover, although the single-story house was not high, the two floors together were about five or six meters high, and the roof was sloping, so climbing up was risky and it was unlikely that a woman could do this.
Moreover, the only two people she had bad relationships with after she came to the island were Gao Xiu Lian and Luo Shuzhi. But even if these two people hated her, they would not want to kill her.
Not to mention the men. After she arrived on the island, she dealt more with military wives. She knew all the men in the family area, but there were only a few she was familiar with, and she had never offended any of them.
Besides, although there was not always someone at their house, their house was located in the deepest part of the family quarters. If someone really wanted to harm her, it would be difficult for them to walk over with a ladder without being seen. If something happened to her, the other party would have no way to explain himself. I wouldn't risk my own life just to harm her.
Lin Wei wanted to find the broken tiles, but it was useless even if she found them. Even if it was really an accident, she couldn't be sure whether the tiles were broken naturally or caused by the plot.
And since she was able to survive, it proves that the plot can be changed. Even if the accident was caused by the plot, it is no big deal.
Therefore, she didn't need to go through the trouble.
It’s just that people are like this. When they think of something, they will give it a try. Even if they can’t find it, they will feel more at ease afterwards. This is what Lin Wei is like now.
She looked with her naked eyes at the area under the stairs that was not blocked by the clutter. Although the back door was open, it was a little dark under the stairs because of the clutter. After looking for several minutes, she couldn't see anything and was about to give up.
But just as she was about to stand up, she caught a glimpse of something in the shadows under the second step from the corner of her eye.
Because it was relatively low and she was pregnant, it was difficult to reach it, so she went out to find a broom, held it from below, and used the broom head to poke the thing out.
This time, more than one thing came out.
There were the marbles that Ruirui and the others were playing with, there were also scraps of paper that came from nowhere, and... a small piece of broken tile.
Although a lot of rain flowed in the day before yesterday and the stairs and the floor below were wet, the area behind the stairs was not damaged. At least the things that Lin Wei pulled out, including the tiles, were dry.
This shows that the tiles were broken before the typhoon, and maybe after they rolled down, people entering and exiting her house through the back door did not notice them and accidentally kicked them under the stairs.
And they didn't notice that there was a hole in the roof tiles, which led to the accident in the novel.
…
Zong Shao came back very quickly. He brought back quite a lot of tiles. Lin Wei was silent for a while and asked, "Why did you buy so many tiles?"
Zong Shao said, "No one else wants to sell five or six tiles, so I'll replace our tiles first. When there are any left, I'll ask other people if they want them, and let them take them if they need them."
Although Lin Wei did not dream about the outcome, the "she" in the novel eventually died, but the neighbor at home must have contributed, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
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