Lin Ying was satisfied, but before leaving, she suddenly thought of something: "Minister Zhang, you see, I'm planning to rebuild my house myself. Does building a house have to be the same as everyone else's? Also, I don't know what's wrong with the ground behind my house. If I rebuild the house, it might have to be moved forward a bit. Is that against regulations?"
Zhang Shanlin was also in a dilemma upon hearing this. After all, he had seen Lin Ying's kitchen, which was already much better than those of other families. If the house was built differently from others, people would inevitably gossip.
In the future, it's inevitable that some people will feel resentful because of this.
Therefore, the logistics department is really not simple; they have to consider everything.
Seeing Zhang Shanlin hesitate, Lin Ying said, "How about Minister Zhang allocates a new plot of land for our family? I can rebuild a house like everyone else's according to the requirements. But if that's the case, won't other military dependents who can't come with their families because of housing issues also have to follow suit and build their own houses?"
"And another thing? That plot of land might have water seepage issues, and I'm worried it might affect Commissar Wang's house. Perhaps, Minister Zhang, after I rebuild my new house, could you arrange for someone to fix the drainage there? Leaving it unattended will always lead to problems, won't it? I can't just sleep in a drafty shed, can I?"
After hearing Lin Ying's words, Zhang Shanlin finally decided: "You can decide how to build the house! I'll apply for a special approval for you. Due to the circumstances, we military wives can't solve the problem ourselves and then have someone complain!"
In fact, Zhang Shanlin knew that the best solution was to do as Lin Ying suggested. He knew about that place; he had seen it when he was choosing a house, but he hadn't expected it to be so bad that it would cause the house to be flooded and collapse.
Therefore, even if Lin Ying doesn't live there, the area needs to be reinforced with stones and cement; otherwise, the next house to be washed away will be the one next to Lin Ying's. They can't just let people move away again, can they?
Besides, Lin Ying is right. If she re-builds a house, what about other military dependents who want to move in with their families and build their own houses? Would you disagree? But if you agree, wouldn't that create chaos?
Compared to the countless troubles to come, the special nature of Lin Ying's house doesn't pose a major problem.
Besides, if he prepares a report here and explains the details, his superiors won't be able to blame him.
As for those military wives who gossip, he'll talk to his wife when he gets back and have her exaggerate the severity of Lin Ying's house situation. That way, Lin Ying's house will have to be moved up a bit, and no one will dare to say anything.
After receiving a positive reply, Lin Ying was satisfied.
To be honest, she didn't want to move. This place was close to the mountain, and there were no other houses behind it, only Li Yue'e's house next door. It was quiet and there were fewer troubles. Besides, she could go directly up the mountain from here, and even if others knew she was transporting timber down the mountain, they wouldn't know how much she was transporting.
After what happened with Su Yun, Lin Ying had offended everyone and really didn't want to have any more dealings with them.
Since the house had already collapsed, Lin Ying simply demolished it all. The house was originally built using loess and ula grass, so those materials could still be used.
Lin Ying carefully collected all the timber from the old house, deciding to continue using what was usable and chop up the rest for firewood.
Truckloads of loess were transported to the area behind the kitchen and in front of the main gate. It took two days to finally clear the land.
The canteen staff brought the cement back by car the next day. The sand and lime were piled up outside, while the cement was kept in the kitchen.
After two days of cleaning up, Lin Ying finally managed to salvage the collapsed house, which was in complete disarray.
Even so, Lin Ying dared not rest. Taking advantage of the good weather, she began collecting stones. Relying on her strength, Lin Ying made a large basket and carried stones down the mountain every day.
It rained for two days before Lin Ying could see how much water had flowed down from the mountain. She could only say that if it had rained heavily, her family would have been gone, and Li Yue'e's family would definitely have suffered.
But now, Lin Ying needed to come up with a solution. With such a large volume of water coming down, simply splashing it against the wall wasn't a good solution. And if they needed to drain the water, where should they drain it to?
Braving the heavy rain, Lin Ying went back and forth to observe how the rainwater flowed.
When Lin Ying discovered that each house was on a slope, and rainwater would flow onto the street and out along the main street, Lin Ying felt relieved.
In other words, all she needed to do was build a canal to let the water flow onto the street.
When it rains, the rainwater will flow away with it, so there's no need to worry about the water washing up on other houses.
After the rain stopped, Lin Ying didn't have time to pick mushrooms. Instead, she continued moving stones for seven days before finally getting a day off.
Unexpectedly, just as Lin Ying was about to make up her mind to clean up the toilet, Zhao Qinghuai returned.
Zhao Qinghuai heard about the situation at home and was very worried about Lin Ying, but he was too busy outside and didn't have time until he finally took a break and came back.
Looking at the piles of various materials in the house, with only the vegetable garden and the road empty, Zhao Qinghuai felt a pang of sadness. Especially after his recent trip to the forest farm and several conversations with Grandpa Lin Ying.
The more Zhao Qinghuai knew Lin Ying, the more he felt sorry for her.
Lin Ying was heartbroken to see that Zhao Qinghuai had not only gotten darker but also lost a lot of weight, and even had sunburned skin: "Didn't you eat properly while you were out?"
Zhao Qinghuai didn't care much; what he cared about more was Lin Ying: "You must be very tired at home, right?"
After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and couldn't help but smile. Because they both cared about each other. It was a wonderful feeling.
"Come on, let me show you the kitchen I built! I told you I could do it, what do you think? Not bad, right?"
Zhao Qinghuai obediently followed Lin Ying back to the kitchen. He saw that she had managed to make the kitchen feel like a small home, and to be honest, it was quite nice.
"Yes, it's really good. And that table saw, I really didn't expect you to actually make it."
Lin Ying said smugly, "Of course! If I want to, there's nothing I can't do!"
After saying that, they both unconsciously laughed together.
"What do you need me to do today? I'm home and can help you!"
Lin Ying raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "You said it yourself. The house needs to be moved forward a bit, and the back also needs to be renovated. The toilet isn't really suitable here anymore, so I originally planned to tear it down."
When Zhao Qinghuai heard that Lin Ying needed to clean the toilet, he was glad that he had come back. Otherwise, he would have felt so sorry for her having to clean such a dirty toilet.
"You're off today, I'll take care of it!"
Lin Ying asked, "How long will you stay at home this time?"
Zhao Qinghuai sighed: "I'm leaving the day after tomorrow. There's not much work at the farm, but the forest farm is busier."
Lin Ying nodded: "Okay, I'll go see if the supply and marketing cooperative has any meat left. I'll make you some meat sauce and mushroom sauce later. You can take some for Grandpa too."
Zhao Qinghuai nodded: "Okay."
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