Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 1065

Chapter 1065: Chapter 938: Out of Toilet Paper, Help!

Returning the carriage, Zhang Guoqing was just heading home when he heard May 1st shouting for help, scaring him into sprinting inside. As soon as he entered the backyard, he froze.

——Zhou Jiao was holding back laughter with their two sons.

"What happened?"

Without needing their answer, Zhang Guoqing heard a voice from the direction of the outhouse: "I’m out of paper, help!"

"You’re really being careless, your legs will go numb."

"Dad, May 1st just went in, he squats over the spittoon, not scared. Mom told him to be in the front yard, but he felt embarrassed and took it over there by himself."

Zhang Guoqing fumbled in his pocket; he had used it up today. "Didn’t I keep putting toilet paper in the outhouse? Wait a moment, Dad will be right there."

This last sentence was shouted to the trapped youngest son.

Liu Yi blinked his eyes, "Grandma said it doesn’t look good having paper, everyone in the village uses sticks to scrape."

"Is it really necessary?"

"Dad, you forgot you put good paper these last two days; Grandma said it’s whiter than our brother’s notebooks! She mentioned it could be used for writing letters later. She said you’re really wasting good stuff."

Zhang Guoqing was taken aback, "So what are you three brothers using to wipe?"

"Yellow maize husks, it hurts to wipe with them."

Now that was really his oversight! His own family has always been using real toilet paper, and Zhang Guoqing frowned in heartache; how did it not occur to him when the sons came back.

At this moment, he disregarded that issue, running to the bedroom and grabbing a big handful of toilet paper to rush to the youngest son.

"Dad..." May 1st saw him and grimaced pitifully.

Zhang Guoqing amusingly ruffled his son’s hair, "Next time, remember to bring paper out from the room. If there’s no one at home, won’t you have to scrape with a clump of dirt?"

After May 1st cleaned up and came out, he stared tightly at Zhou Jiao, "Mom, I heard your footsteps with Brother’s, you deliberately kept quiet."

Zhou Jiao nodded seriously, "Do you know why now?"

"You don’t love me anymore."

Zhou Jiao smiled knowingly at him, "Baby, being naughty isn’t a good kid behavior."

May 1st sulkily glanced at her, lowered his head, "I shouldn’t have ignored Mom’s advice and should’ve checked if there was paper first."

"You’re a good child. Mistakes corrected are good to go. Mom often says to think thrice before doing anything, that’s what it means. Not only May 1st, but Liu Yi should remember too."

As soon as Zhang Guoqing heard her finish talking, he held one younger son in each hand, "What Mom says should be remembered, see, your brothers didn’t shout for help?"

"It’s also important not to jeopardize your lives, you can’t just scream those words lightly. Remember the story of ’The Boy Who Cried Wolf’? Just now, Dad’s almost scared to faint; if you encounter danger again, I’d subconsciously think you’re playing with me, and miss the first chance to save you."

After saying this, seeing the two sons nod obediently, he didn’t want to overly blame them anymore. In the end, it was the influence of daily habits; if it were him without grass paper, he’d probably shout for help too.

After washing clean water, all the way to the living room, May 1st didn’t utter any complaints about his grandma taking away the toilet paper, which made Zhang Guoqing feel quite relieved.

With that good mood, he started recalling amusing things.

"Have you seen sticks before?"

Liu Yi and May 1st looked at each other strangely, "Dad, the old courtyard has them. Grandma says they’re free; saving a penny is gaining a penny which all adds up to savings."

"Hmm hmm, Brother Stone and the others say not to let Grandma see, try to use old exercise books and waste newspaper to scrape at home."

Zhou Jiao couldn’t hold back any longer and burst into laughter.

"Mom, what’s so funny? We’re not kidding, really."

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