Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136: Chapter 107: Secret Discussion Between Husband and Wife

Outside the west wing, Zhang Guoqing looked at the white fungus on the stove, which had already soaked thoroughly, and pulled open the small damper of the coal stove to let it burn. This time he was at home, so he wasn’t worried about it boiling over. The old books he bought were placed in the outer living room cabinet, stacked neatly with the books he had bought before. He was concerned about leaving them in the outer living room where people came and went, as so many books would be too conspicuous.

He looked at the small living room, noticing the pile of eggs and the cabinet full of brown sugar and red dates. The outer living room was filled with things, including some preserved meat and dried chicken brought by his mother-in-law. The variety of smells was overwhelming, enough to surprise anyone who came in.

The rice and flour that his mother-in-law brought, stored in the cellar, were hardly used, still piled up there. He didn’t plan to move them to the cellar either. He preferred to keep them in his own room so he could cook whenever he wanted, avoiding any complaints from his sister-in-laws.

Back in their room, Zhou Jiao was listening to music and chatting with their son. Seeing Zhang Guoqing come in, she immediately waved him over.

"What’s up? Anything going on?" Zhang Guoqing asked as he approached, taking off his coat and lying sideways on the kang.

Zhou Jiao shook her head with a sweet smile and moved closer to lean against him.

Zhang Guoqing indeed had something to discuss, "Jiao Jiao, there’s too much stuff in the living room. Now that mom’s left, people from the village will surely come over to visit, and it’s too prominent with people coming and going. Just the eggs alone are at least 500. When you get a chance, please move the eggs, red dates, brown sugar, and those preserved meat items into the storage space. Once our son starts eating solids at 8 months, we won’t worry about having too many eggs. Keep about 30 eggs at home in a small bamboo basket. I’ll buy more whenever I have the chance, and you can just store them. In this room, all of our son’s clothes except the ones he can currently wear should also be stored. We don’t want people who don’t understand the rules to mess with them. In short, anything not needed for now, store it all. As time goes by, if our sisters-in-law’s kids have their things missing, will they not wonder? For now, let’s slowly collect and store away what we can. Buy what we can outside for everyday use. By spring, we’ll have to implement a ration ticket system. Even a scallion in the city will need a ticket."

Zhou Jiao immediately stood up, "Let’s store them now. While everyone’s asleep and there’s no one around, we can disguise things well."

The two looked at each other and decided to act quickly. Zhang Guoqing checked on their son, tucking his little hand under the quilt, feeling assured before heading to the living room with Zhou Jiao. After locking the door, he packed and organized, while Zhou Jiao stored the items. Even the books they bought were stored away, to be sorted and organized later when they had time.

After handling the outer room, Zhang Guoqing asked her to sit down and see if anything had been missed, while he placed a bamboo basket with 30 eggs in the farthest corner. On top of it, he put two wild chickens and some preserved meat. In the cabinet, he left 2 pounds each of brown sugar and red dates with some white fungus, for convenient use.

"Honey, this storage space is really handy, no need to move anything. But tomorrow if mom asks, what should I say?"

"Just say I tidied things up, and the items were giving off mixed smells in the living room. Anything else, just play dumb and say you don’t know." Zhang Guoqing advised her with a smile.

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