Chapter 14: Toilet Paper Problem
The independent storage rooms around the canteen are actually very small, less than 2 meters long and wide. The towels everyone sleeps on are only about 1 meter away from the door crack.
But even so, having to walk a hundred meters every time to go to the toilet is really not a pleasant thing.
Chen Mu returned to the place where he slept and saw that everyone had woken up.
After two days of "displacement", everyone has now somewhat accepted the fact of the end of the world. At first, some people often imagined that things would change back soon, but now they are basically paying attention to the current life issues.
"Do you still have paper? I want to go to the toilet."
"There is another one, no, it was put with the cake and it was stained." "
It doesn't matter, it can still be used after shaking it."
"Where are you going?"
" Find a place outside. It doesn't matter so much now."
"I'll come with you."
"Well, find a corner."
"..."
Zhao Xiaoyan and Du Jiajia finished their discussion and walked out the door together.
Wei Dalei didn't know why and wanted to follow to protect them, but Zhao Xiaoyan glared back.
After the problem of going to the toilet broke out, Dong Junwei also felt a little headache. Logically speaking, the storage room was big enough, but it couldn't be solved by sitting on the floor indoors, not to mention that excrement might also cause trouble.
So far, everyone has done the same thing as Chen Mu when going to the toilet. They go outside and find a gap in the concrete floor to solve it.
But if things go on like this, it won't always be a problem.
The most troublesome thing is the toilet paper issue.
Several girls brought some tissues with them, but they had been using them evenly among each other and were almost exhausted by now.
The problem of toilet paper can be big or small.
No one will die, but leaving a sticky tail after going to the toilet is more uncomfortable than death for many people.
In the past, you could get by with just some leaves, but in the current environment, it's really hard to find substitutes.
Chen Mu quickly turned his attention to the carton containing the spoons.
This thing is thick and hard. Now that people have become smaller, it looks rougher. It is probably more irritating than sandpaper when used directly as toilet paper.
But for Chen Mu, this doesn't seem to be unsolvable.
Dong Junwei was also thinking about this issue. When she saw Chen Mu looking at the cardboard box not far away, she immediately understood.
"Dalei, come and help us tear some paper off the carton."
"What?" Wei Dalei was confused for a moment.
At this time, Tang Jing happened to return to the crowd. When she heard these words, she understood what Dong Junwei was thinking.
Dong Junwei explained a few words, and Wei Dalei immediately ran forward and came back soon with a pile of yellow cardboard.
A complete piece of cardboard is now about as thick as a person's knees. Even if it is torn into a single layer, it is still similar to a bed board.
Chen Mu took the single layer of paper in his hand and transformed it into a thin layer without any effort. At the same time, the area of the paper also increased a lot.
However, his ability can only change the shape of the object, but cannot do anything about the texture. Although the thinned paper is softer, it is still rough and not very clean after all.
But until there is no better choice, we can only make do with it.
"Actually, there is another way." Tang Jing said suddenly.
"What?"
"Towel." Tang Jing said: "You can pull out the cotton thread from the towel, tie a knot, and use it as... um... a substitute for toilet paper. That's what people did in the past." Towels are originally woven with cotton thread
. Materials can be said to be inexhaustible, and a cotton thread that was originally as thin as a hair now looks similar to a hemp rope to everyone.
It is the wisdom of ancient people to tie knots with straw ropes for personal hygiene. It is said that this was done in Europe in the Middle Ages.
"I still choose paper." Some people couldn't accept it after hearing it.
"Honestly, each has its own advantages. At least the towels are cleaner." "
Let's prepare some for everyone to choose."
"..."
Chen Mu was making toilet paper while listening to everyone's serious discussion. An inexplicable sense of joy.
If the apocalypse hadn't come, I'm afraid there would never be a chance for a class of students to discuss the choice of wiping their butts together.
...
In the end, regarding toilet paper, the conclusion is to prepare some of both for everyone to choose. Of course, Dong Junwei still recommends that everyone use knots first, because Chen Mu is not always free to make toilet paper for everyone.
For Chen Mu, since he discovered that using abilities can increase his mental strength, he doesn't mind being a tool. There is nothing wrong with being able to help his companions while exercising.
But right now, he has more important things to do.
According to what they discussed with Tang Jing last night, they need to carry as much food as possible today.
There was not much cake left from before, and even if there was any left, it was almost going bad.
But Wei Dalei alone can actually move only a limited number of things.
Tang Jing said at this time: "Chen Mu, let's work together to build a car."
"Car?"
"It's the simplest flatbed truck, used for carrying things."
"I'll try it."
In fact, the process was better than Chen Mu imagined. Even simpler. Except that when making the four wheels, it took some time to polish them to be as smooth as possible. There was not much difficulty.
The structural diagram given by Tang Jing is actually very simple. It is just a whole plastic plate with two metal bearings fixed underneath and four wheels.
The most difficult thing is the connection between the various components.
The wheels and bearings must move while not falling off, which places high demands on the precision and structure of the process.
Chen Mu works as a carpenter and a welder.
Finally, under everyone's overwhelming suggestions, a wide but extremely ugly flatbed truck made its debut.
In order to pass under the door gap, the chassis of the trolley is as close to the ground as possible. A circle of railings is fixed around the body to prevent items from rolling down. There are also handles for pushing the trolley at the front and rear ends.
Considering Wei Dalei's strength, the trolley was specially made one size larger, similar in size to a double bed - of course, it was shrunk.
Wei Dalei pushed it around and said with a smile: "Although it looks a bit ugly, it's pretty fast to push, but it's not very flexible." In order to test the firmness, Wei Dalei also
asked Zhao Xiaoyan to sit in the car and push her around. A circle of wind.
"There's nothing we can do about it. The disadvantage of simple wheels is that it's difficult to turn. It's not easy in such a short time. Let's make do with it first." Tang Jing explained with a smile.
Dong Junwei said: "This time, let's go with a few more people."
Chen Mu said: "Squad leader, you should stay home and keep the money to fly here. The other boys will follow me."
Tang Jing did not ask to go with him this time.
Dong Junwei nodded and said: "Then this is the arrangement. Be careful on the road."
(End of Chapter)