Xu Mama glanced at the tiny tooth, a reassuring smile on her face: "It's alright, Your Highness. Losing a tooth means that Your Highness is slowly growing into an adult."
She took the silver spoon with both hands and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, did the spoon fall from the top or the bottom?"
Gu Yuzhi covered his mouth with his hand and said in a muffled voice, "It's from the top."
"If it's on top, we'll throw it onto the roof. Next time Your Highness loses a tooth, we'll throw it under the bed."
These things were all very new to Gu Yuzhi. He listened intently, forgetting for a moment to cover his toothless mouth, staring straight at Granny Xu: "Why is this tooth missing?"
"Throwing the upper tooth onto the roof means it grows downwards. Throwing the lower tooth under the bed means it grows upwards like crops."
Gu Yuzhi nodded and said "Oh," then watched as Granny Xu, holding a silver spoon, directed people to throw the teeth onto the roof, while also instructing Mingli to remember this incident.
He then asked silently, "Teacher Shu, Teacher Shu, are there any special customs or traditions associated with losing baby teeth in modern times?"
Being particular?
Shu Xiaohan asked blankly, "Is there a reason for this? I don't know. It's just that our eldest child's baby teeth are falling out..."
She didn't know where her replacement teeth went, because she basically never cared about these little things.
Her thinking at the time was very simple: every child loses their baby teeth, and as long as you pay attention to them, there won't be any problems. She didn't have anything to worry about, let alone know any special considerations.
Shu Xiaohan felt extremely guilty and it took her a while to say, "They should all be about the same. But we modern people live in high-rise buildings, and there's no such thing as a roof, so nobody cares about that."
"Skyscrapers?"
Gu Yuzhi was filled with curiosity about the world a thousand years in the future. He blinked and asked, "What's that?"
"It's the house we live in; many people live in one building."
Gu Yuzhi's eyes widened in surprise. "Many people live in one building? Like us?"
Besides the master, there were many servants.
But a building...
Gu Yuzhi tilted his head and thought about the building where the inn was located, then muttered, "Wouldn't that be very crowded?"
Shu Xiaohan originally wanted to say no, but then she thought about it again. The Prince's mansion was a large house with several courtyards. In later generations, it would be equivalent to a manor of several hundred square meters.
She thought for a moment and explained, "Actually, it all depends on economic strength. Those with better conditions live in big houses, and those with worse conditions naturally live in small houses. And the building I'm talking about isn't like a guesthouse with only three floors, but thirty floors, or even more!"
In one residential complex in Shanghai, the apartment buildings are over fifty stories high.
Thirty floors!
Gu Yuzhi felt his jaw was about to drop!
He unconsciously looked up. He couldn't even imagine how tall the thirtieth floor was!
The world a thousand years from now is truly amazing!
He rested his chin on his hand: "I really want to see that world too."
He had previously heard his teacher talk about airplanes, trains, and high-speed rail, saying that it would only take two hours to fly from Changzhou to the capital!
For such a long distance, it would take them ten days to half a month to travel on horseback, but that airplane only took two hours!
Shu Xiaohan said, "Your Highness doesn't need to envy the future. Although the future is more developed than the present in many ways, people in the future also have their own troubles."
Gu Yuzhi pouted, unable to understand what troubles ordinary people could possibly have in the modern world that Teacher Shu described as so advanced and convenient.
Shu Xiaohan wanted to explain a bit more, but before she could even open her mouth, Xu Mama walked in.
She watched as the person finished treating their teeth before slowly walking in, glancing down and asking, "Is Your Highness full?"
Gu Yuzhi thanked him, only then realizing that he had lost a tooth and had completely forgotten to continue eating!
He lowered his head, picked up the somewhat cold porridge, drank it down in a few gulps, rinsed his mouth, and then skipped out the door.
It was already the end of March, and the weather in the northern desert had warmed up. The bare trees in the yard had sprouted new buds, and the flowers planted by the wall had flower buds.
Gu Yuzhi felt good looking at these things and skipped around trying to reach the tender green shoots, but unfortunately, the height was too low and he always fell short.
He was about to say forget it when he suddenly heard a soft laugh behind him. He immediately turned around angrily and glared at the person behind him, saying righteously, "I'm just a child now! When I grow up a bit and am as tall as Guard Qi, I can reach the tree branch with a flick of my wrist!"
The person behind him was none other than Judge Qin.
He heard that His Highness had just lost his first tooth, so he came over to see for himself, afraid that His Highness might overthink things. But as soon as he arrived, he saw His Highness's lively and energetic appearance and couldn't help but laugh.
God is my witness, he genuinely just thought the little prince was adorable and was genuinely happy, not mocking him.
But seeing the little prince's pouty little face, Imperial Physician Qin swallowed back his explanation: "Yes, yes, Your Highness is right. Your Highness will definitely grow up to be like..."
He said decisively, "I will definitely be better than Guard Qi!"
Gu Yuzhi was instantly satisfied upon hearing this, but still remembered how Judge Qin had just laughed at him, so he gave a haughty snort and said, "You're right, I will definitely grow taller than Guard Qi!"
By then, he should be an adult. When he brings his mother over, she'll be overjoyed to see how tall her son has grown!
He happily stretched out his hand again and jumped to reach the branch.
Teacher Shu said that jumping around like this helps you grow taller!
Soon after washing up, Guard Qi and Guard Zhang came over together. From afar, they saw Gu Yuzhi's adorable hopping and skipping, accompanied by his childish giggles, which instantly lifted their spirits.
They don't know when it started, but no matter how tired, how hard, or how difficult things were, as long as they returned to the manor, saw the young prince, and heard his voice, their fatigue would vanish instantly!
The two men exchanged a glance, clasped their hands in greeting, and said in unison, "Your Highness, your subject Qi Chenglang (Zhang Yuankai) pays his respects to Your Highness."
Gu Yuzhi turned his head and saw the two of them. He then heard Shu Xiaohan exclaim, "Oh dear, Guard Qi has gotten even darker."
It's unbearable to look at, so unbearable to look at.
Gu Yuzhi hadn't noticed at first, but when he heard Shu Xiaohan say that, his gaze shifted back and forth between the two of them.
Sure enough, Guard Qi's face was much darker than Guard Zhang's.
Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but burst into laughter. The wind blew in through the gap in his missing front teeth, and he then remembered that he had lost his baby teeth.
He instinctively tried to cover his mouth, but it was too late. The sharp-eyed guard Qi had already seen it and exclaimed, "Your Highness, are you losing your baby teeth?"
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