After being comforted by her friends' examples, Sanmao finally stopped crying. Looking at the blood-stained baby tooth that had fallen out of her hand, she asked, "Well, what should I do with this tooth?"
"Go home and throw it under your bed, and your teeth will grow out quickly." Jianshu, as a person who has experienced it, shares his experience with a group of children who have never had it.
Although I don’t know if it’s useful or not, generations have been saying this, and this tradition can be maintained. It’s harmless anyway, and it just gives me peace of mind.
"So the top teeth fall out and are thrown under the bed, and the bottom teeth fall out and are thrown on the roof?"
"What should I do if I can't throw it up on the roof? Can I throw it on the bed? One under the bed and one on the bed, that would be perfect. Why do I have to throw it on the roof?" A child asked sincerely.
At this time, another child jumped out to disrupt the situation, "You are stupid, the bed is so low, how long will it take for the teeth to grow out? What if it is shorter than the original one? Of course, throw it up high!"
"That tree is taller. Can I throw it up there?" another child asked, drawing inferences from one example. "The bed isn't low enough either. Can I dig a hole and bury the tooth? Will it grow faster that way?"
"Oh, right? So the teeth will grow out in no time, right?"
A group of children were discussing excitedly. Looking at the tooth in Sanmao's hand, some were eager to try it out. "Sanmao, let's dig a hole and bury your tooth. Dig deep. Maybe your tooth will grow out tomorrow, instead of waiting two or three months."
Jianshu is having a headache. Why do these little brats do whatever they want?
He quickly grabbed the two children who were about to go home to get a shovel and said, "No! You can only throw the upper teeth under the bed, and the lower teeth can only be thrown on the roof. You can't throw them on the tree, you can't dig a hole to bury them, and you can't throw them on the bed!"
The other two are fine, but throwing them on the bed is outrageous, okay? If you dare to do that, you'll definitely have to eat a meal of bamboo shoots and fried pork.
In order to prevent these little brats from using their divergent thinking to do whatever they want, Jianshu simply fixed a place and did not allow them to express themselves freely, otherwise God knows what kind of weird ideas they could come up with.
"Why?" A group of children turned into a hundred thousand whys, wanting to get to the bottom of everything.
"No reason!" Knowing he couldn't convince them, Jian Shu continued, "Let me ask you, why does one plus one equal two?"
A group of children who had already attended elementary school and learned addition and subtraction looked confused. “One plus one equals two. That’s what the teacher taught us.”
"Similarly, the upper teeth should be thrown under the bed and the lower teeth should be thrown on the roof. That's what adults taught us!" Jian Shu spoke confidently, without any guilt about fooling the children.
A group of little brats were fooled by her, but anyone with a primary school diploma would not be fooled so easily.
It shows that people still need to read.
After dealing with the little brat, Jianshu asked Tiedan why he fought today.
The children in the family compound are divided into several small groups, and there are bound to be quarrels and disputes on weekdays, but generally speaking, there are not many times when they come to blows. After all, if the adults find out and report them to the parents, they will have to eat stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat in the evening.
Therefore, children are more restrained and usually prefer to use words rather than violence.
Not only did they fight today, but they also knocked out a tooth. Even though the tooth was already loose, it wouldn't fall out with just a slight touch.
"It's all Hu Zi's fault. We were the ones who occupied the land first, but he didn't know the rules and insisted on snatching it from us! When we stopped him, he pushed Sanmao, and then we started fighting. Later, for some reason, Sanmao started crying, and blood was coming out of his mouth. They were scared and ran away, and then I brought Sanmao back." Tiedan recounted what happened with an indignant tone.
If the kid named Hu Zi was here right now, he would probably rush up again with his fists clenched.
The children nearby were also filled with righteous indignation. "It's all Hu Zi's fault! He was the first to break the rules!"
"He's so annoying. He takes advantage of his strength to bully others."
"I'm not obedient at all. I'm punished by the teacher to stand in the corner every day!"
“…”
Jianshu sorted out the whole thing from their description.
There are many open areas for games in the family compound. Because there are many small groups of children, everyone wants to play in the fun areas, which inevitably leads to disputes.
At first, we often fought over this, but after being beaten by our parents a few times, we became smarter and just made a rule - first come, first served.
Whoever occupies the land first owns it, and no one else is allowed to take it.
Logically speaking, Tiedan and his group arrived first today, so they should have been allowed to play first, but unfortunately they ran into Huzi.
This kid Hu Zi just came to the family compound some time ago. He was a bully in the village when he was in his hometown. He did not change his arrogance even after coming to the family compound. After recruiting a group of younger brothers by force, he started to act tyrannically?
Whether it's school or vacation, there's never a moment of peace and there are fights and trouble every few days.
He even ignored the previous "rules" and did whatever he wanted. Not long after he arrived, he had basically provoked all the other kids, and they all said that he was annoying when they mentioned him.
Jianshu has heard this from Tiedan and Yaya several times. On the other hand, this kid named Hu Zi is really amazing.
After checking a few children and making sure that they had nothing but dust and mud on their bodies and no redness, swelling or bruises, I felt relieved.
It's normal for children to fight and quarrel. Who hasn't fought with their friends as a child? Adults are used to it. As long as it doesn't get serious, no one will interfere.
"He hit you, so did you all fight back? Who had the upper hand?" Jian Shu asked with interest.
Tiedan nodded without hesitation, "Of course! If he dares to hit me, I will beat him up. Let him bully my brother. If he hadn't run away early, I would have beaten him down!"
Jianshu was just about to praise him, but unexpectedly the kid next to him started to disrupt his plans.
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