Chapter 50 The custom of throwing teeth

As soon as Liu heard that the fish's teeth were knocked out, he immediately became anxious and urged repeatedly: "Since the teeth have fallen, why don't you spit out the lost teeth? Carefully swallow your teeth into your stomach!"

The fish did not want to spit out his teeth in front of everyone. He covered his mouth and twisted for a long time. Even if Liu kept urging him, he did not want to spit out his teeth.

Yang Dalang, who was beside him, knew that the little woman who loved beauty and was afraid of shame, so he quickly followed Yu's heart and gave her a point: "Sister, if you are afraid of being seen as a joke, you can turn your back and spit out that tooth first. Our big guys don't watch you spit."

As soon as Yang Dalang reminded him, everyone else also woke up and understood the reason why the fish twisted and didn't want to spit out his teeth. Yang Silang, who was sitting next to the fish, immediately patted his chest and promised, "Yes, yes, right, sister, don't be shy if you don't vomit. We promise not peek at your teeth!"

Yuer thought for a moment and felt that this idea was not bad, so she nodded and accepted Yang Dalang's proposal, but she turned her back and covered her mouth and "threats" everyone: "Don't peek at me spitting teeth!" Especially you, a little fat outsider, if you dare to peek and be careful, I will let my fourth brother beat you all over the ground!"

It was the first time that Xiao Shuzi saw that the smart and capable fish also had an embarrassed side, so he stared at the fish and replied perfunctorily, "Don't worry, I will never peek!" Besides, what's good about your toothless appearance?

With the guarantee of the small bolt, the fish safely turned his back, bent down, covered his mouth and carefully tossed for a long time before spitting out the suddenly fallen tooth. The fish spit out its teeth, and the small bolt sitting next to her suddenly came over, broke her little hand and looked at her quickly. I didn't have time to close my mouth. After reading it, I immediately laughed and said, "Hahaha! It turns out that you have lost your front teeth, and you have to let people see it!"

Xiao Shuozi's untrustless sneak attack has made the fish very angry, but the little Shuzi made fun of the fish for having no teeth after the sneak attack, so he has been praised as the little lady fish and ran away!

The fish immediately clenched his two small fists and pounded the small bolt hard. While beating, he didn't forget to open his mouth and scold angrily, "You little liar who has lost his word! Didn't you promise not to peek? How dare you sneak up on me! Look, I won't beat you into a dough cake!"

The fish's pink fist hit the little bolt's chubby body, but it didn't hurt at all, so the little bolt simply cared about laughing and not dodging the fish's fists. He generously let the fish hit enough, and actually didn't forget to quibble: "I didn't eat my promise to peek your teeth! I obviously open your little hand and look at it openly!"

The little bolt's sophistry made the fish more angry, and immediately changed it to pinching and vowed to pinch the little bolt's arm with a bruise! And while pinching the small bolt, the fish did not forget to use the killer mace: "Don't want to get any sugar from me in the future!" I won't even give you the sugar dregs! Humph!"

Xiao Shuanzi actually wanted to beg for mercy immediately, but Yuer's angry and cute appearance increased his interest in teasing. Therefore, Yuer's killer mace this time did not immediately subdue Xiao Shuanzi, but made him continue to laugh.

The fish pinched the small bolt for a short time, and Yang Silang's loud laughter came from the side, and then Yang Wulang, who was young, also laughed, and even Yang Dazhu and other adults unconsciously bent the corners of his mouth. The big guy's smile made the fish suddenly realize that he was just hitting the small bolt and forgot to cover his little mouth without front teeth for a moment!

Even if Xi Shi and Diao Chan have lost their front teeth, they will become funny beautiful women! Therefore, the fish naturally knows that no matter how sweet they are, and now they have become a joke for everyone!

After realizing this, the fish immediately stopped pinching the little bolt, quickly withdrew her little hand and covered her little mouth again. At the same time, she did not forget to hide from her little feet and said angrily, "Six brothers, don't laugh at me for not having front teeth! Mother, don't let your brothers laugh!"

As soon as the fish was coquettish, he got into Yang Dazhu's arms, covered his mouth and continued to ask for help like Yang Dazhu: "Dad, the brothers are all bad children. They laugh at the fish for having no front teeth and should be beaten!"

When Yang Dazhu saw a shy and annoyed look on Yuer's face, he quickly coaxed, "Okay, our sister is not annoyed. Will your father beat those stinky guys for you later and make you angry?"

"Well, beat it hard! Especially the annoying fourth brother!" Yuer said and didn't forget to stare at Yang Silang, who laughed at her fiercely. She glanced at the little bolt that was still laughing, and immediately added, "That little fat man should also be beaten!" It was he who suddenly attacked the fish, which made the fish forget to cover his mouth and make everyone laugh!"

Xiao Shuzi laughed enough and was really angry when he saw the fish. He quickly apologized, "Ba Niangzi, don't be angry. Your brothers and I are all teasing you. If you are not happy, we won't be funny."

Yang Silang was afraid that the fish would hold a grudge and ignore him in the future, so when he heard Xiao Shuanzi's words, he quickly echoed, "Yes, yes, we are all teasing you. We don't really want to laugh at you!" Besides, our sister has lost two front teeth, and she is still as cute as before!"

Yang Silang's flattery made Yuer feel a little better, but she actually didn't mind her brothers laughing at her. Anyway, when they were young, they even saw Liu change diapers for her! The person the fish cares most is actually a small bolt. After all, this small bolt is also a very familiar outsider.

In addition, what makes the fish angry the most is the little bolt's scoundrel!

So when Yuer saw Yang Silang begging for mercy, she immediately issued an "order" angrily: "Fourth brother, you don't blame the fish. You have to teach Xiao Bolzi, a little liar who goes back on his terms!"

"This..."

If he is usually outside, Yang Silang will not hesitate to vent his anger at the fish by bullying the small and beating the small bolt, but at present, the little bolt is still a little guest of their Yang's family... How can there be a reason to invite others to dinner, but beat them up?

Therefore, Yang Silang did not dare to respond to the fish's request immediately. He only looked at Liu for help. When Liu saw that several children had made enough trouble and the little bolt had also compensated, he opened his mouth and said, "Well, this little bolt has also compensated with you. Sister, don't be angry anymore. How can you let your fourth brother beat me? The guests who eat at our house?"

As soon as Xiao Shuanzi heard Liu plead for himself, he quickly stopped his smile and flattery and said, "Yes, I know that the Eight Lady's belly has always been very big, and he will not really be angry with me..."

After laughing at the fish, the little bolt naturally remembered the fish's previous threat, so in order to eat sugar in the future, the small bolt not only kept making amends, but also grabbed the front teeth placed on the table by the fish and said, "Why don't, I take this front tooth back to my house and throw it at the bottom of the bed for you. Is it good to go down and apologize to you?

In fact, the fish was just angry for a moment, and it didn't really want to "retaliate" against the little bolt. At present, when the fish heard that the little bolt was going to take his fallen front teeth home and throw them under the bed, he couldn't help asking curiously, "You take your teeth back to your house and throw them under the bed for me? Why is this?

Seeing that the fish did not understand his words, the little bolt asked with a puzzled face, "Don't you know the custom of throwing teeth when children change their teeth? Most of the adults in our village know this custom. Didn't Aunt Liu tell you to follow it?

As soon as the fish heard it, he looked at Liu and asked, "Mother, what is the custom of throwing teeth mentioned by Xiao Boltzi? Why didn't I hear you mention it?"

Seeing the fish's face full of curiosity, Liu Shi explained to her with a smile, "Xiao Shuzi is right. There is really such a custom in southern Fujian, but our family lives on the boat, so I didn't tell you this custom to your brothers and sisters, and I didn't let you follow the custom."

Liu's words made Yuer more curious and couldn't help pestering her to ask, "Since Xiao Shuanzi has said this custom at the moment, mother, please tell us!"

"Okay, our sister wants to know what my mother said," Liu took a pause and greeted the big guy not to stop eating and continue to pick up vegetables, and then slowly told the fish the custom of throwing teeth: "Your grandmother taught her mother when she was a child. She said that as soon as she dropped her deciduous teeth, the upper teeth would be thrown to the bottom of the bed, and the lower one fell down. The teeth of the face are to be thrown on the roof, which is the tradition of throwing teeth in our area.

Liu said this, and the fish remembered that when she changed her teeth in her previous life, the grandmother at home also asked her to throw her teeth, but at that time, the fish's upper teeth were thrown under the bed, and the lower teeth were thrown on the bed tent, which was a little different from what Liu said.

The fish was still young at that time. He only knew how to do it honestly according to her grandmother's wishes. He didn't know why he did this. At present, he saw that Xiaoqi Village actually had similar customs and habits. Naturally, the fish would take the opportunity to ask clearly...

So the fish immediately grabbed Liu's arm and asked, "Mom, why did you throw your teeth on the roof and under the bed? What can I say about this?

Before Liu could answer, Xiao Shuzi answered first, "I know this! My grandmother said that only by throwing the baby teeth below can the newly grown teeth grow as neatly as the tiles on the roof! If you don't throw it on the roof, the new teeth will be crooked and ugly in the future!"

If this was said by Liu, the fish would immediately accept this statement without any meaning, but if it was changed to a small bolt to show off, the fish would have to find faults. The fish immediately picked up the small bolt and asked, "If you throw the lower teeth on the roof, it is for the new teeth to grow on the roof. The tiles are as neat. Why should the fallen teeth be thrown under the bed? There is no neat tile under this bed!"

"That's because..." The little bolt opened his mouth and immediately stopped his mouth in embarrassment. He was so anxious that he scratched the back of his head with his hand. His face kept blushing like a big apple and couldn't say anything.

It turned out that the little bolt only firmly remembered where the fallen teeth were thrown and where the fallen teeth were thrown, but he only remembered one reason why he threw it like this. Therefore, as soon as the fish asked carefully, he suddenly couldn't answer, so he could only scratch his head and worry.

Seeing that the fish was holding such a grudge and bullied the little bolt as soon as he caught the opportunity, he couldn't help but point the tip of the fish's nose. After that, he finished speaking for the little bolt: "The little bolt is right. The child lost his deciduous teeth and his upper teeth are indeed thrown to the bottom of the bed, and the lower teeth have to be thrown on the roof. "

"The old man at home said that only by throwing away the replaced deciduous teeth can the new teeth grow fast and neatly. And when throwing this tooth, you have to throw it in no one's place, beware of being trampled with your feet. I heard that if the tooth thrown is trampled on, the owner will be unlucky.

After listening to Liu's explanation, Yuer asked with tears and laughing, "That is to say, throw your teeth under the bed just to keep people from stepping on it?"

"Yes, to put it bluntly, I don't want to be unlucky." Liu smiled and added a sentence.

Although the fish doesn't believe that it will be really unlucky if she doesn't throw her teeth well, she guessed that the ancients should have listened to this taboo, so she couldn't help asking: "Since it's not good to throw away the teeth according to the custom, it will lead to bad teeth and bad luck. When the fish turned back once, why didn't the mother let the fish Do you throw it according to customs? When several brothers changed their teeth, they didn't seem to have toss their teeth according to the custom, did they?

Yu's unintentional words made Liu's eyes flash a gloomy, which made her slightly silent for a moment before she replied with a forced smile: "Because we didn't live in those houses built on land and there is no roof to throw away, not to mention your brothers and sisters, even you and your father didn't have it when we were young. The roof can throw teeth and only throw them in a deserted place at will.

Although Liu's words are trying to be more pleasant, there is still a trace of sourness invisibly. In Xiaoqi Village, there are many people who, like the Yang family, can only live on ships for generations. Those boats that can be in charge and fish and make money have been passed down from generation to generation. Some boats have been passed down for generations and lived in The people on the ship still have no money to buy houses on the shore.

Since there is no money to buy a house and can only live on the ship, it is naturally impossible to have a boat and roof tiles on the ship. Without either, the custom of throwing teeth naturally cannot be followed. That's why Liu did not tell the fish brother and sister this custom.

From Liu's words, it can be seen that fishermen like Yang Dazhu and his wife who have lived on the boat for most of their lives have the greatest wish in their lives is to buy their own house on land and really take root in one place. It's just that the fishermen's life is very poor and can only barely maintain food and clothing, so there are very few fishermen who can realize their wishes and end their wandering fate.

After Liu's words, the atmosphere on the ship became a little depressing for a while, and several sensible brothers quietly clenched their fists and secretly decided to get ahead and fulfill their parents' wishes in their lives. And the fish keenly felt the bitterness revealed in Liu's words, which made the fish close her mouth and hugged Liu with guilt...

Yang Dazhu didn't want to see the originally happy atmosphere become so solemn and depressing, so he took the lead in shaking the faint melancholy of his happy head and joked with the fish with a smile: "Is our sister worried that if she doesn't throw away her teeth well and will be unlucky in the future? Don't worry, Dad didn't throw his teeth when he was a child, but he hasn't had bad luck until now!"

After Yang Dazhu laughed at himself and teased the big guy, he rarely pointed to Liu and teased him, "Your mother didn't throw her teeth according to customs when she was a child. When she grew up, she still had great luck and married her father?"

"Puff..." This old-fashioned Yang Dazhu rarely said a really funny joke, so the fish immediately gave a lot of face to laugh.

The laughter of the fish, together with Yang Dazhu's joke, diluted the previous little unhappiness. Yang Dalang and others rarely saw the old-fashioned and honest father make fun of their mother. In addition, they did not want the atmosphere to be so solemn, so they soon laughed.

As soon as Yang Dalang teased Liu, Liu immediately crossed his waist and was unwilling to show weakness as before: "Bah! You married me, which is the greatest luck in my life! Aren't you afraid that the children will laugh out loud when you talk upside down like this?!"

Liu's fake scolding caused a burst of laughter from the big guys again. Xiao Shuzi had been annoyed that he had inadvertently provoked this topic before. At present, he saw that the depressing atmosphere caused by throwing his teeth had slowly dissipated, so he quietly breathed a sigh of relief and closed his mouth and did not dare to interrupt at will.

The fish looked at the bottom of the little bolt's expression. In order not to make the little bolt feel guilty, the fish voluntarily proposed, "Although Dad said that you can have good luck without throwing your teeth, but since you want to throw your teeth for me, how can I not give you this opportunity to forgive your sins?"

Xiao Shuzi was stunned when he heard the fish's words. After coming to his senses, he hurriedly replied, "Ba Niangzi, if you really want to throw your teeth, I'll take you to my house to throw them away. You just drop your front teeth and throw them under my bed. I'll make sure that the new teeth after you throw them away are neat!"

Hearing this, the fish said with a smile, "I'm not afraid of bad luck when throwing teeth, let alone that the new teeth really don't grow well. I just think it's fun and want to have a try. Of course, the most important thing is that I want to give you a chance to atone for your sins. I haven't forgotten that you just went back on your terms and peeked at my missing teeth, which made me laugh at by big guys for a long time!"

The fish deliberately pretended to hold revenge and in a serious tone made the big guy laugh. Even Liu was teased by the fish to leave the previous unhappiness behind, and only cared about the tip of the fish's nose and said angrily: "You ghost girl knows how to bully the honest little bolt. Obviously, you are greedy. Play and want to throw teeth, but you can still say such a high-sounding words, which really makes people feel that you went to his house to throw teeth for the little bolt's face..."