novel - "Dragon Player in Lian Town" (Chapter 46, Teeth Problem)
Forty-six, Teeth Problem
In 1973, Zhou Taolong was troubled by dental problems, and so were many people.
After recovered from a minor stroke last year, he felt a little awkward walking and fell a few times. At that time, he lost a big tooth. This big tooth was washed, dried and carefully kept by Zhou Tiaolong.
Xingcai Su Xiaoyun: Do you want to take this big tooth into the coffin?
Zhou Taolong nodded seriously.
Yes, the Zhou family has had this tradition since ancient times: dropping teeth into coffins to show that life is complete.
Xing Caisu was surprised when he heard this.
In Xingjia, there is no such thing.
Maybe this is the difference between different backgrounds.
Xingcai Su's cousin Xingluhai opened a dental clinic in Lian Town.
The dental clinic is located in the back street of Lian Town, the third one facing south and west. It can be considered a prosperous area, but the business is average.
There are many tooth extractions, but few tooth dentures.
Because dentures cost a lot of money, everyone can’t afford them.
Tooth extraction is different. Firstly, it is cheap, and secondly, it cannot be done without extraction!
Toothache is not a disease, a pain can kill you.
Zhou Toolong went to Luhai Dental Clinic every three days for dental problems.
There are two biggest sights in Luhai Dental: One is the tooth display window. There are only two things behind the bright glass, one is a tooth sample, and the other is an extracted bad tooth. There were only a few tooth samples, but there were a dazzling array of bad teeth, ranging from long to short. had the most cavities and had the most cavities. There seemed to be a strange world inside.
It is said that Xing Luhai would ask the person who came to extract a tooth every time: Take it away or leave it?
If it is taken away, he will wash and dry it carefully and put it in a delicate small box for people to take away.
If you keep it, wash it and blow dry it, and put it in a small delicate box. It will be placed in front of the Bodhisattva for seven or forty-nine days before it is moved to the display window.
It is said that this set of rules is passed down from generation to generation. This is also the old practice of Lianzhen. This is why the old people of Lianzhen only like to come to Luhai Dental for extraction of teeth.
Although Xing Luhai's tooth extraction technology is third-rate, Xingjia's traditional care for teeth is first-rate.
Another sight of Luhai Dental Hospital is the ancestral door plaque. The two characters "蕧" are written in powerful official script. The inscription is no longer legible. These two characters seem to have an unknown magic power, like a pair of discerning eyes that can see through the south at a glance. All living beings coming and going: Are your teeth strong?
html When Zhou Taolong came home in the sixth week, he happened to chat with Master Han about these things.
Master Han smiled and said: There is also the story of the Buddha’s tooth relic!
Zhou Taolong quietly went to the hydropower station library to look up information and learned what the Tooth Relic of the Buddha was, but he could not tell anyone else except Master Han.
Zhou Tiaolong mentioned these things in a phone chat with his son Zhou Dinghai.
Zhou Dinghai said with a smile: People’s teeth are very important. It is also important for a family, an organization, and even a country to have strong teeth.
Zhou Taolong chewed these words carefully, and he was very frightened when he thought about it.
Zhou Taolong later shared these words with Xing Luhai.
Xing Luhai laughed: The descendants are to be feared. This is also the attitude of our ancestors towards teeth!
Zhou Taolong nodded repeatedly.
