Su Ling hurriedly ran out and saw that her father was eager to throw it onto the roof.
She was a little puzzled. "Father, why are we throwing our teeth onto the roof?"
Su Changsheng was stunned and could not say anything.
"That's what everyone does anyway. Your three brothers' teeth were thrown onto the roof when their teeth fell out."
Su Ling nodded as if she understood.
Seeing that she agreed, Su Changsheng threw it up hard and watched it land steadily on the roof.
He was a little happy and picked Su Ling up.
"Our Girl has grown up! Our Girl has grown up!"
Su Ling giggled in his arms. It took her a moment to remember the sculpted candy had been left out.
Although she was missing a tooth, she still could not resist her passion for candy.
She asked Su Changsheng to put her down, then ran back to the central room and picked up the sugar figurine.
Everyone watched her hold the sugar figure for a long moment, muttering under her breath.
As they got closer, they heard her clearly.
"I'll just eat a little, just a little…"
With that, she carefully broke off a piece and turned to see Xiaodong, who was already eyeing her covetously.
She did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Third Brother, why are you—"
Xiaodong looked at her and smiled. She was getting ridiculously greedy.
"Girl, give Third Brother a taste too."
Su Ling handed the sculpted candy to him and did not forget to remind him.
"You can't finish it. Zhao Yan wants it too."
Zhao Yan quickly refused. "No, I'm good."
The boy glared at him sternly. "If I say you want it, you want it!"
Zhao Yan pursed his lips and did not say anything else.
Wang Cuizhi watched their interaction and did not say anything. She only felt warmth in her heart.
Zhao Yan did not have many playmates since he was young. He was always as mature as an adult.
Su Ling's appearance made him truly return to being a child.
Xiaodong did as she said. He only broke a little before handing it to Zhao Yan.
"I meant what I said. I only broke a little off it."
Su Ling nodded in satisfaction, then watched as Zhao Yan looked at the candy, not knowing how to start on it.
He had lived in the deep palace since he was young and had never eaten this thing.
Su Ling thought that he was embarrassed. She broke off a piece and handed it to him before handing it to Xiaochun.
It was just a medium-sized candy. In the end, everyone got a taste of it.
It was sweet, like they were feeling now.
It was already autumn and the night wind was getting cold. Everyone stayed in the courtyard for a while before returning to their houses.
The next morning, the three children went to school early after breakfast, while Xiaochun and Xiaoqiu went to town to work.
The shopkeeper was good to them. He taught Xiaoqiu how to settle accounts so Xiaoqiu learned another skill. He rarely did odd jobs anymore and was in charge of settling accounts most of the time.
As Xiaochun had some business acumen, the shopkeeper arranged for him to buy the ingredients needed every day.
As a result, their wages increased and became two taels a month.
Xu Fengqiao was naturally overjoyed. Their income could bring a tremendous change to the family.
Compared to the days when they ate wild vegetable porridge every meal, their lives were much better now.
Seeing that Wang Cuizhi and Zhao Yan's house next door was already in the final stages, Su Changsheng also discussed with the village chief about building two more huts for themselves.
The village chief naturally had no objections. That piece of land was left to him by Su Changsheng's father and did not belong to the village. Su Changsheng only told him out of courtesy.
Su Changsheng found someone to measure the land and buy the materials. Soon, he was ready.