When Fern set the pliers down on the table and walked over to the sink to wash his hands, he also scrubbed clean the plates and bowls that had been sitting in the sink for ages.
The young man, who had gotten several teeth pulled for free and saved several thousand dollars, finally stopped putting up such a tough front.
He might have been moved by Fern.
After all, dentists were expensive these days, and dental care was not covered by the Social Security System.
Only an extremely limited range of basic dental medications could be reimbursed. Procedures and the like were not covered.
Even if many Federals had dental problems, they could only grit their teeth and endure them. Not everyone could casually produce a sum of money to maintain their oral health.
It was worth mentioning that in the past, when the slave trade was widespread across the world,
people always treated slaves like animals. When buying slaves, examining their mouths was also a faster way to learn about their physical condition.
It was like looking at horses and examining the wear on their teeth. People wanted to assess a slave's health through their mouth.
This might have been one of the reasons Federals were excessively concerned with dental problems. But perhaps...
For Federals nowadays, everyone was simply enthusiastic about it. They might not even know why they were so enthusiastic!
The Green Brothers came quickly and left just as quickly.
When the young man, who had had two front teeth and two molars pulled, looked at the spotless sink and kitchen,
he opened his mouth and spat out a blood-tinged mouthful of saliva. He wanted to say something, but had no idea what to say.
Those two bastards had barged into his house, forced him into a