Village Belle Chapter 102
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 102: Tricking Su Jinbao Into Going Against Mrs. Su-Qian
"Milksop, are you silly? Take a small bite. I've never seen you take such big bites of meat."
Su Tao took a small bite herself. It was quite sweet. No wonder Lin Sanzhu didn't want to give it to her.
When Su Zhi came over after finishing his meal, the two had almost finished eating. He stomped his feet angrily and said, "Sister, you actually ate a roasted sweet potato with Brother Yuntang. Why didn't you call me?"
Yesterday, he wanted to eat it, but Mother didn't let him eat it, and he was even beaten.
Mother was so partial! She only let Sister have it.
Actually, if Su Tao hadn't hit her head, Lin Sanzhu wouldn't have let her eat it.
Su Tao didn't feel guilty at all. After eating the last bit in front of him, she rolled her eyes at him and said disdainfully, "With your brain, you don’t deserve to eat it. It's a waste to let you eat it."
Xie Yuntang glanced at Su Zhi and ate the last bit obediently. And then he went to scoop some water and put it in front of Su Tao. "Sister Taozi, wash your hands."
He acted so much like a little wife.
Su Tao's little wife.
The more Su Tao looked at Milksop, the more she liked him. The more she looked at him, the more she felt that Su Zhi was a troublemaker. After washing her hands, she took the wooden basin and said, "You wash your hands too."
Xie Yuntang washed his hands obediently, but his hands were wet. He glanced at Su Tao who was wiping her hands on her clothes, hesitated for a moment and still couldn't do it, so he said softly, "Sister Taozi, can you help me get the handkerchief?"
Su Tao felt that it was a hassle, so she stretched out her sleeve to him and said quickly, "Wipe your hands on my sleeve."
When he didn't move, she directly grabbed his hands and wiped them on her sleeve. "You’re so slow. As a boy, you should do things quickly."
Xie Yuntang blushed and felt a little embarrassed. "Sister Taozi, I made your clothes dirty."
"You’re exaggerating it. If you were that fool Su Zhi, I wouldn't have let you wipe your hands on my sleeve. Every time he did, there would be black handprints."
Su Tao walked over and grabbed Su Zhi's collar, and said, "Don't try to run away. Continue reciting what you didn't finish just now."
Su Zhi recited honestly, and finally finished reciting. He said weakly, "Sister, I've finished."
"Write your name fifty times. You aren’t allowed to go out to play if you don't finish it." Su Tao knew what he was thinking. He just wanted to go out and play with others.
If he were like Xie Yuntang, he would even be worshipped, let alone be able to go out to play.
With Xie Yuntang's character, he would definitely be able to pass the exam and become a scholar.
Su Zhi was unhappy. He didn't want to write. After struggling hard to break free, he ran out straight away.
Su Tao, "..."
It was over. If the Su family relied on Su Zhi, it would be absolutely over.
This wretched rascal was simply useless.
She shook her numb hand and turned to look behind her. "Milksop, don't learn from him. He’ll starve to death when he grows up."
Xie Yuntang nodded. He looked at her hand and said, "Sister Taozi, let me help you rub it."
Brother Su Zhi was really annoying. He hurt Sister Taozi every time.
Su Tao shook her hand twice more. "I'm fine."
Not long after the Xie couple left, Zheng Duoyin and Zhou Sheng came to find Su Tao and Xie Yuntang to go out and play. They were going to catch crabs, and the weather was still a little cold.
Su Tao wasn’t interested and shook her head. "I’m not going."
"Big Sister, come on. I'll grill crabs for you by then." Zheng Duoyin tugged at Su Tao's sleeve, trying to pull her away.
Su Tao tried to shake him off but failed. She glared at him. "Zheng Duoyin, I'll count to three. Let go, or I'll hit you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Yuntang pulled them apart and said with a stern face, "Duoyin, don't pull Sister Taozi. She’ll feel uncomfortable." After saying that, he stood between them.
He wanted to protect Sister Taozi.
"Yuntang, ask her to come along. We haven't played together for a long time." Zheng Duoyin’s view was blocked, so he tilted his head to look at Su Tao.
Xie Yuntang shook his head and said affirmatively, "If Sister Taozi says she won't go, then she won't go."
"Come on, just join us. Su Jinbao has been bullying us these days. Big Sister, help us bully him back," Zheng Duoyin said aggrievedly.
Su Tao became interested at the mention of Su Jinbao's name. "He's there too?"
Su Jinbao was hiding from her.
"Yes, I saw him picking up crabs just now," Zhou Sheng continued.
When Su Tao heard this, she pulled Xie Yuntang along. "Let's go then."
Zheng Duoyin and Zhou Sheng hurriedly followed. Zheng Duoyin said happily, "Su Jinbao is finished. Big Sister, you must beat him up."
Su Tao rolled her eyes at him. "Zheng Duoyin, aren’t you embarrassed? You’re a boy and yet you want a girl to beat him up. How shameful."
"Hehe, I'm not as capable as you. When you get crazy, everyone’s afraid," Zheng Duoyin accidentally said what was on his mind.
Su Tao, "..."
Sure enough, from a distance, Su Jinbao was seen bending over to pick up crabs. It was probably because he didn't have enough to eat in the Su family's house.
Su Tao leaned over to look at his wooden bucket. There were already seven or eight crabs in it. Before she did anything, Su Jinbao picked up the bucket and said vigilantly, "Su Tao, what do you want to do? Don't try to steal my crabs! I didn’t bully you!"
He was traumatized by Su Tao.
Su Tao smiled in an annoying way. "I just want to bully you."
Hearing this, Su Jinbao stepped back again and again. He was so scared that his face turned red. "Su Tao, you're crazy!"
"I’m glad you know that."
Su Tao hooked her finger at him and said, "If you do as I say, I won't bully you. I'll even give you a cake."
Hearing the word “cake”, Su Jinbao gulped, but still didn't believe her. "I don't believe you!"
"If you don't believe me, you'll be beaten."
Su Tao wasn’t afraid that he didn't believe her. She looked at Zhou Sheng and Zheng Duoyin, and the two of them stepped forward and held Su Jinbao down.
Maybe it was because Su Tao was here, Zheng Duoyin was no longer afraid. He straightened his back and said, "Who asked you to bully us? Big Sister is here to back us up. Su Jinbao, you’re dead today."
"You’d better listen to my Big Sister. You’ll be so scared if she goes crazy."
Su Tao, "..."
She couldn't help but pick up the mud beside her and threw it at Zheng Duoyin. "If you don't speak, no one will think you’re dumb!"
Zheng Duoyin shrank his neck and shut up honestly.
Su Jinbao was one year older than them and taller than them. If Su Tao hadn't been here, he would have beaten them.
He sniffled and looked at Su Tao, feeling a little aggrieved. "What do you want to do?"
He looked quite pitiful. It seemed that he had a hard time in the Su family these days.
Su Tao didn't sympathize with him. When she was beaten before, he was still adding fuel to the fire. Now he knew what it was like.
It was what he deserved.
"I said that as long as you do as I say, I won't bully you, and I’ll even give you food."
Su Jinbao nodded spinelessly. "I’ll do as you say."
"That's more like it. Come here."
Su Tao beckoned at him, and when he went over, she whispered in his ear, "Don't listen to your grandmother in the future. Don't do whatever she says, understand?"
She just wanted to make life miserable for Mrs. Su-Qian. Since she couldn't go home for the time being, she had to deal with Mrs. Su-Qian.
Otherwise, it would only be a temporary solution for their family.
"She’ll beat me." Su Jinbao shook his head in fear.
"If she beats you, just run away. You’re a boy, so she won't sell you. Do you think you won't be beaten if you do work? You’ll still be beaten!"
Su Tao reached out and hit him on the head, and then said, "She’ll keep beating you because she sees that you’re afraid. If you refuse to do any work, she can't catch up with you, and as time passes, she won't be able to beat you."
"If you’re afraid of being beaten, just cry to your mother and let your mother take care of you. Your mother loves you and will definitely not watch you get beaten."
