Village Belle Chapter 151
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 151: Her Wretched Daughter Had Been A Source Of Worry For A Long Time
After lunch, Xie Yuntang had to go back to studying, and Zheng Duoyin left with him. Before leaving, he gave Su Tao a birthday present, a handmade wooden puppet.
Su Dou liked it very much and kept asking Su Tao for it. Su Tao gave it to him after Zheng Duoyin left.
Outside the courtyard, on the winding path.
Zheng Duoyin scratched his head and caught up with the tall Xie Yuntang. He was half a head shorter than Xie Yuntang.
He scratched his head. "Yuntang, will you marry Big Sister?"
Xie Yuntang stopped and nodded. "Yes."
He would definitely marry Sister Taozi.
If Sister Taozi didn't want to, he would treat her even better.
Zheng Duoyin felt a little defeated and lowered his head for a moment. "Yuntang, I..."
I think I like Big Sister too.
He stammered for a while, and finally said, "I'm going home." Then he ran off.
He couldn't compare to Yuntang at all.
Watching his back, Xie Yuntang pursed his lips. Zheng Duoyin had played with him for so many years, so naturally there were some feelings between them.
But he would still marry Sister Taozi.
Xie Yuntang and Zheng Duoyin, who had grown up together, had finally laid the cards on the table, while Su Tao, completely unaware, was busy with her "grand project."
Saving money and looking for an opportunity to go home.
In the afternoon, people came one after another to inquire about her school. Several people whispered to Lin Sanzhu, asking her to reduce the amount of money.
Lin Sanzhu was overjoyed that these people were asking her for a favor. After much pleading, she, being stingy, reduced the amount by two coins.
Those people had offered food and said kind words, but in the end, Lin Sanzhu only reduced the amount by two coins. Su Tao couldn't help but laugh uncontrollably, swaying back and forth in her chair.
"Mom, you're so stingy! If I were them, I'd be furious!"
Having received nearly two taels of silver today, Lin Sanzhu was beaming from ear to ear. Hearing Su Tao say that, she didn't glare at her for once.
"Two coins less isn't enough? If they hadn't begged me, I wouldn't have given them even a discount of two coins."
She paused, then added, "This money is all earned by you. I've kept track of it. I'll make up the eight coins short so you can have a grand wedding."
"I'll definitely pick a good match for you."
If she saved a little more, maybe her daughter could marry Yuntang.
Thinking of this, she immediately sighed. No, Yuntang was handsome and tall, rich, and a scholar.
Although she felt that her daughter was good in every way, she still wasn't good enough for Yuntang.
"Go ahead. Pick someone who’s handsome and tall, healthy, rich, can cook, lets me tease him, will buy me delicious food, and obey me in every way." Su Tao sat on the stool, swinging her legs, counting her requirements on her fingers.
The main hall was silent. Those demands were so outrageous that even Su Zhi, a teenager, found them absurd. He opened his mouth , muttering softly, "Sister, you might as well beg Brother Yuntang to marry you."
Su Tao gave him a light tap on the head, but she had to admit that Milksop met all the criteria. "That'd be so embarrassing! I want someone to sincerely marry me, only then will I marry him."
She then looked at the stunned Lin Sanzhu, secretly gloating. Let’s see where Lin Sanzhu would find such a person.
Lin Sanzhu snapped out of her daze, glancing at Su Fu with a look that said, "Your daughter's got a screw loose. "
Those demands were probably something she could only find in her dreams.
Su Fu also felt his daughter's demands were too high. He wanted to say something, but seeing her smiling face, he held back.
Finally, he said in a deep voice, "Take your time. There’s no rush. You’re still young."
"You're spoiling her. You'll have plenty to worry about later," Lin Sanzhu said, then said nothing more.
Her wretched daughter had been a source of worry for a long time.
……
The Xie family hired several people to build the school, which was completed in four or five days. That afternoon, the tables and chairs were moved into the school.
After being here for so long, Su Tao finally felt a sense of accomplishment; she wasn't a useless person after all, and she could still earn money.
Although she didn't earn hundreds of taels like others, every penny counted, and she cherished every single one.
That afternoon, she ran back and forth to the school several times, wiping tables and sweeping the floor.
She was as diligent as a little bee.
Lin Sanzhu was somewhat surprised to see her so diligent and couldn't help but tease her, "The sun must have risen in the west today."
"Mom, if you don't say a few sarcastic words every day, do you feel like you can't live?" Su Tao didn't even look up, focusing on wiping the tables.
Lin Sanzhu was speechless. "..."
"Wretched girl, if you're going to teach, teach properly. Don't lead the children astray."
Hearing this, Su Tao patted her chest and earnestly assured, "Don't worry, the girls I teach will definitely be outstanding persons."
"Don’t you feel embarrassed to say that?"
Lin Sanzhu glanced at her chest, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Why are your breasts so small?"
Su Tao, "..."
She looked down at her chest. It was indeed a bit small. She had seen that Wei Yan's breasts were quite full.
No, it was Su Tao's breasts that were small, not hers. Her breasts were at least about the same size as Wei Yan's.
Thinking of this, her tone became somewhat indifferent. "So be it. It's useless even if they're big." She then grinned.
"How is it useless? Otherwise, why would men be lustful? It's only between the two of us. You don't take it seriously."
Lin Sanzhu paused, then opened her mouth and said, "Do you know Xu Erya?"
Su Tao nodded, glanced casually at the door, and froze. She was about to tell Lin Sanzhu to stop talking.
Lin Sanzhu rattled off, "Her breasts were small too, but her mother stewed something for her, and now, they're not small anymore."
"I'll ask tomorrow, and I'll stew it for you then."
Su Tao, "..."
She looked at the fair, handsome face at the door, his cheeks flushed, and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed too.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Lin Sanzhu followed her gaze and turned to look, then exclaimed "Ah!" and took a few steps back, her face turning completely red.
What was Yuntang doing here...?
None of the three spoke. The air was thick with the smell of someone carrying manure, growing stronger and stronger.
Sure enough, someone was carrying manure. A middle-aged man from the village was looking at the doorway, carrying a load of manure. "This school is well-built, and so clean," he said, before leaving with the manure.
Lin Sanzhu snapped out of her daze, cleared her throat, and said awkwardly, "I'm going to get some water, you guys talk."
She slipped away, leaving Su Tao alone to face the embarrassment of her small chest. Su Tao was momentarily flustered. "Milksop, when did you get here?"
Xie Yuntang, never one to lie, blushed and said, "When Auntie Su asked you..." His voice trailed off towards the end.
He wasn't deliberately listening. He just hadn't realized what was happening.
Su Tao, "..."
She glared at him, annoyed. "Fine, then don't say anything. Erase it from your mind."
She changed the subject, pointing to the school. "Look at the school. This will be where I teach from now on."
Xie Yuntang's cheeks were still a little red. He glanced at the classroom, then at the platform. "Sister Taozi, I'll buy you a chair so you'll be more comfortable teaching."
