Village Belle Chapter 152
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 152: Too Ashamed To Face Milksop
Su Tao waved her hand. "No need, I'll use the same chair as them."
"Milksop, take this bucket of water out and pour it."
Xie Yuntang nodded, rolled up his sleeves, and carried the bucket out. Su Tao followed behind. "What are you doing here?"
"My dad bought roast duck, so I came to pick you up for lunch." Xie Yuntang didn't mention that he had asked his father to bring it back from the county town that morning.
Su Tao's eyes lit up, and she urged him quickly, "Then hurry up. I've lost weight these past few days at home."
She hadn't been able to eat at the Xie family's house these past few days because she was busy.
Hearing that she had lost weight, Xie Yuntang felt a little sorry for her and thought seriously for a moment. "Sister Taozi, I'll bring you lunch from now on."
He also wanted to talk to Sister Taozi every day.
These past few days, he couldn't find Sister Taozi. She was either in town or wandering around the village.
"Forget it, my mom will definitely nag me endlessly. But you can save me a chicken drumstick or an egg or something."
Su Tao pointed to the scallion seedlings planted in the mud around the front door, and added, "Pour the water here."
"Milksop, these are what I planted. Aren't they growing well? I'll pick some for you later. You can take them back to Auntie Xie to cook." She spoke with a hint of pride.
"Okay." Xie Yuntang nodded happily.
Su Tao was pleased with his expression, and deftly picked a large bunch of scallions for him. Afraid of getting his clothes dirty, she went back to the yard to wash them clean and tied them with dry grass before giving them to him.
Xie Yuntang carefully took them. Looking at the scallion seedlings, he couldn't contain his joy. These were planted by Sister Taozi.
Sister Taozi was really amazing.
He thought of something and asked nervously, "Sister Taozi, will you give these to Duoyin too?"
He didn't want Sister Taozi to give these to Duoyin too.
“Why would I give these to him? He’s not as handsome as you, he doesn’t deserve these. Wait for me, I’ll go change my clothes and dress nicely for dinner at your house.”
Su Tao winked, then ran into the house and slammed the door shut.
Xie Yuntang couldn’t help but smile, standing obediently a short distance from the doorway waiting for her.
Lin Sanzhu was still a little embarrassed because of what happened and said awkwardly, “Yuntang, sit and wait. Don’t come to pick her up for dinner anymore, it’s too much trouble.”
“It’s no trouble at all.” Xie Yuntang shook his head seriously.
Lin Sanzhu was speechless. She didn’t know what to say, so she took a stool and placed it behind him. “Sit for a while.”
“Thank you, Auntie Su.” Xie Yuntang thanked her, but didn’t sit down, putting the stool back in the main hall.
What a sensible kid.
The more Lin Sanzhu looked at him, the more she found it a pity. If her family had more money, her daughter could have married Xie Yuntang.
Thinking of this, she inquired about Xie Yuntang's marriage. "Yuntang, has your mother found a potential wife for you?"
Xie Yuntang shook his head. "No, my parents respect my wish."
"Indeed, you should find someone whom you think is right. You're a good boy in every way, so you'll definitely find a good wife," Lin Sanzhu praised him sincerely.
Just as Xie Yuntang was about to say something, Su Tao came out of her room and said irritably, "Mom, that's enough. It’s bad enough that you say those things to me. Don’t bother him with these. He's still young."
"Not young anymore."
This wasn't said by Lin Sanzhu, but by Xie Yuntang.
Su Tao was stunned for a moment, glanced at him up and down, and realized he was indeed not young anymore. Then she slapped his arm and glared at him. "I'm speaking up for you, yet you're siding with my mom. You'll deserve it if my mom keeps nagging you."
"Deserve what? Speak properly! Yuntang is sensible, unlike you, who keeps saying you're still young."
Lin Sanzhu glared at her restless hand, then, as if remembering something, ran to the kitchen and got a dozen eggs for Su Tao.
She added, "Take these carefully. Yuntang, you may cook them."
"Thank you, Auntie Su," Xie Yuntang said gratefully.
……
On the way, Su Tao felt a little uncomfortable in her lower abdomen. It was a familiar feeling, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
When she arrived at the Xie family's house and saw a table full of food, she completely forgot about it. After finishing her meal and getting up, she felt something was wrong with her lower body, and her mind went blank.
Could it be that her period had started?
She turned her head and glanced at her bottom. There were already red marks. She quickly sat down again.
Looking at Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing, she felt utterly embarrassed.
She struggled for a moment, then secretly tugged at Xie Yuntang's sleeve. Xie Yuntang leaned closer and said gently, "Sister Taozi, what's wrong?"
Su Tao could only turn to him for help now, so she brazenly said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "My period... my menstrual period has started, and my clothes are stained."
Xie Yuntang was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening. His earlobes turned bright red, but he didn't panic. He glanced at Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing, "Dad and Mom, could you go back to your room for a while?"
Xie Qing and Mrs. Xie-Qin looked at each other, but didn't ask anything. They got up and went back to their room. The two looked at each other, then smiled.
In the main hall, Xie Yuntang immediately took off his outer robe and draped it over Su Tao's shoulders. "Sister Taozi, go inside and change your clothes."
Su Tao nodded, grabbed the robe, and ran to Xie Yuntang's room. As soon as she took off her clothes, she realized she didn't have a menstrual pad. "..."
She thought for a moment, rummaged through the wardrobe, and found her own long outer robe. She put it on, opened the door, and ran out. "Brother Yuntang..." I'm going back.
She couldn't bring herself to say the last few words because she saw Xie Yuntang wiping the stool with a handkerchief.
She'd forgotten there was blood on the stool...
She felt absolutely embarrassed and darted away.
She was too ashamed to face Milksop.
She was utterly ashamed.
……
Lin Sanzhu and the others were eating when they saw Su Tao running over, her face flushed and her clothes disheveled. At first glance, it looked like she had been assaulted.
Lin Sanzhu jumped up and ran over, asking, "What happened?"
Su Tao pulled her into her room, looking frustrated. "Mom, hurry, give me a menstrual pad."
"You've started your period?" Seeing her nod, Lin Sanzhu quickly went to get her a few clean ones.
She had prepared them for Su Tao long ago.
After Su Tao took them, she told Lin Sanzhu to leave, but Lin Sanzhu didn't, looking like she was going to teach her step by step. "Do you know how to use it? I'll teach you."
"I know, I know, you go out quickly and get me a bucket of hot water."
After pushing her out, Su Tao changed her clothes. Luckily, it just started, so the flow wasn't too heavy.
After wiping herself and changing, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then she remembered Xie Yuntang wiping the stool.
She couldn't help but slap her forehead. She was so embarrassed.
Just then, Lin Sanzhu's voice rang out from outside. "Yuntang, you're here! Come in quickly."
Normally, Su Tao would have run out. She pressed her ear against the door to listen. Then came the soft-spoken voice. "Auntie Su, I'm looking for Sister Taozi."
"I'll go call her for you."
Lin Sanzhu ran to the door and knocked. "Are you done yet? Yuntang's here, come out quickly."
"Mom, I'm not feeling well. Let him go home."
Su Tao didn't want to see Xie Yuntang right now. She hadn’t gotten over today's awkwardness yet.
Lin Sanzhu didn't think much of it and turned to Xie Yuntang, saying, "Yuntang, Taozi isn't feeling well today, so she's resting now. I'll have her go see you tomorrow."
