Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 18
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Proofed by The Buddha
Chapter 18: You Aren’t Allowed To Give Me Pancakes In The Future
"Fuzi! Don't say that. Be careful, Mom and the others might hear you."
Mrs. Su-Qian was simply like the devil. Before Lin Sanzhu could finish her words, Mrs. Su-Qian’s sharp voice was heard. "What are you cooking? "
Her sudden roar startled Su Tao. Su Zhi subconsciously hid behind Su Tao, grabbing her. Su Tao, "..."
This fool knew how to hide now. Why didn't he hide earlier? She was beaten several times as a result.
She glared at him angrily.
Even Lin Sanzhu and her husband were startled, not to mention their two kids. Lin Sanzhu snapped out of her fright and quickly replied, "Mom, I’m cooking wild vegetables. The two kids are complaining of hunger. They insist that I cook some food for them."
Probably because the food didn't smell like meat, Mrs. Su-Qian didn't come over to take a look. However, she cursed a few times, "Eat, eat, eat. You guys eat more than a pig. Since you like eating wild vegetables so much, your family can simply cook wild vegetables as food. It’ll save food as well."
After a while, no more sound was heard. Lin Sanzhu heaved a sigh of relief, and then shushed Su Tao and Su Zhi, indicating that they should be quiet.
Otherwise, if her mother-in-law came over later, they wouldn’t even be able to eat wild vegetables.
After the wild vegetables were cooked, Lin Sanzhu divided them into two bowls. It was hard to tell which bowl had more and which had less.
Wild vegetables tasted awful in the first place, but after being boiled in water, the bitterness was even more obvious. Su Tao felt like retching just from the smell.
The pancakes from Milksop were more delicious.
However, Su Tao still went ahead to eat the wild vegetables. She didn’t know if there would be food for her tomorrow.
Just when she was about to eat the wild vegetables, Lin Sanzhu sprinkled something on top. She did the same to Su Zhi’s portion as well.
It was salt.
Lin Sanzhu glanced outside the door, and then whispered, "Don't tell others. Eat the food back in your rooms. Wash the dishes tomorrow. I'll help your father to rest in bed. Taozi, make sure your brother goes to sleep."
“Listen to your sister and don’t mess around!” This last warning was meant for Su Zhi.
Su Tao and Su Zhi nodded obediently. After they left, Su Tao took a look, then took out the egg from her clothes and gave it to Su Zhi. She whispered, "Eat it secretly. If you’re discovered, I won't admit that it’s from me."
Su Zhi's eyes lit up as he covered his mouth and nodded, fearing that he would scream.
Su Tao ignored him and looked at the wild vegetables indifferently. This wouldn’t do. She had to steal a chili.
These days, except for the pancakes, everything else was tasteless, which made her forget what chili tasted like.
“I’m going out for a while.” After saying that, Su Tao put down the bowl and went out.
There was a plot of land next to the Xie family's house where chilis grew very well.
The Xie family probably wouldn’t notice a missing chili.
It was dark and there was no one around, so she quickly stole one. Just as she was about to leave, she heard the sound of soft footsteps.
She quickly laid down flat on the ground, not daring to come out.
She supposed it was someone passing by to go home.
After the person had gone away, she ducked out. Just as she was about to leave, the door of the Xie family's residence opened and she was shrouded by a black shadow.
Su Tao panicked for a moment. No way, was she that unlucky? Just as she was about to run away, she heard a soft voice, "Su Tao."
Hearing her name made Su Tao’s mind go blank for a moment, "..."
Wait, that sounded like Milksop’s voice.
She turned her head and looked over. It was obvious that the short figure under the moonlight was Milksop!
But fortunately, it was Milksop. Otherwise, she would have been beaten again today.
She no longer felt guilty. She stood up straight and whispered fiercely, "What’s the matter? "
She appeared justified, as if what she just stole was something that belonged to her family.
"I saw you picking something." Xie Yuntang was practicing calligraphy in the attic, right by the window. Even though it was dark, he could still see the dark shadow on the ground.
He had wanted to call his parents at first, but when he realized that it was Su Tao, he didn’t scream for them.
She must be hungry.
One would only look for something to eat when one was hungry.
“...”
"What are you going to pick? I'll get the lantern. There are cucumbers in our field."
“...”
Su Tao's head throbbed a little. Did Milksop know that she was stealing his family’s stuff? She came closer and said angrily, "Xie Yuntang, are you stupid? I’m stealing your family’s stuff. You should beat me instead of going to get a lantern."
Xie Yuntang was frightened by her. He quickly shook his head and said softly, "It's okay. You can pick it."
Su Tao, “...”
Who exactly was the one strategizing, she or him?
Su Tao felt exasperated. She had bullied him so much, but he wasn't angry at all. "Why are you so nice to me? I don't have anything to give you."
"Please don't be nice to me. I mean it. Xie Yuntang, you should hate me."
"I meant it when I asked you to hit me to death. I could only have a good life if you hit me to death." Su Tao almost felt depressed after saying that.
She really didn’t want to stay here anymore. Even if she wanted to eat some chilis, she had to steal them from other people’s fields.
Xie Yuntang seemed to not understand her words. "Do you want to eat pancakes? I’ll get the pancakes for you."
Su Tao, who had wanted to rant further, was suddenly rendered speechless. She didn’t even have to snatch the pancakes now. "..."
Should she accept the pancakes?
If she accepted them, wouldn’t she be following his wishes?
But if she refused, she would be hungry again...
No, she couldn't follow his wishes. She said fiercely, "I don't care about your things. You aren’t allowed to give me pancakes in the future!"
She wanted to snatch the pancakes herself.
Then she stepped on the back of his foot and said, "Xie Yuntang, I really hate you!" After that, she ran away.
Behind her, Xie Yuntang was stunned. It wasn’t because his foot hurt. She didn’t step on it too hard.
Why did she hate him again?
She also refused to eat the pancakes.
Did she get beaten again?
"Yuntang, why have you come downstairs?" Mrs. Xie-Qin came over and looked in the direction of his gaze, but saw nothing.
“It’s stuffy up there. I came down to enjoy the breeze.”
Xie Yuntang's voice sounded a little depressed, and Mrs. Xie-Qin naturally noticed it. However, seeing that he didn't want to talk about it, she didn't pursue the matter.
“Then I’ll go upstairs and give you a fan.”
"I don't want it."
……
Over at this end, Su Tao began to regret it as soon as she got home. Was she out of her mind? She actually refused to have the pancakes.
The first bite of wild vegetables affirmed her thought. She angrily took another big mouthful of wild vegetables.
Soon, she choked on the chili and spit out all the wild vegetables.
“...”
Why was it so difficult for her to fill her stomach?
Oh my God...
Su Zhi next to her hesitated for a moment, then gave her all his wild vegetables. He said obediently, "Sister, here, have them."
“I’ll eat the egg.” He said the last sentence very softly.
Had he not said the last sentence, Su Tao might have been touched by his gesture. She rolled her eyes at him angrily, "Thank you so much."
Su Zhi, being a fool, shook his head seriously. "Sister, you're welcome."
Su Tao was angry. She couldn’t stay with this fool any longer, or she would be driven up the wall by Su Zhi even before she got killed by Xie Yuntang.
Next time, she wouldn’t even leave an egg shell for him, let alone an egg.
She carried the bowl back to her room.
After eating, she went to the kitchen to get water to wipe herself. The smell of sweat almost made her vomit.
It was already very late after she finished cleaning herself. She carried the bucket to the kitchen. When she came back and passed by Lin Sanzhu's room, she heard some X-rated sounds inside.
Su Tao, "..."
Was this couple planning to give birth to another child who would end up being beaten?
