Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 27
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Proofed by The Buddha
Chapter 27: Su Tao Hit Mrs. Su-Qian
Over at this end, the dim moonlight added a little light to the dark night, making it a bit chilly.
Su Zhi lay on the ground, crying and looking at the girl in the ridge. "Sister, come up quickly..."
Su Tao was really unlucky. With such a large open space, she still fell into a ridge.
At this moment, Su Tao was covered in muddy water and smelled bad. Su Tao wished she could jump into the river and clean herself. However, the ridge was too high and she couldn't climb up even after several attempts.
Su Tao could feel a headache coming when she heard Su Zhi's weeping voice. "Stop crying. I won't die..."
Before she could finish her words, she heard the sound of wheels, and she subconsciously looked over. Before she could react, she heard a soft and joyful voice, "Sister Taozi?"
Su Tao looked over through the dim light. It turned out to be Milksop and his father. Her almond-shaped eyes widened. "Uncle Xie, Brother Yuntang."
She was finally saved.
Then she saw a dark figure coming out of the carriage. She was a little surprised. Her big eyes were wide open under the moonlight. "Dad, why are you here?"
When Su Fu saw her standing in the ridge, he jumped down without taking off his shoes, and asked anxiously, "Did you hurt yourself?" He picked up Su Tao and placed her on the field.
Before Su Tao could say anything, Su Zhi, the crybaby, started bawling. "Dad, Sister couldn't climb up just now. I was scared to death..."
Su Tao, "..."
Did he have to be such a blabbermouth? She had her pride to preserve after all.
Especially in front of Milksop. He wouldn't be afraid of her if she wasn’t intimidating.
At this moment, Xie Yuntang came over with a lantern. Seeing that Su Tao was covered in mud, he hurriedly took out a square handkerchief and handed it to her. "Sister Taozi, use this to wipe yourself."
Then, he quickly asked, "How did you fall into the ridge?"
He was clearly concerned, but to Su Tao's ears it sounded like he was saying, "Su Tao, why were you so dumb to have fallen into the ridge?"
Just as she was about to snap at Milksop, she recalled that his father was still here. Thus, she held herself back.
She couldn't lose her livelihood.
She didn’t answer Xie Yuntang’s question. Instead, she looked at Su Fu. "Dad, has Mom come round?"
Since he came out to look for them, Lin Sanzhu must have woken up. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come out.
"Yes, she has come round. Taozi, are you cold?" Su Fu took off his clothes and covered her with them. His honest face was filled with worry.
Su Tao felt a warm feeling inside and shook her head obediently. "I’m not cold."
"Get into the carriage quickly." Xie Qing interrupted.
Sensing Xie Yuntang's direct gaze, Su Tao felt as embarrassed as if her clothes were stripped off. She glared at him angrily, then bared her teeth fiercely.
What are you looking at? Have you never seen a beautiful woman before?
Xie Yuntang averted his gaze for a moment, then he took out a paper bag from his sleeve. He said softly and timidly, "Sister Taozi, this is for you."
You won’t go crazy again after eating some food.
Fortunately, Su Tao didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise she would have hit him on the head.
Just when she was about to take the bag, Su Zhi grabbed it like a hungry ghost. His eyes crinkled up into little slits. They looked like swollen bags, which were not pleasant at all.
"Thank you, Brother Yuntang."
After saying that, he stuffed the food into his mouth, not giving Su Tao a chance to intercept him halfway.
Su Tao, "..."
Why didn't this rascal get his butt bitten by the dog just now?
Su Zhi ate the cake. Xie Yuntang was a little depressed because he had intended for Sister Taozi to have it. However, he didn't say anything.
He searched himself and found a candy. He held it tightly and handed it to Su Tao. "Sister Taozi, this is for you." He glanced at Su Zhi from the corner of his eye, fearing that he would snatch it as well.
Of course Su Tao wanted it. Seeing Su Zhi's hand reaching over, she slapped his hand away. With a "smack" sound, she whispered fiercely, "If you try to grab it again, I’ll slap your hand hard."
Su Zhi was afraid and retracted his hand. He stared longingly at the candy in her hand.
He wanted to eat it.
Su Fu was a little embarrassed when he saw his two children taking Xie Yuntang’s things. He scratched his head, looking simple and honest. "Yuntang, how much is it? I will..."
Recalling that he didn't have any money, he said in a low voice, feeling a little embarrassed, "I'll pay you back in a few days."
"No, I wanted to give it to Sister Taozi." Xie Yuntang shook his head obediently, looking so likeable that nobody would dislike him.
Su Tao looked at him for a while, then turned to look at Su Zhi, and quickly looked away in disgust.
What an eyesore.
She moved her arm. She felt a burning pain in the spot where Mrs. Su-Qian hit her.
Darn it, that old witch was really cruel.
Su Tao really wished she could kill her.
Su Tao was discouraged at the thought of that. She was too weak to kill Mrs. Su-Qian. It was more likely for Mrs. Su-Qian to kill her instead.
If she grew bigger and stronger, she would be able to fight against that wretched old woman.
It was already very late when they arrived home. Su Fu thanked the Xie family repeatedly before taking the two children home.
Xie Yuntang watched longingly until the door of the Su family's house was closed before following his father home obediently.
Upon entering the yard, he stopped and said in a soft voice, "Dad, Sister Taozi was beaten. I just saw her wince in pain."
He didn't want Sister Taozi to be beaten.
Xie Qing sighed at the thought of the Su family. He touched Xie Yuntang’s head. "There's nothing we can do about it. We can't interfere in the Su family's affairs."
Xie Qing saw Xie Yuntang lower his head, looking unhappy. Thinking of his son's soft-heartedness, he added, "I’ll tell Taozi’s grandmother not to beat Taozi again tomorrow."
Xie Yuntang's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Yes. Do you like playing with Taozi?" Xie Qing was a little curious. His son was quite concerned about Su Tao.
Xie Yuntang hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said in a childish voice, "Sister Taozi caught a butterfly for me. Zheng Duoyin scared me with a bug. She wasn’t afraid at all and trampled it to death with her foot."
Hearing that, Xie Qing felt that he had made the right choice in hiring Taozi. At least she knew how to protect Yuntang. "I’m glad you like her. I had thought of finding a boy attendant for you."
……
In the house of Su Fu’s family.
Lin Sanzhu touched Su Tao's wet clothes and got off the bed quickly to look for fresh clothes for Su Tao. She kept ranting non-stop, “Wretched girl, you're always running around. Why did you go looking for a doctor? I just got a beating. Did you think we had money to spare?"
"You even talked back to your grandma. Just wait and see. If your grandma doesn't skin you alive, I’ll denounce my surname. When that happens, don’t come crying for your dad and me..."
Su Tao, "..."
She had become accustomed to Lin Sanzhu's bark which was worse than her bite. She pretended not to have heard Lin Sanzhu and took the clothes to change.
After going to bed, she let out a breath. It was like a battle every day.
It was better in the Xie family.
She could have delicious food.
She could also bully Milksop.
……
Lin Sanzhu was indeed right. Mrs. Su-Qian wanted to skin Su Tao alive.
Before dawn, she angrily came into their house, grabbed Su Tao and slapped her twice without any warning. "You worthless girl, get up and cut the ragweed!"
Su Tao was stunned for a moment, and then she became awake. Her cheeks stung from the pain. Having to endure this so suddenly early in the morning, she was really furious.
Suddenly, her anger got the better of her. She couldn't care less about what happened next.
She directly grabbed Mrs. Su-Qian's hair and hit her head a few times. "Wretched old woman, are you out of your mind?!!"
Although she was small, Mrs. Su-Qian still felt the pain. Immediately, she flared up. She grabbed Su Tao and slapped her several times. "You worthless girl! I have to sell you today!"
When Lin Sanzhu heard the noise and came over, it was already too late. She saw the wretched girl hit her mother-in-law. She almost passed out from anger.
Was that wretched girl crazy?!
