Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 28
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Proofed by The Buddha
Chapter 28: He Kissed Sister Taozi On The Forehead
After being beaten hard several times, Su Tao became completely awake. She could not be more sober than she was at that moment. She actually beat that old witch, Mrs. Su-Qian.
She probably was asking for a beating.
Oh no, that wretched old woman would definitely beat her to death.
At the thought of that, Su Tao struggled hard, but Mrs. Su-Qian was an adult who had done farm work all year round. Hence, there was no way a child like her could struggle free.
She was still gripped tightly.
Mrs. Su-Qian was beating and scolding her, and she sounded furious. "How outrageous! Wretched girl, how dare you hit me..."
Even Su Tao, who had an adult soul, couldn't help but scream in pain at the blow of her hand.
"Mom, let me hit her. You shouldn't do it. I'll do it."
Lin Sanzhu knew her mother-in-law's strength. She immediately picked up a stick and ran over. She grabbed Su Tao and hit her several times, cursing, "Wretched girl, I think you must be crazy. How could you talk to your grandma that way? Huh? Are you trying to create havoc?"
"Your grandma gave you food and clothes, yet you don’t appreciate it! I should have drowned you in the toilet back then."
"Hurry and go to work at the Xie family's house. Mr. Xie said that if you arrive late, he will send you back!" After saying that, she gave Su Tao a discreet shove.
Su Tao almost stumbled and fell, but luckily she maintained her balance. If she didn't react quickly, she would be beaten, so she took the opportunity to run away.
Mrs. Su-Qian hadn't beaten her enough, so she immediately chased after her. "Wretched girl, stop right there!"
"Mom, wait until she finishes her work before you deal with her. The Xie family has work for her to do. Otherwise, they won't pay any wages." Lin Sanzhu stood at the door and blocked her.
Hearing that, Mrs. Su-Qian calmed down a little. The younger one might have fled, but the older one was still here. She raised her hand, slapped Lin Sanzhu, and snarled, "Look at the worthless girl you gave birth to."
Lin Sanzhu was slapped so hard that her body shook for a moment. She quickly admitted her mistake. "Mom, don't be angry. It's all my fault. Don't get so angry that you fall sick.”
Su Fu, who had gone out to cut bamboo early in the morning, came back. When he saw his wife being beaten, he dropped the bamboo and ran over, saying anxiously, "Sanzhu."
Then he looked at Mrs. Su-Qian and said in a slightly angry tone, "Mom, Sanzhu still has a big bump on her head."
"So what if she has a big bump? She’s still alive. Why did you use that tone with me?"
Seeing her son going against her, Mrs. Su-Qian raised her hand and slapped him. She exhaled and said, "You wretch."
Lin Sanzhu, who was meek in front of her, saw her man being beaten and raised her voice a little higher, "Mom, how could you hit Fuzi?"
"I can hit him as I wish. Why are you yelling?"
Mrs. Su-Qian raised her hand to hit Lin Sanzhu, but Su Fu blocked her and got slapped in Lin Sanzhu’s stead. The burning pain on his back made him feel uncomfortable.
He mustered up the courage to say, "Since you dislike us, we’ll move out."
He had considered it for a long time. Since his parents didn't regard his wife and children as human beings, it would be better for them to move out.
Life might be difficult, but...
Mrs. Su-Qian and Lin Sanzhu were stunned when they heard the words "move out". Lin Sanzhu's expression changed drastically and she interrupted hastily, "Fuzi! Go to work quickly." She nudged him after saying that, but he didn't budge.
Mrs. Su-Qian finally realized what he said. Her eyes widened, and she couldn't believe that he dared to propose to move out.
If anyone were to suggest that, it should have been her to do so!
Soon, she shouted, "Then get out! Don't even think about taking anything from this house."
"Mom, Fuzi is muddle-headed because he isn’t thinking straight." Lin Sanzhu tugged at Su Fu's sleeve, gesturing at him to apologize to his mother immediately.
The Su family's commotion could be heard by the whole village, and their neighbor, the Jiang family, suffered the most. Old Jiang was woken up early in the morning after working all day the day before, and thus he lost his temper.
"The Su family, you’re causing a din when it isn’t even dawn! Do you think the village belongs to your family? You keep picking on your younger son. You'll suffer retribution in your old age."
"People say that children should be valued equally. Yet in your case, you treat your older son well, but treat your younger son miserably!”
"Mind your own business. It's none of your business." Mrs. Su-Qian said in contempt.
At this moment, Su Dagui came over with a stern expression. "Why are you making a fuss so early in the morning?"
Mrs. Su-Qian became less arrogant, and then complained to him, "Your good son wants to move out!"
Hearing this, Su Dagui frowned. He looked at Su Fu with a displeased expression. "You’re in no position to decide when to move out! Do you even have any respect for me?"
"Let him move out. We’ll give them nothing." Mrs. Su-Qian interjected from the side.
Lin Sanzhu knelt on the ground with a plop. "Dad, Mom, we know we were wrong. Don't be angry." As she said that, she tugged at Su Fu to kneel as well.
Su Fu knelt on the ground with his lips pursed. He was determined to move out. "We don't want anything."
"Fuzi!" Lin Sanzhu was a little exasperated.
Probably because his son had talked back in front of so many people, Su Dagui lost his temper. "Move out if you want. After we finish peeling off the tree bark in the next few days, you’ll move out!"
"Hurry and move out! Don't dawdle."
Then he looked at Mrs. Su-Qian and snapped, "Go and make breakfast now!" After that, he left.
Mrs. Su-Qian glared at Su Fu and Lin Sanzhu, and then followed Su Dagui. Before leaving, she said, "Get over here and start working."
Lin Sanzhu's mind went blank. Move out? What would happen to them after they moved out?
Her eyes reddened, and she looked at Su Fu. She was so angry that she said in a furious tone, "Are you muddle-headed like that wretched girl now? Do you think moving out will solve all problems?"
Su Fu pursed his lips and lowered his head slightly. "Dear, I... can support you."
You wouldn’t be beaten again.
Even though he didn't finish his words, Lin Sanzhu also knew what he wanted to say. She looked at him for a long time, then raised her hand to wipe off her tears. "In any case, I won't move out. You apologize to your parents later."
Compared to moving out, being beaten and having to work were considered nothing. She was unwilling to end up with nothing. Over the past few years, Fuzi might not have earned much money, but he should have earned a few taels of silver.
All the suffering would be in vain.
When Su Fu saw her leave in a hurry, he opened his mouth to speak, but closed it again, feeling a little helpless.
It was all because of his incapability that their family had such tough lives.
……
Over at this end, Su Tao saw that the door of the Xie family's house was closed. However, she didn't dare to stop, for fear of being caught by Mrs. Su-Qian.
She ran to the back slope to hide. She touched her cheek which stung in pain and said, "Wretched old woman!"
She was in trouble. Even if Mrs. Su-Qian didn’t beat her to death after she went back, she would break her hand at the very least.
Oh...
Su Tao didn’t think she should be blamed. She was already enduring it. It was the wretched old woman’s fault for slapping her when it was not even dawn.
No, she must make Milksop kill her by the end of the day.
Otherwise, in the days to come, she would either be beaten or beaten to death.
When she felt the pain subside, the sky was already getting slightly brighter, and there was a hint of red clouds in the distance.
The door of the Xie family's house was probably open now.
She stood up, patted her butt, and walked down the slope, deliberately bypassing the Su family’s house to go to the Xie family’s house.
As soon as she entered the door, she bumped into Milksop. Her forehead hit his mouth. She hissed, "Are you..." Blind.
She held back what she was about to say. "Brother Yuntang, are you okay?"
Xie Yuntang subconsciously covered his mouth and watched her touch her forehead. His fair face gradually turned red, and he felt a little embarrassed. "I'm okay."
He kissed Sister Taozi on her forehead.
What should he do...
