Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 30
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 30: He Must Be Responsible For Sister Taozi
At the Xie family’s house.
Mrs. Xie-Qin had nothing to do, so she gave Su Tao a needle and some threads, and kindly taught her embroidery. "I’ll teach you how to embroider. When you get married in the future, you can make clothes for yourself or your husband’s family."
She smiled and said, "If you learn how to do it in the future, you can make clothes for Yuntang. I’ll pay you by then."
Mrs. Xie-Qin probably wanted to help her.
Su Tao lowered her head and was about to cry. She didn't want to do embroidery. She wasn’t cut out for that, but she didn't dare to refuse Mrs. Xie-Qin. She said obediently, "Thank you, auntie."
Why was her life so miserable? Now, she had an additional task to do.
"You’re welcome. Here, pick up the needle. I'll teach you simple needlework first..."
Mrs. Xie-Qin didn't know what Su Tao was thinking. She just felt that Su Tao was well-behaved, and she felt a little more fondness for the girl. And then she picked up the needle to teach Su Tao.
Su Tao was able to keep up at first, but then she started to become confused. She was afraid that Mrs. Xie-Qin would think she was stupid and return her back.
Mrs. Xie-Qin was considered patient. She taught Su Tao in detail all morning. Su Tao was already in a daze and looked at the sky from time to time.
She missed Milksop.
Seeing that it was almost noon, she said obediently, "Auntie Xie, I'm going to pick up Brother Yuntang."
Her tone was a little urgent, as if she wanted to run away immediately.
Hearing that, Mrs. Xie Qin's eyes moved away from her embroidery work. She looked at the sky outside, and nodded with a smile. "Yuntang didn't want us to pick him up before, but now that you’re here, his father and I feel more at ease."
"Yuntang is a child who doesn't like to talk. He just keeps silent even when he feels aggrieved. If anything happens, just tell me when you come back."
Su Tao, who bullied Xie Yuntang all the time, nodded guiltily, and then ran out of the Xie family's house in a hurry. She stopped when she was far away and shook her sore hands.
When would this wretched life end?
At the school entrance.
Xie Yuntang was packing his school bag when Zhou Sheng came over and said excitedly, "Yuntang, we are going to the fields to catch crawfish. Do you want to come along?"
Xie Yuntang shook his head. "No, I want to go home with Sister Taozi. "As he said this, he glanced outside and saw that Su Tao hadn't arrived yet.
Why hadn’t Sister Taozi arrived yet?
The children basically knew about Su Tao working at the Xie family's house. Zheng Duoyin's eyes lit up when he thought of Su Tao catching butterflies. "Yuntang, let Su Tao catch crawfish. She’ll definitely be able to catch a lot."
"No, crawfish have pincers. Sister Taozi will get pricked." Xie Yuntang refused seriously.
Zhou Sheng grabbed Xie Yuntang’s arm and shook it from side to side. "No, I’m sure Su Tao isn’t afraid of the pincers. She has thick skin."
"Come on, let’s go. Catching crawfish is fun. Maybe Su Tao wants to play too."
Hearing that, Xie Yuntang hesitated for a moment and said softly, "I'll ask Sister Taozi later."
Sister Taozi was beaten today, so she must be in a bad mood. She probably would cheer up after playing for a while.
The group of children waited for Su Tao at the entrance of the school for a long time before she arrived. Zheng Duoyin was a little afraid of her. He hid behind Xie Yuntang and timidly called out, "Big Sister..."
Su Tao nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Xie Yuntang. She snarled like a tigress, "Milksop, go home with me quickly."
Seeing that he was standing still, she stretched out her hand to grab him. "Why are you dawdling? It's time for lunch."
Xie Yuntang swayed and almost fell down, but he wasn’t angry at all. He said softly, "Sister Taozi, don't pull me. It's not good for you."
"Milksop, are you a man? Why are you so long-winded? What's wrong with me pulling you? I’m just going to pull you."
Su Tao thought that no matter what it was, she would defy Milksop’s wishes. Since he didn't want her to pull him, then all the more she should pull him.
She didn't believe that he could always have a good temper.
Xie Yuntang couldn't struggle free, and his cheeks became redder. Zheng Duoyin suddenly reached out and pulled them apart. He had a know-all expression on his face. "Teacher said that men and women shouldn’t come into contact. Su Tao, you can't pull Yuntang."
"Otherwise, Yuntang will have to marry you when he grows up."
Su Tao, "..."
Su Tao slapped Zheng Duoyin on the head angrily. "Marry, my foot. What do you know, kid? You’re still a brat."
Zheng Duoyin touched his head aggrievedly. "Why did you hit me again? That’s what Teacher taught us."
"I can't stand you."
Su Tao rolled her eyes at him, then looked at Xie Yuntang fiercely, and said, "Are you leaving? If you won't leave, I'll beat you!" With that, she raised her fist.
Xie Yuntang took a step back and said softly, "They are going to catch crawfish. Do you want to go?"
Su Tao just wanted to go back and eat, not to catch crawfish. "Catch crawfish, my foot. Don’t you have anything better to do?"
She didn't want to go, so Xie Yuntang nodded obediently. "I won't go."
Su Tao was furious when she saw that he wasn’t angry at all. "You don't want to go? All the more that I have to go!" With that, she strode forward aggressively.
Milksop must be opposing her on purpose. There was no way he could be so good- tempered.
He was as good-tempered as a robot.
Xie Yuntang didn't know why Su Tao was angry again. He followed her obediently.
Zhou Sheng and the others hurried to follow and said excitedly, "We're going to catch crawfish. We're going to catch crawfish."
Su Tao was afraid that Mrs. Xie-Qin would worry, so she went back to tell Mrs. Xie-Qin. Mrs. Xie-Qin happily brought them a bucket and food.
Xie Yuntang’s mother was so nice that Su Tao was jealous.
This was the first time Xie Yuntang was catching crawfish with the others. He wore a happy expression on his cute little face. He stood at the edge of the field and looked at the girl who had already bent down to dig holes.
Actually, Su Tao didn't know how to catch crawfish at first. She saw Su Zhi dig crawfish holes once, but that silly kid was unlucky and got pricked by the crawfish.
As soon as she started digging, she found two crawfish and threw them into the bucket carried by Xie Yuntang. She raised her chin and said smugly, "Aren’t I awesome?"
Xie Yuntang nodded repeatedly, with his eyes crinkled up. "Sister Taozi, you’re awesome.”
Sister Taozi was really amazing.
Over at the other side, Zheng Duoyin had failed to find any crawfish in the hole he dug. He came over to look at their bucket eagerly. "Su Tao... Big Sister, I want crawfish too."
This kid was so forgetful.
"Dream on. If you want crawfish, go catch them yourself." Su Tao didn't have time to catch crawfish for him. She had to catch more crawfish so that Auntie Xie could sauté them later.
Su Tao gulped at the thought of that.
The crawfish holes were actually very beautiful. She found that if mud was piled at the entrance of the hole, there was a ninety-percent chance of it containing crawfish.
Just because she wasn’t good at work didn't mean she wasn’t good at thinking.
In about thirty minutes, Su Tao had already caught thirty to forty crawfish. Seeing that it was getting late, she washed her hands.
When she saw that Xie Yuntang was struggling to carry the bucket, she reached out to grab it and urged, "Walk in front of me. Hurry up, I'm starving."
"Sister Taozi, I'll carry it." Xie Yuntang stubbornly carried the bucket back, which was a bit laborious.
He must be responsible for Sister Taozi.
He must be nice to her.
Su Tao felt that Xie Yuntang was delaying her from returning home for lunch, so she slapped his head angrily and said, "Forget it." With that, she grabbed the bucket and carried it.
Xie Yuntang looked at her obediently with a smile and said, "Sister Taozi, I'm not tired."
Apparently, he thought that Su Tao was worried that he would be tired from carrying the bucket.
Su Tao took a deep breath, moved closer to him, and put on a fierce expression. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not worried about you. Can you stop flattering yourself? I'm bullying you, not helping you."
Su Tao said that as she poked his head resentfully and asked, "Milksop, are you a fool?"
Xie Yuntang was probably used to her getting crazy from time to time, so he didn't say anything. He just stood there obediently, letting her speak.
Su Tao, who didn't get a response, rolled her eyes at him angrily, and then walked away cursing, "How infuriating, how infuriating. What evil did I do in my previous life to suffer so much in this life..."
