Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 31
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 31: Afraid That She Wasn’t Full
When the two returned home, Mrs. Xie-Qin had not finished cooking yet. Su Tao caught a whiff of the aroma of food and her eyes lit up.
There was the aroma of meat.
There was something delicious again.
Her eyes were bright. "Auntie Xie, it smells so good. What are you making?"
"I’m making fried meatballs for you guys."
Mrs. Xie-Qin looked at Xie Yuntang and saw that he was sweating profusely. Her heart ached slightly for him. She quickly washed her hands and took a handkerchief. Then she said, "Yuntang, you must be feeling so hot."
"Mom, I..." could wipe myself.
Before Xie Yuntang could finish speaking, Su Tao took the handkerchief and said thoughtfully and sensibly, "Auntie Xie, I'll help Brother Yuntang wipe himself."
After saying that, the handkerchief came in contact with Xie Yuntang's face and it was brushed across his face a few times haphazardly.
She wasn’t gentle, and Xie Yuntang felt a little uncomfortable. However, he remained quiet and obedient. After she finished wiping, he said softly, "Thank you, Sister Taozi."
"Don’t mention it, Brother Yuntang. I’ll wipe your face later." Su Tao tried to impress Mrs. Xie-Qin, hoping to eat more meatballs later.
Seeing that the two children were on good terms, Mrs. Xie-Qin smiled and said, "It's hot in the kitchen. Go and wait in the main room. We'll eat the crawfish later."
She didn't know how to cook the crawfish, so she had to wait for Xie Qing to take them to the inn in the town later.
Su Tao still knew that she was a "servant". She looked around, then went to wash the vegetables, and said softly, "Auntie Xie, do I wash them all?"
"You don’t have to wash them. Just go out and sit."
"I don't like to sit. Just let me wash them."
Hearing that, Mrs. Xie-Qin said nothing. She came over to help Su Tao roll up her sleeves. Then she looked at Su Tao’s face and saw that it was no longer that swollen. "Wipe your face later after the meal."
Su Tao nodded obediently, and then started to wash the vegetables. Xie Yuntang stood for a while and said softly, "Sister Taozi, I’ll wash them with you."
He didn't know how to wash the vegetables. He would be a hindrance. Su Tao secretly glared at him, and just when she was about to say something, Mrs. Xie-Qin said gently, "Then you and Sister Tao Zi shall wash them together."
Xie Yuntang nodded, then seriously rolled up his sleeves, and washed the vegetables together with Su Tao. "Sister Taozi, do you know how to wash them?"
Of course! She even knew how to feed pigs!
Su Tao smiled and said, "Yes, I often do it at home."
"Sister Taozi, you’re so capable. I don't even know how to do it. Teach me in the future."
"Brother Yuntang, you just have to study. I’ll do these chores from now on. I know a lot about these things."
"Sister Taozi..."
He kept calling her Sister Taozi. Su Tao glanced at Mrs. Xie-Qin and saw that she wasn't paying attention. Hence, she quickly grabbed Xie Yuntang, and glared at him to signal him to stop being so long-winded.
Su Tao was satisfied when Xie Yuntang stopped talking.
After a while, Xie Qing came back with cakes in his hand.
Xie Yuntang's eyes crinkled up. "Dad."
"Yuntang, you’re washing the vegetables. How capable." Xie Qing was a little surprised, but didn't tell Xie Yuntang to stop doing it. His son could do it if he wanted to.
It was fine as long as he was happy.
"Sister Taozi is more capable than me. She washes a lot of vegetables." Xie Yuntang pointed at the basket next to Su Tao seriously.
Hearing this, Xie Qing laughed happily. "Both of you are capable. Go out and have the cakes. I'll wash them." After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and started washing the vegetables.
There were no servants at home, so he and his wife did all the work.
Su Tao and Xie Yuntang left the kitchen one after another. As soon as they arrived in the main room, Su Tao’s expression changed. She grabbed a cake, twisted a piece off, and stuffed it into her mouth.
How delicious.
The food which Xie Yuntang's father bought every time was delicious.
The girl ate a lot and seemed to enjoy it very much. Xie Yuntang was happy and gave her all the cakes. "Sister Taozi, I'll give you all."
Su Tao rolled her eyes at Milksop and quickly stuffed another small piece into her mouth. And then she stopped eating. If she got full, she wouldn’t be able to eat meat later.
She used to like to eat, but now she stopped eating after only two pieces. Xie Yuntang asked softly, "Aren't you going to eat?"
"Is eating all you think about?"
Su Tao glared at him, and then whispered, "Put them away for me. I’ll eat them when I'm hungry. You're not allowed to eat any secretly. If you do, I'll beat you up."
Su Tao was sure that Mrs. Su-Qian would punish her. She probably would be deprived of food again.
Hearing that, Xie Yuntang nodded quickly. "Then I'll leave them for you. If you want to eat them, just tell me. I still have some candies. Do you want to eat them?"
It was as if he was afraid that she wasn’t full.
Su Tao glanced at him with a complicated expression and sighed sadly. "Good grief, how could he be so kind?"
She choked, and pounded her chest quickly. Then she bared her teeth at Milksop. "Stay away from me, or I’ll choke to death from anger."
"Then I'm going to study."
Xie Yuntang didn't understand why she said that. However, he was afraid that she would be unhappy again, so he turned around and left the main room.
Su Tao, "..."
Darn it, could she just stab herself to death?
……
Su Tao left the Xie family's house in the evening. To avoid being beaten, she deliberately went around the door of the main house. However, it was as though Mrs. Su-Qian had installed a surveillance camera on her.
She was caught as soon as she reached the door.
Mrs. Su-Qian slapped her without saying a word, and then cursed, "How outrageous. How dare you hit me! I’m going to beat you to death!"
Su Tao was awake now, so of course she didn't dare to fight back like she did in the morning. She could only put her arms over her head and dodge, but she still felt the pain.
She originally thought she was going to be beaten for a while, but Mrs. Su-Qian let go of her after beating her a few times. The Xie family probably said something that gave her some scruples, "No one from Su Fu’s family is pleasing to the eye. Go and cut ragweed for me. Don't even think about sleeping until you get a basket full."
Su Tao's eyes widened. It was already dark, and she didn't have bionic eyes. Where could she go to cut ragweed?
Su Tao would be better off dead.
But she didn't dare to talk back, so she took the basket and went out.
Lin Sanzhu stood at the door of the main house and took a look without saying anything. Mrs. Su-Qian came back and said to her, "What are you doing standing there? Go back and clean up!"
"I’ll do it right away."
Lin Sanzhu nodded hurriedly and then said, "Mom, I bought the bowl. It’s in the kitchen."
She was afraid that Mrs. Su-Qian would misunderstand that she kept a private stash, so she added, "I borrowed three copper coins from Madam Yang."
She did borrow some money. If her mother-in-law found out that she had kept a private stash, their family would probably be made to plow the fields twice.
Mrs. Su-Qian snorted when she heard that. "Pay the money back yourself. Don't try to take the money from home."
Lin Sanzhu nodded. "Fuzi and I will pay it back ourselves."
At this point, she paused. She took out two copper coins from her sleeve and said, "Mom, you've worked hard these days. Go buy a pancake to eat."
There had been a lot of troubles at home recently, and the whole family was having a hard time.
Mrs. Su-Qian was naturally not shy about accepting the money. She grabbed the coins. "Do you take me for a beggar? You’re so worthless."
Lin Sanzhu didn't dare to say anything in response to her mother-in-law’s disdain. After a while, Mrs. Su-Qian cursed and left. Lin Sanzhu heaved in relief.
Then she looked at the dark sky outside. She wondered where that wretched girl had gone to cut ragweed.
She quickly pulled Su Zhi who was at the side and whispered, "Go find your sister."
She couldn't leave. Her father-in-law was celebrating his birthday tomorrow and the house had to be cleaned thoroughly.
Su Zhi looked at the sky outside. It was dark and looked eerie. He said timidly, "Mom, I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of? Hurry up and cut ragweed with your sister!"
Lin Sanzhu glared angrily. Then she gave him a stick and said, "If there’s a dog, beat it with the stick."
Su Zhi walked out of the yard fearfully, and after taking barely a few steps, he started shouting, "Sister, Sister~ Where are you?"
Xie Yuntang heard his voice from the attic of the Xie family’s house. He craned his neck and took a look outside. Then he quickly put down his brush and ran downstairs to open the door.
He happened to meet Su Zhi passing by, and he asked worriedly, "Brother Su Zhi, is your sister missing?"