Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 32
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Proofed by The Buddha
Chapter 32: Milksop Was Like A Girl
Probably because of the "pancake" incident, Su Zhi felt that Brother Yuntang was close to him like his sister was, so he sniffed, feeling a little aggrieved.
"My grandma asked my sister to cut ragweed, and my mom asked me to go find her. Brother Yuntang, I'm afraid. Can you go with me to find my sister together?"
Hearing that, Xie Yuntang agreed without hesitation and said softly, "Wait for me. I'll get the lantern."
He ran off after a while, thought of something and came back again, before leaving after a while.
At this time, Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing had gone to the Yu family's house in the village to discuss matters. Since they were not at home, Xie Yuntang closed the door.
The two children headed toward the back mountain. After walking for a while, Xie Yuntang’s hand was clenched tightly by Su Zhi. He felt a little uncomfortable. "Brother Su Zhi, don't grab me. Just grab my sleeve."
Su Zhi nodded obediently. Then he grabbed Xie Yuntang’s sleeve, sniffed again, and looked up at Xie Yuntang. "Brother Yuntang, do you have any pancakes? I want to eat pancakes."
Xie Yuntang shook his head. "I don’t have pancakes."
He only had candies, but he wanted to leave them for Sister Taozi.
Su Zhi pouted in disappointment and said pitifully, "Brother Yuntang, can you treat me to a pancake tomorrow?"
"Okay."
Xie Yuntang looked around, but didn’t spot Su Tao. He called out, “Sister Taozi.”
Compared with his voice, Su Zhi was howling like a ghost, "Sister, Sister..."
Su Tao was not far away, and before she could react when she heard Milksop’s voice, she heard Su Zhi's voice.
His voice could scare a person to death at night.
She snapped angrily, "Are you calling a ghost? Shut up."
Xie Yuntang was a little happy when he heard her voice. He raised the lantern, and after looking for a while, he saw the black figure beside a rock. He ran over quickly. "Sister Taozi."
As soon as he left, the surroundings became dark, and Su Zhi chased after him in fear. "Brother Yuntang, wait for me, I'm afraid..."
When Xie Yuntang's lantern approached, Su Tao glanced at the basket and found that she had cut the wrong grass.
She almost couldn't catch her breath. In exasperation, she dumped out the grass in her basket angrily, muttering in a low voice, "Wretched old woman, you’re simply crazy. When you get old, I’ll wake you up in the middle of the night to cut ragweed."
Then she thought of something and looked at Xie Yuntang again. "Why are you looking for me?"
"Brother Su Zhi said you were cutting ragweed, so I came with him to find you."
Xie Yuntang saw her cutting ragweed quickly. He wanted to help, and said, "Sister Taozi, are you cutting this? I'll help you."
Before Su Tao could say anything, he went to pull the ragweed out. He suddenly felt a stinging sensation, and he took a few steps back. His eyes welled up with tears.
There was some slender thorny grass. Su Tao was pricked by it just now. Seeing that, she quickly came over and grabbed his hand to check his injury. There was already a tiny puncture wound.
If Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing saw that, their hearts would probably ache for him.
It would be terrible if they sent her back by then.
This was why she didn't dare to do anything to Milksop usually. At most, she would only be harsh with him verbally.
"I didn’t ask you to help. If you can't do it, just wait at the side." After saying that, she lowered her head and sucked his finger to disinfect the injury.
She realized that saliva was somewhat useful for disinfection.
She looked at the injury carefully for a few more times, and realized that he had tender hands. The prick was so obvious.
Xie Yuntang looked stunned for a moment when his hand was held, then his face gradually turned red, and he whispered softly, "Sister Taozi... I-I... I’m okay."
"Wait for me over there with the lantern."
Su Tao pointed at the open space not far away. She casually slapped Su Zhi on the head and said, "Who asked you to call him over? If something happens later, even ten of you won't be enough to compensate."
This fool only knew how to cause trouble for her. What would she do if something happened to Milksop?
Su Zhi sniffed aggrievedly and said in a sobbing voice, "I called Brother Yuntang over because I was scared."
Seeing him crying with snot everywhere, Su Tao couldn't stand it anymore and turned around to look at the fair and clean Milksop. Then she lowered her head to cut the ragweed. "Just stand at the side."
The night wind was a bit cool, making the grass around them make "swishing" sounds. Su Tao would be lying if she said she wasn’t scared. However, with Su Zhi and Milksop around, she wasn’t that scared anymore.
After cutting for a while, it was time to switch to another spot. Su Tao struggled to carry the basket and turned to look at the light source. Su Zhi, that idiot, was already lying on the ground sleeping.
"..."
At the thought of him peeling bark for a day, she didn't hold it against him.
He was also a miserable child.
She said to Milksop, "You guys wait for me here. I’m going to cut the ragweed over there. Hold the lantern higher."
Through the light, she saw his soft and handsome face. She couldn’t resist the urge, and in the end, she pinched his face.
Quickly, she said fiercely, "Okay?"
Xie Yuntang nodded obediently. “Okay.”
Su Tao didn’t say anything else. She carried the basket to another spot to cut the ragweed. There was no food on this mountain, but there was plenty of ragweed.
The basket was full in about fifteen minutes. Fortunately, Su Tao had a full meal today and could still carry it, albeit with difficulty.
She came over and kicked Su Zhi angrily, but failed to wake him up. She kicked him a few more times. "Su Zhi, it's time to eat pancakes!"
Upon the roar, Su Zhi woke up immediately. "I want to eat pancakes." His mouth drooled as he said that.
Su Tao, "..."
She glared at him with disgust. "Eat? Dream on! Let’s go home now!"
Seeing that she couldn't carry the basket, Xie Yuntang reached out to help her lift the edge of the basket, which was a bit difficult. "Sister Taozi, let me carry it for you."
Hearing that, Su Tao turned her head and glanced at him. She was afraid that he couldn't carry it. She rolled her eyes and thought of teasing him. She put the basket down and said, "Here you go."
Xie Yuntang knelt down and tried to carry it. For a long time, he struggled to get up. His little face was already flushed at the effort. Su Tao laughed impolitely, then took the basket and carried it on her back.
She looked heroic.
"Milksop, you can't do it. Hahaha, you're like a girl."
In the next moment, she couldn't bear the force of the basket on her back, and she fell forward violently. The mud got into her mouth, and she immediately spat several times. "Pfft, pfft, pfft..."
"Sister Taozi, are you okay?"
Seeing her sprawled on the ground with ragweed covering her head, Xie Yuntang's face turned pale and he quickly went over to help her.
Su Tao glared at him angrily, then wiped the mud off her face in a haphazard manner. "Mind your own business."
Darn it, she was completely embarrassed.
"Sister, there’s mud on your teeth." Su Zhi ran over, looked at her and said timidly.
Su Tao, "..."
She rolled her eyes at him, then stood up. She picked up the ragweed, and walked forward as if nothing had happened.
When they arrived at the door of the Xie family's house, Su Tao stopped and turned to look behind. "Milksop! Go home now!"
Xie Yuntang knew that she was angry and nodded obediently. Then he thought of something and took something from his sleeve, "Sister Taozi, here. Have this."
"Brother Yuntang, I want to have one too."
Su Zhi's eyes lit up when he saw it was a candy. He subconsciously wanted to take it, but Xie Yuntang dodged his hand. He said seriously, "It's for your sister."
Sister Taozi was in a bad mood and needed to eat to feel better.
Su Zhi pursed his lips and opened his mouth to cry, but before he could do so, Su Tao pinched his mouth and said, "Cry if you dare, and I’ll beat your face until it becomes swollen." With that, she took the candy and put it in her clothes.
Su Zhi was crestfallen.