Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 42
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 42: He Could Also Find Cicada Shells For Sister Taozi
Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing knew the intention of Taozi’s family. They agreed when they saw that Yuntang was willing to go.
After Xie Yuntang went to school, Su Tao learned embroidery from Xie Qin. Although her embroidery skills weren’t good now, the stitches were no longer crooked.
She spent all morning learning to embroider a square handkerchief.
She really took it seriously.
She was trying to make money from embroidering Milksop's clothes.
Mrs. Xie-Qin took a closer look and couldn't help laughing. The chrysanthemum was embroidered into a circle. She said softly, "Taozi, that's not how it's embroidered. I'll teach you again in the afternoon."
When she heard that she was going to embroider in the afternoon, Su Tao felt spiritless, but she still nodded obediently. "Thank you, auntie."
After Mrs. Xie-Qin went to cook, Su Tao went to pick up Xie Yuntang. School wasn’t over yet, so she waited under a tree.
She accidentally caught a glimpse of a cicada shell on the ground. Thinking of what Su Fu and Lin Sanzhu said, she bent down and then looked around.
Xie Yuntang came out and saw her looking for something. He ran over and said, "Sister Shengsheng, what are you looking for?"
The words “Sister Shengsheng” seemed to remind Su Tao why she hadn't gone home yet, and why she was so useless.
She glared at him and said, "Don't call me Sister Shengsheng."
"Okay." Xie Yuntang nodded obediently.
Sister Taozi didn't like to be called Sister Shengsheng anymore.
Zhou Sheng and the others ran over and said happily, "Big Sister, what are you doing?"
Su Tao was about to say it was none of their business, but she quickly thought of something and held it back. She spread her palm and showed them the cicada shell. She made a deal with them. "I'm looking for cicada shells. You help me find them, and I'll help you catch crayfish."
Zheng Duoyin didn't even think about it, and agreed immediately. "Okay, okay. I'll go look for them after lunch."
"I'll go too." Zhou Sheng agreed, and the other children followed suit.
Xie Yuntang softly interjected, "I'm going too. I don't need you to catch crayfish."
Su Tao took his bag and carried it on her back, and said casually, "You’d better not go. I’ll have to take care of you later."
Then she said to Zheng Duoyin and the others, "We’ll gather at the foot of the mountain later." After saying that, she grabbed Milksop and left.
Xie Yuntang tilted his head to look at her, and said seriously, "Sister Taozi, I don't need you to take care of me."
"Do you think it's fun to pick up cicada shells? You’ll get baked under the hot sun. I didn't bully you, yet you’re asking to be bullied." Su Tao recently didn't bully him much, because she found that it didn't work at all. She had to find another way.
But she couldn’t think of any good ideas.
"Taozi..."
"Shut up. Let’s hurry."
The two of them slowly arrived at the cave. The doorway, which was overgrown with weeds yesterday, was now bare, with only a tree on the left.
Lin Sanzhu got a pot from somewhere and had set it up at the door to cook. When she saw the two children coming, she was exceptionally kind and said, "Yuntang, you're here. Come in and sit down. Taozi, go get a mat for Yuntang."
"Auntie Su," Xie Yuntang called politely.
Su Tao didn't see any other mats when she entered the cave. There were only the three straw mats she had made, which obviously couldn't be sold. "..."
She handed one to Xie Yuntang. "Sit wherever you want."
Xie Yuntang looked inside the cave. There was nothing, only dead grass. He looked at Su Tao with a somewhat distressed look. "Sister Taozi, don't you have a bed?"
"Are you going to buy one for me?" Su Tao glared at him. It was good enough that she didn't get beaten now.
Xie Yuntang nodded without any hesitation. "I'll buy it for you."
He looked like a little boy who was inexperienced in the ways of the world.
Su Tao, "..."
He was so gullible. She felt a headache coming. "I don't want it. I just like sleeping on the floor."
The Xie family had helped enough. If she became too greedy, the Xie family would be dissatisfied with her.
"Brother Yuntang, have a drink."
Su Zhi ran over with a bamboo cup in his hands, his eyes as bright as Sun Wukong's discerning eyes.
Su Tao knew what he was thinking when she saw that. Just as she was about to ask him to go away, she heard him say shamelessly, "Brother Yuntang, do you have any pancakes?"
Su Tao, "..."
He was even more shameless than her.
She knocked his head angrily and said, "Pancake, my foot! Get out!"
Su Zhi pursed his lips and went out in fright.
"I have some candies. You may give them to Brother Su Zhi." Xie Yuntang took out a few candies and handed them to her.
"Don't give them to him. His teeth will become rotten." Su Tao took them happily and put them in her clothes.
Su Fu probably went to town and did not come back for lunch at noon. Lin Sanzhu and the children sat at the entrance of the cave to eat.
Lin Sanzhu gave the only chicken drumstick to Xie Yuntang, feeling a little embarrassed. "Yuntang, eat more. You also know that we’ve just moved out. There’s nothing delicious to entertain you. Don't mind it."
"Thank you, Auntie Su. It’s delicious,” Xie Yuntang said obediently.
He didn't even eat it, yet he said it was delicious. The corner of Su Tao’s mouth twitched. She took a piece of chicken from the pot and chewed on it.
There were naturally many mosquitoes and insects in the mountains. Xie Yuntang accidentally caught a glimpse of a long, soft worm on his trouser leg. He was stunned instinctively and subconsciously called Su Tao. His voice was soft and a little scared. "Sister Taozi, there’s a worm on my trousers."
Hearing that, Su Tao spat out the bone in her mouth and turned to take a look. It was a tree worm. She grabbed it off and crushed it to death with her foot. Then, she said nonchalantly, "It’s okay now. Go ahead and eat."
Xie Yuntang heaved a sigh of relief and sweetly smiled. "Thank you, Sister Taozi."
Su Tao had a headache when she heard the word "thank you." She didn't want him to thank her. She whispered fiercely, "Eat now!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she was hit, and she let out an "ouch." Then Lin Sanzhu scolded, "Wretched girl, speak gently, or else you’ll get it from me."
Su Tao, "..."
Xie Yuntang became more anxious than her. He softly explained, "Auntie Su, don't hit Sister Taozi. She’ll feel pain."
"Yuntang, if she bullies you, just tell me and I’ll deal with her."
Lin Sanzhu secretly glared at Su Tao. This wretched girl had the nerve to be so fierce to the beloved son of Mr. Xie.
……
The whole village was filled with cicadas chirping, which was a bit noisy.
Zheng Duoyin and the others were already waiting at the foot of the mountain. Zheng Duoyin didn't see Su Tao and couldn't help but nudge Zhou Sheng. "Call her."
"Why don't you call her?" Zhou Sheng was unwilling.
"I'm afraid she'll hit me. It’s so painful."
"I'm afraid as well."
"Let's play rock, paper, scissors. Whoever loses will call her!"
"Rock..."
Before Zheng Duoyin finished speaking, he saw Su Tao and Xie Yuntang. "Big Sister, you're finally here. We've been waiting for a long time."
"I'm not even in a hurry. Why are you in a hurry?" Su Tao wiped the sweat from her forehead, and then waved, indicating that they could start looking.
Then she turned to look at Milksop. "You really don't want to go back?"
When he nodded, she said nothing.
The group of seven or eight children wandered through the forest, and the sound of frolicking could be heard in the whole village.
Xie Yuntang saw that they had all found cicada shells, except him. He lowered his head and looked more carefully. After looking for a while, he saw one, bent down and picked it up. He said happily, "Sister Taozi, I found one. "
Su Tao, who was not far away, looked over. The boy's little face was already sunburned. His dark eyes were shining brightly, and his little mouth was crimson.
Even a girl didn’t look as exquisite as him.
She walked over, took it, and threw it into the basket. "When you're tired, take a rest at the side."
Why did he have to come along to suffer? Wasn’t it nice to go home and take a nap?
Xie Yuntang shook his head, and his eyes crinkled up into the shape of crescents. "I'm not tired."
He could also find cicada shells for Sister Taozi.
