Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 47
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Proofed by The Buddha
Chapter 47: She Must Be Sick
When Lin Sanzhu saw that her daughter was quiet, Lin Sanzhu pulled her ear, and her voice was a little bit shriller. "Do you get it?"
Su Tao snapped out of her thoughts when her ear hurt. "I got it, I got it."
"That's more like it. Listen, if you don’t behave, you’ll suffer just like I did!"
Lin Sanzhu retracted her hand, bent down and pulled the weeds while lecturing Su Tao. Then, she said, "A girl needs to be capable, so that she can hold her head high in her husband's family in the future. If you’re lazy, you’ll be disliked."
Su Tao really didn't know how she came up with that conclusion. "..."
She glanced at Lin Sanzhu and couldn't help but retort a few words in a low voice, "Mom, you’re more capable than Eldest Aunt. Why does that wretched old woman still dislike you?" After saying that, she ran away in a flash.
If she didn’t run, she would definitely get beaten.
Lin Sanzhu was rendered speechless. When she finally realized what Su Tao said, she grabbed the weeds on the side and threw them at Su Tao, saying fiercely, "Wretched girl, you’ve learned to talk back now. I’ll ask your father to beat you to death later."
Su Tao ran to the edge of the ground, winked at Lin Sanzhu, and said, "Mom, you’re the best mother in the world."
She had figured it out now. Lin Sanzhu and Su Fu still loved her as a daughter. It depended on how she coaxed them.
"You just know how to flatter me. I don't know whom you learned it from." Lin Sanzhu glared at her angrily, but said nothing.
It was evening by the time the weeds in the fields were pulled out. Su Tao sat down on the ground and panted, then brusquely wiped the sweat from her forehead.
This was almost the same as a sauna.
Lin Sanzhu glanced at her, and said nothing. She picked up the hoe on the ground, and waited for a while before she called Su Tao to go home.
Su Fu carried Su Dou and walked in front with a shoulder pole. Lin Sanzhu carried a basket and a hoe and walked behind him.
Su Zhi held Su Tao’s hand and walked behind them. He stared at Su Tao with his dark eyes. "Sister, you said you wanted to give me candy."
He was afraid that there would be no more candy.
Of course, Su Tao knew his intention. In view of his good behavior today, she wasn’t fierce to him. She took out a candy from her clothes. The candy was even more melted now.
She took one with two fingers and gave it to him. "If you listen to me in the future, you’ll have candies. If you don't, I won't show you even the candies."
When Su Zhi saw that his sister had a lot of candies in her hand, his eyes lit up, and he said greedily, "Sister, why do you have so many candies? I want one more."
Su Tao couldn't help but flick his forehead. "Say no more, or you won’t get even one!"
Su Zhi didn't dare to ask anymore. He lowered his head and concentrated on licking the candy wrapper. His eyes crinkled up into slits.
Back in the cave, Lin Sanzhu took fifty coins and went down the mountain. After Su Fu drank some water, he started weaving straw mats.
Su Tao became restless after sitting for a while. She found herself getting flustered if she didn't do something.
"..."
She must be sick.
She went out to look for cicada shells with a basket, and Su Zhi chased after her with sharp eyes. "Sister, I want to go with you."
His sister had candies, so he wanted to follow her.
Of course, Su Tao knew what he was thinking. It was nice to cool off at home, yet he insisted on following her.
What a fool!
The two of them started searching near the door of their house. Soon, Su Tao discovered that Su Zhi had good eyesight despite being a fool. He found a dozen of cicada shells in just a short time.
She glanced at Su Zhi, who found the cicada shells in no time. She asked curiously, "Have you picked them up before?"
"When I was hungry, I picked one up and ate it. It didn't taste good." Su Zhi wiped his nose with his sleeve, and then sniffed.
Su Tao, "..."
Why did this fool eat everything? He was really lucky to be still alive.
However, he was really pitiful. Speaking of which, she was quite lucky. At least she had no shortage of food and clothing before.
She said in a much softer tone, "Find the cicada shells then. I’ll give you a candy for every hundred cicada shells you find."
"Really? "Su Zhi's eyes lit up.
"Yes, as long as you find them, I'll give you candy. If you can't find them, then you won’t have candy."
"How many did I pick up just now? I have to count..."
"Alright, I’ll take it that you’ve found twenty. Hurry, find them."
The two talked while searching. It was dusk when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, and the sun had already set.
A group of children were waiting at the foot of the mountain. When they saw Su Tao and Su Zhi, they ran over. Xu Ming’an gave her a sack and grinned. "There are four hundred inside."
"Wait for me to count them."
Su Tao was afraid that they lied. She poured them out, and counted them one by one. There were exactly four hundred. She put them in the sack again, then counted three candies and gave the candies to them. "I gave one to you before, so I’ll give you three more. You can divide them among yourselves."
The cicada shells weren’t heavy, so she gave the sack to Su Zhi, who carried it on his shoulders honestly. He looked a bit funny.
Sister said that if he obeyed her, he would get candy.
Including the seventy or eighty cicada shells that the two of them found, it was almost 1.1 pounds. They would fetch at least fifteen coins. After excluding the cost of candies, the profit was thirteen coins.
Su Tao felt a little happy when she thought of that. This way, her days were a little more promising.
……
At this time, the sky had darkened. The sounds of insects surrounded the mountain forest, accompanied by the sound of frogs in the distance.
They heard Lin Sanzhu’s shout halfway home. "Su Tao, Su Zhi, where have you been playing? Come back now!"
Su Tao's ears tingled and she quickly replied, "We're back!"
Then she grabbed Su Zhi and ran up the mountain. After a while, they arrived at the cave. After closing the door, Lin Sanzhu scolded and lectured them, "Why didn’t you come back after dark? Do you want to be taken away by a wild boar?"
Although it had been many years since a wild boar was seen, there were still trails of a wild boar feeding in the fields.
"Mom, we’ll come back earlier next time. Don't be angry. Anger will cause wrinkles easily." Su Tao admitted her mistake quickly to avoid being beaten.
Lin Sanzhu was rendered speechless. "..."
When Lin Sanzhu saw that Su Tao didn’t talk back, for a moment, she didn’t know if she should be angry or not. In the end, she glared at Su Tao. "Hurry, wash your hands for dinner."
Su Tao hurriedly went to wash her hands. "Mom, Dad, I collected four hundred cicada shells today. Hehe, we can sell them in a few days."
Su Fu glanced at the sack they brought back and smiled honestly. "Taozi is really capable."
"Don't praise her. Wait until she has sold them for money."
Lin Sanzhu actually felt that the wretched girl had become more capable. She lifted the iron pot and put it on the ground. Then, she said, "Take a bowl."
It was wild vegetable soup again.
Su Tao almost felt nauseous when she saw the wild vegetables. She felt so nauseous that she wished she could grab Milksop back.
She was just thinking about how to persuade Lin Sanzhu to change the diet when she saw Su Zhi stuff a chopstick full of wild vegetables into his mouth. Then, he started chomping in big mouthfuls.
"..."
Forget it. She could only make do in this family.
She put up with it. She would eat more when Milksop came back.
After eating half a bowl, she was half full and couldn't eat anymore. She got up and drank half a scoop of water. Suddenly, she caught sight of something out of the corner of her eye and rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
She quickly ran inside and saw that it was really a bed. Her eyes widened slightly. "Did you buy a bed?"
"Wretched girl, didn't you complain of having a sore back? Your father asked me to buy it. I don't know why you’re so delicate!" When Lin Sanzhu saw that Su Tao was delighted, she couldn't help but smile a little.
Su Fu smiled and said, "Your mother bought it for you."
"Thank you, Dad. Thank you, Mom." Su Tao rolled on the bed. Although it was still a straw bed, it was better than sleeping on the ground.
"Wretched girl, go wash your feet before you go to bed. The straw is clean!" Lin Sanzhu scolded her all the way while eating.
Su Tao quickly got out of bed, ran over and took a look at Lin Sanzhu. She suddenly felt a trace of maternal love.
Then, she bent down and kissed Lin Sanzhu. She said with a smile, "Thank you, Mom."