Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 50
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 50: He Only Liked Sister Taozi
In the afternoon, when Xie Qing approached Su Fu, Su Fu thought he had failed to do his job well. He was afraid that he would have to pay back the five taels of silver, and was a little uneasy. "Mr. Xie, did I do something wrong? If I’ve done something badly, I'll try to redo it."
When Xie Qing heard that, he shook his head and said casually, "No, you’re efficient at work. I’m looking for you because I want Taozi to go to school and take care of Yuntang in school."
"She might not be able to do housework in the future, but don't worry, Taozi's monthly salary will be one hundred coins more. It will be two hundred coins."
That was almost as much as the salary of a male worker. However, two hundred coins wasn’t a big deal. As long as Yuntang was happy, he could even pay her two taels of silver a month.
After a while, Su Fu understood what Xie Qing meant. He found it a little unbelievable, and then waved his hand. "There’s no need for a salary increase. I’m already grateful to you that Taozi can go to school."
"She doesn't need to do the work at home. I’ll tell her back at home to take good care of Young Master Xie."
Xie Qing thought highly of Su Fu. He was efficient at work and was willing to do heavy and dirty work.
However, he was too honest and gullible. People like him were easily bullied by other workers.
"Well, if you have nothing to do after dusk, you can work with the Zhou family to repair the road to the school. You’ll get an extra wage of twenty coins a day."
Su Fu's eyes lit up. Of course he was willing. As long as he could earn money, he was willing to do anything.
They couldn’t live in a cave forever.
"I’m willing to do it. Thank you, Mr. Xie."
Xie Qing shook his head. "Don’t mention it. Yuntang likes to play with Taozi. Please be patient with him at times."
"Don't worry, Mr. Xie, we’ll take good care of Young Master Xie." Su Fu kept nodding in assurance.
After hearing the answer he wanted, Xie Qing said nothing else. Then he went to ask the village chief about the status of food collection in the village. Several families had not yet handed over the food, so he gave them a final deadline of three days.
Otherwise, the lease wouldn’t be renewed next year.
……
In the evening, Su Tao and her family were seated and having dinner when Su Fu mentioned the matter. Lin Sanzhu was beyond delighted. "Really?"
When Su Fu nodded, she turned to stare at Su Tao. Su Tao wasn’t particularly good-looking. She wondered why she was thought highly of by the Xie family.
"A few years ago, a fortune-teller said that our wretched girl was blessed. I didn't believe it. It turns out that this is why she’s blessed. Wretched girl, you have to take good care of Yuntang."
"Now, our whole family depends on the Xie family. If you offend Yuntang, I’ll punish you."
Su Tao couldn't help but purse her lips when she heard the word "blessed." Neither she nor Su Tao was blessed.
A second-generation rich kid like her transmigrated to this hellish place, and all she could think about every day was to sponge off the Xie family.
The original Su Tao was even worse. She probably starved to death.
If that was considered blessed, she would twist her head off.
"Why are you pouting? Did you hear me? Yuntang is so nice, he even bought you clothes." Lin Sanzhu hit her on the head with the chopsticks.
Su Tao touched her head in pain. Then, she looked at Su Fu and said adorably, "Dad, take Mom in hand. She keeps beating me, I'm almost becoming an idiot."
"Wretched girl, you’ve learned to complain. Let’s see if your father will help you or me." Lin Sanzhu glared at her.
Su Fu smiled good-naturedly, and put a chopstick of vegetables into her bowl. "Sanzhu, eat more."
Su Tao blinked, then put down her bowl and chopsticks. "See? Dad has helped me."
Lin Sanzhu was speechless. She said softly, "Eat your food, wretched girl. You eat so little every day. Do you want to die and be an immortal?"
"I ate at the Xie family's house."
Su Tao told them honestly. Then, she took out the copper coins she had earned recently and counted them. There were more than thirty copper coins. She counted five copper coins and gave them to Lin Sanzhu.
She added, "I'll pay you back five coins."
Lin Sanzhu knew that she had earned some money recently. She stared at the copper coins in her hand and said fiercely, "Aren’t you going to hand over those?"
Su Tao covered her hand and said, "I still need to buy candies."
Lin Sanzhu was too stingy and reluctant to buy rice or meat. At this rate, their whole family would probably become like wild vegetables.
Su Fu interjected, "Sanzhu, just let Taozi keep her earnings. She’s sensible and won't waste money."
"How is she sensible? She could still roll onto the ground when sleeping in such a big bed." Lin Sanzhu didn't talk about the money anymore. She ate a mouthful of vegetables.
Su Tao, "..."
Why did Lin Sanzhu reveal such an embarrassing matter? She felt embarrassed.
……
In the early morning, at school.
Su Tao's seat was next to Xie Yuntang’s. Xie Yuntang obediently helped her clean the table and flipped the book open for her. "Sister Taozi, ask me if you don't know anything."
"I know all of it."
He had already learned the contents. Xie Qing often taught him at home.
Su Tao took a look at the words in the book. It was not difficult to read them, but it would take some time to write them. There were too many strokes in traditional Chinese characters.
"Big Sister, why are you studying too?" Zheng Duoyin patted Su Tao on the shoulder from behind, looking very happy.
Su Tao turned around and flicked his forehead. "Don't touch me. If you touch me again, I'll flick your forehead until it becomes swollen."
Zheng Duoyin touched his forehead. He wasn’t angry at all, revealing a missing front tooth. "Big Sister, let's go pick bird eggs when school is over."
"Sister Taozi doesn't pick bird eggs," Xie Yuntang said softly.
"She does, Yuntang. Let me tell you, she’s very good at climbing trees. We did it every day in the past few days."
Zheng Duoyin said while gesturing. Xie Yuntang looked at Su Tao next to him, feeling a little dejected. He didn’t know Sister Taozi could pick bird eggs.
She didn't pick bird eggs with him before.
Actually, Su Tao got tired of eating wild vegetables in the past few days, so she went to pick bird eggs to eat.
At this moment, the school teacher came in. Everyone sat down properly, and then began to listen to his lesson.
Xie Yuntang was afraid that Su Tao wouldn't understand, so he kept looking at her from the corner of his eye. However, he found that she was attentive and occasionally wrote something down in her book.
At the end of the morning, Su Tao could understand eighty percent. She didn’t face any serious problems. She felt more confident now, having returned to her "domain."
"Sister Taozi, can you catch up?" Xie Yuntang asked with concern.
Su Tao put her book away, then carried Xie Yuntang's school bag. "Yes, I can."
The sun was shining brightly at this moment. She subconsciously squinted her eyes, then cleverly hid behind Xie Yuntang. She said without feeling embarrassed, "Milksop, shield me from the sun."
Xie Yuntang nodded obediently, and straightened his back. After walking a few steps, he said softly, "Sister Taozi, can you take me to pick bird eggs when you have time?"
Su Tao was wondering what Mrs. Xie-Qin would make for lunch when she heard that. She was stunned for a moment. Then, she responded and said, "We can go anytime you want. I’ll take you to pick bird eggs after lunch."
It wasn’t easy to be mean to him, it was much easier to be nice to him.
"Really?"
"Yeah. Hurry, let's go home for lunch."
"Sister Taozi, you’re really kind."
"Then stab me."
Xie Yuntang was stunned. Su Tao had guessed his reaction. She gently pulled his hair tie and said, "I was just joking with you. Come on, let’s go."
……
Everyone in the village knew about Su Tao going to school. After lunch, many people came to the Xie family's house to snatch Su Tao’s "job."
This made Su Tao anxious. She kept staring at the pavilion anxiously. She only knew that Xie Qing was saying something but didn’t know what he was saying.
She looked away and approached Xie Yuntang, acting like a big sister. "Milksop, if your father tells you to let someone else take my place, you mustn’t agree."
"Otherwise, I won't take you to pick bird eggs."
Xie Yuntang nodded without thinking, and said innocently and seriously, "I don't want anyone else, I just want Sister Taozi."
He only liked Sister Taozi.
