Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 52
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 52: Abducting Su Tao To Pay Off Gambling Debt
Upon hearing that, Mrs. Su-Qian restrained her movements and waved her hands quickly. "Mrs. Xie, don't be angry. I'll leave now."
Wretched girl, just you wait!
Staring at Mrs. Su-Qian's cowardly look, Su Tao secretly stuck out her tongue. Then, she hugged Mrs. Xie-Qin's waist and said softly, "Auntie Xie, you’re so nice."
Mrs. Xie-Qin touched her head and smiled gently. "Don't be afraid in the future. If your grandma hits you, just tell me."
Su Tao rubbed her face against Mrs. Xie-Qin’s arm affectionately. "Okay."
This was her backer.
She had to please her.
However, the Su family's affairs were not over. Before noon, three or four burly men came to the village to find the Su family to pay off Su He's gambling debt.
It was two taels of silver.
When Su Dagui found out, his face turned livid, and he kicked Su He, gasping for breath. "You scoundrel, how dare you even gamble! Pay what you owe yourself. We won't pay a penny!"
It would take so long to save two taels of silver! They probably wouldn’t be able to survive the cold winter!
When the debt collector heard that, he snorted indifferently. "You won't pay, right? Then I'll take the children away to pay off the debt."
Mrs. Su-Jin immediately protected her two children. She cried and scolded Su He hysterically. "Su He! You promised me not to gamble. Why did you gamble again?"
"Do you want me to hang myself in this house?"
Su He trembled and dared not speak. He didn't expect to lose so much this time. He thought he could win.
When Su Dagui heard that he had to use his grandsons to pay off the debt, his face became even grimmer. He still valued blood ties.
At this time, Mrs. Su-Qian hurriedly interjected, "If you want to take someone away, take the child of our second son! He has a daughter!"
Girls were easier to sell than boys these days.
If the girl was pretty, she would fetch more money.
When the debt collector saw that the family didn't want to pay the debt, he had no choice but to take a child away to pay off the debt. He looked around and didn't see the girl. "Where’s the girl?"
"I'll take you there!" Mrs. Su-Qian hurriedly said.
……
In the school.
Su Tao was listening to the lesson attentively when she suddenly heard a sharp voice, "That's her."
It was Mrs. Su-Qian's voice.
She turned her head and looked over. Mrs. Su-Qian was with a group of men. She was shocked. Was this old woman trying to sell her off?
She stood up and ran to the back door. The men chased after her. How could Su Tao outrun them?
She was caught in a few steps.
She struggled and said, "Why are you abducting me? It's illegal to abduct people."
"What are you doing? Let go of Sister Taozi!" Xie Yuntang ran out and held Su Tao's hand tightly, fearing that they would take her away.
He hurriedly said, "I have money. I'll give you as much as you want." There was a hint of crying in his voice at the end.
Su Tao's wrist hurt, not because of the burly man who grabbed her, but because of Milksop’s grip.
The teacher reacted and ran out, scolding, "What are you doing? Do you know that abducting people at random is illegal?"
The debt collector was not afraid either. "We didn't abduct anyone at random. Su He owed us money, and this auntie brought us here to take her granddaughter away!"
Su Tao was almost driven up the wall by this wretched old woman who wanted to use her to pay off the money Su He owed. She shouted cleverly, "Sir, our families have split. My grandma can't sell me. It's useless for you to take me away. You should take her away. She has a lot of money."
"She’ll definitely give it to you! Her money is hidden in the box under the bed in her room."
The debt collector also knew that he couldn't sell the girl after their families split.
When he heard that, he glared at Mrs. Su-Qian. "Wretched old woman, how dare you fool us! Gangzi, catch her. If she can't come up with two taels of silver, take her away."
Mrs. Su-Qian's expression changed drastically, and she was caught just as she was about to run. She struggled hard. "Let me go. Whoever owes you money, go to him!"
"Let my daughter go!" At this moment, Su Fu ran over with a hoe. He looked very anxious.
The debt collector had just let go of Su Tao, and Su Tao grabbed Xie Yuntang, running to the side.
Mrs. Su-Qian saw her savior and cursed, "Su Fu, come and save me now. Do you want to watch them take me away?"
No matter how wrong Mrs. Su Qian was, she was still Su Fu’s mother. Su Fu couldn't ignore her in front of so many people. But before he could say anything, the girl cried. "Dad, it hurts, it hurts."
Su Tao ran over and hugged Su Fu, crying. "Dad, I'm so scared. Grandma wanted to sell me."
"It hurts so much. They hurt me, Dad. I want to go home. I want to go home, I don't want to be here."
When Su Fu heard those words, he carried her anxiously and stared at her anxiously. "My daughter, where does it hurt? Let me see."
"It hurts everywhere, Dad. I want to go home, I want to go home." Su Tao hugged his neck and cried, not letting him care about Mrs. Su-Qian.
Mrs. Su-Qian, that wretched old woman deserved it. People like her should be sold.
She was so angry.
Fortunately, their families had split, otherwise she would have been sold.
Lin Sanzhu rushed over breathlessly, and saw her daughter crying so sadly. She got angry and picked up the hoe on the ground, swinging it at the burly men. "You heartless things, I’ll fight you to death."
Everyone was shocked, and even Su Tao was shocked. She stopped crying and then started crying again. "Mom, Mom, I want to go home. You and Dad take me home."
"Let’s go, I’ll take you home."
Lin Sanzhu hadn't seen her daughter like this for a long time, and she felt upset. Looking at those burly men, she said in a shrill voice, "If you come and take my daughter away again, I’ll fight you to death!"
After that, she and Su Fu carried Su Tao back, not caring about Mrs. Su-Qian at all.
Xie Yuntang hurriedly followed and met Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing on the way. He grabbed Xie Qing's hand and was a little scared. "Dad, someone came to take Sister Taozi away just now."
Seeing that he was scared, Xie Qing carried him, touched his head, and comforted him, "It's okay. With me here, no one can take your Sister Taozi away."
Xie Yuntang nodded and struggled to get down. "I want to check on Sister Taozi. She’s crying."
"Okay, you go with your mother." Xie Qing let him go. After he left, Xie Qing went to the village chief's house and directly said he would take the Su family's lands back.
The Su family had gone overboard. He had reminded them several times not to have any ideas about Su Tao, but he didn't expect them to still act this way.
Although the village chief was surprised, he didn't say anything. After all, it was the Xie family's lands.
……
In the cave.
Su Tao cried for a long time, and her throat was sore from crying. Finally, she slowly stopped.
Lin Sanzhu held her hand, looked left and right, but didn't see any injuries. "Where does it hurt?"
Su Tao glanced at Su Fu who was boiling water, and then winked at her. Lin Sanzhu was stunned for a moment, but soon realized what was going on.
She poked her finger at Su Tao’s head. Wretched girl, you were so shrewd.
But fortunately, the girl was smart, otherwise they would have to clean up the Su family's mess again.
After they moved out, she didn't want to have anything to do with the Su family's affairs.
