Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 66
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 66 His Favorite Sister Taozi
Su Tao, "..."
She touched Xie Yuntang beside her without any guilt, and said with conviction, "Milksop, did I snatch your food?"
Xie Yuntang confirmed softly, "No, I gave it to you."
He was afraid that Brother Su Zhi would misunderstand, so he repeated, "Brother Su Zhi, I gave the food to your sister. Your sister didn't snatch it."
He looked so cute when he was serious.
"Brother Yuntang, have you forgotten? When she cut ragweed, she snatched..."
Su Zhi wanted to say more, but Su Tao pinched his mouth and warned him, "You're so talkative and annoying. If you continue talking, I'll sew your mouth up."
All this fool did was to undermine his sister.
Looking at Su Zhi’s frozen pale face, she thought for a moment, then took off the scarf from her neck and put it on him. She said stiffly, "Next time, you don't have to bring me food. Eat it yourself. I have food."
"I didn't want to do it either, but Mom insisted that I bring it to you. She would beat me up if I didn't." Su Zhi looked at her aggrievedly.
Su Tao had developed a good impression of Su Zhi, but his words brought it back to square one. "..."
It was just her wishful thinking.
She pulled back her scarf in annoyance and said fiercely, "Go back now. My eyes hurt when I see you."
Su Zhi was stunned. He didn't know why his sister took the scarf back, but he didn't think much about it.
His sister was crazy.
Fearing that she would hit him, he ran away with his things.
Just like being chased by a ghost.
Su Tao shook her head in disgust. Just looking at Su Zhi gave her a headache. She thought Milksop was better.
He was soft and caring.
And simple-minded.
She handed the potato to Xie Yuntang, "Milksop, do you want to eat it?"
Xie Yuntang looked at what she was holding and felt a little curious. He had never eaten it before, but there was only one. He couldn’t eat it.
Sister Taozi should eat it.
"Alright, just take it and eat it."
Su Tao saw him looking at it eagerly, so she stuffed it into his hand. Milksop had eaten so much meat and fish that he was actually interested in roasted potatoes.
"Sister Taozi, you should eat it."
"I'm not hungry."
Xie Yuntang didn’t say anything else after she said that. He looked at the dirt on the potato, and for a moment, he didn't know how to eat it.
Su Tao, "..."
She took it and peeled it quickly, saying patiently, "Eat the inside, not the outside."
"Thank you, Sister Taozi."
Xie Yuntang lowered his head and took a bite obediently. It had no taste and was not very delicious.
It turned out this was what Sister Taozi ate at home.
It wasn’t delicious.
Sister Taozi was really pitiful.
He lowered his head and finished eating the whole potato. After wiping his mouth, he said seriously, "Sister Taozi, I’ll buy you delicious food in the future."
"I’ll hold you to it." Su Tao thought to herself that it would be a waste to reject him. She was poor and could be shameless.
Looking at the brick house in the distance, she shivered, then rolled her eyes and said, "Milksop, let's see which of us reaches home first. Let's bet on a chicken drumstick."
This morning, Xie Qing was killing a chicken.
There would definitely be chicken stew.
"Okay." Xie Yuntang knew that it was Sister Taozi who wanted to eat the chicken drumstick, so he nodded obediently.
Su Tao showed three fingers and said, "On the count of three, we’ll start running."
"One..." She started running before she finished her words.
Xie Yuntang's cute little face was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and ran after her. By then, Su Tao was already a long distance away.
Su Tao naturally reached home first. She panted and boasted to Milksop who was a step behind, "That chicken drumstick is mine. You have to give it to me later."
She didn’t feel guilty about cheating at all.
Xie Yuntang panted slightly, with a gleam in his eyes.
He didn't say she was cheating. He meant for her to have the chicken drumstick in the first place.
"Okay."
Upon entering the yard, Su Tao caught the scent of chicken. She took a deep breath. It smelled so good.
She went back to her room to put down her cloth bag, then ran to the kitchen and said enthusiastically, "Uncle Xie, Auntie Xie, we’re back." After that, she took the initiative to find something to do.
She sorted the green onions on the chopping board.
At this time, Xie Yuntang walked in and said softly, "Dad, Mom."
Mrs. Xie-Qin saw that his face was slightly flushed. It was obvious that he had been out playing. "Are you hungry? Dad bought roast duck. You and Taozi can go to the main hall to eat it."
Xie Yuntang glanced at Su Tao and shook his head. "I’m not hungry yet. I'll wait for Sister Taozi to eat together." After that, he went over to help Su Tao sort the green onions.
Su Tao glanced at him. When she saw that his sleeves were loose, she raised her hands to help him roll them up. Her movements were natural and effortless.
Xie Yuntang blushed and said, "Thank you, Sister Taozi."
Mrs. Xie-Qin smiled and said nothing else.
After dinner, the snow fell heavier, and piled up thicker.
Xie Qing took a few glances and said seriously, "I'm afraid we have to leave early, otherwise we won't be able to leave the village when the snow gets thick."
Soon, he added, "Let's set off tomorrow."
Every year when there was heavy snow in the village, the roads were blocked and horse-drawn carriages couldn’t move at all.
"Okay." Mrs. Xie-Qin nodded.
They spoke in a hurry and many things were still unpacked.
Su Tao and Xie Yuntang did not go to school in the afternoon.
While the Xie family was packing up, Su Tao went home and told Lin Sanzhu about it. Lin Sanzhu insisted on giving her twenty coins and even a few raw potatoes, fearing that Su Tao would starve to death on the road.
Su Tao was nonplussed. While Lin Sanzhu wasn't paying attention, she put down the potatoes and ran down the mountain.
……
The next morning, all the Xie family's carriages left the village. Fortunately, they left early, otherwise it would have been difficult for the carriages to leave the village.
This was the first time Su Tao left the village. She stared outside curiously, but after traveling for a long time, they were still in the mountains.
After a long time, they still hadn't come out of the mountain yet.
"..."
Suddenly, Su Tao felt fortunate that she didn't run away. Had she run away, she would have starved to death in the mountains before she could escape.
It was noon when the carriages arrived at the town. The town was quite big, but there were not many people. Su Tao guessed it was because the weather was cold.
Su Tao leaned against the carriage window and looked left and right. Her little face was frozen.
Xie Yuntang followed her and looked left and right.
The scene of the two little heads moving was a little funny.
Mrs. Xie-Qin couldn't help but smile, and secretly touched Xie Qing's hand, motioning him to look at Yuntang.
Xie Qing looked over, smiled, and said nothing.
After watching for a while, Su Tao found nothing interesting and began to doze off. As she fell asleep, Xie Yuntang also fell asleep.
Both children slumped to the mat.
Mrs. Xie-Qin took a blanket and covered them.
It was already midnight when they arrived at the city gates. The city gates were closed, but the carriages still managed to enter.
After traveling for another fifteen to thirty minutes, they arrived at a brightly lit large house.
It was the Xie family’s mansion.
Su Tao got off the carriage and looked at the big house in front of her. She couldn't help but tsk. The Xie family's yard was already big enough, but she didn't expect there would be an even bigger one.
Xie Yuntang was truly born with a silver spoon!
No wonder he was so delicate.
The servant who opened the door hurried inside to report their arrival, and a middle-aged man in fancy clothes soon ran out and said lovingly, "Yuntang, come and let me see you."
Xie Yuntang replied happily, "Grandpa."
The middle-aged man, Xie Gongshan, raised his hand and patted Xie Yuntang’s head. He said with a delighted tone, "Yuntang has grown taller, but thinner. I’ll ask the kitchen staff to make delicious food for you tomorrow."
"Thank you, Grandpa."
Xie Yuntang thought of something. He looked at Su Tao, and said, "Grandpa, this is Sister Taozi, the Sister Taozi I wrote to you about. She’s very nice to me."
There was obvious fondness in his tone.
She was his favorite Sister Taozi.