Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 74
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 74: If Someone Else Snatched Sister Taozi Away, He Would Lose Her
"Here."
Su Tao quickly gave him the medicine. Then, she stretched out her feet and shook them left and right. "Apply more. It's itching so badly."
Xie Yuntang nodded obediently, squatted beside the bed and helped her apply the medicine. He applied it very carefully and repeated it twice.
He was still a little worried. "Sister Taozi, don't move about. If you need anything, just call me."
The docile and obedient appearance of Milksop touched Su Tao's heart. She waved at him. "Come here, Milksop."
Xie Yuntang naturally went over obediently. Su Tao sat up and touched his head, smiled and said, "You’re so good. Don't worry. With me around in the future, no one can bully you."
Xie Yuntang's eyes were crinkled up, with a hint of shyness in his joy.
…
Su Tao didn’t know what Xie Jie and the others talked about the previous night, but when they woke up today, many people came to bring food, clothes, and everything else for Xie Yuntang.
Su Tao looked at Xie Yuntang who was surrounded by others, and sighed in boredom. After sitting for a while, she couldn't stand it anymore and quietly left the yard.
With Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing both here, nothing would happen.
She ran to the swing in the back garden and sat on it. It was too boring to swing alone, and just as she remembered that, she ran into Xie Li.
Now she had found labor.
Her eyes lit up, and she shouted in a justified manner, "Come here!"
Xie Li was startled and stepped back in fear. Just as he was about to run away, he heard her say, "If you dare to run away, I’ll tell Zheng Duoyin about it."
Xie Li got scared and walked over, looking like he was about to cry. "What-what-what do you want to do..."
"Here, push the swing for me. Push it hard. If you push me down, I’ll get Zheng Duoyin to chew your head off." Su Tao threatened him with a smile.
"I’ll push. Don’t tell him."
When Xie Li heard the name Zheng Duoyin, he was so scared that he trembled, and quickly agreed. Then, he helped her push the swing.
It was different with someone pushing her. Su Tao commanded, "Push harder."
Suddenly, a voice interrupted, and if one listened carefully, it sounded a little unhappy. “Sister Taozi!"
She looked over and saw Milksop in a sky-blue jacket running towards her with his little face looking rosy.
"Why did you come out?"
"I didn’t see you, so I came out to look for you."
Xie Yuntang looked at Xie Li who was pushing the swing. Sister Taozi was actually playing on the swing with Xie Li. Sister Taozi used to play on the swing only with him.
He was afraid that someone else would snatch his Sister Taozi away. If someone else snatched her away, he would lose her.
He hurriedly said, "Sister Taozi, I'll help you push the swing."
Su Tao had no idea what he was thinking, so she casually said, "Don’t bother. Come, let's sit together and let him push. He’s too fat and needs to lose weight." As she spoke, the swing stabilized and then she let him sit on half of it.
Xie Yuntang suddenly became happy again, and quickly sat on it, saying softly but seriously, "Sister Taozi, you must call me when you go out to play in the future."
"Okay." Su Tao nodded.
Poor Xie Li had to push two people by himself, but he couldn't push anymore after a while. However, he became afraid when he thought of Zheng Duoyin.
After a while, he couldn't push it anymore, so he sat down on the ground and cried, "I... I... I can't push it anymore..."
Su Tao, “…”
Having had enough fun on the swing, she got off the swing and said, "Milksop, let's go."
Xie Yuntang hurriedly followed her. "Sister Taozi, where do you want to go?"
"I don't know. I've played all over the mansion."
"Then let's go out and play. I'll take you to buy food."
Just as Su Tao was about to say something, she saw Xie Yuntang's detestable uncle. She looked around and saw that there were no adults here. They would definitely be at a disadvantage if he confronted them.
"Milksop, run." After saying that, she pulled him towards the yard, and only heaved a sigh of relief when they reached the gate.
She panted and complained, "Your uncle is scarier than a ghost. Next time, run away when you see him, just like you did today."
Xie Yuntang said softly, "Okay."
…
The first snow in the city came relatively late, days before Chinese New Year’s Eve. It snowed for several days in a row and was still snowing on Chinese New Year's Eve, but with less snow.
Su Tao and Xie Yuntang stayed up all night at Xie Gongyou's residence, along with Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing.
There weren’t many people, but it was still lively.
Listening to the sound of firecrackers outside, Su Tao became interested. She hadn't celebrated the Chinese New Year with her family for many years.
Her father was always traveling around the country on business.
She leaned against the window to look, but all she could see was snow on the ground.
Xie Yuntang followed suit and leaned against the window. He seemed to have guessed what Su Tao was thinking, and said softly, "Sister Taozi, do you want to set off firecrackers? I'll take you there after we finish our night watch."
"You have firecrackers?"
Su Tao tilted her head to look at him. Milksop was dressed in red today, which made him particularly adorable. She even wanted to reach out and pinch him a few times.
The two kids were chattering about something, and the others looked at them again and again. Xie Gongyou smiled and said, "It’s merrier with one more person. Go and have fun. Just come back later."
When Su Tao and Xie Yuntang heard this, their eyes lit up at the same time. And then they went out happily, but they were followed by a servant.
When they left the mansion, they saw a vendor selling firecrackers. The two of them went over. Su Tao had never played with these before, so she nudged the boy next to her. "Milksop, which one is more fun?"
Xie Yuntang had never played with these before, so after thinking for a while, he said softly, "Mister, we'll take them all."
Since Sister Taozi wanted to play, he would let her play to her heart’s content.
When the vendor heard this, he was all smiles. "Young mister, you have good taste. My firecrackers are really fun. These are twenty coins, thirty coins... it’s a total of one tael and four hundred coins."
Xie Yuntang took out his purse and was about to count out the silver for him when his hand was held down. Su Tao yelled, "It's too expensive. Make it cheaper. One tael of silver. We’ll take them all if it’s one tael of silver."
"Young lady, I can't sell it for one tael of silver. How about this? One tael and two hundred coins." Of course the vendor wasn’t happy with earning so much less.
Su Tao held Xie Yuntang’s hand and left. "They're also selling these over there. Let's go over there..."
Before she could finish her words, the vendor stopped them and said, "Young mister, young lady, here, I'll sell them to you. After I sell them, I can go home and keep the night watch with my family."
Xie Yuntang paid the money, and when the vendor left, Su Tao flicked Xie Yuntang's forehead and lectured him. “Milksop, remember to bargain when you buy things next time. Don’t be a sucker."
"Fortunately, your family is rich. If you weren't, you would have gone bankrupt sooner or later."
Xie Yuntang touched his forehead and admitted his mistake obediently. “Then I’ll bargain next time."
"That's more like it."
Su Tao took a firecracker from him and put it in the snow. She happily took the fire starter, lit the incense, and then lit the firecracker.
The firecrackers here went off too fast, and before she could react, she was covered in snow. Even her face wasn’t spared.
"..."
Under the light, she saw that Milksop’s face and hair were all covered with snow, and she immediately laughed out loud. “Milksop, you look like a beggar now."
However, she herself wasn’t any better than Xie Yuntang. When Xie Yuntang saw her smile, he also smiled and then took out a handkerchief. “Sister Taozi, I'll wipe it for you."