Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 88
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 88: Not Against The Law To Kiss A Child
Xie Yuntang turned his head and looked over. His beautiful phoenix eyes were filled with guilt, and he said softly, "Sister Taozi, are you angry with me?"
It was all his fault that Sister Taozi was hit by the teacher, and now she was punished to stand.
Would Sister Taozi ignore him?
He didn’t like Sister Taozi ignoring him.
At this time, the teacher "coughed", which was obviously a reminder to the two of them. Su Tao quickly shut up and secretly waved to Milksop, indicating that she wasn’t angry.
Xie Yuntang cheered up and listened to the teacher's teaching seriously.
After school, Su Zhi ran home all the way without waiting for Su Tao. When he saw Lin Sanzhu who was working on the chicken coop, he took the opportunity to complain about Su Tao, "Mom, Sister was punished to stand by the teacher."
Since Sister complained about him today, he also wanted to complain about her.
Hearing this, Lin Sanzhu glared at him, lowered her head and continued to work on the chicken coop, obviously not believing it. "Do you think your sister is like you, who is good-for-nothing? The teacher has praised your sister for being conscientious and learning words fast."
"Look at you, you’re far behind your sister."
Seeing that she didn't believe it, Su Zhi anxiously said, "Sister was really punished to stand, and so was brother Yuntang."
"You rascal, have you had enough? You’ve even learned to slander people. How could Yuntang be punished to stand? If you talk nonsense again, I’ll beat you to death."
Lin Sanzhu didn't believe it at all, and even stood up angrily to slap him on the head. And then, she said, "Your sister will test you later. If you can't recite it, you’ll be beaten!"
"You’re so worrisome. If you’re like your sister, I’ll be so happy."
Although she often scolded her daughter, she actually thought that she was quite sensible.
He was telling the truth, but his mother didn't believe it. Su Zhi wiped his tears in grievance. "It’s true that Sister was punished to stand! If you don't believe me, go ask the teacher."
Su Tao and Xie Yuntang arrived at the door at that moment. Hearing this, Su Tao, "..."
Darned Su Zhi, he had even learned to snitch on her.
She held Xie Yuntang's hand and ran away. If she didn't run, she would be a fool. It would be terrible if she was beaten by Lin Sanzhu.
When they were almost at the door of the Xie family's house, Su Tao stopped because she thought of something. Xie Yuntang was caught off guard and bumped into her. They collided with each other.
Suddenly Su Tao staggered and fell to the ground. She hissed in pain and turned her head, feeling upset. "Milksop, what were you thinking? You didn't watch where you were heading."
Xie Yuntang panicked and hurried forward to help her to her feet. "Sister Taozi, I didn't mean it. I didn't know you were going to stop. Are you alright?"
Su Tao stood up and shook her feet. Fortunately, she wasn’t injured. She patted the mud off her body. "We are even. You aren’t allowed to tell your parents about the punishment."
Xie Yuntang nodded obediently, stretched out his hand to help her pat the mud off, and apologized softly, "Sister Taozi, I'm sorry."
"I accept your apology."
Su Tao rolled her eyes, leaned close to him and said, "But you have to let me sleep in your big bed today."
It would be nice if she could sleep in Xie Yuntang's big bed every day.
She suddenly leaned close, and Xie Yuntang blushed subconsciously and took a few steps back. "Okay."
……
Xie Qing didn't come back tonight, so Mrs. Xie-Qin accompanied Su Tao and Xie Yuntang to study in the attic.
It was already late when they went back to the room to sleep. Su Tao slept on the big bed without feeling any guilt. She rolled around twice on the bed and ordered, "Milksop, turn off the light."
"Okay."
Xie Yuntang changed into clean clothes behind the screen, turned off the light, and then lay down on the small bed.
Sister Taozi's bed smelled of soapberry, which wasn’t very pleasant, but it was more soothing than incense.
He actually liked sleeping in Sister Taozi's small bed.
At dawn, the sound of dogs barking was heard, followed by the sound of the wheels of a carriage turning.
Su Tao woke up suddenly, then put on her shoes. She opened the window and looked out. Her eyes lit up immediately. Xie Qing was back.
Her money was back.
She was about to run out when she suddenly thought of something. She turned around and ran to the small bed. She mercilessly reached out and shook Milksop who had not yet woken up, urging him, "Milksop, wake up now. Your father is back."
Milksop, who was shaken awake, was a little dazed. He rubbed his eyes, and his soft voice revealed the hoarseness of just waking up. "Sister Taozi, what's wrong?"
His rosy little face made people want to pinch it. Without hesitation, Su Tao stretched out her hand and pinched his little face. "Your father is back. Get up now."
Milksop’s face became even redder. He glanced at the sky outside and said seriously, "Sister Taozi, you can still sleep a little longer. We can greet my father later."
"Get up now, or I'll lift your quilt."
Su Tao also wanted to sleep in for a while, but when she thought of the money from selling the peach blossom petals, she was like a cat on the hot tin roof.
Although he was wearing clothes, Xie Yuntang still got up obediently. Seeing that he was slow, Su Tao reached out to help him put on his clothes and tie his belt. Her movements were quick and natural.
Finally, she looked up and down, and found nothing out of order, so she patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, go out now. I'll be out soon. Don't say I woke you up."
Xie Yuntang went out in a daze, and Su Tao quickly put on her clothes and shoes and followed him out.
When she saw Xie Qing, her eyes crinkled up, and she said attentively, "Uncle Xie, you're back. I'll go make some tea." Then she ran to the kitchen.
She was very quick in washing pots, pouring water, and lighting fires. She wouldn’t slack off when working in the Xie family.
After all, there wasn’t much work for her to do.
When Xie Yuntang came in, she had already put in the tea leaves, and was waiting for the water in the pot to boil. He said happily, "Sister Taozi, the peach blossoms you picked sold for more than 500 coins." Then he handed her the silver in his hand.
Su Tao's eyes lit up, and she grinned and said happily, "That’s a lot."
She thought she could only sell them for over 200 coins, but she didn't expect it to be double that amount. If she picked all the peach blossoms in the back mountain, she could make more than one tael.
Thinking of this, she took the silver and bit it with her mouth.
It wasn’t that she didn't trust the Xie family. She just wanted to do it like what was shown on TV.
Xie Yuntang was happy to see her happy. "Yes. I asked Dad to buy that mountain. Sister Taozi, you don't have to go there at night anymore. I'll go with you during the day."
It was too cold at night, and Sister Taozi would get sick.
Su Tao looked at him in disbelief. "Did he really buy it?"
Seeing him nod, she was so happy that she rushed up and kissed his face. "Milksop, you’re so nice."
Milksop was simply the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
It would be even better if he could send her home.
Xie Yuntang was really startled. He pushed her away and took several steps back. His face was so red that it was about to bleed, and he said shyly, "Sister Taozi, you... you can't kiss me."
The teacher said that men and women should keep a distance.
It took a while for Su Tao to realize what he meant. She was stunned for a while. Ahem, well, she was overcome by her emotions for a moment.
It was mainly because Milksop was so nice. He was even better than her own mother.
She wasn’t too bothered by it. Kissing a child wasn't against the law. Knowing that Milksop loved cleanliness, she went over to wipe his face and comforted him, "It's okay, I wiped it off for you. This doesn't count as a kiss. A kiss only counts when it’s on the mouth. Don't be afraid. I promise not to tell anyone."
