Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 89
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 89: He Must Marry Sister Taozi
At this time, the water in the pot boiled, and she quickly scooped it into the teapot, and then carried it out.
Xie Yuntang stood dazedly in the kitchen. Sister Taozi kissed him.
He must marry Sister Taozi.
If Su Tao knew what he was thinking, she would probably trip over the threshold.
……
In the main hall.
After drinking the hot tea, Xie Qing felt a little warmer. He looked at Su Tao kindly and said, "Yuntang told you, right? The mountain over there has been bought. You can ask your parents to pick peach blossoms during the day."
This girl wasn’t lazy and could find ways to make money by herself. Hence, he was willing to help her.
A few dozen taels of silver were nothing to the Xie family.
It wasn’t because he was kind and generous, but because Su Tao could help Yuntang improve his condition.
Of course Su Tao did not refuse, and nodded happily. "Thank you, Uncle Xie. Uncle Xie, come to my house for lunch at noon. I'll ask my mother to buy meat."
Before Xie Qing could say anything, she said, "Uncle Xie, you can't refuse me, otherwise I'll feel bad about picking your peach blossoms."
Xie Qing couldn't help but laugh and nodded. "Alright."
"Uncle Xie, I'll go home and tell my parents. I'll be back soon."
Su Tao ran out in a hurry after Xie Qing nodded, not caring about Milksop whom she had just "harmed" unintentionally.
At this moment, Su Fu was just leaving the house and bumped into his daughter who was out of breath. He hurriedly supported her and said with concern, "Taozi, slow down."
Su Tao pulled him back to the yard, then closed the door. She smiled, flashing her teeth. "Dad, we sold the peach blossoms for more than five hundred coins."
"Uncle Xie also said that the mountain over there has been bought, and we can go to pick peach blossoms every day these few days."
"Dad, we have money now."
Hearing that they had earned more than five hundred coins, Su Fu couldn't believe it. And then, he shouted honestly in the direction of the kitchen. "Sanzhu, Sanzhu, come out quickly. I have good news for you."
Lin Sanzhu had already heard Su Tao's voice, and was just about to scoop a bowl of rice for her. However, when she heard that, she hurried out and saw that they were both smiling. "How much money did we earn from selling the peach blossoms?"
Su Tao gestured "five" with her fingers, and Lin Sanzhu said happily, "Fifty coins?"
It was very good that they could earn fifty coins in a day or two.
"Mom, they were sold for more than five hundred coins."
Su Tao took out the silver and stuffed it into her hand, then said, "Mom, go buy some meat at noon. I've asked Uncle Xie and the others to come over for lunch."
Suddenly thinking of something, she said seriously, "Don't be stingy this time. Put oil where necessary, and don't mix other vegetables in the rice."
"Xie Yuntang likes to eat vegetables, so you can stir-fry a couple more vegetables. Don't add chili."
Lin Sanzhu was stunned at the mention of five hundred coins. When she reacted and heard her daughter's words, she nodded quickly. "I know. I know what to do. I'll go buy three or four pounds of meat and stir-fry it all. We can't let the Xie family think we are stingy."
Three or four pounds of stir-fried meat would fill a large bowl. Su Tao shook her head quickly. "Mom, I asked you to stir-fry more, not to feed pigs."
Lin Sanzhu, "..."
She glared at Su Tao. "Wretched girl, how could you talk like that? Speak gently." As she spoke, she poked Su Tao’s head.
Su Tao felt pain and hid behind Su Fu, complaining, "Dad, Mom hit me again. You should tell her off."
"Sanzhu, don't hit Taozi. Just reprimand her. Taozi, your mother is right. You should speak gently." Su Fu hurriedly tried to mediate.
Lin Sanzhu retracted her hand. Su Tao thought of something and said, "Mom, I promised to buy a pair of cloth shoes for Xie Yuntang. Ask someone to help buy a pair. Just buy a pair that cost around twenty coins."
Lin Sanzhu didn't say anything. The Xie family had helped so much, so she should give them something. "Fuzi, when you go to town, bring back some good fabric. I’ll make the shoes for Yuntang. The needlework will be better."
She glanced at Su Tao and changed her mind. "Bring back more. I’ll make a pair each for the children later."
Su Tao shook her head. "I don't want them. Just make yours."
"Why don't you want them? Were you found on the streets? I said I'd make them for you. Wretched girl, you must have felt that I had poor craftsmanship."
Lin Sanzhu cursed and began to prove that her embroidery was good. "Others say that the shoes I make are beautiful. I can also embroider flowers and leaves on the shoes..."
Su Tao, "..."
She interrupted quickly, "I'm just saving money for you. I have shoes to wear. Auntie Xie bought me several pairs."
"Those aren’t yours. Have you eaten yet? I'll get you some rice."
Lin Sanzhu was about to leave when Su Tao stopped her and said, "I won't eat at home, Mom. Remember to send Su Zhi to school later." She waved her hand and left.
"Wretched girl, grab something to eat..."
Before Lin Sanzhu could finish her words, Su Tao was out of sight. She glared and said, "Wretched girl, you run so fast like you’re being chased by ghosts every day."
Yesterday, Su Fu bought a few rice cakes from a peddler and left one for Su Tao.
Su Fu smiled honestly. "I'll ask Xiaozhi to pass it to her later. Dear, Taozi said that the Xie family bought the peach forest so that you could pick peach blossoms during the day."
"I'll come over to pick peach blossoms after I finish my work at the Xie family."
"The Xie family is really rich. They bought it without blinking an eye."
Lin Sanzhu lamented from the bottom of her heart, and then urged, "Go to work quickly. Don't be late."
After finishing the chores in the kitchen, she went to the room to wake Su Zhi up. After urging him to eat, she gave him the rice cake and told him fiercely, "This is for your sister. If you dare to eat it on the road, I’ll beat you when you get home."
"Your sister has been very tired recently. Her feet were frozen after picking peach blossoms with us. Look at you. We didn’t ask you to work, yet you don’t appreciate that you could study."
Su Zhi gulped while looking at the rice cake. After leaving with the rice cake, he walked for some distance. He turned his head to look at his house and saw his mother looking at him.
He quickly stuffed the rice cake back into his pocket and then ran away quickly.
When he got to the bamboo forest, he secretly took out the rice cake. He didn't dare to eat it all, so he broke off a little from the four corners and ate those.
He was acting like a thief.
When he got to the school, he handed it to Su Tao obediently, averting his gaze with a guilty look. "Sister, this is for you."
Su Tao glanced at him, then pointed at the edges of the rice cake and said, "Why are they gone?"
"I don't know. They were already gone when Mom gave it to me. Sister, I’m going to study now." Su Zhi sat in front, hunched over with a guilty look.
Obviously, Su Tao didn’t believe him, but she didn't hold it against him either. She divided the rice cake into three pieces and gave the middle one to Xie Yuntang. "Milksop, here."
Seeing that he didn't take it, she nudged him with her elbow. "Milksop, what are you thinking about? Here."
Xie Yuntang snapped out of his daze and said softly in an awkward tone, "Thank you, Sister Taozi."
Su Tao gave the other two pieces with the corners broken off by Su Zhi to Zheng Duoyin and Zhou Sheng, and said, "Go pick peach blossoms for me at noon today."
That was the good thing about children. They would do anything as long as they had food. The two nodded.
