Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 90
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 90: That Wretched Old Woman Had Fallen Sick
At noon, Su Tao asked Xie Yuntang to call his parents, while she went back to the Su family to help with the cooking.
As soon as she got home, she caught the strong aroma of meat. She ran to the main hall and took a look at the table. There was a bowl each of fried fat and lean meat mixed with green peppers. They looked visually appealing and smelled good.
She looked at Su Zhi, who was leaning on the table and staring at the food. She pulled him over and flicked his forehead. "Su Zhi, behave yourself when you eat later. If you wolf down the food, I’ll tell Mom not to buy meat for you in the future. If you listen to me, I’ll tell Mom to buy more meat in the future."
Su Zhi's saliva drooled, and he nodded obediently, saying hurriedly, "Sister, I’ll be obedient."
He wanted to eat meat, a lot of meat.
"That's more like it."
Seeing how greedy he was, Su Tao feared that he couldn't resist grabbing the food, so she gave him the meat at the edge, and whispered, "Eat it secretly at the corner. Don't let Mom find out."
Su Zhi's eyes lit up, no different from those of a hungry wolf. He ran into the house with the meat.
Sister was so nice. He no longer disliked Sister.
He liked Sister.
If Su Tao knew that a piece of meat would make him change his opinion, she would probably snatch it back.
She entered the kitchen and flattered Lin Sanzhu with a smile, "Mom, you've worked hard."
Lin Sanzhu was washing vegetables. Usually, she washed them twice, but this time since the Xie family were joining them, she washed them four times, fearing that they would think her vegetables were dirty.
She said unhappily, "Stop flattering me. Why didn't Yuntang come?"
"I told him to go home and call Uncle Xie and Auntie Xie over."
Su Tao sat at the stove and built a fire. Lin Sanzhu was a little uncomfortable when she looked sensible and well-behaved. She said in a loud voice, "Don't sit at the stove in those clothes. If the fire sparks fly out, your clothes will definitely burn a hole."
"I'm paying attention. Mom, you don't even talk to Dad like that." Su Tao's ears were numb and she blinked at Lin Sanzhu.
Su Fu wasn’t here, so Lin Sanzhu wasn’t embarrassed. She glared at Su Tao and nagged, "Wretched girl, I told you to be less flippant. You talk nonsense all day long, just like a boy."
"I don't know where you learned this. You should have less contact with boys. It’s okay if it’s someone well-behaved like Yuntang, but you should have less contact with boys like Zheng Duoyin."
"If you have to marry him when the time comes, let’s see if you’ll be willing!"
The Zheng family wasn’t that poor, but Zheng Duoyin’s mother was domineering and no one could please her.
Su Tao, "..."
She said speechlessly, "I'm not even nine years old yet. Aren't you worrying too early?"
Lin Sanzhu glared at her. "Early? How's that early? One started matchmaking at the age of thirteen."
In the village, people did start matchmaking at the age of thirteen and got married at the age of fifteen.
Matchmaking at the age of thirteen? Wouldn't that be in just a few years?
Su Tao thought she had to go home soon. She didn't continue discussing this topic with Lin Sanzhu. Thinking of something, she asked, "Has that wretched old woman come recently?"
Lin Sanzhu was stunned for a moment before she realized who Su Tao was talking about. "..."
This wretched girl was getting more and more audacious.
She quickly glanced at the door and whispered, "Don't say this in front of your father. She hasn't come these days. I heard that she’s sick and lying in bed. Your father doesn't know yet. I didn't tell him."
If she told him, he would definitely go back to see her, and he would definitely give her money after visiting her.
She didn't want to give a penny to her mother-in-law and the others.
No wonder Mrs. Su-Qian hadn't been making trouble these days. Su Tao thought of something and her eyes lit up. "Mom, I'll go see her with you tonight."
The old woman had gotten her retribution. She would find a chance to piss her off to death.
Lin Sanzhu immediately glared at her and said in confusion, "Why are we going? I’m not going, and you're not allowed to tell your father."
Su Tao naturally wouldn't say that she was going to laugh at Mrs. Su-Qian. She rolled her eyes and said, "If you don't say it, Dad will find out sooner or later. It's better for you to bring it up. By then, just bring some dishes along."
"Dad will think of your kindness, and feel guilty toward you. He’ll treat you better in the future."
Lin Sanzhu hesitated for a moment. Her daughter was right. She would just take some food with her. She glanced at Su Tao and said, "Wretched girl, you’re so shrewd. I'll go. You don't go, or you'll get beaten again."
"You'll get beaten if I don't go. Wait for me to go together."
"..."
At that moment, there were some noises in the yard.
The two looked out and saw Xie Qing and the others coming. They were even carrying things.
Su Tao ran out quickly and greeted them with a smile, "Uncle Xie, Auntie Xie, Brother Yuntang, please come into the main hall and sit down."
Xie Yuntang handed her the things in his hands and said happily, "Sister Taozi, these are pastries. Dad bought them today. They are delicious."
"Thank you, Brother Yuntang."
Su Tao accepted them without feeling embarrassed. And then, she led them to the main hall to sit down and quickly poured them some water.
Lin Sanzhu came out to greet them and soon went back to the kitchen to cook. Su Tao saw that Su Fu hadn’t come back yet, so she ran out to call him.
But after walking a short distance, she saw Su Fu carrying firewood, two buckets of water, and a machete in his hand.
She ran over to help him carry the machete and said, "Dad, I'll help you. Why are you carrying so much? Carry less."
Su Fu was probably tired. He was panting while smiling. "It's not heavy. Are Yuntang and the others here?"
"Yes."
Su Tao looked at him sweating profusely and sighed inwardly. Su Fu was really hardworking. It was good for Lin Sanzhu to have married him.
As soon as Su Fu entered the yard, he greeted the Xie family in a simple and honest way, "Mr. Xie, Mrs. Xie, Yuntang." After that, he put down the firewood and then the buckets.
After wiping his hands, he took out a few candies from his chest and gave them to Su Tao, and said, "Taozi, give them to Brother Yuntang."
It was obvious that he was very concerned about playing host to the Xie family, otherwise he would not have bought malt candies which cost one coin each.
Su Tao took them and stuffed them into Xie Yuntang's hands. "Brother Yuntang, here you go."
"Thank you, Uncle Su."
Xie Yuntang glanced at her, then looked at Su Zhi who was staring at him. He gave one to Su Zhi and the rest to Su Tao. "Sister Taozi, you eat them."
It was obvious that he was partial to her. Su Tao didn't think it was a big deal. Milksop had always been nice to her.
If he were mean to her, she would find it strange instead.
She took a malt candy, tore off the packaging on the surface, and then stuffed it into Milksop’s mouth.
Milksop had a kind heart. He would rather give them to others than eat them himself.
"I'm going to help in the kitchen. You sit for a while."
Xie Yuntang's face was a little flushed. Sister Taozi was the first person to feed him candy. He used to be envious when he saw his eldest brother feeding Sister Ningxue candy.
It would be nice if he had a sister.
Now he had one, he had Sister Taozi.
Sister Taozi was better than Sister Ningxue. Sister Taozi wasn’t afraid of ghosts, had a great appetite, could work, and study...
She could do many things.
Sister Taozi was the best.
Su Fu didn't know how the two of them got along, and was shocked when he saw his daughter feeding Xie Yuntang in a somewhat arrogant manner.
He subconsciously looked at Xie Qing and Mrs. Xie-Qin, and was relieved that they weren’t angry.
After washing his hands, he chatted with Xie Qing and the others about trivialities.
