The Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again

Chapter 13: You Can’t Pinch My Face

After more than fifteen minutes, Su Dagui, the patriarch of the Su family, let out a roar, thus ending the farce.

Su Dagui was also a little displeased with the fact that Su Fu’s family hid the fish, so he didn't say anything about Mrs. Su-Qian's refusal to let Su Fu’s family eat dinner.

Su Tao wasn’t willing to let them eat the fish that she tricked from Xie Yuntang with much difficulty. She wished she could step on the fish right away and feed it to the dogs, but she couldn't lift her arms at this moment.

She felt pain all over her body.

She fell on the bed and couldn't help but howl at the thought of the fish, “Ah...”
 

Her fish was gone!

The days were unbearable.

Xie Yuntang, Xie Yuntang, Xie Yuntang, just kill me...

Lin Sanzhu hurriedly covered her mouth. “Stop crying, or your grandma will beat you again when she comes over.”

Su Tao howled even more fiercely. She might as well be beaten to death. She couldn’t even eat a fish.

Lin Sanzhu felt bad, but there was really nothing she could do. She was just a daughter-in-law and had no right to speak in this family. Even Su Fu had no say in the family, let alone her.

Su Fu, who was sitting next to Su Tao, raised his hand and touched Su Tao's head. He was feeling a little terrible. “My daughter, stop crying. When my foot recovers, I’ll definitely buy fish for you. By then, our family will go to the mountains to eat it.”

He weaved some baskets at night and sold them secretly to make some money. However, he couldn’t let his parents know about it, otherwise his whole family would suffer.

Su Tao was in no mood to listen to all this. These days, she lived like a refugee, eating only one meal a day and doing a lot of work. She was already on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
 

Mrs. Su-Qian's angry voice came from next door, “Do you have a death wish? Stop crying! If you cry some more, I'll sell you. Let's see if you’ll still cry!”

Hearing that, Lin Sanzhu shuddered and then covered Su Tao's mouth tightly. Stop crying, wretched girl. If you cry some more, you’ll be beaten again.”

“It’s just a fish. You won't die even if you don't eat it.”

Su Tao was afraid of being sold, so she stopped crying. She stared at Lin Sanzhu with her big eyes and replied, “I’ll die!”

Lin Sanzhu was speechless. “...”
 

She gave Su Tao an angry look, glanced at Su Fu who was feeling terrible, and said to Su Tao, “Stop howling. If you howl some more, I'll beat you later.”

“Where did that rascal, Su Zhi, go?”

Su Zhi, who was crying just now, wasn’t in the room now. As soon as he was mentioned, Mrs. Su-Qian's fierce voice came from next door, “Wretched rascal! Are you crazy?”

This was immediately followed by Su Zhi’s cries. Obviously, he was being beaten.
 

Lin Sanzhu ran out quickly. Su Tao wanted to go too, but her whole body hurt. She could only hear Su Zhi's tragic cries from next door.

After a while, he stopped crying.

When Su Zhi came back, Su Tao found that his injuries were much more serious than hers. His little face was swollen like a pig's head.

“...”

What did this fool do?

She felt a little sympathetic. “What did you do?”
 

Su Zhi couldn’t speak properly. He opened his mouth for a long time without saying a word.

Su Tao, “...”

When Lin Sanzhu came in, Su Tao realized that fool, Su Zhi, had thrown the fish to the dog. The dog then disappeared with the fish in its mouth.

Now, no one in the whole family could eat the fish.

Su Tao felt better and gave Su Zhi a friendlier look. She would bully him less next time. She patted him on the shoulder and said, “Good job.”
 

However, she might have felt better, but dinner was gone as well. 

Lin Sanzhu looked at the two children, feeling a headache coming. She wanted to scold them a little but couldn't bring herself to. She finally went to the mountains with a basket on her back to pick some wild vegetables. The whole family ate boiled wild vegetables.

Su Tao almost vomited. There was an odd flavour. They tasted sour and bitter.

In the end, she forced herself to swallow them.

She hated Mrs. Su-Qian.

  ……

 

The next day, the sky was starting to get brighter.

Not far from the entrance of the school, groups of children were chattering.

“Yuntang, what did you eat today?”

“Noodles.”

“I ate vegetable dumplings today. They were delicious.”
 

“I had some eggs.”

At this time, someone popped out suddenly. She had disheveled hair and looked like a ghost, which startled the children. “Ah...”

After seeing who it was, Zhou Sheng, the plumpest child, said angrily, “Su Tao, why did you scare us again?”

“Mind your own business! Fatty, move aside. I’m not looking for you.”

It was Su Tao who was talking. With her arms akimbo, she looked fiercely at Milksop and said bluntly, “Xie Yuntang, I'm looking for you.”

I want your pancake.

Of course, she didn’t say the last four words. Otherwise, if any of the children went to complain to the Xie family, she would be hung and beaten.

Milksop had become smart now. He knew that she would snatch his pancake, so he didn't pass by the Su family’s house when he went to school. As a result, she waited a long time to no avail.

“Why are you looking for Yuntang?” Zhou Sheng's father worked for the Xie family, so he naturally wanted to protect Xie Yuntang. He stood in front of Xie Yuntang looking fearful.
 

“It's none of your business. It's between him and me.”

Su Tao bared her teeth angrily to scare them.

Zhou Sheng was startled and took several steps back, almost knocking Xie Yuntang down.

He trembled and said, “Su Tao has gone crazy. Go and find the teacher.”

There was no way Su Tao could let them find their teacher. She threatened, “If anyone dares to find the teacher, I’ll beat him!” After saying that, she raised her fist.
 

These days, people in the village had been saying that Su Tao had gone crazy. This group of children believed it immediately and they were frightened. Zhou Sheng couldn't even speak clearly. “Su-Su Tao...”

“Don't call me ‘Su Tao.’ Call me Sister!”

Su Tao disliked the words ‘Su Tao’ now. She glanced at the sky. It was getting late and if she lingered any longer, she might not have breakfast again.

She hooked her finger at Xie Yuntang. “Milksop, come over now. If you don't come over, I’ll tell everyone what happened that day.”

Xie Yuntang turned pale. He was a little scared. He finally walked over timidly and asked, “Is something the matter?”

Su Tao didn't answer him. Instead, she looked at the timid kids not far away. With her arms akimbo, she said, “Leave now, or I'll beat you! Don't complain to the teacher!”

The children nodded and quickly ran off.

After they left, Su Tao looked at Xie Yuntang. Looking at his sweet and cute appearance, Su Tao found it hard to bully him. She opened her mouth to speak, “I want to snatch your pancake.” She felt a little guilty when she said it.

Soon, she felt that this wasn’t imposing enough. With her arms akimbo, she said, “Yes, I want to snatch your pancake.”

She couldn’t afford to be soft-hearted. She would have to starve for a lifetime if she was soft-hearted.

Maybe when she got older a few years later, that wretched old woman would sell her to someone else as a daughter-in-law.

She couldn't even bear the thought of that.

Hearing that, Xie Yuntang glanced at her with his big eyes and heaved a sigh of relief. It turned out that she was hungry and wanted to eat his pancake.

Her intention wasn’t to bully him.

He quickly took out a paper bag from his cloth bag and gave it to her, explaining seriously, “It's not a pancake but peanut cookies. Do you want to eat a pancake? I'll bring a pancake this afternoon.”

Su Tao gave him a weird look. Why didn't he resist? He simply gave her when she wanted to snatch his food!

She quickly grabbed it over and thought for a moment. She had to do something. Then, she stretched out her hand and pinched his face lightly.
 

She deliberately said fiercely, “I’ll wait for you here from now on. You’re not allowed to go home and complain, or I’ll tell Erya about the mole on your thigh. When that happens, you’ll have to marry her.”

Erya was the plumpest girl in the village. She was plump and had pimples on her face, which were scary to look at.

Su Tao never thought that she was also a woman, and even if she did, she wouldn't think about it that way.

She just wanted to go home.

Xie Yuntang, who was pinched, was startled. He took two steps back again and again, covering his face in embarrassment. “You can't pinch my face.”
 

His solemn expression made Su Tao want to bully him even more, so she walked over and pinched him again before making a face. “I just want to pinch you! Beat me if you dare.” Then she leaned her face closer.

Xie Yuntang naturally wouldn't beat her. He took two steps back, turned around and ran into the school.

Su Tao wanted to cry when she saw how timid Milksop was. At this rate, when would he ever have the guts to kill her?