Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 26
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Proofed by The Buddha
Chapter 26: Almost Got Bitten On The Butt By A Dog
"You have to buy it for me even if you can't afford it!"
Mrs. Su-Qian hit Lin Sanzhu mercilessly with a stick.
These two adults were really idiots. They knelt down and let themselves be beaten. Su Tao didn't know how to help them.
Well, she couldn't even fend for herself now. She couldn't help them even if she wanted to.
Suddenly, the stick hit Lin Sanzhu on the back of her head. She closed her eyes and fainted on the ground.
Su Tao was startled and turned a little pale. Although this mother of hers often scolded and beat her, she was also the only one who would secretly give her food.
Su Tao didn't care whether she would be beaten. She ran over quickly and stretched out her finger to check Lin Sanzhu’s breathing. Lin Sanzhu was still breathing and alive.
Su Tao heaved a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Su-Qian wasn’t afraid at all even though her daughter-in-law was knocked unconscious. Instead, she continued to curse relentlessly, "You might as well die. He can remarry. I’ve long wanted you to be gone. If that worthless loser didn’t insist on marrying you, I wouldn’t have lived such a hard life."
"You gave birth to a loser that we have to feed."
Su Tao originally didn't want to talk back to this wretched old woman, but when she heard that, she was furious. How could she sound so indifferent when a living person was knocked unconscious?
Su Tao bellowed, "Wretched old woman, is there something wrong with your darned brain or heart? You don't treat other people as human beings. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
"Just you wait. When you get old and can't walk anymore, let's see how your sons and daughters-in-law treat you. Since you hit them now, they’ll hit you in the future!"
Those words sounded so rebellious to the Su family. How could sons and daughters-in-law hit their parents?
Mrs. Su-Qian was so outraged that she almost couldn't breathe. She raised her stick and hit Su Tao several times. Su Tao felt so painful that she wanted to jump. Seeing that Mrs. Su-Quan was about to hit her again, she quickly put her hands over her head and dodged.
Su Fu, who was next to her, immediately shielded her and let out a muffled cry of pain. He protected Su Tao, and then said anxiously, "Mom, Sanzhu fainted. Can you get the doctor to take a look?"
"If you want to get a doctor, do so yourself! Get out of here. I'm annoyed at the sight of your family."
Mrs. Su-Qian drove them out of the house, ignoring Lin Sanzhu's unconscious state.
Su Fu had no choice but to carry Lin Sanzhu back into their house first. He couldn’t conceal the worry in his eyes. However, he managed to keep his composure and said, "Taozi, take care of your mother. I'll go and find the doctor. Close the door. Don't open it until I’m back."
He was probably afraid that they would be beaten again at home.
It was getting dark now, and the doctor lived in the neighboring village. Su Fu's foot hadn’t healed yet.
Although Su Tao didn't feel attached to this family, she knew that if something happened to Su Fu, it would be even more difficult for their family.
In order for her to have a better life in the future, Su Fu and Lin Sanzhu must be well and alive.
"Dad, I'll find the doctor. You stay at home." After saying that, she ran out.
Su Fu didn't manage to stop her. When Su Zhi saw his sister running out, he wiped his tears and ran out after her.
After walking for 30 to 45 minutes, Su Tao started to regret it. Now, the sky had completely darkened. Except for the sound of insects, it was so quiet that it was scary.
Would someone suddenly appear?!
She picked up a rock on the ground and felt a little calmer. Suddenly, there was a howl. "Sister, Sister! Where are you? I'm scared..."
Startled by the sudden sound, Su Tao raised the rock in her hand. And then she heard Su Zhi's voice. She heaved a sigh of relief. "I'm here. Why are you crying? Come here quickly."
"Sister, I was scared to death. There was a dog chasing me just now. It almost bit me on the butt."
Su Zhi ran over with a thud, hugged her and wouldn't let go, looking frightened.
Su Tao, "..."
She slapped his hand angrily to signal him to let go. "What are you doing here?"
"I want to be with you, Sister. Sister, I'm so scared..." Su Zhi refused to let go. Instead of loosening his grip, he hugged her tighter.
Su Tao, "..."
She couldn’t be bothered to waste her breath on him. "Let go. Just hold on to my sleeve."
Although Su Zhi was annoying, she didn't seem that scared when he was around.
This nuisance only had some use now.
"Sister, is Mom dead... Boo hoo..."
"No, she’s not."
"Sister, you..."
"Shut up!"
After the two children ran out, Su Fu was extremely anxious. He went to the room next door and asked his older brother, Su He, to help look for them. After working all day, Su He was so tired that he simply wanted to lie down. He refused immediately.
Su Fu was so anxious that he didn't know who to seek help from. After a while, he heard their child's cry. He had no choice but to go back. In the end, he saw that Lin Sanzhu had woken up and was struggling to hold their child.
He hurriedly ran over, and asked in a choked voice, "Dear, you’ve come round?"
Lin Sanzhu patted their child, and waited until he stopped crying before she touched the back of her head. She winced in pain, but still remembered the bowl incident. "I'm fine. Will Mom demand that we buy a new bowl?"
"I don't know. Dear, I’m glad that you woke up. I'll go find Taozi and Zhi’er."
"Where did those two wretched kids go? They cause trouble all the time."
"You fainted. I said I would go find the doctor. Taozi said she would go and Zhi'er went with her."
Su Fu touched the back of Lin Sanzhu’s head with his hand and found a big bump. He quickly rubbed it for her. While rubbing it, he said, "Taozi saw that you fainted and talked back to Mom. I'm afraid she'll get beaten again in the future."
Hearing this, Lin Sanzhu pursed her lips, and then said exasperatedly, "That wretched girl always talks back. She’ll only refrain from doing so when she gets beaten."
"Go find them and bring them back. You’re absurd too. Why bother looking for a doctor? Being hit by a stick is no big deal."
"Dear, I’ve caused you to suffer. You rest for a while. Let me carry the child out."
Su Fu reached out to carry the child, but Lin Sanzhu didn't let him. "Go find them quickly. It's dark. It'll be troublesome if they fall into a hole," she said with deep worry.
The Su family was making a lot of noise. Other people had heard it, but they were used to it.
Xie Yuntang came down from the attic and stood at the door to look at the Su family's house. In the end, he walked to the door of the Su family's house. Suddenly, he saw the door open. He took a few steps back and greeted obediently, "Uncle Su."
"Yuntang? What's the matter?" Su Fu was a little anxious, but he couldn't ignore Xie Yuntang.
The whole family depended on the Xie family for their livelihood.
"I'm looking for Sister Taozi."
"Taozi has gone out. I'm going to look for them. Yuntang, I’m off then. It's dark and I'm afraid something will happen to them."
Xie Yuntang was a little anxious when he heard that something might happen. "Uncle Su, we have a horse carriage at home. Please wait for me. I'll get my dad."
After Xie Qing heard what Xie Yuntang said, he quickly went to hitch the carriage. "Yuntang, stay at home with your mother. Close the door and go to bed."
"Dad, I want to go find Sister Taozi." Xie Yuntang was a little worried.
Xie Qing didn't say anything when he heard that. He brought Xie Yuntang with him to meet Su Fu. Su Fu was a little discomfited and nodded in gratitude. "Mr. Xie, thank you.”
Xie Qing then shook his head and asked, "Don’t mention it. Why did Taozi go out?"
Su Fu was embarrassed to say that his wife was beaten by his mother, so he simply said, "She went to find the doctor."
Being a smart man, Xie Qing didn't probe further. He looked at the boy holding a lantern next to him. "Yuntang, do you feel cold? If you feel cold, just go in and stay there."
"Dad, I don’t feel cold."
Xie Yuntang looked around while holding the lantern. It was so dark. Would Sister Taozi be afraid...
