Chapter 16: Auspicious Clouds Beneath One’s Feet
Beisitian didn’t argue with Mrs. Qin. She took the braided cord from the side and said, "Mom, look, how’s this one turned out?"
Mrs. Qin angrily put down the shoe upper, staying far away from Beisitian. In her anger, she snatched the braid from her.
The sullen look on her face became stunned when her hand touched the braid. Although her eyes couldn’t see, she had braided for decades and could tell the quality at a touch. She could faintly see a neat braid!
Mrs. Qin brought the braid closer to her eyes for a careful look, muttering, "Did you bring over the ones I braided?"
Saying this, she shook her head first. The braids she made were in the east room, and the carrying basket was brought over because of the shoe soles. It contained wheat straw, which Beisitian was using to practice braiding.
Mrs. Qin felt along the braid, and when she touched the start, she found it was rough there. The same went for some later sections, not very neat. After this short segment, maybe five or six inches, the braid became presentable and got better as it went!
As she felt further, the astonishment on Mrs. Qin’s face became more pronounced. The latter sections seemed to be braided as well as someone like her, who had done it for decades?!
Mrs. Qin almost couldn’t believe it. She looked at it again and again, regretting that her eyes weren’t good enough. If she could see, she’d know if it was indeed close to her handiwork!
"How did you suddenly become so good at braiding?" Mrs. Qin looked up at Beisitian.
Her eyes were covered with a white mist, and with the horizontal lines of flesh and the ’川’ mark at her brow, anyone would feel intimidated being stared at by such eyes.
Beisitian’s smile remained unchanged as she carefully observed those eyes, realizing her eye condition wasn’t as severe as she thought. She replied, "Didn’t Dad say that practice makes perfect? After doing it for so long, I’ve become more skilled over time."
She evoked Luo Anguo.