Spilling The Beans
Sep. 19th, 2015 08:38 pmI wrote this in response to the Thimbleful Thursday prompt "Spilling the Beans" for 400 words. This is actually my second attempt because I didn't like the first.
It also contains what could be considered spoilers...
It also contains what could be considered spoilers...
Xu Chi was the youngest in her family, the only girl after four boys. She was also the only one who took after their small boned, slender paternal grandfather, Xu Feng, the successful spice merchant. When she was little, she was universally described as ‘sweet’ and her mother put her hair up in dumpling buns and ponytails that emphasised that. Madam Xu put her in dance classes when she was three, and Xu Chi enjoyed them. She learnt to read early and was popular when she started school.
( The following could be considered spoilers... )