I trade in both worlds

"Okay, I've finished measuring." Xu Xu put away the ruler and smiled slightly, "Now the next step is to choose the fabric."

"Well, let's go take a look at the fabric first." Xu Ziqing said, then stood up and walked towards the room where the fabric was stored with Xu Xu.

In the workshop's warehouse, fabrics of various colors and textures were neatly stacked. Xu Xu shuttled between the fabrics, touching this piece and looking at that piece, as if looking for something.

Xu Xu suddenly stopped and pulled out a piece of blue cloth from a pile of cloth. The cloth was deep in color, soft in texture, and very comfortable to the touch.

"How about this one? This blue cloth is nice. It's soft and durable. It should be suitable for the upper of the shoe. And I think this color suits you."

Hearing this, Xu Ziqing also came over and looked at the blue cloth, frowning slightly: "This color looks... a little too bright? And this color doesn't seem to match well with clothes."

Xu Xu smiled and held the fabric out to the sun, letting the light penetrate it. "Look, this blue is actually very deep in the sun, but it also has a warm feel. I think it will look great with your light grey dress."

Xu Ziqing thought about it. The light grey dress was what she usually wore. It was simple and elegant. If it was paired with the dark blue cloth shoes, it might really give her a different feeling.

Xu Ziqing's heart was slightly moved. After hesitating for a while, she still didn't want such a bright color: "But, these shoes can't only be worn with that dress, right? How about changing them to black? Black shoes are not only resistant to dirt, but also versatile."

Xu Xu thought for a moment and said, "Sister Qing, although black can be matched with anything, it can sometimes look a bit old-fashioned. Are you sure you don't want to try this color?"

Xu Ziqing took the cloth and looked at it carefully. Indeed, the blue cloth was very beautiful, but he felt a little shaken.

But in the end, he said, "I still think black is more versatile, so let's make it black."

Xu Xu looked at Xu Ziqing's determined eyes, and finally compromised. He sighed softly and put the blue cloth back to its place.

He started rummaging through the pile of cloth and found a piece of black cloth.

"Okay, since you insist, I'll use this black cloth to make the upper for you."

Xu Ziqing took the cloth and looked at it. Although it was not as beautiful as the blue one, he decided to use the black one for versatility.

She first cut out the shape of the sole according to Xu Ziqing's foot shape, and then used black cloth to cut out the shape of the upper.

While cutting, she was thinking about how to add some modern design elements to the upper so that the shoes would not look so old-fashioned.

After the shoes were cut, she decided to embroider a peony pattern on each side of the shoe as decoration.

This can not only increase the beauty of the shoes, but also make them look younger and not so dull.

Xu Xu found some hemp rope and a long thin needle, which were the tools she needed to make shoes.

She began to cut the fabric, her fingers moving across it, each cut so precise and powerful.

Xu Ziqing watched quietly from the side, his eyes full of admiration: "Xu Xu, your craftsmanship is so enviable."

Xu Xu looked up at her and said with a smile, "Every family in our village knows this craft. My second aunt is much better than me. You guys envy me because you don't have to make shoes. I envy you too."

Xu Ziqing shook his head: "Why do you envy me? What is there to envy? Nowadays, no one knows how to make shoes or clothes. Only when you know these traditional skills can people envy you."

Xu Xu smiled and said, "Yes, that's right, we had to learn how to make clothes and shoes since we were young, and we had to make them ourselves to wear them, so I envy you because you don't have to make them yourself, and you can just buy them when you want to wear them."

With a chuckle, Xu Ziqing laughed out loud: "What you said is true. I envy you for having it, and you envy me for not having it."

Xu Xu also smiled, and seeing that she had been standing by the side, he asked, "You've been standing for so long, are you tired? Why don't you sit down and take a rest first?"

Xu Ziqing: "Not tired, I find it quite interesting to watch you make shoes."

Xu Xu continued with her work. She began to sew the shoe upper. Her fingers deftly moved between the fabrics. Every stitch and every thread appeared delicate and careful.

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye it was already afternoon. The sunlight shone through the window into the house, adding a bit of warmth to this quiet space.

Xu Xu finally finished sewing the shoe upper. She took out a large piece of thick sole that she had made in advance and cut out a shoe pattern according to Xu Ziqing's size.

The Thousand Layer Outsole is made of multiple layers of fabric, which is both strong and comfortable.

Xu Xu began to sew the cloth shoes stitch by stitch, and each stitch appeared even and dense.

"Xuxu, your thousand-layer soles are amazing. I know they must be very comfortable before I even put them on." Xu Ziqing exclaimed.

Finally, in the afterglow of the setting sun, Xu Xu completed the making of the pair of cloth shoes.

When Xu Ziqing saw the pair of black cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

The style of the shoes is simple and elegant without losing its sense of fashion. The peony pattern on the side of the shoe adds a touch of youthfulness.

Xu Ziqing looked at the cloth shoes in her hand, and she couldn't wait to put them on and try them on.

She took a few careful steps, feeling the perfect fit of the shoe on her foot.

I couldn't help but sigh: "These handmade shoes are indeed more comfortable than modern shoes. The soles are softer than those rubber soles and cow tendon soles, and the heels don't rub my feet."

"To each his own." Xu Xu watched her walking around and asked, "How is it? Does it fit?"

Xu Ziqing nodded: "They fit my feet perfectly, Xuxu, you are amazing, this pair of shoes is both comfortable and beautiful to wear, I really like it."

Xu Xu looked at her satisfied smile and smiled as well: "As long as you like it."

Xu Ziqing spent two days editing the shoe-making video and posted it online, and then he didn’t pay any more attention to it.

She began to concentrate on editing the video of her previous visit to the market.

At the beginning, the videos under their account were quite popular.

But I don’t know if it’s because they are all videos of making clothes, even though the styles of the clothes are different, the methods of making them are similar.

This will cause visual fatigue among netizens, and the video traffic in the later period will not be as high as at the beginning.

It was not until the next day that she saw a long list of notification messages on her phone. Xu Ziqing opened the app and found that in just half a day, the video had been played over 10,000 times and had thousands of comments.