His heart calm, Di Tou finished the last stroke with percision and prepared to lift his brush, when his lip twitched and his palm trembled, causing the once pristine piece of caligraphy to be ruined, as an errant mark tore through the careful crafted character.
Standing up, Di Tou let out a long breath before shaking his head and putting the brush down and throwing the scroll to the bucket at the side. Although Di Tou didn't value the beast hide scrolls very much, in the village, even the abandoned scrolls could be put to use. After a proper cleaning, they could either be used to create simple padding for clothing or blankets, or they could be put to use in the Li family's orchards, wrapping up the trunks of trees that would be rather suceptibal to the winter chill…
