The less developed the place, the higher the status of the fortuneteller.
Although Shihe Village is within the territory of the Imperial Capital, it is the poorest village there. The villagers, due to their poverty, would seek out the fortuneteller for solutions whenever something significant or trivial happened.
For the local villagers, whether their family fortune was good or bad was related to whether their ancestors had blessed them well.
And the fortuneteller was the only one who could "speak" to the ancestors.
At this moment, this particular fortuneteller, who appeared to be in her early sixties, was wearing a linen grey dress, her hair tied up, her face etched with numerous wrinkles, and her skin was dry and dark.
She was holding a washbasin, tapping it in front of Xiaofeng, while muttering under her breath.
Her voice was too low, and with the unique intonation of the fortuneteller, Xiaofeng couldn't understand at all what the other party was saying.