Published at 5th of November 2020 02:25:06 AM
Chapter 1925: 1925
Everyone had brought different kinds of expensive gifts and were earnestly queued up outside, awaiting their chance for Uncle Blind Man to read their fortune .
Shen Zhilie was flabbergasted when he saw the crowd . “Why are there so many people?” he asked .
Ye Qianqian looked around before shooting Shen Zhilie a disdainful look . “Look how narrow-minded you are!” she remarked . “Naturally, so many people are here because Uncle Blind Man’s readings are accurate!”
Shen Zhilie had never expected Uncle Blind Man to have more appeal than Old Mrs . Shen!
Then again, it made sense . One was a legitimate deity, while the other was only half .
That was probably where the difference lay .
Shen Zhilie and Ye Qianqian waited outside for a long time . Only when the crowd finally thinned did they go in .
Upon entering, Shen Zhilie noticed the obviously worn floor tiles, and exclaimed, “I finally understand the idiom ‘to wear out someone’s threshold . ’ In the olden days, when houses were made out of wood, it must have been even worse than this . ”
“You must have a narrow view of the world . ” Ye Qianqian looked at him and commented, “Did you not see the threshold over there?”
“I did . ”
The tiles at the doorstep were very dirty, and their surfaces were cracked and worn out . But the color of the threshold was very old and even .
“I don’t know what the custom is in your hometown, but over here, we don’t step on the threshold . ”
“Really? Why?”
“I don’t really know . Gramps mentioned to me once that the threshold is like the neck of a deity . If you step on the threshold when entering, it’s akin to trampling a deity’s neck . It’s inauspicious . ”
Shen Zhilie had never heard of such a practice, and when he heard Ye Qianqian relate it to him, he found it very interesting .
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He carried his gifts inside and looked around for Uncle Blind Man . But Uncle Blind Man had obviously been busy the whole day and was now exhausted . He was seated on a chair and was leaning back in it .
Ye Qianqian felt her hair stand on end when she saw his eyes . His eyes were open but had no pupils . They were completely white .
Noticing that Uncle Blind Man looked drained, Ye Qianqian hesitated for a moment and eventually said, “Why don’t we come back another day?”
“Hey, you’re here!” It was a woman’s voice .
She looked like she was in her fifties, and seemed to be a caretaker that the town had hired to look after Uncle Blind Man .
The woman walked over and said, “You must be Ye Zhenhua’s daughter . Am I right?”
Ye Qianqian was surprised and asked, “Yeah . How did you know?”
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But the woman didn’t reply, and simply shifted her gaze toward Uncle Blind Man .
Uncle Blind Man’s expression didn’t change . He simply said in dialect, “Since you’re here, come in . ”
Strangely enough, Ye Qianqian had the feeling that he had been waiting for her .
Pulling Shen Zhilie as she stepped forward, Ye Qianqian stood in front of Uncle Blind Man and greeted, “Hello, Uncle . ”
Uncle Blind Man finally sat up and said, “Come here, young man . ” As he spoke, he gestured to Shen Zhilie . He was speaking in dialect, and Shen Zhilie couldn’t understand what he was saying .
Ye Qianqian nudged him and translated, “Uncle is telling you to go over to him . ”
Shen Zhilie placed the gifts on the table to the side and stood before him .
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“Crouch down,” Uncle Blind Man said to Shen Zhilie .
Ye Qianqian translated it to Shen Zhilie, and he crouched down . Uncle Blind Man reached his rough hands out and touched Shen Zhilie’s face .
Shen Zhilie quickly closed his eyes . The feeling of the Uncle’s coarse skin against his face was very painful, but he didn’t make a sound . He pursed his lips and kept his eyes closed .
Uncle Blind Man soon pulled his hand back and said, “Not too bad . Not too bad at all . ”
Shen Zhilie could understand these two sentences . But what was “not too bad” supposed to mean?