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The old woman had a head full of silver-white hair, which was loosely gathered with a hemp-colored cloth strip. Her snow-white eyebrows drooped down to her abdomen.
She wore a thick, patchwork robe that was tattered and worn. It must have once been colorful, but years of washing had faded it to a pale, almost ghostly hue. It was reminiscent of the ancient wax figures displayed in the Great Xia Museum five hundred years ago. She had a sense of age and decay around her.
"The esteemed guest has arrived," the old woman spoke with a hint of laughter in her voice.
She leaned on a naturally white unadorned wooden cane. Smiling warmly, she said, "I knew it. I heard the joyous chirping of the magpie right at my doorstep early this morning."
"Greetings, Village Chief Granny," said Li Xiaofei, bowing respectfully.
"Youthful and elegant, like a jade carving," said the old woman, praising Li Xiaofei with a gentle smile.
"Granny, your eyesight must be failing," Ji Man chuckled, covering her mouth. How could such a rotund man possibly match the description of ‘graceful as jade’?
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