It's said that Ding Shouxin, from his youth, immersed himself in the studies of saintly books and was a talent who truly advanced through the imperial examination by his own abilities, and naturally, he too believed in that set of principles which speak not of strange forces and gods.
Hence when Mrs. Ding suddenly mentioned that the Ding family was experiencing abnormalities, he did not understand at first. Are misfortunes not all due to the foolish deeds of the third brother's wife?
This is why people say that if a charlatan wants to successfully deceive someone, it is best to target women; they believe in ghosts and divinities more than men and are easier to hoodwink. By simply hitting the mark slightly, they can be easily conned.
