Chapter 54 Chapter Forty-Two

Two hours after Seldon and Dors had lunched, the two sisters visited again.Both had smiles on their faces, and the more serious one, Raindrop Sisan, held a jacket for Dors to see. "Very nice," said Dors, smiling broadly, and nodding her head with a kind of sincerity. "I like the delicate embroidery on it." "Nothing," Raindrop said in a clear voice, "I wear it out and it won't fit you well, because you're taller than me, but at least it'll do. We'll take you to the best suit Go to the clothing store, buy a few pieces that perfectly match your figure and taste, and then you will know."

Then, Yudian Sisan showed a slightly nervous smile, said nothing, stared straight at the ground, and handed a white jacket to Dors.The jacket was neatly folded, and Dors didn't open it directly, but handed it to Seldon: "Judging from its color, I dare say it's for you, Harry." "It must be true," said Seldon, "but I asked you to return it, and she didn't give it to me directly." "Oh, Harry." Dors raised her voice and shook her head slightly. "No," said Seldon firmly, "she didn't give it to me directly. Give her the clothes back, and I'll wait for her to bring it to me."

Duo Yan hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly tried to return the robe to Yudian Sisan. The sister put her hands behind her back and stepped away, the blood on her face almost completely disappeared.Raindrop Four Five cast a quick glance at Seldon, then walked briskly towards Raindrop Four Three, wrapping her arms around her. Dors said, "Okay, Harry. I'm sure sisters aren't allowed to talk to men who aren't relatives. What's the use of making her so hard? She can't help it." "I don't believe it," said Seldon gruffly. "If there is such a rule, it applies only to brothers. I suspect she has never seen any foreign men."

Dors said softly to Raindrop Four-Three, "Have you ever met a foreign man, or a foreign woman, sister?" After hesitating for a long time, she slowly shook her head. Seldon spread his arms. "Well, look. Even if there was a rule of silence, it only applied to brothers. If there was any rule against talking to foreign men, they would send young women— These two sisters—come to help us?" "Perhaps so, Harry, they only intend to speak to me, and I will pass it on to you." "It's ridiculous, I don't believe it, I never will. I'm not just a foreign man, I'm a guest of Mythosan, Chet Hummin asked them to treat me as a guest, and the Fourteenth of the Day personally escorted me Come here. I don't want to be treated as if I don't exist, I will get in touch with Sun Lord Fourteen, and I will vomit bitterness to him."

Yudian Siwu began to weep, Yudian Sisan still had an indifferent expression, but his face was slightly flushed. Dors seemed about to intercede with Seldon again, but he jerked his right arm out angrily to keep her from speaking.Then, frowning, he stared at Raindrop Four Three. Finally she spoke, but her voice was no longer crisp and clear.Instead, her voice was trembling and hoarse, as if she had to force her voice in the direction of a man, and doing so was completely against her instinct and will. "You can't sue us, foreign men, that's unfair. You force me to break the customs of our tribe, what do you want from me?"

Seldon's hostility faded away, and he immediately smiled and stretched out a hand: "The dress you brought me, that smock." She silently stretched her arms and put the jacket into his hands. He bowed slightly, and said in a soft, earnest voice, "Thank you, sister." Then he gave Dors a quick look, as if to say, "What do you think?" Dors turned away angrily. The gown was unremarkable, and Seldon noticed it when he opened it (embroideries and embellishments were obviously reserved for women).It comes with a tasseled belt though, which may need to be worn in a special way.There is no doubt that this will never trouble him.

He said, "I'm going to go into the bathroom and put this thing on. In a minute, I think." He went into the small bathroom and found that he couldn't close the door. It turned out that Dors had squeezed in too.It wasn't until they both entered the bathroom that the door closed. "What are you doing?" Dors whispered angrily. "You're a real beast, Harry. Why do you treat the poor woman like that?" Seldon said impatiently, "I've got to get her to talk to me. I'm going to depend on her for the data, you know that. I'm sorry to have to be so cruel, but otherwise, how can I break her mind?" Defense line?" After speaking, he motioned for her to go out.

When he came out, he found that Dors had also changed her gown. Although the fur hat shaved Dors's head and the dress was a bit scruffy, she still looked quite attractive.The tailoring of this kind of robe can only express a human figure, and cannot set off any body curve.Her belt, however, was wider than his, and the front fastening buttons were two gleaming blue stones. (Women can still manage to beautify themselves even in the most difficult circumstances, Seldon thought. Dors looked Seldon over, and said, "You look quite like a Mycos now, and the two sisters can take us shopping."

"That's right," said Seldon, "but after the tour, I want Raindrop Four Three to take me to a microbiological farm." Yudian Sisan opened his eyes wide and took a step back abruptly. "I'd love to see it," Seldon said calmly. Raindrop Four-Three looked at Dors immediately. "Foreign women..." Seldon said, "Perhaps you don't know anything about those farms, sister." This statement seemed to irritate her.She lifted her chin haughtily, but still facing Dors, she said cautiously, "I used to work on Microbial Farms, where all my brothers and sisters have worked at some point in their lives."

"Well, show me around then," said Seldon, "and let's stop arguing about it. You're not allowed to talk to or have anything to do with your brothers, but I'm not your brother. I I am a foreign man and a distinguished guest. I am wearing a fur cap and this robe to avoid attracting too much attention, but I am a scholar and I must continue my studies while I am here. I cannot Sitting in this room, staring at the wall. I want to see something that only you have in the entire galaxy... your microbiological farm. I thought you would be proud to take me to see it."

"We are indeed proud," Raindrop Four-Three finally said to Seldon, "I will take you to open your eyes. If you try to find out any of our secrets, I believe you will never succeed. Tomorrow morning I will take You visit a microbiological farm, and it takes time to arrange a visit." Seldon said, "I'm willing to wait until tomorrow morning. But do you really promise? Can you vouch for me on your honor?" Raindrop Four Three said with obvious disdain: "I'm a sister, and I walk the talk. I mean what I say—even to a foreign man." The voice of her last words was getting colder, but her eyes were wide open and seemed to sparkle. Seldon couldn't help but suspect that some thought crossed her mind and made him feel uneasy.