Who is Fortune teller from Women of the Silk and what is their importance?

The fortune teller was integral in Chinese culture. The revelations of the fortune teller determined a person's future. For example, Li was married according to custom, but Pei was sent away to work at the silk factory because the fortune teller said her future was uncertain. Similarly, the match maker also had the capacity to greatly affect a person's future. Some marriage matches were successful and happy but others were miserable. Match makers frequently used information such as birth dates to align possible mates.