A 16-year-old girl with two braided pigtails, energetic and quick like a little squirrel. She is the granddaughter of Du Heng's neighbor-village Granny A Ruan. Her family is poor and she wants to find work. She has previously helped Du Heng dry vegetables and pound herbs for making fragrant ointment. She is hardworking, clever, good at reading people's expressions, and knows several herbs for treating ailments like scalds and coughs.
