An old man who used to be a big figure in the Forty-Nine Wards and made money under Jin-niang's grandfather. After her grandfather fell from power, he declined and now lives in poverty with sunken cheeks, bony frame, and tattered clothes. Jin-niang's mother gave her a letter to find him upon arriving in the capital. He sends beggar boys to loiter around the Du residence and helped Jin-niang with plans related to the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.
