A skilled fortune teller who raised Dai Qing alone after her parents were gone. He claimed she was born under a rare yin sign, perfect for the craft. He was reported for promoting superstition and jailed for three months, released with a crippled leg. The townsfolk labeled them swindlers. On his deathbed, he used his connections to secure Dai Qing a job at a textile factory. He buried a porcelain jar containing five thousand yuan, two books (Ma Yi Shen Xiang and The Heart of Face-Reading), a tortoiseshell, six copper coins, and a white jade pendant with Sanskrit inscription for her.
