Male, the village's only Tongsheng scholar who teaches at a nearby school. He is the father of the mute girl Xiu'er from his first wife. Fanatically superstitious, he believed his daughter's muteness was an ill omen and drove her out after remarrying. He maintains a public facade of charity by allowing his new wife to occasionally feed the mute girl. He became angry when Bai Qianqian confronted his family about the stolen cotton coats and called for the Village Head.
