Female protagonist, eldest daughter of the Jiang family. She is about to turn eighteen and was engaged to Zhang Chun for two years, but he broke off the engagement after passing the exam to become a Xiucai. She is hardworking, having labored day and night since childhood, eating less than a chicken and working more than a dog. After being jilted, she boldly proposes to Lu Da, a hunter, to avoid being forcibly matched by the government. She confronts her abusive mother Lin Qinghua and demands only one thousand large coins as betrothal gift instead of five thousand. She is resolute, independent, and refuses to be treated as livestock.
