The uncle of the three siblings and brother of the deceased Lin Changkang. He forced his second son to replace Lin Changkang in the military to avoid sending his own eldest son. After hearing that his second son might have died, he showed no grief and pushed for dividing the family property to avoid spending money on Jia Shi's medical treatment. He withheld farmland, dowries, and only allotted the siblings three drafty thatched huts and a bag of coarse rice.
