An educated youth who came with Qiao Huan to the countryside. He is described as a bit of a good-natured person but also meddlesome. He tried to stop Qiao Huan from marrying Ye Yunzhou, falsely believing she was marrying for money. He made moralistic speeches about enduring hardships. He was rebuffed by Qiao Huan and left saying 'A rotten tree cannot be carved.'
