The village chief of Liu Village, who is one of only two brick house owners in the village. He used to be a soldier, which connects him to Gu Cheng's military background. He is surprised to learn that Liu Yinyin does not plan to remarry and expresses that given her circumstances, no one would gossip if she did remarry. He is aware of Liu Yinyin's widow status and the stir it caused in the village.