Nie Qinghe's father, an artisan. He was once an apprentice in Hejian Prefecture where he saved Song Kun's life during a heavy summer rain by rescuing him from thugs, bringing him to his master's house, hiring a physician, and caring for him diligently. He and Song Kun swore an oath of brotherhood. He is described as honest and simple-minded, fretting over his daughter's fall but failing to ask why she went to the south of the city.
