Also known as Master Qian, he is a distant relative and the grandson of Chunhua's grandfather's younger brother. He is twenty-three years old, five years younger than Chunhua. He passed the county-level exam at sixteen and was considered a clever youth. Three years ago he returned to Huanghualing and never left. Rumors claim he plagiarized a fellow student's work, was expelled, and banned for life from civil exams. He makes a living tutoring children in basic education. The Zhao family previously refused to let Zhao Qingyun study with him, calling him immoral.
