Yao Niang is the niece of Wang, a woman who gathers oysters from the sea. She is described as having increased her interactions with Jiang Yuanman through the trade of fish and shrimp from Jiaoshi Village. Jiang Yuanman often brought back oysters that Yao Niang gathered, which she used to make distinctive sauce. Although Wang had not seen what Yao Niang looked like, she liked her niece and considered her the first choice for a daughter-in-law for one of the Jiang brothers. Yao Niang represents the coastal trading network that connects the mountain-front village to the sea and enables the family's access to seafood.
