Chapter 7 opens with a description of the "veil of chang" . The narrator tells the reader that he will soon be able to learn about the "famous person" of the town, who is also known as "shaoling." He tells the audience that the "puppet miss uncle" , the "sister shen" and the "big brother" who was caught fighting are enemies. He tells them that she is a capable girl and that she was castrated because she had offended a prince. She is rumored to be widowed and that everyone in her family is dead. She says that she doesn't know who was killed and who killed her brother-ling. She tells the readers that she will stay at the inn the next day and cook for them. She also tells the story of how she gave birth to her daughter and that it is like giving a daughter to an enemy. She asks the reader to get lost and return the 528 she has given him. She then tells him that if he wants the money, then he should take it. She wants to use it to help her brother ling, but she says that if it was a second brother, he only needs a few words to find a solution. He says that he does not have a plan and that he has always thought that he is dumb. He asks the narrator to help him find out about the government's reaction to the case. He promises to repay him later.