The tenth ancestor Wu Wei (1129-1185) was profoundly inspired by his mother’s good qualities. Following her example, he conscientiously observed social etiquette, helped people in need and built bridges, walls, and roads. In years of dearth and poor harvest, he opened up his granary and donated food to help the poor, treating family members with particular care. After his mother’s death, Wu Wei complied with her wishes and was generous to the poor, burning to ashes the contracts of debtors. His father’s younger brother Wu Fu, Duke Kangsu, wrote the following poem to praise him: “My nephew Wu Wei is most uncommon; although lacking success in the imperial exams, he enriched his family. He helped neighbors and villagers alike out of compassion, without thought for his own reputation.”