A fortune-teller said Xiao Si was destined for misfortune, shaking her head as she looked at the child.
So Xiao Si was abandoned by her whole family. Her mother had no milk for her when she was born, so they fed her only rice water.
By the age of two, Xiao Si had learned to walk and talk, but she was as thin as a chicken, with a smooth bald head and only a few sparse hairs.
Even the family chickens knew the adults didn't care for her. When she ate, they pecked at the rice ball in her hand.
Later, Xiao Si's biological father traded her for two chickens.
The family that took her in gave her the name Jiang Fu, with A Fu as her nickname.
Theme: Diligence can make up for a lack of talent
