The controversies in these narratives often stem from rural writers in Huangmei County, who, lacking historical expertise, adjust her age repeatedly to lend credibility to their stories.
In 1962, researcher Gui Yuqiu (桂遇秋) collected some anecdotes about Xing Xiuniang from local tea-picking opera artists Gui Youlin (桂友林) and Mei Chongxi (梅重喜), who in turn received the stories from their seniors Luo Yunbao (罗运保), Mei Jinyu (梅金玉) and Shuai Shixin (帅师信).
Unable to survive, Xing Xiuniang, along with her sister-in-law, young nephew, and aging mother moved to northern Jiangxi Province.
That was when Wu Rong (吳榮), a martial artist from Sichuan Province who also performed on the streets in Jingdezhen decided to intervene.
Wu Rong came to the rescue again: he sat in the wedding chamber in her place and when the bridegroom came in, explained to him Xing's situation and offered to donate his savings so that he could choose another bride.
The squire agreed to find another concubine, while Wu Rong and Xing Xiuniang, now lovers, eventually became a couple.
[3] Huangmei County has also allocated ¥1.1 billion towards a tourist site named "Xing Xiuniang Ecological Park" (邢绣娘生态园).