However, she wasn't the heir of her family, so she didn't have to choose someone to follow her so early. She could choose someone after she was ten years old.
when she was ten years old, she passed by the orphanage and saw amy sitting alone inside. she picked her and then picked four more people, but she left the shi family before she could bring them back to the shi family.
Since she had already promised to take them with her, she would not leave them alone just because she had left the Shi family.
After she left the Shi family, she arranged a place for them to stay and even hired various masters to teach them. She had asked fourth grandmother to help her find those Masters, and they were very reliable.