Cut a 6mm cube from a piece of rubber eraser.
Place the cube below the bridge in between the strings above the felt dampener. You may want to experiment it with varying positions and varying thickness of the dampener. (Or even remove the dampener completely)
Apparently "All good cellos have wolf tones" so they say. There was a discussion on the net about a Stradivarius cello with a terrible wolf tone as well.
I don't know if the same applies to the Erhu. But that is sure a good way of consoling yourself if you got a Erhu that howls.