Back in the dog kingdom, the rabbit queen complains that the streets are "in a state of disarray" . She's exhausted and wants to go to the palace, but the old man stops her. The old man is staring at the jade pendant, which he seems to really like. He offers to buy it for his son-in-law, who is afraid that he will laugh at him if he likes it too much. He also offers the old woman a friendship price of 5,000 taels , which is a lot of money for a woman of her social class. He tells her that he'll give her the pendant as a present if she'll help him out in his shop for the day. She says she'd like to look at him a little longer, but he's pitiful. She asks him if his daughter ran away home, and he says he suspects it. He then offers her a portrait of his daughter, which she agrees to draw for 300 taels. He says the portrait needs 500 taels to be painted, so she can sell it to anyone who wants to buy a portrait. She thanks him for his patronage, and then she leaves.