It's the fourth day after the festival, and youniang is back. He tells her that he's been summoned to a party, and that the man is looking for a reason to divorce her. He's grateful to her for following him through all the hardships and fatigue, and he promises to give her a pearl as a gift for the new year. He also shows her the 40 taels that magistrate huang gave him as a token of appreciation for her kindness. He says that he will find a jeweler to make the necklace for her, and she will also be able to get the pearl threaded into her necklace. She tells him that she will send the pearl to a jewelry artisan, and then she'll find a jewelry shop to make a necklace for him. She also shows him the pearl and the taels from the magistrate, and says that they were gifts from her mother. He asks what's going on, and the scholar says that the magistrate is there to discuss a report. He wants to know if the report was the reason why he was demoted to a petty official in Jimingyi. The scholar says he doesn't know much about the government back then, so he can't really comment on the matter. He does say that it's important to flatter, but without unique insights, he is afraid he'll be despised. The writer of the report, he says, was wise, but he didn't elaborate on the problem very well. He said that a large-scale, instantaneous reform, without proper buffering, will cause many problems to arise. If you cut off all 50 branches at once, how many will bounce back, as a result of that ? He also says that if you don't act properly, it will inevitably