Two years have passed since the death of his parents, and tingting has grown up. His uncle, an old man, has come to see him. He is angry that he has not been able to keep up with his grandson's growth. . He asks if he resents him, and the old man tells him that he is raising lice in his house. He says that he knows the truth about the deaths of his son and daughter-in-law, and that he will fight him if he dies. The old man says that if he were to die, his granddaughter would not be able to go to him for help. He tells the young man to stop talking to him, because there is a steward in his family who has tried to cause trouble, but has been beaten up instead. The young man must be the one who beat up the servants.