The next morning, the young men return to the factory, where they find that the duan's house has been taken over by the army. The young men ask why the army is living in the house of a duan family, and the answer is that the factory is theirs, and that Mr. Duan is the factory's manager. Mr. duan used to say that he was a wise helper, but now he uses the phrase "" to describe his wife, which is a reference to his wife's husband's wife. He is surprised that the men showed up at his factory the day after the previous day's disturbances, and he plans to take the young man to his father and ask him the reason for the visit. He also tells the men that the envoy is his investor, and they can discuss the business between them another day. He asks if the men were hurt fighting the bandits,