In this chapter, we learn that the wooden box was given to the hero and heroine by the gusu in celebration of the death of the hero. Unfortunately, the tragedy that occurred that year did not help the hero much. The gusu, however, was unable to help much because the hero's parents had secretly hid their money. The narrator tells the story of how his mother drank wine and how his father hid his money. He also tells the tale of how he tried to sneak away from the house when he was a kid and how the young woman who lived next to the house pulled his ears all over the way to his house. He tells the narrator not to approach the hero with ill intentions or else he will beat him up. The jade half of the box is the key to the box. The map of the nine tombs is also the key. It is written on the map, and the narrator wonders if the map will correspond with the treasure of nine clouds. The treasure of the Nine Clouds is a legend throughout history, and countless people have died trying to find it. He asks the narrator to tell him everything that he wants to know, and then the box will be hiss. He says he will leave the children to him, and he asks if she is coming with them. She says she is, and she says it is her honor to meet the elder of the house. It has been one hundred years since the jiuniang family left their secret to her, and they have spent their lives keeping it a secret from her