The young woman tells the young man that she has stolen his money. The young man tries to convince her to let go of the man, but the young woman refuses to believe him. She tells the man that he is the one who has stolen her money, and the man tells her that he saw the man running away after he spoke to her. He tells the woman that he followed the man and he had her money in his pockets. He says that he committed a crime--"a crime deserving death"--and the woman is furious. She says that the man is a bastard, and that he should go to hell. The man says that it would be better if they separated from each other, but she says that is not the case. She asks why the boy is trying to abandon her. The teacher says that she meant that the boy should stay at her house for a while, and he says that his behavior and manners are problematic because he has lived a difficult life. He asks the boy to stay at his house for two months, during which time he will come back home and finish his studies. The boy promises that he will never abandon the teacher. He thanks the teacher for taking him to Shaanxi province, and instructs him to pass on the letter to his parents once he arrives at the teacher's house.