The narrator is on his way to buy some food at a street food market when he runs into tao tie. He's worried that tao will run away because he's seen young people out buying food. Ooh, sounds like something's up with the narrator. He asks tao if he hasn't seen anyone going to the market to buy food, and tao says no. He tells the narrator not to worry about the young people, because they're too bold to run away. The narrator tells tao that he can't defeat this guy, because he was defeated by him in the past. Aww, what a shame. tao ties the goods, and the narrator is happy to see him. He says that the goods have already been prepared, and that he'll be back soon. He thanks tao for always being so reliable, and then he says that a raccoon dog has drilled a hole in his house, and his store's goods have been completely sold out. He apologizes to jing for not having seen each other in two days, and they drink milk together. jing asks if he can bring his baby to the bathroom, and she says that she's afraid that jing isn't her real name, but that's okay. She says that little jing is so concerned about her that he doesn't want to leave her