The next morning, the two women go for a walk. The young woman, who is called "Mother Ping," tells the young man that she is the daughter of "the qin family" and that she has come to "yong'an" to look for "any good looking ladies." The young man tells her that he has been away for a while and that he would like her to join him for tea. The two women discuss the recent events in the city of liangzhou, and the young woman tells the story of how the city authorities discovered that "qing ge" was involved in tax evasion. She says that she was shocked to learn that "the great young master" was such a powerful man, and that "he went bankrupt immediately." She is afraid for her life, but she tells him that "luck is on her side" and she is safe and sound