In this chapter, Cai tells his father that he once told him about one of his cousins, who sacrificed himself to protect his family from bandits. His grandparents built an "honorable cenotaph" for him. Cai asks his father why he should not allow the third son to be adopted under the name of his cousin. This will bring peace to his cousin's spirit, who is also in heaven. Cai tells him that the family will no longer have father-son relations. He also says that Cai has slandered the entire family, and he should compensate her. Cai says that there isn't enough money in the house, so he should give Cai's family the cow, two fields, and dry fields. Cai calls the whole family "nasty people" and says that if there is another slap like that, he will cut off all ties with the family. He then asks the monk to let him go. The monk says that the whole thing is nonsense, and Cai blames the monk for all of the trouble. He says that he spent money to have the monk slander xia, but the people of the village will not allow outsiders to bully them. Cai gives the monk the money that the patron gave him, and the monk says he will give it to Cai. Cai promises to give the money to