Under such situation, Hanpei transferred the headship of the family to his half brother with the same father, gave up the status of samurai and became a broker of Nishijin-brocade with the name of 'Echigoya Hanbei.'
そのため、異母弟に家を譲って武士を廃業、「越後屋半兵衛」と名乗って西陣織仲買人となった。