He was earning one Tenpo coin (equivalent to 100 sen) by working at a Sento (a public bath) drawing water, stoking a boiler, and managing Bandai (a platform for the attendant (often the owner) to collect fees or watch over the dressing rooms, placed near the entrance).
このころ、天保銭一枚（100銭に相当）にて、銭湯の水汲み、釜焚き、番台の管理をやっていた。