The madam, Okado gave Chobei the money, fifty ryo (currency unit), saying that she would keep Ohisa around her, without having her prostitute until the last day of the year, but if he doesn't return the money by the last day of the year, she will have Ohisa prostitute in her brothel, even if he returned the money only one day late.
女将は、自身の身の回りをさせるだけで店には出さないから、次の大晦日までに金を貸してやるが、大晦日を一日でも過ぎたら、女郎として店に出すという約束で、長兵衛に五十両の金を渡す。