On a cold windy day Kobei is given money and baby clothes by the wife of Seisaku HAGIHARA, a shihandai (an assistant instructor) of swordplay as she sympathizes with Kobei who has been peddling ink brushes while taking care of his unweaned child.
寒風吹くある日、乳飲み子を抱えて筆を売り歩く幸兵衛に、同情した剣術師範代萩原正作の内儀から金子と赤ん坊の服とを授けられる。