He was adopted into his master's family, the Hirata family, so that he changed his name to Sajiro HIRATA; then he gave Ihomaru to his elder brother, Sahe, and bought Fukuyoshimaru, a ship carrying a load of 1400 koku, to be engage in shipping business.
主人の家・平田家養子になって、平田佐次郎と改名して・兄佐平に伊宝丸を譲り・新たに1400石の福吉丸を購入して、廻漕業に従事する。