Hachiemon threatens that he will tell the new tenants about the ghost, so Yasuke backs down and comes to terms with the condition that Yasuke returns half of tarudai (money that a new tenant pays when moving in as a gift conforming to a old custom).
八右衛門は新しい店子に幽霊のことを話すと言い立てると、弥助も引き下がり、樽代を半分返すことで話がつく。