Chobei put on a piece of Okane's kimono and went to Kadoebi, then he learned that Ohisa had asked Okado to buy her out to earn money so that Chobei would be reformed.
女房の着物を一枚羽織って角海老へ行ってみると、お久は、身売りをして金を工面し、父に改心してもらいたいので、お角のところへ頼み込んだのだという。