He wants them to come and live with him. He tells her she can share in the reading of prayers for the family. Later, the mother sits at a cooking pot. Perhaps she is visiting the uncle. Elsewhere, Apu feeds the monkeys at a nearby temple in the country.
Mom faces a decision.
She watches Apu in the garden. Camera moves in on her. There is an abrupt swish pan. On the train leaving Benares. She goes to her uncle's home in the country instead of staying with a rich family.