However, Yuan Chonghuan's amount of wine was really not good, and before he finished drinking a pot of wine, he couldn't hold on to fall asleep on the table. Sun Zhutou's amount of wine was very good, but he naturally didn't dare to drink it in front of his boss, and there was only such a pot on the table. If he did, he wouldn't have enough wine to drink alone.

Although Yu Ren's amount of alcohol is not good, there will be no problem with half a catty of liquor. So, there was such a strange scene on the wine table. The two guests were still mentally abnormal, but the host was already too drunk to fall asleep on the table.

Seeing that Yuan Chonghuan was drunk, several people were not in the mood to eat and drink anymore. Busy with the old servant, he carried Yuan Chonghuan to the bed, and the old servant called hot water again to wash Yuan Chonghuan's face.

The old servant was nagging while washing Yuan Chonghuan's face.

Only then did Yu Ren know that Yuan Chonghuan usually didn't drink. Even if there are guests, it is only three glasses, never more than three. But today, he made an exception.

Several people settled Yuan Chonghuan, and Yu Ren and Sun Zhutou retreated outside. Seeing that Yuan Chonghuan was drunk, Yu Ren said goodbye to the old servant and Sun Zhutou and went back.

Yu Ren returned to the inn, and before he entered the door, he saw Cao An anxiously pacing back and forth. Seeing Yu Ren coming back, Cao An hurried to catch up.

"Where have you been? Why did you come back! ”

Only then did Yu Ren remember that he had gone to Yuan's Mansion without notifying Cao An in advance. So, quickly apologized, "I'm sorry." I was invited to drink by the magistrate. I was thinking of informing you. However, as I talked to them, I forgot about it. ”

Cao An saw that Yu Ren was a master, and he was willing to apologize to him in a low voice, and this anger naturally disappeared. So he said to Yu Ren, "I just contacted a merchant ship to Hangzhou, promised to take us to the ground for three taels of silver, and also included food on our ship." ”

When Yu Ren heard this, he was very happy. "Really? Then why didn't you say it earlier. When does the boat depart? ”

"Originally, I left at noon today, but people didn't come when they saw you waiting left or right, and they had already sailed away." Cao An sighed when he said this. "Looks like we'll have to find the boatman again tomorrow."

Early the next morning, Cao An rushed to the dock to find the merchant ships from Hangzhou. However, it will take three days to find the earliest ship to Hangzhou. Cao An silently calculated in his heart. In the past three days, he and Yu Ren have eaten and lived, and it almost cost one or two more silver. In this way, there are only about two taels of silver left. At this price,

The boatman would never agree to take them to Hangzhou under any circumstances.

Cao An couldn't help but worry.

Yu Ren saw that Cao An had not come down from the boat, so he guessed that he should not have enough money. So he hurriedly boarded the ship.

I saw that Cao An was bargaining with a man in his forties. Cao An almost pleaded to the man, "You are always accommodating, let's get on the boat!" Anyway, we are a big ship, there are not many of us, and there are not many of us, and there are no less of us. ”

The man lit a batch of goods that had just been loaded onto the ship, and said to Cao An, "That's not good." I'm already making an exception for me to take three taels of you. If you don't believe me, you can go to another house and ask. If you don't have five taels, who wants to take you? ”

Cao An said flatteringly, "That's what you always say." However, we really don't have any money, otherwise, we can't come to beg you to be old. Otherwise. You take us to Hangzhou first, and when we arrive in Hangzhou, we will definitely find a way to borrow money to repay you. What do you think? ”

"That's not going to work. What you said now sounds good, when you get to Hangzhou, when you get off the boat, where will I find you? I can't send a man with you for the sake of your few taels of silver. ”

At this time, Yu Ren walked up. "So be it! Boat home. I still have a few rare books on monuments, and they are worth a few taels of silver. I'm staking all my boxes of books with you. When we arrived in Hangzhou, we borrowed the silver and redeemed it again. It's all right! ”

The owner of the ship glanced back at Yu Ren. I saw that he was wearing a Confucian robe, and he looked like a scholar. So I thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Although in today's Ming Dynasty, the status of scholars has long been different from the respected in the past. But for the integrity of readers, most people still agree. Therefore, the shipowner saw that Yu Ren was a Confucian student, so he reluctantly agreed to take them to Hangzhou by the way.

Finally got the boat, and in the next three days, Yu Ren and Cao An carefully used the only three taels of silver in their pockets, and tried to eat and drink as much as possible. During this period, Yuan Chonghuan sent people to the inn to invite Yu Ren once or twice. Every time the two get together, they almost always talk about Liaodong. Even to the point that the two of them were each an army, one played the Jurchen and the other played the Ming Dynasty, simulating the method of battle defense back and forth on the Liaodong map that had been worn out by them.

During these three days, Yu Ren was at Yuan Chonghuan's place, and he also read a lot of various military books that he treasured. Although he didn't understand much, it had already given Yu Ren some preliminary understanding of the current tactics.

On the last day, the two talked until dark. Before leaving, Yu Rencai told Yuan Chonghuan about the fact that he was going to leave for home tomorrow. Although Yuan Chonghuan felt sorry, he also understood that there was no banquet in the world. So he asked Yu Ren what time the boat would leave tomorrow, so that he could see him off.

But Yu Ren didn't want Yuan Chonghuan to see his predicament, so he thanked him politely.

On the day of sailing, Yu Ren and Cao An carried their luggage from the inn to the ship early. At noon, the owner of the ship was finally heard telling the sailors to prepare for the ship.

Just as the owner of the ship was counting the people and goods on board for the last time, there was a sudden commotion from the stern. Yu Ren walked out and took a look. It turned out to be a sailor, pushing a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy out of a pile of goods.

The sailor cursed as he went. "Damn, I don't want to pay the money to take the boat for nothing! No way. ”

The boy was pushed to the side of the boat by the sailors, and suddenly he grabbed the edge of the boat with both hands, and held on to it. The sailor obviously didn't expect the other party to make such a move, and couldn't help but get angry. He scolded and kicked the boy with his foot, trying to kick the boy off the boat with his foot.

But the young man's hands were firmly grasped, and the sailor kicked hard, but he still did not let go.

"Will you let go? If you don't let go, I'm going to remove the springboard and start the boat. When the time comes, I will throw you into the sea, and I can't blame others. ”

The boy didn't answer, but stubbornly clung to the edge of the boat. Then the sailors came and kicked him again.

Yu Ren looked at the young man's back and always felt a little familiar. He couldn't help but take a few steps closer. Just as the boy turned his head to look at him. The two looked at each other, and Yu Ren recognized them at a glance.

"Cao Wenzhao" Yu Ren shouted, hurriedly rushed up, pulled the sailor away, and pulled Cao Wenzhao onto the boat.

At this time, the owner of the ship heard the noise and came over.

"What's going on?" The ship's owner asked the sailor.

The sailor hurriedly stepped forward to report that Cao Wenzhao was hiding in a pile of crates and wanted to take a free boat. When the owner heard this, he became angry. He yelled at the sailor, "You are dead! What is polite to deal with such a scoundrel, and it is better to drive him down quickly. Do you want me to go and ask him to get off the ship himself? ”

When the sailor heard this, he stepped forward to catch up with Cao Wenzhao. Yu Ren stopped him.

"Ship owner. This is my friend. The money for his boat will be counted on my head, and when I get to Hangzhou, I will pay you back as well. What do you think? ”

The shipowner snorted coldly, "You'd better take care of yourself first!" You still owe money for your own boat! And on what basis do you guarantee him? ”

Yu Ren listened to the shipowner's words and did not get angry. Because he knew that the owner of the ship was telling the truth. As the saying goes, people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. He must be a person who has been in the society for several years, and he still understands the truth of being able to bend and stretch.

Yu Ren was thinking in his heart about what else could be used as collateral. It's a pity that the sword was given to Li Yu. Otherwise, this sword should be worth a few taels of silver. It seems that the only hope at the moment is the flag.

Let's hope it works wonders! Fu Ren thought about it, so he took out the flag in his arms that Li Yu handed him before leaving.

"Then use my flag as collateral, and the owner of the ship can rest assured!"