However, Yuan Chonghuan's alcohol capacity was really not good. Before he could finish a pot of wine, he couldn't hold on to sleep on the table. Captain Sun's alcohol capacity was very good, but he naturally didn't dare to drink in front of his boss. Moreover, there was only one pot on the table. If he really drank it, these wines were not enough for him to drink alone.

Although Yu Ren's alcohol capacity was not good, there would be no problem after drinking half a pound of white wine. So, such a strange scene appeared on the table. The two guests were in a state of indifference, but the host was already unable to drink and fell asleep on the table.

Seeing that Yuan Chonghuan was drunk, several people were not in the mood to drink anymore. They hurriedly carried Yuan Chonghuan to the bed with the old servant. The old servant brought hot water to wash Yuan Chonghuan's face.

The old servant washed Yuan Chonghuan's face while nagging.

Only then did Yu Ren realize that Yuan Chonghuan usually doesn’t drink alcohol. Even if there are guests, they can only stop at three cups, and never exceed three cups. But today, he made an exception.

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

Yu Ren returned to the inn and before he entered the door, he saw Cao An paced back and forth anxiously. Seeing Yu Ren back, Cao An quickly met him.

"Where did you go? Why did you come back!"

Yu Ren then remembered that he had gone to Yuan’s mansion and did not notify Cao An in advance. So he quickly apologized, "Sorry. I was invited by the magistrate to have a drink. I originally wanted to notify you. But as I talked to them, I forgot about this."

Seeing that Yu Ren, a master, was willing to apologize to him in a low voice, Cao An naturally subsided. So he said to Yu Ren, "I just contacted a merchant ship to Hangzhou and promised to take us to the ground for a few taels of silver and also to pack the food on our ship."

Yu Ren was very happy when he heard this. "Is that so? Then why didn't you say it earlier? When will the boat be opened?"

"I originally said I would leave at noon today. When I saw you, I didn't come to wait on the left or right, I had already left on the boat." Cao An sighed when he said this. "It seems that I have to look for the boatman again tomorrow."

The next morning, Cao An rushed to the dock to find the merchant ship in Hangzhou. However, it would take three days to find the earliest ship to Hangzhou. Cao An calculated it in his mind. In the past three days, he and Yu Ren had to spend more than one tael of silver. In this way, they would only be about two taels of silver left. This price,

The boatman would never agree to take them to Hangzhou anyway.

Cao An couldn't help but feel sad.

Seeing that Cao An had never come down on the boat, Yu Ren guessed that he should not have enough money. So he quickly boarded the boat.

I saw Cao An bargaining with a man who had been forty years. Cao An almost begged to the man, "You can be compatible and let us get on the boat! Anyway, a big ship like ours is not more than two of us, and two of us are not less than two of us."

The man lit a batch of goods that had just been moved onto the ship and said to Cao An, "That's not OK. It's a failure to take you three liang. If you don't believe it, go to another house to ask. If there are five liang, who would like to take you?"

Cao An said again, "What you always say is. But we really have no money, otherwise we can't come and ask you for help. Otherwise, you can take us to Hangzhou first, and when we arrive in Hangzhou, we will definitely find a way to borrow the money to repay you. How about it?"

"That's not possible. You are saying it nicely now. When you get to Hangzhou, you get off the boat, where will I go to find you? I can't send a guy to follow you for your money!"

At this time, Yu Ren walked up. "This is how it goes! The boat owner. I still have a few rare books on ancient and rare books, and it is worth a few taels of silver. I will hold all my boxes of books with you. When we arrive in Hangzhou, we borrow the silver and then redeem it. This is OK!"

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

Although in the Ming Dynasty today, the status of scholars was no longer as respected as before. Most people still agree with scholars' integrity. Therefore, when the ship owner saw that Yu Ren was a Confucian scholar, he reluctantly agreed to take them to Hangzhou.

Finally, the boat was settled. In the next three days, Yu Ren and Cao An carefully used the only three taels of silver in their pockets and tried their best to save food and drink. During this period, Yuan Chonghuan sent someone to the inn to invite Yu Ren once or twice. Every time the two of them got together, they almost talked about Liaodong. They even came to the two of them for a military service, one played the Jurchens and the other played the Ming Dynasty, and simulated the method of war and defense back and forth on the map of Liaodong that had been worn out by them.

During these three days, Yu Ren also read a lot of military books he collected from Yuan Chonghuan. Although he didn't understand much, this also gave Yu Ren some preliminary understanding of the current tactics.

On the last day, the two chatted until dark. Before leaving, Yu Ren talked to Yuan Chonghuan about the fact that he would set off for the trip tomorrow. Although Yuan Chonghuan felt sorry, he also understood that there was no banquet that would last. So he asked Yu Ren when the boat would be opened tomorrow so that he could go and see him off.

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

When it was time to start the boat, Yu Ren and Cao An moved their luggage from the inn early on. At noon, they finally heard the owner of the ship telling the sailors to prepare to start the boat.

Just as the owner of the ship was counting the people and goods on the ship for the last time, a noise suddenly came from the stern. Yu Ren walked out and took a look. It turned out to be a sailor, pushing a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, and walked out of a pile of goods.

The sailor was cursing while leaving. "Damn it, I don't want to pay the money to take the boat in vain! There's no way."

The young man was pushed to the edge of the boat by the sailor, and suddenly he pulled the edge of the boat with both hands and refused to let go. The sailor obviously didn't expect the other party to use such a move, and he couldn't help but get angry. While cursing, he kicked the young man with his feet, trying to kick the young man off the boat with his feet.

But the young man grabbed his hands firmly, and the sailor kicked him hard a few times, but he still refused to let go.

"Do you let go? If you don't let go, I will withdraw the springboard and start the boat. At that time, I will throw you into the sea and I will not blame others."

The young man did not answer, but just stubbornly grabbed the edge of the boat and kept the sailor kicking him again.

Yu Ren always felt familiar when he looked at the boy's back. He couldn't help but walk a few steps closer. The boy turned his head to look at him. The two of them looked at each other, and Yu Ren recognized him at first glance.

"Cao Wenzhao" Yu Ren shouted, rushed forward, pulled the sailor away, and pulled Cao Wenzhao onto the ship.

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

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

The sailor quickly walked up to report, saying that Cao Wenzhao was hiding in a pile of cargo boxes and wanted to take a free boat. The owner of the ship got angry when he heard it. He cursed at the sailor, "You are dead! Why are you polite to him to deal with such a scoundrel? Why don't you drive him down quickly? Do you want me to go and ask him to get off the boat in person?"

After hearing this, the sailor wanted to go forward to drive Cao Wenzhao back. But Yu Ren stopped him.

"The owner of the ship. This is my friend. His ship money is on my head. When I arrive in Hangzhou, I will pay you back together. How about it?"

The ship owner snorted coldly, "You'd better take care of yourself first! Even your own ship money is still owed! Why do you protect him?"

Yu Ren was not angry after hearing the ship owner's words. Because he knew that the ship owner was also talking about the truth. As the saying goes, people have to bow their heads under the eaves. After all, he is a person who has been in society for several years. He still understands the truth that he can bend and stretch.

Yu Ren was thinking in his mind that there was something else to be used for mortgage. Unfortunately, the sword was given to Li Yu. Otherwise, using this sword should be worth a few taels of silver. It seems that the only hope at the moment is that flag.

Hope it can bring miracles! Fu Ren thought, and took out the flag that Li Yu had handed him before leaving.
Chapter completed!