The drill master reminds him to find an inn when he arrives at the town of Qifeng. The horses that were left behind in the village of zuoshan have been sold, and the only remaining horse in the town is at the inn. The landlady greets the man who owns the horse and tells him that he is a new face to the town. He asks how much it costs to stay in the best room, the ground floor room, which is smaller and less expensive than the largest room. He tells the landlady that he has only ten taels for the trip. He is sorry, but he has to look for another inn, as he has been feeding the horse with forage for the past few days. He wonders if the water in the room is free, and asks if the food is dry. He laughs so hard that he cant stop laughing. He says that the way the man acts is so funny that it is killing him. He thinks that the man is an "inappropriate lady" who would not think his master was just "a bumpkin" . He assumes that the owner of the horse is some kind of powerful person. He wants to sell the horse to get some coins for the rooms and food. He has not asked how much he is offering. The truth is that he stole the horse.