且說顏生見金生去了，便叫雨墨會帳。雨墨道：「銀子不彀了。短的不足四兩呢。我算給相公聽；咱們出門時共剩了二十八兩。前天兩頓早尖連零用，共費了一兩三錢。昨晚吃了十四兩，再加上今晚的十六兩六錢五分，共合銀子三十一兩九錢五分。豈不是短了不足四兩麼？」顏生道：「且將衣服典當幾兩銀子，還了帳目，餘下的作盤就是了。」雨墨道：「剛出門兩天就要典當。我看除了這幾件衣服，今日當了，明日還有甚麼？」顏生也不理他。
且说颜生见金生去了，便叫雨墨会帐。雨墨道：「银子不彀了。短的不足四两呢。我算给相公听；咱们出门时共剩了二十八两。前天两顿早尖连零用，共费了一两三钱。昨晚吃了十四两，再加上今晚的十六两六钱五分，共合银子三十一两九钱五分。岂不是短了不足四两么？」颜生道：「且将衣服典当几两银子，还了帐目，余下的作盘就是了。」雨墨道：「刚出门两天就要典当。我看除了这几件衣服，今日当了，明日还有甚么？」颜生也不理他。
Now, when Yan saw that Jin had gone, he told Yumo to settle the bill. “There isn’t enough silver,” said Yumo. “We’re short by not quite four taels. Let me reckon it up for you, sir. When we set out we had twenty-eight taels left in all. The day before yesterday, our two meals on the road and odds and ends came to one tael and three qian. Yesterday’s bill was fourteen taels, and with today’s sixteen taels, six qian and five fen on top of that, it all comes to thirty-one taels, nine qian and five fen. So aren’t we short by not quite four taels?” “Then pawn the clothes for a few taels,” said Yan. “Pay off the bill and keep what’s left for the road.” “Two days out of the house and we’re pawning things already!” said Yumo. “The way I see it, these few clothes are all we’ve got. Pawn them today, and what’s left for tomorrow?” Yan paid him no attention.
雨墨去了多時，回來道：「衣服共當了八兩銀子，除還飯帳，下剩四兩有零。」顏生道：「咱們走路罷。」雨墨道：「不走還等甚麼呢？」出了店門，雨墨自言道：「輕鬆靈便，省得有包袱背著，怪沈的。」顏生道：「你不要多說了。事已如此，不過費去些銀兩，有甚要緊。今晚前途，任憑你的主意就是了。」雨墨道：「這金相公也真真的奇怪。若說他是誆嘴吃的，怎的要了那些菜來，他筷子也不動呢？就是愛好喝酒，也不犯上要一壇來，卻又酒量不很大，一罈子喝不了一零兒，就全剩下了，白便宜了店家。就是愛吃活魚，何不竟要活魚呢？說他有意要冤咱們，卻又素不相識，無仇無恨。饒白吃白喝，還要冤人，更無此理。小人測不出他是甚麼意思來。」顏生道：「據我看來，他是個瀟灑儒流，總有些放浪形骸之外。」
雨墨去了多时，回来道：「衣服共当了八两银子，除还饭帐，下剩四两有零。」颜生道：「咱们走路罢。」雨墨道：「不走还等甚么呢？」出了店门，雨墨自言道：「轻松灵便，省得有包袱背着，怪沈的。」颜生道：「你不要多说了。事已如此，不过费去些银两，有甚要紧。今晚前途，任凭你的主意就是了。」雨墨道：「这金相公也真真的奇怪。若说他是诓嘴吃的，怎的要了那些菜来，他筷子也不动呢？就是爱好喝酒，也不犯上要一坛来，却又酒量不很大，一坛子喝不了一零儿，就全剩下了，白便宜了店家。就是爱吃活鱼，何不竟要活鱼呢？说他有意要冤咱们，却又素不相识，无仇无恨。饶白吃白喝，还要冤人，更无此理。小人测不出他是甚么意思来。」颜生道：「据我看来，他是个潇洒儒流，总有些放浪形骸之外。」
Yumo was gone a good while. When he came back, he said, “The clothes fetched eight taels in all. With the food bill paid, there’s four taels and a bit left.” “Let’s be on our way,” said Yan. “What else would we be waiting for?” said Yumo. As they went out of the inn gate, Yumo said to himself, “Nice and light and handy, this. No bundle to lug about — it was awfully heavy.” “That’s enough out of you,” said Yan. “What’s done is done. It’s only a little silver spent — what does it matter? Tonight, on the road, you can call the tune.” “This Mr. Jin really is a strange one,” said Yumo. “Say he’s out to cadge free meals — then why order all those dishes and never lift his chopsticks? Even if he’s fond of his drink, there’s no call to order a whole jar, and he can’t hold much anyway: he doesn’t get through a tenth of it, and all the rest is left over, a free gift to the innkeeper. And if it’s live fish he likes, why not just order the fish? Say he means to play a trick on us — but we’d never met him before, and there’s no grudge or quarrel between us. To eat and drink for free and play tricks on people besides — that makes even less sense. I can’t make out what he’s after at all.” “The way I see it,” said Yan, “he’s a free and easy man of letters, and such men are always somewhat given to roaming beyond the bounds of form.”
主僕二人途次閒談，仍是打了早尖，多歇息歇息，便一直趕到宿頭。雨墨便出主意道：「相公，咱們今晚住小店吃頓飯，每人不過花上二錢銀子，再也沒的耗費了。」顏生道：「依你，依你。」主僕二人竟投小店。
主仆二人途次闲谈，仍是打了早尖，多歇息歇息，便一直赶到宿头。雨墨便出主意道：「相公，咱们今晚住小店吃顿饭，每人不过花上二钱银子，再也没的耗费了。」颜生道：「依你，依你。」主仆二人竟投小店。
Master and man chatted idly on the way. As before, they stopped for their morning meal and took plenty of rests, then pressed straight on to the night’s lodging. Yumo had it all worked out. “Sir,” he said, “tonight let’s put up at a little inn and just have a meal. It won’t cost more than two qian a head, and there won’t be anything else to waste money on.” “As you say, as you say,” said Yan. So master and man put up at a little inn.