The main problem in the story is that Rendi ran away from home and is traveling in the back someone else's cart. The cart owner is trying to persuade Master Chao, the inn keeper, into buying a gang of wine(a barrel)The wine seller finds Rendi and throws him on the ground. Master Chao takes Rendi from the cart owner and explains that he could be useful at the inn. Together they roll the gang back to the inn and Rendi does does chores there.