Mr. Qu naturally has no objection.

So Yu Ren asked Liu Qiang to go to the city to find two more carriages. He also stopped by Liu Datou's blacksmith shop and pulled a large bag of coal.

After the group of people drove out of Hangzhou City, they found an open space more than ten miles outside the city. Yu Ren ordered everyone to take the hot air balloon out of the car and assemble it on the spot.

Soon, the hot air balloon was assembled.

Yu Ren personally added coals to the brazier and lit the firewood underneath.

Soon, the coal was burning. Following Yu Ren's instructions, several people lifted up the hot air balloon. A large amount of hot air was quickly filled into the hot air balloon. Slowly, the hot air that had collapsed on the ground was seen.

The balloon is slowly rising from the ground. It's like a leather bag filled with water.

This scene had been expected by Yu Ren, so he was not surprised. Huang Han and others were not too surprised by the results of this time because they had seen the last test. Only Mr. Qu and Liu Qiang were watching it for the first time.

Seeing such a scene, I couldn't help but marvel at Yu Ren's amazing talent.

However, although the hot air balloon inflated, it never took off. At first, everyone thought it might be because the time had not arrived. However, when they saw that nearly half of the bag of coal had been burned, the hot air balloon still did not respond at all. Everyone couldn't help but wonder.

They were all a little anxious.

Yu Ren's forehead also showed sweat.

"Boss, what's going on?" Huang Han was also anxious.

Yu Ren approached the hot air balloon and gently lifted the bamboo basket underneath with his hands. With just such a slight lift, the bamboo basket started to beat, as if it was about to fly. Everyone looked at it and held their breath for fear.

My breathing became heavier and I blew down the hot air balloon that was about to fly.

However, the bamboo basket only jumped a few times and then stopped moving. Yu Ren lifted it slightly again, and the bamboo basket jumped again. However, as soon as he let go, the bamboo basket fell down again within a few times.

In place, motionless.

"What's wrong? Could it be that my bamboo basket is not working well?" Li Fu asked a little unconfidently. Seeing Yu Ren always carrying the bamboo basket, he thought the problem was with the bamboo basket.

"No. The bamboo basket is very well made, and so is the shelf. You have done a lot of work. The problem lies in my design. I shouldn't have used such thick leather to make balloons. Although it is strong like this

, it’s not breathable, but it’s too heavy.” Yu Ren quickly discovered the problem.

"What should we do?" several people asked at the same time.

Yu Ren was silent in thought. After a long time, he suddenly raised his head. "If you use cloth and put oil paper on the outside, can it ensure that it is airtight?" Yu Ren asked Huang Han. Since Fatty Xu was not present, now

Here, apart from himself, Huang Han is the only one who knows the most about this hot air balloon.

Huang Han thought for a while, "It should be possible! I'm afraid the paper won't be able to withstand the heat. I'm afraid it won't work after a long time."

Yu Ren knew that time was urgent and he could not wait any longer. So he said to Liu Qiang, "You and Huang Han will go to the city immediately to customize a hot air balloon made of cloth, and then buy more oil paper and paste. As for the style and size,

Huang Han knows it."

The two agreed, got into the carriage and left.

Yu Ren, who stayed where he was, did not wait in vain. He racked his brains to come up with something that could carry people more than two miles.

He drew a glider-like pattern on the ground. However, he quickly rejected this idea because he knew that even if he really made a glider, it would not be able to glide on the sea. Finally, Yu Ren focused on

On making a big kite.

After all, there are no technical difficulties in making a big kite. It is quick to make and can basically fly on the sea. But in this way, the person who performs the task needs a lot of courage and skill.

This was an alternative plan he made when he couldn't use the hot air balloon. Although this plan obviously had great risks, there was no other way. Right now, he had to find a way to bring at least one person to the air.

, sent to Chenqian Island by air.

Yu Ren and the others waited outside the city for about two or three hours before they saw the carriage riding in Liu Qiang and Huang Han coming back.

Because the cloth and paper were too soft and not strong, it took them a lot of effort to securely install them on the stand of the hot air balloon.

By the time everyone was done, it was already dark.

However, everyone was eager to know whether their improved hot air balloon could fly into the sky. So Yu Ren added firewood again and lit the coals in the brazier.

After a while, the hot air balloon made of cloth and paper began to fill with hot air again. Yu Ren climbed into the basket himself. Cao An also wanted to climb in and have a look, but Yu Ren stopped him.

"Don't come up now. Wait until I try it and it can fly. As long as it can fly, I will have plenty of time for you to play with." Yu Ren said as he added another shovel of coal from the bag to the brazier. The brazier

The flames inside dimmed, but soon burned brighter again.

Yu Ren raised his head and carefully observed the balloon top made of cloth and paper above his head. He knew that these were the key to his success or failure. Fortunately, everything was normal. Yu Ren felt the basket underneath him move.

, he thought it was his illusion. But before he could squat down to check, the bamboo basket under him moved again.

"Ah! It's flying. It's flying." Cao An was the first to shout.

At this time, everyone also discovered that the hot air balloon had indeed taken off. The big hot air balloon finally rose slowly. In the cheers of everyone, the hot air balloon carried Yu Ren higher and higher, and finally flew over everyone's eyes.

Top of head.

Yu Ren breathed a sigh of relief. He finally succeeded.

One day later, on the Daqushan Island outside Hangzhou Bay, Yu Renzheng took fifty of his close followers carefully selected by Mr. Qu to practice landing on the island on a large ship. In order to ensure the fastest and safest landing on Chenqian Island

, Yu Ren also designed a rope bridge with a fishing net as the bottom based on a rope bridge he saw at a tourist attraction later. What they are practicing now is how to use the strongest fixed rope of the boat at the shallow stall.

end of the bridge, and quickly cross the rope bridge.

Since Yu Ren considered everything very carefully when designing everything, the rehearsal went very smoothly this time.

When the last participating Li family pirate passed the rope bridge, Yu Ren saw Mr. Qu who had been standing on the shore and raised his hand to him.

Yu Ren ordered Liu Qiang to dock the ship.

When Yu Ren landed ashore, he saw Li Yu and Yinger standing beside Mr. Qu.

When Mr. Qu saw Yu Ren ashore, he handed over to Li Yuyi. "My subordinates will take them to the front to practice a few more times to ensure that tonight's landing on the island is foolproof."

Li Yu nodded, and Mr. Qu led the others away. Yinger immediately made an excuse and left. For a while, only Yu Ren and Li Yu were left on the coast.

Li Yu looked at Yu Ren for a long time before saying, "How are you doing?"

Yu Ren showed a smile, which was his joy from the bottom of his heart. Because from Li Yu's words, he could hear her concern for him. Now, Yu Ren no longer dared to have any extravagant hopes for Li Yu.

After all, the identity of the two of them is so different that even Yu Ren, a time traveler four hundred years later, doesn't know how to eliminate it. Now, all he needs to know is that Li Yu still has him in his heart.

, and he was satisfied.

"It's pretty good!" Yu Ren looked at a few water birds passing by on the coast.

"I'm just like them now. I can stop when I want and leave when I want. There is no sadness or concern."

Li Yu's expression dimmed. After being silent for a long time, Li Yu seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Actually, you should know many things. I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's actually me.

His identity is too special.

In fact, my real name is Li Ying. Li Yu is just a pseudonym for me. Our Li family has been doing overseas trade since our ancestors. Later, during the Jiajing Dynasty, the court suddenly stopped allowing merchants to go overseas. So, our family

Like other maritime merchants, he began to carry out smuggling.

In the middle and late Jiajing period, due to the attack by Qi Jiguang and his great-uncle Yu Dayou, General Yu, maritime merchants like ours, together with the Japanese pirates, were forced out of the Ming Dynasty. My grandfather took the Li family and many of them over the years.
Chapter completed!