When everyone was celebrating with joy, Xie Fuzi walked over briskly: "Congratulations to Senior Brother!" Grandpa Gao immediately smiled and said, "Rejoice and rejoice!" Xie Fuzi nodded and said, "Brother Gao is happy, but don't forget to let Gao Yu and Gao Jing go to Fucheng to rent a house in advance!" Grandpa Gao was puzzled: "Isn't it okay to stay at the guest house?" Xie Fuzi explained: "Now there are many people in the scientific expedition, unlike the early Hongwu period, when you were in the early days of the scientific expedition, there were many people in the inn and the room was not soundproofed, which affected their rest very much, you had better let them go to the palace in advance, and rent a courtyard near the government to facilitate the scientific expedition!" Grandpa Gao nodded and said, "It's still Xie Fuzi's thoughtfulness, thank you!" Xie Fuzi waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, they are also my students!" Grandpa Gao immediately shouted: "Xing'er, you take Yu'er Jing'er to rent a quiet courtyard near Fucheng a month in advance, rent it for half a year, and then Lang'er will go to Fucheng for the examination in August, and you don't need to rent a new house again!" The second uncle immediately nodded yes.

When there was still more than a month before the house test, Gao Yu and Gao Jing drove to the city in a carriage under the escort of the second uncle of Gao Erbo. After more than half a month of hurrying, Gao Jing and the others finally arrived under the city wall of Fucheng, looking at the city wall and the wide moat that are more majestic than the county seat, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts the wisdom and greatness of the ancient people!

Entering the city gate, the leader of the dart master said: "Second Master Gao, I have escorted you to the palace city and completed the task, so I will say goodbye to you!" The second uncle hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang, wait, do you know which person in Fucheng is honest and reliable?" The leader of the dart master thought for a moment and said, "The thin monkey in Willow Hutong is more reliable, you can go to him if you have anything." There is a ginkgo tree in front of his house, which is very recognizable. The second uncle hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Brother Zhang!" The leader of the dart division returned the salute and left with the team.

"Father, shall we go find the skinny monkey now?" Gao Yu asked.

"Let's go to the restaurant to eat first, and then wash up and rest at the inn for a night, and then go to find the skinny monkey!" The second uncle of Gao led Gao Jing to the restaurant!

The second uncle walked into a bustling restaurant and took the lead in sitting down at the table by the window on the first floor, and the second junior walked quickly and asked, "Master, how many of you?" What kind of dish do you want? Uncle Gao pointed to Gao Jing and said: "Seven, divided into two tables, one table for me and my son and nephew, one table for four subordinates, you can just pick a few specialties!" Xiao Er immediately replied: "Okay, wait a minute, the meal will be ready soon!" Gao Jing sat down and asked, "Second uncle, are you familiar with this place?" Uncle Gao smiled and said, "I ate it last time I accompanied Lang'er, and it tasted good, so I'll take you to taste it!" ”

After Gao Jing and the others had eaten, the second uncle of high school took them to the inn where Gao Lang stayed last time.

"Yo guest officer, have you brought your nephew to the examination house again?" The innkeeper asked with a smile when he saw them come in.

"You still remember me, the shopkeeper, I brought my son and nephew to take the exam this time." The second uncle replied with a smile.

"We open an inn, and we are the best at remembering people!" The innkeeper said proudly.

"You're amazing. Open me three upper rooms and two middle rooms. The second uncle commanded.

"Okay, you can get the key!" The innkeeper admonished.

The second uncle took the key and handed a key to the upper room to Gao Yu and Gao Jing, and then handed a key to Mingquan Mingsong and the cook to wash the mother-in-law and said: "We have one room for three people in the upper room, and one room for the two of you in the middle room!" "Everyone took the keys and went back to the room to wash and rest, and the bones of the carriage that had been sitting for more than half a month were about to fall apart!

When Gao Jing got up the next day, he opened the window and looked out, the whole world was clear and bright, and the sunlight sprayed gently on all things in the world through the faint fresh mist, which was a pleasing feeling. Gao Jing was quiet in the scenery, and the voice of the second uncle Gao sounded outside: "Jing'er, haven't you gotten up, go downstairs for breakfast, we still have to rent a room!" Gao Jing straightened his clothes and replied, "Just come down!" ”

After breakfast, Gao Jing and his group of seven walked to Liushu Hutong. I walked to the door of the middle of the alley and knocked on the door with a ginkgo tree, and a slightly hoarse voice came from the house: "Who?" The second uncle replied: "You are a thin monkey, we are here to rent a house." As soon as the words fell, the door opened, and a thin and white man looked at the second uncle and asked, "I am a thin monkey, do you want to rent a house?" Where do you want to rent? The second uncle immediately replied: "We want to rent a small courtyard near the mansion, is there a quiet courtyard, my son and nephew are going to take the government exam." The thin monkey thought for a moment and replied, "You came a little late, and there is only one courtyard left, do you want to go and see it?" The second uncle immediately replied: "Is it convenient to go and see it now?" The thin monkey said, "Yes, I'll go into the house and take the key and we'll go." ”

Gao Jing and his entourage walked to the third door of Wutong Lane near the mansion, and the thin monkey took out the key and opened the door and said: "This is this, this is my uncle's house, their family moved to the capital, let me take care of it!" "The second uncle pushed open the door and looked around, there are five main rooms in this courtyard, two wing rooms in the east and west, and one kitchen and one sundries room at the back of the house. The sophomore in high school thought about it and asked, "Skinny monkey, how much is the rent?" The thin monkey replied, "They are all real people, and I will not make false reports, 2 taels of silver a month." After hearing this, the second uncle nodded his head: "Your offer is true, then I won't bargain, I'll rent it for half a year." The thin monkey said happily: "Then let's go to the government to make a contract!" The second uncle of the high school responded: "Let's go, Yu'er Jing'er, come with me, Mingquan, you are cleaning here!" ”

Coming out of the mansion, Gao Yu asked: "Father, it's okay for you to make a contract with yourself, let me and my third brother follow what to do!" ”

Uncle Gao patted Gao Yu's head and said, "What do you say?" Of course, it's for you, what do you say you're studying for? ”

Gao Yu replied as a matter of course: "Of course, it is to gain fame!" ”

The second uncle of high school continued: "What about after taking the test to become an official? Then you say that your uncle and third uncle are both talents, why can one only go to a private school, but the other can go to the county government office? ”

Gao Yu shook his head: "My son doesn't know!" ”

The second uncle of high school taught: "Your uncle's emotional intelligence is too low, he doesn't understand the world, your grandfather doesn't dare to let him go to the county government to work, your uncle often offended people because of his upright temperament when he was young, that is, now he is older, has more experience, and is reasonable." Your third uncle is different, not only can he read, but he is also quite skilled in human affairs, let him go to the county government to help your grandfather, at least he will not often offend people and drag him back. I say this just to tell you that you can't just be able to read, but also be able to deal with people, and human feelings are also a kind of knowledge. I'm taking you to the government office to show you what I'm doing. In the future, when you go out, you should also see more about how others behave, learn more from the good ones, and take warning from the bad ones! ”

Gao Yu and Gao Jing immediately bowed down and responded: "Follow the teachings!" ”