When Wu Chengfeng was in the fifth grade, his grandfather Wu Jingyi had retired and returned to his hometown. Grandpa Wu Jingyi and grandma Qu Xiangfen did not live with Wu Chengfeng, and the old couple lived in the old house in the village, not far from Wu Chengfeng and them. Wu Jingyi has chronic bronchitis, often coughs in winter, and when the weather is warm, he will set up a chessboard at home and wait for a few old men in the village to play chess for entertainment. Wu Chengfeng learned to play chess with his father when he was very young, and when he spent Sundays, he often went to his grandfather's place to watch people play chess.

Wu Jingyi was an employee of the tractor factory before he retired, his hands are very skillful, repairing bicycles or something, it is not a problem, the most impressive thing is that Wu Jingyi not only uses simple grinding tools, but also uses waste hacksaw blades to make the key on the lock.

Wu Chengfeng often goes in and out of his grandfather's house, and sometimes, when no one comes to play chess, his grandfather Wu Jingyi will tell Wu Chengfeng stories. Wu Chengfeng's favorite thing to listen to his grandfather talk about is "Journey to the West", and at that time, his grandfather also bought Wu Chengfeng a set of comic books of "Journey to the West", a total of sixteen copies. It's not a complete set either, and it's gone to the bottomless pit episode. Wu Chengfeng kept it for many years, and later, it was sold as scrap by his mother, and Wu Chengfeng was distressed for a long time.

On a bright spring day, Wu Jingyi took Wu Chengfeng, who had spent Sunday, out in a bus, and they went to Wei County, Linxian County, to a retired old colleague of Wu Jingyi.

The bus bumped all the way, and it took more than half an hour to arrive at the entrance of a village in Wei County. Wu Jingyi had been here before, and he took Wu Chengfeng to get familiar with the road with a light car, and soon arrived at the gate of a family in the village. The family also lived in an old house, with two wooden doors open at the entrance. Wu Chengfeng stood at the door and shouted, "Is Lao Liu at home?"

"Who?"

With an answer, a person came over from the courtyard, this is also an old man, he is not tall, dressed plainly, although his hair is gray, but his spirit is very good, this person is Liu Lin, a retired colleague that Wu Jingyi is looking for.

Liu Lin is one year younger than Wu Jingyi, he is also an employee of the tractor factory, and he also returned to his hometown after retirement. Liu Lin and Wu Jingyi have similar tempers, and they don't want to live with their children and grandchildren, so they live with their wives in the old house at home. Liu Lin and Wu Jingyi have a good relationship in the unit, and after retirement, because they are not far away, they walk around from time to time to chat and catch up.

When Liu Lin saw Wu Jingyi, he was overjoyed and said, "Brother Ang, you're here!

Liu Lin looked at Wu Chengfeng and asked, "Brother Ang, this is your grandson, right?"

Wu Jingyi nodded and said, "It's my grandson Wu Chengfeng!"

Wu Jingyi turned his head to look at Wu Chengfeng and said, "Xiaofeng, call Grandpa Liu!"

"Grandpa Liu!" Wu Chengfeng shouted at Liu Lin.

"Good!" Liu Lin smiled, he reached out and touched his body, took out a piece of white rabbit toffee from his pocket, and said, "Come, Xiaofeng, eat sugar!"

Wu Chengfeng saw his grandfather nodding, so he took the toffee from Liu Lin's hand and said sweetly: "Thank you, Grandpa Liu!"

Liu Lin touched the back of Wu Chengfeng's head and walked into the room with the grandfather and grandson.

Wu Chengfeng came to Liu Lin's grandfather's house for the first time, and after coming in, he was attracted by the furnishings in the north room. There are some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls around the room, including plum orchids, bamboo chrysanthemums, birds, insects, fish and beasts. I saw two magpies falling on the plum blossom branches, and the inscription next to them was "happy plum tops", which probably meant the festive atmosphere of "happy eyebrows". There was a table near the window, on which were placed the four treasures of pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and some paint. Next to the paint is a white porcelain plate, which is mixed with colorful colors. Under the paperweight is pressed a piece of paper with a bush of morning glory drawn on it. The pink and purple morning glories are in full bloom, and a few butterflies and bees flutter on top of the flowers, making for a vivid picture that makes people fall in love with it.

"Hehe! Lao Liu, you're painting again!" Wu Jingyi said with a smile.

Liu Lin is a tractor factory worker, and his hobby is painting, especially with a brush. Wu Chengfeng came back to know that this kind of painting is called Chinese painting.

Liu Lin saw that Wu Chengfeng was interested in the four treasures of the study, so he said: "Come to Xiaofeng, grandpa will teach you to draw!"

"Okay!" Wu Chengfeng agreed with great interest.

Wu Jingyi shook his head helplessly, and could only watch Liu Lin teach Wu Chengfeng to paint with brush and ink.

Wu Chengfeng has never touched a brush, and he has studied it for a while with a brush, and the painting he draws is black, and he can't see what he paints. As for the words written, it is even more miserable, it is like throwing flies in the ink all the time, and letting the flies drag the ink and crawl out of the paper.

Wu Chengfeng's painting was messy, and his hands and face were full of ink, but he still enjoyed it. When Wu Chengfeng and his grandfather left in the afternoon, Liu Lin gave Wu Chengfeng a brush and a book on the introduction of Chinese painting. Wu Chengfeng loved it like a treasure, took a brush and a book, and left Liu Lin's grandfather's house.

Wu Chengfeng's family is not wealthy, and he has hardly bought any toys since he was a child. Wu Chengfeng is usually at home, and the small parts such as screws, bearings, and springs at home are Wu Chengfeng's toys. Wu Chengfeng lined up these parts of the game, and then commanded these parts to fight like an officer. But after Wu Chengfeng came back from Liu Lin's grandfather, he lost interest in those small parts, and he begged his father to buy some ink. Then, Wu Chengfeng painted on waste paper according to the introductory painting of the country that Grandpa Liu gave him, and after a period of time, Wu Chengfeng also painted well.

Childhood is both happy and short-lived. Wu Chengfeng will be in the sixth grade in a blink of an eye, and he will soon be admitted to junior high school. Wu Chengfeng's academic performance has always been good, and the teacher expects that he should not have a problem being admitted to Bairen No. 2 Middle School.

The county seat where Wu Chengfeng is located is called Bairen County, and Bairen No. 2 Middle School is the best junior high school in Bairen County. Wu Chengfeng's village belongs to Lianhua Town, and Lianhua Town also has two middle schools, namely Lianhua Town Middle School and Bairen No. 4 Middle School. The results of these two schools in recent years have not been good, and they are the last in the entire Bairen County. Therefore, the teachers all hope that Wu Chengfeng can be admitted to Bairen No. 2 Middle School and add glory to the school.

After the exam results came out, Wu Chengfeng lived up to expectations and was admitted to Bairen No. 2 Middle School, and Yu Qiuxiang and Wu Shili were admitted to Bairen No. 2 Middle School with Wu Chengfeng. Yu Qiuxiang's grades have always been good, and it is reasonable to be admitted to Bairen No. 2 Middle School. As for Wu Shili, it is a bit incredible. Wu Shili's grades are in the middle and lower reaches of the class, and he is thankful that he can be admitted to Bairen No. 4 Middle School, but now he has been admitted to Bairen No. 2 Middle School. The classmates later learned that Wu Shili's uncle was the vice principal of Bairen No. 2 Middle School, and he was admitted to Bairen No. 2 Middle School by virtue of this relationship.