In a remote mountainous area, in the middle of two large mountains, there is a river valley with a small river at the bottom of the valley. From a distance, it is a good place with clouds and mist, green mountains and green waters. However, although the environment is good, the people are very poor, because the mountain roads are rugged and the transportation is not developed.

Due to the perennial erosion of the river, the mountains on both sides of the valley are relatively steep.

Therefore, people cannot live by the river, but can only live in the middle of the mountainside, of course, the road is also built in the middle of the mountain. It can be said that the people in the mountains are all relying on the mountains to eat the mountains.

This river valley is what the locals often call Tiger Ditch. I heard from the local elders that there were tigers in the past, so this is how Tiger Gully came about.

On both sides of this river valley are scattered several villages, which the local government calls Hugou Village.

In the middle of this valley, there is a relatively gentle hillside with a village. This village is a relatively large village in the whole ditch.

The protagonist of our story, Zhang Dequan, is a native of this village. At the same time, our story will also begin here.

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In the morning, Zhang Dequan had breakfast and went out. Today is the day when the college entrance examination results are released, and he has to take a look. Although he knew that his college entrance examination results would not be very good since the end of the college entrance examination. But, no matter what, I'll have to check it out.

It took two hours to walk, and then another hour to drive.

In the end, Zhang Dequan finally arrived, the county high school he attended before. Soon, Zhang Dequan got his college entrance examination transcript from the head teacher. Although on the way here, he was mentally prepared. But the final college entrance examination results still surprised him very much.

Zhang Dequan failed the college entrance examination due to his abnormal performance in the college entrance examination.

Since they are the ones who want to fill in the college entrance examination first, the college entrance examination comes later. If he doesn't perform well in an exam like him, he can only be a loser.

"Zhang Dequan, how did you do in the exam?" At this time, Wu Jinmin, Zhang Dequan's good buddy when he was studying, walked towards him. Wu Jinmin is Zhang Dequan's best friend in his three years of high school life. The two of them were in the same class and table, and they spent three years of high school together.

"Your buddy, I am born on the list, and there is still a big gap between me and my desire to apply for the exam?" Zhang Dequan said helplessly. "What about you, how did you do on the test?"

Wu Jinmin handed the college entrance examination transcript to Zhang Dequan: "Look at it yourself! Dude, I am also a failed student." ”

"Show me how many points you're missing. Wu Jinmin took Zhang Dequan's college entrance examination transcript. "It's still 20 points away, and it really looks hopeless. ”

The two of them, after staying in the school for a while, left the school gate.

"Dude, why don't you go to my house and sit down. Wu Jinmin said to Zhang Dequan. Wu Jinmin should be regarded as a second-generation official, because Wu Jinmin's parents both work in public institutions in the county. No matter what, no matter how big or small the official is, he is also an official.

"Don't go!" Zhang Dequan said weakly.

"How can this be done, you must go today. In the future, we will not go to school together, and we will have less time to play together. We have to cherish it. Wu Jinmin took Zhang Dequan's arm and walked home.

Soon, the two came to Wu Jinmin's house.

"Dude, you didn't get into the exam this year, do you still plan to repeat it?" Wu Jinmin asked Zhang Dequan.

"I probably won't go back to school because my family has younger siblings and I still have to go to school. Zhang Dequan said.

"Then what are your plans?" Wu Jinmin asked. Wu Jinmin took some fruits and snacks for Zhang Dequan.

"I haven't been, I don't know yet. Zhang Dequan knocked the melon seeds and said with a blank face.

"Dude, it doesn't matter where you are in the future, where I am. We can't break off our relationship, and we can't break off our buddies' affection, you know?" Wu Jinmin admonished.

The two brothers chatted for a while, Zhang Dequan looked at the time, and it was not too early, so he got up and prepared to go home.

"Where are you going? Wu Jinmin really wanted to keep Zhang Dequan at home for one night. They all know very well in their hearts that the opportunities for them to meet in the future cannot be as frequent as when they were studying and going to school. In the future, everyone will have to go their separate ways and be busy with their own lives.

"Dude, let's have dinner together today, I'm in for a treat. After eating, you go back again. Wu Jinmin said sadly.

"Dude, don't be upset. There will be many opportunities for us to meet in the future. Zhang Dequan comforted Wu Jinmin.

Then the two buddies walked out of the residential building of Wu Jinmin's house, found a restaurant that looked good, and the two had a meal together.

"Dude, I have my home phone number, and my mobile phone number, you remember. Wu Jinmin asked uneasily.

"Remember, I wrote these down in a book. ”

"Then remember, keep in touch often. ”

After the two finished eating, Wu Jinmin sent Zhang Dequan to the bus station. Then the two brothers said goodbye.

When Zhang Dequan returned home, it was already dark.

When Zhang Dequan entered the house, Zhang Dequan's father was chatting with Uncle Zhang, who came to his house.

"Dequan, have you passed the exam?" Uncle Zhang asked with concern.

"I didn't get in, I asked him to fill in the volunteer in the junior college column, but he didn't listen!" Zhang Dequan's father, who took Zhang Dequan's college entrance examination transcript, complained with hatred after reading it.

"I didn't get in, it's fine. As long as a person has the ability, as long as it is a piece of gold, he will always shine. If it weren't for that piece of material, no matter how much you read, it would be useless. Uncle Zhang comforted Zhang Dequan and said.

"Speaking of which, Dequan, I used to go to primary school in our village, and in the junior high school in our town, my academic performance was okay. But this is only in small places than that. When I went to high school, I was compared with the people of the whole county, and when I was admitted to university, I was compared with the people of the whole province. How can we people in small places compare with people in big places and big cities? In fact, Zhang Dequan's father is also quite guilty. I feel guilty that I am incapable and can't give my son a good environment to grow up.

Before, when he went to a parent-teacher conference, he asked Zhang Dequan's homeroom teacher how Zhang Dequan's academic performance was. The teacher's answer was: Zhang Dequan's foundation is too poor, and it is difficult to be admitted to a good university.

Because you were only admitted to high school, but there are many people who were admitted with you. When you compare it, you definitely don't, when you were in junior high school and elementary school, you were so up-and-coming, so top-notch.

At this time, Zhang Dequan was also in pain, because he thought that he could be admitted. He didn't expect that after such a long time of preparation, it would be such a result.

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One day, Zhang Dequan's father said to him: "Son, why don't you go back to study for another year and take the exam again next year." ”

Hearing his father's words, Zhang Dequan's head immediately fainted, and he began to have a headache again.

I still have to repeat it, what can I do, and I can't get many points if I repeat it for a year, especially in addition to the number of languages, it is difficult to improve the score. Besides, his learning foundation is not very good.

There is also the fact that I am reviewing every day, reading, doing questions, reading books, and doing questions again, thinking about living a life of three points and one line every day, and I start to have headaches again.

"I don't want to repeat it. Zhang Dequan replied. He was the eldest son in the family, who was not wealthy in the first place, and had a younger brother and a younger sister, both of whom were still in school. He also wanted to lighten the burden on his family.

"Then what do you want to do?" said Zhang Dequan's father calmly.

"I want to go out there and break it myself. Zhang Dequan said in a low voice. In fact, his father also knew in his heart that even if he forced his son to repeat his studies, his son would not go. The son follows him, admits to death, and never gives up. Perhaps, it is such a character that made the later Zhang Dequan have a later story.

"I want to go to the coastal areas and develop and develop!" In fact, there is another reason why Zhang Dequan does not want to repeat his studies, he thinks he has heard Wu Jinmin say that he can take the university diploma by himself, and like ordinary higher education, the state also recognizes academic qualifications.

"Otherwise, I'll give your little brother a call, and you'll go to work with him. Zhang Dequan's father, after thinking about it, can only do this.

"Okay, no problem. Zhang Dequan said briskly.

"Hey, then you can go out on your own! Maybe you can make some name for yourself." Zhang Dequan's father knew in his heart that even if his son was admitted to university, it would be difficult for the family to come up with so many expenses. It's not that it's not enough, it's difficult.

After playing at home for half a month, Zhang Dequan was ready to go.

On a sunny morning, Zhang Dequan's mother, with the luggage she had packed for him, sent her son to the side of the mountain at the head of the village, and watched her son from afar.

She knew that this was the first time in her son's life that he had gone far away, the first time he had gone to such a far place, and the first time he had been there for such a long time. Although it is said that the man is ambitious in all directions and is not in pots and pans, but when it really happens, he knows how reluctant he is.

Mr. Zhang's father dropped him off at the county bus station. He's going to Brother Xiaoshu, and the car ride is just the beginning. Because their county is relatively remote, there is no train, let alone an airport or anything. He needed to take a half-day car ride and then change to a train.

Since the summer was hot, the father and son set off early. The father and son didn't talk much along the way, one was upset, and the other was that they didn't know what to say. Especially Zhang Dequan, he doesn't know if he will regret his choice now and will regret it in the future.

Before they knew it, the father and son arrived at the county bus station. At this time, this small county town, in Zhang Dequan's eyes, is the most beautiful scenery he has ever seen.

Before he went to high school, he barely made it to the county seat. So after high school, whenever he didn't have classes, he always liked to go out shopping, sometimes with his classmates, sometimes alone.

When I was a child, I was able to go to the market in the town to catch a market, just like the feeling of the New Year, I was very happy, and I was indescribably happy. Indeed, the number of times he can go to the town a year is about the same as the number of festivals in the countryside.

"Son, I bought you some things, you eat on the road, remember to call home when you get to Brother Xiaoshu, and the phone number of your second dog brother is collected." ”

At that time, only Zhang Ergou's family in their village had a landline phone, and the villagers did not have the habit of using mobile phones at all.

People who work outside call his house when they call home, and then Zhang Ergou will be in the yard of his house, shouting loudly: "So-and-so, who is calling from your family again, you hurry up and answer it!"

Either it is a person who works outside, first call to make an appointment, Zhang Ergou will notify his family in advance, when the time comes, go to his house in advance and wait, and when the time comes, the person who works outside will call again.

"And when you arrive, your little brother will come to pick you up, I've already told him. When I got to Brother Xiaoshu, I had to listen to Brother Xiaoshu and discuss with him if there was anything. He's out there longer than you do, and he knows more than you do. In my father's voice, I could hear a little reluctance and a little worry.

"That's it, remember to take care of yourself, I'll go back first if there's nothing to do. With that, my father left. Leaving Zhang Dequan alone, he stood quietly in place.

Soon, the car set off, taking Zhang Dequan off. Along the way, Zhang Dequan looked at the scenery outside the car window, which was so strange and fascinating.