Zeng Danqing's father, Zeng Qiubao, was a person who had only read books for two or three years during the famine years, and he couldn't recognize a few big characters.

Twenty-two years ago, he was recruited into the mine as a coal miner, but later transferred to work in the canteen because of a minor injury under the mine.

Every afternoon and evening, it is Zeng Qiubao's free time, and at this time, there will be some off-duty workers who come to Zeng Qiubao's dormitory to set up a dragon gate formation and play chess.

It is strange to say that although Zeng Qiubao has little reading, it does not affect his chess level, and he is at the upper level in the unit.

There are naturally many people who come to challenge.

Zeng Danqing also learned to play chess here, but it was not taught by Zeng Qiu Bao at first, Zeng Qiu Baocai did not teach, as long as he was dedicated to reading, he thought that playing chess would affect his reading, and he was not allowed to play.

Uncle Yuan, who works in the canteen, is in his fifties. The level of chess is poor, and there are basically no people who are willing to play chess with him.

When Zeng Danqing was in junior high school, he came to his father's unit to play during the winter vacation. Zeng Danqing, who has been the first in the township, elementary school and junior high school, are very easy, and there are not many homework during the winter vacation at that time, just a booklet, Zeng Danqing has completed it all in less than three days, and there will be basically no mistakes in mathematics, physics and chemistry.

Uncle Yuan saw that Zeng Qiubao went to work, and came to secretly teach Zeng Danqing to play chess, with only one purpose, to find a twelve or thirteen-year-old child to play chess with him and pass the time.

He thought it would be no problem to win against a twelve- or thirteen-year-old who never knew how to play chess.

Zeng Danqing learned it in two or three days, and then when Zeng Qiubao and them played chess, he watched carefully from the side.

In two or three days, Uncle Yuan will not be able to win against Zeng Danqing.

Yuan Bo played chess for 35 years, but he couldn't win Zeng Danqing, who had been learning chess for five days.

A lot of things, not the longer you do it, the better you do it.

Among those who often come to play chess is Zhou Bo, the chairman of the coal miners' union.

Zhou Bo once came back from a meeting at the provincial coal mine work conference and gave a fountain pen to Zeng Danqing, who was in high school, and he admired Zeng Danqing and was more concerned about his studies.

That fountain pen was very expensive at the time, and Zeng Danqing used it for many years.

At the end of August, the sun was still shining.

The ground was hot, and the air was filled with the smell of burning.

At the end of August of this year, Zeng Danqing felt that it was the hottest end of August in his life.

After failing the college entrance examination, he was empty and very uneasy.

Watching "Shooting Surprise", the body is even hotter. But if you don't look at it, your heart will fall even more.

High school, why is it over?

The beauty of the past, facing Xiaoqin's four eyes, staring at each other, not paying attention, saying that there is no is gone.

What does the future hold?

Of course, Zeng Danqing didn't have any ideas.

He only knows how to read and read, and he doesn't know how to read and read, and there is no book to read.

Books, read and read, there are no books to read.

Things, doing things, there is nothing to do.

Road, walk and walk, there is no way to go.

What is the purpose of the college entrance examination, he doesn't know, he hasn't thought about it.

The teacher said that after the college entrance examination, he went to university to study.

In his thoughts, he would go.

He never thought he wouldn't go.

When he left the classroom door, he would look for Xiaoqin on the path of the campus, staring at each other.

In the third year of high school, Zeng Danqing's grades have always been relatively good, and the teacher also thinks that Zeng Danqing will be admitted to a good university naturally, naturally, there is no need to put pressure on him.

Of course, Zeng Qiubao did not exert pressure on him, even if he had to exert it, he had never understood high school study, and he did not know where to exert it.

He only knew that in the third year of high school, his son had to eat better, so he gave his son a little more living expenses.

Now, the same idealess is Zeng Qiubao.

He heard some people say that he could buy a junior college for a little more money, and he also went to someone to try, but it didn't work.

If it is really successful, there may not be Zeng Danqing, who later studied for a doctorate.

Maybe he will become a very ordinary person, without the vigorous and heart-wrenching experiences that followed.

Zeng Qiubao didn't even think about letting his son repeat his studies.

He knew that there was a No. 1 middle school in Tianzhi County, which was the best school in Tianzhi County, and his son was studying in No. 1 Middle School, but he never knew where the school was for repetition.

Zeng Qiubao secretly asked the coal mine leaders whether he could let his son go to work in the mine and dig coal underground.

The coal mine leaders refused on the grounds that Zeng Danqing was less than 18 years old.

The deeper reason is: at that time, although it was life-threatening to go down the mine, there were many people vying to go, because if they went, they could get a high salary, solve their jobs, and eat national food.

Zeng Qiubao verbally requested, but did not give the leader a meaning, and naturally, the leader would politely refuse.

Father and son were at a loss.

One day after dinner, the father and son were discussing, and Zeng Qiubao said:

"Otherwise, you'd better go back to farming. ”

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Now there is no need for people in the fields, and autumn is coming. ”

"Alas, I am still unwilling, could it be that I went to the county town to study in a middle school and then went back to farming? In this case, there is a use in studying for three years, and it is not in vain. When I went back, I was laughed at, and I couldn't make a lot of money farming. ”

Zeng Danqing didn't know what to say, he really didn't understand that when a person reaches this age, there is a way to choose. Alas, it's not good to grow up.

But if you don't grow up, you won't be able to experience the happiness of staring at Xiaoqin.

That kind of happiness is something that children can't experience in childhood, it's ecstasy happiness.

Until this moment, he was thinking about Xiaoqin as if he were fascinated.

He didn't know that there was no road in the world that could be walked to the end.

He didn't know that women in the world are in a thousand shapes, and it is difficult for a man to think about a woman for a lifetime.

At this time, Zhou Bo came over to play chess.

When Uncle Zhou heard the father and son discussing, he said:

"Show me Danqing's palmares. ”

Zeng Danqing took out the report card from the drawer and gave it to Uncle Zhou.

Zhou Bo looked at it seriously and said that more than 130 points in mathematics and more than 120 points in chemistry were very good results. More than 100 points in English, not too bad. But why are Chinese and physics so low, and how many grades do you usually have?

Zeng Danqing said that he usually has more than 100 points in Chinese and more than 140 points in physics.

Zhou Bo asked again what the admission score was that year, and Zeng Danqing made a report.

Zhou Bo turned his head and said to Zeng Qiubao:

"Lao Zeng, Danqing's grades are very good, you must let the child repeat it. It's a shame not to repeat it. The child just made a mistake in the college entrance examination. After repeating the year, I guarantee that he will be admitted to a first-class university. Don't feel sorry for the money that goes to repeat, what's the use of the money there, it's right for the child to read well. ”

Zeng Qiubao said: "Chairman Zhou, it's not that I'm worried about money, I'm worried that he will repeat his studies for a year, and it's the same as this year, he still can't do well in the exam, so it's better to go back to work early." ”

Zhou Bo said: "It's impossible, you just have to rest assured, I'm optimistic about Danqing." Fresh graduates who take the college entrance examination have no experience and often make mistakes. After repeating a year and having experience, you will naturally be familiar with it and succeed immediately. Just go and repeat, and I'll let your child be admitted to a key university next year. ”

Zeng Qiubao said: "Well, there is really no way, and he can't do anything, so he has to let him repeat it." ”

Next, Zeng Qiubao took out the chessboard and fought with Zhou Bo.

In this way, Zeng Qiubao made a decision to let Zeng Danqing repeat his studies.

Zeng Danqing's heart was full of mixed tastes.