Reality soon dealt Tang Boqiang a heavy blow. In the next few months, Tang Boqiang continued to participate in the provincial competition of mathematics, physics and chemistry organized by the province, although every time Tang Boqiang fought his way out of the encirclement in the county and entered the city-level competition, but every time he stopped there, and there was no way to further participate in the provincial competition of the top players in the province. Although almost every time he was the only player at Octagon Town Middle School; Although the teacher praised him. But Tang Boqiang began to realize that there are too many masters in the province, and the information and teaching level of the remote Bajiao Town Middle School can only be regarded as a "frog at the bottom of the well".

In November 1977, the first college entrance examination after the first life was held, and the results came out in early 1978. The students who took the exam at Bajiao Town Middle School can be described as "dismal", and only a few young teachers who were teaching at Bajiao Town Middle School at that time were admitted, but the school they were admitted to was not ideal. This can be described as a bucket of cold water poured on the head in the cold winter, so that the next students who want to take the exam are a lot more sober, many people know that these teachers who were admitted to the exam were the best among the young teachers of Bajiao Town Middle School at that time, and even their grades were not ideal, and it was not easy to surpass them!

But in such an atmosphere of disappointment, Mr. Yi Mucai made a move, and this shot was earth-shattering at that time, shocking the whole school, and of course, shocking Tang Boqiang.

Because the college entrance examination has just been resumed, and various systems are not perfect, the state has no age restrictions in order to give the "missed" generation more opportunities to participate in the college entrance examination, let them show their talents, and also let the country select talented people from them to participate in various construction projects urgently needed by the country. Teacher Yi Mucai, who has always been smart-minded, came up with a wonderful idea and planned to select one or more people with excellent grades in the top class to sign up for the college entrance examination one year in advance, so that the top of these top students could be exercised in the college entrance examination in advance. This idea has been buried deep in his heart, he is waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the right person, there were several candidates in his heart, but after careful consideration, it was decided to finally let Tang Boqiang participate in this special college entrance examination and report this idea to the school's leaders and apply, the school's leaders discussed several times, and also asked Tang Boqiang for advice, only 15-year-old Tang Boqiang knew so much, said to obey the teacher and the school's arrangement, the school finally agreed to Mr. Yi's idea, Let Tang Boqiang sign up for the college entrance examination in 1978.

As soon as the news came out, the entire Bajiao Town, no, it should be the entire county education system that caused a sensation. Especially in Bajiao Town Middle School, which has just experienced the dismal results of the 1977 college entrance examination, no one believes that a 15-year-old freshman can compete with many sophomore graduates, let alone the possibility of passing the exam.

Yes, no one believed that Tang Boqiang would succeed, and not even Tang Boqiang himself had any confidence. After all, there is still a year of courses to study, and although the process of learning is faster, it is not enough to be able to complete the courses in the second year of high school. Although he has no confidence, Tang Boqiang's mentality is very calm, he believes in Mr. Yi Mucai, and also knows that Mr. Yi Mucai's purpose is to let him exercise and get familiar with the real competition place in a year.

At that time, Tang Boqiang was in the best period of studying, and he felt that all the subjects were so easy to deal with in front of him, and even at ease, he didn't know that taking the college entrance examination in advance this time would consume the peak of his learning state in advance, so that when he entered the second year of high school, he felt that it was obviously "getting worse". Tang Boqiang did not know that there is a theory of cycles, which roughly means that a person's life, physical and mental conditions are at the trough or at the peak, there are periodicities, and it is generally believed that 7 to 8 years is a cycle, and in this cycle, a person may be in the best state or in the worst condition. Just as Tang Boqiang, who is 15 to 16 years old, is at the point in time mentioned in this cycle theory, Tang Boqiang, who is in the best state of learning, it is logical that his studies and even various conditions will begin to decline a year later. This is the reason why Tang Boqiang only found out after he went to university. Of course, this is also what Mr. Yi Mucai did not expect.

In July 1978, the lucky Tang Boqiang took the college entrance examination under the leadership of his father-like teacher Yi Mucai. Teacher Yi personally led Tang Boqiang to the classroom, and then waited outside the classroom alone, waiting for Tang Boqiang to finish the exam, Teacher Yi just told him to go home and have a good rest, for three days, every day, Teacher Yi never asked how the exam was, until the last subject was completed, Teacher Yi did not ask the result, but Tang Boqiang couldn't hold back, he told Teacher Yi that the content of the first year of high school was basically answered, and he was very confident in this part, as for the content of the second year of high school, although he could also answer some, but his heart was basically bottomless. Teacher Yi smiled and said: "It's okay, the key is to give you a workout, grades are secondary, even if you are really online, I don't think there will be good studies for you to choose from, of course, I won't agree with you to go to an ordinary school like this." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Yi!" Tang Boqiang said in a low voice. Teacher Yi stroked Tang Boqiang's head with a fatherly hand, looked into the distance, and said thoughtfully: "Although your family is poor, you have a good character, smart and studious, with a body like you, only reading is the best way out for you in the future, and I also believe that you will make a difference in the future." ”

"Okay, go home and relax, don't care about the results this time, what you care about is next year's college entrance examination, come on!" Teacher Yi watched Tang Boqiang walk away, and unconsciously waved the fist in his hand.

The results of the college entrance examination came out, and the results of Bajiao Town Middle School were almost the same as in 1977, and there were very few people who took the exam.

Just when the seniors were lost, sighing, remorseful, and unwilling, Mr. Yi Mucai was smug: Tang Boqiang is online! Although the grades are not very good, it should not be a problem to study in a provincial school, which makes many seniors and parents of students in Bajiao Town envious. What surprised them even more was that Mr. Yi Mucai and Tang Boqiang's opinions were highly consistent: give up this opportunity, wait for next year's college entrance examination, and strive to be admitted to the famous university in their hearts.

Just after experiencing the tension and passion of participating in the college entrance examination in advance, Tang Boqiang immediately ushered in his real college entrance examination sprint moment. The courses of various subjects have been completed, and the next step is for the teachers of each subject to come up with their own tricks to conduct a long review process for the students in the top class, which makes Tang Boqiang feel extremely long.