Literary Master 1978

On Saturday, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu went back to Tao's house for dinner, and behind them was Tao Yumo.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw his little nephew Tao Xiwu crying, clamoring for White Rabbit toffee from Tao's mother.

After asking, I found out that I ate a piece of toffee given by a classmate when I was at school today, which aroused my greed. I begged my mother Zhao Li to buy it after school.

Zhao Li didn't buy it for him, so he fell in love with Tao Mu again.

"A man, what's the point of crying over a piece of candy!"

Lin Chaoyang said this, but took out a 2-tael candy ticket and a dollar each from his pocket.

"Ask your brother to take you to buy it. You can't eat more after you buy it, just one piece a day. Remember?"

"Remember, thank you, uncle!"

With the candy, Tao Xiwu was so happy that he didn't even bother to wipe the tears on his face, so he called his brother Tao Xiwen who was doing homework to buy some candy.

"Chaoyang, thank you!" Zhao Li said a little embarrassed.

"It's okay. It's normal for children to be greedy."

Tao Yushu asked: "Mom, are there no candy coupons at home?"

“Last month’s sugar coupons were all for white sugar.”

Nowadays, non-staple food is rationed. In terms of sugar, each citizen of Yanjing City has a quota of two taels per month. The Tao family, not counting Lin Chaoyang and his wife, has seven people, which is one pound and four taels a month.

Although it is a little less, it is still enough for the family, so that the children will not be deprived of sweets.

But the problem is that there are two small children in the family, and they have never been able to save candy coupons. Last month, Tao's mother bought all the candy coupons for white sugar. Now Tao Xiwu suddenly wanted to eat White Rabbit toffee, so of course she couldn't buy it.

The Tao family's family conditions are not bad, but under the voucher system, there are still many situations in which supplies of supplies are insufficient in daily life.

After finishing the meal and leaving, Lin Chaoyang went out first, and Tao Yushu took out ten overseas remittance coupons to give to Tao's mother.

Mother Tao recognized the overseas remittance note, and she asked, "Where did this overseas remittance note come from?"

"Chaoyang's novel is going to be published in Xiangjiang. The publishing house in Xiangjiang has remitted the royalties. According to this year's new regulations, foreign exchange settlements exceeding 3,000 yuan will be treated as overseas remittances. These overseas remittance coupons are given by banks."

After understanding the origin of the overseas remittance coupons, Tao's mother did not take them. "We are not short of food and drink at home. Can I ask for your things?"

"Mom, just take it. Chaoyang gave you these overseas remittance coupons. Not only do you have them, but Chaoyang's parents also have them. However, they can't use the overseas remittance coupons issued by Yanjing. We will exchange them for food stamps when the time comes. , remit the gas coupons to them.”

Tao's father also said: "Chaoyang's parents have a small quota of tickets, so you should send them some. There is no shortage of daily necessities at home, so you can use these things yourself."

Tao Yushu said with a smile: "Dad, this is what Chaoyang and I want. It's the Mid-Autumn Festival soon. We won't send anything to our family during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. Besides, these overseas remittance coupons were all given for free when settling foreign exchange." , it’s only valid for two years and will be invalidated if it’s no longer used. Isn’t that a waste?”

"Chaoyang has a lot of royalties this time and a lot of overseas remittance coupons from the bank. We really can't use them."

After some persuasion from Tao Yushu, Tao's mother accepted the overseas remittance coupon. She looked over the face value of the overseas remittance coupon and said in surprise: "This is too much!"

Ten overseas remittance coupons amounted to 200 kilograms of food alone, enough to feed the entire Tao family for two to three months, not to mention other things.

"So the two of us can't use it all!"

"Too many, too many." Tao's mother took out a few overseas remittance coupons and handed the rest to Tao Yushu, "As long as you have this intention."

Tao Yushu pushed back, "Mom, Chaoyang said that we are husband and wife, and we are one body. We must treat both parents equally. Chaoyang's parents have them, and so do yours. If the family is not hungry, then treat it as a way to improve their lives. Well, it’s up to you how to use it.”

After saying that, she put the remittance certificate back into her mother's hand and left. Tao's mother stood at the door with a complicated expression.

At this time, Tao Yucheng came out of the room and saw his mother standing at the door, lost in thought, and came over without seeing her.

"Mom, what did you tell Yushu?"

While he was talking, he caught a glimpse of the overseas remittance coupons in Tao's mother's hand that he had not had time to put away.

"Is this from Yushu?"

Tao's mother put the overseas remittance coupon into her pocket and said, "It's none of your business!"

"Look at you, I'll just ask." Tao Yucheng said, but his eyes were staring at Tao's mother's pocket with a stern look.

"Mom, how many overseas remittance coupons did Yushu give you? The shopping coupons on them are like industrial coupons. They can buy a lot of good things."

"You tell me?"

Mother Tao said angrily, and the last sentence her daughter just said flashed through her mind. Wasn't it about the current situation?

"An unsatisfying thing!"

Tao's mother cursed and entered the room. Tao Yucheng looked confused after being scolded.

If you don't use it, then I won't use it. Why are you scolding me?

After entering the room, Tao's mother showed the overseas remittance coupon to Tao's father and explained the situation. Tao's father said with emotion: "The two children are very interested. There is a lot of money for so many things."

"That precious son of yours is still thinking about these overseas remittance coupons."

Tao's father said helplessly: "I have never endured hardship since I was a child. There is always someone to help me when I encounter problems. His temper can't be changed!"

Tao's mother felt that her husband was insinuating that her doting on her son led to his current lazy character.

"As a father, you have no responsibility?"

Father Tao:? ? ?

What did I say?

Adhering to the principle that a good man does not fight with a woman, Tao's father sincerely admitted his fault of "not educating his son properly".

After coaxing his wife, an inexplicable thought flashed through his mind.

Will the men of our Tao family be shrouded in the shadow of their son-in-law for the rest of their lives?

During the summer vacation, Lin Chaoyang had to go to work, but Tao Yushu had nothing to do, so it became her job to deal with the extra remittance coupons.

This matter is not difficult to deal with. There are ticket scalpers at the entrance of the Friendship Store. Although they have to be hit from time to time, they usually come back to life soon.

Tao Yushu almost did not spend much effort to deal with the extra 89 remittance coupons in his hand and got 3,600 yuan.

During the summer vacation, the library of Yanda University can be said to be quiet and peaceful. Lin Chaoyang was leisurely and happy every day.

In a blink of an eye, most of the summer vacation has passed, and there are ten days before school starts. Lin Chaoyang cherishes this time even more.

That morning, he was in the library, and a note from Du Rong came from the elevator, saying that someone was looking for him downstairs.

When Lin Chaoyang came downstairs, he saw a young man with a round face. He had an ordinary appearance, slightly protruding lips, and a pair of glasses on his nose. He looked a little dull.

Du Rong said, "Chaoyang, this is Nie Weiping, a chess player from the Chinese Chess Institute. He said he was looking for you."

Lin Chaoyang felt a little familiar when he looked at the young man's face. When Du Rong introduced him, his mind immediately flashed what this face would look like in 20 or 30 years, which was right.

"Hello, Comrade Lin Chaoyang!"

Nie Weiping stepped forward and shook hands with Lin Chaoyang, looking very enthusiastic.

After saying hello, Lin Chaoyang asked curiously, "Why are you looking for me..."

Today, Nie Weiping is still a young man under 30 years old, and he does not have the calm demeanor of a veteran in the future. His hair is a little oily, and there is a tuft of hair on the back of his head that is curled up, which is a bit unkempt.

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's question, he said shyly: "I just read your book "The Chess Master" recently, and I want to come and ask you about Go."

Lin Chaoyang said with some surprise: "I only know a little bit about Go. You are a national player, so I don't dare to ask you for advice."

The library is not a place to talk, so Lin Chaoyang took Nie Weiping to the shade beside Weiming Lake.

Speaking of Nie Weiping, people know most about his great achievements in sweeping the Japanese Go world in the 1980s.

In fact, Nie Weiping became famous in the Go world very early. In 1972, he ended his life as an educated youth and returned to Yanjing. After work, he studied Go as an amateur hobby.

Coincidentally, the Chinese Chess Academy was rebuilt in 1973, and he was successfully selected for the 30-person Go training team with his superb chess skills. In 1974, the Kansai Chess Academy delegation of Japan visited China. Nie Weiping defeated Miyamoto Naoki, who was famous in the Japanese chess world at that time, and became famous in this battle.

Then he couldn't stop. He won the national championship with a record of 14 wins in the 3rd National Games in 1975, and naturally became a young leader in the domestic Go community.

In the past month or so, the novel "The Chess Master" has become popular in China. As long as people are interested in literature, few have not read it.

Nie Weiping doesn't read many novels, but "The Chess Master" is about Go, and people around him are discussing it, which naturally aroused his interest.

Nie Weiping reads "The Chess Master" differently from others. Others focus on the plot and characters of the novel, but he focuses on the Go content involved in the novel.

In his opinion, the Go content mentioned in the novel is not a problem in terms of professionalism. Although the plot of Jiangnan Sheng challenging nine Japanese national players at the end is a bit exaggerated, it is also a reasonable imagination.

After all, he himself led a delegation to visit Japan in 1976 and created a terrifying record of 6 wins and 1 loss when participating in the Sino-Japanese Go Contest. He was called "Nie Tornado" by the Japanese media at the time, and the words "Nie Weiping Era" appeared in the domestic media.

The novel mentioned that Jiang Nansheng had an enlightenment overnight on the eve of challenging the Japanese national players, and broke away from the various rules and layouts followed by traditional Go. Although it was just a novelist's words, it was said in a very realistic way, which aroused Nie Weiping's strong interest.

At this time, Nie Weiping was famous all over the country. Everyone knew that he was the "Nie Tornado" that frightened the Japanese, but what many people didn't know was that he also had his own weaknesses.

From 1976 to 1980, Nie Weiping lost 6 consecutive times in national competitions to a chess player who was not as good as him.

The chess player was named Huang Dexun. He was about the same age as Nie Weiping and had a fierce chess style. He didn't win many games when competing with domestic masters. Nie Weiping could easily win when he met him in training matches.

But when it comes to official competitions, Nie Weiping loses every time he meets him.

Over the years, Huang Dexun's existence has gradually become Nie Weiping's inner demon. He can't figure out why he loses to Huang Dexun. Every time he feels that he is on the verge of victory, he loses in a muddle every time.

"I think Jiangnansheng in your novel is very similar to Huang Dexun. They always make strange moves when they are at the critical moment of the game.

In the game in 1977, I played black first, and I killed his big corner. According to common sense, the victory or defeat was basically a foregone conclusion.

But he refused to surrender. After a long consideration, he made a strange move, desperately entangled with my two black pieces on the periphery.

I didn't know what happened at the time. Maybe I was confused by his weird style of play. I lost the game so confusedly. "

Speaking of the previous defeat, Nie Weiping was upset and depressed.

After talking about his knot, he looked at Lin Chaoyang with some hope and asked, "Have you ever deduced the chess games written in your novels?"

Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "The chess games in the novels are peak duels. My Go level is not enough to simulate them. We novelists always use the Spring and Autumn style to write these things, so they can't be taken seriously."

Hearing this, Nie Weiping was a little disappointed, and then he laughed at himself.

"Well, I am desperate and try all kinds of methods!"

"Understand. ”

Letting go of his obsession, Nie Weiping and Lin Chaoyang talked about Go. He is now the number one player in the Chinese Go world, and his understanding of Go is far beyond that of Lin Chaoyang, an amateur player.

In order to keep the topic from falling off the table, Lin Chaoyang could only bring out some AI Go patterns from later generations to bluff people.

Unexpectedly, Nie Weiping listened with great interest and kept asking questions. Every question he asked hit the nail on the head, and in the end, Lin Chaoyang was sweating profusely.

I should have stopped pretending if I had known!