shenshixiangdaozijidehaizizheimezhengqi，xinliyeshaoweicaishaoweishuhuanleyixia。
“woneihaiziqueshimingku，danyezugouzhengqi，woyehenxinwei。”
“ai，zheilaotaitaimeicijinjingdouhuizhuzaierfang，woyeledeqingjing，tayaoshizhenxinqianlaidaoxi，neishizuihao，ruruoshilaigaoshide，yihouwodafangdementabiexiangzaitajinyibu。”
“nikanzheba，yihuierzhujunbidinghuilaiwozhei，pawokedailetaneihaoshengmu！”
zhangmama：“daniangzisuoyanjishi，danshininpingrilishoudeweiqu，zhujunyeshijizaixinlide，zhishiyinweilaotaitaishitashengmu，buhaozhizebale！”
shenshiyemingbai，keshixinzhongshizhongyouyikouqi。
guoran，meiyihuiersiqingyanjiulaidaolezhengyuan，zhaodaoleshenshi。
meiyouzhibenzhengti，ershixianwenlesiqianheliumamadeshi，zuihouzaishenshidezhiyanxiacaidaochuzhenshimude。
“furen，wozhidaomuqincengkedaiyuni，danshitarenyilaomai，wangnikeyihaoshengzhaoguyifan。”
siqingyanziranzhidaodangnianshenshishoudaoguoduoshaolaiziyumuqindekedai，yeshixintengdehen。
keshisheirangtashizijideshengmuni！
“furen，nicengjingdezaoyuwodouzhidao，tapianxinkedaini，neishitanianqingshougua，yigerenjiangwoheyongchengdaida，neixienianlaishishubuyia，jiukanzaiweifudemianzishang，zanqiefangxianeiduanenyuan，kehao？”
shenshiyebushineibumingshilideren，zaizherenjialaotaitaidoukuaiyaodaojingchengle，jiusuanshiyouenyuan，yebunengzheishibaofu。
erqiexianzaihaizhidaolesiqingyanbingfeibuzaihuziji，zhishishaoweineimeyiliangjudehua，zuyizanshifupingtaxinzhongdeshangba。
zuihoushenshidayingxialai，siqingyanheshenshishangyanleyimufuqiqingshen，zhangmamaburenxinkanxiaqujiulikailezhengyuan。
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翌日。
sifujiweinvjuanzaozaodeqichuang，yongguozaoshan，eryinweijinrijiuyaokaishigenzheliumamaxuexigongzhongliyi，shenshiyedafangdemianqulejijiadeqingan。
cishi，qingyunxiaozhunei，siqian，sihua，sijun，silindoulaidaolezheili。
yeshishenshianpaide，zheilifengjingxiuli，qingjingyiren，zhengshihexuexi。
liumamashaohouyelaidaolezheili，kanjiansiqianzuozaidiyipaizhuzuoshang，qiyujirendouzuozaiqihou。
suiranzijiduineixiezuoweizhishimeiyoutaiguozaiyi，danshikandaotamendezijuebumianxinzhongxinwei。
liumamazuorijingguoheshenshihaiyousiqiandejiaotan，duizheigesijiadeqingkuangyeshilejieledaban。
zhandaozuiqianmianjiukaishilexunhua：
“jiweidoushisifuzhongdexiaojie，yinggaiyezhixiaolewolaicishiweileshenme。”
“wojiaodeshigongzhongdeliyiguiju，danshizaixuezhiqian，womenxianshuoshuogongzhongdedazhi，jiezhezaikaishixue。”
“zhongsuozhouzhi，dangjinshengshangnianyou，haiweilixiazhonggong，suoyihougongzhiyoushufeihexianfeiliangweiguifei，qietaihoudeshentirijianlaomai，hougongdeshijibendoujiaoyoushufeidaiweizhangguan。”
“zaishuozanmendeshezhengwangye。”
“tabenshixianhuangdeyoudi，zaixianhuangjiabenghou，neishideshengshangcaijisuizhinian，wangyelinweishouming，yizhifuzuoshengshangzhengzhichaogang，wairenkanshangquziranshiweifenglinlin，yishiwuer，keshizheibeihoudejiannanwurenzhixiao。”
shuozhesiqianzhuyidaoliumamakanleyiyanziji，shuoshihuazijiduizheigeshezhengwangzhizhishenshao，yeshijinricaizhixiaoletadegushi。
dangnianfuzhengzhishi，tabuguoshijisuideshaonian，huanggonglidechaotangshangboyunguijue，anboliudong，meiyibudouyaojinshendetachu，kejianduixinxingshentidelaolei。
chaozhengdeshiliumamazhishidazhijieshaoleyifan，bingweizuoshenjiu。
ranhoujiukaishizhengshidejiaoke。
刘嬷嬷道：
“ziguyilaizanmennvzishenfendiwei，buyongcanyukekao，danshigaiyoudejiaoyangmoshuihaishiyaoyouyidiande，burannanyizaifuzhonglizu。”
“jintiandiyitangke，jiujiaonimenyige——lianzi！”
“zinaiziguyilaidejinghua，bodajingshen，erlianzikejingxin，kexiushenyangxing，jiweixiaojieshangqienianyoubuzhiqizhongbaoguizhichu，daidaonianzhangjisui，ziranmingbaizheiqizhongdehaochu。”
liumamayibianshuoyibianjiaodaozhejirenlianzi，ourankanjiansiqiandezi，buyoudechuleshen。
“daxiaojie，zheizi，xiedejihao！”
siqianbujibuzaodexiewanzuihouyibi，lianshangyouzheweixiaodao：“mamaguoyule，woxianglaiduineixiegewubushangxin，zhiduizheimobiganxingqu，lianlejinianeryi。”
liumamahanshoukending，huayuzhongdexinweibujiayanshi：
“daxiaojierihoubianshishezhengwangfei，gewuyouwujilaizuo，zheiyishouhaozi，keshibushiwangrijiunengkandaode！”
siqianweiweixiaodao：“liumamamiuzanle！”
liumamazanshangwansiqianhou，jiuqukanleqiyusanweixiaojiedezi，suibujisiqianneibanlingdonghaokan，danyewanhaisuanshikandeguoqu，kejiansijiayeshizhuzhongjiajiaode。
ersijundezizhinengkanshangyiyan，zaikanpayaowentashiruhexiechulaide。
ersilincishiyiranhunhunyushuile，tayinweinianjizuixiao，ziranwanxinzhongbuxizheizhongkuzaodeketang。
liumamazoudaotashenqian，yongjiechiqiaolejixiazhuozi。
“sixiaojie，gaiyongshanle！”
“shenmecaia？wohaizhenele！”
shuozhesilinzhengkaileyan，jiukanjianyigeliumamazhanzaizijishenqian，shunjianetouchuxianlelenghan。
kuxiaozhedao：“ma......ma.......”
tapale，zheimamasuirankanshangquhenheshan，danshineishuangmouzizhongdeyanlizhitoucherendeneixin。
“sixiaojie，niniansuixiaotanwanaichihenzhengchang，danshiketanghewaijieshibuyiyangde，jinleketangjiuyaozunshouketangdeguiju，bashoushenchulai。”
silinyanzhongshuiwushengteng，kanxiangsiqian，xiangtaqiuzhu。
“simei，ketangdeguijunishiyaohaohaoxuexuele，bukezaisuixing。”
suihousilinguaiguaidebashoushenchulairangliumamadaleliangxia。
zhihouliumamajiaodaota，“zaiketangshanghunshuinaishidaji，zheicizhiweijinishangyike，yihouqiemozaifan。”
司霖满口答应。
liumamajianjirenlianziyijingchabuduole，yaoxunxujianjinbukeyiriqiucheng，suoyikaishilejiexialaidekecheng。
“jiweixiaojiezanqiezhizhu，lianzidekejinriyiranjieshu，jiexialaiwomenyaoxuedeshinvgong——chahua。”