laoliuzhizhiwuwudebuganda。
fuqiliangbuhemu，tamenxiamianzheixierenzuinanzuole，mobuzhungaibugaigentahuibaozhouyudexingzong。
laobankendingbunengdezui，danlaobanniangyebushihaorede，xianzailiangrennaomaodun，shuobudingnatianchuangtouchaojiachuangweiyouhele，huitouhaiyaozhaotamenmafan。
silaixiangqubantian，zhezhonghuileju：“ergongzizheijitiandouzaimanggongsideshi。”
挺会避重就轻。
linsilizenmehuitingbuchulai：“neitashizhuzaigongsi？”
“zhei……”laoliuhandoukuaixialaile，“neidaomei、meiyou。”
“bunanweinile。”linsiliditoujixuhetang，“nizouba。”
laoliuyikedoubudangeganjinzoule。
linsilizhongwuyoujizhouyudaleyitongdianhua，yiranshizhulijiede。
“taitai，ninzhaozhouzongma？”
linsiliwen：“keyirangzhouyujiedianhuama？”
“zhouzongzaimang。”zhuliyangkangkekeqiqidao，“ninyezhidaozhouzongganghuiguo，boyuzheibianyouxuduoshiwuyaochuli，zuijindouhenmang。ninyaoshiyoushenmeyaojinshi，wokeyibangninzhuanda。”
lihunzheizhongshidegenzhouyuqinzitan，zhulinengzhuandashenme。
linsiliyekuaisangshinaixin，meihaoqidao：“neinizhuangaota，zheimeriliwanji，xiaoxincusi。”
“……”
“sizhiqianxianjiwohuigedianhua。”
“……”
guaduandianhua，yangkangkankanbangongzhuohoumianzhengzaiwenjianyouxiafangqianzidenanren，buzhidaogaibugaiyuanhuazhuanda。
zhouyuzheijitiandequehenmang，boyutouxingzhihoudezhongxinjianghuifangzaiguonei，zongbuconghuaerjiebanhuilincheng，guangshigezhongziliaoheshouxujiuyaozhenglihaojitian。
chuliwangaogaoyiluowenjian，zhouyuheshangbimao，kaodaoyizishang，helekoukafei，caiwen：“tashuoshenme？”
yangkangjiandanjiagongleyixia：“taitairangninzhuyishenti，bietailaolei。”
zhouyumeishaoqingqingtiaoqi，jiezhewangchuangwaisaoleyiyan。
boyudexinbangongshijiuzaizhoushijituanzongbudalougebi，yichuangchuangyinhuisemotiandaloubijianerli，goujianchenghuihongbangbodexiandaihuazhongxinshangwuqu，bolimuqiangfanshezhezhengwuyaoyandeyangguang。
zhouyusangzilihengxiaoyisheng，yizizhuanlejiushidu，duizheluodichuang，manyouyouchuolekoukafei。
“jintiantaiyangyemeicongxibianchulaia。”
linsilibuzhidaoyangkangjiujingyoumeiyoubangtazhuanda，zongzhijieguobingweiyourenhegaibian，zhouyuyijiuxiangsileyiyang，dianhuashibuhuide，jiayeshibuhuide。
zheibianyigedangshirenbulumian，lingyibian，lingyaqiongdadianhuaguolaicuijindu。
“nigenzhouyutandezenmeyangle？”
xiawuhaiyaokanfuzhendehuanzhe，linsililaibujichifan，yongmianbaosuibiandianleyixia：“tazuijinmang，haimeitanhao。”
tadounengxiangxiangchulailingyaqiongzhouqimeideshenqing：“sili，nishizaiguyituoyanma？”
“womeiyou。”linsilishuo。
lingyaqionglishengdao：“nizaituoxiaquyeshihuxiangzhemo，zhemozhouyuyezhemowomen。nijiuzheimehenwomen？”
“womeiyou。”linsiliyoudianwuli。
“womenzhoujiazheimeduoniankuidaiguonima？niyeshizaiwogenqiankanzhezhangdade，biedaozuihoubiwozuoyigeeren，daoshihounankandeshiniziji。”
“yijingweiqulezhouyusannianle，nizhidaowozheigedangmadeyanzhengzhengkanzheerzichangniandaizaimeiguo，yinweinilianjiadoubuhui，woxinlishenmeziweima？”
linsiliconglaibuzhidaozhouyuweishenmeturanjuedingyaoqumeiguo。
tamenshuotaquzhuijiangnan，guaitaliubuzhuzijizhangfudexin。
tamenshuoyinweizhouyubuxiangkandaota，guaitatailingrenyanfan。
反正都怪她。
zheimeduonianyazailingyaqiongxinlidebumanquandouzaicikefaxielechulai：“dangchuyaobushitanainaihujiaomanchan，wodasiyebuhuirangnimenlianggejiezheigehun，zhouyutapeideshanggenghaodeqizi！”
xinzangxiangbeirenwanleyidaoyouyidao，linsiliganjuebudaoteng，zhishijuedexuelinlinde。
tazuanjinshouzhi：“zheigehunyebushiwoxiangjiede。nibiewangle，shinimenzhoujiayouqiuyuwo。”
dianhuaneiduanchenmopianke，lingyaqiongyuqihuanheleyixie，danrenggaogaozaishang：
“wozhidao，zheijianshiyesuanshinibanglewomenzhoujiademang，womenbuhuikuidaini，gaijinideqianyifendoubuhuishao。”
“dengnihezhouyulilehun，zheijianshijiulejiele，yihounihewomenzhoujialiangbuxiangqian。”
好一个两不相欠。
guaduandianhua，linsilituisangdikaozaiyizishang。
shenqiule，shuishanlindeyeziyijingkuaiyaoluowan，shengxialinglingsansangankudejipian，guazaiguangtutudeshuganshang。
xinlaideguipeishengqiaoleqiaomen：“linyisheng，haiyouliangfenzhongjiuyidianle，ninzhunbeihaolema？”
linsilizhangxiyikouqi，zuozhishenti：“haole。”
……
“neigelaowupozheimeshuode？liangbuxiangqiantagetoua！”
xiabanqianlinsilijiedaoyujiaxiaodedianhua，yujiaxiaotingchutaqingxuyoudiandi，zhuiwenchuzhongwuneitongdianhua，chadianqizha。
“tamenzhoujiaqiannideduolequlehaoma！xingzhoudeyoushenmehaoweiqude，neimeweiquyoubenshidangchubiepengnia！nainaidenirangtawenwentadediaoweibuweiqu！”
linsiliyikoushuichadianpenchulai，huitoukanlekan，xinghaozheihuikaishuijianmeiren。
tajiehaoshuiwanghuizou：“yuxiaojie，jianghuazhuyiyidian，wozaiyiyuan。”
“yiyuanzenmele，dajiadoushihuangzhongren，zheishixiezaiwomenjiyinlidedongxi！”
yujiaxiaohaimeimagou：“nidoumeiweiqu，tahaiweiqushangle，nimenjiehunzhihoutahaibushigaixiaosaxiaosa，genneigeshenmegoupijiangnangaoderenjinjiezhi，haidenidaochubeirenqiaobuqi，yigebaomudouganqidaonitoushanglashile！”
“nisanniandahaoqingchundaoshidoudajinqule，dedaoleshenme？dedaolesuoyourendechaoxiaoheyiduanbeiwannongdeganqing！”
bukuishihaoguimi，chuoxinwozichuodebisheidouzhun。
linsili：“……xianjuejiaowubainianniyinggaibubujieyiba？”
“biebiebie。”yujiaxiaoyishiyifentianyingmashangtoule，ganjinwanhui，“woxiabanle，nidengwoqujieni，qingnichidacan！”
“nidedacandeyong‘he’deba。”
yujiaxiaoheiheiyixiao：“haishinidongwo。”
tajiuliangyibanhaimeishijiuaiheliangbei，meiqimingyuegongzuoyalida，jiujinglingrenkuaile，meicishuoqinglinsilichidacan，zuihoudoushizhibenjiuba。
linsiligangzouchuyiyuan，yujiaxiaojiaodecheyijingtingzailubian，congchechuangtanchutouchongtazhaoshou。
linsilizuoshangche，xiguanxingcongbaolinachumianxixishouye，yujiaxiaoxunlianyousudishenchuyishuangzhuazilaixiaodu。
“xinkaideneijianjiubajintiangaohuodong，qinglvwuzhe！”
dazhelianggezijiushitademingmen，wuzhegengshi**，kanjianjiuzoubudongdao。
linsilishuo：“womenliangyoubushiqinglv。”
“nishuonizenmeneimelaoshi。”yujiaxiaoyibalouzhuta，“womenshuowomenshi，tamenzenmezhidaoshibushi？xianzairenduoopena，shizaibuxingzanliangdaoneijiudagebo！”
linsili：“wanjuleha。”
“jujuewuxiao。niyihun，wokeshihuangguadaguinvni，suanqilaihaishiwogengchikuihaobuhao。”
jiubamenjianbilinsiliyiweiderongyiduole，jiushiyujiaxiaonaozizhidingquegenjin，louzhetayaochongrenbaoanyitaixiaba：“kandechulaiba，woshit。”
林斯理：“……”
yujiaxiaoyouxinhongtakaixin，jitadianleyidaduichide，jiudoudiandezijipingshibushedehedeneixieguide。
zheijianjiubahengaodang，huanjingbucuo，xiaochiweidaoyetinghao，jiushijintianrengewaiduo，hongtiandeyinlezhenzhe，youzaoyouchao。
yujiaxiaoxiangzhizhujingyiyangtiantianguazaiwangshang，baguazhangwodebisheidoukuai：“nilaogongbuhuizhendeshihuilaizhengjiachandeba？”