jiangtangdeshouzhiyixiayixiachuozaihudingandexiongqian：
“gaosuniyoushenmeyong？”
“nandaoyaorangnibanimazaijiaotiantianbuyingjiaodidibulingdeshihou，zhiwangnizheigeyuanzaiqianlizhiwai，zhidaochushizhihuizhangzuiguainvrenbushuohaodaerma？”
hudinganbeitachuodebubuhoutui，zhidaojiaogentieqiang，tuiwuketui。
tazhijuedehoucaoyayueyaoyuejin，jindesaibangzidouteng。
hudinganjilikongzhiziji：“wobawomachushier，wozhenbuzhidao……”
jiangtangdingzheta：“nipishierbudong，niyoushenmeliandaizhepintouhuijia，chouzuiyizhang，zhanzhejiuxiangnianren？”
hudinganduosuolezhezuichun，queyigezimeishuochulai。
jiangtanglengxiao：“sannianqian，nimahaikuzhelawodeshou，shuonijiaqianwoliangtiaoming，zheibeizidouhaibuwanni。niyihuiguojiuhaiwanle？lugemianjiumingzhiendoudixiaole？nibuhuizhenzhuzijinchengba？”
hudahualengzhu，sannianqianemengdejiyishunjianyonglechulai。
sanlunchelalebushaomutou，yuhouluhua，chefanjinleshuigou，yaduanlelaocaodeliangtiaotui，ertaduanlesangenleigu。
neitiaolushiqujiajuchangdelu，xingrenbuduo，jiusuanyoucheyeshihuxiaoerguo。
dangshihudahuahecaogenshengdoujuewangle，shijiangtangzhaoleguolai，shuogongchangmeidengdaomutou，dianhuadadaojialile。
jiangtangzhijuebuduijing，buxingyigeduoxiaoshiyanluzhao，zhongyuzaigoulizhaodaokuaisidelaoliangkou。
rujinsannianguoqule，hudahuayijingquanyu，caogenshengyenengzhengchangzoulule。
huoxushiriziguodetaishuxinle，haoleshangbawangletengdeshieryechuxianzaitamenshenshangle。
yaolaituihunzhiqian，hudahuaxinlichongmanleyouyuegan，tajiatiaojianhao，youqian，shilibacunmeijihurenjiabideshangde，tuihunbushishenmedashier。
tajiayebuyaojiangtangtuidingqianhaishituidongxide，hepingfenshou，meishenmeduibuqijiangtangdedifang。
danshixianzai，hudahuahenxinxu。
hudinganshentifaliang，jialiqueshimeirengaosuta。
jiangtangquebudasuanfangguota，“hudingan，woshuonibanimamingjian，shuocuolema？duobianyideliangtiaorenminga，jiayikuaierjiuyiqianwu，nishuojianbujian？”
hudinganbilebiyan，“womeibuchengrennidefuchu……”
jiangtang：“nidechengrenzhijigeqian？douzheigeshihouhaibuwangjizijilianshangtiejina？”
mianduijiangtangdelengchaorefeng，hudingandeshengyinzhongyuruanhexialai：“nixiangzenmejiejue？”
jiangtang：“nidatingdatingbaomudejiage，shanggulaoxiaguxiao，kankanbaomufeiduoshaoqianyigeyue。”
zheixia，budanhudingandemeitouzhouqilai，meirendemeitoudouzhouleqilai，nayouzheimesuanqiande？
zheihaiyouyidianerrenqingweima？
meirenganjinkaikoule：“jiangtang，weihunqizaiweilaipojiaduobiaoxian，zheishiyinggaidian，yaoshenmeqiana？nizaihujiachihezhusannian，renjiayemeiwangniyaoguoqiana？nishuoshibu？”
jiangtangyipaidatui，“daniang，nitixingdezhenjishi，nibushuowodouwangle，woyuanlaihaishigezhujiabaomu，neigenggui！”
媒人：“……”
hudingandongledongzuichun，“jiangtang，nizhenyaozheiyang？neiyihouzanmenjiumeishenmejiaoqingkeyanle。”
jiangtang：“doutuihunle，sheiyaogenniyoujiaoqing？”
胡定安：“……”
hudingan：jiangtang，nizheiyangyihoumeijiaoqingkeyanle！jiangtang：doutuihunle，sheiyaogenniyoujiaoqinga？
jiangtang：“nibuzhidaoxingqingwolaishuo，zhujiabaomufeiyigeyuebashi，liangnianshiyigeyue，yigongliangqianba。nibanimashoushudangtian，wodianjiaoleliangqiandeyajin，piaojuwoyou。dangshijuedeyijiarenbujijiao，xianzaidehaiba？”
胡定安：“你……”
jiangtangyagenbutingtashuohua，diaotoukanxiangcaogensheng：“caoshu，jiranzanmenmeidangyijiarendeyuanfen，jiudangwojinidaleliangnianlingshiyigeyuedegong，keyima？”
caogenshengzhanqilai：“jiangtang，zheisanniannixinkule，shuogeshuba。”
jiangtang：“nigenshenyangbingqijian，wozaichanglishenmehuodougan，xiaodaogongrennaomaodun，dadaojiaoshuibushui，suanwoyiyueyibaiwu，zonggongwuqianliangbaiwu。caoshu，zheiqianwoduoyaomei？”
caogenshengdiantou：“meiduoyao。”
jiangtang：“liangqianbazhujiabaomufeijialiangqianhaikuan，zaijiashangwuqianliangbaiwudegongchanggongzi，yigongyiwanlingwushi，jiwogezhengjiuxing，wogenhudinganliangqing。”
yiwandejineyichu，yuanziliderendoujingdaile。
jiangdabogenjiangdamagengshimudengkoudai，tamenmeixiangdaojiangtangjingranshizidakaikou。
chuquliangqiandeqiankuan，tajingrangenhujiayaobaqianduodebuchang？
zhei、zheihujiayaoshijile，caishifengleba？
媒人也惊了。
一万？
jiangtangjingrangenhujiayaoyiwandebuchang？zhei、zheishixiangqianxiangfengleba？
hudahuayemeixiangdaojiangtangjingrangankaikouyaoyiwan，danfanyaoliangqian，tayaoyaoyajiujile，tajingranyaoyiwan？！
她还真敢开口啊！
hudingandiyishijiantiaochulai：“jiangtang，nizenmegankaizheigekou？yiwan？nizenmebuquqiang？”
jiangtang：“hudingan，ninaerlaidelianxianduo？”
“nimaqugongchangzhihuitiaoshifushouyideci，qideshifumenjiti**，haidewobuduandiaoting。”
“nibatanglebannian，kangfuhualeliangniancainengzoulu，hualeduoshaoqiannizhidaoma？”
“nizaiguowaisannianhualesishiduowan，nijiacunkuanduoshaonixinlimeishua？niyiweiqiannalaide？”
“woyirenganliangrendehuoer，jialijiawaineimecaochicaiyaobaqiankuai，nishizenmehaoyisixianduode？xiao、bai、lian！”
zheihuashunjian**daolehudingan，qixueshunjianyongdaonaomen。
tanaoziyihong，wozhequantouchaojiangtangchongguoqu：“ni——”