1968年，
沪市，秋，10月。
“qiaoqiao，jiudangayiqiunile，ayijiniguixiale，nijiuyuanliangnijiejiegenyichuanba，tamenshizhenxinxiangaidea！”
“erqienijiejieyijinghuaileyichuandehaizile，yaoshinibutongyituihun，nijiejiekejiumeifahuolea！”
“kada，”jinbidefangmenconglimianhuanhuandakai。
conglimianzouchulaiyigepitousanfadenvhai。
nvhaisuiranpitousanfa，shenshangdeshuiqunyezhoubazhe，dansihaobujiantayushengjulaidemingyan。
jifuruxue，chunruodianzhu……，dangranyaoshinenghulvetalengbingbingdeshuangyan，yijiyifuyanshideshenqing，fangfosheidouqianletababaikuaiqianside，neizhenshiwanmeidebuxing。
jianrencongfangjianchulaile，zhanzaimenkouhaolebanshangdewangmeiliancaijimangqulacheqipao，zhunbeiguixialai。
tashenpangyigexuanranyuqidegunianglimashenshoulazhuleta，“mama，”yushiyupinmingtuozhuzijixiangyaoxiaguidemama，ranhoufendengxianggangzouchulaideyunanqiao“yunanqiao，nidaodiyoumeiyouxin？”
yunanqiaotaiyanpiexiangta，“xin？”
“meiyouxindeshisirenba？”
“zheimejianbudewohuozhe？”tashuangmouweipie，yuqibujianqifu，shenqingquejiweichaofeng。
yushiyuyunnianghaodeqingxushunjianjiushiyiye，“ni……”
yunanqiaofangxiashou，taimouxunwen“woshenme？”
“nibushixiangrangwotinijiarenma？”
yunanqiaogangshuowan，beiyushiyufuzhedewangmeilianjiuyigejingdiantou，“qiaoqiao，ayizhidao，zheishishishiyuduibuqini。
buguonifangxin，peijiadedongxi，ayiyidingduojixieni。”
yunanqiaotiaomei“ayiniduojiwopeijia？”
“你多给我什么？”
“讨饭的碗吗？”
“womeijicuodehua，nishitaofanlaidehushi，shiwodangchujiannimenmunvkelian，shouliulenigenninver，”yunanqiaoshuodaozheili，chaofengdihexiaochusheng，“ze，jiushimeixiangdao，shidongguoxianshengyulang！”
yunanqiaoyifanjielushishidehua，rangwangmeiliandeliansebiandeshifennankan。
yushiyukanbudezijimamabeixiuru，gengzhebozichongyunanqiaohan“nandaowomazheixienianduinibuhaoma？”
yunanqiaoyoushiyishengchixiao“ze，nishizhitapashangwobachuangshangzheijianshima？”
zheixialianyushiyudouliansezhanghongqilai。
haishiwangmeiliananzhuzijinverdeshouwan，shiyitabubizaichusheng。
zhihouzijiqiqiaiaidichusheng“qiaoqiao，ayizhidao，ayipeibushangnifuqin，yeyinci，zheixienian，nidouduiwoyouyijian，danayizhendeshinanidangqinshengnverduidaide。”
tashuozhejiudiaoxialiangdibuzhiqiandeyanleilai，bingqietaishouwuzhulexiongkou，yifutongxindimoyang，“zheixienian，danfanyouhaodongxi，ayidoushixianjinzhenide……”
“zheijialichide，yongde，doushiwowaigongliujiwomama，womamayouliujiwode，bujinzhewo，nandaojinzheninverma？”
wangmeilianhuameishuowan，youbeiyunanqiaochaofengdaduan。
wangmeilianyaoyadingzheyanqiandeyunanqiao，bumingbaijintianzheigesiyatouzenmezheimenanchan，tazhinengnachuzijideshashoujian，qipaoyiche，jiu“putong”guixialai。
yunanqiaomianduimianqianguixiaderen，haowuxinliyali，fanershuangshoubaobei，yifukanxidemoyang。
tachuimoudiwangguizaimianqianderen，shenqinglengmokaikou“niqueshigaiguiwo，dangnianruofeiwodeshanxin，nigenninverzaojiubeiesichengyijukuloule。”
“niyejiubuhuiyoujihuidaizhenverdengtangrushi，ninvergengbuhuiyoujihuiqianglewoweihunfu，xianzaiwohaiyaobeinimenzaojian，yaodaitininverjiajiyigexiangxiananren，”yunanqiaoshuozheixiehuadeshihou，yanlichongmanlehenyi。
zheirangerlouloutikoudeyuqingshanquebu。
tabenlaishiyinweizailouxiakandaowangmeilianguixiale，xiangyaoshanglaizhizejiaoxunyifanqinnveryunanqiaode。
danganggangyunanqiaodeyifanhua，rangtaquebule。
他曾是徐家的赘婿。
xujiashangxingdelaozhangjuzhiyouyigenverxuzhiyun，yejiushiyunanqiaodemama。
xujiashangxingdangnianzaihushipoyoupuchan。
yuqingshannianqingshizhishixujiayijiapuzidexuetu，yinweizhangxianghao，renyouwenhezhili，shangjin，jierbeixuzhiyunzhuyidao。ranhouzheiweida**jiubeitaluhuolefangxin。
yuqingshanzuoweishangmennvxujinruxujiahou，xujialaozhangjumeijinianjiuqushile。
erbishixuzhiyunhaimeiyouhuaishangshenyun。
xuzhiyunshentixiantianbuzu，zaisanshisuicaishengxiayunanqiaozheigenver。
yinweiqindiequshile，xuzhiyunduixingshimeineimekanzhong，jiurangnversuilediedexing。zheiyeshitaduiyuqingshandeaiyi，taxiangrangyuqingshanzairenqiantingzhiyaoban。
xuzhiyunhuozhedeshihou，yuqingshanyehenjingzhongta。
zhibuguotashentibuhao，shengxiayunanqiaohou，jiuchanmianbingta，zaiyunanqiaobasuideshihoubiansashourenhuan。
huixiangqixuzhiyun，yuqingshanbuganzhimianyunanqiao。
yunanqiaofenhenbiaodawanhou，youhuifulizhi，“rangwotijiakeyi，jialiwomamaliujiwodedongxi，bixudoujiwo，woyaodaizou。”
wangmeiliantingjianzheihuaquejidongshangle，“nayoushenmedongxini？”
“nimamaliuxiadedongxi，zaojinianbianyijingchonggongle。”
“真的吗？”
zheiyici，yunanqiaowendebushiwangmeilian，ershizhuzuzailoutiloudeyuqingshan。
yuqingshanzhangzhangzui，zuizhongtusheng“haiyouyixiezihua。”
“woyaodaizou，neishiwomamajiwodeyiwu。”
余青山点头。
wangmeilianlimazulan“qiaoqiao，niyaoqudeshiheisheng，lutuyaoyuan，nidaishangzheixiezihua，neimeyuandelu，dianbolaidianboqude，bushuolushangyishile，jiushuowanyiyousunhuai，nei……neiduozaotadongxia？”
wangmeilianyibianshuo，yibianjiyuqingshanshiyanse，bingqieshangqianlailayunanqiaodeshou。
余南乔直接避开。
wangmeiliankanzheluokongdeshou，shanshanchusheng“ayiyeshiweinihao，niyeshuole，zheishinimuqindeyiwu，liyingtuodangbaoguan，nifangxin，jiufangzaizheigejiali，juebuhuiyourendongde。”
“dengnijianglaihuilai，yehaokanshangyikana！”
yunanqiaozuijiaoyiwan，fengxiaochusheng“kewoxiangtiantiankan！”
“woshigemeimadehaizi，rujinyouyaobeijinglixiang，woxiangduwusiren。”
zheiyijuhuaduzhuleyuqingshanzaluandexinsi，takaikouhezhilewangmeilianhoumiandehua，“haole，jiurangtadaizheba！”
“nigenwolaishufang，”taduiyunanqiaoshuo。
daoleshufang，yuqingshanxiankaiyigejumen，luchulimiandebaoxianxiang。
yuqingshandunzaidishangniulejixia，baoxianxiangmen“kada”yishengkaisuo。
yuqingshanconglimianpengchuwufujuanhaodezihua，zhihoukuaisuguanshangbaoxianxiangmen，yangaizhuneilimiandeyipianzhuguangbaoqi。
qishenbawufuzihuabaojiyunanqiao，“zihuadouzaizheilile。”
yunanqiaoshenshoujieguo，younixiangyuqingshan“die，wojiuyaoquheishengle，niyoumeiyoushenmedongxiyaojiwode？”
yuqingshanzhitaishoupaipaitadejianbang，“nizoudeshihou，woduojininawushikuaiqian。”
余南乔笑着点头。
zhadieyouliangxin，danbuduo，neijiubuguaitale。