chengguanningzhuanshenle，jiukandaozijidedagehebabayehuilai，shuozheihuadeshichengbaba。
“bijingyunshenjiajingbiwomenyinshi，nijiaguoqujiushijinchengle，shenghuoyinggaibuhuixiangxiangxianeimeku。”
chengbabashuozheihuashi，yuqiduolejifenqipan。
huangshufengangcongchufangchulai，jiletayigeyanse，dunshirangtajinsheng，“youshenmeshidengchilefanzaishuoba。”
bujiuhou，dasaosunyanyehuilaile。
rendaoqiyihoujiukaishichifanle。
youlehuangshufendeshiyi，fanzhuoshang，dajiayemeitijichengguanningtuihundeshi。
buguogailaidehaishihuilaide，chiguofanyihou，chengjiarenhaishitijilezheishi。
“xiaomei，nizenmejiuxiangzheyaotuihunni？tajijiabiqizanmenjiahaishiqiangduole，nijiaguoqu，yebuhuishoukushenmede。”dagechenglingxiushuoleqilai。
“nixiangxiang，ruoshinituihunle，ninengzuoshenmeni？”chengbabawenleyiju。
chengguanningtingzhetamendehua，haoxiangtajiale，jiukeyibaituopinkunyiyang。
kanleyixiajiatusibi，chengjiadeqingkuangyebusuanhenhao，yaobaituopinkun，qishiyebuyidingyaojiaren。
“wobuxiangjiaren，biqikaobieren，wohaiburukaozijishenghuo。”
“neinixiangyaozuoshenme？”dasaohaoqidiwendao，“nvrenjiagehaopojiakeshenmedouqiangduole。”
chengguanningbieleyixiaerbiandesuifa，zhengzhongdishuodao：“woxiangcanjia7yuefendegaokao。”
80niandaidegaokaoshidingzaile7yuefenjuxingde。
“shenme？kenigaoyijiuyijingtuixuele，nihaizenmebaominggaokaoa？”dasaosunyandehuajitachiredexinpoleyipenlengshui。
“wozhaozhaolaoshihexiaozhangqiuqiuqingba。”chengguanningdiqibuzudishuodao。
办法总会有的吧……
“chulegaokaodeshi，wohaishixiwangbabamamapeiwoqujijiatuihunxian。”
chengbabalianshanghuoduohuoshaoyouxiedanyou，“jiyunshenkanqilaishiyansudian，buguozongguiyeshigehaoguisu，tuilehun，nibuyidingnengzhaodaozheimeheshidenanrenba。duokexia！”
xiangdaojiyunshenneizhongpukelian，chengguanningxinliyouxiedu，shenxikouqi，huanhezheqingxu。
“meishenmekexide，renzongyaoyouqushede。woxiangdehenqingchu，nimenyuqijixiwangyuwojiagehaorenjia，burujixiwangyuwonengkaogehaodaxue。”chengguanningjinliangrangzijishuohuaziranyixie。
shanglianglejigexiaoshi，zuihouchengjiafumuhaishibeichengguanningshuofule，yiqiqujijiatuihun。
diertianshuixing，chengguanningbianzaozaorangfumuqujijiale。
zheiyicitamenzhuyaoshiquzhaojiyunshendeyeye。
jiyili，jiyunshendeyeyejiaojiguangji，nianqingshicanjiaguojiefangzhanzhengdengzhanshi，huodebushaojungong，zaidangdisuanbijiaoyoumingwangderen。
liangnianqian，jiyunshengenchengguanninghunshibianshiyoujilaoyezizuozhudedingxialaide。
neimezheituihun，ziranyaojingguojilaoyezitongyi。
chengguanninghuixiangzhezijizheizhuanghunshidelailongqumai。
liangnianqian，jilaoyezidelezhongbingruyuan，tadeweiyixinyuanjiushixiwangjiyunshennengquqishengzi，kejiyunshendenvyouyaochuguobutongyihunshi，bianfenleshou。
qiaqiaoyouyushangjiyunshenjiuleyuanzhu，yuanzhuqingbaishousun，bianlaishanglejiyunshen。
jilaobuqingchuyuanzhuhejiyunshenzhijiandejiuge，zhipanzhesunziganjinbahunshidingxialai，yushiyuanzhubianjianlegedabianyi。
keyuanzhuhaimeidaojiehunnianling，meifalingzheng，zhinenggenjiyunshenxiandingxialehunyue。
zidingxiahunyueyihou，jilaodeshentidaoshiqijibandihaoqilaile。
dengjilaodeshentihaoleyihou，jiyunshenjiuhuilebudui，yiqujiushiliangnian，duiyuzijigenchengguanningdehunshiyemeizenmezaiyi。
yuanzhubeilengluoleliangnian，xinlishanghuoduohuoshaoyouxiewenti，beirenyijiaosuo，bianzuoleshashi……
chengguanningxiangzheguoqudeshi，yeshixixubuyi，zhixiwangdengxianengshunlituihun。
……
季家大院。
5yuedetianqibulengbure，rouhedeyangguangchuanguogaodadeshumu，shaizailezaizheizuoyijingyoujishinianyuanluo。
jilaoyezisuiranshenfenteshu，quebuxihuanzhuzaichengli，ershizhuzailexiangxiadeyuanzili。
yuanzili，manbinhuibaidelaorenzhengzuozailunyishang。
suiranshanglenianji，danshineizhongduoniancongjundezhensheliquefenhaoweijian，yishuangyanjingjiongliangyoushen。
dangkandaoyishenqianlanselianyiqundechengguanning，jilaotunquleyansudebiaoqing，yanjiaoduolejifenciai，“suanyixiashijian，nigenyunshendehunshiyegaitishangrichengle。”
jiyili，jilaoyeziduiyuanzhuduitayehenzhaogu，jiusuanzhidaoyuanzhudexinggejiaozong，haijingchangfansha，yemeiyoubandiandezebei，fanerduoleyixiebaorong。
chengguanningandaobumiao，lianmangjieshidao：“yeye，qishiwozheicilaizhuyaoshigenyeyeshuoyixiajiechuhunyindeshi。”
wenyan，jiguangjilianshangdexisetunqu，beiganyiwai，meitouweining，“keshiyunshenzuoleshenmeduibuqinideshile？”
“meiyou，shiwozijideyuanyin……”
chengguanningdehuahaimeishuowan，jiubeijilaoyezijidaduanle，
“nibiebangtashuohua，tazuocuoleshenmeshi，laoyeziwoyidinghuihenhendijiaoxunta！”
jilaoyezizhuanguotou，bianrangyongrenquqingyixiajiyunshenguolai。
buduoshi，yigetingbadeshenzizoujinleyuanzi。
tingdaojiaobusheng，chengguanningxiayishidikanguoqu，shentibuyouzhanlexia。
jinridejiyunshenbingmeiyouchuanjunzhuang，ershichuanshangleqianlansedechenshan，peishangheisedexifuku。
jinguanchuanzhebianzhuang，yewufayangaitaneitayunchengerjieshideshencai，jianbangkuankuo，xiantiaowanmei。
juemeidejunlianrudiaokebandeyoulengyoujiao，duanerlinglideheifajirendeganjueyizhong，lenglieheganlian。
hunshenshangxiadouchongchizhelengyingxuexingdenanrenqixi。
jinguanchengguanningbudaijianta，queyebudebuchengren，tashigehenyaoyandenanzi。
suoyitaqueshiyouzhadeziben……
jiyunshencishigangchenlianhuilai，yijinyuanzi，muguangsaoguoyiyanchengjiaren，zuizhongluozailejilaoshenshang。
“爷爷。”
“chouxiaozi，xiaoninglaile，nidoubuhuidashengzhaohu？”jilaoyezizhuanguotou，kaikoubianshiyidunxunchi。
jiyunshenzhishipieleyiyan，jiupianguotoule。
“jiunizheitaidu，guaibudexiaoningyaotuihun。”jilaoyezilengchiyisheng。
“jiyeye，buguanyunshengegedeshi，shiwozijixiangtuihun，wohetahuxiangbuxihuanduifang，mianqiangzaiyiqibuhuixingfu。”chengguanningdishengshuodao。
“qianxierizinibushihaishuoyaojiajitama？zenmeturanjiubuxihuanle？”
jilaoyezijinjindingletajiyan，takeburongyibeimengpian。
chengguanningtingdunleyixia：“jiyeye，zheiciwojianleyunshengege，faxianzijibingmeiyouxiangxiangzhongdeneimexihuanta。
yiqianzhishixiaonvhaixinxingfanle，suoyicaihuidanchunmilianta，xianzaiwodongshile，yeqingxingle。”
“xiaoning，nijinnianyebudaa，nixianzaishuobuxihuanta，nanbaobushixiaonvhaixinxinga！shuobudingguoxieriziyouxihuanshangni？zheihunbunengsuisuibianbianjiutuile。”
chengguanningxintouyizhi，pieleyiyanwudongyuzhongdejiyunshen，youkanlechengshifufu，zhidaozheixierendouzhiwangbushangle，zhinengkaotazijiduifujilaoyezile。