chuluotangcenglazhetayixiushuo。
yuanlangdayingleyewanpeinianniankanhuadeng，nianniandengdaonihouye，heiheidejishizhishengniannianyigeren，hesirenle。
guzailingnanzhuafanren，bushijiekouzhenbushijiekou，buxushengqibuxuwuerduo，zheiyangba，guzaidongfangyesongniannianzheishishangzuiliangdeyemingzhu，zaiheideyewan，niannianyebupale。
zhuafanrenhaoweixian，nianniandanxinyuanlang，shoushanglezenmeban，sidiaolezenmeban。
yuanlangsidiao，niannianhaiyouhaoduorentengni。
yuanlangsidiao，niannianyebuyaoduhuo。
“guihualianpian。”yeyididizhouleyisheng，fanzaodejiangyemingzhufanghuiyijin。
menbanbeiqingqingtuikai，xifengxianxuezhong，tazhupuerrenjindemennei。
binvjiangqiumengshenshangdeyuhandepifengquxia，tuiqumenwaihouzhe。
qiumengtizheshihezoudaozhuoanbian，wangzheyeyi，manyanaimuzhiyinanyan，“yechushenxiangshenmeni，qieshenjinlai，yejingranmeiyoufajue。zheixienian，ninkeshifengshenghelijijingdelihai，rujinbeishenmefenlexin？”
wensheng，yeyiwangxiangneinvzi，qingjunlengyidemianpangluchuyisirouhedehudu，“lianriluoxue，nizenmeguolaile。jianlaozheidifangxuewuzhong、shiqizhong，nishenzigubuhao，genzheguzailenggongaieshoudong，zuojianhuaileshenzi，zenmebuzaifuxiuyang。”
“qieshennalizuodezhu。qieshenshihanweidegongnvchushen，rongmaojiashidoububizhoufurenchuse。yecaobanletajiadeanzi，shaobudeyutaxiangjian，tayoushiyexinxinniannianderen，qieshen...qieshenpayebuyaoqieshenle。”
qiumengshuozhehongleyankuang，wenwandejiangshihezhongtabaodecantangduanchulai，didaoyeyidemianqian，shoubeishangbaotangshibeitanghongleyipianjifu，qileshuipao。
“shouzenmetangle？yihouzheixieshiqingrangxiarenzuobianshile。”yeyijiangqiumengdeshoulaguo，qingqingdewangshangchuchuilechui，“nixiangfujiukeyile。”
“meishi，butengde。yebiezheimejinzhang。yedeyishizhuxing，qieshenyaoqinzidali。jiaojipangrenqieshenkebufangxin。huairenduozheni。qieshenkebunengjiaorenyoukechengzhiji。”qiumengqiaopidexiaolexiao。
“mengerfangxin，bubimaoxueguolaibenboshoulei，guwangjiejiangjiadeanzi，zhishiweileqinshoujieguochuluotangmanmen，tongshikankantaneishihunluopodeyangzi。gu...zenhuiyinweita，erbuyaomengerni。”
yeyijiangqiumengdeshouzuanlezuan，zhengsedao，“neinianbeijinshangyixuemai，zailenggongguwangbeirenyongsixing，duanletui，gaoshaobuzhi，biannibunengzili。shimengernibianmailesuoyoushoushi，shenzhitoujiazhongqiancai，yongguangletiji，jiguwangmaiyao，jiguwangcanshi。zheifenhuomingdeenqing，guwangcishengmeichibuwang。bingfeiququyigekongyoupinangboqingguayidejiurenbiankehandongmengerzaiguwangxinzhongdiweide。”
“ng。yuanlang...”qiumengqinnidekaozaiyeyidejiantou，“wozhidaonibeizhoufurenshangdehenshen，woyezhidaozhoufurenzainixinzhongyoubuketidaideweizhi，yuanlangduanshibunengzouchulai，qieshenyuanyijiujiudepeibanzainishenbian，dengyuanlangmanmanwangjita，qieshenbuqiuminglidiwei，zhiyaozaiyuanlangxinliyouyigejiaoluoshuyumengerjiumanzule。”
yeyiroulerouqiumengdefasi，“guwangdayingni，jiaotaiyijiguwangdiaolishenti，jinkuaiyuniyoufuqizhishi，womenyaogehaizi。mengerjigushengxiazhangzi，rangnianxin。”
“ng。qieshentingyuanlangde。”qiumengtingjianyeyidehua，xinzhongxingfubuyi，taizihaoshengjunmei，shishijianzuijinguidenanlang，ertazepinmaozhongyong，chushenhanweiquegaojucefeizhiwei，taizidechongaiyutalaishuorumengruhuan，haobuzhenqie，jianglaidihoubiranjitaizizhihunzhengfei，ruoshiyouhaizi，qieshitaizidezhangzi，tacaiyoutashideganjue，zhishichengqinhou，taiziduinannvzhishibingburezhong，sulaidandande，xushixinshangweiyushiran。
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chuluotangdemachezaijiufufumentingxia，tajiufushizongrenfucheng，shenfanrendezhiwei，erpindaguan，zaijinshangmianqianshishuodeshanghuade。
“舅父在家吗？”
chuluotangkouxiangfumen，xiaosijiangmendakai，takaikouxunwen。
xiaosijianlairenshichuluotang，tianletianzuichunshuodao，“gunianglaile。guniangkuaihuiba，jialixiaoerdeleliji，quanjialaoxiaoshangtuxiaxie，laoyefurendoubingdaole，laolaoyelaofurenshenziyedoubuhao，laoyejiaodaibujianke，guniangtiruokemobeiguolebingqia。”
chuluotangkanzheyuanziliyuanzhengzaishaibeizidedajiumu，huanglihuangzhangjiangbeizishoule，lazhexiaoerzizuanjinlehuating。
dajiumudesangyinchuanlai：“sier，sheiya，shuolebujiankebujianke，zanjiadoushibinghuan，babierenranbingle，dandaideqima？nengbujiremafan，zanjiubujibierenremafana！bingtongzanmenzijikang。guanmen。”
xiaositajimangmangyaobadamenguanshang，rubihongshuimengshou。
chuluotangmingbaiguolaidajiumushizaiyongyanyuqiaodata，mojidajiufuremafan，tajiadeshizijikang，xiaosideyitaolijishuociyeyingshiyizaojiumujiaodaihaode，jiufujunei，zaiwuneibuchushengyeweilumian。
chuluotangjianmenjijiangguanqi，laibujixixiang，yijingquxiguizaijiufujiagaogaodemenjianshang，zhanshengdao：“jiufu，jiafuhanyuanruyu，waishengrujinshizaishizoutouwulule。jiufubushichangshuo，xixiameiyounver，yaoniannianjinindangguinvme。...ruojiufukennianjijiuenbangbangshou，niannianyihoushinindeqinnver，tariyanglaojinxiaobibutuici。”
舅父沉默不言。
dajiumuaiyoaiyoshentinanshoudetongyin，“aiyo，woshuolejialidouzuobinglepachuanranta。tadaoguixialairangwobushirenleqilai。nijiufuruoshimeiyouzuobing，zanmenshiqinguroua，huibuqujinidieqiuqingme？zheixiexiaobei，haoxiangzhangbeidouqiantasideya。wobingsileyeziyouwojiarenjiwoshoushi，wobumafanbierena。”
chuluotangbuzhiguileduojiu，zhidaoshuangxifama，jiufushizhongmeiyoulumian，dajiumudehuashichuluotangergenzi**ladefatang，xinyidianyidianchenrugudi，tajiaoyingerfuzhehuanhuanqishen，duixiaosidao：“jiranjiufujiumushentibushi，wobianguoxieshihouzailaikanwangerlao。daiwoxiexiejiumutixuzhiqing。”
chuluotangzhuanshenyishun，hongleyanjing。
shenhoudamenpengyishengguanqi，menlijiufudeshengyinwendao：“neihaizikezouleba？”
zuojinmache，chuluotangzuanjinquantoufangzaixigaishang，fuqindechaozhonglaoyou、yijilaoyejiaweiguandejiufu，taqiubianle，youzuobingde，youwaichugongchade，youfuqinjirishinianjinxiaotuobukaishende，zongguidoucoubuchushijilaibangshou。
yingershuo，“furen，jiulaoyeyijiazhuangbing，haohendexina……”
chuluotangkanzheansedechexiangdibushuohua。
“furen，ninanguojiukuchulai。buyaozheiyangbiezhe，biehuaileshenzi，keruheshihao。”yingerjianchuluotanganjingdexianrusiji，bianchushengkuanwei。
“womeishi。”chuluotangjingjingdeshuo。
-quegenuanchuangbibushiwanxiao，sihoushufule，gukaolvbangnifuqinyiba-
yeyineibinglengdesangyinzaierbianhuixiang，wanruyigenjiumingdaocao，duitayouzhimingdexiyinli。