第一章
zhuiqiuqinglengnvtuanzhangsannian，gouyinjiubaijiushijiuci，tashizhongbuxiashentan。
tazhangtui、kuanjian、zhaiyao，ketaliangezhengyandoubuji。
zuihouyicibeijujuehou，tazhuaqizhuoshangdedianhua，botongleneigesannianmeilianxidehaoma。
“wotongyiquxiangxianeigexiaoyunvle。”
dianhuaneitouchenmolehenjiu，jiangshichangdeshengyindaizhejifennanyizhixin：“nishuozhende？”
“niyaobuxinjiusuanle。”
“bububu！”tajidongdeshengyindoubianlediao，“wojiushi……jiushibuganxiangxin……taihaole，nizhongyuxiangtongle，bamashangjinizhunbeihunli，baozhunrangnidehunlishanglongzhongrenao。”
“zheibuzhengrunisuoyuanma？”taxiaole，yanliquemeiyouxiaoyi，“hunlibuyongnizhunbei，niyebuyongcanjia，gengbiedaizhenineichulianhejizizaiwomianqianaiyan。yizhouzhinei，jiwozhunbeihaoshiwankuaiqiancaili，wodaizheguoqu。”
“nizheishiyaogenwoduanjueguanxi？”jiangshichangnanyizhixindichenxiashengyin，“jiangchengnian，wohaodaishiniba！”
“ba？niyepei？”jiangchengnianlengxiao，“jidebaqiansongguolai，buranwojiubujiehunle。”
shuowantagualedianhua，tazhidao，fuqinjixutaquxiangxialianyin，suoyiwuluntatichushenmetiaojian，duifangdouhuidaying。
jiangchengniantaimou，kanzhejingzilineizhanghemuqinyoujifenxiangsidelian。
shinianle，muqinsileshinianle，tahaishiwangbulejiangshichangcaizhejiufenyingxinrendezuilian。
neinianzhengshi1970nian，tagangshisui，muqingangxiazang，jiangshichangjiulingzhechulianhetaerzisujingchenjinlemen。
neitian，sujingchenchuanzhezhanxindelanbaitiaowenchenshan，qieshengshengdihanta“gege”，ertazhuaqixiangluzapolejiangshichangdeetou。
dangwan，tajiubeisongdaoleguowai。
zheixienian，tarenyoufuqinzaiguoneijiangchulianhetadeerzichongshangtian，ertabaofuxingdinazhefuqindeqianzaiguowaihuihuowudu，zhizuijinmi。
zhidaosannianqian，jiangshichangyizhidianbaobatajiaohuilai。
shangtouyoulingbixuchengxiangronghe，fuqinaichulian，bianyegenzhexintengsujingchenzheigejizi，burentaqubuaizhiren，jiuqilebajiangchengnianzheigeqinshengerzifaluoxiangxiadexinsi。
tazalejiangjiasuoyounengzadedongxi，baokuofuqinzuiaideqinghuaciping，fuqinqidehunshenfadou，lianyebatabangdaoruanyuhuaidebudui，rangtahetatongchitongzhutongxunlian。
“yuhuaia，bangbofuyigemang，bangwoguanjiaoguanjiaozheigebuxiaozi！”
ruanyuhuaishifuqinhaoyoudenver，nianjiqingqingjiudangshangletuanzhang，shichulemingdelengmiannvyanwang。
nvrenzhangxiangwanlitiaoyi，yishuangzhangtuiyouxiyoubai，bilianggaoting，qizhilengderutongkunlunshangdexue。
shoujiangshichangsuotuo，taduitadetaidu，biduitadeshuxiahaiyanli。
laidediyitianjiufatazuocao，tayigedashaoyenalishouguozheizhongku，paowanhoushuangjiaobianzhongdebuxiangyang，neitiantazaifangjianlimaletayiwanshang。
kediertian，tachuangtoubianduolepinghuoxuehuayudeyaogao。
ruanyuhuaizheiren，lengdexiangkuaibing，kepianpian……
tabanyeweiteng，yiwushisuomen，shitafanchuangjinqujitanadeyao；
tashejikaohebujige，tajiaxundaolingchen，zuihoubazhetadeshouwanshuo“kanzhunzaikou”；
tafashaoshuohuhua，talengzheyanshuotayigedananrenhaizheimejiaoqi，queyiyeweimianshouletayiye。
jiangchengnianneikepiaoboduoniandexin，jingranzaizheizhongyankedehuanjingli，yidiandianbeizhiyule。
他对阮语槐动了心，
kesuoyourendoushuo，ruantuanzhangxinlizhiyoubaoxiaoguojia，meiyouernvqingzhang。
他不信。
shirenjiuyouqiqingliuyu，tazhuangshenmeqingxinguayu？
yushitakaishihuayangbaichudigoudata，
xiayutianguyibudaisan，yifushitouchuxianzaitamianqian，tamubuxieshidilaiwaitao：“chuanhao。”
tashengrineitian，tazhunbeileyixiangshengriliwu，taquezhijiebotongneixian：“jingweilian，paigexiashubazheixiedongxidiuchuqu。”
xunlianshitajiazhuangzhongshuxiangkaozaitadejianbang，taceshenbikai，duiyiwubingshuo：“danjia。”
ruanyuhuaizheiren，dagaizhenshikuaibingzuode。
kepianpiantaduisujingchenbuyiyang。
sujingchenbadoujiangsazaitaditushang，tazhishiqingshengshuo“xiaoxintang”；sujingchenbiandeneitiaochoudeyaosidehongsheng，tadailesannian；sujingchenshenzhinengzaitakaihuishichuangjinqu，ertazhishiwunaidikantayiyan，jixuditoukanwenjian。
suoyourendouzhidaoweishenme。
neiniantachurenwushixuebeng，shishenweisuixingyishengdesujingchenzaibingtianxuedilizhaoletasantiansanye，batacongsiwangxianshangbeihuilai。
jiumingzhien，tajileyibeizi。
他算什么？
buguoshigebeifuqinyingsaiguolai“gaizao”dedashaoye，shitazuiyanedeneileiren。
zuowantakanjiansujingchencongtabangongshichulai，zuishangguazhemanzudexiao。
tabuganquxiangfashengleshenme。
tajiangchengnianzaihuangtang，yebuzhiyufanjianquhesujingchenqiangnvren。
quxiangxiajiehunyehao，zhishaoneilimeiyouruanyuhuai，meiyousujingchen，meiyouzheixierangtaxinkoufatengdeposhi。
jiangchengnianshenxiyikouqi，nazhehuanxiyifuqulegonggongyushi。
sheicengxiangningleningshuilongtou，meishui。
takanleyanbiao，zheigedianruanyuhuaiyinggaihaizaixunlianchang，yishibanhuierhuibulai。
tabanchumutong，zaiketingjieleliangshui，youduishangreshui。
shuiwenganghao，tazhenggerenjinjinqu。
jieguogangpaolebudaowufenzhong，waimianturanchuanlairuanyuhuaihejigebuxiashuohuadeshengyin。
他猛地僵住。
menbashouyijingbeiningdong……
“chuqu！”ruanyuhuaituranlishenghechi，“buzhunjinlai！”
menbeimengdiguanshang，menwaichuanlaixixisusudeyilunsheng：
“怎么了？”
“haoxiangshijiangdashaoyezailimianxizao……”
“wojiupiaoleyiyan，neishencaizhenhaoa，yaoshiwojiajilejiangdashaoye，zhenshi……”
“nia，jiubuyaoyixiangtiankaile！”
“bizui！”ruanyuhuaideshengyinyazhenuyi，“zaiganyilun，quantijiaxunershigongli！dousanle！”
脚步声仓皇散去。
jiangchengnianmantiaosilidicaganshenzi，chuanhaoyifu。
tuimenchuqushi，ruanyuhuaizhanzaizoulangyinyingli，mouselengdeheren。
“sheirangnizaizheixizaode？jiangchengnian，niyigedananrenweilegouyinwo，niyidianlianmiandoubuyaolema？”
jiangchengniantaimoukanta，“womeixianggouyinni，yemeineigeyisi，gonggongyushiting……”
“meineigeyisi？zaiketinggongranpaozaodebushini？**yifudebushini？”
tayibububijin，yandidejifengxiangdaozi：
“xiayutianfeiyaohewoyiqishuidebushini？”
“xunlianwangwohuailidaodebushini？”
“jiangchengnian，wozuihoushuoyici，woduinimeixingqu。”
“nishibeinibasaidaowozheilide，guoduanshijiangaizaowan，niwojiuzaiwuganxi！”