sishushihuangshilaolaidezi，congxiaoshoujinchongai。danxuzhenyingqueyebumingbai，sishuchenmoguayan，sishenhuayebuduo，yuqishuoshilianggerenxiangjingrubin，daoburushuolianggerenzhishitongchuanggongzhendemoshengreneryi。sishenjiaruxujiazheimeduonian，chulezuikaishiliuchandeneige，bianzhishengxiaxuanpingyigeguniang。
yinweixujiachichibukenfenjia，sifangrenjizaiyiqi，dafangaijijiao，aitanbianyi，youxihuanchenglaodadeweifeng。erbomuxinggeaiqiajian，youshizhengerbajingdeguanhuanzinv，jiaruxujiabenjiushidijia，ziranmianbulekekepengpeng。
erbomujiciyufenjia，meicidabomubushisapodagunjiushizhuangyun，bijilejiudaochushuotadangnianruhehanxinrukudelacheerbofuzhangda，xianzaierbofudangleguanjiuxiangtikaitamenzheixieqiongqinqi。
shenzhiyouciershenhuijiahaibeineigediwaizumuxunchi，qideershenhaozhangshijianbugendafangshuoyijuhua。
xujiadenvrenbiaomianshangfengpinglangjing，shizeyigebeidilimaduifangshixiangxialaidenituizi，yigeandilimaduifangshibushengdandelaomuji。jiaodejifangdexiaobeimenyeyouyangxueyang，zhenggexujiayouruyipansansha。
erxianzaigengzaogaodeshi，xujialangdangruyule。
zheikaijujianzhijiushidiyumoshi。
徐振英失眠了。
dazhouchaodengjizhidusenyan，zhenggeshengchanlifazhanshuipingjiejinsongchao，danduinvziyueshujiaoduo，shenzhibunengdandulinvhu。nvrensuozhuanzhiyinqianchanye，qifu、fu、zihuoshijiazusuishiyouquanlishouhui。
zheixienianfengxianggengjin，chaotingdafazhenjiepaifang，gulisangfunvzishoujie。yinciminjiangenfeng，bianjingfujindexiangzhenbianfashengguojiazurangsangfunvziqiangxingxunjiedeanzi，ranerzuizhongyebulelezhi。
难不成找个人嫁了？
xuzhenyingguangshixiangxiang，jiujuedeshifenkexiao。zaixiandaideshihoudoumeixiangguojiaren，hekuangdaolezheichirendegudai。
taguojiaqianshidezhongdiandaxueshuoshibiye，tuiguochedangguoshangfan，dangguogongwuyuan，shenzhizaisannianneidangshanglekejiganbu，youcizhiqudubo，zuizhongsiyuyichangshiyanshibaozha。tahaishiyouxiexuzixin，bushuolizu，yanghuozijizongguishimeiyoukunnande。
她又想到了徐老头。
xulaotouzheibeizijiushigebingmi，nianqingshihouruwu，yiganbianshishijiershinian，yaobushiweilezhaogujiating，tashenzhijihuazaibuduilidaiyibeizi。
xuzhenyingxiaodeshihou，bianbeixulaotoutuozhewugonglifuzhongpao、yewaiqiusheng、gezhongwuqi，chuleliliangxunlian，haishibushiniantaozhejitaxinaorangtazhangdalequdangbingbaoxiaozuguo，wanchengtadangnianmeiyouzouwandelvcheng。
rujinhuanleyigeshikong，shenzhihuanleyigeqiaozi，xuzhenyingzhijuedeqianlumanman，neixinshengqicongweiyouguodemimang。
xulaotou，ninengbunengjidiantishi，woqianmiandelugaizenmezou？
xuzhenyingshenzhidounengxiangdaoxulaotouhuishuoshenme。
——fenghoufeiwoyi，danyuanhaiboping。
——fuboweiyuanguoshihai，dingyuanhexushengruguan。
kexi，tasihuconglaimeiyouxulaotouneiyangyuandadegejuhebaofu。tayizhidoushixiaofujiandexintai，shenzhiyouxielansan，yizhiyudangnianweibeixulaotoudexinyuan，tianlegehuagongzhuanye，qidexulaotouyinianduomeigentashuohua。
xuzhenyingzuihoujueding，suiranduanshijianneixiangbuchuzijigaiganshenme，danyanqianqueyouyijianpozaimeijiedeshiqing，neijiushizhonghuoziyoushen。
zongbuzhiyugangchuanyueguolaijiubeikanlenaodai，neitayetaikuile。
xuzhenyingturanxiangqizhiqianwuyizhijiankanguodeyibenxiaoshuo，yushitajianzhongrenshushui，pantuierzuo，bishangyanjing，naozhongmonian：“xitong？”
脑里没有任何声音。
tayouchangshileyici，“xitong？”
denglehaojifenzhong，yiranmeiyouyingda。
de，guoranmeiyoujinshouzhi，yihouderizichunchunkaoaifadian。
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徐振英是被饿醒的。
tayouhaoduonianmeiyoutihuiguoqianxiongtiehoubeidejieganle。
yizhengyan，xujiazhongrendouxingle。
buguosihudouezheduzi，sheidoumeiyoushuohua，jiulianxianglaiguozaodedabomucikeyeyouqiwulidequansuozaijiaoluoli。
neizhongsichebandejieganlachezheshenjing，rangzhongrenlianshangdebiaoqingdouqujinyumamu，chenmodekonghuangzaixunsumanyanzhe。
jinri，shixujiaruyudisitian。
“yinger，niebue，niangzheilihaiyouchide。”miaoshizongshidanyouxuzhenyingdeshenzi，tayouxiekuijiumeiyoujishizhaoyishilaikan，zheiliangrigewaiguanzhuta，zhihenbudeyikexinquanbupuzaitashenshang。
miaoshiconghuailitaochuyikuaidiehaodepazi，limianhaiyousifenzhiyigemantou，youxiekuijiudao：“yinger，niduochidian，shenzicainenghao。dengchuqule，niangzhaogedafujinikankan。”
xuzhenyingyikan，bianzhishizuowandemantou，miaoshizhikenleyibanbianzangleqilai。
xuzhenyingyaoyaotou，“niang，wobue，nichi。”
“niangjiushichidetaibaole，niyezhidao，wopingrilibenjiuchideshao。nikuaixiechile，morangqitajigexiaodekanjianle。”miaoshibuyoufenshuodejiangmantousaidaotashouli。
yipangdemeixiaoyanbabadedingzheneikuaimantou，yaozheshouzhi，youkanleyiyanxuzhenyingdao：“jiejiechi，jiejieshengbingle，duochimantoujiuhuihao。xiaciwodemantouyejijiejieliuzhe。jiejiechilemantoujiubukule。”
6suidemeixiaoyekandaolezuotianxuqingyingyinweizhengjiadeshiqingku，xiaoxiaoderenerhaibudong，zhiyiweitaduochidianjiuhuibianhao。
xuzhenyingxintouyinuan，chekaixiaorong，“meiziguai，jiejiezhendebue，na，jinichi。”
xiaoluolizhenkeaia。haizheimedongshi。
meixiaoshouliduolexiaobangemantou，tashoulipengzhemantou，yanliliuluzhechanyi，queyouwanglewangmiaoshi，xishengxiqideshuodao：“neinianghewoyiqichi。”
zhengqiao，chuanlaiyizhenshuxidejiaobusheng，xuzhenyingyitaitou，jiujianyuzugangqiaozoudaotamenlaofangqianlixingxunluo。
xuzhenyingyanjingyiliang，jihuilaile。
“yayidage，qingliubu。”xuzhenyingzhanqishenlai，jiaozhuyayi。
xujiarendangxiaquandouwangleguolai，liansebuyi。
zheixieyayiduitamentaidukebuhao，youshishenzhigannajiahuodatamen。gangxiayuneihuier，xiaohuangshinaodezuixiong，dangxiajigunzibeidadepikairouzhan，yixiazibianlaoshile。
rujinxiaohuangshiyikanjianyayijiupadelihai，yizhanglizuishahuadoubuganshuole，zhiwanghuangshishenbiancou：“nianga，zheiliuyatoushibushifenglea，tazhaoyayiganshenme？！”
xulezhiyeqidao：“liujieshixianxianzaihaibugouluanma，feiyaohaisiwomencaiganxin？”
zhongrenyankanzhexuzhenyingyingleshangqu，gezheweilanchongyayiyingyingyibai。
suoweishenshoubudaxiaolianren，genghekuanghaishineimegeshuilinglingdexiaoguniang。gaoyayidelianseyiruwangchanglengdan，quemeihechita，“heshi？”
“gaodashushiba？”xuzhenyingtingjiantongbanhuanzheigerenlaogao，jutaguancha，zheigelaogaosuanshiyayizhonghaoshuohuadeneipi，jiqianjiubanshi。
“zuoritingwengaoshuxifushengchan，jinrijiangaoshuhunshenxiqiyingrao，xianglaishijialixideliner。wozaizheiliyexiangtaogexiqi，xiangonghegaoshule。”
zheixiehuashuodejiweituotie，youshihexi，gaoyayimingzhitayouqiuyuziji，queyerenbuzhuxinzhonghuanxi，“nizheiyatoudaoshixixin。zuoyewoqueshiduolegeqijinliuliangdedapangxiaozi。”
“zhei…jishihexi，zongbuhaokongshou，buruzheiyang——”xuzhenyingtaishou，quxiazijideyiduierhuan，xiaodao，“zheiduierhuansuiranbuzhideshenmeqian，danqianjirilijiacongmang，quanshenjiuzheiyijiannadechushoudedongxi。ninruobuxianhuiqi，zhinahuiqutaofurenyigehuanxin。”
jianxuzhenyingyikouyige“furen”gaogaotaiju，suishuozhidaozheiyatouyoufengchengtaohaozhixian，dangaoyayixinzhongzhiyoudeyi，mianshangquebuxian，tajieguoerhuanchuairuhuaizhong，dao：“duoxie。”
suihoutakanxiangxuzhenying，yifugongshigongbandekouqi，quexianranbiqianliangriduolejifenqinhe，“yatoushuoba，xiangganshenme。”
“ninzheihuashuode——”xuzhenyingweiweiyixiao，“nanbuchengjiubunengdanshihexi？”
“nizheihuakeshixiaoqianwole。”
“zhuyaoshihexi，lingwaima……ziranyeshiyouqiugaoshu，buguoninfangxin，dingbuhuirangninweinan。”
gaoyayizhijuedezheixiaoguniangtingyouyisi，kanzhenianjibuda，zuoshiqingdaotinglaola，qiaozheihuiludedongzuozhengoulaoliande。
“你说。”
“ninyezhidao，xujiadangshibeishengshangyizhixiayu，nvjuanmendoubuzhidaofashengleshenmebianbeizhuaguolaile，daoxianzaihaimeihexujiadezhujunshuoshangyijuhua。zheiliangriwodengxinzhongshizaishihuangkongbuan，youbuganchuaiceshengwei，zumujideshanghuo，zuishangdouqilehaojigeliaopao。zheidengsideziweishizaishinanao，woxiangqinggaoshuquwoerboneibiankankan，zhiqiuwenshangwoerbofuyijuzheishiqingdabuda，yehaojiaozheibianlaorenanxin。”
gaoyayishangxiadaliangxuzhenyingyiyan，neixingumozhedaijuhuayebushishenmedashi，dangxiazhuanshendao：“qiedengzhe。”
“多谢高叔。”
xuzhenyinghuishen，caikanjianxujiazhongrenzhengwangzheziji，tayitiaomei，“doukanwozuoshen？”
“liuyatou，nijiubupatayonggunzichouni？”dabomuwenleyiju。
“woyoumeizhaoreta，taweiheyaodawo？”
“tashiyayia，dangguande，dangguandemeiyigehaodongxi。”
erbomuyejingeyuxuzhenyingdebianhua，culecumei，zongjuedenalibudui，quezhishuoleyiju：“wangrilikanbuchulai，nihaishigejilingde。”
“nandaoerbomubuxiangzhidaoxianzaishigeshenmeqingkuangma？shishatouhaishiliufang，womenjigerenxiangpolenaodaiyexiangbuchulai，suoxingburuwenwenzhidaoqingkuangderen。”
lishizheigeli，zhishizheijiriyuzudekongheheoudahehuailexujiazhongren，sheihaiganqugenyayidajiaodao？