妖祖园，杂院。
gongsunlvedexiaolvhenkuai，yidunfangongfu，jiuyijingjiangpoloudewuzixiushanhaole，bujinbushangleqianmiankekoudechichuanyongdu，haizengjialejibei，dabangeyuanzi，duimanlegezhongchishi、chouzihequnuandetanchai。
大焱朝冬天，很冷。
zhaofamubaozheyidakuntanchai，huidaowuzili，dianranhou，shunjianjiuqusanleshenshangdehanyi，zhishengxiatanchaizaihuopenlifachu‘peng’、‘peng’、‘peng’dezhaxiang。
“mangniushou，《yishoubang》paimingsanqianqibaijiushier……”zhaofamusuishounaqiyiben《yishoutulu》fankanqilai，kandaoqinjiagongfengdeyaozu，paimingzheimedi，xinliyerenbuzhutucaolejiju，yekaishirenzhendesisuoqizijidemingyun。
《yishoutulu》，beitafandehenkuai。
taxiguansisuowentideshihou，zhaoyixiewuguanjinyaodedongxichulaifankan，jiecilaifasansiwei，buzhiyujianghua，genghekuang，zheiwanyihainengrangtagengjiadeshuxizheigeguiyishijie。
“yijidehuazhou，zheijiushiqinjiademude，yinggaiquedingwuyile……”zhaofamudeshouzhizai《yishoutulu》shangqiaolejixia，zhouzhemeitouyiyu，dao：“haiyoubangeyue，gongyuandeliangjieshanjiuyaokaiqile，zheiyinggaiyeshiqinzhandenaixinjixianle。”
“zhaoshijiazu，dayanwangchaodediyiguzu，genju《shanhaizhi》dejizai，zhaojiadechuanchengshijian，biqiyanshihaiyaojiuyuan，gongfengdeyaozushiyizuntaiguyuanmo，shentongjing…lingwaihaiyouliangzunshentongzhanglao，minglunjingruogan……”
“zheibanqiangdadediyun，doubeirenyiyezhijiantumiele，kanyangzichanhedejiazu，bushaoa，wozheigeshuoguojincundeyigu，chujingkanyoua。”
“you…ele？”zhaofamuzuijiaochouchu，tazaiyanxishang，huchihaihelebushao，quebuxiang，yizhuxiangdoumeichengdao，jiukaishijichanglulule，jinguanhenyumen，danyebuganzhenkuidailehunhaizhongneigede‘yinzhang’daye，bagonghaiwusuowei，yaoshitafafengqilai，jiangzijitunshichengkuloujiazi，zijixiangkudoumeidiqule。
火盆上面。
tanachutieguo，pengzhuqigongsunlvesonglaidelimi，congxiaojiuxiguanlezishiqilideta，zaichuyishang，haizhenbushuneixiesan、sixingjijiudiandedachu。
“qinjiabihusuo……zhishengxiaxiaobangeyuele，daoshihounabuchuyijihuazhou，doubuyongqitajiazudongshou，neigelao—yin—huoyinggaijiuhuidiyigenawokaidaole。”zhaofamutianletianzuichun，sixufeikuaideyunzhuanqilai：“weijinzhiji，zhiyousangebanfa。”
“yi，toukaoyanshidehuangzu，jiangyinzhangquchulaixianjitamen，bangdatui……”zhaofamushaoweixianglexiang，jiujiangzheigeniantoueshale：“xiaohuozi，nizheishibizhetamensharenyuehuoa。”
“kanleneimeduogongtingju，huangzu，youhaodongxime？”
“er，kangzheliangtiaotuipaolu？yousoule…jiuwozheixiaogeboxiaotui，pashilianqinjiadefengdidoupaobuchuqu，jiubeitamenderenhuozhuohuiqulajiaoshui、laohudengleba。”
“三，贡院。”
zhaofamumuguangshanshuo，congshujiashangquchuyizhangbobodetiezi，zheishi‘qianren’liujitadeweiyidongxi－－dengjice，yejiushitayanzhongde…zhunkaozheng。
dayandegongyuan，zheikeshichaoranyuyanshi、qinjiazhishangdecunzai，zhiyaowokaorulegongyuan，chengweixuezi，jiusuanqinjiazaizenmechuixianhuazhou，yebuganmingmuzhangdandeduiwodongshou，zhaofamutianletianzuichun，anchuochuodexiangzhe。
zhaofamutanxileyisheng，kansisantiaolu，nengzoude，yejiushengzuihouzheiyitiaole。
“……”
一夜无话。
diertianyizao，tianhaimeiliang，zhaofamujiucongchuangshangpaleqilai，shoujiaoxianshudezuolejiyang‘qiancheng’detesegaodian，zhuanghaohou，daizheneizhangzhunkaozhengjiufanqianglikaileqinfu。
gongyuan，liqinfubuyuan，zhaofamupingzhenaohaizhongdekantuluxian，zouleshijifenzhong，laidaolegongyuanwaimian，haimeiyoukaimen，zheilijiuyijingshimentingruoshile。
“zhei…meduoren？”zhaofamulenglelengshen，youxiezashedewangzhegongyuanwai，neiheiyayadedapianrenqun，huanghulepiankeninan，dao：“bushishuo，zhiyaoyoudengjicezi，suishidoukeyilaigongyuankaoheme，zheishi，quanbudoujidaolejintian？”
“jintianshi‘gongyuan’meiyueyicidedakaori，bujinkeyidengbaishoulou……haiyoujijiuhuiqinzishoutu，nilianzheidoubuzhidao，hailaikaohe？”
yigenaishengnaiqideshengyin，zaizhaofamudeerpanxiangqi。
dengtazhuanguotou，jiukandaoyigefendiaoyuzhuodenvtong，zhiyouba、jiusuidaxiao，qizaiyitouziyaliechide‘qinglangshou’beishang，huangdongjiaoyazi，shenqingguguaidewangzhezhaofamu。
neishuanglingdongdeyanjingjiuxiangzaishuo，nishizhizhangma？
大考日是什么？
baishoulouyoushishenmewanyi？
zhaofamuzuijiaochouchuleliangxia，youxiekuxiaobudedewangzhenvtong，zijibeiyigeba、jiusuidehaizibishile？
还特么无力反驳。
jijiu，tadaoshizhidao，gongyuanlichuleyuanzhuzhiwai，haiyoushisanweijijiu，wuyiliwai，doushineizhongmengdeyibidekongbucunzai，dakaoritahainengcaicedaoyier，zhiyubaishoulou……
“xiaobudian，baishouloushishenme？”zhaofamuyaoleyaotouhaoqidewen，dao。
“jiushiyizuoloua，nishibushisha…”nvtongfanleliangxiabaiyan，duizhezhaofamushoushangdeshihe，yonglixiulexiu，dao：“haiyou，wobujiaoxiaobudian，niyihouyaoshizaiganjiaowoxiaobudian，wojiubanizhuadaoweihequ，diaoneitiaoshanyuyao。”
“narenlaidiaoyao，zheimexiongcan？”zhaofamutoupifama，yaobushizheigexiaobudian，qizheyitouziyaliechideqinglangshou，tahaizhenbuganxiangxiang，zheimexiaodeyigexiaobudian，jingranrucidexiongcan，zheitemerebuqia。
“zheihezili，zhuangdeshichidema？”xiaobudianzhuozheshouzhi，yanbabadewangzhetadeshihe。
“wojiaxiangdetechan，limilvdougao，yaochima？”zhaofamudakaishihe，lvsegaodian，baifangdezhengzhengqiqi，sanfachudandandeqingxiangwei，zheiyeshilvdougaodetese，zhijiantajinliangranglvdougaodexiangweisanfachulai，yifurenchuwuhaidewangzhexiaobudianxunxunshanyou，dao。
“hao…chima？”xiaobudianzhuozheshouzhiyanleyankoushui，naishengnaiqidewen，dao。
“nichangchang。”zhaofamu，dao。
xiaobudianpailepaiqinglangshoudenaodai，qizhetazouguolai，yanjingfangguangdedingzhezhaofamuhezilimiandelvdougao，zuihouhaishimeinengrenzhu，qingqingdezhualeliangkuai，fangjinzuili，rukoujihua，haidaizheruannuoxiangtian，conglaimeichiguozheibangaodiandeta，yanjinglimajiumichengleyueyaxing，hanhubuqingde，dao：“hao…haochi。”
“xihuan，nijiuduochidian，haiyouqitadekouwei。”kandaoqinglangshou，meiyouyaoren，zhaofamusongleyikouqi，xiaohehededakaileshihedeqitajiceng，weilezhaoguhunhailide‘yinzhang’daye，tateyizhunbeilebushao。
“nishigehaoren。”xiaobudianyonglidediandiantou，shuangshoubingyong，zheiweikoubiqiyinzhangdetunshisudu，bufangduorang，shunjianjiuxiaomieledaban。
“jintiandedakao，shizaibaishoulouma？”zhaofamuxiangyaolaiyijimotousha，zengjinbiciganqing，kandaoqinglangshoudeyangzi，haishifangqilezheigedasuan。
“ng……”xiaobudiandiantou，hanhubuqingdehuiyingleyiju。
“neizuobaishouloulimian，douyoushenme？”zhaofamuyoudakaileyicenggaodian，manlianqidaidewangzhexiaobudian。
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