xiashuyanzhidaozheichabuduoshixialaofurendedixianle，bianyebuzaiquan。
zhishitajintianchuleshilaigenzumushangliangjiazhuangdeshi，yeyoubiedesifanghuayaoshuo，pianpiancikefuqinjiuzuozaineili，daoshirangtabuhaokaikoule，zhinengyigejingerdijizumushiyanse。
xialaofurenhexurenye，kansunnvzuoguaidemoyangjiuzhidaozheiyatouhaiyoubiedeshi，qingkeleliangsheng，duizheerzikaikoudao：
“nicaixiachaohuilai，quxiuxiyixiaba，womennianglianghaiyouxietijihuayaoshuo，wanxieshihouguolaipeiwoyongshan。”
xiayuankanjiannverdebiaoqing，jiuzhidaokendingshitadezhuyi，zhinengxiaozheyaoyaotou。
“neierzixiangaotuile。”
daifuqinzouyuan，xiashuyancaibaozhezumudeshoubeijiezheshuo：
“zumu，wogangganghaimeiyoushuowanni。zanmenfushangdedongxi，ninbunengdoujiwodaizouya，haiyounindejiazhuang，yedezijiliuzhe。
nintingwoshuo，dengwochujia，zheifuliguanjiadeshijiuyouluohuinindetoushangle。
suishuoninshenzikangjian，dandaodibuyiduocaolao。
zaishuofuqinzhengzhizhuangnian，nanengjiuzheimeyizhixiaqu。ninbuyeyizhidianjijifuqinxuxianma。
wozhidaoninzhiqianshixintengwo，congbucengzhudongtiqi，danwoyankanjiuchujiale，zheishiyegaicaobanqilaile。
xinfurenrufu，ninyenengqingshengxiebushi？”
xialaofurendaoshimeixiangdao，sunnvzhizouerzi，jingranshiyaogenzijishuozheige。
taxinzhongshiyouyixiegandongde，yaobushishengshangcihun，haizhenshebudebazijizheigebaobeisunnvjiuzheimejiachuqu。
taxinweidipailepaixiashuyandeshou。
“qiaoqiao，daorangnizheigejijiangchujiadenvercaoxinqifuqindeshilaile。
anshuozheibenbugaigennimenzheixiexiaobeishuo，danzumuzhidaoniconghuimingli，zilaizanjiadedashixiaoqingnifuqinyecongbumanni。
nishuodeyoudaoli，guanyuweinifuqinxuquderenxuan……”
xiashuyandiaopidizhazhayanjing，daduanlezumudehua。
“zumukeshikanzhonglebujunfuweijiadelinjiejie？”
夏老夫人一愣。
“你怎么知道？”
xiashuyanzaizumumianqianyemeigeduanzhuangdeyangzi，yaozhetouguzuoshenchen。
“ziranshiyinweiwonengqiahuisuan。”
xialaofurenbeitahongdehahadaxiao。
“taoqi！kannizuoguaideyangzi，nalixianggeyaojiarendexinfu。kuaibiemaiguanzi，jizumushuoshuo。”
xiashuyanzheicaixixifenxiqilai：
“zheiyoushenmenancai，zhiqiandechunribaihuayan，zumujiuduilinjiejieduoyouguanzhu，suiranzhibiqitaxiaojiemenduoleneimeyisisidiguanzhu，danyeshimanbuguowodefayan。
zaijiashanglinjiajiejieyeshiwujiangfudexiaojie，xingziduanzhuangchenwen，weirendaqisaluo，ziranhenhezumudeyanyuan。
yaobushiyinweizufumuhemuqinxiangjiguoshi，linjiejieweizhangbeishouxiao，danwulehuaqi，xiangbiqiuquzhirenyebuhuishao。
linjiajiejienianzhangwoshisui，yufuqinyesuanxiangpei，zanmenjiamendishaoweigaoxie，yebusuanweiquleta。
woyejuedelinjiajiejiejihao，zumukeyizaozuoanpai，miandebeirenqianglequ。”
xialaofurenxinweididiandiantou。
“zheihuadourangnishuole，wobuyongquanni，nidaoshicuicuqiwolai。
hao，hao，dengnideshimangwan，wojiuweinifuqincaobanqilai。”
“jiushi，wokepanzhezanmenjianengzaitianjigedidimeimeini。”
xialaofurenbenjiuyinweisunnvyaojiarenyouxieshanghuai，beixiashuyanhonglejiju，xiangdaoyihouhaihuiyousunzisunnvdemanwupao，caizhongyukaixinqilai。
dierri，xiashuyanmeiyouchumen，ershijianlezijimingxiajijiapumianhezhuangzidefuzeren。
xiashuyanziyouzaihuanghoushenbianzhangda，huanghoushishangrongguogongfudedizhangnv，guanjializhangdebenshizibubiti，suishuoshenfenzunguibingbuxuyaoqinzizuozheixie，dancongmeiyoufangsongduizijiwaishengnvdejiaodao。
genghekuangxiashuyanbenjiushigechuanyueerlaideligongnv，tianshengduishuzimingan，suoyihenxiaojiubiaoxianchulezheifangmiandetianfu。
jijizhinian，xiayuanbendasuanjinverjijiazhuanqiandepumianhejingjiaojigediduanhaodezhuangzi，rangxiashuyanzijiyouxielinghuaqian。
quebuxiangxiaoyatouxinqiqigao，meiyouzhijiejieshoufuqindehaoyi，ershizijitiaolejigebingbuzhuanqiandepumianhelianggegengpianyuanyixie、danmianjigengdadezhuangzi。
xiayuanshiyouxiebujiede，xiashuyanquelazhefuqindeshousajiao。
“nverhaodaigenhuanghouniangniangxuelezheimejiu，ruoshizhijiejieshoulefuqinshoulizhuanqiandepuzi，younalinengkanchuzijidebenshini？
wokanzheijigejiujihao，nalaijinverlianlianshou，wanyibucheng，sunshiyebuda，shengdefuqinxianwobaijiani。”
xiayuannalihuixianqiweiyidenverbaijia，wulunruhetadoushinverdehoudun。
buguojiranxiashuyankaikoule，tadaoshiyebuzaiyirangnverzhetengyixia。
biejiadefurenxiaojieguanjia，wufeishikankanzhangbenzi，guanguanfuliderenkoukaixiao，tazheigenverzhiqiquebuxiao，jingranxiangyaobajigemianqiangweichidepumianjingyinghao。
shishizhengming，xiashuyanshiyouzheigebenshide。
tapingjiexiandairendesiweimoshi，duidangxiajingdoudexiaofeiquntizuolejibendediaoyan，faxiangengububiandedaoli——nvrendeqiangenghaozhuan。
suoyitadadaokuofudibayuanlaijigepuzigaihuanlejingyingyewu，zhongxinzhuangxiuguihua，bianchengxianzaiwenmingjingdou、rangwushufurenxiaojiequzhiruowudejiarensanyuan：
dielianhua——shitoumianshipinpuzi，limianzaoqidebuyaochaihuandengwu，doushixiashuyanqinzishejide，houqitafaxianlaobandexiaoerziyejiyouyishushejidetianfu，suoxinggenlaobanyaoleren，zhuanmenfuzechuxinyangzi。
dianjiangchun——shiyanzhishuifenpuzi，huaxuexiangguandeneirongwanquanshizhuangdaolexiashuyandeqiangkoushang，tamingrenmaiduanlejiweilaoshifu，zhongjinyutamenqianlesiqi，bazijishoulidejigefangzijiaojitamenfuze，youbafuliyiweiyuanlaisihoutamuqinshuzhuangdemamasongqufuzediaose。
huanxisha——shibuliaochengyipuzi，qishixiashuyannaoziliyouyixiegailiangzhibujiheyanzhixinliaozidexiangfa，danshitaduijingdouweilaidejushibutaikanhao，suoyixuanzedidiaoxingshi，zhishiduidangxiadeyixiefuzhuangyangzizuolegailiang，shenzhiyouyixiezhenduigaomendahudesirendingzhiyewu。
jiuzheiyang，yuanbenbuqiyandejigepuzi，duanduanshuyuejiuchenglejingdounvjuanbidakaderemenguangjiequchu。
dashengchaominfengkaifang，nvzidiweihengao，suoyinvjuanmenjiebanchuyougouwudouhenchangjian。
jiarensanyuan，jiushizheixiefurenxiaojiemenzijijixiashuyandepuziqudebiecheng。
suiranmeirenzhidaomuhoulaobanshishei，danshimingyanrendouzhidao，zheijijiadianpubiranchuziyirenzhishou。
tingshuohetaishijiadeguanshihaidaochudatingguo，xiangzhidaozheiweigaorendechuchubingshouweijiyong，kexibingmeiyouzhaodao。