八月末，盛夏暑热。
jiangnianzuoleyitiandehuoche，congpianyuanshanquyaoxianlaidaojiangcheng。
shuihaimeiheshangyikou，jimuchenfulanyijingpobujidaishuochuzheicicongxiangxiabatajielaidemude。
“nianniana，zhenbushiwozheigedanghoumadexiangbanijiaqusijia，zhuyaoshinizheishengchenbazi，zhenghesijianeiweixianghe。”
“suishuoshijiajigesiren，keyeshifeishangzhitouchenglehaomenshaonainai，sijiahaidayingjizanmenjiawubaiwantouzini。”
pangbianjiangshengxilekouyan，kanxiangjiangnian：“jiangnian，dayingzheijianshi，jiudangbaodababaduinideyangyuzhienle。”
养育之恩？
tingdaozheisigezi，jifulengbaideshaonvtaiqiyan。
beihouzhongheikuangyanjingzheyandemouzirengtouchujifenfengcilengyi。
tamuqinzaitachushenghoubingshi，jiangshengjiangtarengzaixiangxiaqinqijiayangzhe，zijilaijiangchengxuxianshengnv，shiqinianlaiduitabuwenbuwen。
yaobushisijianeiweijichengrensiboyefeijishishisile，sifurentizijizheiweiyideerzizhangluoqishouguihun，jiangshengkongpadouxiangbuqihaiyoutazheimegenver。
shouguihun，shouguihun，jiushiyaotahesiboyedepaiweibaitangjiehun，xiabanbeizishouzhegepaiweiguo。
weilewubaiwanhaobuyouyuduansongzijiqinnveryishengderen，yeyoulianshuochuyangyuzhiensigezi。
jiangnianlianshangmeiyourenhebiaoqing。
dandanjiqiao：“jiranshijiajinhaomendangshaonainaidehaoshi，zenmebushijiangranranqu？”
“wojide，womuqinqushiqiantiwotanguoyizhuangwawaqin，woyijinghejiangchengsongjiadeshaoyesongwenjingyouhunyue。”
江冉冉，她的继妹。
beijiangshenghechenfulancongxiaopengzaishouxinjiaochongzhangdadejiangjiaqianjin。
meixiangdaojiangnianjuranhaizhidaozheicha，chenfulanlianseyibian。
“zheidoushenmeniandaile，wawaqinshenmedehainengzuoshu？renjiasongjiakeshijiangchenghaomen，zenmehuikanshangnianniannizheizhongxiangxiazhangdade！”
“shihuagaosunibaniannian，wenjingyijingyouxihuanderenle，jiushiranran。tamenmashangjiuyaodinghunle。”
gangcaitingjiangniantidaosongwenjing，yipangdejiangranranbufuqidengguolai。
“jiejie，xiangnizheizhongxiangxialaidetubaozi，buhuiyewangxianghewenjinggegejiehunba？”
jiangranranyanlitouchujidu。
zuishangshuozhejiangnianshixiangxialaidetubaozi，kechuleneifuyouhouyouchoudeheikuangyanjing，jiangniangenbenjiumeiyoubandianxiangxiacungudetuqi。
bazhangdadexiaolian，gaotingdebiliang，jingzhidewuguan。mingmingshiangzangpolandexiangxiazhangda，jifuquebicongxiaodaodajingxinbaoyangdetahaiyaobaixixini，zhoushenhaitouzheqinglengchuchendeqizhi。
dan，lianbitaxiaowuguanpifubitahaoyouzenmeyang，haibushimashangjiuyaojiajigesirenle？
xiangdaozheili，jiangranrandunshibiandeshuxin。
jiangnianquelengbudingtaishou，yibazhangjiuchaozhejiangranrandelianshanguoqu！
padeyishengcuixiang，quanchangjijing。
jiangranranwuzhu**ladelian，dunshijianjiaochusheng：“a！”
jiangshenghechenfulankandaozijibaobeinverbeida，bukezhixindengdayanjing：“jiangnian！nijingrangandaranran？”
jiangnianyuqilengdan：“qianglewodeweihunfu，haizaiwomianqianjiaoxiao，wonandaobugaidama。”
“ni！”jiangshengqidexiongkouqifu，“meixiangdaonizaixiangxiazheimeduonian，jingyangchengzheifudexing！yaobushiniyaojiaqusijia……”
tayidinglimatizijibaobeinverchouhuilai。
jiangnianzaoyikantouyanqianjigerendexinhuaiguitaiyuzisitanlan。
“buyongshuoneimeduole，wokeyijiaqusijia，jinimennadaotouzi。”
“zhende？”jiangshenghechenfulanyanqianyiliang，lianshangnuqidunxiao，luchuanxidebiaoqing。
“dangranyoutiaojian，”jiangniankanxiangyanqianlianggeren，“woyaohejiangjiaduanjueguanxi。”
jiangnianyaohejiangjiaduanjueguanxi？
tingshuojiangnianzaixiangxiagaozhongchengjidaoshudiyi，buxuewushudajiafanshi，qianbujiugangbeituixue。
yuranranzheiyangtamenjingxinpeiyangyouxiuquannengjitamenzhengguangzhangliandenver，jianzhiyunnizhibie。
tamenzaojiubabudebazheigetuoyoupingshuaikai，xianxiajiangnianjuranyongzheigedangtiaojian？
jiangniancongbaolinachuyizhangduanjueguanxitongyishu，zhijierengzaizhuoshang，tuchulianggezi：“qianzi。”
“keyi！”jiangshengshengpajiangnianfanhui，dangchangjiupobujidaiqianlezi，haishifenjingtikanxiangjiangnian，“wokexianshuohao，ziqianle，congjinwanghounijiuhewomenjiangjiameiyoubanmaoqianguanxi，yihoukebiehouhuizaiqiuzhehuilai！”
zheishishengpatadianjijiangjiadeneidiancaichan，hejiangranranqiang。
江念嘲讽扯扯嘴角。
chumenzhiqian，haiyinyuetingjianwuliduihuashengchuanlai。
“wojiushuoma，yigexiangxiazhangdadeyatounengjiajinhaomen，napashijigesirenshouhuogua，shangganzhehailaibuji，zenmekenengbuyuanyi。”
“yigejiangniannengjizanmenjiahuanlaiwubaiwan，haibuyongjiazhuang，zhenshibiwenzhuanbukuideshengyi。laogong，nikezhenlihai……”
jiangnianlaideshihoujiuzhidailegebeibao。
likaijiangjiahoushoujiyoudianhualai，suishoujieqi。
“nianjie，nigaodingnineigezhadiele？”
jiangnianyirujiwanggaoleng，huilege“ng。”
dianhuaneitoudeshaonianchixiao：“nibazheigechunhuo，baneigejiangranrandangchenggebao，yagenbuzhidaonianjienicaishi……”
jiangnianwen：“worangnibangwozaixunqinwangshangguadexiaoxi，fachuqulema？”
jiangnianshangzhoucaifaxianmuqinlinzhongqianxiexiadexin，dezhimuqindeshenshi。
muqinshuo，tashiyinweideleyizhonghanjiandenaobujibing，pajialirenshangxincaigaiminghuanxinglikaijiasuozaidejiangcheng。zaiyaoxianyudaojiangsheng，hejiangshengjiehunyouleta。
muqinshuotazuidadexinyuan，shixiwangzijinverzheibeizinengwuweixiaosa，huodeyaoyan。
zuidadeyihan，shitameinengzaizijidefuqingenqianjinguoxiao，buzhidaofuqinshentihaihaobuhao，shifouhaiweitadelikaishangxin。
yushijiangnianshuominglemuqinhezijideqingkuang，xiangliyongxunqinwangzhaodaozijidewaigong。
neitoudeshaoniandao：“shangwujiufale，wohaijialeqianrangtamenjiadaxuanchuan，zanmendenghuixinjiuxing。”
与此同时。
jiangchengyizuodingjihaohuadezhuangyuanbieshuli。
jijialaoyezichazhehuxijitangzaichuangshang，qigeshencaiyurongmaodoujiweichusedenanrenshouzaichuangbian。yigegeminchunzuanquan，muguangwubudanyou。
yeyedeshentiyuelaiyuechale。
zaizheiyangxiaqu，buzhidaohainengchengduojiu。
laoyeziyijingxianrumiliuzhiji，zuiliquerengnannanhuhuanzheyigemingzi。
qigenanrenwenyandouhongleyankuang。
guguzheiyilijia，yizoujiushishibanian，yaowuyinxun。yeyedangnianyiyebaitou，rujindaosiyefangbuxiata。
ranerjiuzaicishi，youshouxiaxinxiganlai，zhijiejiuzaiwuzilihandao：“laoyezi，womenyouxiao**dexiaoxile！**ta，hailiulegexuemai！”
suoyourenjingshenyizhen，xiayishixiangchuangshangkan。
yijinghunmibuxinghaojiridejilaoyezi，shouzhidongle！
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banyeshierdian，jiangjiaoluanfengang。
congjiangjiachulai，xianzheyeshixianzhe，jiangnianshunbianjielegerenwu。
shiqingdaoshibunan，zhishilaijiangerenquyiyangdongxi，zaisongdaobiechu。
dannengzhaomujichusjiyongjin，zheidongxibiranbushoufalvbaohuyoujiazhigaoang，guzhuyaoquebaonenganquansongdaoduifangshouzhong。
yueguangxiaoleng，jijingwusheng。
jiangnianzhanzaibeizacaocongshengdefentoubaoweideshuhou，xunzhaozijiderenwumubiao。
douranjian，fengshengbiandejicu。
congxiaojiujingshoudexunlian，rangjiangnianduiweixianyouminruideganzhi。
xieqianfangchuanlaiyizhenjicudejiaobusheng，xiangshixunlianyousudeguyongbing，renshuyouwugeyishang。
——雇佣兵？
jidongxiderenhaimeidao，xiangqiangdongxiderenxianlaile？
jiangnianshensezhouleng，minjieduozaishuhou，pingzhuhuxi。
meixiangdaoxiayimiao，yigejianyingdedongxiquedishangletadehouyao……