“xiaohuozi，nayounizheiyanghenvhaizidashande?”
jiangchenpangbianzuoweidelaoren，xiaohehedekanzhejiangchen。
laorenzuozaikaochuangweizhi，gangcaijiangchenheouyanghaodezhengzhitadoukanzaiyanli，queyizhimeiyoukaikoushuoshenme。
jishimianduichadianfashengdezhitichongtu，tayeyiranchenwendezuozhe，bingmeiyouluchujinghuangzhise。
“laorenjia，ninwuhuile，wozhendehuixiangmian。”jiangchenlianmangjieshidao。
laorenxiaolexiao，zhengdaikaikou，quebeiyigeshengyindaduan。
“haihuixiangmian?zhendangzijishidashile，nianjiqingqingdejiushengunyiyangzhaoyaozhuangpiande。”
shuohuadezhengshichenqianqian，takanleyiyanlinxue，youyiyousuozhideshuodao：“yebuzhaozhaojingzihaohaokankanziji，genbenjiushilaihamaxiangchitianerou，ganzuobugandang，erqierucixialiuwochuo。tongyangshinianqingren，chajuzhenshibuxiaoa。”
jiangchenzhuantoukanzheta，buzhidaonalidezuitale。
“xiaojie，fankeyiluanchi，huabunengluanshuo。wozhiyan，chuwozhikou，runizhier，wobingmeiyouqiangponimenxiangxin。kuangqieshijianshangweidaolai，wosuoyanzhishishifouyingyanhaiweikezhi，wogengmeiyoucongnimenyaoqian，zenmejiuzhaoyaozhuangpianle?”
chenqianqianbeiqidebuqing，gaogaodexiongfushangxiaqifuzhe，queyouwuyanyidui。
pangbiandelinxueganjinanweita：“qianqian，suanle，bieshengqile。”
shengyinruyinlingyiban，qingcuiyueer。
“buxing，xuexue，woyanbuxiazheikouqi。”chenqianqianduilinxueshuoleyiju。
chenqianqianyouzhuantoukanxiangjiangchen，mianqianzheigerenxianshiheouyanghaofashengchongtu，baouyanghaoqizou，youduizhezijiguimishualiumang，zenmenengqingyifangguota。
“nishuozijihuixiangmian，zongdezhengmingyixiaba?”
jiangchenduitazhenshigandaoyizhenniwai：“wohuibuhuixiangmian，meibiyaoxiangnizhengmingshenmeba?”
“buganzhengming，wokannishixinxuleba?haishuozijibushipianzi?”
jiangchenzhenshiduitawunaile，tacaifaxiannvrenzhenshikongbu，haobujiangli，mayemabude，dayedabude。
“woshibushipianzi，yebuyongniguanba?”
“niyaoshichengrenzijishipianzi，neinigangcaijiushiduixuexueshualiumang，bixudaoqian。yaome，nijiuzhengmingnizhenhuixiangmian。”
jiangchenshizhendeduitawuyule，suijishuodao:“zheiyangba，wobujinikanmianxiangle。yihuinixieyigezi，wojinisuansuan，ruguowosuanzhunle，nijiwopeilidaoqian，waijiaguaqianerbai。ruguowosuandebuzhun，suinichuzhi。”
“he，haibushiyaoqian?”chenqianqianjixiaodao。
“suanzhunle，qianshiwoyingdede。duoshuowuyi，nixiegeziba。”jiangchenmeiyouzaiyitadejifeng，yijizhouweikanrenaoderenqun。
chenqianqianxianglexiang，kaikoudao：“jiu‘qianying’de‘qian’zile。”
jiangchenyaoyaotou：“zhinengshinizijixiechulaide。”
“shizhenduo。”chenqianqianbiandigu，biancongbaolifanchulaiyigesuishenjishibenheyizhibi。
tasuishouzaibenshangxiexialeyige“qian”zi，ranhoudijijiangchen。
jiangchenjieguojishibenkanlekan，budebushuo，chenqianqiandezixiedequeshibucuo，zitijuanxiu，zhishikenengduijiangchenbuman，zitishaoxianliaocao，“qian”zideyishuzhixieleyiban，meixiedaotou。
“nixiangsuannafangmiande?”jiangchenyilianrenzhenzhise。
“yinyuan。”yigedaxuesheng，ershizuoyou，suanyinyuanbingwubutuozhichu。
“suanyinyuana。”jiangchenmeitouzhoulezhou。
tayoukanlekanchenqianqian，ranhouzixikanzhetaxiedezi，xinlituisuanzhe。
guolepianke，jiangchenweiweixiangsizhousaoleyan，naguozhuozishangdebizaizhishangshuashuadexieleqilai。
pangbiandelaorenhaoqidexiangzhishangkanguolai，kandaojiangchenxiedezihoubujindizanlesheng“haozi”。
zhishangdezicangjingyouli，xianranlianguo，youxiegongdi。
laorenkanguojiangchensuoxiedewenzihou，chayidekanleyanjiangchen，youkanxiangchenqianqian。
jiangchenmeiyouzaiyilaozhedemuguang，bajishibenhaijichenqianqian。
chenqianqianjieguojishibenxiangshangmiankanqu，linxueyehaoqidexiangjishibenshangkan。
pianke，zhijianlinxueliansebiandeyipianjingranjiahuaiyizhise，yeshixiankanleyanjiangchen，ranhouyoukanxiangchenqianqian。
erchenqianqiankanwanhou，yeshiliansedabian，naoxiuchengnudexiangjiangchenhandao：“hushuobadao，nizaihushuobadao。”
chenqianqianyoudianhuangluandebaneiyezhisile，genlinxueshuolesheng“woquxishoujian”jiuzoule。
linxuebukesiyidekanleyanjiangchen，yeqishenzhuileshangqu。
tamenerrenzouhou，kaochuangdelaorenyelvedaizhenjingdekanxiangjiangchen，yadishengyinhaoqidewendao：“xiaohuozi，nishizenmekanchulaide?”
genjugangcaichenqianqiandebiaoxian，mingyanrendounengkanchulaijiangchenxiededongxiduitachudonghenda，xianranjiangchenyinggaishisuanduile。
jiangchengangcaizaizhishangxiedeshi：
jiuaiweiduan，xinhuanlinmen;
yuwangmixin，xiuzhumengchen;
youyunzaishen，sanyueweiying;
yuyaoduotai，bujueyoucun;
kansidaxi，shizebuxiang;
wubixiaoxin，eyunlinmen。
jiangchendishengshuodao：“wogangcaijitasuanle，dedaodeqianwenshi‘qingzhankongshoujiu，zhishangchaoshengfeng，moweiyishixi，haiyicixiangxiong’”。
kanzhelaorenyoudianfameng，jiangchenjixudishengjieshidao：“tazheiqianwendeshiyinyuan，jiechulaijiushi：tajiaoshangletaohuayun，ziyiweihendeyi，quebumingbaizheigetaohuayunyeshibeiyun，yiweidichenmiyuyuhaili，henkuai，huoshijiuyaojianglindaotadetoushang。”
tingdunleyixia，jiangchenjixushuodao：“tadejiaren，bingbuzhidaotadequanbuqingkuang，danduoshaoyeshimingbaiyidiande，zhishichuyuduitadeguanxinhebaohu，yeweileweihutadezunyan，gengbaozherangtahuixinzhuanyideqiwang，erkukudidengdaizhe，buzhidaozenmeshuo，xinliqueyouchouyouku。”
“ertadezainanbushilaizijiali，ershilingwaide。biedequantiaoshangdechao，neijiushitadewaimian，chaoshengfeng，zheilizhideshifengxian，shizainan。tawendeshiyinyuan，neime，yaomejiushihuanshangneifangmiandejibing，zhongshengnanzhi;neimejiushiyinaiyinfaxuean。”
jiangchenshuodeshitoutoushidao，pangbiandelaorentingdeyilengyilengde，jixuwendao：“neinishizenmekanchulaitayouyunzaishende?“
jiangchendishengdao：“laoyezi，haijidetagangcaixiedeneigeqianzime?”
kandaolaorendiantou，jiangchenjixudao：“nichaikaikanqianzheigezi，shangmianshigesan，xiamianshigeyue，yejiushuoyouleyigesangeyuederen，bujiushihuaiyunsangeyueme。”
“erqienizaikanshangmiandeneiyishu，basanjizhanduanle，yejiushisangeyueduotaile，danshitaneiyishuyouzhixieleyibanmeidaodi，jiushishuotaxiangduotai，danshiyouyushenmeyuanyinhaimeiyouchedixiadingjuexin，haizaiyouyubujue。”
laorentinghouhuangrandawudedianlediantou：“yuanlairuci。”
jiangchenmeiyougaosuta，zheidongxitashuodejiandan，dancezisuanmingdangranmeiyouzheimejiandan。
jinguanchenqianqiangangcaizhenduijiangchen，danjiangchenhaishibasuanchulaideshiqingshuolechulai，bingtixingleta，yinweizheishitadezhiyedaode。
zhiyuchenqianqianxiangbuxiangxintadehua，zuihouhuibuhuitingtade，neijiukantademingyunle。
shenpanglaorenxiaozhekanxiangjiangchen：“xiaohuozi，nengjiwokankanmianxiangme?”
“laorenjia，ninbuyongkanle。ninyintangfangzheng，shuangmeiqingligaoyang，yishenruyazhiqi，yikanjiushiyoufuzhiren，erqieyinggaishizuoxuewenzhiren，bingqiezinvshiyeyoucheng。”tidaozhuanyewenti，jiangchenkankanertan。
“haha，xiaohuozimiuzanle。”laorenshuanglangdexiaodao，suijipailepaijiangchenjianbangshuodao：“zheitanghuochemeibaizuoa。”
“xiaohuozi，wojiaotanglihong，nishuodejibendoudui，woshigetuixiudejiaoshou。ninengjiwoliugelianxifangshime?”
“tanglao，buhaoyisi，woxianzaihaimeishouji。yaobuninbanindelianxifangshiliujiwo，womaishoujilezailianxinin。”jiangchenshuodao。
tanglihongyouxiechayi，xianzaidenianqingrenhaiyoumeishoujide?
suirankanjiangchendechuanzhebuxiangfujiazidi，danyebuxiangshineizhongmaibuqishoujideren。
buguotakanjianjiangchenneitanrandeyanshen，buxiangshuohuang，haishibazijideshoujihaoxielexialai，dijijiangchen。
jiangchenjieguolai，zhengzhongdebaliuyoudianhuahaodezhitiaochuaijindouli，wangxiangchexiangyiduandexishoujian。