yeseshenshen，wanwujiexi。
xuezhongdejingdoucheng，zaiyuesedeyingzhaoxia，xiandeqinglengyoushenmi。
咚咚咚。
chengloushang，gengguyouxiangleyibian。
各家灯火渐灭。
夜……已经深了。
lijianeizhai，cikequezhuguangshenliang。
“niang，tafenmingjiushiguyide！”
xiangqixianqiandeshiqing，lixishuangjiuqibudayichulai，“tayigepoluohu，haorongyitoubendaozanmenjia，juranhaibuzhizu……”
neimengqingweikouzhenxiao，haixiangyaojiazhuang？
lixishuangcuchengzheizhuanghunshi，yuanyibuguoshixiangzaizijiapomuweifurengenqiantaohao。
yaozhidaotamenjiangjianeiliqishibingbutaiping，youqidafangerfangzaojiuyoulejuyu。
yebuqiguai，yuanbenjiangjiajiuyinggaiyoudafangjicheng，danshinaxiaodedafangjiangchenjingfuziliangshuangshuangzhezailebianguan，fanerrangerfangdelegedabianyi，chenglebojuefuweilaidejichengren。
zhishizheiyangyilai，dafangyouruhenengganxin。
yinci，zheiyinianguolai，jiangjiazongguishinanyihemude。
duiyuzheiyiqie，lixishuangzheigeerfangdezhangxi，zirandoukanzaiyanli。
zheibu，caixiaodepomuweifurenyouyitidafangshuomei，tajiulikeyoulezhuyi，bamengqingtuilechulai。
yanxiakanzheshiqingyuzijiyuxiangdeyiyang，lixishuangbenlaipoweideyi，danjinrihuiniangjia，querangtabujinyouxiehouhuiqilai。
zheimengqing……kanzhebingbuxianggehaonaniede。
“niang，yaobuzheihunshi……”lixishuangyouxieyouyuqilai。
“不行！”
anshilijidaduanleta，shuodao：“zheishizaoyidingxia，nineipomudexingzinandaonihaibuzhidao？ruoshizheigeshihouyoushuobucheng，qibushirangtadouguaizailenidetoushang？”
“nirujiangjiakuaisinianle，shangwusuochu，nigonggongyoucaiqingfengleshizi，yankanzheguyeshenfenyuefazungui，nikebunengrelenipomufanrao，zaoxieshengxiadizicaizuiweiyaojin。”
tinglezheihua，lixishuangxinlidefenhenyishunjianxieleqi。
是啊。
sannianwusuochu，tazheigejiangjiaershaonainaizuodeshushibiequ。
yuanbentayujiangchenyuyesuanenaifuqi，dansuizhedafangbiangupinfa，jiangchenyushenfenyixiabianchenglebojuefuweilaidejichengren，lixishuangdeyaliyedaleqilai。
pomuxianqitayanjiejianshibuzu，jiashangyizhixixiakongxu，yiliansailehaojigeqieshitongfang。
ruozaibuxiangfaziwanhuipomuhezhangfudexihuan，taderizizhipahuiyuelaiyuenanguo。
“阿娘说得是！”
lixishuangdiandiantou，“renpingtamengqingruhe，zongguishizanmenlijiayangdade，tadanfanyaodianmingshengzaizheijingdouhuoxiaqu，jiubudebutinghua。”
“zhishi……rangmuqinfeixinjitatianzhuang，daoshikehen！”
wenyan，anshixiaozhedianlediannverdetou，shuodao：“niyeshigemeichengsuande，cishinalixudedongqi？”
“mengjiaqueshisonglaiershiduogexiangzi，shuoshijiaojizanmenjiazhaokanzhe，yihoujiejineiyatouzuojiazhuang，zhishitabingbuxiaodebale。”
“bairili，wozhiyannaishiliangxiang，tajibuzuobieyan，xianglaimengjiabingweigentaxishuocishi，daoshizaizhuangxiekandeguoqudedongxi，yingfuyingfuyejiushile。”
tinglezheihua，lixishuangyanqianyiliang。
孟氏独女又如何？
rujinhaibudeshibeizijizuanzaishouxinli。
“niyeshi，neidafangdewangmamayaoguolai，yebuzhidaotiqiandigehua，woyenengrangneiyatouhaoshengshiduoshiduo，ruoshidafangneibianmeikanshang，zanmenzhulandashuiyichangkong，nipomuneilikezenmejiaodai……”
xiangqizheishilai，anshijiutanxibuyi。
zheigenverzongshirangtacaoxin。
suiranshigeyoufuqide，chenghunhoudeleyifanzaohua，chenglejiangjiadizhizhangxi，danzongguigenbushangdajiazulidesuanji。
zhipanzheicinengjiezhecishi，zaijiangjiadexiehaolian，zaodianzhanzhujiaogener。
“阿娘放心。”
lixishuangminzuiyixiao，shuodao：“cishiyoutaifurenzuozhu，benjiudingleqibafen，jinriwangmamagenlai，wufeijiushizaitidabomuguoguoyanbale。”
“kuangqieyidafangdeqingkuang，nengzhaozhegetiaojianheshidenvzizuoxifu，yijinghenburongyi，yanxiahaoyougekandeguoyande，zenhuiqingyicuoguolequ？”
tamenxinlidouqingchu，dafangdejiangchenjingkeshiyijingsizailebianguande，suoyizheimenqinshibingbuhaozhangluo。
jiangjiabijingshixunguishijia，ruoshisuiyilacheyigenvzizuodafangzhangxi，bujinjiangjiadiulian，dafangneibianyebuhuiyuanyi。
zhishiyouxielianmianderenjia，queyoubingbuyuanyijiechengzheimenhunshi。
yizeshimeirenshederangnverchujiajiushougua，erzeshijiangjiadafangshizaishiwei，debudaoshenmehaochu，sanzeshizongranpanfu，yehaodaiyaoxielianmian，pabeirenchixiao。
yanjianzhepomuzhaobudaoheshirenxuan，lixishuanglijixiangdaoleyangzaizijijialidemengqing。
suiranmengjiabailuole，danmengqinghaodaiyeshichushenguanhuan，zhangdeyouqinglikeren，haishizailijiafuyangduonian，yehaonanie。
zheikebushizuiheshiderenxuanme？
lixishuangbuxindabomuhuijulezheimenhun。
anshixianglexiang，yepoweizantongdediandiantou。
“kanzheneiwangmamadeshense，daoxiangmeishenmebumanyideyangzi。”
……
次日一早。
mengqingshuxibi，kanlekanshichen，yuemoanshiqilaile，jiugandaozhengyuanqingan。
jianlixishuangbingbuzaigenqian，mengqingyanzhueryizhuan，bianbailexiaqu。
“zhinvzhicuo，haiwangjiumumoguai。”
anshimilemiyan，hanxiaodao：“haohaodeqingan，zheiyoushiweihe？”
“zuoriyinyoupangrenzaice，tingbiaojieshuoneiwangmamanaishijiangjiadafurenshenbianfuxinzhiren，zhinvweimiandafurenxiangyi，guhouyanxiangjiumutijijiazhuangzhishi，rangjiumuweinanle。”
mengqingshuodao：“zhinvxiangzhe，jiangjiadafurenjieliansangfusangzi，kanzhejueweipangluo，xinlinanmianshiyi，ruozaijianzhezhinvyubiaojieyixinjiaohao，yulijiaguoyuqinhou，pashihuixinliyouqi。”
“ruoshijiangdafurenyiqizhixia，buyuanyingchengzheimenhunshi，neiqibushirangjiumubaibaiweizhinvchouhualezheiyifan？gucicaizaizuoritijijiazhuang，laianwangmamabingjiangdafurenzhixin。”
tazheiyifanyanyu，qifenjiasanfenzhen。
xiangyaorangjiangdafurenanxinshizhen，buyuanhunshiluokongyeshizhen。
danzhenjiushiweilexingshicaibudebutijijiazhuang？
那只怕是胡扯了。
anshiqingchudemingjingeryiyang，danyezhishixinlilengxiao，buquchaichuan。
bijingyanxiacuchengzheimenhunshi，bangnverlixishuangzaijiangjiazhanwenjiaogen，caishizuizhongyaode。
“kuaiqilaiba，nizheihaizishixinyan，zheimenianduole，wonalihaibuzhidaoni？”
anshihuanlemengqingzuoxia，sixiaofeixiaodishuo：“xianqianyunishuoqicishi，haiyouxiechouchu，zendizheiliangriyouxiangdezheibantongtoule？”
“zhinvyuanbenxiangzheneijiangjiadalang……”
shuodaozheili，mengqingshenseyimo，lveweidunledun，fuyoumianqiangxiaodao：“buguozheijiri，woyexiangtongle，jiumushuodedui。jiangjiarucigaomen，yizhinvdeshenfen，benjiugaopanle。”
“kuangqie，jiangjiadalangneibanzhuangkuang，fuliyebuhuiyouqiqiexiangzhengzhishi，zhinvjuedefanershengxinxie。”
tazuihouzheijunaishishihua。
“nidaoshicongmingbushao。”anshiziranyetingdemingbai，yehenshizantongdidiandiantou。