dianhuaguaduanmeiduojiu，xiayujiubaqiandaleguolai，yechennazheqianxianjiaoletuoqiandefeiyong，ranghugongzhaoguhaomeimei，jiujimangwangxiajiaqu。
夏家四合院。
dangyechendaolaideshihou，ketingliyijingzuomanleren，xiajiarenyuanjihuquanbudaoqi。
rujinxiajiahaishixialaoyezixiayongzhangquan，shuoyibuer，tayaozhaokaijiatinghuiyi，sheiyebuganchidao。
“you，wozheimeifukesuanshilaile，wohaiyiweiderangyeyehewomenyiqidengnini。”yechengangjinmenjiutingdaoyizhenyinyangguaiqideshengyin。
yechendoubuyongkanjiuzhidaoshuohuadeshishei，zhengshidaboxiahurendeerzi，xiayao。
xiajiagongyousangeerzi，daerzixiahuren，jingyingzhexiajiadezuchan，zuishouxiayongxihuan，sanerzixiahugui，suiranmeishabenshi，danshihuitaohaoren，jingchangtaolaoyezihuanxin，ererzixiatianhai，yeshixiayudefuqin，meishenmebenshi，yebuhuishuohua，suoyizuibushouxiayongdedaijian，zaixiajiajihumeiyouyidiandiwei。
“diurenxianyandedongxi，haibuganjinguolaizuoxia，dengzhewoqingnini？”zuozaixiayupangbiandeyigezhongnianfunvyaoyaqiechidemadao。
cirenzhengshixiayudemuqin，yejiushiyechendezhangmuniang，liuruimei。
yechenditouchenmodezouguoqu，tameiyouchidao，yemeiyoushuoyijuhua，danjinjinyinweitashishangmennvxudeshenfen，meimeizaodaozheixierenwuduandezhizeheruma。
“等等！”
jiudangyechenzoudaoxiayushenpangzhunbeizuoxiashihou，duimiandexiayaoyoushitiaolechulai，yinyangguaiqidejifengliuruimeishuodao。
“erniang，yeyezheicizhaokaideshijiatinghuiyi，nimenyijialaiyejiubale，zenmehairanggewairenguolaiganshenme？”
duimiandeliuruimeidangchangliansedoulvle，ehenhendegualeyiyanyechen，doushizheigefeiwudongxi，benlaitamenyijiazaixiajiajiumeishenmediwei，xiangzheizhongjiayanshang，yiqiantamenmobuzuoshengyejiuguoqule，zicongyouleyechen，meimeidoushizaorenzhendui。
yechenzhanzaixiayushenhou，zuoyebushizhanyebushi，chujinggangadaolejidian，taitoukanxiangduimianmanlianguaixiaodexiayao，chenshengwendao：“neinixiangzenmeyang？”
yitingzheihua，xiayaodangchangjiulele，moyangguguaidexiaodao：“zheihaiyongwenme，zheishiwomenxiajiadejiayan，heniyigewairenyoushenmeguanxi，nidangranshigundaowaimianquge。”
yechenwenyanliansetieqing，zhuanshenjiuwangwaimianzouqu，tayoubufanjian，shixiayujiaotacaiguolaide，jiranrenjiaxianzaibuhuanying，ganmahailiuxialaizizhaobutongkuai。
dantagangmaichuyibu，zuozaipangbiandexiayushenshoulazhutadeyixiu，ranhouqiaolianbinglengdekanzheduimiandexiayaoshuodao：“tashiwolaogong，yeyebangmangjianzhengdehunli，buyinggaihaishiwairenba？”
tashuohuajian，suoyourendoushitingchutayuqizhongdeyuanqi。
dangnianxialaoyezihetalingwailianggeerzi，buguxiayudeganshou，yongqinqinghejiazudaodebangjiata，bizhetajiajiyigemoshengren，haishiyigefumushizong，meimeizhuyuan，weileqiandangshangmennvxudedaomeidan，tayouzenmekenengmeiyouyuanqini。
xiayaopiepiezui，youshiyinyangguaiqideshuodao：“yigechiruanfandewonangfei，nihaizhenbatadanghuishile？”
“neibuyeshinimenanpaidema？”xiayunushengzhiwendao。
kandaoliangrenzhujianchaoqilai，zuozaishangzuodexialaoyezipailepaizhuozi，lianseyansudeshuodao：“haole，doushaoshuoliangju，xiangshenmeyangzi。”
xiayaohexiayujianzhuang，doushibuganzaishuohuale。
zheishi，xiayongkanxiangxiayu，jiaoxundekouwenshuodao：“baninanrenkanhao，laiwanlebeirenshuoliangjuzenmele？”
tazhijiaoxunlexiayu，queduipangbianzhudongtiaoshidexiayaobuwenbuwen。
kanzheduimiandeyiyangyanghaiyongyanshenbuduantiaoxindexiayao，xiayudunshiweiqujile，bufuqidewendao：“neiwosanshutamenyijiadouhaimeilaini。”
danduiyutadewenhua，xiayongqueshizhuangzuomeiyoutingdao，jingjingdezuozaineili。
yeyepianxinpiandaozheizhongchengdu，xiayuweiqudejinyaozuichunbuzaishuohua。
yechenmomodezaitapangbianzuoxia，muguangzhushizheweiqudexiayu，tahenpiaoliang，buxuyaohuazhuangjiushengguohenduoyixiannvmingxing，ershencaiheqizhigengshichuzhong，zheiyangdenvhaier，bieshuoshixianzaideta，jiushiyiqiantadoubuganshewangde。
kejiushizheiyangwanmeidenvhaier，yinweixiajialaoyezidepianxinhebudaijian，yinchayangcuodejiujiajileta。
xiayuhenshanliang，suiranbeipojiajita，shenzhihunhouhaideyangzheta，yeconglaimeiyouyinweixiajiadeshiqingerqiannuyuta，suoyijibianxiayuduitafeichanglengdan，zhangmuniangduitazhizeruma，yechenxinliyijiushifeichangganjixiayude。
yechenshenchushou，xiangpaipaixiayudejianbanganweitayixia，jieguoquebeixiayuyibadakaishou。
“biepengwo。”xiayuyuqilengdan，dishengshuodao。
yechenwunaideshouhuishou，jingjingdezuozaiyipang。
dagaishijifenzhongguohou，xiahuguiyijiacaishanshanlaichi，danyijinmen，xiahuguidenver，xiamiaojiujingzhipaodaoxiayongshenpang，youshi**youshishuohaohua。
“duibuqiyeye，womenlaichile，douguailushangneixierenkaichetaiman，dudewomenhaobantianraolucaiguolai。”
“yeye，xiageyuejiushinindedashou，sunnvjininzhunbeilejingxini。”
“……”
xiamiaodelexiahuguidezhenchuan，yijinmenjiushigezhonghaohua，shuodexiayongmeikaiyanxiao。
“haohaohao，jirandoulaile，neizanmenganjinshuozhengshi。”xiayongxiaohehededao。
wenyan，xiahuguiyijiakaishizhaoweizhile，dantamenlaidewan，kaojinxiayongdeweizhibeixiahurenyijiahexiayuyijiazuozhe，zairanhoujiushikaomenkoudeweizhile，yushitamenyijiarenjiangmuguangdoushikanxiangleyechen。
“xiayu，nimenyijiaqumenkouneizuo，bazheilirangjiwomen。”xiamiaomanliangaoao，minglingdekouwenshuodao。
“pingshenme？”xiayudangchangjiujile，xianzaishigerendounengqifutamenyijialema？
wenyan，xiamiaopieleyiyanyechen，biyidishuodao：“jiupingnilaogongshigedaomeigui，rangtaliwomendouyuanyidian，shengdebameiyunzhanranjiwomen。”