第1章
北城，隆冬。
guchengtuimenerchu，duishenhoudeyuefuxiezhenguodao，“ninliubu，waimiantianqileng。”
xiezhenguoxiangdaolihunxieyishangdeneirong，haishimeirenzhukaikou，“xiaocheng，nizhenjuedingyaolihunma，ninandaoshedediuxiaxingxing？”
tijihaizi，guchengxindiweidongyao，danyezhishiyishun。
tanaohailishanguozuowanhaizikuzhehanrangtagundehuamian，kuxiaodao，“taxihuantanxiansheng，meiyouwo，tahuiguodegengkuaile。”
xiezhenguozhoumei，“keshinishenmedoubuyao，yihoushenghuozenmeban？nifumudoubuzaile，shenbianyoumeigeqinqi。”
guchengchaotaxiaoxiao，“ninfangxin，woyijingjiedaoyanjiusuoderuzhiyaoqing，yigeyuehouzhengshiruzhi。”
qishi，wunianqiantayijingshoudaoguokeyansuodeyaoqing，dandangshixieningxuegangshengxiaxingxing，tayoubuxiangrangbaomulaizhaogu，tabiantuileyaoyue，zhuanxinliuzaijializhaogutamenmunv。
taweidun，jixushuodao，“ninyaoshiduixieyiyoushenmeyijian，keyisuishigaosuwo。”
“wonengyoushenmeyijian。”xiezhenguoyaoyaotou，“zheiwunianlaiyaobushinifangqigongzuozhaogujiali，xingxingheningxuebukenengbeizhaogudezheimehao，shuodaodi，shitameifuqi。”
guchengchuimou，yanquyandideseran，“ninyanzhongle。”
xiezhenguoyaoyaotou，“shijianbuzaole，nizaodianhuiquba。”
tongtadaobiehou，xiangdaoxingxingzuijinyouzhanggaolebushao，tateyiqushangchangmaileliangtaoyifu，jiandandafang，yeshihetapingshiyundong。
guchenghuidaojiazhong，zhenghaotingdaoxingxingdeshengyin，“tanshushu，nimaidequnzihaopiaoliangya！biwobabamaidehaokanduole！”
tanyanxixiaozherouroutanaodai，kandaoguchengtaitoudazhaohu，“huilaile？waimianleng，kuaijinlaizuoba。”
guchengshangqian，jiangshoulideyifudiguoqu，“babajinimaileliangtaoxinyifu。”
xingxingyibatuikai，“baba，wobuyaozheixieyifu，yidianyebuhaokan，woxihuanchuangongzhuqun。”
taduozaitanyanxihuaili，xiaoshoubuduanzhuazhebozi。
xingxingpifumingan，yizhiyilaizhinengchuanmianzhideyifu。
tanyanxibaozhehaizi，xiaozheshuo，“xiaoguniangdouxihuanchuanpiaoliangyifu，guchengniyebieguangguzheshiyong，oueryeyaotingtinghaizideyijian。”
xieningxuedeshengyincongshenhouchuanlai，“kuailaichifan，jintianyoukelejichi。”zhuantoukanjiangucheng，youxiebutaigaoxing，“niganshenmequle，chengtianjiuzhidaowangwaipao。”
takanzhexieningxue，xindiyizhenhuanghu。
jiehunwunian，tabieshuozuofan，jiushilianbeishuiyemeijitadaoguo，kerujin......guchengkanzhetashenshangdeweiqunhezhijiandeshangkou，meiyoushuohua。
taquxilegeshou，zaichulai，sanrenyijingshuoshuoxiaoxiaodekaishichifan。
xieningxuejialegejichiweijitanyanxi，“nikuaichangchangwozuodejichi，shibushiweidaohecongqianyiyang。”
tanyanxichangleyikou，“biyiqianhaihaochi。”
xingxingzuozaitamenliangzhongjian，zuoyoukankan，tuzheshetoudao，“tanshushuneimedahaiyaomamawei，xiuxiuxiu，wozaojiunengzijichifanla。”
tanyanxixiaozhemomotanaodai，“xingxingshuodedui，tanshushuyaogennixuexi。”
sanrenyoushuoyouxiao，jiulianguchengzuoxialaiyemeiyouyingxiangdaotamen。
guchengchanglechangzhuoshangdefancai，yiwaidefaxianweidaohenhao，ketahaishimeishenmeweikou。
chiwanfan，tanyanxinachugelihedijita，“zheixienianwobuzainingxueshenbian，duokuinizhaogutale，zheishiwodexiaoxiaoxinyi。”
xieningxuetingzhe，biaoqingyouxiejiaoxiu。
tazhaoguzijiqizi，queyaotanyanxilaiganxie。
guchengxindizichao，meiyoujielihe。
qifenbiandegangaqilai，xieningxueyixiabianlelian，“nizaijiaoqingshenme？yanxizhunbeidedongxikebushinipingshimaidebianyihuo，nibiebushihaodai。”
“jiushi，babanibunengmeiyoulimao。”
xieningxuegaogaozaishangdetaidu，rangguchengyouxiechuanbuguoqi。
kezheiduanhunyinqueshishitagaopanle。
wunianqian，tadaxuegangbiye，genzheshixiongdegongzuoshiyanjiuchulexinxingzhinengfeixingqi，xiangmubeixieshikanzhong，qianyuehou，xieshiyaoqingtamencanjiaqinggonghui。
neitianwanshang，guchengzuoweigangchumaoludexinren，beiqitarenguanlebushaojiu。
tayuntouzhuanxiangdeduolechuqu，jieguobeixieningxuejizhuaijinlefangjianli。
tabeiduishousuanji，zhongyaohoumianqiangcongtamenshoulitaochulai，danyijingzhichengbuzhu，qiangxinglazheguchengfashengleguanxi。
shihouxiezhenguoshoudaoxiaoxiganlai，kandaotamendemoyangyaoqiuliangrenbixujiehun。
xieningxuebuken，haixiangquzhaotanyanxi，xiezhenguosuoxingbatasuozaifangjianli，meiguojitian，tanyanxijiehundexiaoxijiuchuandaotaerzhong。
erzheishihou，xieningxuezhenghaoyechachuhuaiyunle。
tarenmingjiehun，danyejiqitaoyangucheng，juedetajiushigejiguansuanjinxiangwangshangpadexiaoren。
haozai，zheiduanguanximashangjiuyaojieshule。
wanfanguohou，tanyanxipeizhexingxingkandonghuapian，xieningxuejinchufangjiliangrenqieleshuiguoduanchulai，ranhoujiupeizaitamenshenbian，ouercetouhetanyanxishuoliangjuqiaoqiaohua。
liangrendidixiaozhe，yindexingxingtaitouqukan，xieningxuejiuwangtazuilisaipianpingguo。
guchengkandeyouxiezhengzhong，zheimeduonianlai，xieningxuehaoxiangyongyuandouhenmang，mangzhegongzuo，mangzhekaihui，mangzhequzhaotanyanxi，danconglaimeiyouzheimefangsongdezuoxialaiyiqikandianshi。
xingxingzhouzhemei，“wobuyaochipingguo，woxiangchizhaji。”
tanyanxinachushouji，“meiwenti，shushujinidian。”
guchengxiayishizulan，“shijiantaiwanle，chizheixiebujiankang。”
xingxingyixiazibugaoxingle，yibajiangpingguodiuchuqu，suozaishafalibushuohua。
“haizihaixiao，xiangchidianshenmejitachijiuhaole，womenyoubushimaibuqi。”tanyanxitankouqi，“gucheng，nibieguaiwoduozui，danshiniduixingxingtaikeke，zhihuirangtagengtaoyanni。”
“dengyihou，nixiangwanhuiyelaibujile。”
guchenglengzhu，ditoukanxiangxingxing。
tabaozhetanyanxidegebo，kanxiangtadeyanshenlichongmanpaichihekangju，rutongyibafenglidedaoren，shunjianpikaiguchengdexinzang。
tafangzaixigaishangdeshouweiweizhandou，houlonghaoxiangbeimianhuaduzhu。
“xingle，nishaozaizheiguandongguanxide。”xieningxuebunaifandao，“niqubakefangshoushichulai，jintianyanxiliuxialaizhu。”
tanyanxibutaihaoyisidechaotaxiaodao，“mafannile，wobenlaixianghuijiade，danshixingxingxiangrangwoliuxialaizhu。”