庆历十四年冬。
jingchengxiazheemaodaxue，hanfenglinlie。
这天是魏柔的头七。
灵堂内。
weiroupiaozaipaiweiqian，mianwubiaoqingdikanzhedishangdeyinanyinv。
huafubeitunxia，suiyidirengzaidishang。
zheigemianrongqingxiudenanrenshiweiroudezhangfuzhaoyong，guanjulibushilang。
zhiyuzheinvren，weirouzuijiaofuqileyimojiqiaozichaodexiao。
shitadehaobiaomei，linruyi。
kanzheiliangren，zaoyiantongkuanqu。
xianzaideweirouzhishiyilvhunpo，lengyanpangguan，tajiajizhaoyongyinian，qichuyeshihuaizheshaonvxiuqiejiaguolai，jieguoni？tadenglaideshishenme？
weirouhenbudeshenchulizhuajiangtamensisui，dantashiguole。
没用。
huran，waitouchuanlaihuxiaodefengshengbansuizheyizhencierdejianrenhuadisheng。
chenjinzaihuanaizhongdenannvyebeizheishengyinjinghuishenlai。
lingtangzhiwaiyidaogaodadeheiyingchuxian。
hunchendetianmuzhixia，lairenshenshangsuopidezhanjiaquerengjiufanzhelengliedeguangmang，youqishitashouzhongwozhedezhangjian，haizaitangzhexue。
zhaoyonghuangmangtuikailinruyi，liangqiangqishen，congmangchuanshangguanfu。
“顾将军！您——”
zhaoyongdehuahaimeishuowan，fenglidejianrenyijingcichuanletadexiongtang。
鲜血四溢。
linruyijianjiaoqilai，xianxueyijingjiandaotadelianshang。
tadiezhuangqishen，yaowangwaipao，caipaochuliangbu，shenxingjiujiangzaileyuandi。
yijianchuantang，tabukezhixindikanzhezijixiongqianzhanxuedejianren。
weirouyejingyawanfen，tadaliangzhemianqianzheigedaizheheisemianjuzheyishenmosezhanjiadenanren。
tashibenchaozuinianqingdezhenyuandajiangjunguxi。
yinqishixuechengxing，changniandaizheeguimianjushiren，shirenyouchengtawei“guimianjiangjun”。
zheishiweiroudiyicijiandaoguxi，meiliaodaosuweimoumiandeguimianjiangjunhuichuxianzaizhaofu，haihuitijianshalezheiduigounannv。
zhijianguxirengleshoulidejian，yibuyibuzoudaoguanmuqian。
tashoulianqizhoushendelenglie，xiangshigechuchumaoludelengtouqing，gezheyijiaobashoushangzhanrandexuecashiganjing。
takanxiangguanguolitangzhedeweirou，yanshenlitouzhetongkuzhengzhahaiyouhouhui。
nanrendeshengyindiyachunhou，rufengyibansankai。
shengyinguanruweiroudeerzhong，tamanmanzhengdaleyanjing。
guxishuo：“rouer，wolaiwanle。”
“shanghainideren，dougaisi！”
weirouwanwanmeixiangdao，zheigebeishirenweijudeguimianjiangjunjingranhuiweiletaxuexizhaojia。
tashengqianweiyiyiciheguxiyouguojiaoji，shitachadianchengleguxideqizi，zhishidangshitatingwenguxideeming，xinshengqieyi，yisixiangbi，zheizhuanghunshicaibulelezhi。
weiroukanzheguxixiaoxindibatadeshiticongguanguolibaochulai，tadedongzuowenrou，hetasenlengxingxiangdaxiangjingting。
weiroudehunpogenzheguxiyiluchulezhaojia，yankanzheguxibatadeshitihuohua，quandoufangjinguhuiheli，tayizhisuishenpengzhe。
riyuerusuo，suiyuebianqian，weiroukanzheguxidaibingcefan，cishaledangchaohuangdi，zuizhonghaishibeibishangjuelu。
tabeizhongrenweigongzhixuanya。
jibianshenshouzhongshang，guxirengjiubaozhetadeguhuihe，zaiqiongtumoluzhiji，guxifandaoxiaole。
guxikanzhehuailidehezi，dishengnannan：“rouer，nikezhiwoduinidezhenxin？wozishizhizhongbuguoshixiangyaonipinganxiledihuoxiaqu。”
“shuoqilai，rouerhaimeijianguowoxianzaidemoyang。ruguonihaihuozhedehua，yeyidingbuxiangkandaowoba？danwohaishixiangzaizuihou，rangnikankanwodemoyang。rujinwoyijingtinibaochou，xinyuanyile，yehaoqudixiapeini，huangquanlushangzairangwolaihuni。zheihui，biezaijujuewole。”
shuozhe，guxijiutaiqishou，zhaixialianshangdemianju。
weiroudengdaleyanjing，zhengyaokanqingguxidemianrong，fandaoshixukongzhongliechuleyigekouzi，jiangtaxilejinqu，yishiquanwu。