南楚，天启元年。
jinniandeyushuigewaiduo。gangguoshuangjiang，youxiaqilexiaoyu，yuxiexiedipiaosajinlai，ranshileyijiaoqingsedeyixiu。
muxuanbeiqiujinzaizheixiaoxiaodeyuanluoyijinglianggeyuele，meiyoupeizhandeyunxu，budemaichufangmenbanbu。
wuneichuanlaijiaobusheng，muxuanmeiyouhuitou，muguangquebuzhidaopiaodangdaolehechu。
lairenjingmoleyihui，suishounaqiyijianjianghongsedepifengbangtaxishang，shengyinyiruwangchangdemeihuo，“zenmebuduochuandian，waimianyouyu，xiaoxinshouliang。”
muxuanzhuanguotoulai，yanqianshipeizhanyingjundemianpang。
tajifengdiyixiao，queshuncongdijiangshoucongchuangwaishoulehuilai。
peizhandemuguanghuadaoleyaojian，tayiyousigeyuedeshenyun，shangweidaoxianhuaideshihou，yaoshenyiranyaotiao。
tazuijiaoqinzhexiaoyi，yuqiwenrou,“zuijinkenengchidexiadongxi？xiaojiahuozheiliangtianyoumeiyounaoteng？”
“xianggong，nizhendexiwangwoshengxiazheigehaizi？”muxuanjinjindingzhetadelian，bufangguoyisibiaoqing。
beicubujifangdiyiwen，peizhandexiaorongjiangzailianshang，guolebantiancaihenshengdao，“shinagexiarenzainigenqianjiaodeshegenzi？”
muxuanshenranyixiao，xiaoyiqiliang，“wofuqinqiqiezhongduo，wocongxiaozhangzaihouzhai，shenmeyangdeyinsishouduanmeijianguo。zhenggelibaijulidoushinideren，dafujiwokaideyao，daodishibaotaide，haishihuataide，niziranxinliyoushu。”
peizhanguolebantian，caiyashengshuodao，“nibiehenwo。zheihaiziliubude。”
xindideyihuoyouledaan，muxuandexinyixiazichendaolegudi。tazaiyegubudeguzilidejiaoao，guidaozaidi，duipeizhanaiqiudao，“pomubingzhong，woyexinjirufen。keneiyoufangdaoshidehuazenkexiangxin？tashuozheigehaizikefukezumu，nibianyaoshaleta。ruoneifengdaoshishuoshiwokede，ninanbuchengyaolianwoyiqishale？”
“laoye，yaojianhaole。”hongmuqipanshangshiyiwanheihuhudeyaozhi。
peizhankanzhemuxuan，shensefuza。guolebantian，caiserankaikoudao，“fushifurenfuyao。”
youlianggeshenshoulisuodeyatouzoushangqianlai。
muxuanyibadafanlehongmuqipan，yaowansuiliezaidi，zhishuishenruqingshidimian，shunjianmeilezongying。
tachezhupeizhandeyixiu，leishuibuduandihualuo，“nisuanshenmeyangdefuqin？hudushangqiebushizi，niqueyaoqinshoushasizijidehaizi？zhenshiqinshouburu。”
cike，tabushizaimuqinxixiachenghuandenver，bushipeijiadeerxi，zhishiyigejuewangdenianqingmuqin。
peizhanmianwubiaoqing，zhilengshengshuodao，“zaiqujifurenjianyiwan。”
padiyishengcuixiang，peizhanbaixidelianshangfuxianchuwugehongsedezhiyin，chumujingxin。
xiarenmenjinruohanchan，sheiyebuganshangqian。
zheiyibazhangmuxuanyongjinglequanshendeliqi，“woshiwusuijiarupeijia，zheiliangnianlaiziwenmeiyouzuoguobandianduibuqinihepeijiadeshiqing，weishenmeyaozheimeduiwo？zheihaiziyeshipeijiadeguxue，weishenmerongbuxiata？”
peizhanqingqibochun，yiziyidundidao，“guaizhiguaitalaidebushishihou。”
haoyigebushishihou！yanqiandepeizhanzaibushineigeshenqingkuankuandewenroufujun，muxuanxinliyizhenjiaotong。
maozhereqideyaozhiyoubeisonglejinlai。
muxuanliangqiangzhezhanleqilai。peizhanxianglaichanfuta，beitayibatuikai。
peizhanzhongyuyouleyisiburen，tabeizhuanguoshenkanxiangchuangwai，duizhefangneibilegeshoushi。
shenbiandeyatoulikeshangqianjiazhumuxuan。
“fangsi！”muxuanpinmingzhengzha，yatoumendaodibuganxiashoutaizhong，juranbeitazhengtuolekai。
“buyongnimen，wozijilai！”muxuancalecayanlei，duanguoyaowanyiyinerjin。
peizhanzheiyiyeshuidejibuanwen，daolehoubanye，turantingdaoyouxiarenxiaoshengtongbao，“laoye，libaijudeneiweifurenxiaochanle！”
“nishuoshenme？”peizhanmengdiqishen。
shazhangnei，kanbuqingchupeizhandebiaoqing。nianqingdexiaosizhuangzhedanzizaicishuodao，“laoye，libaijudeneiweifurenxiaochanle！”
molebanshang，caitingdaopeizhanmanmanshuodao，“zhidaole，nixiaquba。”
xiaosiqiaowushengxidituixia，wuneijingdekepa。peizhanshenchuzijideyoushouxixiduanxiang，heiyezhongkanbuqingchuyanse，zhinengkandaoxiuzhangdezhijian。
zhengshizheizhishou，xialingshadiaolezijidegurou。
peizhanturanyouxieziyan，tapibeidibishangshuangyan。