第4章
tongchangtaoshitixiaosunshichuanhua，laosunshishunbianjiushuo，neinititaganba。taoshiyoubudongjujue，zhihaoganle。meicidoushizheiyang。
“woshizhenyoushierhuiniangjia，niniangbangwozuoyitian，woyihouzaiduobangtazuoyitian。”
“sanboniang，tongyangdehuanghuashuoduole，yejiugenfang－neishenmeyiyang，meirendanghuishile。zaishuo，ninacishuohuasuanshule？suoyi，nilaorenjiahaishilingwaizhaorenba。”
xiaosunshinule，dashengmaqilai：“darendeshier，yaonigexiaozaiziguan？jiurangniniangbangwo－ganyitianhuoer，zenmele？yiqianyebushimeiganguo。”
“shiya，yiqianwoniangmeishaobangniganhuo。woniangyibiankanzhedidi，zuozijidehuoer，haiyaoyibianbangniganhuoer，niqingsongzizaidiquchuanmenzi。
bujiushiyinwei，nainaishiniqingu，xiangzhenimensanfangma？
mingtianwojiuburangwonianggan，ruguonibuzhaotuorenganhuoer，neiyijialaoxiaohemanyuanzidexiaochusheng，jiudouezhe！”
shuozhelazhezouchulaidetaofeihuiwuqule。
shisuideguchunyubangtaniangmaren：“nigexiaojian－ren，siyatou，rangniqifuwoniang，wodasini。”
gumeiduozhuanhuishenhahadaxiao：
“chouxiaozidanfeiya，xiangdawo，niguolaiya！”
guchunyuhaixiangma，beitanianglazoule。
bangwan，dajiaganhuoerhuilai，gulaosanhanzhe：“laosi，nixianjiwotiliangtongshuilaixixi，ranhouzaijizandieti。”
gujiazhuzaicundong，menqianersanbaimiyouyitiaoxiaohehuahualiuguo，ganhuoderenbangwanhuilai，yishendechouhan，tiaoliangtongshui，huilaixixi，ganjingyoujiefa。heshuiwenwende，xizaozhenghao。
yinweibangwanjingchangyoudaguniangxiaoxifu，chentianliangzaihebianxiyifu，suoyibunengquhelixizao。gujiajingchangquhelitishui，zhishizheitishuideren......hengheng。
gulaosihaowuyuanyandijiuyaoqunashuitongtishui。
gumeiduoyizhizhanzaiyuanzili，tajiuzhidaohuizheiyang，yinweiyiqianbushidietishui，jiushigegementishui。gegemencaishier，duozhongdeshuitong，zheixielangxingoufeidehunzhangjiaren。
“die，shuitongfangxia，rangsanbozijiquti。tayoushouyoujiaode，ganmazhishini？”
gulaosanbuleyile：“nizheiyatou，wojiushirangnidiebangniyetishuideshihou，shunbiantiwotiliangtong，zenmela？”
“buzenme，zijidehuoerzijigan，nibutishuixizao，neijiuchouzhe。tiantianrangwodiesihouni，wodieganleyitianhuoerle，nibuxintengwohaixintengni。”
“die，nihuiwulidengzhe，woqutishuijinixi。dage，erge，nimendoudengzhe，diexiwanle，nimenxi，shuiwolaiti。”
gulaosandashengdao：“neiniyeyedeshuisheiti？”
“aisheishei，sheiyuanyisheiquti。nixiaoshunniqu。”
shuozhe，gumeiduotizheshuitongzoule。
“yiqiandoushinidietide。”
“yiqianshiyiqian，xianzaishixianzai。yeyeyoubushizhiyouwodieyigeerzi。yaobunimengejige，lunzhequti，jintianjiudaboxianquti。”gumeiduodeshengyinyuanyuanchuanlai。
gulaotoudenglegulaosanyiyan，“wozijiquti。”
gumeiduojitadietileshui，huilaikanjiantasanbohaizaiyuanlizhanzhe：
“sanbo，yihouniyaoxiaoshunyeye，nizijiqu，bieshihuanwodie。wodieganhuoer，nitaohao，nizaneimecongmingni？
wosanboniangzhishiwoniangganhuoer，nizhishiwodieganhuoer，sheiguandenimenzheixiechoumaobing？congjinyihou，doujiwogailou。womensifangbushigujiadenucai！！”
gulaosanmianzishangguobuqu，danu：
“nigexiaobieduzi，xiao**，kanwodasini。”
gumeiduoyitingxiaoxiongfu，“sanbo，laidaya，nidadeguowoma？ruguonibupatuiduangebozhe，nijiuzhiguanlaida。wojienigedaner！”
gulaosanqidezhihengheng，beibizibushibizilianbushiliandexiaosunshilajinwu，gumeiduotizheshuitongjigegementishuiqu。
wanshangchifandeshihou，yinweizuijindilihuoerbijiaoduo，ganhuoderenbijiaomang，yebijiaolei，wanshangzuocaideshihou，jiufangleyixiaokuairou，bobodiqieleyoushijipian。
gujiaershiduokouren，fenliangzhuochi，nvrenyizhuo，nanrenyizhuo。xiaohaizigenzhenvrenzuo，laosunshizainanrenneiyizhuo。
laosunshinaqikuaizilixingfenfan。
tanaqigewan，bacaipenerlishaodekelianderoupiantiaodaowanli，“chunlimingtianxiumu，liujitachi，tadushuleinaozi，jitabubu。”
gumeiduoguolaiduozoulaosunshishoulidewan，“haibu，dageyijingbudegoupangle，hongguangmanmiande，nainaibuzhidaopangzidenaozifanyingmanma？nizheibushirangdagekaobushangxiucaima？
zaishuo，xianzaihuozheimelei，ganhuoderenchibuhao，nayouliqiganhuoer。meiliqiganhuo，nalaideshoucheng。meishoucheng，nalaideqian。meiqian，zenmegongdagedushu。
suoyi，weiledagenengdushu，jiuderangganhuoderenchihaodianer。”
yushitahenkuaidibawanlideroujitalaodie，gegemen，haiyoudaboerbofenlexiaqu，yirenfenleyipianer，haishengxiagesanliangpianer，tazhijiedoudaozaigulaotoudewanli，ranhouxiaoshouyihui：
“chiba，ganleyitianhuoerdouleile，chiwanxiezhe。”ranhouxiaosadizhuanshenhuinvrenzheizhuo。
laosunshitinggumeiduoxiaozuibabababayitongshenkan，dengtafanguojingerdeshihou，dajiawanliderouzaojindule。
taqidetaishouxiangpaizhuozi，kankanzhuoshangdefan，bushedelangfeiliangshi，jiubenzhelaosixifuerlaile。
nvrenzheiyizhuohaidengzhelaosunshifenfanni，gumeiduoyikanlaosunshideyangzi，jiuzhidaolaosunshiyaonataniangsaqi，yinweizhiyoutanianghuilaolaoshishidiranglaosunshida，sihaobuganfankang。
gumeiduojimanglaoleyigedawan，boleyixiefancai，lazhetanianghedididaoqiangjiaoquchi，tadangzailaosunshimianqian，“nai，nizhaowoniangganma？”
laosunshinazhegunzi，goubuzhetaoshi，jiupitougailianxianggumeiduodalai。
gumeiduoshunshouzhuaiguosanbojiadetangjiedangzaishenqian，laosunshiyigunzidaxialai，gumeiduotangjie“ao”yishengjiupaxiale。
gumeiduodajiao：“jiumingya！nainaiyaodasiqinsunnvera！burangsunnvchifanla！dajiadoulaikankanya，sunzimeimaicheng，zheishiyaodasisunnversaqia。jiumingya！”
xiaonvhaierdeshengyinyouqingcuiyoujianxi，chuandehenyuan。henkuaijiuyouzuolinyoushedelaidaoyuanwaikanrenao。
laosunshizhuizhegumeiduo，gumeiduoraozhezhuozipao。yibianpaoyibianjixudahan：“jiumingya，jiumingya！nainaiyaodasiqinsunnvla！buhuola，laotianyeya！”
gumeiduotaniangyibianweihaiziyibiankanzhe，fanzhengzijiaguinvbuhuichikui。gumeiduotadiehegegemendaidaidi，gujiaqitarenbiaoqinggeyi。
linjumenkandaozheizusunliang，doutoutoudixiaoqilai。gulaotaiyixiangnazheigesunnvmeizhe，zheishigaoxiaoni？
gulaotoujimangqishen，balinjumenquanzou，duizhelaosunshihandao：“chifan！”
laosunshipingshibahudehen，danshigulaotoushengqideshihou，tahaishihentinghuade。
jintianzheichangzusunzhizhandaocibulelezhile。