“buhaole、buhaole！erguyegensanxiaojiesibenle！”
“sanguyedaizheyingqindehuajiaojikejiudao，fulidounaofantianle。”
“laofurenqingerxiaojiejikequqianting——”
qiantingyilianlailesangerenchuanhua，congnianqingbinvdaozhongniannvguanshizaidaolaofurenshenbiandepeifanglimama，shengyinyidaobiyidaozheji，gegedouhuoshaomeimao，tianyaotaleside。
shenruojinshenzheyixifeihongdejiayi，zuozaishuzhuangtaiqianduizhetongjingmiaomei，bujinbumandao：“huangshenme？”
tashengleyishuangsherenxinpodefengyan，yanweiweiweishangtiao，yingqiyoubushiwumei，chendebenjiuqiliderongmaoyuefamingyan，miaowanmeijisuiyidiyiyansaoguolai，jihonghonglaichuanhuadebinvmamamenjiuquandoubeizhenshezhuyiban，jinglexialai。
zhenggelinyanghoufudouluanchengleyiguozhou，zhiyouerxiaojiezheigeyuandebinvjingranyouxudijixugaizuodeshi，yiqieruchang。
shencedebinvshijiantingzhunguyegenrensibenlegangyaotiaoqilaimaren，yitingzijiaxiaojierucidandingcongrong，yingshengshengyazhulehuoqi，gaikoudao：“bujiushizuojiefudedaizhexiaoyizisibenlema？youbushitiantale！”
limamajidao：“wodeerxiaojiea，ninyoubushibuzhidaosanguye、neiweizhenbeiwangfudexiaowangyeshidijingchulemingdehunshimowang，jinritaqinzidairenlaiyingqin，ruoshizhidaosanxiaojiegenerguye……buzaifuli，haibudechailezanmenlinyanghoufu？zheigentiantaleyoushenmefenbie？”
shenruojinsuishihoufudinv，dansuimuqinxingshen。
houfuernvtongyitianchujia，erfangdichudeerxiaojieshenruojinjiadeshijinnianlianzhongliangyuandejieyuanpeijing，zhangfangshuchudesanxiaojiemuyunweijiadeshidijingtouhaohunshimowang——qinxiaowangyeqinlang。
liangweixinguyeyaolunshenfen，neiziranshiqinxiaowangyeqinlangchushenguizhou，naishiyidengyidegaomen。
erpeijing，yijiehanmenzidi，shengzaicaihuahengyi，zaiqunianxiangshihejinnianhuishilianzhongliangyuan，yijuchengweizhishoukeredetouhaozhuangyuanrenxuanzhihou，nazheshenruojinwangmudeyiwushanghoufutiqin，jibianshizhangbeizuozhudingxiadeqinshi，yeshushisuanshigaopan。
shenruojinzunxunmuqinyiyuan，yingxialezheimenhunshi。
qiafengzhenbeiwangfudexiaowangyeyeshangmentiqin，zheidenggaomenguixuzijisongshangmenlailinyanghouzishiyikouyingxia，haoqiaobuqiaode，dahunderizidingzailetongyitian，shuoshinengxishangjiaxi，nazhidaoxishibanchenglehuoshi。
xianzaizhenggehoufuderendouxiangshireguoshangdemayi，jidetuantuanzhuan。
limamashizaidengbule，chushengcuicudao：“erxiaojie，laofurenhedarendouzaiqiantingdengzhenin……”
“zouba。”shenruojinbaluozidaifanghuizhuangheli，taishourangzuoyoubinvfuzheqishenhuanbuwangwaizouqu，daizhejiayihualidetuoweifuguohongditan，chuanlangerguo。
limamaganjindairengenleshangqu。
……
半盏茶后，前厅。
mulaofurenzuodengyoudengzhidengdeganhuowangsheng，pinpinnapazicahan，yijianshenruojinjinmenlaijiubaiqilezhangbeidejiazi，buyuedao：“nizenmecailai？”
“woruolaidetaikuai，laofurenhaimeibianhaoshuoci，neiduobuhao？”
shenruojinchaojiweizaizuodezhangbeifulefushen，jiujiqizirandizaiyipangluozuo。
lishushiyoude，zixiaofengxingde“wulunzoudaonali，doubunengkuidaiziji”tayemeiwang。
mulaofurengengleyixia，“nizheishishenmehua？haiyou，worangnizuoxialema？”
houfuxiaobeiliyousiweiguniang，tazuitengmuyunwei，zuibuxihuanshenruojin。
meishenmetebiedeyuanyin，zhishiyinweishenruojinshengmuzaoshi，suanmingdeshuoshenruojinmingyingshenglaikezhangbei，shuomuyunweishifuxingnengwangjiazu，jiashanglianfanjijianshidounengduishang，laofurenjiuduicishenxinbuyi，lianyiqianzuizaiyidedishuzhifendoubugule。
zuotianyelimuyunweihurannaozhebujiaqinxiaowangye，yaojiapeijing，mulaofurenyiweiguaisunnvbeiguishangshenfayizheng，limajiurangrenquqingdashilaiquxie。
quxiemeiquchugesuoyiranlai，jiutingjianmuyunweitulujingrenzhiyu，tashuotazhongshengle，biekanpeijingxianzaizhishigeqiongshusheng，qishitashiliuluozaiwaidehuangzi，rihouhuijichenghuangwei，junlintianxia……
erqinlang，biekanyanxiazhenbeiwangfuquanshitaotian，fengtouwuliang，bujiuzhihoujiuwangfuqingfu，quanjialiufang，meilexiaowangyedeshenfen，tazhudinggeduanminggui。
muyunweihaishuo‘shenruojinmeiyouhuanghouming，jiajipeijingzhihuihaisihoufu，wojiubuyiyangle，wogenpeijingshitianshengyidui，woruojiataweiqi，rihoumuyitianxia，houfubidingnengchengweidiyishijia！”
mulaofurenduizheishijiangxinjiangyi，danmuyunweibuzhidaoyongleshenmebanfa，jingrangenmanyanzhiyoushenruojindepeijingsibenle。
xianzailantanzibaizaizheili，zhinengxianzheyanguoquzaishuo。
shenruojinkanmulaofurenzheiyang，xinxiajiucaichuleqibafen，neiliangrensiben，mulaofurenpashizaojiuzhidao。
事出无常必有妖。
qiejingxiaxinlai，kankantamenjiujingyaonaoyichu。
mulaofurenduishangshenruojindemuguang，yanzhongshanguoyisixinxu，henkuaiyouyanshixiaqu，“bale，yanxiayouzhuanggengyaojindeshi。”
zuozumudeyifu“wobugennijijiaodeyangzi”deyangzijixudao：“yunweihepeijinghuranbingdaole，bingdexiabulaichuang，yebaibuletang，kejishizhuohunyandoubaishangle，binkemendouyijingqijuzhifumenkou，xiangbahunqituihoushibukenengle，shidaorujinzhiyouyigebushibanfadebanfa。”
shenruojinjieguobinvdilaidechazhan，qingxianchagaipiekaifuye，“jiranbushibanfa，laofurenhaishimiankaizunkou。”
“ni……”mulaofurenbeitayijuhuayezhu。
“ruojin，zenmegennizumushuohuade？shenjiajiushizheiyangjiaoni？”
mugaoyuanzhoumei，daduanlenverhemuqindejiaofeng。
shenruojinqisuineinian，muqinbingshi，zumuyuefabuxita，waizufuyijiajiubatajielehuiqu。
shendajiangjunqinzijiaoyangdeguniang，yijiaziwujiangbatajiaodebuchengyangzi，daoledaijiazhiniancaisonghuilai，huidijingxueleyinianguiju，yanxingjuzhikanzheshidajiafengfan，guijuyoulile，danguzidejieao，haishigenzhenggelinyanghoufugegeburu。
shenruojintaimoudao：“shenjiajiaowozijiarenyaoyimingxianghu，bukeliyongsuanji。
shenjiajiaowojisuobuyuwushiyuren。
shenjiahaijiaowo，zheishishangshenmedounengchi，zhiyoukuibunengchi。”
mugaoyuandunshibeiduideyakouwuyan。
mulaofurentingdaozheihua，qibudayichulai，“shenjiashenjia！nijixingshen，xinliyezhiyoushenjia，neinihaihuilaizuoshenme？e，shilaoshennianjidachadianwangle，sannianqian，beiyangguanyizhan，shenjiarendousijuele……”
shenruojinxindineigenxianmengranduanlie，suishoubachazhangezaishencedeanjishang，neianjishunjianjiubeineilizhensui，biandesifenwulie。
chawanluozaidishang，“guangdang”yishengshuaidexisui，cipiansisan，gungunrechajianleyidi。
mulaofurenhoumiandehuajiaranerzhi。
zhenggezhengtingshunjianyaquewusheng。
sannianqianluoyueguanyizhan，dangjinhuangdiyujiaqinzheng，quecanbaiergui，tasigejiujiu、jiugegegeweishouguotu，hujunwangquandousizaileneipianzhanchangshang，zaibianguanzhangdadeshenruojinyezaineizhihoubeisonghuidijing，budetazuzhanchang。
shenjiamanmenzhonglie，rujinzhishengtadewaizufu，jinqishideshenlaojiangjunhaishouzaineitiaobianjingxianshang。
sheidouzhidao“shenjiadousijuele”zheijuhuashishenruojindenilin。
mugaoyuanyexinzhiduming，tashenzhibugantianjibeishenruojinpaisuilezheishi，limachakaihuatidao：“goule，daxiderizimuqinshuozheixiezuoshenme？haiyouniruojin，nidejiufuhebiaoxiongmendouzaitianshangkanzhenini，nidehaohaochujia，tamencainengfangxindexia。”
huashengweiluo，menfanglaibao：“daren！zhenbeiwangfudeyingqinduiwudaomenkoule！”
mugaoyuanxinxiayijing，limafenfudao：“bamenguanjin，duodaixierenzaimenhoudizhu，nengtuoduojiushiduojiu！”
“tuobuzhu，genbentuobuzhuadaren！”menfangsangyinfazhandao：“qinxiaowangyeta、tayijingbadamenhongkaile！”