qiaoyishengzhongyudingzhuwanle。
wenzhanglinghejiahuizheicaituikaimen，jindaogulaoxianshengdefangjian。
fangcaiwaitouneiweigaohansigedeqingniancishiyezaifangli，dunzaichuangbianhelaoxianshengshuohua：“yeye，sigelaile，jiuzailouxia。”
gulaoxianshengdaxianjiangzhi，xiejialaosishiweiyiyigebeiqinglaidanbuxinggudekeren。
laoxianshengshenbianlibudeyihurenyuan，wenzhanglingzaifangjianshouleyipingyaodeshijian，zhihouzaihuanjiahui，zheiqijian，youbushaogujiarenjinjinchuchu。
buguoxiexianshenghaimeiyouguolai。
linshijiyihurenyuanxiuxidedifangzaizoulangzuobian，yaowanglizou，huiluguoyijianshufang。yinggaishishufang，menmeiguanyan，wenzhanglingluguomenkoushi，nengkanjianqiangbiandeshujia，yenengtingdaolimianshuohuadeshengyin。
“woyeshigujiadeyifenzi，laoyezibingzhong，wopingshenmebunengzaizhei？”
shuohuadezheiweijiaogushangbin。
gujiadeshi，wenzhanglingzaiyiyuandeshihouyetingshuoleyixie。gujiadezhangzicizidoushifenhunyong，shoubuzhujiaye，gulaoxianshengzaojiulixiayizhu，jiangmingxiacaichanjunfen，meigesunbeiyifen，bulunzhangyou。
gujiayousangesunbei，lianggenansun，zhangsungukaiyun，laoyaoguyihuan。
gushangbinsuiranyexinggu，danbushicongzhengjinggufurenduzilichulaide，ershiguyihuanfuqinzaiwaimiandesishengzi，tabuzhidaocongnaertingdaolexiaoxi，wenzheweierjiulaile。
quyuedongmenjiexiexianshengdejiushigujiadexiaosunziguyihuan，hennianqing，caiershichutou。
“nigebuyaoliandewanyi，yebuqiaoqiaozijishenmedexing，jiuniyepeixinggu？”
guyihuanshigujiadelaoyao，zuishouchongaideyige，yeshibeiguandezuizhangyangrenxingdeyige，tasulaiyanetafuqindesishengzi，yaobushitangxionghesigehaizaichang，tazaodongquantoule。
gushangbinshigelianpihoude，yishenshehuiqi，wulaidehen：“peibupeiwodouxinggu。”
“你——”
guyihuanquantoudouyangqilaile，beitangxionggukaiyunlazhu：“xiaohuan，kerenhaizailouxia。”
buxiangguyihuan，gukaiyunshizhangzizhangsun，qingxuwending，shigehaopiqidezhu。
guyihuannaohuodihenglesheng，ranhoumeizaizhisheng，mozheyafasanlengqi，henbudedongsineimeilianmeipidesishengzi。
gukaiyunnalaiyizhangzhipiao：“naleqiananjingdilikai。”
zheibushigushangbindiyicishangmenyaoqian，jintiangujiazulidezhangbeidoulaile，yanxiabushihenao，bunengjiaowairenkanlexiaohua。
dangushangbinquebupeihe，bazhipiaowangzhuoshangyishuai：“qiaobuqisheini，woyoubushijiaohuazi。”
henmingxian，gushangbinshilaifenjiachande，zhangzhezijiyexinggu。
“是金额不满意？”
yuluoyinpan，shilaotianyedoushangfanchideshengyin，yixiazinengbasuoyourendezhuyilaguoqu。
gushangbinxunzheshengyinwangguoqu：“nisheia？”
是谢先生。
tayuanbenzaiqicha，yigerenzaiyipang。
tafangxiachahu，xuxutaitou：“ruguobumanyi，nikeyizijitian。”
gushangbinmeijianguota，yiweitajiushigeqichade，taidushifenaomanchangkuang：“gujiadeshihailunbudaoniyigeqichadelaichazui。”
wuziliyoudandandechaxiang。
xiexianshengqishen，zouguolai，guyihuanlimawangpangbiannuolegeweizi。
“nishuonixinggu，”xiexianshengzuoxia，zaiguyihuanhegukaiyundezhongjian，tashaoshaowanghoukao，zhenggerenshihenfangsongdezitai，“dnayanlema？”
budaigushangbinkaikou，tayouwen：“zhaosheiyande？”
“zheibushidajiadouzhidaodeshi，haiyaoyanshenmedna。”gushangbinshisansuineinianbeitamadailaigujiarenzuguizong，gulaoyeziburen，guerxianshengkeshirenlede。
“ruguoyaojichengyichan，”xiexianshengsihuhenshanzhangtanpan，jintuiyoudu，xunxujianjin，“neizheiyibushaobule。”
“验就验。”
“yanchulainibuxinggudehua，”xiexianshengshuoleyiban，tingdunxialai。
“你瞎说什么！”
“那就是诈骗。”
“你胡说！”
fangfoyouyizhiwuxingdeshou，ezhulegushangbindehoulong，tahuxijicu，jichibailian。
xiexianshengyourenyouyu，yibuyibudi，jirenpuhaolu，puyitiaosilu：“nihuiyinweizhapianruyu。”
gushangbinhuangle，buyouzizhudibagaoleshengdiao，xuzhangshengshi：“wojiushigujiaren！”
xiexianshenghaoxiangmeitingdaotashuode，jixutadejiashe，yibahaosangzi，dididediao，tingzhewenrou：“nihuisizailaoli。”
“我……”
xiexianshengkanzheta：“kenengshiyiwai，yekenengshibingshi。”
benlaihaiyuzhengbiandegushangbinshunjianjinlesheng。
xiexianshengbazhipiaotuidaotamianqian，xiujianganjingdeshouzhiqingqingluozaizhimianshang，zishizhizhongcongrongbupo：“yizhuyoufalvxiaoli，nixiangfenyifen，yaoanzheitaoliuchenglai。”
yaoanxiexianshengdeguijulai。
tashuodnabufuhejiushibufuhe，tashuobushigujiarenjiubushigujiaren，tashuohuiruyuneijiuhuiruyu，tashuosizailaoli，yebushizaikaiwanxiao。
他是谁？
gushangbinzhongyuyishidaole，tabuzhishigeqichade。
“我就是谷家人。”
gushangbinmeiyouganggangjiaodeneimedashengle，jinguanduifangwenyanmanyu，danjiushihuirangtingderenhoubeifaliang，rutongdushepashanglebeiji。
“neibushinishuolenengsuan。”
zhihoushufanglijiuanjingle。
wenzhanglingtingchulailezheigeshengyin，tantuhenyouya，shineiweidianxiangdexiexiansheng。kanlaixiexianshengshigebuzenmexunguidaojuderen，henwenrou，yefeichangcanren。
xiawusandianlingsifen，gulaoxianshengcishi，zoudehenanxiang。
bangwanshifen，yutingle，wenzhanglingyutongshiyiqihuiyiyuan，tashoulinalehenduodongxi，youqixie，haiyouyaoxiang，zouzaizuihoumian。
gangchudamen，jixingzidejiahuijiuzaicheshangcuitahanta。
“长龄。”
jihutongshi，qingniandeshengyinconglingyitouchuanlai。
“谢商。”
yitiaoludeliangduan，liangrentongshihuitou，muguangduishang。jimiaozhonghou，bicipingjingdiyikaishixian，jiuxiangmeiyouduishiguo。
wenzhanglingzhidaolexiexianshengdemingzi，xieshang。
tajiakuaijiaobu，shangleyiyuandeche，yutongshiyidaolikai。
*****
nicongshenmeshihoufaxianzijikaishizhuyiyigeren。
——congbierenjiaotademingzi，wohuilimahuitoukaishi。
xieshangdechetingzaibieshuduimiandelubian，gukaiyunguolai：“tingxiaohuanshuo，nidedangpubanledifang，haoduanduandezenmeturanbandianle？”
xieshangwanxiaoside：“shengyibuhao，jingyingbuyi。”
gukaiyundangranbuxinzheizhonghua：“banqunale？”
“荷塘街。”
二十天前——
ruyidangpuhaizuoluozaizuifanhuadezhangjiangshangyequ，zitanmuzuodedangpupaibianyuxiandaihuadeshangquangegeburu，sizhougaoloulinli，cheshuimalong，weiduruyidangpushigedancengdedudong，yidiandoubushechidewaibuzhuanghuang，quezhanlecuntucunjindedier，luguoderensheidourenbuzhutingxiajiaolaiduoqiaoshangyiyan。
suiranweizhidetianduhou，danruyidangpudeshengyibingbuhonghuo，mentinglengqing，lianmenkouneipensilandounianerbajide。ruyidangpudelaobanxingxie，danzishang。
xieshangmuzuxingsu，sujiazushangshidangpuqijia，suizhediandangxingyerijianshuailuo，sujiazhuanxingzuoqilaitouziyinxing，zhishengzheiyijiaruyidangpuhaizaijingying。dangpuyijingchuanleshijidai，chuandaoxieshangshoulixingzhijiubianle，buzhiyiwudangwu、yiwudangqian，zhiyaoxielaobangaoxing，yongshenmedangshenmedouxing，shuojukuazhangde，huorendangsirendouxing。
danxielaobanyouyitiaoguiju，zhijieshousidang。