老侯夫人和侯府小姐、表小姐是傍午时分才回来的，本以为陆沉舟出去贺寿不应在府中，没想到他托大，竟是没去。
laofurenlianseyouxienankan，shuodehuayebudazhongting：「jingnanhoufurujinyifuzaitaizishenbian，lairifuguibukexiaoqu，nizennengrucidaimanlaohouyedeshoudan?」
luchenzhoubuyiweiyi，taizichizaobeifei，jianglaishudaohusunsan，jingnanhoufudefengguangbuguoshiyishieryi，tamendingbeihoufucaishiqianluguangming、shitutandang。
youmeiyoudezuijingnanhou，tabingbuguanxin，rangrenxiansonglaofurenhuifangxiexi，zhiwenlebiaomeiliuwanroujijukecengele，shifouzaishanshangyongleshan。
liuwanroumeimuhanqing，xiunandikanleyiyanmianqianguangfengjiyue、shenxianyibandebiaoge，yaoyaotou，shuoleju「bue」：
「silidezhaifanbieyouyifanfengwei，yimutongwohechenyudouchilebushao。」
chenyushiluchenzhoudediqinmeimei，xianglaiyuliuwanrouqinhou，tingdaoluchenzhouheliuwanroushuohua，bianchajuzuidao：「gegenaridekong?burutongwomenyiqishangshanquchangchang，neilidechaihuozhaifankehaochile。」
「gairiba，gairiyiqiqu。」
luchenzhoudiandiantou，nandemeiyoutuiju。
tazhidaobiaomeiliuwanrouduitayouyi，yezhidaomuqinjiangyijingjijideliuwanroujiejinfuzhong，chichibukensonghuiliujia，weidejiushicuohetaheliuwanrou。
zaoxiantazhicungaoyuan，yiweiernvqingzhangbuguoshifengliurenwudeyichangyouxi，congbujianghunyinzhishifangzaixinshang，guerduiliuwanrouyemeiyouguoduoguanzhu，shiyitamuqinqingyiyebuganduitadehunshizuozhu。
zhidaohoulaibeishenjinsuanji，quleshenjinweiqi，naodemanfushangxiajiazhaibuning、poxibumu、gusaobuhe，caiaohuimeiyoutingcongmuqindeanpai。
rujincongtouzailai，luchenzhoudaoshiyuanyijienaliuwanroule。
qiebushuoliuwanroupinmaoruhe，danshuotahemuqin、meimeizhijianganqingshenhou，wanghouchengleqin，juebuhuizainaochupoxibumu、gusaobuhedechoushilai。
liuwanrouheluchenyudetayijuhua，doushixibuzijin，youqishiluchenyu，wanzheliuwanroudegebo，haimeizouchumenjiuyaoqigonglai：「wojiushuoma，biaojienishengdezheibanmaomei，youzhishudali，wogezenmehuibuxihuannini?zheixiahaole，gairiwoyaojiaonisaosaole。」
「xiaoxiaorenjia，kuaixiudehushuo。」liuwanrousaohonglelian，wuzheluchenyudezuijianzoujianyuan。
luchenzhouzaimenlitingdeshixiao，qiahaopaiqujingnanhoufusongheliderenhuilaile，zhangsuijinmenhuihua，luchenzhoubianrangtabarenjiaojinlai。
wenguolejingnanhoufudeyanxi，biansiwuyibanzhuiwenyiju：「jinribenhoumeiyouqu，jingnanhoufushouyankeyoushenmexihanshifasheng?」
lairenbendasuanzoule，jianwenmangzhanzhujiao，huidao：「shouyanshijingnanhoufurenyishouanpaide，jushuohenshishemi，qudebinkedoudahuxiqi。houyeyaowenhaiyoushenmexihanshi，shuolaidaozhenyouyizhuangyiwai，honglusishaoqingjiadexiaojiezaijingnanhoufuluoleshui，gengyishihoubuxiaoxinbeijingnanhoushizichuangjinmenqule，neiweixiaojienaozheyaoxunduanjian，beijingnanhoufurenlanlexialai，gumozheliangfudagaiyaolianyinle。」
honglusishaoqingshicongwupin，xianrenhonglusishaoqingyizhideshiweixinglindeguanyuan，neijiushishuolinjianverluoshui，beijingnanhoushizizhuangjianle?
zheitaolu，zenmezheimeshuxi?
luchenzhouxiangqizijidangnianheshenjin，kebujiushiyinweishenjinzaijingnanhoushouyanqianluoleshui，ertazebeihoufuyahuannongzangleyifu，liangxialicuojinyijianwuzi，jieguochengjiuyiduannieyuanma。
zenmezhayanjian，zheiluoshuiderenjiubianchenglinxiaojiele?
「chulehonglusishaoqingjiadexiaojie，haiyoumeiyoubiejiaxiaojieluoshui?」tazhouzhemeiwen。
lairenyaoyaotou：「meitingshuohaiyoubieren，honglusishaoqingfurenyitinglinxiaojieluoshuihaibeirenkanleshenzi，dangchangjiuqihunguoqule，zhibadaochangdenvjuandouheleyitiao。」
「kecengtingshuohubuyuanwailangshenzhanjialidexiaojiequheshoulebuceng?」
hubuyuanwailangshenzhanshiwuxingshenjiadezhangzi，wuxingshenjiazaozaikaiguozhichuyongxianguobushaonengrenzhishi，yecengzaijingchengmingzaoyishi。
houlaijiazhongzidishaonianwanku，busijinqu，yizhiyidaiburuyidai，daoleshenzhanzheibei，nengshuochukoudezuidadeguanyejiushigecongwupinyuanwailang。
lairenjiluchenzhoubanshi，changnianyujingzhongxingzou，duiyujingzhongbaiguanrushujiazhen，tingdaoluchenzhouwenjishenzhan，suiqiguaitaheshiguanxinqileyigecongwupindexiaoguan，danmianshanghaishigongjinghuidao：「shendaxiaojieheerxiaojiequsuixiangjijiachuleyuanmen，shensixiaojieshangweijiji，benlaishendafurenshiyaodaishensanxiaojielaide，juwenbandaoshangshensanxiaojiefutongtuleyidi，shendafurenbianrangrenbashensanxiaojiesonghuiqule。」
rucishuolai，shenjinmeiyouqujingnanhoufuheshou?
luchenzhouxianqiaoleqiaoshuan，bujuedaoshengkexi，wangtadengdaoxianzai，jiuweiledengzhetingtadexiaohua，jieguodenglaiyichangkong。
buguo，shijianpanquanfuguidenvzikezhenbushaojian，meileshenjin，juranhaihuimaochulaiyigelinjiaxiaojieyongletongyangdefangshijiarugaomenhoufu。
yebuzhineishenjinhuijiazhihou，kecengaohuizijifutongdebushishihou，jingmeinengzaishouyanshanglaogehoumenjiaxu?
「xiaojie，heleyaohaoxielemeiyou?」
shenfuzhizhong，shenjinbingyanyandetangzaichuangshang，suirantieshendeyahuangangjitaheleyao，ketalianseyijiubaideheren。
tashizhenmeixiangdaocongxiangnanglikouchulaideneiyidianfanhonghua，yaoxingzheimelihai，bufazuozeyi，fazuoqilaijianzhitongsiren。
haozai，takuxinmeiyoubaifei，yikoufanhonghuahuanyichangwuwangdehunyin，daoyezhide。
ruoburan，zhenyaoshigenzhedabomudaolejingnanhoufu，zairangrenshejiyicijiajiluchenzhou，tazheibeizisuanshiyoubaihuole。