tushuguandeguanliyuan，chendaye，conglaohuajingdeshangyuantaiqiyanpi，kanlekanjutaishangdeneiduilingqian，youkanlekanyanqianzheigehunshenshitou、yanshenquexiangshaohongdetanyiyangliangdeshaonian。neiduiqian，zuidamianeshiwushi，gengduodeshimaopiaoheyingbi，xiangyizuoxiaoxiaode、juewangdefeixu。
“yajin？”chendayedeshengyinmanyouyoude，daizhedianbendifangyanteyoudenianni，“womenzheierjieshubuyaoyajin，youjieshuzhengjiuxing。banzhengnahukoubenshenfenzhenglai。”
lifeidexinmengdiyichen。hukouben？zaojiubeifuqinbuzhidaoyajinagezhaizhule。shenfenzheng？tagangmanshibasuicaiqubande，haimeidaoshou。
（qiongrenbunengzuo#18：jujuemianfeihuodichengbendexuexiziyuan）（danxianshishi，youshilianhuoquzheixieziyuande“zige”doumeiyou）
takandaoleyitiaoweiguang，danneidaomenqueguanzhe。
kandaotashunjianandanxiaqudeyanshenheweiweifadoudejianbang，chendayechenmoleyixia。tazaizheitushuguandailesanshinian，jianguotaiduorenle。yanqianzheihaizi，tayoudianyinxiang，zongshizuihouyigezou，kandeshuyehebierenbuyiyang，bushiwuxiaxiaoshuo，ershixierenwuchuanji、lishidili，shenzhihaiyouyibenpojiude《jisuanjirumen》。yifuxidefabai，danzongshijinliangbaochiganjing。
“shu……feijiebunengduye。”chendayehuranmeitoumeiweidinianleyiju，ranhoumantuntundishenchushou，baneiduilingqianwanglifeimianqiantuiletui，“nahuiqu。fanzongyaochide。”
lifeimeidong，zuichunmindesiside。neibushifanqian，neishitamaimingdeqian，suiranzhiyoujiushibakuaiqimao。
chendayetanlekouqi，muguangluozailifeijinjinzuanzhedeneiben《**chuan》shang。“zheimexihuanzheiben？”
lifeiyonglidiantou，houlongfajin，shuobuchuhua。
“zheiyangba，”chendayebashunaguoqu，congchoutilinachuyigeyinzhang，zaishuhoudekacaoligailegeriqi，“xiageyuejintian，jidehaihuilai。guoqi……guoqiwojiutiantianqunijiamenkoumajie。”tashiturangyuqiqingsongyidian。
lifeilengzhule，nanyizhixindikanzhelaoren。ta……tazheishipolile？
（renshengzhongzonghuiyouweixiaodeshanyi，zhuazhuta——zheishiqingdanzhiwai，danzhiguanzhongyaodeshi）
“xiexie……xiexiedaye！”lifeideshengyindaizhegengyan，tashenshenjuleyigong，jihuyaobayaozheduan。tazhuaqineibenshu，xianghuzhejueshizhenbaoyiyangbaozaihuaili，zhuanshenjiuyaochongjinyuli。
“dengyixia！”chendayejiaozhuta，congjutaidixiamochubangeyongsuliaodaibaozhedemantou，yingbangbangde，“wanshangmeichiba？dianbayixia。biesizaiwozheier。”
lifeikanzheneibangelengmantou，meiyoujiaoqing，jieguolai，zaicijugong，ranhouzhendechongjinleyumuzhong。
yugengdale。dantahuailibaozheshu，koudailizhuangzhebangemantou，xinlichuaizheyisigangganghuodede、weibuzudaoquezhongruqianjundexinren。neijiushibakuaiqimao，haizaitakudouli，biandeyouxieguntang。
tameiyouhuijia。neigejia，chulejuewanghekongju，shenmeyejibuleta。taguaijinlehebiandeyigefeiqidefangxunzhan。zheilishitaouranfaxiande“mimijidi”，mianqiangnengzhefengdangyu。
jiuzheyuanchuludengweiruodeguang，talangtunhuyandichidiaoleneibangelengmantou，ranhoupobujidaidifankaileneibenshu。taduzheqingnian**ruhezaibeidatushuguanyibiangongzuoyibianrujisikedixuexi，ruheshenwufenwenquexinyoutianxia。zilixingjiandeneizhongliliang，chuantouleshikong，henhendizhuangjizhetanianqingdexinzang。
（qiongrenbixuzuo#9：daliangyuedu）（qiongrenbixuzuo#3：peiyangchengzhangxingsiwei）
bierenkeyi，woweishenmebukeyi？——zheigeniantoudiyiciruciqingxi、rucilizhiqizhuangdimaolechulai。
danshi，xianshilikejiaoleyipenlengshui。sanqiankuaidezhai，santiandeqixian，xiangdusheyiyangchanraozhetadesixu。wanglaowushizhenshangchulemingdehenjiaose，tashuoxietui，jiujuebushihehuren。
pao？daizheshenzhibuqingdemuqinnengpaodaonaliqu？erqie，paolezhihouni？
（qiongrenbunengzuo#13：jieqiantouzi/chaogu——dancike，taxuyaodeshi“jieqianjiuming”）
turan，yigefengkuangdeniantouzuanjintadenaozi。fuqinduboshitachangzaiyipangkan（weilezaifuqinshuhongyanshinengjishibamuqinlazou），tajideyizhongzuijiandandeyadaxiaodewanfa，touzidudaxiao，lilunshangshengfugeban。wanglaowudedudangjiuzaizhendongtou……
danzheigeniantougangmaochulai，jiubeitahenhenqiamiele。
（qiongrenbunengzuo#4：chenmibocai、choujiangdengshitu“yiyebaofu”dehuodong）（bixuzuo#7：xuehuiyanchimanzu——yongduanqimaoxianhuanqujishijietuo，shiyinzhenzhike）
tayonglishuaishuaitou，fangfoyaobazheigeweixiandeyouhuoshuaichuqu。buneng。yidantashangduzhuo，tajiuzhendechenglehetafuqinyiyangderen，wanjiebufu。
那怎么办？
tademuguangzaicihuidaoshubenshang，shouzhiwuyishidihuaguo“diaochayanjiu”、“shishiqiushi”zheijigeci。duile！xinxi！taxuyaoxinxi！taxuyaozhidaofuqindaodishizenmeqiandeqian，qianleduoshao，wanglaowudedixianzainali？
（bixuzuo#40：zouchushushiqu，quzuokunnandanyouyideshi）
tashenxiyikoubinglengdekongqi，zuochulejueding。tabunengzuoyidaibi，yebunengqudu。tayaoyongzijidefangshiqujiejue。
diertian，lifeipotianhuangdiqinglebantianjia，meiyouqucanguan。tanazheneijiushibakuaiqimao，meiyoumaichide，ershiquxiaomaibumaileliangbaohaisuantimiandeyan。
taxianshiqulezhenshangdeqipaishi，zhaodaojigepingshihefuqinyiqihundelaoren，gongjingdidishangyan，pangqiaocejididating。ranhouyouqulewanglaowududangfujinzhuanyou，guanchaneixiejinjinchuchuderen。
（bixuzuo#30：zhudongbangzhubieren（diyan、tinglaorenbaoyuan），jileishanyi）（bixuzuo#31：xuehuiduchuyusikao（guancha、fenxi））
yixiawude“diaochayanjiu”xialai，tadedaolejigeguanjianxinxi：
1.fuqinqianwanglaowudeqian，qishibenjinzhiyouyiqianwu，ligunlidaolesanqian。
2.wanglaowuzuijinsihuyexiangjinkuaishouhuidianxianjin，yinweitayeqianzhebierendeqian。
3.wanglaowuhaomianzi，chiruanbuchiying，gengbuchiweixie。
huidaojia，kanzheyijiuhunshuidemuqinhekongdangdangdemigang，lifeizuanjinlekoudailishengxiadeqian。tahuasankuaiqianmailelianggezuibianyidemianbao，zijichileyige，lingyigeliujimuqin。
ranhou，tazuoleyijiantazheibeizizuidadandeshi。
taxilebalian，jinliangbayifuzhenglidepingzhengxie，jingzhizouxianglezhendongtouwanglaowudejia。
wanglaowuzhengzaiyuanzilidounongtadelanggou，kandaolifei，miqileyanjing，luchuyigechaofengdexiao：“yo，xiaozilaile？qiancouqile？”
lifeidexinzangtiaodexiangdagu，dantaqiangpozijizhanzhi，kanzhewanglaowudeyanjing，shengyinjinliangpingwen：“wushu，qianwoxianzaimeiyou。danwoyougetiyi。”
“tiyi？”wanglaowuxiangshitingdaoletiandadexiaohua，“ninashenmegenwotiyi？”
“wozheigeren。”lifeiyiziyijudishuo，“wobapaole，zheizhaiworen。danwoxianzaimeiqian。ninyaoshixiewoyitiaotui，wofeile，zheiqianninyibeizidouyaobuhuilai。buruzheiyang，ninkuanxianwosangeyue。wozaixianchengdagong，meigeyuegongziyiqianer，womeigeyuehaininyiqian。sangeyuehaisanqian。duochulaideliubai，suanwoxieningaotaiguishou。”
（bixuzuo#33：jianlizijideyuanze，bingganyujujue（jujuebeishanghai））（bixuzuo#38：congcuowuzhongxuexi（fuqintaopaoshicuowu，tayaomiandui））（zheishizaijuejingzhongchuangzaode“bixuzuo”——tanpanyulvyue）
wanglaowulengzhule，zhongxindaliangqiyanqianzheigeshaonian。zhenshangchuanyanlilaogun（lifeifuqin）deerzishigemenhulu，sangunzidabuchugepi，meixiangdaohaiyoudiandansehenaozi。meigeyueyiqian，sangeyuesanqian，tingqilaitameichikui，haibaizhuanliubailixi，erqiezheiqiankanqilaikaopu。
“wopingshenmexinni？”wanglaowudanledanyanhui。
“wokeyijininxieqiantiao，anshouyin。”lifeidunledun，jialeyiju，“erqie，wushu，ninyaoshibisiwo，chuanchuquyebuhaoting，shuoninbiyigehaizihaiduzhai，haibisileren。danninyaoshikuanhongdaliang，jiwotiaohuolu，yihouzhenshangderendouhuishuoninwushujiangjiu。”
（bixuzuo#13：lianxigongkaiyanjianghebiaoda（suirantajinzhangdeyaosi））（tawuyizhongyunyonglezuijiandandetanpanjiqiao：fenxiduifangxuqiu，jichuhulifangan）
wanglaowudingzhetakanlezuzuyifenzhong，huranhahadaxiao：“xing！xiaozi，youdianyisi！jiuchongnizheifendanliang，wushuwojinizheigejihui！nazhibilai！”
danglifeizaineizhangxiezhe“jinqianwanglaowurenminbisanqianyuanzheng，fensanqichanghai……”deqiantiaoshanganxiahongshouyinshi，tadeshoushidoude，danxinliqueyouyizhongqiyidepingjing。
tayongzijidefangshi，yingdelesangeyuedeshijian。daijiashiweilaisangeyue，tameigeyuezhinengliuxialiangbaikuaiqianshenghuo。
dantayingdeleyigegengzhongyaodedongxi：xuanzedeyudi。
wanshang，tahuidaofangxunzhan，zaihunandeguangxianxia，zaicifankaileneiben《**chuan》。tazaikongbaichu，yongjianlaideqianbitou，waiwainiuniudixiexialelianggezi：
“活路。”
zheishitaweizijiguihuadediyibaibulide，diyibu。suiranyijiukanbudaoguangming，danzhishao，tazanshibaxuanzaitoudingdeneibadaotuiyuanleyidian。xiayibu，taxuyaozhaodaomeiyuenengzhengdaoyiqianerbaikuaiqiandefangfa，huozhe……gengduo。