shenyuchenjianglinmengjiabaohuixierfang，yongmenbandingzhufangmen，ranhoubeikaozhemenbanhuazuozaidi，dakouchuanzheqi。laozhoudeshengyinhaizaiyuanzilihuidang，xiangwushugenzhenyiyangzhajintadeerduo。
“tabushilaozhou……”shenyuchennannanziyu。congyikaishi，zheigelaotoujiubuduijing——ganjingdexiedi、buheshiyidechuxian、guiyidejinggao……tadaodishishei？
menwaichuanlaizhirenzoulude“shasha”sheng，bansuizheguaizhangqiaojishibande“dudu”sheng，yuelaiyuejin。shenyuchenwojinshoulideyishu，zheishimuqianweiyinengranghongyigui（axiu）haipadedongxi，huoxuyenengduifulaozhou。
“shengongzi，kaimena。”laozhoudeshengyinzaimenwaixiangqi，daizheyizhonglingrenmaogusongrandewenrou，“wozhidaonizailimian，baneibenshujiwo，wojiurangnihenidexiaonvpengyouananwenwendilikai。”
shenyuchenmeiyouhuiying。tazhuyidaolinmengjiadeshouzhidongledong，sihukuaiyaoxingle。“mengjia？”taqingshenghuhuan，jiangshoufangzaitadeetoushang，tiwenyijingjiangxialaile。
“yuchen……”linmengjiahuanhuanzhengkaiyanjing，yanshenhaiyouxiemimang，“wo……womenzainali？”
“womenhaizailaozhai，”shenyuchenyadishengyin，“neigehongyiguibeizanshidatuile，danwaimianyougengmafandedongxi。”tajiandanjieshilegangcaifashengdeshi，linmengjiadeliansejianjianbiandecangbai。
“neigelaozhou……tadaodishishenmeren？”linmengjiadeshengyinfazhan。
shenyuchenyaotou：“buzhidao，dantakendingheshugong、heaxiudesiyouguan。rijilitidaoguozhiren，shuoaxiusiqiankandaozhirenzaitiaowu，xianzaizheixiezhirenyoubeilaozhoukongzhizhe，shuobuding……”
tadehuameishuowan，menwaituranchuanlai“peng”deyishengjuxiang，xiangshiyourenyongfutouzaipimen。menbanjuliedihuangdongqilai，dingshangdehuichensusuluoxia。
“meishijianle，womendezhaodifangduoqilai。”shenyuchenlaqilinmengjia，huangusizhou。xierfanghenxiao，chuleyizhangchuangheyigemuxiang，jihumeiyouzangshenzhichu。tamuguangsaoguoqiangbi，turanxiangqidongerfangchuangbanxiadedong——yexuneilikeyiduo。
“genwolai！”talazhelinmengjiachongchuxierfang，zhibendongerfang。tingyuanli，shijigezhirenzhengweizhefangmen，laozhouzhanzaizhirenshenhou，shoulinazheyibaxiujibanbandefutou，gangcaidejuxiangxianranshitanongchulaide。
“zhuazhutamen！”laozhousiyadihandao，zhirenmenlikechaotamenpuguolai。zheixiezhirensuirandongzuojiangying，danliqijida，shenyuchenlazhelinmengjiazuoduoyoushan，haojicichadianbeizhuazhu。
chongjindongerfanghou，shenyuchenfanshousuoshangmen，ranhouxiankaichuangban，luchuneigequantoudaxiaodedong。“kuaijinqu！”tacuicudao。dongbixiangxiangzhongshen，limianheiqiqide，buzhidaotongxiangnali。
“neinini？”linmengjiayouyudao。
“wosuihoujiulai！”shenyuchentuiletayiba，linmengjialiangqiangzhezuanjindongli。tagangyaogenzhejinqu，jiutingjian“kuangdang”yisheng，fangmenbeifutoupikaileyigedadong，laozhouneizhangmeiyoutongkongdeliancongdonglitanjinlai，yinsensendidingzheta。
shenyuchenlaibujiduoxiang，zhuanshenzuanjinchuangbanxiadedong，ranhouyongjinliqijiangchuangbantuihuiyuanwei。heianshunjiantunshileta，kongqizhongmimanzhechaoshidenituweiheyigudandandexuexingwei。
“yuchen？”linmengjiadeshengyinzaiqianmianxiangqi，daizhehuiyin。
“wozai。”shenyuchenmosuozhexiangqianpa，dongdaohenxiazhai，zhinengrongyigerenpufuqianjin。tanengganjuedaolinmengjiadejiaojiuzaiqianmian，bianshenshouzhuazhutadejiaohuai，genzhetawangqiannuo。
paledayueshijimi，dongdaoturanbiandekaikuoqilai，nengrongnalianggerenbingpaizuoli。shenyuchentaochushouji，dakaishoudiantong——tamenshenchuyigexiaoxiaodeshishili，shishideqiangbishiyongqingzhuanqichengde，jiaoluoliduizheyixiepojiudegongju，xiangshitieqiao、chutouzhileide。
“zheilishishenmedifang？”linmengjiahuangusizhou，shoudiantongdeguangshusaoguoqiangbi，turantingzaiyichu——neilikezhejixingzi：“guangxuershiwunian，juecimidao，yifangbuce。jingzhiji。”
“shishugongwademidao！”shenyuchenjingyadao，“taweishenmeyaowamidao？”
linmengjiazoudaoqiangjiao，naqiyibashengxiudetieqiao：“nikanzheige。”tieqiaoderenshangzhanzheanhongsedebankuai，xiangshiganhedexueji，“yexu……zheilibuzhishimidaoneimejiandan。”
shenyuchendexintiaolouleyipai。taxiangqirijiliaxiudesiyin，xiangqichuangbanshangdezi——shugonghuibuhuishizaizheilichulileaxiudeshiti？huozhe……zheilizangzhebiedemimi？
shoudiantongdeguangshusaoguoshishidelingyiduan，neiliyouyigexiazhaidechukou，yongjikuaisongdongdeqingzhuanduzhe。“womencongzheilichuqukankan。”shenyuchentiyidao。
liangrenhelibankaiqingzhuan，waimianshiyitiaogengzhaidetongdao，sihutongxianglaozhaidehouyuan。tamenxiaoxinyiyidiwangqianzou，tongdaojintouyouweiruodeguangxiantoujinlai。
“youren！”linmengjiaturanlazhushenyuchen，zhizheqianmiandeguangxianchu。yigemohuderenyingzhengbeiduizhetamen，dunzaidishangbuzhidaozaizuoshenme。
shenyuchenpingzhuhuxi，manmankaojin。neirenyingchuanzhelanbushan，beituodehenlihai，shoulinazheyigexiaochanzi，zhengzaidishangmaizheshenme。shilaozhou！
tamenqiaoqiaotuidaoanchu，kanzhelaozhoubayigeheisedebubaomaijintuli，ranhouyongjiaocaishi，zuilihainiannianyouci，shengyintaidi，tingbuqingzaishuoshenme。
denglaozhoulikaihou，shenyuchenhelinmengjialikechongguoqu，yongtieqiaowakaigangcaimaidongxidedifang。walebudaobanmi，tieqiaopengdaoleyigeyingdongxi。tamenxiaoxindibatubokai，luchuyigeheisedemuhe，heshufanglizhaodaodeneigehenxiang。
dakaimuhe，limianmeiyouriji，zhiyouyidiefanhuangdezhaopianhejizhangzhi。zhaopianshangshiyigechuanzheqipaodenianqingnvzi，zhangdemeiqingmuxiu，xiaoqilaiyoulianggeqianqiandeliwo——yinggaijiushiaxiu。youjizhangshitaheyigenanrendeheying，nanrenchuanzhezhangshan，daizheyanjing，wenzhibinbin，xiangbijiushishenjingzhi。
danzuihoujizhangzhaopianquerangrenbuhanerli。zhaopianshangdeaxiutangzaibingchuangshang，liansecangbairuzhi，yanjingshenxian，shoudezhishengyibagutou，danshenshangquechuanzheneijianxianhongdejiayi。shenjingzhizhanzaichuangbian，lianshangdaizheguiyidexiaorong，shoulinazheyigezhusheqi，zhengwangaxiudeshoubeishangzha。
“tazhendexiayaohaileaxiu！”linmengjiawuzhuzui，yanleirenbuzhudiaolexialai。
shenyuchennaqineijizhangzhi，shangmianshishenjingzhideziji，jiluzhetajiaxiuyongyaodejilianghefanying：“jinrijialeyiqian，tashuidegengchenle，henhao。”“takaishishuohuhua，shuokandaozhiren，kanlaiyaoqixiaole。”“tadehuxiyuelaiyueruo，zaiguojitian，jiunengyongyuanpeizhewole。”
zuihouyizhangzhishanghuazheyigeqiguaidefuhao，hebianehoudehuangzhishangdefuhaoyimoyiyang，fuhaoxiamianxiezhe：“zhirenyanghunshu，yishengrenjingxueweiyangzhiren，kejuyuanqi，zhuguihunchengxing。sanshinianhou，yuanqizu，kepofu，quhourenxingming，daijishuzui。”
shenyuchendeshoujuliedizhandouqilai。yuanlaineixiezhirenbushiputongdezhiren，ershiyongshengrenjingxueweiyangdexiewu！laozhouyizhizaiyongzheizhongxieshuyangzheaxiudeyuanqi，dengfuzhoushixiaohou，jiurangaxiudeguihunhaisitazheigehouren，tishenjingzhishuzui！
“neigelaozhou……tadaodishishei？taweishenmeyaozheimezuo？”linmengjiadeshengyindaizhekuqiang。
shenyuchenturanxiangqishenme，naqiyizhangaxiuheshenjingzhideheying，zhizhezhaopianbeijinglideyigeshaonian。neishaonianchuanzhecubuyifu，zhanzaiyuanchu，lianshangmeishenmebiaoqing，danmeiyanjianhelaozhouyoujifenxiangsi。“nikanzheigeshaonian……xiangbuxiangnianqingshihoudelaozhou？”
linmengjiacoujinyikan，daoxiyikouliangqi：“zhendehenxiang！nandaotashi……”
“takenengshishugongdeyongren，huozheyuanfangqinqi，”shenyuchenchenshengdao，“takendingzhidaoaxiushibeishugonghaiside，dantameiyouzuzhi，fanerbangzheshugongyangzhiren，yongxieshurangaxiudeguihunfuchou……tabushizaibangaxiu，tashizailiyongaxiudeyuanqi，dadaozijidemude！”
jiuzaizheishi，tongdaokouchuanlai“shasha”dejiaobusheng。liangrenmengditaitou，zhijianshijigezhirenzhengduzaitongdaokou，yanjinglishanshuozheguiyidehongguang。erzhirenshenhou，laozhouzhuzheguaizhang，yibubuzoulejinlai，lianshangdaizheshengquanzaiwodexiaorong。
“kanlai，nimenshenmedouzhidaole。”laozhoudeshengyinsiyaerbingleng，“shenjingzhineigechusheng，haisileaxiuguniang，haixiangrangtadehunpoyongyuankunzaizheili，wobunengrangtaruyuan。”
“suoyinijiuyongxieshuyangzhiren，haiwuguderen？”shenyuchenlishengzhiwendao。
“wugu？”laozhoulengxiaoyisheng，“tashishenjingzhidezhangsun，jiugaititashuzui！dangnianruobushishenjingzhi，axiuguniangzenmehuicansi？wozenmehui……”tadeshengyinturangengyan，“wozenmehuishiquta……”
shenyuchenhelinmengjiaduishiyiyan，doucongduifangyanlikandaolejingya。nandaolaozhouyexihuanaxiu？
“wocongxiaojiuxihuanaxiuguniang，”laozhoudeshengyindichenxialai，daizhenongnongdebeishang，“tawenrou、shanliang，jiuxiangtianshangdeyueliang。keshenjingzhineigeweijunzi，yonghuayanqiaoyupianleta，bataguanzaizheizuozhaizili，huohuozhemosi！woyanzhengzhengkanzhetayitiantianshuairuoxiaqu，queshenmedouzuobule……”
tamengditaiqitou，yanjinglideqiheigengjianongzhong：“suoyiwoyaobaochou！woyaorangshenjingzhidehouren，changyichangshiquzhiaideziwei！”tahuidongguaizhang，zhixiangshenyuchen，“baneigenvdejiaochulai，rangtatiaxiuguniangshouku，wojiufangnizou！”
zhirenmenlikechaotamenweiguolai，shenchugankudezhishou，zhijiashiyongzhushahuade，fanzheguiyidehongguang。shenyuchenjianglinmengjiahuzaishenhou，wojinshoulideyishu：“xiuxiang！”
taxiangqiaxiudeguihunhaipazheibenshu，huoxulaozhouhezhirenyepa。tajuqiyishu，chaozhirenhuiqu，guoran，zhirenxiangshibeitangdaoyiyangfenfenhoutui，fachu“zizi”deshengxiang，zhiyikaishimaoyan。
“shenjingzhidedongxi！”laozhounuhouyisheng，guaizhangmengdidundi，dimianjuliedihuangdongqilai，tongdaoliangcedeqiangbikaishidiaohui，“nimensheiyebiexiangzou！”
yikuaijushicongtoudingluoxia，zhenghaozazaitamenshenhoudetongdaokou，chedifengsiletuilu。zhirenmenchenjizaicipushanglai，shenyuchenhuiwuzheyishu，mianqiangdidang，danzhirentaiduo，henkuaijiubeibidaoleshishidejiaoluo。
linmengjiaturanzhuaqidishangdetieqiao，chaozuijindeyigezhirenkanqu，tieqiaokanchuanlezhirendeshenti，luchulimianheiqiqidedongxi——xiangshiyituantuanchanraodetoufa。zhirenfachuyishengjianjiao，huazuoyiduizhihui。
“tamenpaliqi！”linmengjiahandao。shenyuchenlikemingbaiguolai，congdishangjianqiyibachutou，helinmengjiabeikaobeizhanzhe，fenlididangzhirendejingong。
danzhirenyuanyuanbuduandiyongjinlai，henkuai，shenyuchendegebobeiyigezhirenzhuazhu，zhishoushangchuanlaicigudehanyi，taganjuezijideliqizaikuaisuliushi。linmengjiajianzhuang，buguyiqiedipuguolai，yongtieqiaokanduanlezhirendegebo，zhirenhuazuozhihui，dantadehoubeiquebeilingyigezhirenzhuashang，liuxiasandaoshenshendexuehen。
“mengjia！”shenyuchennuhouyisheng，baofachuquanshendeliqi，huiwuzhechutoujiangzhouweidezhirenquanbudasan。tafuzhuyaoyaoyuzhuidelinmengjia，faxiantadeliansecangbairuzhi，zuichunfazi。
“womeishi……”linmengjiaxuruodixiaolexiao，“women……womendechuqu……”
laozhouzhanzaizhirenshenhou，lenglengdikanzhetamen：“meiyongde，nimentaobudiaode。”taconghuailitaochuyigexiaoxiaodezhiren，zhirenchuanzhehongsedezhiyi，heaxiudejiayiyimoyiyang，“axiu，chulaiba，gaishouwangle。”
tajiangzhirenrengdaodishang，zhirenluodideshunjian，turanranqilvsedehuoyan，huoyanzhong，yigechuanhongyidenvzihuanhuanzoulechulai，zhengshiaxiudeguihun。danzheici，tadeyanshenbuzaichongmanyuanhen，ershikongdongermamu，xiangshi**kongdekuilei。
“shaletamen。”laozhouminglingdao。
axiudeguihunchaotamenpiaoguolai，shenchujianlidezhijia，lianshangmeiyourenhebiaoqing。shenyuchenjianglinmengjiahuzaishenhou，juqiyishu——danzheici，yishumeiyouqidaorenhezuoyong，axiudeguihunzhijiechuanguoleyishu，zhijialishenyuchendehoulongzhiyoujilimi。
jiuzaizheiqianjunyifazhiji，linmengjiaturanconghuailitaochuyiyangdongxi，mengdirengxiangaxiudeguihun——shineizhangshenjingzhiheaxiudeheying，zhaopianshangdeaxiuxiaodecanlanruhua。
axiudeguihunkandaozhaopian，dongzuoturanjiangzhu，kongdongdeyanjinglishanguoyisizhengzha。takanzhezhaopianshangdeziji，youkanlekanshenyuchen，sihuxiangqileshenme。
“axiuguniang，biebeimihuole！”laozhoulishenghandao，“shaletamen，nicainengjietuo！”
axiudeguihuntongkudiwuzhutou，shentijuliedizhandouqilai。takankanzhaopian，youkankanlaozhou，yanshenlichongmanlemaodunhetongku。
“tabushiyaosharen，”shenyuchenturanhandao，“tazhishixiangjietuo！shiniyizhizailiyongtadeyuanqi，rangtabudeanning！”tajiangrijirengdaoaxiumianqian，“nizijikan，shenjingzhisuiranhaileni，dantazuihouyehouhuile，tayongzijidefangshikunzhuni，huoxushipanibeibieyouyongxinderenliyong！”
axiudeguihunjianqiriji，yiyeyefankan，kongdongdeyanjinglijianjianyouleshencai，yuanhen、tongku、mimang……gezhongqingxuzaitalianshangjiaozhi。dangkandaozuihouyiye“hongjiayi，chuanyisheng，dengyiren，yongbufen”shi，taturanfachuyishengqilidejianjiao，shentibaofachuqiangliedehongguang。
hongguangzhong，axiudeguihunzhuanxianglaozhou，yanshenlichongmanlefennuheshiwang：“shini……yizhishinizaipianwo……”
laozhouliansedabian：“axiuguniang，nibietingtahushuo！woshiweilenihao！”
“weilewohao？”axiudeguihunlengxiaoyisheng，shengyinjianlirudao，“niliyongwodeyuanqiyangzhiren，haiwuguderen，zhishiweilemanzunizijidebaofuyu！nigenbenbushiweilewo，nishiweileniziji！”
tamengdichaolaozhoupuguoqu，hongsedeshenyingchuanguolaozhoudeshenti，laozhoufachuyishengcanjiao，shentixunsuganbiexiaqu，pifubiandexiangzhiyiyangcangbai，zuihouhuazuoyigerenxingdezhiqiao，“huala”yishengsuiliezaidi。
neixiezhirenshiqulekongzhi，fenfendaozaidishang，huazuoyiduiduizhihui。
shishilihuifulepingjing，zhiyouaxiudeguihunzhanzaiyuandi，yanshenfuzadikanzheshenyuchenhelinmengjia。
“xiexienimen。”tadeshengyinbiandewenrouqilai，buzaiyouzhiqiandejianliheyuanhen，“wozhongyukeyijietuole。”
tadeshentijianjianbiandetouming，huazuodiandianhongguang，xiaosanzaikongqizhong。zuihou，yilvhongguangluozailinmengjiadeshangkoushang，shangkouchudexuehenjianjianxiaoshi，tengtongyesuizhihuanjie。
shenyuchenfuzhelinmengjia，kanzheaxiuxiaoshidedifang，zhangzhangdishulekouqi。
jiuzaizheishi，shishituranjuliedihuangdongqilai，qiangbishangchuxianleyidaodaoliefeng。“buhao，zheiliyaotale！”shenyuchenlazhelinmengjia，chaolaozhoujinlaidefangxiangpaoqu。
tamenchongchutongdao，faxianwaimianshilaozhaidehouyuan，houyuanguoranyouyipianmaomidezhulin，hehuashangdeyimoyiyang。zhulinshenchu，yinyuenengkandaoyizuoxiaoxiaodetufen，yinggaijiushiaxiudefenmu。
shenhoudeshishicheditanta，fachu“honglong”yishengjuxiang。shenyuchenhuitouwangqu，zhengzuolaozhaidouzaiyaohuang，qiangpiboluo，fangliangduanlie，xiangshisuishidouhuidaota。
“kuaizou！”talazhelinmengjia，chaozhedamendefangxiangpaoqu。
paochulaozhaideshunjian，tamenhuitouwangqu，zhijianneizuobainianlaozhaizaiyizhenjuliedehuangdonghou，hongrandaota，yangqimantiandehuichen。
yangguangsazaitamenshenshang，wennuanerzhenshi。shenyuchenjinjinwozhulinmengjiadeshou，liangrenxiangshiyixiao，doucongduifangyanlikandaolejiehouyushengdeqingxing。
“women……ziyoule？”linmengjiaqingshengwendao。
shenyuchendiantou，gangyaoshuohua，turanzhuyidaolinmengjiadebozishang，buzhiheshiduoleyigexiaoxiaodehongshengguajian，guajianshiyonghongzhijiande，xingzhuangxiangyijianxiaoxiaodejiayi。
他的心，猛地一沉。