aiaicengxue，houfuxuanchuangshangbinglinggaoxuan。
“nizijixiezheba，benhouhaiyouyaowu。”jiangchengyushuozhegelewankuai。
shentangmanggenzheqishenweitapihaodahui，jingmeimianrongyanshibuzhushiluo：“houyejinlairucifanmang，keshiyudaolejishoudeshi？”
wenyan，jiangchengyulengqutayiyan，zuichunbuyuedeminchengyitiaoxian。
“guanhaohouzhaizhishijike，buyaowanglenidebenfen。”
shentangxinzhongyijin，bumingbaiweiherujinzijilianduowenyijuyeshiguocuole。
linchumenqian，tayoujianjiangchengyuzixiuzhongnachuyigemeihuaxiangnangxizaiyaojian。
梅花？
沈棠心头一震。
kehuadaozuibianyouyanlehuiqu。
chenghunwuzai，congxiangshixiangzhidaorujindexiangjingrubin，tahaipayoudeshiyidianming……bianzaiyehuibuletou。
shentangxinzhongbaiweizachen，xiaoshengdingzhudao：“houye，baozhongshenzi。”
jiangchengyudandan“ng”lesheng，cemuwangleyanshentangshenshangdehuizisexiaoao，renbuzhuculecumei：“nianguanjiangzhi，mozaichuandezheiyangsiqichenchen，huiqi。”
沈棠僵了半瞬。
musongjiangchengyudeshenyingdabuliuxingerqu，takoulisuansedefaku。
zheibannianlai，taxianshaotazutadeyuanzi，laileyezhishicaocaopeitayongdunfan，bianyigongwuweiyoucongcongliqu。
jinrihaidangzhetademianjiangmeihuaxiangnangxizaiyaojian……
jiangchengyuyuzhaohuagongzhuchushuangruduideliuyanzaidouchengchuandefeifeiyangyang，erjintadezhongzhongbiaoxianzhaoranruojie。
tapiandelezijiyishi，hainengpiandelezijiyishime？
入夜后。
shentangxinxufanzahaowushuiyi，bianduziqushufangchulijianglaofurendeshoudanshiyi。
nizhebinkemingdan，shentangdesixupiaochuhaoyuan。
jiangchengyushigongxunshijia，shixidingyuanhou，ertacongqianbuguoshigetaiyijudeyinv。
menbudanghubudui，kejiangchengyuneishiqueganyuandingzhewushangyaliqutaweiqi。
yishengyishiyishuangrendenuoyanyouzaierbian，rujinzaikan，queyouruxiaoshidechunseban，sijigengti，bukenizhuan。
bansuizhedagengsheng，shufangmenqingqiekuaidebeirenheshang。
shentangtaitouwangqu，quejianjiangchengyumianshangxiemanlefanzaoyubuyue：“yeshenle，weihehaizaishufang？”
“shiweilaofurendeshoudan，bengaidaban，danjinnianfuzhongshouyinbuhao……”
shentangmangshangqiantitatuoxiadahui，yizhensiyouruowudemeiguhuaxiangzuanjinbiqiang。
yizhenhuanghu，tashoudoujiangzhu。
“nierjinjingbianderucishikuai？”
jiangchengyumeishaojinning：“muqinnianjidale，shoudanguoyihuishaoyihui，youshenmeshebudede，buzhixiaoziruhexie？”
zheihuaruyigenzhenzhajinleshentangdexinzang，zhadetazhengkexindouzaizhandou。
zheiwunianlai，tanulixuezheruheguanjia，weichihoufudetimianyupingheng，kekanzaijiangchengyuyanli，jingshishikuaiyubuxiao！
congqiandewenrouchongai，beixiaomochengrujindekanzhishengyan。
zuoshenmedoushicuo，zenmezuodoubudui。
bushirenbianle，shixinbianle……
changranzhiji，jiangchengyunachuyigexiaobubaodileguolai，yuqidandanhaowubolan：“zheishiniyizhizaizhaodeguiyishisanzhen。”
shentangjieguobubao，xintoumanshangyigushuobuqingdaobumingdeqingxu。
yuanlaitahaijidetadebishengsuoyuan，haijidetashanzhangdebushiguanjiaershiyishu。
“houye，qishiwo……”wozhishixiangzuohaonideqi。
jiangchengyubunaifandelenglengdaduan，yiziyijulingtaruzhuibingjiao：“woyaoqupingqi。”
第二章
shentanghaosishunjianbeichouganlequanshendeliqi。
tayaoqupingqi，jingzhishiyiburongjujuedeyuqizhihuitayisheng。
shentangshuangshoujinzuanchengquan，zhijiashenshenqianruzhangxin。
zaikaikoushi，sangyinyinyasilaoyu：“shi……najiadeqianjin？”
jiangchengyunachuyizhihunshu，haobuliuqingdezaitayanqianzhankai：“zhaohuagongzhu。”
shentangyouwen：“ruowobukendiantouni？”
“wobushizaixunwenni。”
jiangchengyushuodedudingjuejue，shentangtingdexinrudaojiao。
qishi，taihoupengzaixinjianshangdezhaohuagongzhuyaojia，tashentangdianbudiantouyousuandeleshenme。
tabuguoshixiangnongqingchu，jiangchengyuquzhaohuagongzhu，jiujingshibudebuqu，haishiganzhiruyi。
erjinkanlai，yuchizhiren，congtouzhiweizhitashentangyige。
……
二月廿二，宜嫁娶。
xuantianluoguxiangchehoufu，quanfushangxiazhangdengjiecaiyipianxiqi。
weidushentangdeyuanzi，qinglengersiji，fangfoyuzhenggehoufugejuekailai。
shentangzaiyebunengtaobixiaqu，shoushihaozhunbeiqianwangzhengting。
yahuanyutangjiantacangbailianse，burendao：“furen，ninyisumeiheyan，yaobujiubiequleba……”
“zongyaomianduide。”shentangyaoyaotou，qiangpozijidingxiaxinshen，“yaoshiwobulumian，houfunaizhihouyedouyaobeirenkanlexiaohua。”
来到前厅。
shentangbianjianjiangchengyuhezhaohuagongxiehongchouliyuxitangzhishang，zhengjilaofurenjingcha。
jiangchengyuchuanxifudemoyangjunmeiwuchou，yuwunianqianbiewuerzhi。
“haoyiduitianchengjiaou。”laofurenxiaozhehelezhaohuagongzhufengdecha，mouzhongmanshizanshangzhise。
ershentangdahunzhiri，tachengbinglianmiandoubukenlu。
zheishi，zhaohuakanjianleshentang，xiaozhekaikou：“zumu，zhaohuayouyishixiangninqingjiao，tangtangjiejiezaizhaohuazhiqianguomen，zhaohuakeyaofengbeichahuanyishengjiejie？”
laofurenlengquyiyanshentang。
dandandao：“zhaohua，nikeshijinzunyuguidegongzhu，wulunzheishengjiejie，haishinizheibeicha，tashentangdoushoubuqi！”
“谨遵祖母教诲。”
zhaohuachuixiamouzi，yanquqizhongdeyizhise。
shentanglianseyibai，wangxiangjiangchengyu。
ketademiansetaiguolengjingxunchang，haosiwanquanmeitingjianliangrenduitadewuru。
laofurenyoudao：“gairudongfangle，moyaowulejishi。”
shentangbianjianjiangchengyulanzhezhaohuabianzou，mouzhongdewenrousidaoyibanzhizhizharushentangxinkou。
pangguanzhongrenjianci，chaoxiaoshengjihubujiayanshi。
shentanghoutouyongshangkuse，jihushilangbeidezhuanshenlikai。
翌日。
xinrenjinmendediyidunjiayan。
laofurentoufengfanlemeilai，sangerendefanzhuolingshentangjiangzhidezuozaizuoweishang。
zhinengyanzhengzhengkanzhezhaohuaduijiangchengyuxuhanwennuan。
“houyeshouleile，chikuailurou。”zhaohuashuozhe，hongxiamanshangerjian。
cishicike，shentangdecunzaixianranduoyu。
taweitongjiaola，zhixiangkuaixiejieshulezheidunkexiaode‘jiayan’。
zheishi，tatingjianzhaohuajiaodididechaojiangchengyuwen。
“houye，zuoriguanjiawenzhaohua，rujinfuliyoulianggefuren，zhihouyoushigaizhaosheinazhuyini。”
shentangyidun，yezhengzhengdingzhejiangchengyu。
taxiangzhidao，tajiujinghuiweisheichengyao。
zhijianjiangchengyukanyeweikanziji，mouzhonghaosizhirongdexiazhaohuayiren。
tayuqiwenrou，quedingrubingyibandongjiangshentangdexin。
“nishigongzhu，moshuohoufudezhangshiquan，jiushinixiangjiaojiaoshentangguiju，yeshiyingdangde。”
第三章
jiangchengyuqingpiaopiaodeyijuhua，biandingleshentangzicizaihoufuderongru。
kuaizizizhijianhualuo，luodishenghuanhuileshentangdehun。
ningzhezhaohuadeyidemianpang，shentangzaoyitongdemamu，zhijuexinrusihui。
jiangchengyuyongwanzaoshanbianchufubangongqule。
zhaohuamanbujingxindefulefubinfa：“fanrui，qubawojishenshizhunbeidejianmianlinalai。”
shentangzhengyuliqudeshenxingyidun，xinzhongmomingshengqibuan。
danyanxiaqingkuang，tayoubudebujie。
shinvfanruipengzhejinhe，jingzhizoudaoshentangdeshenqian，aomankaikou：“shenshi，zheishigongzhucijinidejianmianli。”
“xiegongzhu。”shentangzhengyaojieguojinhe，fanruiquemengditigaoleshengdiao，“gongzhushangci，qingfurenguijie。”
tongshihoufuren，nayouguijiededaoli。
zhaohuawufeishixiangjitagexiamawei，xuanshizijidediweibale。
shentangyaxiaxintoudequru，xigaihuanhuanxiangxiazhuiqu。
zhixiwang……renzheiyishizhiqi，nenghuanlaijinhoudetaipinganning。
jiantaguixiashuangshougaoju，zhaohuamanyideqingxiaoyisheng：“nijiaruhoufuwuzai，douweinengtihouyekaizhisanye，jinriwobianjiangzheizunsongziguanyinciyuni。”
孩子……
shentangyouxiehuanghu，cengjing……tayeyouguohaizi。
zhishita，weichushibiantijiangchengyudileming。
zhijiancaikankanchujijinhe，biantingde“pada”yishengjuxiang，jinhezhizhizhuiledi！
songziguanyindesuipiansaleyidi。
kejinheluodideneiyike，shentangqingxikanjian，litouzhuangdeyuanbenjiushisuipian！
shentangyizheng，zheifendali，dangzhenshitediweitazhunbeide。
quetingzhaohuaguzuowanxidao：“aiya，zheizunguanyin……keshimuhoushangciwodejiazhuang！”
“ruoshipangrendasibulun，jishizijiajiemei，bianxiaochengdajie，jiufanizhanguijuba。”
qinganzhanguiju，conglaidoushizhengqichengfaqieshideshouduan。
zhaohuagongzhuweilebiandita，lianzheiyangxiazuoshouduandounengyong。
shentangwuyanyidui，zhinengzhizhejibeikaikou：“xiegongzhu。”
zhengzhidaochunhan，shentangzhizhizhanzaihuayuangeqian，luguohoufuxiarendouqieqiesiyu。
shentangshuangshoujinwo，zhijianyijingshabai
wangshililizaimu，shentangxintongdenanyihuxi，zhenshangshiliangyipian，fenbuqingshihanshilei。
bansuizhetuimenxiang，shuxidejiaobushengyouyuanjijin，jiangchengyuziguzizoudaochuangtabianzuoxia。
shentangmengzhejinbeimeiyoufanying。
jiangchengyujiantabuzuohuiying，meitouyizhoushenshoubianquchejinbei。
chajuedaoshentangdekangju，jiangchengyumeitouningchengleyigechengyuzi：“shentang，nijiwoqilai。”
tayonglichexiajinbei，naonukaikou：“worendoulaile，nizaishishenmexingzi？”
shentangmeiyouhuihua，tahunshenruanmianmiandezuoqishen。
“zhaohuashigongzhu，youcaigangrufu，yuqingyuliwodoubugaimandaileta，niweihehuibianchengzheibanshandudemoyang？”
“ninaochuzheimeduoshi，bujiushixiangyinqiwozhuyima？worunisuoyuanlaile，niquexingxingzuotaiyujuhaiying，rucizuopai，mobushiquyaozilixuede？”
tingzhejiangchengyudelengyanlengyu，hezhishishentishoulehan，shentangdexingengliang。
tayazheshengyinkaikou：“woshizhendeshenzibushi……”
budaitashuowan，yiguzhirehuxibijin。
jiangchengyumanhengerbadaodewenshangta，zaikuangfengbaoyubanderoulinxia，shentanglenghanlianlian，naozhongyipianyunxuan，jijinhunjue。
zaizhengyanshi，shentangzhijuedetoutengyulie，sizhibaihaiyishisuantongnanren。
cemuwangqu，yutangzhengdunzaichuangbianyibiantiantanyibianmolei。
“yutang，shui。”takedebuxing，jieguoshuiwanyiyinerjin，haiyaozaidao。
yutangkudegenghenle：“furenshenzibenjiubushi，houyezenmerenxinzheiyangzuojiannin……”
yourenxinteng，caihuiyoucuiruodeshihou。
shentangjinjinbaozhuyutang：“meishile，tahaoxierizibuhuilaile，xiaobanyuezugouwojiangshenziyanghao。”
guoranrushentangsuoyan，jiangchengyulianzheyigeyuejianbuzherenying。