shengxirancenglazhetayixiushuo。
yulangdayingleyewanpeinianniankanhuadeng，nianniandengdaonihouye，heiheidejishizhishengniannianyigeren，hesirenle。
guzailingnanzhuafanren，bushijiekouzhenbushijiekou，buxushengqibuxuwuerduo，zheiyangba，guzaidongfangyesongniannianzheishishangzuiliangdeyemingzhu，zaiheideyewan，niannianyebupale。
zhuafanrenhaoweixian，nianniandanxinyulang，shoushanglezenmeban，sidiaolezenmeban。
yulangsidiao，niannianhaiyouhaoduorentengni。
yulangsidiao，niannianyebuyaoduhuo。
“guihualianpian。”peihengdidizhouleyisheng，fanzaodejiangyemingzhufanghuiyijin。
menbanbeiqingqingtuikai，xifengxianxuezhong，tazhupuerrenjindemennei。
binvjiangqiumengshenshangdeyuhandepifengquxia，tuiqumenwaihouzhe。
qiumengtizheshihezoudaozhuoanbian，wangzhepeiheng，manyanaimuzhiyinanyan，“yechushenxiangshenmeni，qieshenjinlai，yejingranmeiyoufajue。zheixienian，ninkeshifengshenghelijijingdelihai，rujinbeishenmefenlexin？”
wensheng，peihengwangxiangneinvzi，qingjunlengyidemianpangluchuyisirouhedehudu，“lianriluoxue，nizenmeguolaile。jianlaozheidifangxuewuzhong、shiqizhong，nishenzigubuhao，genzheguzailenggongaieshoudong，zuojianhuaileshenzi，zenmebuzaifuxiuyang。”
“qieshennalizuodezhu。qieshenshihanweidegongnvchushen，rongmaojiashidoububizhoufurenchuse。yecaobanletajiadeanzi，shaobudeyutaxiangjian，tayoushiyexinxinniannianderen，qieshen...qieshenpayebuyaoqieshenle。”
qiumengshuozhehongleyankuang，wenwandejiangshihezhongtabaodecantangduanchulai，didaopeihengdemianqian，shoubeishangbaotangshibeitanghongleyipianjifu，qileshuipao。
“shouzenmetangle？yihouzheixieshiqingrangxiarenzuobianshile。”peihengjiangqiumengdeshoulaguo，qingqingdewangshangchuchuilechui，“nixiangfujiukeyile。”
“meishi，butengde。yebiezheimejinzhang。yedeyishizhuxing，qieshenyaoqinzidali。jiaojipangrenqieshenkebufangxin。huairenduozheni。qieshenkebunengjiaorenyoukechengzhiji。”qiumengqiaopidexiaolexiao。
“mengerfangxin，bubimaoxueguolaibenboshoulei，guwangjieshenjiadeanzi，zhishiweileqinshoujieguoshengxiranmanmen，tongshikankantaneishihunluopodeyangzi。gu...zenhuiyinweita，erbuyaomengerni。”
peihengjiangqiumengdeshouzuanlezuan，zhengsedao，“neinianbeijinshangyixuemai，zailenggongguwangbeirenyongsixing，duanletui，gaoshaobuzhi，biannibunengzili。shimengernibianmailesuoyoushoushi，shenzhitoujiazhongqiancai，yongguangletiji，jiguwangmaiyao，jiguwangcanshi。zheifenhuomingdeenqing，guwangcishengmeichibuwang。bingfeiququyigekongyoupinangboqingguayidejiurenbiankehandongmengerzaiguwangxinzhongdiweide。”
“ng。yulang...”qiumengqinnidekaozaipeihengdejiantou，“wozhidaonibeizhoufurenshangdehenshen，woyezhidaozhoufurenzainixinzhongyoubuketidaideweizhi，yulangduanshibunengzouchulai，qieshenyuanyijiujiudepeibanzainishenbian，dengyulangmanmanwangjita，qieshenbuqiuminglidiwei，zhiyaozaiyulangxinliyouyigejiaoluoshuyumengerjiumanzule。”
peihengroulerouqiumengdefasi，“guwangdayingni，jiaotaiyijiguwangdiaolishenti，jinkuaiyuniyoufuqizhishi，womenyaogehaizi。mengerjigushengxiazhangzi，rangnianxin。”
“ng。qieshentingyulangde。”qiumengtingjianpeihengdehua，xinzhongxingfubuyi，taizihaoshengjunmei，shishijianzuijinguidenanlang，ertazepinmaozhongyong，chushenhanweiquegaojucefeizhiwei，taizidechongaiyutalaishuorumengruhuan，haobuzhenqie，jianglaidihoubiranjitaizizhihunzhengfei，ruoshiyouhaizi，qieshitaizidezhangzi，tacaiyoutashideganjue，zhishichengqinhou，taiziduinannvzhishibingburezhong，sulaidandande，xushixinshangweiyushiran。
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shengxirandemachezaijiufufumentingxia，tajiufushizongrenfucheng，shenfanrendezhiwei，erpindaguan，zaijinshangmianqianshishuodeshanghuade。
“舅父在家吗？”
shengxirankouxiangfumen，xiaosijiangmendakai，takaikouxunwen。
xiaosijianlairenshishengxiran，tianletianzuichunshuodao，“gunianglaile。guniangkuaihuiba，jialixiaoerdeleliji，quanjialaoxiaoshangtuxiaxie，laoyefurendoubingdaole，laolaoyelaofurenshenziyedoubuhao，laoyejiaodaibujianke，guniangtiruokemobeiguolebingqia。”
shengxirankanzheyuanziliyuanzhengzaishaibeizidedajiumu，huanglihuangzhangjiangbeizishoule，lazhexiaoerzizuanjinlehuating。
dajiumudesangyinchuanlai：“sier，sheiya，shuolebujiankebujianke，zanjiadoushibinghuan，babierenranbingle，dandaideqima？nengbujiremafan，zanjiubujibierenremafana！bingtongzanmenzijikang。guanmen。”
xiaositajimangmangyaobadamenguanshang，rubihongshuimengshou。
shengxiranmingbaiguolaidajiumushizaiyongyanyuqiaodata，mojidajiufuremafan，tajiadeshizijikang，xiaosideyitaolijishuociyeyingshiyizaojiumujiaodaihaode，jiufujunei，zaiwuneibuchushengyeweilumian。
shengxiranjianmenjijiangguanqi，laibujixixiang，yijingquxiguizaijiufujiagaogaodemenjianshang，zhanshengdao：“jiufu，jiafuhanyuanruyu，waishengrujinshizaishizoutouwulule。jiufubushichangshuo，xixiameiyounver，yaoniannianjinindangguinvme。...ruojiufukennianjijiuenbangbangshou，niannianyihoushinindeqinnver，tariyanglaojinxiaobibutuici。”
舅父沉默不言。
dajiumuaiyoaiyoshentinanshoudetongyin，“aiyo，woshuolejialidouzuobinglepachuanranta。tadaoguixialairangwobushirenleqilai。nijiufuruoshimeiyouzuobing，zanmenshiqinguroua，huibuqujinidieqiuqingme？zheixiexiaobei，haoxiangzhangbeidouqiantasideya。wobingsileyeziyouwojiarenjiwoshoushi，wobumafanbierena。”
shengxiranbuzhiguileduojiu，zhidaoshuangxifama，jiufushizhongmeiyoulumian，dajiumudehuashishengxiranergenzi**ladefatang，xinyidianyidianchenrugudi，tajiaoyingerfuzhehuanhuanqishen，duixiaosidao：“jiranjiufujiumushentibushi，wobianguoxieshihouzailaikanwangerlao。daiwoxiexiejiumutixuzhiqing。”
shengxiranzhuanshenyishun，hongleyanjing。
shenhoudamenpengyishengguanqi，menlijiufudeshengyinwendao：“neihaizikezouleba？”
zuojinmache，shengxiranzuanjinquantoufangzaixigaishang，fuqindechaozhonglaoyou、yijilaoyejiaweiguandejiufu，taqiubianle，youzuobingde，youwaichugongchade，youfuqinjirishinianjinxiaotuobukaishende，zongguidoucoubuchushijilaibangshou。
yingershuo，“furen，jiulaoyeyijiazhuangbing，haohendexina……”
shengxirankanzheansedechexiangdibushuohua。
“furen，ninanguojiukuchulai。buyaozheiyangbiezhe，biehuaileshenzi，keruheshihao。”yingerjianshengxirananjingdexianrusiji，bianchushengkuanwei。
“womeishi。”shengxiranjingjingdeshuo。
-quegenuanchuangbibushiwanxiao，sihoushufule，gukaolvbangnifuqinyiba-
peihengneibinglengdesangyinzaierbianhuixiang，wanruyigenjiumingdaocao，duitayouzhimingdexiyinli。