tazheijuhuashunjiandianxinglezhoulinshi，zhoulinshidunshihuiguoleshenlai，yanditouluzheyinhen，“dui，nishuodedui，amiana，muqinyangnizheimexienian，yangenzongdebaoba？”
shuozhe，zhoulinshijiudunzailezhouzhenmiandegenqian，tajuqishouzhongdebishoujiutongrulezhouzhenmiandeyouyanzhineifengkuangjiaodongzhe。
“aaaaa！”kutongdeshengliangcongzhouzhenmiandekouzhongchuanchu。
tazhengzhazhexiangpachuqu，kemantouqingsiquebeirencongshenhouyonglidechelehuiqu。
yixizhijian，bishoutongrutadebojing，yingshengshengyixiayouyixiadejiangtashishoufenli。
zaibojingduanliedeneiyike，guowangdeyiqiejinshuzaizhouzhenmiandeyanqianfuxian。
weishenme？weishenmetazheiyishengshizheiyang！
tacishengcongweiduibuqiguopangren！congweipohaiguoyiren，weishenmehuiluodezheizheiyangyigexiachang！
zhouzhenmianzaixindisihouzheyuanhenzhe，neitaotiandehenyiruosihuozuyifenshaojinshijianyiqie。
zaitayishizhujianxiaoshideneiyishun，tahaositingjianlehanfengzhizhongpiaolaileyishengtanxi，daizhetadelingtizhujianpiaoling。
……
永和十六年冬。
zhouzhenmianzuozaiyanxiashangxue，tashenchushoujieguotianjipiaoxiadeyidianchunbai。
mouseyouhandao：“ruhele？”
sangzitingdaocihua，lianmangconghoutouzouleshanglai，“guniang，shiqingyijingbantuole，suxiaoniangneibianyijingqinzhuleneigeyahuan，rujinzhengguanzaixiaomenpangneichuhuangliangdeyuanluozhineini。”
“suduhaitingkuai，zouba，qiziyiluo，xiaqiderenziranshiyaodaochangde。”
zhouzhenmianmianshanghanzheyimoqingchi，zhanqishenlaijiulingzhesangzichaoxiaomendefangxiangerqu。
yiluxinglai，zhouzhenmianwangzhezhouzaoshuxirugudejingxiang，meimuzhijianjinshidanran。
sheidoumeiyouxiangdao，tazhouzhenmianbeijianrenqianghaizhisizhihou，jingzhonghuodaoleliangnianqian，yiqiebeikudeshiduan。
liangrizhihou，bianshitashenshibaoluzhiqi，tayaojiezhezheijiriniuzhuanqiankun，jiangsuoyoupohaitaderenquanbuensizaishouxia！
zheiyishi！tayaoshijianzhirenwuyikeyifuta。
冷香院中。
zhouzhenmiangangyidaizhesangzitaru，zaiyuanzhongdenghoudesuxiaonianglimachaotabenleguolai。
“眠，眠儿！”
suxiaoniangshenqinghuangluandewangzheta，zhandouzheshoujiuxiangyaolazhuzhouzhenmian，keyouhaosihaipazhouzhenmianbuman，shenchudeshoudunshitingzailebankongzhizhong。
zhouzhenmianjianci，danmowubodeyanmoulishanguoleyisichaonong，lianmangtaishoujiuwozhulesuxiaoniangderouyi。
sanriqian，tasuxingdeneiyike，diyigezhaoderenbianshisuxiaoniang。
tagaosusuxiaoniangzijiyiwaizhidaolezijideshenshi，zhiqiusuxiaoniangnengbangbangziji，tabuxiangyaobeizhoulinshijidasi。
suxiaoniangxintengzhiyu，yikoubiandayinglexialai，haianzhaotadeyaoqiujiangdangnianhuanzideyahuanjibanglailezheiyuanzhong。
“niang……”zhouzhenmiangengyanchusheng，neishuangfengtongzhongyunmanleshuiguang。
tazheiyijiao，shunjianjiujiangsuxiaoniangdexindoujijiaoruanlexialai。
suxiaonianglianshengyingdao：“ei，ei！”
“niang，nverzhendehaohaipa，yaoshinverdeshenshibeimuqinzhixiaodehua，muqindingranhuijiangwomenmunvhuoshengshengdedasi。
nvergangyuniangqinxiangren，zhendebuxiangzaiyunianqingtianrenyongge，niang……womengaizenmeban？neigeyahuanyirihuozhe，wopashiyiridoushuibuanwen。”
zhouzhenmianjinjindezuanzhusuxiaoniangdeshou，xianxideshenquyeyinweikongjuzhibuzhudezhandouzhe。
suxiaoniangtingdaozheihua，yanzhongdunshishanguoleyimoyindu。
tahuishouchaozhechaifangdefangxiangwangqu，shuangmoujianhan，“neibianxiuyaotahuozhe，zhiyoutasile，womenmunverrencainengzhenzhengdeanxin！”
“sharen？nverbugana！”zhouzhenmianmengdechouhuilezijideshou，guzuoyifujinghuangshicuodemoyang。
suxiaoniangxintengdefumoleyixiatademianjia，roushengshuodao：“niangbuhuirangnizhanshouzheixieshide，nizaicichudengzheniang。”
shuowancihua，suxiaoniangyibachexialeshenshangdepigao，kuabujiuchaozhewuneierqu。
wangzhetaliqudebeiying，zhouzhenmiandemianseyigai，yilianxianqidenazhepazicashizhezijifangcaibeitamoguodedifang。
shenhoudesangzijianci，youyudao：“guniang，suxiaoniangqiaozheduininshijihaode。”
ziqianrimengshiqishen，zijiaguniangjiuhaosituranbianleyigerenyiban，buzhirangzijilianxilesuxiaoniang，haigaozhilezijiyixiemishi。
tazheitiaomingdoushiguniangjianhuilaide，ziranbuguanguniangzuoxieshenme，tadoubuhuibeipancunyi，tazhipaguniangyichaoxingchatacuo，wanyibeirenfaxiandehua，neibianshiwanjiebufua。
“jihao？sangzi，kanrenkebunengkanbiaomian，taduiwohao，zhibuguorenweiwoshitadenverbale。
kenibiewangle，tashoushangguoguoderenmingkebushaoa，fuqinyuanzhongduoshaoxiaoniangdehaizidoushisiyutashou，ruobeitazhixiaowobushiqinv，kongpatadiyigeshadebianshiwole。”
zhouzhenmiankebuhuiduizheixierenxincishouruan，jiranyoukeliyongzhichu？neitajiuyaojiezhezheixierendeshou，jiangzhenggedingbeihoufujiaodetianfandifu，budeanning！
“nubimingbaile。”sangzidianlediantou。
zhouzhenmiantingzhewuneichuanlaidezhengzhasheng，zuijiaoweigou，“wojiaonizhaoderen，kezhaohaole？”
“huiguniangdehua，nubiyijinganzhaonindefenfu，maitongledafurenyuanzhongdezhangmama，zhangmamazhiziranshangduyin，quanjiadeyingqiandoubeihuihuoyikongle，mingrizaibuhaishang，zhangmamazhizibianhuibeirenzhanduanshoujiaodiuchudufang。
weilezheigeerzi，zhangmamashenmeshidouyuanyizuo，jiusuanhuochuyitiaomingqu，yeshikede。”
“zuodebucuo，neidixueyanqindedongxikedoubeihaole？”
zhouzhenmianzhuandongzhezijizhigushangdeyujieqingxiaodao。
sangzilianmanghanshou，“quandoubeihaoleyigebuluo，wulunsheihefurendixueyanqin，zhiyouguniangnindexuecaikeyihefurenchedixiangrong。”
“hao，haoximashangyaokaichangleni。”
周枕眠扬唇一笑。
jiuzaizheishi，fangmenbeirenconglitoulalekailai，suxiaoniangmiansecanbaidechaowaizouzhe，shenshangdepigaoyiranbujianle。
qiaojiantazheiban，zhouzhenmianlimazuochuleyifujinghuangdemoyangyingleshangqu，“niang！nimeishiba？ta……”
“mianer，congjinwanghouzaiyemeiyourennenggouzudangniwomunvdelule！zheishishangbuhuizaiyoupangrenzhixiaocishile。”
suxiaoniangtaizheyinlengdeyanmoushuodao。
zhouzhenmianceshouchaowuneiwangqu，jiukandaoleyijubeirenlesidenvshidaozaidishang。
taneishuangyanzhendejida，siqiandeyanzhongmanshibuganyuyuanhen。