第8章羞辱，难堪
“ninyoushenmeshima？”wentanglengdandao。
dianhuaneitoudejinmudunleyixia，henbumanyiwentangdetaidu，“nishenmeyuqi？yidiandoubudongzunzhongzhangbei，niwanglemashangjiuyaodaolaoyezilixingjianchadeshijianlema？nishenweizhuzhiyisheng，naleqian，jiuyaozuohaonizijiyinggaizuodeshi！”
“laoyezijintianshentibushufu，nianpaiyixiaguolaijiancha，biejiwochushenmechacuo！”
wentangdunleyixia，zheiliangtianshoushubijiaoduo，taqueshimangwangle，danjinlaoyezidingqijianchaderizi，yinggaishizaimingtian。
“ganjinde！”jinmuyizhiqishidao。
shuowanjiuzhijieguale，zheiminglingrendejiashi，zhenbukuigenjinyunianshimuzi。
wentangshijinlaoyezizhuzhiyisheng，jinlaoyezidebingqingzaitadezhiliaozhixiayousuohaozhuan，zheicairangtajinxingzhangqizhiliao，dingqihuilaozhaijilaoyezizuojiancha。
cengjingwentanghenxiangdedaojinjiarenderenke，erxianzai，tazhibajinlaoyezidangchengputongdebinghuan，jinzhijinze。
shouhaoshouji，wentanghuidaolebaojian，kanjianjinyunianzhengzaijiqiaoruochujiacai。
congqian，jinyunianyoushenmeyingchouhuozhepengyoujuhui，doushiwentangzaipangbiansihou，meixiangdaotayehuiyouzheimetitiezhaogurendeyimian。
wentangbuzaikanzheicimudeyimu，heqitarendalegezhaohulikai。
qiaoruochuzaipangbianqingshengdao：“meixiangdaowenyishengxiabanyihouyewuyezheimefanmangya......”
jinyuniankanzhetadebeiying，mouzianlean。
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温棠去了靳家老宅。
jinmucongloushangxialai，kanjianwentangdeshihouzhouzhemeidao：“zenmezheimewancaidao。”
wentangbuxiangjieshishenme，zongbunengshuo，beilazhequjitaerzikaiyingxinhuiba？
wentangzhuantouwenpangbiandeyongren：“jinlaoxianshengzaifangjianma？”
yongrenhuida：“zaifangjiande。”
jinmuzezaipangbianlenghengdao，“zaizenmeyinqin，yejinbulejinjiademen。”
wentangyaogenzheyongrenshanglou，wenyan，tingxialeliangbuhuiguotou，kanzhejinmu，sixiaofeixiaodao：“jinayi，ninbiewangle，dangchushininqingqiuwoweijinlaoxianshengzhiliao，jinindeerzipulude。”
tayijinghejinyunianmeiguanxile，yemeiyoubiyaozaiduitadejiarenrenqitunsheng。
“ni......”xiguanlewentangdenilaishunshou，turanzheimeyingqi，jinmuhaiyouxieyakouwuyan。
tasuiranyouqiuyuren，danhaishikanbuqiwentang。
wentangdeyishuqueshimeihuashuo，dangchulaoyezibingwei，jiushitajijiuchenggongde，houlaiweilerangjinyunianzailaoyezimianqianzhenglian，jiutilewentanghejinyunianzhijiandeguanxi，kejinmukemeizhenxiangrangtadangzijideerxifu。
zheiyangchushendenvren，zenmepeijiajitadeerzi？
wentangshangloujijinlaoyezijiancha。
“laoxianshengzuijinkanzhejingqishenbucuo。”wentangguaneryixiao。
jinlaoyezidiantou，“tangtangdegonglao，yaobushinizheimejingxinzhaoliaowo，kongpawozaojiumeijitiankehuole。”
wentangdiaokandao：“haoburongyihaozhuan，ninkebieshuozheizhonghua，buweileninzijikaolv，yeyaoweiwodezhiyeshengyakaolvya。”
jinlaoyezixiaozhezhilezhita，“nizheihaizi！duile，yunianzenmemeilai？”
tijijinyunian，wentangshoushangdedongzuodunleyixia，qiangchengzhexiaorong，meiyouchuopoliangrenyijingfenshoudeshiqing，zhidao：“tajintianyouyingchou，zoubukai，woguolaijininjianchashenti，tayefangxin。”
“niyezhenshiguanzheta。”