豫湘边境
“zhuziya！mashangjiudaoxiangdile！womendaoneihouquxianglinggechifanba！”zheinanrenshuozheyanhailekoukoushui。
“tinglaiwangdetanzishuo，zheilideyuhua，kanchengxiangdiyijue！”tabataneifangliangdeyanshenkanxiangtashenpangneigeyixixuanyidegaoguinanren。
neigeleisiyuzhuzidenanren，xianshisaoletayiyan，ranhoukanleshenhouzhuisuideren，gegeyeshikewangziyidedaying，dunleyixia，yundao：
“gewei，yilufengdaoshuangdao，yeshixinkule。neirulaowusuoshuode，dengdaolexiangdi，jiuquxianglingge，woqingzhuwei，jinguanchi！”
shenhoudesuicongmendahutayingming。
jigeshichenhou，tamenchenzheyesemenglong，daodalexiangdi。
xiangqianzhidi，jinshuyumiaojiang，bianyemeiyoujingdouneimedejielvsenyan，zaijiashangxianzutaizongtalixiademinzujiaorongzhengce。
gebiansaishaoshuminzukezixingxuanbaxiaochaoting，chushejiguojiaanweidezhongdayaoshi，qiyukedangdijiejuebuxuyaoshangbaojunwang。
yinci，jingdoudexiaojinzheibianyebuxuyaoyanxi。
tamenjinchengshi，zhengzhiyemujianglin，zheilidejiajiahuhujiedianshangledenghuo。suisuanbushanghuali，daoyeyoujifenwenxin。
“zhuzi，jiushineier。”beichengwei“laowu”denanzizhizheyuanchuneidonggaofang。
“shangcixiaolutamenlaideshihouzhuanmenlaizheilichi“yuhua”shuoneigechuzidedaogongjingmiaodehen，keyicongyushangdiaochubaihuashengkaidechangjing，erqieyupianyouboyoutou，haibuponeijiaoyigeshenqi！”shuozhebiantianletianjiaoweiganliedechun。
tashenpangneigeqingguidenanzi，pietayiyan，shuo：“e？zhenyourucidedaogong？wodaoyaokankan。shifouzhenruchuanyanzhongsuoshuodeqiaoduotiangongle！”
shuozheyixingrenqizhemalaidaolexianglingge。
chulingtoudenanren，laowutongqitarenjiexiama，laowujidongdeshangqianyumenqiandexiaoerpantan：“womenyaoyijianzuihaodeshangfang，zailaijifenyuhua。woyidingyaochitagegou。”zuihouyijufangdileshengyin，fangfozaizijihezijinannan。
xiaoerxianshidaliangleta，ranhoujiyouyanguangdeqiaojianleneiweibeichengwei“zhuzi”helijiqundenanrentashenshangsuoguadehuasilongwucongyupei，shuangyanfangzheguang。
qishizheiyupeideliaozibingbugui，guideshizheigegongyi，huasigongyibeihuangjialongduan，chulehuangqinguizu，tarenbiewujinyou。erdiaolong，jiugengbuyongshuole，mingxiandehuangqinguizhou！
“zheigerenfeifujigui，fanzhengdezuibule！”xiaoerkuaisudesikao，lianmangzhaolaishenpangdeshitongshuo：“xiangera，kuaibazheijiweiyedemaqiandaomajiuqu，haoshengkanguanzhe。”
lachechuzijizuiyinqindeweixiao，louzheshenzi，duizheiqunrenshuodao：“delei，geweiye！yeshigenzhexiaodeshangqu！”youzhuanshenduiwuzilidahan“songge，anpaiyijianzuihaodeshangfang，yaodade，haiyouqinglidachuzhunbeihaoshifenyuhua。”
laowurangqitarenxianjinqu，zhuantouqufu，haizaimashangdezhuzi，neigenanrenzuoshouchengzhexiaowudejian，youjiaokualaizuobian，shouhuizuoshou，shuangshouchengzhemabei，shuangjiaotiaoxia。kansixiaosa，danneinanrenmianbubiaoqingqueyoujifenchitong。
tahelaowuhuanhuandezouxiangfangzhong，xiaoerkanzuihoulianggekerenjinqu，lianmangzoudaogenqian，qingqiedishuo：“liangweiyeyinggaishiwaidirenba？womenxianglinggedeyuhuachimingquanguo，lidachudedaogongkanchengyijue，danbidaogonggenghaodeshilidachuzhangkongdehuohou，bayujiandekeshiwaijiaolinen，jishifeiqueeryebuniya！”
neichihuolaowutingdaolezheiyangdexingrong，koushuijiaogebutingdeyan，xiaozheduixiaoershuo：“zhenyouneimehaochi？”
xiaoerlianmangreqingdediandiantou：“dangran，geweikeguanlaidezhengqiao，womenlindachujinnianxinqinghao，meitiandouhuizhizuoyuhuaanqianjiniandeshihou，tahuishangchu，danshitashimeisantianzhizuoyiciyu。keneixiejingdoulaiderenweilechishangyikou，tiantianlaizheili，jiudengtazuoyu！”
shuozhetamenzoudaoletongwangdiercengdelouti，zouzaiqianmiandelaowuhuitoukanletadezhuzi，tazhuziyaoyaotourangtazouzaiqianmian，biaoshizijibuxuyaotabangmang。laowubutingtashuodehua，tuidaotadehoumiangenzhetashanglou。
tamenlaidaoloushangbaoxiangshi，zhongrenyizuozaizhuoqian。zhongrenkandaoxuanyinanzijinlailianmangzhanqijugong，neinanzibingbushineimeyanke，huiyihuishoushiyitamenzuoxia，zijizuodaozhuzuo，ranglaowuzuodaolizijizuijindecizuo。
xiaoerkandaotamenrenyidaoqi，henshixiangdishuodao：“geweiye，xiaodexianfenfuchufanglidachuzuoyu。dagaibangeshichenzuoyou，shijianyouyixiejiu，worangqitadecaixianshang。”
laowuhuihuishou，xiaoerzijuedetuixiale。zicongneigenanzhuzijinlaiyihouxiangfangzhongdunshianjinglebushao，qifenbiandezhuangjingbushao。
zhiyouneigelaowukaojinneigaoguinanren，xixiaodeshuo：“ahenga，bieneimeyansuya！nishibuxihuanzheizhongrenduodechanghe，danshilaizheiyeshinizijitichudeya！”
tabianshuobianshenshouzhunbeilaokaileneixuanyinanzidekuzi，zhengzaitakaojinyiwushi，shouwanbeiwozhule。tazhouzhoumeixiaozheshuo：“wangyebuhaoyisi，woshidafu，nidejiaohaodechabuduole，danxingleneimejiudelucheng，zaishuogangcainixiamashi，mingxiantuibujiubushufu，xuyaokanyikande。”
tingtashuodaoci，wangyecaifangkaiwozhutadeshou，shuo“qinlaowu，buhaoyisi，laizheiliqueshishiwotichulaide，keshiwolaizheilibingbushiyaochishenmechuanshuozhongdeyuhua，shangcixiaolulaizheilishi，faxianyigexiangtaderenying，zoujinzheilidehouchuzicongtasileyihou，tajiuzijishenmeyemeishuo，jiulikailejingdou”
tingdaozhei，laowutanleyikouqi：“haodaishizhanganlingyidenggaoshou，zenmehuizaicidirucituitang。”
tayibianshuozhe，yibianbangwangyehuanzhejiaoshangdeyibianwanxiaoshuo“wangye，renjiarucixinku，nihuilejingdoukebuyaowanglequqiemuqinneili，tiqieshuoshuoqing！ninshishezhengwangye，qiedemuqin，yidinghuikannideqingmianfangguoqiede，qiexiabeiziyidingjininzuoniuzuoma”
shenweishezhengwangyedeqinghenghenleqinjialaowu——qinhuayiyan，luchuleyigeqingmiedexiao。“wanlewanle，qinghengyixiao，wojiuwanle！zheiyidingmeiyoushenmehaoshi！”
“haoya，zuoniuzuomayaoburanzheiyang，ninqujiwobazheihouchudelidachubanglai，tiantianjiwozuoyuhua，zenmeyang？”mizheyandingzheta，“bushiwohuaiyi，zheiyueshangxunshi，wopaitanzilaitanfaxianzheilindachudegongfubingbuyiban，duirenchuzhaoshi，renkeshizhishangpi，kecongweishangdaorendejingu。wokannishanggebiantilinshang，huilaisheilaijiuni？fanzhengwokebujiu！”
qinhuatingdaoruci，hedelianmangtiaohuitadeweizhishang，peixiaoshuo：“wangye，xiaodezhicuole，xiaodezaiyebuganle。”
zheishijiuloudeshicongmenduanzheyuhuajinlai，fangzaizhuozishanggongjingdetuixia。
yuhuashiyouluyuzhichengde，xiangjiangdeluyulaoshanganhou，buchaoguosangeshichenbiansongdaozheixianglinggelai，jingchushineijingqiaodedaogongtiguhou，yongleyongchuanyudiqudehuajiaohediannandelajiao，zhachulaideyuxianxiangsucui，waijiaolinen。gengqideshi，zaiyushangdiaohua，zheishihenshaojiande。yaozhangwodeshiyongdaodeliduheduiyuroudeshuxichengdu。kexiangzuoweilidachu，weilezheigexialebushaogongfu！
qinhuayongkuaizijialeyikouyurourukoujihua，pumiandemalaxianxiang，shirenbutingdezaihuiwei，tabaneiyurouzaikouzhong，butingdejujiao，jingchangchulegezhongdefengwei，taduizuozheigedechushigengjiadehaoqilehaibuguzijizhuzidexiangfa，jiuzijizhaolaixiaoer，rengleyidingyinzizaizhuoshang：“quqing，nimenjialidachuguolai。”
xiaoersuijianjianneimeduodeqian，gandaohuangzhang，danxiangdaolezijiatianzihaodachucenglixiayigeguijuyaoxiangjianta，jiuxiandachutadingxiadeduilian。biancancandeshouhuilaiganggangzhunbeiqunaqiandeshou。
wangxiangzheigemianxiangbingbuhesuandenanren，fadouzheshengyinduitashuo：“zheige，keguan，womenda，da，chutashuoguoruguoyaojianta，nimenxuyaoduichutaduiliandexialian。tashizuiyouyuanzederen，chulezheigefangfa，meiyoubierenkeyijiandaota。”
zhengzaiditouchidongxideshezhengwangtingdaocishigandaoyouyifenxinqi，taitoukanxiangxiaoerwendao：“neiruciganwennimendachudexingmingweishen？”
xiaoerjixuyongzhandoudeshengyinshuo：“dachudemingzijiaozuo，li，geng！muzi，li。weigengyinwuyijiangdegeng。”
tingdaociqinhua、qinghengliangrentongkongtongshifangda。