zuzhangxiangzhao，xiachenziranbunengjujue，yushi，tajixuelaodengrenjiaodaileyixiagongfanglideshiyi，jiuqishenlikailegongfang，chaozheyishitingzouqu。
buguo，zaixiachendeshenhou，jiangzhuquegenleshanglai。
“jiangzhu，nizenmeyegenlaile？”xiachenweiweizhouzhemeitou。
“wozenmejiubunenglaile？wozhishixiangqukankandabo，zouba，quyishiting，dabodoubuhuiganwo，nandaonihaibuyuanyi？”
xiachenwunaideyaoleyaotou，jiangzhuzaijiangjiadequehenshouchong，suiranxinggedadalielie，dantashijiangjiaeryedeqianjin，erqietianfubucuo，liangnianqianbiantongguoledongtiangedekaohe，chengweiledongtiangedewaimendizi。yinci，pingjiezhezheixieshenfen，jiangzhuzaijiangjiadediwei，haishifeichanggaode。
buzailihuijiangzhu，xiachenzhuanxinganlu，zhishiyipangdejiangzhuquebuzheiyang，tayanshenzhongshanguoyisijiaoxiazhise，qingshengwendao：“xiachen，nishibushixihuanshangleyuhanmeimei？ruguonizhendexihuan，wodaoshikeyixiangbanfa，zaiyuhanmeimeimianqianweinishuoshangjijuhaohua……”
xiachendejiaobulveweimanlexialai，naohaizhongyouchuxianleneidaoshuxideshenying，tayusuyuhanjianguojimian，duiyusuyuhandequeyouhaogan，zhishi，zheijinjinshihaogan，ruoshuoxihuan，jiutaikuazhangle。
yinci，tayaoleyaotou，yebuhuida，youjiakuailejiaobu，xiangyishitingzouqu。
……
youqishizheiyishiting，naishijiangjiazhaojiyixiejiazuhexinchengyuan，shangyidashidedifang，huozheshizhaodaiyixieguike，fouze，yishitinggenbenjiubuhuikaifang。
yinci，yishitingdamendoujiweihaohua，judadezhuhongdamen，quanshiqingtongzhujiu，shangmiankezheyixieweiyandeshoushoutu，yiguweiyandeqixipumianerlai。
xiachenyeshidiyicijiandaozheiyishiting，dangtayujiangzhulaidaoyishitinghou，bianfaxianyishitingnei，yijingyouxuduorenle。zuozaishangshoudezhongniannanzi，zhengshijiangjiaxianrenzuzhangjiangzhiyuan。
erzuoceyibian，zeshijiangzhifengyijiyixiezuneidezhangzhe，zaizuocezhanzhedehaiyoushaozuzhangjiangzhenweiyijineiminglvshanshaonv，kandaoxiachenlaidaoyishitinghou，jiangzhenweihaiweiweidiantou，baoyiyisiweixiao。
yishitingdeyouce，zezhiyouliaoliaojiren，qizhongyouyimingmeiyandenvzi，xiachenyerende，shisanjiumulinyujiao，yijiqididi，linjiadelintianfang。
“族长！”
xiachenjinruyishitinghou，xiangzheshangshoudezuzhanggongjingdexingli，suihouyouxiangliangcedeyixiezhangbeixingli，xiandefeichangwenzhong。
“shixiachena，nilailejiuzaipangbiantingzheba。”
zuzhangmianqiangyixiao，rangxiachenzhandaoleyipang。
xiachenhaoqidekanzhesanjiumulinyujiao，youyusanjiujiangzhihongzaoshi，zaijiashanglinyujiaobenjiuyouxiefanglangxinghai，yinci，zaijiangjiademingshengbingbutaihao，ruobushigujiqishilinjiaderen，kongpajiangjiazaojiujianglinyujiaojiganchuqule。
zheicilinyujiaoqianlai，haidaizhelinjiaderen，yebuzhidaoshiweileshenmeshi。
“dimei，nikanxiachenruhe？”
zuzhangjiangzhiyuan，zhijiexianglinyujiaowendao。
“bucuo，bucuo，xiachenyeshiyibiaotangtang，youshiwenmingfengchengdelianqishi，xiangbimeieryidinghuimanyide。”
linyujiaoyexiaomimideshuodao，yanshenhaishibushidezaixiachendeshenshangsaoguo。
erxiachenzeyouxiemomingqimiao，buzhidaoshizenmehuishi，turanbeijiaodaoyishiting，youkandaolinyujiaoyuzuzhangzaishangyi，dantaqueyouxiebumingsuoyi。
“jiangzhenwei，zheidaodishizenmehuishi？”
xiachenzhuanguotou，xiangpangbiandejiangzhenweiwendao。
“联姻！”
jiangzhenweizhishuolelianggezi，danxiachenqueyijingmingbaile，zheishilinjiayujiangjialianyin，buguo，zenmehuilundaotazheigewaixingren？
xiachendemuqinsuiranshijiangjiaderen，dantabijingxingxia，shiwaixingren，ruhenengdaibiaojiangjiayulinjialianyin？
zhengdangxiachenyihuobujieshi，linyujiaohurankaikoushuodao：“bucuo，bucuo，xiachenguoranyibiaotangtang，erqieyeshimingyangfengchengdelianqishi。xiangxinmeieryeyidinghuixihuande，zheimenqinshi，wokanmeishenmewentidehua，xianzaijiudingxiaba。”
ciyanyichu，suoyourendouchenmolexialai，youqishizuzhangjiangzhiyuan，yebuzhidaogairuhejujuele。yinweizhiqian，tayijingjujueleyici，neilinmeiershixiangyujiangzhenweijieqin，beitayongjiangzhenweiyixinlianwu，zhengyaokaohedongtiangewaimendiziweiyoujijujuele。
danzheidierci，meixiangdaolinyujiaojuranzhaoshanglexiachen，jiangzhiyuanyebuzhidaogairuhejujue。
ruoshiqitaren，huoxujiangzhiyuanhaibuhuikunao，danlinmeier，jinguanshilinjiadaxiaojie，danqueshiyuanjinwenmingdelang**zi，xingweipobujiandian，yuxuduonanzigouda，yijingshirenjinjiezhile。
ruobushiyinweitashilinjiadaxiaojie，jiangzhiyuangenbenjiubuhuitanzheijianshi。
jiuzaizheishihou，qifenyouxiechenmen，jiangzhiyuanyebuzhidaogaizenmejujueshi，jiangzhuquerenbuzhuchonglechulai，zhizhelinyujiaomadao：“heihei，zhenshibuyaolian，linyujiao，nizhinvlinmeierdeneifudexing，fengchengsheirenbuzhi？cidengbaihuaimenfeng，yurengousandasidenvren，yaojiajinwomenjiangjia，meimen！”
suoyourendoulengzhule，linmeiershenmeyang，dajiadouxinzhiduming，zhishiaiyuqilinjiaqianjindeshenfen，buganmingshuobale，danxianzaijiangzhuquedangzhelinyujiaodemian，jianglinmeiertongmaleyidun，linjiaruhekenbaxiu？
guoran，linyujiaoweiweiyileng，suihoujiumengdezhanqishenlai，liansezhangdetonghong，dashenghandao：“haoa，yuanlainimenjiangjiajingshizheiyangdexiangfa，juedewomenlinjiaqianjinpeibushangjiangjiadezidi。henhao，tianfang，zouba，huilinjia，womenlinjiadeqianjin，haimei**daoqiurenqujinmendedibu！”
linyujiaozhenshiqideduosuoleqilai，taheshishouguozheiyangdehema？
“fangsi，jiangzhu，niyipaihuyan，haibukuaituixia！”
zuzhangdangranbuganzhenderanglinyujiaojiuzheimehuiqu，jiangjiasuiranshifengchengsidajiazuzhiyi，danyulinjiabiqilai，haishiruolebushao，chuanwen，linjiayouyiweiqiangzhe，zaiyigebidongtiangehaiyaogengjiaqiangdadeshilizhongdouyouyidingdediwei。
erqie，jiangjiadexuduoshengyi，douyulinjiayouwanglai，yidanliangjiajiaoe，zuizhongshousunshangde，haishizhenggejiangjia！yinci，wulunruhe，bunengrangliangjiajiaoe。
“xiachen，niyixiaruhe？”
zuzhangjiangmuguangwangxianglexiachen。
xiachenziranzhidaolinmeierdemingsheng，zaifengcheng，linmeierkesuanshi”damingdingding”，taziranbuyuanquzheiyangderen，buguokanzuzhangdeyangzi，yekendingbuxiangliangjiajiaoe，yinci，zheijujuedeliyoujiubixuhenchongfen。
“zuzhang，wosuirancongxiaojiushenghuozaijiangjia，danbijingxingxia，shiwaixingren，zennengyulinjiaxiaojiedingqin？”
xiachendehua，yerangzuzhangjiangzhiyuanyanqianyiliang，yushixiaozheshuodao：“dimei，nikanxiachenshuodeyeyoudaoli，tacongxiaoshenghuozaijiangjia，danzhongjiuxingxia，zhinengsuanshibangejiangjiaren，ruhenengpeideshanglinmeierxiaojie？”
linyujiaocishidaomeiyouzaizou，ershilengxiaodao：“zuzhang，linjiazhishixiangyujiangjiajieqin，shiliangjiadeguanxigengjiajinmibale。nimenquetuisanzusi，jirandoumeirenkanshangmeier，neiyoulinjiaqujiangjianvziruhe？tianfang，nibushiyizhidouxihuanyuhanma？neihaidengshenme，xianzaijiushizuihaodejihui。”
linyujiaoshenbiandelintianfang，weiweiyileng，suihoujiushikuangxi，meixiangdaohainengyouzheiyanghaodejihui，tadangchuzhishiwuyizhongjianguosuyuhanyimian，queyijingjingweitianren，zaojiuchuixianyijiule，jiushikuyumeiyoujihuibale。
xianzaiyoulejihui，taziranbuhuifangguo，likejiuguizailedishang，xiangzuzhangqiuqin，yingqusuyuhan。
“这……”
jiangzhiyuanzheiyici，daoyouxieyouyule。lianxujujueleliangci，wuyiyijingranglinyujiaohenbumanle，ruoshizaijujuedisanci，kongpalinjiajiuzhendeyujiangjiajiaoele。
因此，他有些犹豫。
buguo，jiangzhiyuanyouyu，xiachenquemeiyouyisiyouyu，zaitingdaolintianfangjuranyaoqiuqusuyuhanshi，xiachennaohaizhongyipiankongbai，jihulianxiangdoumeixiang，likeshangqianyibushuodao：“zuzhang，suxiaojieyeshiwaixingren，erqieyuwobutong，suxiaojiezhishijiyangzaijiangjia，ruhenengrangtayulinjialianyin？kuangqie，tayedaibiaobulejiangjia！gangcaiwoyouxianglexiang，wocongxiaojiushenghuozaijiangjia，shenshangyeliutangzhejiangjiayibandexue，zheimeduonian，yemeisheijiangwodangzuowairen，yinci，zhiyaolinjiabujieyi，woyuanyiyulinmeierxiaojiedingqin。”
“你同意了？”
linyujiaoweiweiyileng，dansuihoutabiansihuxiangdaoleshenme，yiweishenzhangdekanlexiachenyiyan。
lintianfangyouxiezhejile，zhengyaoshuoxieshenme，danquebeilinyujiaoyibaishoujizuzhile，linyujiaofandaoxiaozheshuodao：“jiranxiachenniyuanyile，neijiuhaobanle，wozheijiuhuiquxianglinjiabingbao，zerizailai，daoshihou，kejiushizhengshidingqinderizile。”
shuoba，linyujiaobiandaizhelintianfanglikailejiangjia，buguanxiachenshiweileshenme，danzhiyaotadayingle，neimejiang、linliangjia，jiunenglianyinle，zheiduilinjiayeshiyouhaochude。
“xiachen，rangnishouweiqule。”
zuzhangzhangtanyisheng，huilehuishou，rangxiachenxiaqu。
xiachenzaicixinglihou，bianzhuanshenliqu。wangzhexiachenlikaideshenying，shaozuzhangshenbiandelvshanshaonv，zeyihuobujiedewendao：“zenmexiachenrucifanfu？yihuierzhaojiekoutuici，yihuieryoudayingle。”
shaozuzhangjiangzhenweimizheyanjing，lenglengdekanzhelvshanshaonv，danhaishihuidadao：“henjiandan，tashiweilesuyuhan！”
jiangzhenweimeiyouguoduodejieshi，danlvshanshaonvqueyejianjiandemingbaile，yanshenzhongzhongyuyeluchuleyisiyiyang。
“daoshiyouqingyouyi，zhikexi，tianfutaicha，yibeiziyebukenengyoushenmechengjiu……”
lvshannvziyaoleyaotou，dishengnannanzhe。
jiangjiazuoweifengchengsidajiazuzhiyi，fudifeichangpangda，zhandishangbaimu，chuleyixiezhusuxiaoyuan，xiujiandebijiaoputongerwai，qitajianzhu，doufeichangdexiongwei。