澜园公馆。
jingquancunjincuntudehaozhaizhiyi，yeshichengneimingyuandouxiangjiarudegaomen。
cishi，lanyuangongguanyijiudenghuotongming。
jiangjialaotaitaishenzheyijianjiangzisekuansongqipao，jingshendousoudiyikaozaitanmuyishangyibianfanzheshouzhongdemingyuanhuamingceyibianxiaomimidengzhejiangjingnianguolai。
tadeshenpang，changniansihoutaderongyiwanzheyaopeihezhelaotaitaiguankanzheicidehuamingceshangmiandegejiamingmendaxiaojie。
“arong，nijiwokankanzheigezenmeyang？zheinvhaikanqilaizhuyuanyurunde，henfutai，woxihuan。”laotaitaifandaodiwuye，shangmianshichenshijituandedaxiaojieziliao。
chenxiaojiebiyechangqingteng，zhangxiangdaqigaogui，shencaijiurulaotaitaisuoshuo，henzhuyuanyurun。
一看就富态。
laotaitaihenxihuan，mashangzhizhechenxiaojiedeziliaojirongyikan。
rongyibuguoshiyongren，naliganjilaotaitaishenmejianyi？
zhinengxiaozheshuo：“laotaitai，zuizhuyaohaishiyaozanmenjiangshaoxihuancaixing。”
yitijiangjingnian，laotaitaidangjihengyisheng，henshi‘xianqi’shuo：“tayaonengsuisuibianbianjiuxihuan，wojiubuneimecaoxinle。”
“jiushitaitiao，wodoubuzhidaotadaodixihuannayizhong？zhiqianjitajieshaode……tayihuishuorenjiapiqibuhao？yihuishuorenjiawuqu，meiganjue……hezhedoushitadeci……”
“wopawodengbuzhehetadexijiu。”
laotaitaibianshuobianrenbuzhubaoyuanzheaiyuanqilai：“xiangxiang，wojiulaiqi……tazenmejiubuzheji？wodouyaoweitadezhongshendashijisile。”
“laotaitaininbieji，zheibushizanmenjiangshaoyouxiu，youxiudenanren……ziranyaoyanguanggaoyidian，buranninkan……chengneihaoduonvhaidouxihuanta……”rongyipalaotaitaiyueshuoyueqi，xueyagao，lianmanganfuqilai。
laotaitaihengyisheng：“youxiuyoushenmeyong……haibushiguanggun。”
hualuo……jiangjingnianganghaojinlai。
tingdaozijialaotaitaijurantucaotashiguanggun，dangjixiaoleyishengshuo：“nainai，younizheimezuzhouzijisunzishiguanggunde？”
jiangjingnianshuowan，laotaitaitingdaoshengyin，congmanghuitou，“nihaihaoyisishuo？”
“niyaoshibuguanggun，wozenmemeikannidainvpengyouhuijia？”
jiangjingnianjiejiechenshanlingkoudejinshukou，manmanzoudaolaotaitaishenbianshuo：“ningquewulan。”
“peipeipei……shaolai，nijiushiyanguanggao，buxiangzhao……”laotaitaiqihenghengshuo：“nibiegenwocheshenmeningquewulan，jinniannibixujiwojiehun，woyaobaocengsun。”
zongzhi，jinnian，tawulunshiyongyikuernaosanshangdiaohaishisapodagun。
douyaorangzheigetajiehunshengzi。
tadengbujile，tadehaoguimijia，shanggeyuesunxifushengleyigedapangxiaozini！
laoguimiyuetaqubaozhongsunwan，takanzhebaibaipangpangdexiaozi，zhenzhenyanchandeyaoming。
“bugennichefeihua，nikankanzheilidenvhainixihuannage？gennainaishuo？nainaiqutiqin。”laotaitaibamingyuancedakaifangdaolejiangjingnianmianqian：“nikankanzheigechenxiaojiezenmeyang？changqingtengde，xueligao，jiatinghao，zhangdeyepiaoliang。”
jiangjingnianjiuzhidaotazheimewanhantahuilaizhunmeihaoshi。
又催婚。
jiangjingniantoudadituikailaotaitaidehuamingce，wanquanmeixingzhikanshangmiandenvhai。
shuoshihua，zheixiemingmingyuanceshangdenvhaizhaopian，doutingpiaoliang。
kexi，duiyujiangjingnianzheizhongjiujingshanghaidedalao，zhenbushidandanzhinengliandanpiaoliangjiunengrudeletadeyan。
yongtadehua，yaorangtaxindong。
nenggouqitaqingxudenvrencaixing。
suoyi，quanlineimeduoshijiadaxiaojie，zhijinmeiyouyigedoumeikandeshangyande。
“nainai，biefeijingle，zheixienvhainishangciyijingnajiguokanle，womeishenmexingqu。”jiangjingniannierouyixiajunyidemeigu。
laotaitaihengyisheng：“nizheigebuyao，neigebuyao，niyaosheia？”
他要谁？
tadangranneigexiaodongxile。
xiaodongxibujinruanhaiganshuaitademingpian。
jiangjingnianhaokanshensuideheimouweiweimiqi，chunjiaojinguiyiche：“sheishuomeiyou？wozheiduanshijianjiujinidaihuijia。”
laotaitaiyuanbenhaixiangmata，jieguotazheicizhijieshuodainvhaizihuijiale？
laotaitaishunjianjingyadiayisheng？
xiayimiao，zhijiexingfendihahaxiaoqilai：“aiyo，aiyo，zhendema？niyouxihuanderenle？”
“buhuishihongwokaixin？pianwoba？”
jiangjingnianhengxiaoyisheng：“nikanwoshipiannideren？zheimeduonian，woyouweiletangsaixiangqin，jinishuoguodainvrenhuijia？”
这倒真没有？
tajiaanianzheidiandequebijiaoyouyuanze。
napabeitacuihuncuidelihai，tazhihuijujuetadeanpai，congbuhuisuibianshuoyouxihuandenvren，huozheyaodaisheisheihuijia？
zheimeshuolai，jiushizhende？
“meipianwojiuxing，nikanshangnajiadeguniangle？shizanmenshangliuquandema？”laotaitailiangyanfangguangdixingfenwendao。
“bushi，niburenshi。”jiangjingnianyonglandishuo：“woyaoshigaosuni，renjiashenmebeijingdoumeiyou？”
“你不会阻止吧？”
laotaitaiyileng，shenmebeijingdoumeiyou？nandaoshiputongren？
这……这……
laotaitaidunshiyouxieweinanqilai：“anian，nizheizhendejiade？nikanshangdenvhaizi……bushizanmenzheigequanzidema？”
“chabuduo。”dangranzhiqiankenengshi，xianzaikendingbushi。
jiangjingnianjideshenzhihuijiazaonianhaishitingfuyu，houmianbaijitadabo，jiuluobaile。
“nibuhuizhen……genwogaoneiyitaomendanghuduiba？”jiangjingnianshuo：“ruguozhenzheiyang……dagailvwoyaoguanggunyibeizide。”
老太太：……
chouxiaozihaiweixieshangtale。
“heng，qiaonihududeyangzi，xingle，xingle，putongjiuputong，zhiyaorenpinhao，duinihao……nixihuanjiuxing。”
quanhenglibi，laotaitaihaixiangzaodianbaocengsunni！
zheichouxiaoziyixiangshuohuasuanhuade，kebiedaotoulaizhendedaguanggun，neijiubuhuasuanle。
“ng，neiwogaitiandaitahuilai。”jiangjingnianxiaoxiao。
laotaitaishouzhirouyixiataiyangxueshuo：“genwoshuoshuo，neigeguniangpiaoliangma？renzenmeyang？”
“baonimanyide，gudianxiaomeiren，renpinyebucuo。”shenzhihuidepiaoliangbuyongzhiyi。
zhiyurenpin？jiangjingnianxiaoshihoujianshiguo，suoyi，keyifangxin。
bushineizhongluanqibazaowaimenxinsidenvhai。
xianzaizuizhuyaodewentishi……ta‘kanbushang’ta。
tadehuadianxinsibatazhuidaoshou。
laotaitaizhenshinandejiantakuayigenvhai，zhenzhenshixiqile：“aiyo，nizheibainiandoubukuarende，juranzheimexinshangta？”
“wodouyaohaoqile，daodishizenmeyangdexiaoguniang，beinikanshangle？”
jiangjingnian：“huitoudaihuijianijiuzhidaole。”
“neinizaodian，woxiangkankan。”laotaitaishunshunqishuo。
jiangjingniandiantou，naozhongyishunshanguoshenzhihuichuanzhedetiqipaozhanzaiyeselidechuchudongrenmoyang，neiwuguyoujujuedexiaomoyang，zhenshirangren……shangtou。