waigonghoumianyoushuoleshenmewoshizaitingbujinqule，wozhenggerenxiangshizaoleyijimengunban，naozili‘wengweng’zuoxiang。meiyoubandianxueyuanguanxi？zheihuashishenmeyisi？nandaocongxiaojiangwoyangdadewaigongbushiwodeqinwaigong？！
wodaxiaobeijiyangzaiwaigongjia，waigongyigeyemenjidangdieyoudangma，yibashiyiniaodebawolacheda。xiaoshihoutajiangwokangzaijianbangshangxishua，dashouqianzhewodexiaoshouzoujiechuanxiangchutansuangua，yelizaidengdixiabenshoubenjiaodejiwofengyishang，zaiwoshangxuehoumeitianzaoshangtianbuliangqichuangjiwozuofan，wohaicengwuyijiantingtagenrenshuoqi，zheihaizicongxiaomeiyouma，zaiwozheilibunengzaishouzheweiqu……
zhurucileideshiqingshuoshangsantiansanyedoushuobuwan，waigongduiwodefuchububirenheyigefumushao，woshoudaodehehuyebubirenheyigehaizicha，ketazenmehuibushiwodewaigongni？zheizenmekeneng？
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zheiyiwan，wodenaozichengleyituanjianghu，gezhongxinxiliangdadewowucongsikao。erwodexinlizexiangshibeisaijinleyigechengtuo，yadewojitongyouwufahuxi，yizhiyujimingshifen，laocunzhangzhongyuliqu，waigongtuimenerru，kandaodailenglengbaozhezaomujianzuozaichuangshangdewoshi，haiyiweiwoshoulesha**bianshale。
waigongdingzhewodalianglebanshang，nashouzaiwoyanqianhuanglehuang，xiaoxinyiyiwendao：“chengque，nixiaozizheishizenmele？”
wokanzhewaigongzhanglezhangkou，huameishuochu，yipiezuikuleqilai，neiyikedeganjue，jiuxiangshizijibeizuiqinaiderenpaoqile，xinliyouzhetiandadeweiqu。
waigonglveyizhuomojiuzhidaofashengleshashier，tatanlekouqi，zuozaichuangyanshangmolemowodetoudao：“zheishinijiranzhidaole，waigongyejiubumannile。”
zheihuashuowan，waigongdunledun，xiangshiyishibuzhidaozaicongheshuoqi。banshangtawenwo：“waigongcengshigeguoyinren，zheishiniyinggaizhidaoba？”
wodiandiantou，waigongshiguoyinrenzhishitazijicongweigenwotiqiguo，xiaoshihouwoouerwenqi，tayeshijiankoubuyan，huozhechakaihuati。
danwohaishicongpangrenkouzhongtingshuolebushaowaigongguoyindeshiji，qizhong，jiwoyinxiangzuishenkeyerangwojuedezuibukesiyideyijianshi，haishidatoudetaiyeyegenwoshuoqide。
datoutaiyeyenianjida，jianwenguang，duzilizhuanglehaoxieshenqidegushi，wogendatoumeishideshihoujingchangchanzhetajiwomenjiangjiang，youyicitajiujiangdaoleguoyinren。
taiyeyeshuo，guoyinrenbushihoutianlianjiude，ershitianshengde，jiuxiangshangcangfuyumourenyizhongteshudenengli。
suoyoudeguoyinrendouyoujigegongtongdian，qiyi，tamenshengxialaishibuhuikude，anchanglishuo，bukudehaiziyangbuhuo，danguoyinrenfeidannenghuoxialai，haibiqitarendoucongming。qier，guoyinrendouxiangmaoqichou，taiyeyeshuoneijiaotianshengyixiang。qisan，suoyoudeguoyinrenchushengshidoubanyouyishifasheng，waigongchushengshiyebuliwai。
taiyeshuo，waigonggangchushengneihuibukuyebunao，jiudengzheyanjingkanzheyiwuzideren，kanleyiquanhou，tajurankaikoushuohuadao：“jielisilegeren，silegeguangdinger。”shuowanyoubayanjingbishangle。
yigexinshengerturankaikoushuohua，erqieshuohuadeyuqiheshenqingdouyudarenwuyi，suoyouderendouhehuaile，kezheishibijingxiqi，yourenyoujingyoujudetongshihaizhenjiupaoqukanle。neirengangpaodaojieli，hurantingjianyizhenhaotaodakuzhisheng，yidating，kebujiushisilegelaotouma！neilaotoushiyeliside，shayishangmeichuan。
waigongchushengnengyan，keduanrenshengsizhishiyixiazijiuzaicunzilichuankaile，cunminmendoushuowotaiposhenglegeyaonie，yaobushidangchuwotaipopinsihuzhe，wotaigongjiujiangwaigongdiujinshanlizishengzimiele。
keqiguaideshi，zidazheishizhihou，waigongjiuzaiyemeikaiguokou，jiuzheiyangyizhidaotawusuineinian，caimanmandegenzhengchanghaiziyiyangshuohua。yeshizaineizhihou，waigongdejiazhongmeiniandouhuisiyigeren，yizhiyuwaigonghaimeimanshisui，jiu**bianchengleyigeguer。
cunziliderendoushuowaigongmingying，kesilemanmen。
keshuolaiyeguai，zidawaigongchengleguerhou，tajingranqijibandenengqiahuisuanle，bujinkeyibangrenwenshengsiwenti，haikeyikanfengshui，suanmingshu，bingsuandeqizhun。
taiyeshuodezheijianshirangwoganjuejishenqiyounanyizhixin，wobuganwenwaigong，biantoumodewenlecunlidejigelaoren，tamendeshuofagentaiyeshuodedatongxiaoyi，suoyiwoxiang，waigongdechushengjibianmeiyouneimechuanqi，yedingshibutongxunchangde。
wokanzhewaigong，buzhidaoconglaibukentiguoyinyishideta，weihehuranwenwozheigewenti。bingqiewaigongshuohuashiyongle‘cengjing’erzi，zheishishenmeyisi？nandaowaigongxianzaibushiguoyinrenlema？
waigongchuimuxiangshixianrulehuiyibanwushenglebantian，zaitaitoushitatandao：“renmenzhizhidaoguoyinrentianfuyibing，quebuzhiwomenbeifuzhejidadeyinguo，suoyoudeguoyinren‘wubisanque’bizhanliangtiao。wubizhideshi：guan、gua、gu、du、can。sanquequedeshi“jinqian，quanliyuxingming。wobianzhanlegu，du。”
“wozaoniankesizhiqin，chengleguer，houyewuqiwuzi，guanggunyitiao，kezaiwonianjinsishisuideshihou，jiyuanqiaohexiashouyangleyigeguer，neigeguerjiushinidemuqin，suoyicongxueyuanguanxishanglaijiang，niwobingwuguage。”
shuowan，waigongdingzhewo，woyejinzhangdedingzheta，neiyikewodexinzhongshitantede，shengpazaiwozhidaoleshiqingdezhenxianghou，waigonghuijiangwosaodichumen。
dinglewopianke，waigongrenzhendao：“kezheiyouyoushenmeguanxini？yizhiyilaiwoduininiangshirujichu，yejiangnishizuowodeqinwaisun，nixiaozixianzaizhidaolezheishi，xinlibuhuidasuanzhebuyaowaigongleba？waigongyanglenizheimexienian，kehaizhiwangzhenijiwoyanglaosongzhongni。”
shuohoumianneijijuhuadeshihou，waigongdeshenqingyuqijingxiandeyouxiekelianbaba，zhenxiangshihaipawobuyaotaleyiban。jiusuidewobeitaneiyang‘puchi’jiudoulele，yibianlehaiyibiandiaoyanleier，zuihouzigedoujuedewoneiyangeryoudianshaque，bianlouguowaigongfuqibanmoletayishendabiti。
waigongjianwozhongyupotiweixiao，zhangzhangdeshuleyikouqi，kezaiyikanwoweizhechuangyantieleyiquandehuangfu，dunshiluchuleyifuroutengdebiaoqing，yibajiangwolaleguolai，zhaozhewode**jiushiliangbazhang，“chouxiaozi，zheikedoushiwogongyangleduoniandelingfu，yisurangnijiwozuochulaile，nizheishixiangzaofan……”
guanyuwogenwaigongdexueyuanguanxi，shiwozijiduoxinle，waigongbingmeiyougenwoshengfen，gaitengdeshihouteng，gaidadeshihouyehaobukeqi，bingqiezineitianqi，waigongkaishijiaowodaoshu，tashuolaocunzhangshuodemeicuo，jiaohuilewo，wanghouyoudianshashiwoqimakeyizibao，bijingtabunenghuzhewoyibeizi。
jiexialaidejitian，cunzililaileyibojingcha，datoudediemazhongyujuedeshiqingmeiyouneimejiandan，xuanzelebaojing。jingchalaihouzhaowowenlehua，youquzheng，youpaizhaodehaoyitongmanghuo，zuihouyemeishuochugesha。
laocunzhangzetiantianwangwojiapao，congtagenwaigongdetanhuazhongwolejiedao，tamenzaideng，dengdaixiongshoudezaicichuxian，yedengzhejidangnianlinhezhishiyigelejie。
ruciyiliandengleyigexingqi，xiongshoumeidengdao，xiuqiaogongchengneibianquechushile。
neitianxiawu，waigonggenlaocunzhangzaichouyanhecha，wozaipangbiankan《daodejing》，wojiademenhuran‘peng’deyishengbeituikaile。jiezheyigeshangqibujiexiaqideshengyinhandao：“cheng~chengbo，nin~ninlaokuaiquqiaoqiaoba，linhenei~neibianchushierle！”
wozheirendaxiaohaoqixinjiuzhong，yetebieaicourenao，youqizheijitiantingwaigonggenlaocunzhangzongtilinhezhishi，duilinhewoshizhuaxinnaogandehaoqi。kebuguanwozenmewentamen，neilianglaotoudougenshangyihaoleyiyang，shadoubugenwoshuo，zheixiawoyitinglinhechuleshi，zhenggerendanhuangyiyang‘cheng’jiutiaoleqilai，dashengdewendao，“chushashile？linhechushashile？”
lairenshixianrencunzhangwangjianzhong，takanleyiyanhuoshao**sidedewo，youkanleyiyanzuozaizhuoqianyijiuhezhechashui，budongrushandewaigonggenlaocunzhang，yishijingyakouwuyan。
kanwaigongtaliangneifudandingdeyangzi，xiangshizaojiusuanzhunlezheiyichuyiban。
ketamennengchendezhuqi，wobuxinga，wozhejidewenwangjianzhong：“daodichushashile？”
wangjianzhongmeidaliwo，jingzhizoudaowaigonggenqian，duojiao，jidao：“chengbo，si~sirenle，qingninguoqujiqiaoqiaoba。”
waigongduanqibeiziminleyikoucha，bujibuzaodao：“silerenbushiyinggaibaojingma？zhao**sha？”
“ninyousuobuzhi，zheiren~sidetaixiehule。”shuodaozheili，wangjianzhongmengdedalegeduosuo，jierzhizhiwuwuyoudao：“xiehushierhaibuguangzheiyizhuang，qishizidaqiaobaoponeitiankaishi，guaishijiujieerliansandefashengle……”