zheiranggufurenyouxiezhengzhule，bantiancaifanyingguolai。
denggufurenfanyingguolaihou，suijiyuqibushanqilai。
“xiefuren，zheihuashiheyi？xiejiazhiyouxieyirouyigedinv，nandaoyaohuanyigeshunvjiadaogujiabucheng！
gujiasuiranxianzaiyouxiemeiluo，dangujiayeshishidaiguanhuanzhijia，xiugegengshigujiadedizhangzi，wojuebutongyitaquyigeshunvjinmen！
ruoshixiejiaxiangyongshunvhuanjialaixiuruwomengujia，xiefurenhaishiqinghuiba！wodaoshiyaorangzheijingchengdebaixingdoukankan，xiejiashizenmeyangqifuwomengujiade！”
gufurenbeiqidexiongkoujulieqifu，qijibaihuaidekanxianglinwantang。
linwantangkanzhegufurenbeiqidezheimelihai，youxieyiwai，youyouxiejieqi，qianshigufurenganjinuta，rangtabeifutuiqinmaming。
neizheiyici，tajiuhuashuoyiban，haohaoqiqizheiweigufuren，zheichouyesuanshibaole。
“咳咳！”
顾夫人一阵的咳嗽。
cishi，pingfenghoudeguyixiuganjinchulai，laidaogufurenmianqian，jigufurenshunqi。
banshanghou，gufurencaihuanleguolai。
linwantangquanchengzuozhemeidong，pingjingdekanzhemianqiandeyiqie，ranhoucaimuguangluozaiguyixiushenshang。
“jianguoxiebomu！wanbeiwuyitoutingzhangbeitanhua，zhishijinrimuqinshentiqianan，yixiushizaidanxinmuqindeshenti，gucaiyizhishouzaipingfengwai！
haiqingxiebomubuyaoguaizui！zhiyuxiebomushuodehuanjiazhishi，buzhijiujingshiruhehuanjia？”
guyixiushenxingbaijingxiuzhang，qizhiwenrunruyu，congtakouzhongshuochudaoqiandehua，hennanrangrenbuyuanliang。
linwantangbaibaishou，rangguyixiuqishen，jinritalaishishangliangshide，youbushizhaoshide。
linwantangzaicikanxiangguyixiu，kaikoudao：
“huanjiajiushixiejiazhunbeijianger**xieyitingjiajigugongzi，buguoxuyaogujiayixieyiroubazibuheweiyou，quxiejiazhudongtichuhuanqudeyaoqiu。
dangranxiejiabuhuibaibairanggujiazheiyangzuode，huibuchanggujiade，gugongziruoshijuedekeyijieshou，womenjiuhuanjia，ruoshijuedebuheshi，roujieerhegugongzidehunqiyijiuhuiruqijuxingde。”
gufurenweileng，zhuantoukanxiangguyixiu，guyixiuweiweidiantou，ranggufurenxiantingting。
“xiebomudeyisixiaozhidongle，buzhixiejiadebuchangdaodishishenme？”
linwantangkanliangrenyuanyitingtiaojian，zheicaizuijiaoyixiao，congsiqishouzhongjieguoliangzhangwuqianliangdeyinpiao，fangzaizhuozishang。
“zheishiyiwanliangyinpiao，zuoweigujiazhudonghuanqudetiaojian，buzhidaozheigebuchangruhe？”
guyixiutingwanhouyouxiejingya，henkuaiyoumianselengjingxialai，kanxianglegufuren。
gufurenmanliandezhenjing，gujiaxianzaizuiquedejiushiyinzi！
xianzaidegujiayijingrubufuchule，zheiciguyixiudehunshi，doushiyaokaozhetaniangjiarenbangchenjiejue。
gufurenchiyiqilai，taitoukanxianglinwantang，zheicilinwantangmiandaiweixiao，yilianzhencheng，tazhidaogujiadejiongjing，yebuxiangbaichuyifushishedeshenqing。
“zheijianshigufurenhaishigengulaoyeshangliangyixia，wozaizheibiandengxiaoxi！”
linwantangxiaozheshuodao，gufurenheguyixiukanchulinwantangshirenzhende，dangjiqulehouyuan，bingrangxiarenzaishanghuxincha。
linwantangpinleyixiaxincha，zantanhaocha，guoranchadoubuyiyangle！
gulaoyeshihubudeyigewupinxiaoguan，zheijinianjibingchanshen，yijingwochuangyinianduole。
“laoye，zheixiefurenjiushizheimeshuode，jiwomenyiwanliangyinzi，rangwomenzhudongtichuhuanqushunv！”
gulaoyemiansecangbai，buguoyanshenhaisuanqingming，“huanquba，gujiadouzheiyangle，jiubuyaogujimianzile，buguandinvshunvdoushixiejiadenver，zhiyaoxiugeyihouyouchuxi，xiejiahepingweihoufujiuhuizhudongtieguolaide！”
gulaoyeshuowan，youkanxiangguyixiu，“jiranqulerenjiaguniang，tajiushiniyibeizideqizi，wanbunengyinweitashishunv，jiuqingshita，buranjiubupeishiwogujiadenanren！”
“咳咳！”
guyixiuganjinxianggufubaozheng，yihoudinghuishandaiqizi，zheicaituichufangzi。
banshanghou，gufurenmuzichulaile。
guyixiugongshenyilihou，chengkendeshuodao：
“xiebomu，zheihuanquzhishi，womengujiatongyile，zeriwomengujiahuiqinzishangmen，zhudongtichuhuanquxieer**。
buguofurenjideyinzitaiduole，gujiazheixienianjiadaozhongluo，zheiwuqianliangqueshinengjiegujiaranmeizhiji，yixiuzaicixieguofuren，rihoudinghuihaijifurenle！
zhiyulingwaizheiwuqianliang，haiqingfurenshouhuiba！”
linwantangyouxieyiwai，rangtaduiguyixiuderenpinyougaokanleyiyan。
tachenyinleyixia，hurannaozhongjiqiyijianshilai，ranhousisuoleyixiashuodao：
“gujianengtongyi，zheijianshiyesuanshijiedahuanxi，womenjiaer**suishishuchu，danshizhangxiangduanzhuangxiuli，xinggeyeshixiuwaihuizhong。
tashengmuzhangyiniangchangnianshengbingchiyao，tazixiaojiujingtongjifenyili，jiajinlaikendinghuihaohaoshifenggongpo，caochizhenggegujia，rangnianxincanjiaxiangshide！”
guyixiuyouxieyiwai，tameiyoujianguoxieer**，zhizhidaozheiweier**zubuchufu，henshaocanjiayanhui。
dantingdaolinwantangdepingjiahou，xinlidunshiyouxieqidaizheiweixieer**le。
linwantangkanzheguyixiudeshenqing，youjixushuodao：
“zheiwuqianliang，nianxinshouxia，wojirannachulaile，jiubuhuishouhui，yebuxuyaonirihouchanghai！
buguogugongziruoshijuedexinzhongbuan，neiwobufangyaoyifugufushouzangdehuazuo！”
guyixiuyouxieyiwai，meixiangdaolinwantanghuitichuzheigeyaoqiu，dangjidiantoutongyi。
“wotingshuo，qianchaowangrandesonghetu，shouzangzaiguifu？”
guyixiuyizheng，meixiangdaolinwantangjingranhuizhidaozheifuhuazaigufu。
zheisonghetushizufudangnianshouzangde，buguozufuqushihou，liujilefuqin，cihuasuanshizufuliujitadenianxiang。
tachenyinleyihui，haishijuedingjiangcihuasongjilinwantang！
cishidegujia，buguanshifuqindetangyaofei，haishitadekekaozhilu，doushizuixuyaoyinzideshihou。
dengtajianglaikaozhongjinshi，ruchaoweiguan，zheixiezihua，tahaishihuizaicishoujihuilaide。
nianjici，guyixiuzhuanshenhuidaoshufang，jiangzheifusonghetujiaojilelinwantang。
linwantangjianghuajiaojisiqi，jianjinrilaidemudedacheng，yebuduodai，ranggujiadengtadexiaoxi，zailaixiejiazhudongtichuhuanquzhishi！
gufurenjianglinwantangsongchufu，caikanxiangguyixiu。
“xiugeer，zheicirangniweiqule，shigujiatuoleileni！”
gufurenyixiangdaoguyixiuyaoquyigeshunvweiqi，xinlihaishinanshou，yaobushigujiajiadaozhongluo，tangtanggujiadizhangzi，hekuquyigeshunvweiqi。
“muqin，xiuerbingmeiyoujuedeweiqu，fanerjuedezheishiyijianhaoshi！xieyirouxinggejiaozongbahu，bushiliangpei。
xieer**suishishunv，dantingxiefurenduitadekuazanlaikan，queshiyigebukeduodedexianqi。
haiyougujiahexiejiashizufudingdeyinyuan，fuqinyizhixiwangliangjiazaorichenghun，biqiliangjiatuiqin，woqulexieer**，yesuanshirangfuqinlequeleyizhuangxinyuan！
genghekuangxiefurenzheiyiwanliangyinzi，zhengshiwomengujiajixude，keyihaohaoqinggedafu，jifuqinkanbing，fuqinxingxujiunengkangfule！”
guyixiuanweizhegufuren，tashizhenxinjuedezheiqinshihuanduile！
gufurenkanzheerzizheimedongshi，xinlixinweibushao。
lingyibian，macheli，siqikanzheshouzhongdehua，yihuodewendao：
“furen，nishenmeshihouduizihuaganxingqule？”
linwantangxiaozhekanxiangneifuhua，qianshiguyixiujiangzheifuhua，yibabailiangmaijileyiweitongchuang，tongchuangzhuanshousanqianliangmaijiyiweifushang。
tayouhualeyiwanliangyinzi，congzheiweifushangshouzhongshougoucihua。
zhengshizheifuhua，cairangxiehuaiqiandeyijinrutianyingshuyuan，zuihoukaozhongjinshi，ruchaoweiguan。
kehentazhongdutanhuanzaichuangshi，xiehuaiqianshuotajinrideyiqiedoushikaozijidecaihuadelaide，gentameiyourenheguanxi。
zheiyici，linwantangdaoshiyaokankan，xiehuaiqianruhekaozhezijidecaihuajinrutianyingshuyuan，yibubujinrushitu。
“zouba，zheifuhuadejiazhi，niyihoujiuzhidaole，xianhuifuba！”
siqixiaoxindejianghuashouleqilai。
梅香园
linwantanghesiqihuilaihou，huapingyijingzaimenkoudengzhele。
“da**yijinglailehaojicile，yizhizaidatingfurenshenmeshihouhuilai！”
linwantanglengxiaoyisheng，jiuzhidaoxieyiroudengbujile，qishitayedengbujile，xiangkanxieyirouruhexinganqingyuanjianghaoyinyuanrangjishumei。
“zou，genwoqulaofurendeciantang！”
linwantangdaizhesiqihehuapingliangrenchaozheciantangzouqu。
bandaoshi，xieyiroujiugenleguolai，zhuiwengujiatuiqindeqingkuang，linwantangbingmeiyoushuo，zhijiedaizhetayiqiqujianxielaofuren。