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huangfuzhongbinkeyingmen，wanglaihanxuan，gongchoujiaocuo，haoburenao。
tanghaozuozaibinkezhizhong，tuibeihuanzhandiyingfuzhe，pansuanzaiguoyikejiuzhaogejihuiliuzou。
cishi，zhuzhuoshangbaofachuyizhenjiaohaosheng，yindezhongrenjieshenzhangboziqukan。youhaoshizhedahan：“shenmehaodongxi，huangdarenkebiezangsi，jidajiayiqikaikaiyanjiea！”
huangdarenjintianhelebushao，manmianhongguang，beiqihongjishenghou，rangsuicongbaozheyijiaxiupingzoudaotingtangzhengzhong，buwudesedishuo：“jiazhongxiaobeitaohuilaide，dajiayiqipinjianpinjian。”
zhongrenxianshibujie，xiupingshiguigezhiwu，ruhenengdengdayazhitang？danchaneijian，tingtangjinglexialai。zhongrenjieganhuxiningzhileyishun，benmashenshangneiguxiongxingdeliliang、pinideaoqi，wubulingrengandaozhenhan。“miaoji！miaojia！”yourengaohu。
tanghaodairuomuji。neifutuyang，fenmingjiushijizimode《benmatu》，tameitiandoudingzhekan，huadoukuaibeitadingchulianggedongle，tanengbuzhidao？jizimoneiyangbaobeitadehua，bumaiyebujirenkan，shisheitoutouxiulezheiyangyigepingfeng？ruguobushixiuxialaixuyaozhishaoyinianshijian，tadouyaohuaiyiyourencongtazheilibahuatouzoule。
buxing，tadekuaidiangaosujizimo！
tanghaozhaolaixiaosi，rangtaqiaoqiaozhaohuangjiaxiarendatingxiupingdelailu，zijizhaolegejiekoucongshouyanshangyiliuyanpaole。
tiaoshangmajicongcongwangyuquanzhengan。daolezhenshang，bianzoubiandatingjizhaisuozai。yibuliushen，matichadiancaidaoyigeguniang。guniangjinghuyisheng，liejuliangxiashuaidaozaidi。tajimangxiama，yebuganqufu，zhinengyuanyuandiwen，guniangkehaihao？
neiguniangzhengzhazhepaqilai，toufawaile，yifucapole，baofusankaile，shouzhangshangliuzhexue，haobulangbei。tanghaotaochuyixiaoliyinding，diguoqushuo：“shiwodebushi，zheixieyinzijiguniangyajing、zhishang，wohaixugandaojizhai，jiubudanwuguniangle。”
guniangbukeqidishouleyinzi，yishuangshuilinglingdexingyankanzhetashuo：“qujizhai，wokeyijinidailu，buguonidebamarangjiwoqi。”
tanghaolengzhule，quejianneiguniangyiqueyiguaidichaomazouqu。tanghaomangdao：“guniang，zheimarenren，nikongpaqibule。”
“zheibuhaiyounima，nikeyiqianma。”guniangyifulisuodangrandeyangzi。
tanghaomudengkoudai，xiangtatangtangtangjiagongzi，jishizuoguojirenqianmadeshi？dankanneiguniangqueshishangdezoubulelu，bianrenzheqi，shuoshengdezuile，batayibatuishangmaqu，qianzhemajiuzou。
yilushang，chulezhifangxiang，errenyigezidoubushuo。
zaichenmozhongzoulebujiu，biandaolejizhaimenwai。tanghaoshangqianqiaomen，shoumendexiaoziyijianguniangjiuxiaole：“wugunianglaile，sanyejiaodaiguo，wuguniangziquzhaosantaitaibianke。”
guniangyiqueyiguaidizoule。
tanghaozheicaizhidao，zheiguniangshijizimodexiaoyizi。kantanianjidayueshiliuqi，zhangdedaoshijiaoqiaokeren，jiushizheixingzizhenshiyiyannanjin！
baolezijideminghao，kanmenxiaozibatayindaojizimodeshufangli。
jizimozhengzaizuohua。tanghaofengfenghuohuochongshangqudahan：“zimoge，chushile！”
budengjizimofanyingguolai，tabiantaotaobujuebashouyanshangdeshishuolechulai。
“zimoge，niyaodangxin，nishenbianyouneizei！”tanghaoyifentianying。
jizimocuqimeitou。zheijianshidaluanletadejihua，tabendasuanzhaogezuijiashiji，rang《benmatu》xianyurenqian，dadaoyimingjingrendexiaoguo，rangzijidewenminggengshangcenglou。xiupingdechuxian，lingtahenduohouxuanpaidouluolekong。
songzoutanghao，jizimobuzijueyongshouzhiqingqingqiaojizhezhuozi，xianruchensi。《benmatu》shitazuizhenshidezuopin，congbuqingyijirenkan，chuleqinghua。qunianqinghuadasaoshufangshi，kanzhezheifuhuajingzhiruleshen。houlaijiutichu，bahuabandaotawofangguanshangyizhenzi。qinghuashitadeqizi，liyingshoudaozunzhonghexinren，suiranyouxiebushe，tahaishidayingle。qinghuahenaixizheihua，guoledabanniancaihaihuilai，sihaowusun。
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zhuduoyituan，duzaijizimoxinli，tazaicifaxian，taqishiyidiandoubulejiezijideqizi。taxiangquwengejiujing，danxiangdaoqinghuahaizaiyuezili，zhinengzanshibagezhongyiwendouannaxialai，yifubenmatubale，yongbulebenmatu，tabianhuashanjutu、huaniaotu，zhiyaojiyigougao，zongyouchutouzhiri。
yinweichiyao，shuiqinghuawufaweinai，bingguopomuhou，tuoqinxinpinlaiyigerumu。shuiqinghuameitianzhiguanshuidebaobaode，shanghaodebupinziyangzhe，diaolideyaojiyitiansandun，hedeyidibusheng。chuyuezishi，talahuangdeliansedayougaishan，shentiyefengyuleyixie，touchushaofuteyoudewumei。
weiermanyue，jijiameiyoudaban，zhishizijiarenchigetuanyuanfan。zheiyeshishuiqinghuazhongshenghoudiyicijiandaojijiaqitaren。
jizixuan，jijiadangjiaren，bijizimodaleshijisui，rujinyiguobuhuozhinian。liangbangjinshichushen，yiqianzuodaozhengwupintongzhi，cengshijijiaderongyao，tongshiyeshijijiabailuodeshizuoyongzhe。
shuiqinghuahaoqidikanzhezheigejijiazuishenmideren。taweishenmehuichushi，houlaiyoushizenmeqifude，jijiarenhuimorushen，jizimoyejuekoubuti，duiqinghualaishuoshizhongshigemi。beibaguanhou，jizixuanhuijiazuoqitianshelang，kailejilongcaidi，jiaoshuishifei，poyouwuliuxianshengzhifeng。
jizifang，jijiaerlang，bijizimodawusui。chushiqiantazhengzaizhunbeichunweixiachang。dagebaguanhou，jijiadanxintabeiqianlian，feijinxinsibangtamoulegewaizhoudexiaoguan，daizheyijialaoxiaoyuanlijiangxia。
jiziyun，zuixiaodemeimei，ganggangjiadaofucheng，tacaimaoshuangquan，zhishudali，duiqinghuayixiangyilixiangdai，jiletazaijijiabuduodewennuan。
jintian，jizifanghejiziyunyijiadoubuzai，yanshangzhiyoudafanghesanfangliangjia，poweilengqing。
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zheibeizi，sheiyebiexiangzaicongzijizheilidedaoyigensi，yilimi！