一、记忆宁雪的父亲宁心是个制作面具的工匠。宁雪记得,自己很小的时候,家里的墙壁上曾一度挂满各式各样的面具,每张面具都有着栩栩如生的表情,或喜或怒或哀或乐,或威严或谄媚。宁心曾经对宁雪说,每张面具背后都有一段故事。宁心制作了很多面具,却不肯轻易将它们卖出去。偶尔会有人来宁家买面具,宁心都会将人请进会客室,谈很长很长时间。大多数人在谈完后,便悻悻离开,只有很少数的人可以得到面具。每当一张面具将要被卖出 First, memory Ning Xue’s father would rather be a mask maker. Ning Xue remembers that when she was a young man, the walls of the house were once covered with a wide variety of masks. Each of the masks had a lifelike expression, hi or anger or sorrow, or majesty or flattery. Ning Ning once said to Ning Xue, behind each mask has a story. Ning rather produced a lot of masks, but refused to sell them easily. Occasionally someone will come to Ningjia to buy a mask, and would rather invite people to the reception room, and talked about for a long, long time. After most people have finished talking, they wander away and only a handful of people can get their masks. Whenever a mask is about to be sold