---
title: "七楼 · 第十九天 | The Seventh Floor, Episode 19: The Tin of Letters | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Daily HSK 3 Chinese reading: an old tin on the roof holds letters Zou Nainai never sent, and the last one is for someone unexpected."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-19-the-tin-of-letters"
published: "2026-10-11"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

Chapter 19

# 七楼 · 第十九天

The Seventh Floor, Episode 19: The Tin of Letters

昨天晚上下大雨，乔安、宁宁和罗师傅跑上七楼，帮邹爷爷把花搬进了小房间。后来，他们在旧桌子后面找到了一个铁盒子。

盒子又脏又旧，她想打开，可是怎么拉也拉不开。罗师傅试了好几次，终于打开了。

宁宁马上跑过去：“是钱吗？一定是很重要的东西！”

可是里面没有钱，只有纸，很多很多纸。是信。

乔安小心地拿起一张。上面第一句是：“孙女，你最近好吗？”她又看了几张，每一张都是写给孙女的。

邹爷爷看了看，声音一下子小了：“是她的字。”

罗师傅说：“上面没写寄到哪儿。这些信，一张也没寄出去过。”

邹爷爷慢慢地坐在旧椅子上：“我的眼睛不好。乔安，你读给我听吧。”

她拿起上面的一张，读了起来：

“今年春天，七楼的花开得很好，红的、黄的都有，很香。你的椅子已经不能坐了，你爷爷说不买新的了。可是我知道，他每天都会看看那个地方。他没忘记你。”

他什么也没说，一直看着那把新椅子。

宁宁看着那些信，小声说：“我刚才说错了。这些比钱重要。”

最下面的一张，字不太清楚，好像是最后写的。她慢慢地读：

“我身体不好，可能等不到你回来了。你爷爷不会先说对不起，你爸爸也不会。他们两个一样。”

“这些信，我放在七楼。我知道，有一天他会找到。老头子，如果是你看到了这些信，就别等了，先给孩子打电话吧。”

房间里很安静，只能听见外面的雨。

邹爷爷拿出手机，手一直在动。过了很久，他才说：“可是，我没有她的电话号码。”

她看了看罗师傅，他点了点头。

她拿出自己的手机：“爷爷，我有。”

**500 characters** in this chapter

End of chapter 19

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## Words in this chapter

- [铁tiěiron (metal)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%93%81)
- [黄huángyellow](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%BB%84)
- [红hóngred](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BA%A2)
- [盒子hézibox](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9B%92%E5%AD%90)
- [孙女sūnnǚgranddaughter (son's daughter)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AD%99%E5%A5%B3)
- [师傅shīfumaster (of a trade)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B8%88%E5%82%85)
- [寄jìto send](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AF%84)
- [香xiāngfragrant](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A6%99)
- [点头diǎntóuto nod](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%82%B9%E5%A4%B4)
- [后来hòuláiafterwards](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8E%E6%9D%A5)
- [旧jiùold](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%A7)
- [脏zāngdirty](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%84%8F)
- [可是kěshìbut](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF)
- [试shìto try](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AF%95)
- [终于zhōngyúfinally](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%88%E4%BA%8E)
- [马上mǎshàngimmediately](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A9%AC%E4%B8%8A)

## Chapters

1. [1**七楼 · 第一天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 1: A Parcel for Nobody](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-1-a-parcel-for-nobody)
2. [2**七楼 · 第二天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 2: The Parcel That Vanished Overnight](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-2-the-parcel-that-vanished-overnight)
3. [3**七楼 · 第三天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 3: The Locked Iron Door](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-3-the-locked-iron-door)
4. [4**七楼 · 第四天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 4: The Man on the Sixth Floor](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-4-the-neighbour-with-muddy-shoes)
5. [5**七楼 · 第五天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 5: The Rattling Parcel](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-5-the-rattling-parcel)
6. [6**七楼 · 第六天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 6: The Key at Midnight](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-6-the-key-at-midnight)
7. [7**七楼 · 第七天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 7: The Old Key](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-7-the-old-key)
8. [8**七楼 · 第八天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 8: Paid From the South](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-8-paid-from-the-south)
9. [9**七楼 · 第九天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 9: Grandma Zou's Shop](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-9-grandma-zous-shop)
10. [10**七楼 · 第十天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 10: The Bottom Drawer](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-10-the-bottom-drawer)
11. [11**七楼 · 第十一天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 11: The Iron Door Opens](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-11-the-iron-door-opens)
12. [12**七楼 · 第十二天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 12: The Roof Room](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-12-the-roof-room)
13. [13**七楼 · 第十三天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 13: Not His Parcels](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-13-not-his-parcels)
14. [14**七楼 · 第十四天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 14: The Wrong Number](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-14-the-wrong-number)
15. [15**七楼 · 第十五天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 15: Half a Character](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-15-half-a-character)
16. [16**七楼 · 第十六天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 16: The Granddaughter in Guangzhou](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-16-the-granddaughter-in-guangzhou)
17. [17**七楼 · 第十七天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 17: The Second Chair](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-17-the-second-chair)
18. [18**七楼 · 第十八天**The Seventh Floor, Episode 18: The Storm on the Roof](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-18-the-storm-on-the-roof)
19. 19**七楼 · 第十九天**Reading

Story series · Lower intermediate