晓苏的《麦芽糖》被著名评论家王先霈教授称为作者新世纪以来创作的最好的短篇小说。在农民已解决温饱问题之时,关注其精神诉求,正是这篇小说不容忽视的重要现实意义。笔者将结合小说文本内容,阐释主人公价值观之转变所带来的不期而遇的幸福。 Xiaosu’s “maltose” is the best short story ever written by author Wang Xintao, the author of the new century. At the time when the peasants have solved the problem of food and clothing, paying attention to their spiritual demands is exactly the important realistic meaning that this novel can not be ignored. The author will combine the text content of the novel to explain the unexpected happiness brought about by the change of the hero’s values.