【阅读推荐】吕新：《夜晚的顺序》

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<p><img class="hoto" height="593" alt="3" src="http://photo8.yupoo.com/20070727/231553_2022845233_cpdndzeu.jpg" width="425" /></p><p><br /><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman'"><strong>夜晚的顺序</strong></span><span><br /><br /><strong>吕新</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">著</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">长江文艺出版社</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"> 1995</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">年</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体">3</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">月</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><strong>目录</strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　《跨世纪文丛》缘起（略）</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　总序：跨世纪的机缘（略）</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　南方旧梦</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　沙　　子</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　带有五个头像的夏天</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　南方遗事</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　消逝的农具</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　夜晚的顺序</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　发　　现</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　纯净的眼睛，纯粹的语言（代跋）——李锐</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:'times new roman';mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　附录：吕新中篇小说</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'times new roman';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">南方旧梦</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　起义者在一个夏日的拂晓时分占领了河时岸那座烟雨迷茫的瓷器械。其时，夺城的将军带着眷属及其部分随从早已逃之天天，留下了满街破碎的陶片。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　码头上和火车站前的广场上一片废墟，到处都挤满了逃亡的人潮。昔日的一些在风中舞动过的旗帜都卷曲在泥泞的地上，深浅不一的马蹄声从上面纷纷越过。商人们的手里提着苦心经营了多年的皮箱，仓皇如色地穿过黎明时的广场，穿过由儿童和妇女组成的一道道人墙，逃亡在阴雨连绵的季节里。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　从码头上望去，雨中的石级重重叠叠，正在重复增加。瓷器城青砖的城门高高在上，城头上的野草遮住丁昔日的垛口。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　城内的衍角里，一部分牵命执勤的士兵荷枪实弹，冒着黎明中蒙蒙的细雨，在阴晦的紫红色的天空下面徘徊，观望。瓷器城古老的市井格局和水乡特征使那些来北部部山区的士兵们都大为惊讶，并由此对这个潮湿而陈旧的地方萌生了浓厚的兴趣。在一些临街的高而窄的窗户上悬挂着众多的陶瓷的面具和坚实耐久的古玩，城中的某些局部的地方让人想起旧式器皿上的那种光泽黯淡、意境玄妙的手工彩绘。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　天空放亮以后．司令部的卫队开到了街上，执勤官操着浓重的太行方言，士兵们的脚下踏着满街零碎的陶片、玻璃和衣物，他们看见初现的朝霞使这座昔日的阴晦而年久的瓷器城蒙上了一种神话的色彩和意义。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">一</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　几十年前的一个骨质疏松的夜晚，我的朋友梁邦在他的那间有着谈蓝色墙壁的厢房里去世了。梁邦永远地闭上了他的一双苍白的眼睛，因此，最初的一些情形已无法再现。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　那天夜里，他喂养多年的那只画眉早早地睡着了，他的妻子梁淑云正倚在窗前读一本“新月社”的旧杂志。月光从对面拱形的屋脊上照进来的时候，有一只手正揽在她的腰间。那只手的指甲与她的开司米毛衣有着同样的一种颜色。梁淑云怀念昔日的旗袍和手铜，她总是频繁地日夏一日地梦见《蝴蝶》开头的第一章和子夜时分的狐步舞。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　梁邦去世后，有好多年我没有她的消息。曾听说她一直孀居在家，足不出户，每天只靠读书与睡觉打发时光。又听说她委身子一位声名显赫的将军，巳更名为费丽夫人。这一准是那位将军的主意。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　有一天她忽然汀电话给我，电话里传来她冰凉如水的声音。她说，给我说说南方吧，讲讲那里的事情，我现在厌倦了任何的书籍。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　那个天气阴晦的午后，找见到了她——费丽夫人，她已不再是昔日的那个梁淑云了。她的隐现在一身黑纱裙里的肢体依然苗条漂亮。她与我说话的时候，手里一直摆弄若一块青色的陶片。后来，又换了一块黑色的。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她说这是她的习惯。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我记得以前的那些年，她从来没有过这种习惯。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　晚些时候，她告诉了我很多事情。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她说几年前被囚禁于南方监狱里的那个刀条脸的人是梁邦的祖父。同室中的另一名囚犯刘文治在几年之后的一个黄昏里，曾经独自去造访过一个女人。刘文治始终清晰无比地铭记着那一带的地形和四周房屋以及树苗的格局，最令人印象深刻的是那附近有一座鸭蛋形的山岗，岗上是沉静的红色的沙子。时隔一年之后，当刘文治再次路经那里时，他发现眼前的一切已面目全非了。他现在看到的是一片摇曳着众多芦苇的水，水边有一位放鸭子的宅太太。一年前的那些房屋和山墙、还有那座山岗上的红色沙子全都不见了。那一瞬间，刘文治觉得自己像是在做梦，做了一个为时一年的梦。梦醒之后，他站在水边，看着那边满腔皱纹的白发苍苍的老太大。他询问者太大，询问一年前的那些房后和那些红色的沙子。他询问宅太太的来历，他说他记得这一带当时只有一条细细的水沟，水沟里除了青蛙，再什么都没有了。他还记得水沟的后面有一些窄窄的房子，当他望着那些房子的高高的尖顶时，有人告诉他说那是一些骨牌制造者们居住和工作的地方，每列深夜，便听到从那些房子里传出阵阵笑声和哗啦哗啦的洗牌的声音。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　老太太心平气和地望着水面，望着那一群状如岛屿的鸭子。太太告诉他说，她在水边生活了七十年了．从小到大一直在这里放鸭子，有时也去湖心里采一些红菱或莲子。太太让他看看水边的那些低矮古老的木头屋子，本屋的里外部显示出一种颠不可破的岁月的痕迹和标志。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　一年前．那位清瘦如梅花的女人正在她的床上用一副扑克牌算命，她的丈夫原来是一名武官，但酷爱表演艺术，曾多次为潦临灭绝的“绿岛剧社”四处奔走，筹集款子。几年后，他患猩红热离开了军队。他的印章用蓝绿两种颜色的玉石构成，制造者就是那个“绿岛剧社”里的一名盲人琴师。琴师的妹妹是一个评弹艺人，一生怀抱一只琵琶浪迹于江南城乡。她的一位师姐为一名旅长生下一个男孩，不久之后，便削发为尼了，隐身于狼山之中的清风庵。其时，驻扎在盆地边缘的一支杂牌军发生了哗变，旅长育云直上。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　那个白皙斯文的会弹钢琴的小男孩后来成了一名忠于职守的典狱长，终日衔着一支粗粗的雪茄，在高城与天空之间的那种距离中放来镀去。有一年春天，一位珠光宝气、徐娘半老的妇人前来看他，那妇人言说是他的姑母，以前的那些年一直居住在海边的一座花园里。那天夜里，他看见姑母的两条雪白的腿，但皮肉十分松弛，这使他感到眼前的气候非常恶劣。他想起了狱中的一名丹风眼的女犯，女犯的父亲在很多年以前曾经是一家花店的老板，那种温馨的情调和芬芳的岁月造就了他们—生的性情和趣味。当时，那个花店里有三名兢兢业业的来自乡下的伙计，其中的一位名叫金杏甫，十八九岁。另两名，一个在二十四岁那—年里死于非命．另一位告老还乡后在一个湖边以看守磨坊和船只为业，生前再不愿意看到一枝花。金杏甫在一个夏天的雨夜里为一家公馆送花出来后，看见路边停着一辆黑色的小汽车，一</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">个穿大衣的男人将一个女人从汽车里拖出来后，扔给了那女人一只皮箱。雨雾使金杏甫无法看清那个男人的脸，只看见那女人的高跟鞋掉了一只，只看见那男人穿着一件灰色的麦尔登呢大衣，戴一顶爱尔兰式的圆礼帽。这以后，那辆汽车便亮着灯消失在雨夜里了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　金杏甫与那个不肯告诉他年龄的女人依靠着那只雨夜里的皮箱，一起生活了五六年。那女人的臀部有一片树叶状的黑底，这种标志深深地刺激了他的某种神经和意识，以致于使他对那个符号终身难忘。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他们当时的邻居是一个精于茶道的考头，有七十岁了，但依然红光满面，虎背照腰。老头的屋里摆满了各种各样的化妆品，还有上千张唱片，只在他的卧室里有一盆苍翠的剑兰。那老头平时很少出门，每天部有“望江亭”的两个十四五岁的小伙计挑着一日三餐和茶酒点心准时送来。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　四月临近结束的一天，老头的一个侄子因公曾路经这里，他是一位桥梁设计师，他神色勿勿，他此行的任务重大而神秘，不久前的一天夜里，一位工兵专家炸毁了他几年前稿心设制的一座江上大桥。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他的太大参与一个教育基金会的一些虚拟性的事务活动。某一天夜里，另一位绅士太太邀她去打牌。在牌桌上，她见到了刚从国外回来的大少爷——一个年轻英俊的欧洲博士。大少爷将自己从红海之滨带回来的一些图片呈现在她们的牌局中，这使得所有在场的太太们都大为惊讶，并从此滋生了某种模糊的对往昔岁月的恶赚意识。那天夜里，开车的阿黄送法院院长的太太回家的途中，不时地从汽车的玻璃上望见前面的路上有一报一米左有的圆柱体的东西摇来晃去，如同飘荡在水上。他听说这一带以前曾经是一片风声鹤唳的旷野，行人至此常常迷失方向，不辨东西、最终都去向不明。很久以前的一位无神论者的儒生在这一带迷路后，正值一个漆黑的夜晚，四野无人．儒生后来走进一座庙中决定向出没在庙中的鬼怪打听道路时，鬼们都已熟睡，没有一个理他。儒生望见神像前的香案上有几枝星星点点的香火，微弱而暗淡．不足与谋。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　那位儒生流传于后世的只有几十首诗词，还有一部被称之为“淫书”的《樱桃道人》。其中的一首诗被人书写在“望江亭”酒楼的一面粉墙上。几年后，新主人改换门庭时，那面杨墙也被一同推倒了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他们在那堆废墟中发现了一些陶瓷的碎片和一只青铜的战马，马背上的武士弯弓搭箭，一只眼睛已经瞎了，另一只凝视着某一件事物。有人曾设想了那种事物的轮廓背景和一些局部现象，其性质都是幻想的、在最大眼度的颜色范围内，一面深色的镜子，一个三角形的平面，都足以重现最初的那种特征，都足以便一个时代的一切触角全部毁坏。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　几年后．有人做了一个试验。开始的时候，他设想的方法比较简单，他把一个日常里极为熟悉的字写到一面墙上，经过了一些时间的流逝之后，他看到在那个孤单的字的周围突然增加了许多的出入意料的东西。就是那些虚实不定的事物，使他认识到思想原来是消瘦的，就像山羊的面孔，但同时又像泡沫和因子一样在不断地徒劳无益地繁殖和增多。这件事给他留下了一种难以磨灭的深刻印象，后来的一天，他把自己的妻子或妹妹的一张肖像娃到了那面墙上</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">(</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">周围什么也没有</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">)</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">，几年之后，他发现那张肖像变得非常陌生，当他盯着她们的面部或身体的时候，他发现他已完全不认识她们了。更为难堪的是，连平日里使他和她之间相互关联相互亲密着的那种语言和行为方式也全都没有了。这种事实的真象令他吃惊而惶惶不安。他开始一次又一次地欺骗自己，他宁愿相信那一切都只不过是一个梦，一个非人的梦。他总说，我做了那样的—个梦，一个带有触角和尾巴的、不近情理的无情无义的梦。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　这个做试验的人就是刘文治。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　整整一个下午．我在她的冗长的叙述中忘记了自己的身份和此行的目的，她好像也同样忘记了她想听到的南方故事。她的近乎黎明的四肢呈现在我的面前，我闻到了一个中年女人特有的那种气息。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　傍晚的时候，天上下起了雨。附近一带的山路上浮动着一种微弱的红晕。我出来后，看见一个面孔红润的人正向那些古老的房屋之间跑去。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">二</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　天空如此泥泞。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　那个人的脚步声擦着刘文治的耳朵从他的脸前走过时，刘文治感到一阵夹带着血腥气息的风横穿草丛而来。腥风弄脏了刘文治的目光，脸前的草棵子东倒西歪地摇晃起来。刘文治看见眼前的那只棕黄色皮靴上辍有三个生锈了的小铁环，铁环随着那个人犹疑不决的步伐一起一落。马靴不断地将草地上的泥水踩响，纷乱的草枝和藤条使那个人的行进变得困难重重、脚步声烦躁不安。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　刘文治那天始终没有看见那个人的脸。诡秘的身份和不良的品行使他将自己的头一直深深地埋在草丛里，并将一张脸紧贴在泥柠潮湿的土地上。他只在冥冥之中感到穿棕黄色皮靴的这个人的面孔比较红润，胡须短而密集，有一双灰色的眼睛。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　地上的泥水这时散发着一种生菜的气息，这使他仿佛在千里之外的异乡目睹了那久已远逝的童年岁月。粘稠而无形的浓雾从河对岸的浅滩上飘移过来，大雾中刘文治听到了几声沉闷嘶哑的汽笛声。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　浓雾遮去了那双棕黄色的马靴，以及与此有关的一切附属的东西。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　月亮从后面照过来的时候，刘文治看见自己的影子像一株开花的植物。与此同时，他看见那几个身穿皮大衣的军官正站在不远处的一座鸭蛋形的山岗上相互轻轻地交谈，其中有一个矮个子的人还在不停地打着某种含义不明的手势。他们的谈话使得一部分方言和术语在潮湿的夜风中向四处飘去，流散在河边和更远一些的树林子里。刘文治听不借那些地方色彩浓烈的语言，包括那类方言的声调和包含在内部的和浮在表面上的内容，他只感到他们的种种表情和状态像一种难以逾越的障碍物——一些深狭的壕沟或冗长的无边无际的瓦砾之地——一样阻止着日后的行程，使得一切都困难重重。他甚至还设想自己可能会在某一天的午后或傍晚时分丧生于某一个水塘或一处浅浅的竹林之中，他的尸体将会被一个早起的农妇或野叟最先发现，也可能会被一群夜游的野狗所围因。他用手抹了一下自己的湿漉漉的脸，他的一只耳朵被饱浓的草汁染成了绿色。远处灰蓝色的河面上涌动着一种虚元绦渺、柔若无骨的白雾，部分尖利的檐角漆黑如铁。河两岸的一些村庄里不时地传来几只狗的叫声，声音里仿佛正在撕咬着一件什么东西。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　天亮之时，刘文治神色恍您地来到了一个名叫竹罗的镇上。在此之前的一段昏暗无声的时光里，他一个人蹲在一条只有渡船没有人影的河边认真地沈干净了脸上的血污和手中的一部分残骸。河水低吟着荡过他的皮肤和骨头，黎明时的这种片甲不留的洗涤使他不知不觉地忘掉了一些事情，包括最初的种种起因和几个过程。当他后来从河边站起来以后，他产生了一种如释重负的感觉。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　接下来，他看见精巧而破落的竹罗镇在露水和晨雾中谩谩涌动起来。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　在一座古旧的石桥上，有两个挑着蔬菜的佃农模样的人正在歇息．一老一小，像是父子俩，刘文洽从他们的面前经过时，那个十二三岁的孩子一直部在很注意地看着他。那孩子的目光像一种牙齿坚利的小动物，刘文治在行走的过程中感到自己的小腿上的衣物和皮肉都被那种尖利的牙齿紧紧地咬住了，他感到腿部很疼，仿佛正在嘀嘀嗒嗒地淌血。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他出去没多远，刘文治就听见身后的那个孩子对那个老人说：</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　这个人很像是刘文治。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　谁是刘文治？老人说。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　就是下河湾的那个刘文治，开茶馆的那个，又会剃头，又会算命。那孩子说。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　还说你眼尖呢，那个刘文治是个跛子，这个人的两条腿好好的。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我也是觉得奇怪．刘文治的腿怎么会不跛了呢，要不然．我早就叫住他，我让他给你算一命。那孩子说。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　在这地方，他大概不会跟我们多要钱，没准还能白给你算一命。孩子说。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　老人对孩子说，你别操闲心了，等会儿到了镇上卖菜的时候，你多长个心眼就行了。我这个年纪的人算不算都一样，反正离死不远了，好命歹命都有一死。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　孩子说，得，又来了，成天总是死呀活啊的，就不能说点儿别的。你把菜卖完后给我两个铜子儿，让我今晚去镇上的书场里听一回《小五义》。再过两天，说书的人一走了，想听也听不成了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　老人说，不行。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　孩子说，我就要两个，只要两个，你就是给我三个，我也绝不会要。我用一个铜子儿听书，用另一个铜子儿买花生。我保证我不把花生都吃光．我只吃一半，另一半拿回来孝敬您。我敢说您一定没吃过那样好的花生。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　那孩子说话的时候，一直还在注意着渐渐走向镇子里的刘文治。刘文治也感觉到了，他的躯体有一种被砍伐被肢解后的痛苦，背影正在早晨潮湿的空气里熊熊燃烧。他知道那个孩子一直都在望着他，那种清澈的视线如一头幼兽在追逐着他的影子。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　刘文治走进竹罗镇狭窄的街道和破旧的房屋中间，青麻石的街上走着许多挑担子的人。狭窄的街道两边排列着众多低矮幽暗的店铺和手工作坊、木工坊、竹器店、茶馆、货栈、药铺、寿衣店。刘文治走在一些屋槽下的时候，闻到了一种熟悉的烹煮青刀鱼的气息．他似乎被青刀鱼的那种气息渐渐地向老家的岁月里拖去，他感到自己有些力不从心。他看见一家当铺的门前围着一团乱哄哄的闲人，有两个人正在那里吵骂。其中的一个人裸着上身，脚下穿着一双破烂的草鞋。那个人古铜色的脊梁上泛着一层微微的绿意，如一件青铜时期的物品。那一群神色各异的人站在当铺黑色的铺面下，仿佛一出皮影戏的故事。刘文治混在人群里，他感到自己像一片满衔飞舞着的枯叶。镇上的树顶、屋顶和塔尖都阴沉沉的，上面的天空亮一片，暗一片，班驳而迷离。他在一个狭窄的点心城里要了几只馄饨，一个人坐在门口谈而无味地吃着。铺子里的伙计问他要不要加胡椒。他看见—对手挥鲜花的男女慢慢地从街上走过，那个穿旗袍的女人很像他少年时代的一位女朋友的腰被身边的那个男人挽者，走起来如同漂浮在水面上一样。当刘文治后来追至门外时，那两个人早已不见了。他只隐隐地看见有一辆黄包车正在向远处驶去。在他观望的时候，一个年迈的行乞者颤颤巍巍地走进了他的视线之中，他望见了一颗白发苍苍的头，一身褴褛的衣服如一条条松散而恐怖的锁链。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　转过了一个摆满了紫砂壶的街角以后，他看见那个卖菜的孩子守着两挑子菜茫然地坐在一家杂货店的前面。那个老头不知哪里去了，那孩子的一双眼睛在街上瞧来脂去。孩子的左边是一个卖旧货的老妇人，守着一堆灰暗的散发着毒辣和各种怪味的旧式东西，那些东西大小不等，品种古怪。最长的是一支古代作战时使用的长矛，银色的枪头，最小的是一些各种形状和颜色的玉坠子和石像。刘文治持两个铜子儿摊开在那孩子的眼前，对他说道．给你两个铜子儿．今儿晚上听书去吧。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　那孩子瞪着两只限瞎望着他，孩子说，先生，您想让我替您做什么事呢，我这会儿可腾不出手，伯父不让我离开。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他说，我没有什么事情让你干．我自己还是个闲人呢，我就是想让你今儿晚上去书场里听《小五义》。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　那孩子对他说．先生，您长得真像刘文治，就是下河沟的那个刘跛子。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我敢说您肯定不是刘文治。孩子说。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他说，跟你一起来的那个人是你伯父，我还以为是你爹呢？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　孩子说，瞧您说的，我哪会有爹，我爹要足还活着的话，我想要几个铜子，他会病痛快伙地给我几个。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他说，你爹死了</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">?<br /></font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　孩于点点头，说，我跟伯父伯母一家过，我伯母可凶了，我敢您这样的人见了她，也不能不怕她。</span></p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">刘文治这时发现在不远处有两个穿黑衣服的人正向他这边眺望，他感到那两个人似曾相识，其个的一个红润面孔的人更令他触目谅心．久久难以忘怀。</span>

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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">三</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　现在十九世纪以前的浪漫主义情调依然如故地影响着整个花园。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　现在是一九二五年。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　处于明媚阳光下的这座欧式花园，以意大利风景面为蓝本，在园境组合上追求一种纯一完美的画中之境。花园内屏弃了一切由人工修剪过的几何形花卉图案，并改变了以往用建筑来充当园林主角的方法，而只铺设大片起伏不断的草坪和自然生长的野花异卉，并在草坪的四周配置了无数高矮大小不一的各种树木。在那种情人的郁郁葱葱的梦幻情调里，一些小型的姿态万般的建筑便点缀在其中，忽隐忽现，形成了一种浑然天成的效果。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　花园中的水池，也突破了过去的古典主义的那种规则和格局，其表现形式采取开沟引河的形式．使明亮的水道曲折蜿蜒地在花园中穿行——消失——再现，达到了一种用少量的水流制造出大江大河的幻觉，令人流连志返，恍若隔世，恍若再生。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　花园的四周没有围墙，只有一道干涸的壕沟，壕沟的出现，分割了园界，又丰富了花园的空间，使园内外的景物互为一体，互为欣赏和注视的对象。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　一九二五年以前的那些岁月里，这个花园以植物造境为主导，因中建筑的比例极少。花园内不强调轴线，没有直路，布局不对称，取消了几何形的花圃。树木成丛、成片，三三两两，疏密有致。园内的小道斗折蛇形地伸向远处的乔木林中。湖岸、河道柔和的曲线与四周的灌木交相呼应，湖水中的莲花迎风摇曳，岸边是中国式的假山和山洞。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　景象层层推进．那些倒映在湖面上的漂浮不定的云层，表现着这一地区瞬息万变的自然景象相天气，以及风向。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　后来的一年里，这座花园的主人陆文龙将军的儿子——二少爷陆苇从欧洲度假归来，他按照英国建筑家、造园家布朗的“园宜入画”的论点，将这座花园改成了一座典型的英国式的风景园林。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　在一九二五年的这个季节里，费丽夫人正蜷伏在国内的一张白色的椅子上，躲避着从天空里洒下来的明媚阳光。医生戴堤昨天来出诊时，又一次对费丽夫人讲了阳光对人体的钟种作用和意义，对她这种病来说，阳光将胜过那一张张的药方。戴提医生是一位稳健精明，温文尔雅的大夫，早期曾受过严格而崇高的训练。费丽夫人那时对他温柔地笑过。在他认识的人当中，也许只戴提医生的话是最能使她无条件地接受的。早餐过后，她便来到了园中，虽然她生夹不喜欢一切光亮的东西．但还是将自己无条件地暴露在阳光下。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她身旁的一张石桌上摊开着一本书，园中的阳光这时便照耀着书中的那一页文字和插图。石桌上原先还有一把扇子，每日折叠在一起，但自从戴堤医生嘱咐过不得使用扇子后，她便让沈妈收起来了，早餐她没有吃，她只远远地向铺著雪白台布的餐桌上膘了一眼后，便算是完成了某一种仪式。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　将军那时正手持一柄银匙在一只汤盆里漫不经心地搅动，那情形有如逆水行舟。她拖着裙踞来获家家地从楼梯上下来，她向餐桌作例行的短暂的告别仪式，这中间将军一直望着她，手中的银匙仍在漫不经心地搅动，但他没有说话。在她的身影从客厅里消失，一只脚已跨到门外，一只脚尚在里面时，她听见将军正在左边的那间福室里对沈妈说话，他的声音很轻很闷，如一只蜜蜂。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　草坪的那一瑞，有两个七八岁的孩子正在打板球。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　草木上众多的露珠这时正在阳光里晶莹玲戏，闪闪烁烁。从花园外面飘进来的空气中，有一种爆竹的气息还弥漫在里面。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　现在的时间是上午，太阳在头项上面正处于一种徐徐上升的时期。清晨早在园丁修理花木的过程中便已结束了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她选了一个既能休浴阳光，又不致于使脸部完全暴露在阳光下的姿势在椅子里面半躺半坐了下来．这种姿势及其效果使她十分满意，她一下于便感到心情愉悦舒畅起来，她独自喃喃地说了几个字</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体">(</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">也许是一句话，也许是一个人的名字</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体">)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　沈妈的手里托着一件玫瑰红的披风，穿过平坦碧绿的草坪，向这边走来。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　夫人，将军伯您受风，让我送披风给您。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　沈妈站在她的背后说道。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　你去吧。费丽夫人说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她没有转身，也没有拾脸，凭着记忆中的种种印象和胸前以及腿部的感觉，她知道花园里的阳光现在正耀人眼目、如火如荼，有一种类似燎原的、洗涤一切的企图。她的那一声回答简短而轻巧，美丽而冰凉，如一只袖珍的蝴蝶一样玲珑万分地从她的口里飘了出去，栖落在她的身后，落在沈妈的眼前。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　沈妈将手里托着的披风小心冀冀地放到了旁边的那张石桌上。而对光滑洁净的桌面，沈妈仍是用自己的白色纺绸衫的袖子揩了几下，之后才将那件玫瑰红的披风放了上去。沈妈在这个过程中看见了平摊在桌子上的那本书，书页仍如几天前那样一如既往。沈妈不识字，但认得画，她认识书中的那幅插图，早在几天前甚至更早的一些时候他便见过了，现在一切依然如故，沈妈于是就知道夫人几天来其实始终没有再往下看。沈妈离去的时候。看见夫人半躺在椅子里的情形如一张随时都会被一阵风刮去的画，沈妈那时候还想到了类似“昙花一现”这样的东西。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　那两个打板球的孩子在草坪那端尖声叫着，他们都穿着短裤和白色的网球鞋，他们的声音滚动在阳光里，像遍地的果子。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　卵形的花圃里有许多早年间栽种的花梗，从半中腰起就满枝都是团团的绿叶，有心形的和舌状的，远望时就如同一片静止的绿云从天空里垂落了下来，仿佛凝结了时间和环境，久久没有动过。几只蝴蝶在一簇簇红黄蓝的花辩上周游，飞舞，不断地侵扰着花瓣上面的那一层金粉。那些花瓣都张得很开，如一张张鲜艳而芬芳的唇，当夏日情感沉郁的风吹来时，它们便微微掀动，体现着一种生命的冲动，扩散着软软的呻吟。花圃里褐色的泥土上面落英摈纷，光色四溢。阳光和树荫在花园里轻轻拂动，投下了许多摇曳不定的大小不一的斑斑驳驳的碎影。在车库的那一边，几株伞状的绿树构成了一种萧瑟的支离破碎的效果。以前的那边日子里，厨房里的几个女佣常在那一带俏俏地走动，穿着上白下黑的便装，与花匠们清投意合。眼下正是六月中旬，战争仍在进行，有一种时起时伏的气氛，有关战争的消息也忽远忽近，局势的色彩变幻得令人目不暇接．甚至难以置信。艺术与一些娱乐活动甚至娱乐场所都隐没在战时灰蒙蒙、蓝幽幽的层雾中了，如同一种柔软而巨大的织网，将一切全部笼罩了起来。那些身穿透明纱裙，热情奔放的姑娘们在白日里都变得一本正经，判若两人，要么棒着一本书发呆，要么牵着一条毛茸茸的狗在草坪之间来回溜达。到了夜晚，她们就来了精神，通宵达旦地跳舞，在手风琴和钢琴声中高谈阔论，抨击狄更斯，热爱柯罗甚至雷诺阿。一些拥有遗产的老寡妇也乘着汽车或马车，急不可待地去干一些秘密的大事．事关国家甚至整个民族。现在想起来，年逾五十的徐太太已经有一个星期没来陷她聊天了，她想不出究竟有一些什么样的事情会紧紧地将那位徐娘半老的寡妇太太牵住，但那些事情肯定本身就全具有某种摄人的能力，就像漂亮的服饰和优雅的起居室一样，令她倾倒不已。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　现在，在花园北侧最边上，木兰花散发出浓烈的香气，一直向附近的中央广场上散去，直到香气散飘得无影无踪。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　现在，那个男人正在向花园里边张望。他看见了在草坪的那边打板球的那两个尖声尖气的孩子，他看到了这边白色的太阳椅子和椅子里的费丽夫人，甚至看到了摊开在石桌上的那本书和那件玫瑰红的披风。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　最初，他一直在花园外边的那道干涸的壕沟上溜达，他足登一双异常结实的黄牛皮鞋，手里提着一只同样颜色相质地的箱子，他的黑色的蝴蝶结已经有些歪歪扔扭的了，他的那种怯生生的模样像是故意装出来给人看的，具体地说，就是做给费丽夫人这样的多愁善感的女人看的。透过稀疏的树影和花丛，他看到那位优雅的夫人正蜷伏在那张白色的椅子里，他看到她的两条长腿在柔软的半透明的纱裙里隐隐约约，轮廓分明。花园里的情景使他想起了一幅希腊名画。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　一辆黑色的汽车从花园里碧绿如茵的草坪上徐徐地滑过。</span>

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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">四</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　回忆我的叔父刘文治，他生前和生后的许多岁月烟水苍茫，迷雾重重，他的一双貌似乖巧的招风耳时常在我的记忆里耸立，扇动，状如一只红色的翅膀。我记得他曾经语重心长、郑重其事地对我讲过许多十分深刻的话，我后来只记住了一两句，其余的那些都忘记了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　某一年的一个闷热的午后，我见到了那位解甲归田赋闲在家的旅长陆青云。这位昔日的野心勃勃的武官，现在以饲养鹌鹑来打发时光。其时，他正坐在一棵冠状如伞的树下看一群幼小的鹌鹑争食，他的两鬓遍染了时间的霜雪，一双眼睛灰蒙蒙的。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　雨前的天空和大地潮湿而阴暗，鹌鹑乱哄哄的争食的场面显然使他十分开心。他脸上的笑容经久不散。他告诉我说，刘文治真是一个狡猾无比的东西，一个排的士兵昼夜不停地围剿了几天，结果竟然一无所获。谁都清楚刘文治那时就隐藏在那条河边的草棵子里，但就是难以见到他的踪影，连一种信号、一丝动静也捕捉不到。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我想起了那条匪盗出没、娼妓如云的河流，它从前只是一条荒寂无人的内陆河，是时间的流逝使它变得越来越重要起来，日趋繁忙和紧张。它岸边的一条民间大道在某些时候飞扬着弥天的尘土和琉松的人影。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　大风将刘文治的衣角吹了起来，使他像一只灰蓝色的水鸟一样具有了那种振翅欲飞的姿势。刘文治从河岸边的一片草丛里站起身，他望见河面上漂浮着一些带血的羽毛。岸边的几个树桩子上面布满了水，这个现象使刘文治相信在他到达这里的不久之前，有人在那些树桩上坐过。那个人的身体湿淋淋的，他坐在那里的时候，衣服上的水就全部流到了树桩上。刘文治现在感到难以判断的是他不知道那是单独的一个人，还是几个人。也许，那个</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体">(</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">那些</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体">)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">人此刻就隐藏在附近的某一只舱中或某一棵树后，他的一举一动都已暴露在了那种阴暗而诡秘的视线之中。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　丛生的疑虑使刘文治将一个绿色的东西扔进了河里，水面上荡开几十道波纹后，慢侵地又恢复了当初的平静。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　远处，警备队的摩托和卡车从一些不显眼的地方里冲出来，油烟和尘土掩没了一部分树木和房屋的轮廓。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　树下有一些夹着包袱的人。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　一个和尚睡在一条水沟旁，削瘦的身体如一片卷曲着的树叶。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　河边大道上的尘雾散去之后，刘文治戴着一副墨镜向一条歧路上走去。宽大的镜片便他的下巴和额头变得高深莫测。视线内到处都是歪歪斜斜的房屋和支离破碎的事物。霉绿的地方根多，如同一个又一个的秘密。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　接下来，刘文治望见一些结构松散的农舍隐现在浓密的绿色的桉树叶子中间，人语和水声清晰可闻，探手可及。转过几道墙壁以后，刘文治看见一位妇人正在弯腰拾捡丢失在稻草堆中的一只只鸭蛋。妇人的长长的头发触及到了地上的稻草．她的两条圆润健壮的腿支撑着一个圆弧的胯，造型如同一道拱形的门。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　刘文治朗那道拱型的门前走去。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　在这个过程中，刘文治听到了那种微弱的鸭蛋碎裂时的声音。刘文治的一只手从妇人的两腿之间滑出来时，妇人惊叫了一声．一种粘稠滞重的汁液滑过她的手心，她的手心里很热很烫。刘文治深深地叹了一口气，一种穷途末路的感觉迅速地传遍了他的全身上下的每一个地方。妇人撩起衣襟擦着手，布匹滑动的时候发出了一种低哑暗远的声音。一部分被太阳晒干后的窣窣稻草有声。下面的那一部分稻草没有被太阳晒过，霉湿而发黑，长着一簇簇白绿的细芽。刘文治像一个孩子一样站在妇人的身边，他看见妇人惊惧的神色中泛出点点令人思乡的潮红。她的一只手臂像屋檐下饱满湿润的丝瓜一样下垂着、五个手指舒卷着使刘文治产生了一种倦慵和强烈的睡意。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　刘文治听到自己的声音在面粉般的阳光里还在缓缓地飘走，游荡，距离遥不可及。那妇人的身体在他的目光里已不再成形了。一只鸭蛋在阳光里奔跑着，翅膀下的一团黑影如一座没有人烟的漂泊已久的岛屿。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　你把我的蛋全弄碎了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我的稻草。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　刘文治听见那妇人声音模糊地诉说着，她不停地用衣襟擦拭着湿润的手臂和其他的一些部位。刘文治用手挡着自己的身体，他在妇人的面前显得很不好意思，十分害羞。他捂着自己的身体在地上转来转去。依附在妇人手上的那种汁液在阳光下亮品晶的，分散了他的目光。地上纷乱的稻草不时地阻止着他的行程。慌乱使他一下子失去了所有的记亿。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　之后，刘文治看见妇人从地上抓起了一把干燥的稻草，一些阳光被她从稻草中抖落了出来。阳光向地上坠落的时候，刘文治听到一种清脆的陶瓷器皿的碎裂声——也许是一种金属或者绸缎的声音。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　接下来，刘文治看见那堆暗红色的稻草垛后面站着一个矮个子的男人。那个人穿着一身厚重而紧张的黑衣服。刘文拾看不见那个人的眉毛和眼睛，只看见那顶草帽下悬挂着一张十分红润的面孔、以及面孔上的半只鼻子。稻草和阳光拥挤着，使刘文治的眼睛几近失明，使他无法分辨出几步以外的东西。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　穿黑衣服的矮个子男人手里握着一根粗粗的长满毛刺的竹竿从草垛后面走过来的时候，刘文治感到一阵阴风袭击了他的下半身，他的身体抖动了一下，便感到自己在不知不觉中尿湿了裤子。阴冷和潮湿使刘文治的脸上出现了一种浮躁不安的神色。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　穿黑衣服的矮个子男人微笑着，露出嘴里的两排细碎而密集的牙齿，那张十分红润的面孔如同一朵正在绽开的笑蓉花。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　鸭蛋不是我弄破的。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我只是有点口渴。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　刘文治声音干燥无比地说着，他的话使那些稻草更加纷乱。之后，他看见那根骨节粗重的竹竿上出现了一些线索分明的缝隙，有几条浓艳的红丝线一样的东西窜到了那根竹竿的上面。穿黑衣服的矮个子男人鼓起两腮，在刘文冶散乱的视线里呸呸地朝地下唾着。最初吐出来的是—个肉红色的小东西，那个小东西在地上的稻草边连弹了几下后便不再动了。接着，穿黑衣服的矮个子男人又从嘴里吐出一个白色的形状十分古怪的骨质的东西。刘文治起初觉得那个白色的硬东西像一颗牙齿，后来又觉得像一只蜗牛的外壳，他听见它在落地以后发出了叮的一声硬响。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　先前的那位妇人这时已掩住了胸怀。她提着一捅水，潮湿而沉重的木桶使她手臂上青蓝色的筋络毕露无遗。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我要喝水。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　给我一口水喝吧，我已经两天没看见过水了，大旱之年真让人人难熬。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　刘文治向水桶走去。这时．他看见那妇人忽然在阳光里跑动起来，她的衣服和脸在稻草和树影之间反复闪现。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　纷乱的稻草在她的两腿之间探头探脑。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　最初的那种令人思乡的潮红早已褪浅，并消失殆尽。木桶中的一张脸肃穆而生动，他叹了一口气，用手弄脏了那张脸，弄皱了那张脸。他听见一阵哀叹之声在清澈的水面上徘徊，游荡，如一只无人无浆的小舟．四周飘散着的云彩如丰收之后的棉花。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　木捅里没有水。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　回首往事的时候，刘文治的一只潮湿不堪的手触到了一件硬梆梆的东西。起初，他以为是铁器，或者是一块骨头甚至陶泥。他的目光被一种含义不明的感觉牵引着，他看见那个穿黑衣服的矮个子男人仰而朝天地倒在一堆干湿不匀的稻草上，他的那张十分红润的面孔已不再如当初那样鲜艳，不再如当初那样逼真，变得灰白如土。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　从瓷器城到竹罗镇，我在你的后面走了五十四天，我总算到家了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　穿黑衣服的矮个子男人说完之后，头向一边歪去，水远地睡了过去。纷纷攘攘的稻草不断地触动着他的脸和衣服。刘文治看见那些稻草像一些剪不断的髭须一样仍然骚扰着矮个子男人，使得从前那张红润的面孔难以平静下来，永远处于一种深深的不安和烦躁之中。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　树篱后面的重重的茅舍不见了，水边的虫子在夜色里发出了疏朗的叫声。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　灰蒙蒙的月亮升起来的时候，正值那天的夜半时分，刘文治听到那妇人发出了一声尖叫，之后便再没有任何剧烈的声音了，只有一种低远而微弱的东西在响动。借着外面苍白的夜色，刘文治看见自己的两只手上依附着一种类似胎衣一样的潮湿滑腻的东西，有一种浓重的血腥之气正回旋着向他的脸前逼来。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　刘文治起身离开了那张吱吱作响的竹藤床，他触到了那只沉重的立在墙角的木桶，这使他产生了一种叶落归根的感觉。竹筒里的清水被他一饮而尽之后，他开始向外走。他的嘴里浙渐泛起了苦涩。他回昧那个竹简，这使他确信刚才饮下去的并不是水，而是一种药汁或鸡血。大旱之年的确难以见到那种清澈的净水。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　屋里的一部分土瓷的器皿和陈设在夜晚里闪烁着一种幽暗的光晕。刘文治这时看到屋门口有一道蜷曲着的黑影，其中的一处高高地隆起着，另一些地方显得于瘪而下陷。刘文治的腿在跨越那个高高隆起的地方时，另一只脚却踩到了那些干瘪下陷的部分上。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　他听到了一种类似猫的叫声。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　最初，刘文治以为那是一堆物体的暗影，或者是盛粮食的口袋，刘文治没以为那是一个斜躺着的正在熟睡着的人。当他定出几步之后，他听到先前的那种类似猫叫的声音突然加剧。突如其来的叫声使刘文治出了一身冷汗，他知道自己出来的时候，一只坚硬的脚踩着了门口那个人的胃和另一段不太长的无精打采的东西。他听到那个从梦里醒来的人此时正在门口大呼小叫，嚷成一片。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　有贼人！</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　那个人这样喊道。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　刘文治在叫声之中看到身后的树影和房舍的轮廓平静如水。在苍白的月夜里，四周的景象如一幅吸水性很强的水墨图。他知道那个人刚才只不过是虚张声势地昨唬一通而已，实际上他并没有迫上来。刘文治当时只是觉得那个人没有勇气，缺乏必要的胆识和力量，他那时一点儿也不知道他踩若的是一个破腿的盲人。那个人事实上一直部没有站起来，仍如最初一样蜷伏在门口、像一个影子似的干叫了几声。被毁坏了的器官使他再无力嚎叫下去，一切都变得难以延续和持久了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　跛腿的盲人蜷伏在那里，两只手来回倒替着揉着自己身体下面的那一段不太长的无精打采的东西。剧烈的疼痛差一点儿使他双目开启，重见光明。他轻轻地用手揉若，捏着，独自在月夜里喃吨说道：</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我的妈呀！</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我的儿啊！</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　数十年矢明的生涯使他此时无法看到面前苍白的月光和平静的树影，无法看到昔日村舍的结构和地上凌乱如麻的稻草，更看不到月光下的那个来历不明的形迹可疑的人，他只闻到了一种不大好闻的腥昧。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　接下来，跛腿盲人手中先前的那种动作停止了，他不再揉搓．任凭它一如既往地继续无力地垂下去。他现在突然感到事情多少有些不妙，有点儿不大对头。非同寻常的嗅觉使他感到一切全都变得复杂起来，不再如当初那样简单。这以后，他的一颗头在幽暗中转来转去，如一架无人看管的旧式的风车，他伸出两只枯藤般的手向四处触模。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　不久之后，他摸到了一件使他怀想已久的东西——一件柔软的妇人的器官。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　他把那个柔软而阴性的东西放到唇边。这个失明了大半生的考盲人此时的口水和眼泪一齐涌了出来。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　夜晚期湿的空气里泛着一种深长的霉味，有如回味无穷的药酒和民间秘方，那是一种腐烂的令人深深不安的东西。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　陈年的阴风穿堂而过。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　天交五更的时候，跛腿的盲人渐渐地感到有一种依赖性极强的东西附在了他的手上。他先后舔了手掌和十指。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　舌头告诉他，那是血。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /></span>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">五</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　花园里的树影和回廊重重叠叠，浆果和风声穿插在其中。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　午夜时分，她听到将军独自一人在他的悬念林立的起居室里鼓捣出许多奇怪的声音，他似乎正在指挥着一场重大而著名的战役，交战的双方都以皮带和马靴为媒介，以双方的女人为目标。将军喘着组气，半个世纪以来的戎马生涯使他将一些椅子一一地从原来的位置上挪开。他站在月白色的地毯上，挺胸收腹，目视前方。将军在这个万籁俱寂的午夜看见交战的双方最后都以失败而告终。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　接下来，将军看见一件雪白的胸前插有红蓝铅笔的衣衫在空中迎风飘舞。衣衫上的钮扣如一些熟悉而陌生的眼睛。那时候．他感到自己无法承受那种充满了无限敬重和爱戴的视线的仰望。他听到晚归的钟声已经响起，水面泱泱，岸边四面楚歌，歌声如同团团的白雾和柔软的鹅毛。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　曾经有许多个夜晚，他一个人颓然无力地蹲伏在抽水马桶上，久久不愿起来。他听到从前的一些尸体从河流的上游地段漂泊着顺流而下，在花园外面深狭的壕沟里团团打转，日复一日地徘徊着，在夜深人静的时候，与水声一起撞击着壕沟的两侧，绵延起伏的烽火使一些人变成了招神上的六指，使一些在以前岁月里几乎是水中捞月的事正一步一步地演义为铁的探手可及的现实，使现有的种种渠道和脉络都遭到了粉碎性的堵塞和淹没，直至最后完全消失。他时常听到园丁和卫兵们的种种抱怨之声。他们时常会在花园的墙下或树影里拾捡到一些莫名其妙的东西，其中不乏那些令人沮丧，令人烦躁不安的灾难之物。有时候，一张白纸，一只雕花烟斗和血迹斑班的手套，甚至一副陶瓷或塑料的面具，都会使他连续多日辗转反侧，失眠到天亮。他经常独自站在落地的镜子前久久地打量自己。长久的审视使他发现自己原来是一个十分陌生而难以相知的人，包括他的肖像和行为方式。他看见自己的灰蒙蒙的头发像一种陈年的积雪一样总是一尘不变地理盖在头上。这种状况使他的眉宇间多少有些抑郁和躁动不安，他时常诅咒自己眉宇之间的那种无形的却又难以驱散掉的东西，他常为一种不真实之感而所累所苦。曾经有一段日子里，每当面部骚痒之时，他便操起了刷子。他觉得皮肤与靴子从根本上来说是一样的，都是最初的那同一种柔软的物质。使用不同的方法去区别对待它们，毫无任何意义可言。有一天深夜时分，他躬身在椅子下和床下寻找一枚红色的星形的钮扣，他意外地发现有——些白伞黑褶的小蘑菇依靠着椅子的木腿生长了出来，它们的根须都留扎在地毯的下面。突如其来的植物使他回忆起了从前见过的一朵飘浮在他头顶上面的云彩和一片聒噪不休的树叶。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　白昼和夜晚交替着出现，一遍一遍地重复增加着时间的数目。他梦到了一座凄冷阴森的古堡，里面住着一些毫无用处的漂亮女人和一部分阴险的告密者、窥视者。梦醒之后，他听见天上的雨水很整齐地落进了花园里，花砖的甬道旁积满了尘土般的雨水，树枝和花瓣都湿漉漉的，如一张张大汗淋漓的脸和女人的嘴，如一些令人郁闷的生活细节和令人尴尬的生活场景。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他梦见了一种活法——一种另外的活法——和一种精神的故事，包括一个人的模模糊糊的背影。那个人穿过重重的水沟印树丛，那个人总是摆出一副无家可归的浪子模样，在大雨中长久地游荡．在寂容的天底下日复一日地漂泊，逃亡。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　其实，没有谁要追杀池，没有谁要将他赶出门外，背井离乡。梦醒之后，他嘲笑自己悬念林立的心地和一部分念头，他感到梦中的雨水正在漫过寂静的花园和整齐的地毯。那些白伞黑褶的小蘑菇渐渐地浮上来，被衬托在雨水的上面，如一样群纸扎的月亮。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　午夜的流逝，使他的记忆开始渐渐消失，一些歧路上铺满了鲜花和大小不一的星形的标志。在某些时候．那些貌似细微的东西实际上就是神的一种象征，一种表里不一的事物。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　午夜过去之后不久，他跟随着消失的记忆一齐失踪了，从他的那间铺着月白色地毯的房间里，从那座庞大而隐秘的花园里永久地消失了。此后的一些年中再没有他的任何下落和消息，没有谁再看到过他的影子。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　其时，有一个人冒着深夜里的大雨站在一棵苍老的月桂树下。那个人的一张红润的面孔看上去如同一副精致而安详的陶瓷的面具，雨水使他的脸上份是水远挂着一种不落的笑容，一种世上最简单的笑容。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他身后的一只石凳上蒙满了冰凉而淡黄色的水。他的手里有一块陶片．状如石器时代狩猎的斧子，他的视线之内有一道高大的灰色的雨墙。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">六</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　再过几个时辰，这一天就要在寂寞和萧瑟中结束了，一座座灰暗的光线组成的移动着的岛屿和城堡从西北方向绵延过来．笼罩在镇子的上空。深重的潮气从各个角落里散落出来，一齐流荡在灰暗凄冷的街上。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　咸肉店的老板娘——一个四十多岁的姿色正在流逝的女人——打开店门以后，一种锈迹斑斑的雨点立即依附在了她的皮肤之上，她看到那种东西像是密密麻麻的雀斑，又如同迷乱的湿疹。突然间发生的这种现象使她惊讶无比，并产生了一种奇痒难捱的感受。她的头发在脑后挽成了一个圆形的髻，她穿着一件白色的纺绸衫。她神色木然他站在低矮的铺檐下，对着阴雨累累的天空仰起了那张光亮而肥胖的脸，又将一只掌心柔软有如鱼肚的松弛的手伸到铺檐之外，铜钱似的雨点一串一串地从天上坠落下来，又纷纷漫过她的胖胖的手指滑了出去。她低了一下头．之后又重新仰起来。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她感到有一些锈水流进她的内衣里去了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　咸肉店老板娘在这一天行将结束的时候，仰望镇子上阴雨连绵的天空，她脸上的表情既是听天由命的，又带有小孩子失望时的惊愕和缠绵。宽大而松软的白色纺绸衫使她的身子显得更加高大丰满，里面似乎贮积着无穷尽的浓汁和水分。雨雾中刮来的一阵夹带着烟草气味的风使她不由自主地打了一个冷战。她感到自己故头发十分麻木、松散，有如一张潮湿而漏洞百出的网。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　铺檐下的灰暗的旧石板光滑而凸凹不平，这些石板与镇子街头上的石板一模一样，都泛着一种坚实耐久的绿锈。这种痕迹得自于风雨和一代又一代人在已逝时光里的重复的磨蹭，到如今已经难以洗刷清白了。这种类似的迹象还出现在镇子里的所有古旧的灰暗霉湿的地上，依附在屋里或厅堂中的一部分古董和土漆的日常陈设之上。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　咸肉店的后院有三棵枝繁叶茂的泡桐树，树下并排摆列着几张宽阔而平展的案桌．是用来屠宰和肢解的，后院的一部分风景和陈设其实是一个作坊。平日里，那些被肢解后的色泽鲜艳的肉类都由一个一个的铁钩子串着，一条条地悬挂在树杈上，浓重而茶色的材影常将那些肉类衬托得异常美丽。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　树叶在绵绵的阴雨中一起一伏地飘荡着，状态有如众多绿色的安详宁静的蝈蝈，树上还闪现着几条鲜艳的布片或碎纸似的东西，淫雨和迷雾使它们的真相越来越难以辨认。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　咸肉店者板娘第二次走出铺面之时，她的头发有些蓬乱，身子遥遥晃晃的。她的手上端着一只煎药的砂锅，她苍白着一张脸，朝街头和四下看了看。银灰色的雨线织满了空间和大地，远处南山寺红色的飞檐下传来了晚钟的声音，冗长而缓馒。雨水贴着衔中石板的缝隙流过来的时候，咸肉店者板娘弯下腰将砂锅中盛着的那些乌黑的形状各异的药渣倾倒在门前的一只竹筐里。药渣中的一块黑褐色的陈皮跳入她的视线内之后，老板娘突然感到自己的目光有些肿痛，她想起了一件很久以前的事情，那件事情的大部分细节都令人异常难堪，令入无地自容，包括那种来龙去脉。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　屋檐上浙浙沥沥的滴水使老板娘的脸从药渣和竹筐上移开了。她不明白自己这时候为什么会想起那件久远的往事，她站在屋檐下好半天没有动，什么也没干，一副无所事事的样子。她第一次感到记忆和场景是一种很奇怪的东西，在幽冥之中掌握着一个人的一切东西。这之后，在她无意之中转身的时候，她突然看见一个灰色的人影拱曲着身子冲出了咸肉店。那个人在阴雨的街上急匆匆地走着，形同一条平滑的短尾鱼。他的头和脸都深深池埋在肮脏不堪的衣领之间，脚步将育石板上的雨水踩出一片啪叭啪叭的声响。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　咸肉店老板娘的身体摇晃了一下，黑色的砂锅倾斜在她的两手之间。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她的身体向后退着，躲避着铺檐上哗哗的滴水，雨雾中的那个仓皇如鱼的背影挡住了她的视线，她感到眼前的事情出现了许多值得推敲的地方。灰暗中的那种越来越远的啪叽啪叽的踩水声消失了之后，她仍感到有一种东西继续遮盖着她的目光，堵塞着她的视线。她昏昏欲睡地站在店门口，阴冷的街风将她的白色纺绸衫和下身的黑裙吹起来，展出了一节松软的皮肉和紧勒在大腿上的红色的吊袜带．</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　晰晰沥沥的雨水流进了那只倾斜着的砂锅里后，立即变得漆黑一团。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　街对面的一间狭窄的阁楼上这时晃动着一个弓身曲背的人影。透过街面上灰蒙蒙的雨线．咸肉店考板娘望见了那个人的一整套费力而未必讨好的动作，每一个动作都是那样的滞重而困难重重，他的一张大汗淋漓的脸在隐隐约约之中因扭曲而变了形。韵律和节奏上的不连贯，有如恼人的淫雨天气，令人沮丧而无限绝望。在时断时续的动作之中，那个人最后终于直起了四分五裂的身子。一阵羽毛的潮湿的腥气这时从街上飘过，咸肉店老板娘望见那个人的手里捧着几瓣肉红色的花朵。紧接着，那个人便在阁楼内的墙壁之间来回跑动起来。在这灰蒙蒙的雨天里，咸肉店老板娘看见那个人在跑动的过程中，他的元气丧尽的脸上始终洋溢着一种赤裸裸的笑容。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　雨中的时光平滑如水。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　咸肉店老板娘站在低矮霉湿的店檐下，她感到手中的分量越来越重．起初，她以为是时间的重量，时间在流逝的过程中常将一些本身的重量搁置下来，停顿下来，形成途中的一些场景和风物。后来，她才发现是雨水贮积了砂锅的大半个部分。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她心怀失望地倒掉了砂锅中肮脏的夏季梅雨，水流漫到街上时，一辆卡车在雨雾中呼啸而过．车身上蒙着绿色的篷，几条长满黑毛的腿从篷布的一角里伸出来，暴露在雨雾中。卡车消失之后不久，两个戴草帽的男人骑着单车从街上走过，低垂的帽檐使他们的眉目成为了一种人为的暂时的秘密，单车上的两张脸一张红润一张苍白，都狭窄如刀条。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　咸肉店老板娘望警两个在田地里渐渐远去的人，这时她突然想到了一种什么，那只黑色的砂锅这时从她的手中悠然滑出．在门前的青石板上摔成了大小不一的几块碎片，但她并没有听到那种碎裂的声音。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她返身走回屋里的时候，店内幽暗的光线使她产生了一种类似迷路的感觉。咸肉的气味像行动迟缓的壁虎一样从各个角落里爬出来，又如同封闭的蛛网一样织满了整个空间。弥漫的盐水使她的皮肤有些隐隐灼痛．她像一个腿脚不便的盲人一样伸出手摸索着一些平日里极为熟稔的桌椅和墙柱，但脚和腿卸仍然不时地碰响了一些坛罐和瓦盆，她忘记了所有东西原来的位置和方向。乌木的桌椅闪烁着虚实不定的暗晕，这使她对昔日里熟悉的并赖以生存的店堂产生了一种幽深莫测的感觉，她现在已完全吃不准这店堂里的距离和空间到底有多大了，她只看见一些邪恶的悬念和龌龊的影子暴露在几处必要的位置上，成为一种张，障碍和势力。早些时候，她的身体的某一处一直处于一种润滑的状态中，现在她感到那个地方已渐渐干涸了，她感到了一种摩擦后的疼痛。她将身子倚在一架摇摇晃晃的屏风上，伸手撩起了她的黑裙——薄薄的黑裙如此沉重，仿侥涸满了劲风——松开了紧勒在大腿上的吊袜带，丝带将她的腿勒出了一条深重的印痕．</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她第一次感到这个店堂内昔日的布局和陈设并非完美无缺，而是一塌糊涂，存在着数不清的不尽人意之处。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　沉重的丝质黑裙压迫着她的身体，使她在振作之时感到了一种强烈的倦慵和松软无力。昏暗中的一件隐隐绰绰的东西使她并拢着的两腿在不知不觉中向两边分开，她听到了一种呼啸着的声音。她想起了往日的时光，她疏漏了一些生活的细节和必要的背景，忽视了空白和场景以及道具的作用和意义。繁琐而循环的市井活动使她忘记了对于时光的精心梳理，与人说话时不能用适当的字句去形容天空的颜色、天气，是那天的什么时候，一张旧桃心木桌子上的污渍，街灯、马车，头发式样，精致而来历不明的绿色手镯。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　见了那种没有深度的时光的故事。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　昏暗之中，她的两只手摸到了一种冰冷而滑湿的东西。堆放在墙角里的两颗巨大的毛发丛生的猪头将她绊得踉踉跄跄，麻木不仁。她的黑裙载着她从那两颗猪头上面艰难地掠过。雨声像有条不紊的钟摆一样。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　门口的一片光亮使她看见自己的雪白的纺绸衫已经污秽得面目全非了，衣服的下摆上有一片滞浊的斑痕，用手摸上去后听到了哧哧的一阵声音响。她感到往日的时光里她见识过这种东西，只是有关的地点和人物全都记不起来了，只留下了那种无形约声音。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　店堂的后院里寂静如初，格局和氛围一如往常，只是所有的一切都笼罩在一种铅灰的暗潮之中，案桌上的两把牛耳状的屠刀交错着放在一起，都被雨淋着，刀身上的雨水使那种宁静而冷峭的寒光变得雾蒙蒙的，往日的那种锋利的锐气全都没有了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　天气不好。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她独自喃喃地说了一声。她的目光离开空中以后，她看到了案桌上的两片苍白的指甲，像两片鱼鳞一样。只是厚度远远胜过鱼鳞，接下来，她看见了一小撮粘连在一起的短短的胡须一—不过，她一直以为是一些没有收拾于净的猪鬃——三棵饱恫树之间早先相互连结着的藤绳断了一根，绳头无力而僵直地垂落在地下，垂落在雨水里。雨水使它变得僵挺而滑腻，难以捉摸和挽回。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　这时，她听见自己站在肉案前似乎喊叫了一声，但院内及店堂里一片死寂，一点儿回声也没有听到．一个人影也没有在她的面前出现。死寂和宁静使她对这个后院和她自己本身产生了怀疑，她现在不知道也无法确定自己在刚才喊过没有。因为没有听到任何一丝回响，她觉得自己刚才并没有喊叫过。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我不曾说过什么。</span></p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">这一次，她清清楚楚地听到了自己的语言，听到了自己想要表述的意思，这使她立即高兴起来，脸上洋溢出了一种松弛而懒散的表情。她像一个贪馋的孩子那样站在湿漉漉的肉案前，两眼紧盯着案子上的那些色彩鲜艳的乱七八糟的东西。雨水顺着她的头发和颈部流进她的胸脯里后她也挥然不觉。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　之后，身后传来的扑通的一声闷响使她转过了身子，她看见一只灰色的小乌龟从一口大瓷缸里跳了出来。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　大瓷缸早在很久以前便贮满了雨水。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　灰色的小乌龟浑身水淋淋的，一瘸一瘸地向一个布满青苔的角落里爬去。它缓慢爬行的动作和过程有如一种冗长而深久的叹息。雨水在那些青苔的四周冒起一些白亮白亮的圆泡，有的转瞬即逝，有的久久不愿消失，在先前的位置上团团打转。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　店堂前面的门这时被推开了一道不太宽的缝，一位薄施脂粉的少妇夹带着红粉和外面的风雨走了进来。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　咸肉店老板娘看见进来的是东邻唐老板的儿媳，一位二十七八岁的少妇。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　少妇向咸肉店老板娘讨借一把裁衣用的剪刀和木尺。少妇说她昔日的一位女友要帮她裁剪一件旗袍．少妇还告诉老板娘说她对那种云霞般的衣料已怀想许久了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　天这么晚了，不怕把衣料裁坏了么？</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　威肉店老板娘说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　不是刚过正午嘛，钟刚敲过十二点，还有整整一个下午呢。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　少妇说道。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　少妇的话使咸肉店老板娘的脸上立即笼罩了一种烦躁不安的东西。她听见少妇拿着剪刀和木尺窸窸窣窣行走在店堂外面的屋檐下．少妇边走边躲避着雨水。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　远处烟雨迷茫的河面上这时传来了一声沉闻的汽笛声。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　咸肉店老板娘突然用手护住了小腹以下的部分，她感到自己的黑裙下面稀哩哗啦的。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　这时候，她仿佛看见了那种无所不在的时间，她感到一些事情在时间上出了毛病，并伴有种种的破绽和行行色色的漏洞。她试图用回忆来解释一切，证实一切的头绪和现象，但阴晦霉湿的梅雨天气使她丧失了几乎所有的记忆和经验，而已逝的郡一部分时光又混乱无比，使她身心迷荡，手足无措。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　时间在田地里悄悄流逝。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　最终，她放弃了回忆和猜想，独自摸索着向那死寂的空无一人的后院里走去。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她觉得有些事情根本不存在有任何的证据和背景，努力去寻找那种无形的东西，最终只能是徒劳无益，一无所获。她觉得事情就是事情，没有任何的起因和源头，一切都如转瞬即逝的时间一样来不及捕捉，更无法拖延和停顿。事情过去了，也就结束了，什么都不再有了。猜想和推敲是正常的，但丝毫不俱有任何的作用和意义。一切的寻找和发现的过程只能使事情的迷雾越来越重，越来越探，变得艰辛而复杂。人为地造成的迷雾和困难往往比事物本身更为晦涩，更难以破译。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　后院里的景色和种种迹象使咸肉店老板娘突然记起了一些古老而陈旧的民间故事。她熟知那些得心应手的工具和日常的物品，熟知与之相适应的背晨和场地、气氛和位置，作坊里的所有内容和店堂中的诸多事情构成了她的极为庞杂而冗长的精神和物质上的时空。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　冒着庭院中霏霏的淫雨．她一个人无悲无喜、不声不响地站在昔日的肉案前。她用手中的一团棉絮慢慢地擦拭着那两把牛耳状屠刀上的丝丝缕缕的血迹，她在这种时候感到了一种从未有过的空旷和荒冷、凄清和遥远。她找不到一个能与她说话的人。她现在一点儿也不想去猜想那些血迹的来历和种种过程，她觉得许多事情弄清了并不比不弄清好多少，弄清了或许更糟。她现在就一切都不想弄清，包括那些丝丝缕缕的血迹。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　这时候，雨中的一种现象引起了她的注意。她看见一槐树上悬挂着两只长长的胳膊，另一棵树上悬技着两条皮肉松弛的腿。那只下垂着的手上戴着一枚桔红色的戒指。树下的泥水里倒扣着一只棕黄色的木展。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　转过身，她看见一面烟雨迷茫的粉墙上用木炭写着一行字：</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa">刘文治，到此一游。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa">　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　民国十四年夏</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她觉得这行字写得真黑．这使她马上想起了那种整齐而光鲜的、漆黑如墨的木炭条子，它能写出很好看的字句和话语。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /></span>

用月光取暖

<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">七</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　黎明时的花园里涌动着一种冰冷的树木的气息，有一种低暗的苦味。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　在她登上厨房的台阶时，她衣裙后面的一角破烂的地方被黎明时的风鼓荡着，飘动了起来。她的上半个身子萧瑟地哆嗦着，怀里的一捆柴禾不时地掉出一两根来，落在脚下的台阶上。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她一面弯下腰去拾捡，一面在口里嘀嘀咕咕地抱怨着坠落的柴禾和天气。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　厨房里冷冰冰静悄悄的。她生着了火。烟雾中响起了她的干枯生涩的咳嗽声。咳过之后，她小心翼翼地探出头望望，见周围仍如先前一样沉寂时，她终于放心了。吵醒了他，这一天就又别想好过了。她这样一个人自言自语地说着，一边开始于活儿。她在地上走来走去，将一条围裙扎在腰间。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　那时候她一点儿也不知道夫人其实已经起来了，她更不知道夫人这一夜又未曾合眼，一直失眠到天亮。按照以往的多年来的习惯和经验，他们这一家人都要在早晨完全结束以后才陆陆续续地慢慢起来。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　穿着一身黑缎面棉睡袍的夫人这时就站在黎明时的楼梯口上，她的手里拿着一只红胶皮的热水袋．一种微光从灰暗的一扇窗户上透了进来。夫人站在楼梯的顶上，脸色苍白声音平淡而冰冷地叫着她的名字，叫声落入了昏黑的枯井般的楼道之中。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　沈妈应了一声，停下了手里的活儿，在她匆匆地穿越门廊的过程中，夫人的声音一直伴随着她的心情和步伐。那声音平静如水，如同一种一尘不变的格局。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　冷风吹乱了她的头发，她出现在那片灰蒙蒙的光里．身子看上去像是一件落地的老式的红颜剥落褪尽后的摆设。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　知道了，一有了热水马上就给您灌，回去睡吧，她说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我不知道这是怎么回事，我要是不起来，就没有一个人会早起。夫人说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　把它放下回去睡您的吧．我这就把水烧热。她说着，身子在那束光线里移动了一下，加深了那种灰暗的效果。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　你不是不知道，早饭开迟了对大家都没有什么好处，你好像一点儿也不知道。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　这声音从夫人的嘴里出来，像一股微不足道的气流，不带有任何的色彩和变化．夫人阴郁而冰冷地站在黎明时的楼梯顶上，像一尊沉静的黑釉的瓷器。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　您回去睡您的吧，我这就去弄早饭。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她说着．身子从那束灰暗的光线里慢慢地分离出来，向厨房那边走去。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　夫人转身上楼，一只手捂在胸前，一只手下垂着，声音短促地诅咒着寒冷的黎明。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　厨房里的门敞开着。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　还没走进厨房，她便听到从里面传出一阵刺耳的叮叮当当的砍伐声，就是那种用铁器砍伐木头或骨头的声音。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　十四岁的杂役米囤正在用一把菜刀砍削着一只粗粗的竹筒。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　住手！</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她挪动着年老的身子冲进厨房里。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　你这有人养没人教的野种！</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她说着，便上去夺那把菜刀，第一次没有看准，她扑了一个空。接着，她看准了，一把夺过了那菜刀。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　米囤抱着那只削了一半的竹简，看着她将菜刀举在窗户前的光线里。她将一张脸凑近刀前，仔细看着，鼻尖几乎挨着刀刃。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　你要是弄坏了这莱刀，误了早饭，看我怎么收拾你，我保证我三天不让你吃饭。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她说着，用手在刀锋上来回试着。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　您又大惊小怪了，我刚砍了两下，怎么会把刀弄坏，再说刀是铁的，这筒是竹子的，谁软谁硬这不是明摆着的么，米囤说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她看看刀刃并无损伤，便放到了一边，以后不准你动我的刀。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她说着，重新挽起了袖子，田里哼哼着开始干活儿。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　你是想把楼上的人弄醒吗？夫人刚才已经起来了，你要是再弄出那种叮叮当当的倒霉的声音，把将军吵醒了，可有你的好戏看。你好像对这些从来就不知道。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她对米囤说着。锅里的水在她多皱的脸前升起了一丝微弱的热气，她的脸和手比先前那阵子柔和湿润了一些。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　米囤的脸上笑着。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　体还笑？</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她惊讶而愠怒地说道。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我敢说将军这会儿肯定不在楼上他的房间里。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　闭嘴。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　你再胡说．看我不把你赶出去．你往后再也别想来我这儿烤火。她说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　不信您可以上去敲敲看。米囤说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我可不会上你的当。她说，你上去了，将军一准会赏你一个什么稀奇古怪的东西。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　将军每天夜里都要从他房间里的窗户上爬出来，再顺着窗外的哧哧地溜下去。米囤说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　你又在胡说了，你是想让我把你从这暖供烘的厨房里赶到外围去是不是？是不是？她说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我没胡说，我干什么要胡说。又没人给我赏钱，我是亲眼看见的。米囤说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　你亲眼看到的？她问道．</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　信不信由你。米囤说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　你知道他要干什么，我不知道这是怎么回事，他干什么要从窗户上爬出去，他干什么不从楼上下来开门出去。她说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　米囤说，我哪会知道，好像是有一个人在什么地方等他。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　有一个人在等他？她说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　就是这么回事。米囤说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　老天爷，有一个人在等他。她张大了嘴，哆哆嗦嗦地向窗户前走去。早晨冰凉如水的气流在外面寂静的花园里悄无声息地流泻着。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　站在窗前，她闻到了那种甜丝丝的清晨的气息和冷风的气味。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /></span>

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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">九</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　那些年，我昼夜穿行在一条烟水弥漫的河边，它两岸边的那些破旧而颓败的风物常使我迷途难返。在漫长而阴晦的梅雨天气义眺望一些乌黑的船只和野渡上的人影，眺望荒草凄凄的烟雨楼，我的心情是复杂的。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　有关那位陆文龙将军失踪的消息在附近一带的一些地方一直流传着种种不尽相同的说法，有些甚至是古怪而极其荒唐的，牵涉到了一些生僻而不可知的内容和背景。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我在瓷器城和竹罗镇附近的一些乡下时，有人曾放风说，将军在从前的一次晚宴上误食了一种名叫“夫人指”的蔬菜。那种东西形同海蛰，野生于一些偏僻的湖心岛上的礁石之间。由于获取时的艰难和不易，其价值便理所当然地十分珍贵。那次晚宴据说只有将军一个人有资格独享那种名为“夫人指”的美味。据说人食之后，便会迷途难返，沉洒于梦游和销魂之间。我怀疑这只是一种卑琐而贪婪的低劣想象，它颇能投合一些人的兴趣所好。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　也有人说，将军因其属下的阴谋反叛而失利，最终又为告密者的阴魂所扰而致死。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我希望后一种说法的前半部分是真实的，传说者可以由此自圆。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我坐在那座轮廓庞大而结构复杂的欧式花园里，我脚下的花砖的甬道上、石凳和石桌下飘落着许多不同时期中遗留下来的树叶。昔日里那种古典的浪漫主义的精神现在早己灰飞烟灭了。昔日里曾经日夜话动在这座花园里的那些人物和他们的服饰以及各种各样的声音和影子如今也早已荡然无存了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　现在，平滑的石桌上不再有脂粉泛起．不再有红粉流苏，不再有沉默如雨点的棋子和摊开在阳光下的精美书籍，只有尘土和露水平静地滞留在上面，日复一日，年复一年地增加着厚度和一层一层的硬壳。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　一年四季里，阳光和雨水中的那些森严整齐的百叶窗总是长久地封闭着，如一道道密集而沉默的古代城堡。窗户的颜色和格调一如既往。看到这些，便会使人想起已逝岁月里的那些生动的事物和众多的生活场景。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　那时候．曾经有一个时期，为了躲避弥天的烽火和硝烟，每天的黎明时分都会有成群结队的乌群由四面八方飞来，并长期地栖居在花园里，园中年久的树木和丛生的花丛使它们憔悴劳困的生命得以休养和安心。它们的啼叫和凋零的羽毛使园内变得虚浮和疏松，失去了昔日的安宁和沉寂、华丽与忧伤。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　这座破败而颓废的老式园子满目苍凉，使我一无所获。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我离开的时候，一只衔黍而回的鸟正勿勿归来，慌乱中落下一根带血的羽毛。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">十</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　那年秋天的一个空气温润的晚上，我应邀去出席一个妇女界的联谊台，会议的中心是讨论妇女如何翻身的问题。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我对这个问题没有兴趣，我感到即使翻将上来，同样毫无任何的意义。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　晚会上聚集了妇女界如云的名流和一些名媛淑女。许多的人都谈起了已逝的费丽夫人，包括她从前的美丽相善良。会仪主持者是一位使馆官员的夫人。整个晚上，她那双美丽的眼睛里始终饱含着热泪。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　后来的某一天里，我冒着天地之间的蒙蒙的细雨，终于在一个背景阴晦的村舍前找到了那位白发苍苍的老佣人沈妈。其时，她一个人独自坐在一道低矮的旧门坎上。她背向居室，面朝着天并里的部分光亮。屋里昏黑的光线使人无法看清房中的格局和家中日常物品的轮廓，只望见她像一个漆黑的剪影一样孤坐在门口，聆听着无头无尾的雨声。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　高而窄的天并里到处都密布着锈绿的苔迹，上面依附着冰凉潮湿的水气。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　这个老式天井里的疏朗的格局，得自于那些透明而规范整齐的蛛网的结构。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　眺望灰蒙蒙的细雨和天井里黑白均匀的光影，她告诉了我一些发生在从前的鲜为人知的事情。她的手里捏着一个干瘪的豆角，满头的白发如一种年深日久的木头花纹。她干柴似的声音使我的心情霉湿而泥泞不堪。我又一次看见了那个苍老的皱纹密布的豆角，它已经再挤不出一丝的水分了。它一会儿在她的手中跳跃，一会儿又宁静无声。那是一种伤心的舞蹈，一种沉湎于安好和僻静中的失去了昔日一切声色的红尘之舞。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她说那个人一连好多日子总在花园外的壕沟边转悠，一派无所事事而又胸有成竹的样子。她说，他的那种状态，那种表情和样子使你由不得要反省自己，回亿自己在某种时候干过某些什么事精。他仿佛对一切都了如指掌，却又引而不发．他要你自己折磨你自己，让你总陷于反省和混乱的回忆中，让你与自己已逝的那些时光过不去，让你不断地剥蚀，捣起，直到最后你自己不由自主地坦露出你过去的甚至是最初的那些情形和秘密。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　他的这一招非常厉害，真让人吃不消。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她望着绵绵的阴雨说道。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　仿佛也是在这样的一个阴雨霏霏的日子里，他终于不再在花园外的那道壕沟边转悠了，也不再向花园里张望了——他以前经常站在外面偷看我们夫人，夫人常在园中看书——他走到铁栏外面，按响了花园的门铃。他的身上湿漉漉的，衣服上淌着水。那些水不像是雨水，倒像是从他的肉体上分离下来的一部分东西，这真让人莫名其妙。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　他的手里摆弄着一块陶瓷的碎片，陶片是黑色的，也可能是红色的。总之，那是一块陶片，一块南方山区的陶片。他说他要亲自面见夫人，是夫人约他来的——这话让人难以置信——他曾是将军的部下，他从前的职务好像是一名副官或参谋。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　他就是刘文拾．这个名字好记，我从前的那个丈夫也叫这样的一个名字，不过，他早就在放鱼鹰的时候死在船舱里了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　一只鹅这时候梢无声息地出现在狭窄的天井里。鹅的一条腿上裹着一层红红的胶泥，羽毛上散发出一种潮腐的腥气。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　鹅后来被她赶出去以后，她将一根针和一小团线递过来，让我帮她穿针引线。她的手里正缝制着一件黑颜色的大褂，她告诉我说是她自已的寿衣。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我问她说．这个地方的天气一直都是这样阴晦和霉湿的么．不论任何时候，这个地方都像是处于一个傍晚时分。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她没有回答，两只手在那件尚未缝制完的黑大褂上弄出一些窸窸窣窣的声音。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">我想起了来时看到过的这里的雾蒙蒙的田野和霉湿而阴暗的白色山墙，以及山墙上的那些高而窄的窗户。田野里一个人也没有，天空压得很低很暗。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">她告诉我说．她至今也不知道那个人当时与夫人说了一些什么。她只记得他们两个人之间的谈话非常稀少而简短。那个人的手里始终都在摆弄着那块陶瓷的碎片，有时也做出一些含义不明的手势和表情。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　那时候她就一个人坐在厨房的门前择菜，准备晚饭，每隔一会儿，她便起身过去为他们倒一次茶。这中间夫人曾经让她上楼去拿来一件披风和几种夫人当天要服的药片。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　坐在厨房门前择菜的时候，她远远地望见夫人的表情时而激动，时而又十分沉郁。夫人穿着那件玫瑰红的披风。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　他们当时的那种情形和阴冷而冗长的谈话场面，在日后曾让她猜翘想象了很长很长的一段时间，虽然毫无任何结果。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　将军后来回来的时候．那个人已经走了。离开了雨中的花园和外面的那条壕沟，消逝在了茫茫的雨季里。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她一点儿也不知道那个人是什么时候走的，那样迅速，那样无声无息，就好像他突然间化作雨水消失在花园里一样。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　晚饭之时，夫人说了一句话，将军听罢不禁大惊失色。将军说，那个名叫刘文治的作战副官早在几年前就死了，当时的一场战争正在他的家乡一带进行。将军曾亲眼目睹了刘文治的尸体被埋葬在一片浅浅的竹林之中。当时天上也下着雨，士兵们的衣服上都滴滴嗒嗒地淌着水。竹林的附近有十几座青烟缭绕的瓷窑，一些窑工正在雨中出设。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我在天并中黑白均匀的光线里为她穿好了针线．递到她的手里，她在谢我的同时，口里不经意地滑出了一个英语单词。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我诧异良久。我没听清她说的是“门”还是“窗户”。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我问她刚才在说什么，她说她是在叫鹅。她说鹅是一种楞头愣脑的东西，常在大雨中会迷失方向，扰不回家来。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　雨雾中，远处隐隐地传来一声短促的蛙鸣和一头耕牛的叫声。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　一个浑身漆黑的驼背之人这时从外面铅色的雨地里走过，地上的泥水被他踩出了响声，他头上的斗签被细密的雨点敲打着。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　对于后来的一部分往事的回忆和叙述，使她的面孔变得斑驳而迷茫。她苍老的身躯佝偻着，那件漆黑一团的寿衣拥在她的怀里。有很长的一段时间，我和她都在倾听着外面的无头无尾的雨声，都无所事事地看着那窄窄的天井渐渐地一点一点地暗下来。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　她说，事情发生的时候，也是这样的一个异常寂寞的傍晚。她离开熄灭了灯光的厨房上楼的时候．看见一个庞然大物正堵在夫人卧室的门口，就是那种林中的庞大的长毛动物，它挪动的时候，脚下似乎总像是踩着一些厚厚的林中落叶。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　临终之时；夫人说她看见那个人有一张十分红润的面孔，像一颗绽开后的石榴，又像是酒量过剩或不胜酒力。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　那个人不是刘文治，那是一个陌生人。我对她说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　那个人就是刘文治。她说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　在刘文治的身后还有另一个人。我说。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　　我听见黑暗的天井里传来了一声呻吟。我看她时，她已抱着她的那件缝了一半的黑大褂死去了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">　<br /><span style="color:black">【用月光取暖手工录入，转载请注明转自黑蓝及录入人】</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体"><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /></span>

木棉

<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:"><strong>沙　　子</strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">一</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　李义山瞎扯的时候，正值一天中的黄昏十分，不远处的低空中飞翔着、积累着一些不堪入目的东西。李义山向身边的一个人，那是什么？那个人朝他羞涩地笑了一下，突然去向远处跑开了。后来，李义山才知道那个人不会说话，是一个哑巴，是王茂的外甥。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　李义山沿着一条发白的小路向村里走。当他再一次注意到那种缓缓流逝的现象时，一位白发苍苍的老人告诉他说那是一种假象，是早年间的一些废弃的农具，“都没用拉。”老人说着，赶着一只猪慢慢向河边走去。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　虽然这是一个极为平常的傍晚，但乡间的夕阳却红得有些过于夸张，如同一种不择手段的恣意渲染。——现在，李义山看到了附近的那条灰蓝色的静止不动的河水。河边的一座染坊前，晾晒着染出来的布匹，以黑、蓝两种颜色居多，也有几匹黄色的和紫色的。一个人正在门前仰头观望傍晚的天气，几个孩子在湿漉漉的布匹下钻来钻去，弥漫在染坊里的水雾不断地从窄小的门口涌出来，彩色的水流像粘稠厚重的油漆一样从门前流过。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　李义山行走在这片世代种植葵花，焙制陶瓷的土地上，远处和近处出现的各种显眼的风物标志令人不容置疑。傍晚的轻风吹动着李义山的白色的绸衫，他的脚下产生了一种轻飘飘的腾云驾雾的感觉。一名身材高大丰壮的农妇突然从一片绿色的植物中直起身来，越过那种低矮的植物，李义山注意到了挂在她小腿上的那些晃来晃去的水珠。在她的对面，一个戴草帽的男人正试图要抓住什么，他的大幅度的动作使他一次次扑空。到后来，李义山突然看见一种东西凭空飘扬起来……这时，那个男人不见了，那些低矮的绿色植物渐渐地平静下来。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　土里有一种坚硬的东西将李义山绊了一下。李义山用脚踢出来，是半片生锈的犁。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">二</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　孙长胜的院落比较宽敞，东西长十几丈，南北宽约四五丈，据他自己说，一次可以容纳几百人同时在这里开会，或者看戏。这个院子里有男女两个厕所，这在乡下比较少见。孙长胜告诉我说，我决不能再与她们共用同一个厕所了，这么多年不走运，关系全在这上面，特别是当她们来月经的时候，“厕所里就像一个杀人现场”，这种现象再也不能继续下去了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　我要找的那个女人叫方红，但好多人都说不认识，包括孙长胜也不知道有这样一个女人，他甚至怀疑我找错了地方。我后来想起她有另外一个名字，叫红绸。孙长胜听了，瞪起两只眼睛看着我，他怪声怪气地对我说，你说的是她啊，我以为是谁呢，到村外去找吧。我说，怎么？孙长胜说，早死了，她就叫红绸，不叫方红。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　我告诉孙长胜说，她的正式名字就叫方红，而红绸只是一个带有侮辱性质的称号。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　孙长胜摇着头说，竟不知道，我们从来没听说过，只以为她姓红呢，又叫了这样一个有艳丽又柔软的名字，——你找她做什么？</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　我的一位朋友不久前猝然去世，在整理他的遗物之时，发现了他的一种笔记，笔记里记载了我此刻所在的这个村庄，以及距此二十里以外的丽城。文中多次出现了“方红”、“红绸”等词语。我的这个名叫陆路的朋友，他在某种时候有些志大才疏，眼高手低，他研究中国婚姻已有多年，但建树甚微。他的唯一的一部专著《洞房之水》刚刚写了前面两章，便猝然去世了。他有一份提纲，包括《洞房之水》全书的三十八个小标题，那是一些令人莫名其妙的标题，有的是学术名词，有的是一件物品，有的竟是一个人名。我在灯下读到了那份字迹工整清晰的手稿，并发现了一个比较严重的问题：陆路用一种带有抒情色彩的语言，撰写了《洞房之水》的开头两章，这使得那本书不像一本学术著作，而更像一卷拉开了架式的长篇散文。文中有一些生僻的词语，更有一些谁也不认识，谁也没有听说过的花卉的名称。我怀疑这又是他的一次不无得意的杜撰。不过，话又说回来，陆路死了，像这样的杜撰，今后再也不会有了。他的一位老师对我说，他辜负了他多年对他的希望，他（陆路）的那种华而不实的情调与作风，也使他终究难成气候。——教授的原话大意如此。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　……两天以后，我在村外看到了方红的坟墓。不远处有一棵大树，树叶在中午以后开始逐渐卷曲。附近长满了草，一条隐蔽的水渠穿越在其中。在方红的坟头上，有一条带有恶意的红绸在风中飘动，远看像一只蝴蝶。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　我注视着那条刺眼的红绸。一个人死了，已经埋进土里，但还有人如此作践她。所幸的是，这一切对她已不再具有任何的意义了。这一带的空气比较潮湿，经常有一个白白胖胖的老太太牵着一只雪白的山羊来这里放牧。老太太坐在水渠边绣花，山羊就在她的周围吃草。到傍晚将要回去的时候，山羊的两只奶子已变得饱满而下垂，颤颤巍巍的，看了令人担忧。我在这里认识了这个老太太，她像是孤身一人，与山羊为伴。有一次她对我说，我们两个，白天我喂它，晚上它喂我。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">三</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　哑巴对着王茂比划了半天，王茂终于看出一点眉目。王茂对哑巴说，你是说你看到了一个生人？哑巴点点头，垂手站在对面。王茂叹了一口气，说，什么生人不生人，你才来了几天，对你来说，这里的每一个人都是生人。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　哑巴支支吾吾的样子，使王茂感到心烦意乱。一段时间以来，王茂力不从心地承担着做舅舅的责任。王茂想起自己的姐姐与姐夫，他们聪明一世，富贵一时，在中年的时候突然全都夭亡，留下这样一个冤孽。哑巴初来那阵，王茂不让他干任何事情，但王茂的女人天天唠叨。哑巴也像他的亡故的父母一样聪明，几天以后便自觉地承揽了家中一切的粗使活计。女人不再唠叨了，王茂却开始了失眠。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　现在王茂站在村外的一条大道上，一边割草，一边谛听着远处传来的枪声。昨夜的一场疲惫不堪的梦境使他在早晨醒来之后有一种大病初愈的感觉。他没吃早饭，深一脚浅一脚地向村口走去。哑巴在院里劈柴，这个身体瘦弱的孩子在对付那些潮湿的木头时，显得手足无措，困难重重，不时地发出一些含糊不清的声音。面对初升的太阳，王茂熟视无睹。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　王茂摇摇晃晃地走着，身后传来哑巴一起一落的劈柴声，每一声都像是砍在王茂的腿上一样。迎面一个人问王茂是不是腿疼，王茂看了那个人一眼，感到似在哪里见过，他没有说话，继续向前走去。临街的一个院子里点燃了一堆火，滚滚的浓烟弥漫出来。王茂走着，不禁咳嗽起来。青烟漫过附近的那些高矮不齐的墙头，四处泻漏，无孔不入。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　早晨过后，田野里和路上渐渐有了人影。王茂听到一阵辚辚的车声，不久以后，车声在附近消失了。王茂抬起头，四周望了一阵，并没有发现车的影子，他疑心是昨夜的梦境又一次浮出了他的记忆。他直起身体，一只手随意地拽着一丛柔软的青草。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　远处，尘土飞扬有人正在奔跑。那个人穿着一件红色的衣服，王茂隐隐地觉得像一个女人。田野里耕作的人一动不动。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　这时，王茂突然看到自己的脚下有一摊血迹，他急忙检查了自己的脚和腿，发现并无损伤。周围有一片被压倒了的青草，此时正在渐渐站起来，重新恢复原样。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　王茂感到自己像一个迷路的孩子，被那种淅淅沥沥的血迹一路牵引着，不知不觉地来到村口。在这里，他看到血迹突然消失了，呈现在眼前的是那些早起的人留下的一只只脚印。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　王茂站在村口，判断着血迹的去向。这时，一个人走对他说：</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　李海的儿子回来了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">四</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　四十多岁的孙长胜每天很早的时候就睡下了，睡到半夜，起来到村子里的大街小巷转悠一阵，然后回来脱掉衣服再睡。有一天，他从外边夜游回来的时候，我还没有睡。他看见我住的屋子里亮着灯，就推门走了进来。他来到我的身边看了一下，对我说：</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　又在写字？</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　纸上的那些密密麻麻的字迹显然使他不感兴趣。看过之后，孙长胜离开桌子，在一只凳子上坐了下来，搓着两只手。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　我问他街上冷不冷？他没有回答，一动不动地坐在那只凳子上，似在出神，又像是没有听清我的话，过了一阵，孙长胜忽然对我说，你说说，世上到底有没有鬼？</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　我望着他的脸，看到了他的两颗被虫子蛀坏了的黑牙。接着，孙长胜叹了一口气，又起身出去了。他在门外很响亮地咳嗽了一声。那时候大约是凌晨四、五点钟的样子——我看了一下表，表不知什么时候停了——，孙长胜在黑暗的黎明前的村庄里独自漫游的时候，不经意之间遇到了一个人？遇到了一件令他费解而头脑发热的事情？他第二次出门时的背影看上去摇摇欲坠，像一个弱不禁风的女人。我想象村中那些带有坚利和阴影的年久失修的灰色瓦房，还有那些风吹草动的树木和院落，许多的事物都有各自的不同的重影，包括下在的街道与牛羊的哀鸣之声。每到夜晚，凄厉冗长的风声总是灌满了一条又一条的街道，门环和风铃叮当作响，犹如交错的杯光觥影。在众多的难以识别的阴影里，孙长胜小心翼翼的身影看上去形同一个初涉人世的胆怯的鬼魅，古老而荒败的乡村割据使他在穿行之余倍感惊愕。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　早晨起来，我在院子里见到孙长胜。他正在窗下霍霍地磨刀，身边放着一碗弄脏的水。昨夜漆黑的露水一直伴随他到现在，如同一种支离破碎的遗迹。孙长胜的身上沾满了泥污——他好象在村中某一个地方突然跌倒了——，但他看上去毫无倦意。他停住手中的菜刀，用一根手指头试了一下刀口，然后对我说，今天是个好天气，天不亮的时候太阳就出来了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　孙长胜的女人在屋里说道，胡说八道。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">（缺第</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:">58</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">页）</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">世，她对方红的那种莫名其妙的怨恨，仅仅是出于对别人的效仿与讨好。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　午后，孙长胜带着我去好那个教书先生。快到他家时，我忽然想起了他的名字，姓洪，叫洪尚荣。一问孙长胜，果然是这个名字。孙长胜吃惊地看着我说，你知道的事情真不少，快赶上程秀了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　我说，谁是程秀？</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　孙长胜说，你不认识，那人是一个密探，没有他不知道的事情。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　到了洪尚荣家，洪尚荣不在。屋里有两只顶天立地的红木大柜，里面装满了书，多是线装书。屋里光线很暗，燃着檀香。一个身段优美、面带病容的女人放下手中的一面菱形的镜子，站起来。孙长胜说这是洪尚荣的妻子冯志。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　女人的头发松松地挽在一起，上下大量了一阵后，对我说：</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　你晚上来吧。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　孙长胜对她说，看你的脸色不太好，是不是又生病了？</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;quot:;times:">　　女人惨然一笑，说道，每年春天都是这样，又查不出有什么病。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&amp;quot:;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:;times:"><br /></span><span 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袁群

现在很多人就在学这样写。

木棉

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">五</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　午后。天气晴而不朗。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　李义山在床上躺了一阵，没有睡着。拿了一本书，来到院子里的花圃前。泥土刚刚松过不久，花茎与枝叶指甲显得疏朗而清晰。李义山把书扔到一边，眼前的一片花朵在阳光下隐约地泛出一种白色的光芒。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　上午，表妹巩秀贞来看他。几年未见，她出落得亭亭玉立，文雅娴静。李义山取出自己的委任状请巩秀贞看，巩秀贞的脸变得通红。李义山想起昨天夜里，有一个女人带着一束明亮的光线走进自己的梦里，但那个女人不是眼前的巩秀贞。梦中的李义山，如同一个父母双亡的孩子，浑身上下瑟瑟发抖。那个女人娴熟不足，风骚有余。李义山想了整整一夜，仍然想不起她是谁。梦醒之后，他听到一阵脚步声……快过节了，家里的人显得忙碌而琐碎。从早晨开始，厨房里一直充满了与节日有关的声音。李义山聆听着那种混杂着人语与饮食内容的声音，如同在聆听一个久远的神话。之后，他来到父亲生前住过的房子里，大量着父亲的一幅遗像。照片上的那一位显得精明睿智，滴水不漏。一年前，在他刚刚过完五十寿辰之后的当天夜里，被人杀死在一只雕花木椅里。家人获讯之后，发现他面前的一只查被里还冒着丝丝缕缕的热气。几个月后，李义山在一封家书中得知了父亲的死讯，并听说家中的菜地被马蹄践踏得不堪入目，谷仓一带危机四伏……</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　表妹巩秀贞到来的时候，李义山刚刚在父亲的遗像前叩了一个必恭必敬的头，他很想在这里放声哭一场，但酝酿了多时，一直没有眼泪。这时，有人推门进来，告诉他说，巩姑娘来了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他们先在院子里的花圃前站了一阵，望着红白姹紫的花朵。以后，又回到房中。没过多久，李义山便发现自己与表妹指甲可说的话少得令人吃惊。重复昔日孩提时代的话题，显然毫无意义，又缺少必要的场景与氛围，缺少那种自然的铺垫与基础，皮之不存，毛将焉附？巩秀贞文静得像一位古代的淑女，李义山不开口，她就一直那样无声地坐着，偶尔抬头望一下庭院里的阳光与人影。李义山看着她的绯红的脸，她的手与她的衣服。李义山告诉巩秀贞说，这两天在家里，他刚刚读完一本书，——《海上繁华梦》。巩秀贞听了，对李义山说，你怎么看那样的书？李义山说，它不好吗？巩秀贞说，我不知道。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">李义山说，我知道，它比较下流。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">巩秀贞对李义山说，舅父死去的前一天夜里，我做了一个梦，一个人扛着一面黑颜色的旗帜，旗帜的材料由流行的丝绸制成。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">李义山说，此梦意境甚好。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">李义山说完，看到巩秀贞的眉尖似蹙非蹙，知道自己说错了话，急忙用别的事情岔开。他想起家人告诉他说，一段时间以来，村里出现了几个面孔陌生的人，看守谷仓的老赵在一个十五的夜晚，发现一个遍体伤痕的人逃进了村里，从此人不时鬼不觉地隐匿下来，至今一直没有露面。此外，还有一个异乡人，经常独自一人坐在河边，谁也不知道他在那里看什么。这个人显然不是那个人，那个人的身体与使命都受到了严重的摧残，一路上落红萧萧。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">巩秀贞说，舅父被害的那阵，那些生人还没有来，他们是事情过去很久以后才出现在村里的。一个书生摸样的人，为了写一本书，也住在这里，他是来找那个女人的。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">李义山对巩秀贞说，我这次回来的路上，听人说起一个有口皆碑的良家妇女，她用药毒死了自己的丈夫后，隐姓埋名……</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">这时，李义山的母亲进来，留巩秀贞在这里吃饭。巩秀贞站起来推辞了一阵，还是走了。母亲埋怨李义山，问他在什么地方得罪了表妹。李义山说，不吃就不吃吧，一顿饭又有什么，再说，我看她与从前也不大一样了。母亲说，她如今是那么大的姑娘了，哪能还是从前的那个毛丫头？我看她还好，将来……</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">午后，李义山正在花圃前出神，看守谷仓的老赵仓皇失措地跑进来。老赵对李义山说，谷仓那边有一个死人。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">李义山跟着老赵来到谷仓前的时候，落在仓顶上的一群麻雀突然受惊似的一哄而起，向上飞去，几根零落的羽毛飘下来。老赵停下来，他在李义山的身后喘的很厉害。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">李义山说，老赵，你的哮喘病又犯了么？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">老赵说，老毛病了，不说它也罢，你还是赶紧看看那一位吧，我瞧有些不好。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">李义山走过去，看到死者是一名年轻的士兵，是被人用绳子勒死的，这会儿躺在谷仓背阴的一侧，脸上苫着一把干草。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">老赵说，明摆着的事，有人想嫁祸给我们，老爷死了刚刚一年，又出了这样的事。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">李义山说，他怎么会死在这里？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">老赵说，我怎么知道？我怀疑的正是这个，一定是从别的什么地方拖过来的，可我看了谷仓附近，又没有什么痕迹，这像是有人把他背过来放在这里的。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　李义山说，杀了人还要苫一把干草。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　老赵说，那干草是我苫的，我瞧着不好，有一狗过来舔他的脸，还有别的东西要啄他的眼，让他死得整齐一点罢。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　李义山抬起一只脚，把死人脸前的干草踢开，士兵的一张脸呈紫色。老赵看了一下，转过头去，说，像是被毒死的。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　李义山说，他的枪呢？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　老赵说，没看见过。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　李义山说，这要惹来大祸的，把他弄走吧，找几个人，弄得越远越好。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　老赵说，这年头，谁是那种能靠得住的人？不敢打错了主意走漏出去，咱们死都来不及。不如咱们把他埋了吧。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　李义山向谷仓四周看去。午后白炽的光线里充满了雾气，远近看不到一个人影，闪烁不定的河水看上去分崩离析，丝丝缕缕。远处，丽城灰色的城墙隐约可见。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　不知什么时候，老赵来到李义山山的身后，低声说道：</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　少爷，趁这会儿没人，咱们动手吧……这个兵，我好象在哪里见过。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">六</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　这是一个漆黑的雨夜，我坐在这个名叫冯志的女人的对面。我近来的那阵，他刚把手里的那面菱形的镜子放下。她满含歉意地告诉我说，她的男人仍没有回来。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　说实在话，眼前的这个女人，除了神情略显慵懒之外，很想知道该怎样收拾自己。这天晚上，这间房里一直隐隐地涌动着一种水果的气息。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她的精神看上去要比白天的时候好得多。我问她常吃些什么药，她笑而未答。我想起白天里我与孙长胜来的时候，看见她的家门口和一棵杏数下堆着几堆黑色的药渣，那满数的杏花开得正好，香气袭人，蜂飞蝶舞。接下来，我听见她说我是一个信守诺言的人，她不喜欢那些说话办事没有信誉的人。她问我街上是否过于黑暗，行走在雨中是否容易迷失方向。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　这天晚上，她告诉了我很多事情。我注意听着她的叙述，很长一段时间内忘记了外面的雨声。她对我谈起了一个姓黎的男人，说他是如何如何地无能，一直没有勇气与信心去面对那个健壮而妖娆的新娘。第十天的晚上，他忽然触柱而死。此前，他来到父母的房里，低声哭诉了一番，埋怨他们不该给他娶回这样一名荡妇。他的母亲听后，也流出了眼泪，不顾脸面地告诉了他一些方法与手段，并取出一包东西交给他。他止住哭声，从父母的房里退出来，正好遇到一根朱红的廊柱。这以后，他就死了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她说，你知道那个新婚十天就开始守寡的女人是谁吗？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我摇摇头，十分茫然地望着她。她说，那个女人就是我，也有人说是那个方红。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我在这个短暂的间隙里听到了外面沥沥不休的雨声，我还听到从很远的地方那边传来了一片不易察觉到的枪声。有一个嗓音尖细的人在黑暗的雨地里呼喊了一声，像是一个人的名字。我没有听到那个被呼喊者的回声。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　夜晚的灯光辉映着她的乌黑明亮的头发，我在这个时候才猛然发现这个名叫冯志的女人原本是一个很耐看的女人，不是那种经不起别人仔细端详的女人，他有事没事手里总拿着她的那面菱形的镜子，无非是一种自怜自爱。每当她举手投足之间，我都能闻到一种香的气息。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　当我告诉他陆路的死讯时，我看见她神情骤变，面色如土。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我对她说，陆路的笔记里没有提到她的名字，只有那个叫红绸的女人和这个村庄，还有距此二十里以外的丽城。丽城高大厚重的城墙总是灰蒙蒙的，城门在风中时启时合……</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她低头看着她那面菱形的镜子。我带来的这个不祥而薄情寡言的消息，使她面露绝望之色，很长一段时间内，她几乎很少与我说话。那面菱形的镜子在她白皙的手中翻来覆去，镜子的那中青光在屋里四处晃动，有时出现在柜子上，有时固定在天花板上，有时有隐蔽到地下。过了一阵，她抬起头对我说：</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　那个城门，以前一直无人看守。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她对陆路充满了怨恨。孙长胜曾经断断续续地对我讲过陆路当年住在这里的一些大致情形，我对此不求甚解。这时，她又说：</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　不是我当着你的面说，男人，真是不可靠的，再坏的一个女人，也总比一个男人强。我说这话，并无恶意。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我感到有必要岔开她的某种情绪，我向她说起了至今仍飘扬在红方坟头上的那条刺眼的红绸子，我原以为她听到这个消息后会变得很高兴，但我想错了。她好半天没有说话。后来，她忽然问我说：</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　你是不是觉得这件事情很有趣？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我说，恰恰相反。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　人真是太恶了。她轻声说道。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　屋檐下的滴水静悄悄地响成一片，如同有人在百无聊赖地拍打着清澄的睡眠，这使我想起一个心不在焉的人，手里端着一只杯子，杯口严重地向一边倾斜着。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她起身关了窗户，屋里的一只座钟发出叮叮当当的声音。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我说，洪尚荣是你的第二个丈夫吗？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她说，别说这种话。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我说，谁都会发生这种事情。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　可我不喜欢。她说。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　她的影子这时候映在墙上，看上去比较柔和，她摆弄镜子的时候，她的身影一动不动。我告诉她说，我在这里度过了好多天，经常总以为要发现什么了，可过去一看，最多只是一个影子。她听了，向我微微地笑了一下，手中的镜子不经意地在我面前晃了一下，我感到一道光亮像一种往事一样从我的脸前一掠而过。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　对不起。她充满歉意地说道。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　雨中的一阵拖泥带水的脚步声渐渐由远而近，冯志侧脸向外面望去。不多时，门开了，她的丈夫洪尚荣回来了。我看到洪尚荣阴沉着一张脸，脱去了湿漉漉的衣服。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　冯志朝洪尚荣笑了一下，洪尚荣没有理睬。冯志的脸变得通红。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　过了一阵，冯志对洪尚荣说：</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　饭在锅里，衣服在柜子里，你要是想走就接着再走。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　夜晚的风雨突然吹开了窗户，熄灭了屋里唯一的一盏灯。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">七</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴从外面回来以后，两只手藏在身后。王茂抬起头，无比惊愕地看到哑巴的手上沾满了淋淋漓漓的鲜血。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴开始洗手的时候，王茂走到他的背后，猛然抓住了他的一只手。哑巴吓了一跳，回过头惊恐地看着王茂。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　接下去的一段时光里，王茂开始拷问哑巴的行踪。王茂循循善诱，软硬兼施，但最终的结果仍然一无所获。哑巴发出一阵又一阵呜呜咽咽的声音，他望着自己手上的血迹，像一个受到严重惊吓的孩子，眼神飘移不定。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴呜咽不休的声音使王茂感到极度不安。王茂来到外面，街上没有人。王茂关了大门回来，对哑巴说，你这个傻瓜，喊叫什么，那血是从哪里来的？告诉我，我是你舅舅。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴继续呜咽着，惊惧万状地躲避着王茂的视线，在院子里跑动起来。王茂追了一阵，没有追上，指着哑巴说道：</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　你这个丧门星，你这个没福气的东西，你害死了你的爹娘，又来糟蹋我了，今天不弄清楚，我就饶不了你。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴叫着，跑着，他看到大门已被关死了，毫无逃出去的希望，便贴着墙根一阵乱跑。当王茂再一次注意到他的时候，哑巴突然从地上抓起一根木棒，摆出一种拼命的姿势。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂吃惊地看着哑巴的举动，他揉了揉眼睛，有些不敢相信自己的目光。哑巴站在院墙下，虎视眈眈，喘着粗气，那根木棒被高高地举在手里。哑巴已不再像刚才那样叫喊了，他渐渐地安静下来，警惕地看着不远处的王茂。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　他妈的，动了兵器了，你还敢打我不成？我看看你有几根筋？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂嘴里说着，身体却并不动。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴感到自己把手里的木棒举得很高很大，他忽然有了某种胆量。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂对哑巴说，你他妈的知道不知道你在这个世界上已经再没有别的亲人了，我是你唯一的亲人，我是你舅。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴举着木棒，突然从喉咙深处发出一阵阴森而不怀好意的笑声。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂想了半天，蹲下身子，脸上露出惯常所见的那种笑容，伸出一只手，向对面的哑巴轻声细语地招呼道：</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　珠儿，快过来，到舅舅这边来——</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴举着木棒，一动不动。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂说，珠儿，舅舅老了，你不过来，难道还要让舅舅过去吗？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴松开手，木棒掉到了他的脚下，发出一阵响亮的声音。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴流出了眼泪。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂说，来，慢慢走过来——</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴突然跑到王茂的面前，紧紧地抱住了他的腿。王茂趁势扭住哑巴的一条胳膊，抬起膝盖，用力压在哑巴的背上。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂骂道，你这个兔崽子我操你妈的，比鬼都精，不哄你还不过来你。告诉我，你手上的血是从哪里来的？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　哑巴看到王茂突然变了脸，浑身立即哆嗦起来。王茂压着他的身体，使他难以动弹。哑巴此时又像先前那样发出了呜呜咽咽的声音。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　你还叫？我让你胡诌——</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂说着，用一只手捂住了哑巴的嘴。哑巴的头摇来摇去，想摆脱掉王茂的那只手，但未获成功。王茂用力捂着哑巴的嘴，他想起早上起来，哑巴从井台边挑回了水，装满了家里的几只大缸。之后，哑巴又牵着牛到了地里。中午的时候，王茂从一个小酒馆里听到了一个消息，他惊恐不安地从外面回到家里。早上牵出去的那头黄犍牛这时正在槽前吃草，王茂里外转了一遍，没看到哑巴的影子。往常，他总是在干完活儿之后，一个人坐在屋檐下，瞪着两只眼睛，东瞧瞧，西看看。有时，他还会拿一根树枝，在地上划一些痕，使那些正在行走中的蚂蚁全部陷落进去。过不了多久，他又会将它们全部拯救出来。王茂想来该给哑巴换一件夹衣了，他进屋与女人商量的时候，碰了一鼻子灰，女人说，他是一个哑巴，你以为他是什么？状元郎？新官人？……王茂被女人噎得无话可说，急忙退了出来。他看看天色尚早，哑巴还没有回来……</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂是在感到自己的身体正在明显下沉时，才结束回忆的。他吃惊地看到哑巴此时已软软地瘫倒在地上。王茂想起自己已很长时间没听到哑巴的叫喊声了，哑巴无声无息，一动不动，像睡着了一样。王茂强烈地感到自己的身体正在向下出溜，他松开了一直捂在哑巴嘴上的那只手，那只手变得汗津津湿漉漉的，上面还依附着一些透明的浓浓的汁液。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂想，这是什么东西？</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂的那只手刚一离开哑巴的嘴，就听见而边传来咚的一声，他回头看时，哑巴像一只口袋一样栽倒了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　王茂骂骂咧咧地擦掉手心里的那种浓液，抱起哑巴时，发现哑巴已经死了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">八</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　我来到河边。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　几天前，染坊里的一个人死了。现在，他们正在河对岸的那片低矮的杂树林子里掩埋尸体。我看见明亮的工具在树林子里上下翻飞。没有哭声，只有挖土的动作与姿势断断续续地贯穿在其间。死者是染坊里的一个男人。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　染坊前，几个孩子在湿漉漉的滴着水珠的布匹下钻来钻去。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　回忆陆路的笔记，那种闪烁其词的语言仿佛过眼烟云，如同转瞬即逝的自然光影，它在令人难以捕捉的情况下，使有关的学术问题变得一塌糊涂。而按图索骥的方式又使我在这个村庄里四处碰壁，一无所获。科学的大忌是虚构与杜撰，陆路做的是一种与科学背道而驰的工作。他在那份笔记里多次渲染过这个村庄里的一片红色沙子，我曾四处搜寻，但毫无结果。孙长胜告诉我说，根本没有那样的一种沙子，你不妨在傍晚之前朝天上看看，那些绵延的红云倒有点像地上的沙子。我突然发现我比较喜欢孙长胜这个人了。每逢天气阴沉的时候，他经常邀我在一起喝酒，告诉我一些意料之外的事情。每次，他都能弄到一种又辣又鲜的卤煮的驴肉，鲜红的辣椒横亘在其上。我不知道是谁经常在杀驴。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　距此两年前的一天，一个女人在自己的房间里悬梁自尽，她吊死在一只丝袜上。这是孙长胜告诉我的，他没有说的那个女人是谁，更没有涉及到死因。我只感到那种死亡的工具比较猥琐。第二天，孙长胜又突然对我说，那个女人就是冯志的妹妹。但我不相信。——我住在他的家里，一来二去，耳濡目染，我不无惊讶地发现老实巴交的孙长胜也渐渐学会了虚构与杜撰的勾当，他掌握的程度远远地超出了我的预料与想象。冯志没有那样的一个妹妹。孙长胜所说的若不是信口雌黄，便是另外一个女人。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　孙长胜的院子里有一片长势良好的试验田，其间的植物品种繁多。一株番茄，一棵黄瓜秧，一棵白菜，一串葡萄，一株杏树，一株桃树，一根竹子……样样东西都只栽种一棵。许多人都认为孙长胜有病。孙长胜对我说，我没病。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　有一天，孙长胜的一位姨夫来了，这个人在不远处的一个据点里做菜，那里住着二十几个士兵。姨夫拎着一只竹篮，里面装着几样祭祀用的供品。从此我知道了驴肉的来源。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　一个雨前的下午，我看到了冯志的丈夫洪尚荣，他抱着一册土黄色的线装书，在那条光线黯淡的河边流连忘返。从沉寂的田野里，远远地传来一阵笛声，一些胆小善良的小动物在岸边的草丛里无声地出没。我想起不久以前我与洪尚荣的一次短暂的谈话，他至今对那个漆黑的雨夜耿耿于怀。他对我说，我知道很多事情，但你别指望从我这里听到什么。我说，你把那些积淀在心理有什么意义？他说，是的，积攒它们没有意义，可告诉了你就有了意义了吗？同样没有意义，还是不说为好，省去了说话的麻烦，不过，我已经把它们遗忘得差不多了，我这会儿就是想告诉你也不行了。此次谈话过后，他在村里遇到我时，形同陌路之人。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　这个有着土围子的村庄，与陆路的记载相去甚远，它的天空在某种时候常常微微发红，居民的数目随意增减，出入颇大。附近一带，经常有一些心灵手巧、志向远大的人在试验他们发明出来的各种新型的农具或交通工具，那种类似木流马一样的机械装置，成功率往往极低，有的在耕作的过程中突然毁坏，有的在跑过三五里路程之后会在中途戛然而止。一次又一次的试验，一次又一次的组合，人推动木头在风中奔跑，铁器时常应声而落。后来，他们当中的某些人渐渐发现，聪明代替不了意思，能转动起来的，只是一些与梦想无关的技术。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">我站在河边，等待一位专治跌打的大夫的到来。昨天夜里，孙长胜在夜游的时候遭到了来自背后的袭击，他昏死在一座黄色谷仓的附近，直到天亮之时才被潮湿的夜风吹醒。他的一条腿至少比原来肿胀了一倍，脸上的情形姹紫嫣红。孙长胜对自己遭受挨打的原因一无所知，因而他强烈要求别人为他驱邪除妖。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:;mso-hansi-font-family:&amp;quot:;times new roman&amp:;quot:">　　河对面的杂树林子里这时已停止了掩埋。没有风，那支被勉强举起来的白幡无法飘动起来。举幡的是一个十五六岁的孩子，头上戴着一颗桃形的红色标志。<br /><br /><span style="color:black"><font face="宋体">【木棉手工录入，转载请注明转自黑蓝及录入人】</font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:';mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:zh-cn;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;quot:"><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /></span></span></p>