<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'">青石桥(一)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'">贝壳佬</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 起先我并没有引起贝壳佬们的注意,在偌大的海鲜批发市场,一天只要一两斤贝壳算什么东西呢?</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 每次我都是在大户人家的呼喝声中悄悄走入这个市场,默默地开始捞贝壳。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 取一个塑料袋,在水中打湿手指,捋开塑料袋,把手伸进水中抓贝壳。抓出贝壳使劲甩出水,再放进口袋。右边拎着口袋计算着重量,必须在称贝壳的时候,恰恰好使电子秤停留在</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">0.52</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'">千克</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">-0.54</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'">千克之间,这几厘钱老板是不计算的,就算一斤整。假如超过这个数字,老板会说再抓一点算个整数。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 注意的是,在称贝壳前要抠破这个塑料袋,倒出贝壳们吐出来的水。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 其实这些都算不得几个钱,即使这样一个月,大约我能多赚贝壳佬十四个贝壳左右。我只是觉得像个妇女那样斤斤计较很好玩,也必须使贝壳佬们知道,我虽然要的货特别少,但我也是个精明的买主。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 有一天,像童话那样,我的存在终于被老板发现了。我抓贝壳时,老板朝我点一点头,然后说我给你每斤少五毛钱。我很高兴,终于成为熟客可以降低成本了,暗暗欢喜。不好意思的是,我进的货仍是一斤。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 第二天,老板没再提便宜五毛的事,还给我算原价。在掏钱的时候我很忍不住地想问:老板,你昨天不是说少五毛了吗?</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 这句诘问在心中荡漾,始终没好意思问得出口。毕竟要量太少,气量小自然无法理直气壮。我忍了,</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">OK</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'">?等我的店开好了每天要三四斤贝壳的时候……</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 那也不够吓人。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 和贝壳佬们的交往一直很沉默,就像古龙里的人物关系。默默前去,抓些贝壳,没有打招呼,没有眼神交流。取完贝壳,一边任塑料袋底部滴水一边往电子秤那边走。贝壳佬看了看秤,有时候看也懒得看,看我拿出钱,收了,找钱。走了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 去的次数终于开始让贝壳佬觉得我很有毅力。我自我感觉良好的认为我成了他生意中不可缺少的一部分。每天默默来拿固定的贝壳,掏固定的钱,每次抓破塑料袋,电子秤上多那么忽略不计的一两厘重量。因为进货量小也没有和对方套近乎的必要,倒是每次看秤贝壳佬倒是勤快了,我抓完贝壳他就看一眼,我知道他是在看我抓得准不准,是不是界于</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">0.52</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'">千克</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">-0.54</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'">千克之间。要是抓少了,他会说话:“再抓一点。”抓多了他就看着我,我很自觉地减掉几个。他满意地看着电子秤上显示的</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">0.54</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'">千克,收钱找钱。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 倒是他的几个小工和我关系很好,常和我说几句话,在摆海鲜烧烤的日子里他们会亲自给我挑大个的生蚝,贝壳佬也不管,坐在那儿冷冷看着。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 有次收市才真正和这个贝壳佬说上几句话,其实说“说上几句”也只是一两句,不过是和平常的老生常谈不同罢了。下午六点多我杀到青石桥,快收市了,泡末盒里没多少花甲了。贝壳佬不在,我对小工说哎我全拿了吧。刚拿完贝壳佬跑进来了,看着我抓完了所有的贝壳,好象有点高兴,说:“哎呀,你把我们洗白了唆。”一下子贝壳佬变得这么幽默,我一句话都接不了,就讪笑了两声。他坐到柜台前很亲切地说:“你拿完了,我给你优惠价,算你……”话未说完看见电子秤上显示</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">0.54</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'">千克,我和他很无奈,给了原价的钱,我退下了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:'times new roman';mso-hansi-font-family:'times new roman'"> 次日,他和我都还是冷冷的,一个掏钱一个找钱,以默片形式完成经典警匪片对白。“钱带来了吗?”“带来了,货呢?”</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /></span></p> [此帖子已经被作者于[lastedittime]1214330442[/lastedittime]编辑过] |