四月二十日,杭州城內鑼鼓喧喧一整天,紅樓客棧的廳堂都掛上了喜慶的大紅和吉祥的橘黃。91Please respect copyright.PENANAI3xRU4ecL1
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而在箱庭的一隅,端坐著莊嚴的四面佛像,幾盞帶香的燭火靜靜燃燒。
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「你果然在這裡。」
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身後傳來爽朗的女音,戌槐將小巧的硃文經放回蓮花佛手旁,接著合掌抵額往佛像一拜別,然後才轉身揖禮:「見過丹紅娘。丹紅娘是想參拜四面佛?可需余先迴避?」
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「早上拜過了,再拜人家怕是會覺得我貪得無厭。」丹紅無所謂似的擺了擺手,髮上那朵精盤的紅玫瑰豔麗而深沉:「等下完了新郎倌的謝彩就是祭香福和開席了,你不過去看看嗎?」
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「祭香福?」「哦,你不知道啊——」91Please respect copyright.PENANAxehvsh0wdO
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像是想到又想通了什麽似的,她挑了挑眉又連連搖頭,似是失了興致:91Please respect copyright.PENANAbauGaz7tUJ
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「罷了,說來複雜,說到底都是些女兒家討個彩頭的遊戲,打算叫你去開開眼界而已——只不過小霜和塵霏那倆丫頭向來愛熱鬧,也不知道等等除了阿綰外還有誰能在後廚幫忙主持了。」
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「……余廚藝不精,恐怕只會幫倒忙。」91Please respect copyright.PENANAjwE8ETgKkm
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舌尖的言詞帶苦卻洗不走嘴角的笑,他看著卷摺的袖口,絳紅的裡襯令腕上那片新皮更顯慘白。91Please respect copyright.PENANAxKDpifIuIw
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有些事從一開始做錯了就是錯了,再努力也不可能在某個覺悟的剎那令一切變甜變美。後廚裏那鍋備了三日的紫紅甜粥如是,人生亦如是。91Please respect copyright.PENANAUD2qQeQLgf
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不再妄行、不再妄擾,就是最好了吧。
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「我倒未聽過阿綰嫌棄誰幫倒忙的。借她舊話:來都來了,哪來那麽多顧忌的?這煙火人間的事呀,願意動手嘗試最重要……」91Please respect copyright.PENANAIwTj7BCshm
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女人邊說邊靠近暹羅男人,最後她笑著伸手拍了拍他的肩頭,然後踏上了走廊步道而消失在那盞引往前庭筵席的紅燈籠後。
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分離五年三月又六日,他為尋覓心上人而奔赴七千里——來都來了、見都見了,他滿足了嗎?
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——因為拾金糕只會讓妳甜一會,我卻要妳甜一生。妳可覺得、妳能受得了?91Please respect copyright.PENANA4DqLDHnkJ6
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——那……不受都受了,那你可要守承諾真讓我甜一生哦……
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四面佛前煙渺香燼,三錐隨風而碎,惟有那立於蓮花佛手前的香錐帶著沉默的祈願開了花,堅定不移。
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「唉呀這百福麵怎麽斷了呀?!!塵霏丫頭!!!」「行行行先把這窩好的端出去!!這邊馬上再下一窩、給我半刻鐘!!」
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炊煙與香氣瀰漫在廚房裏,刀鋒於砧板上鑿鑿連敲。年輕的廚娘這邊廂剛抄起一勺香油下鍋,抬頭見到一個頭裹鯉紋巾、腕纏綠帕的小伙捧著乳豬和涼拌豆芽就要衝出廚房重圍,氣急得大吼:91Please respect copyright.PENANArFhITXQt8a
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「那邊王府的、上烤乳豬給回民你是瘋了嗎?!!快點回來——那邊強叔!!!快幫忙斬隻脆皮雞好讓他上給回民呀——呀!!!」
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劇痛突如其來,許塵霏連忙放下菜刀,只見兩指背不斷流血。她連忙含住傷指,急急步往後方近後門的小隅,摸出一條麻帕沾些熱水就要匆匆包紥——
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「霏兒妳去休息吧,我在這邊打個手都可以。」
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「這不行啦綰姐姐,王府那些人本來就只會傳菜還能傳錯、叔嬸們都在忙著備其他菜品,我要守在這裡看著和補位呀!」91Please respect copyright.PENANAXKXfDMrejr
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許塵霏說,蹲身摸出些草木灰又咬牙往傷口上一抹、快快包捆起傷口:「而且馬上就是新娘子派香福了,阿綰娘妳一定得列席呀!」
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「既然香福如此重要,那自然亦少不得妳。」91Please respect copyright.PENANA21zylCaLnl
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眼見少女就要跑回原位,阿綰伸手輕拉,柔和地說:91Please respect copyright.PENANA7jq0XgsiWr
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「我們換一下:妳在這邊煮百福麵,我備前菜,盡快備好了就一起出去受香福,妳看如何?」
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「……好!就這樣定啦!」
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聞言少婦笑了笑,轉身一手拉走一巾粗麻咬住一端,邊走往炎熱的爐灶區邊圍綑起一雙杏白大袖。濃煙蒙過了視野,只有身側的高溫和香氣在指引方向。91Please respect copyright.PENANAvI7ke1R3YS
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最後織金的竹紋襴裙襬停佇於猶有血跡的砧板邊,她立即著手清洗廚具,然後往一邊的開水加香油後抄起一把粉皮就燙灼。視野朦朧的前方驟然掛上了一隻備好的去骨雞,玉手一抓、放到砧板上俐落地削去多餘的雞皮,隨即切分又撕繅香嫩的雞肉。適時那片片剔透隨開水的波流飄浮,她縱身伸手抓篱就要一撈——
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「這裡。」91Please respect copyright.PENANA9GQfhEwMkW
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身旁的男音沉穩而平靜,阿綰於炊煙間斂著雙眸,一手以刀鏟起雞肉放進粉皮碗中:「……有勞,小心你手邊的滾油。」
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「放心,我會留意。」91Please respect copyright.PENANAnoSXmPLrNg
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另一把粉皮剛燙熟,戌槐望了眼就伸手抓篱撈出鍋、備在白大瓷盤內,接著抓起砧板頂部的薑蔥蒜椒快快剁碎、淋上一小勺滾油,最後置於盤內粉皮和雞肉的界線正中。緊接有一手柔婉輕輕一推上前,就有另一雙粗糙的手將備好的前菜品帶到未知的何方。
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刀鋒流連於砧板時,身邊的她在想什麽呢?
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一盤接一盤,他在備好第六盤的粉皮、剛燙下第七把時抽空看向了身邊的阿綰:靈巧的雙手從未停竭,縛袖的麻帶滑落了覆杏的肩膊,細細的汗珠點過細劃微挑的眉末……91Please respect copyright.PENANA9nmHrPlvSv
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恰似當年暹羅,她靜靜站在攤販前,只是笑著期待烤好的肉串和米飯。
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「相懿……」「怎麽了……?!」
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額邊至眉末傳來陣陣檀意,阿綰愣在原地,看著男人為自己輕印去汗水,那雙深褐的眼眸刻寫著熟悉的溫柔,密密麻麻像是樹木的年輪。91Please respect copyright.PENANAHDZnUDhX8S
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五年多了,他一樣溫柔、一樣穩重,恰似當年於暹羅的灶火間……
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「欵欵還差一盤雞絲粉皮啊還未好哦?!!!」
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前方的吆喝斬斷一切,她自記憶中驚回當下,匆匆看清眼前人的輪廓後就馬上靜了下來,回頭又任左手執起菜刀備菜。菜刀一斬一撥而撕繅落縷縷雞肉,卻已經涼去了油香與熱溫,絹下的左腕亦不知何時就麻去久存的痠痛。91Please respect copyright.PENANAZq2E1pJKdu
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大概從第一下執刀削去多餘的皮肉起,就不再痛了吧。
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「綰姐姐——我這邊可以了啦!!!!我們去受香福吧!!!」
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適時炊煙稍散,忙碌的廚活暫告一段落。阿綰卸下了菜刀,拿起一邊稍涼的熱茶就要草草淨手——91Please respect copyright.PENANAu5xL9rxNd1
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「相懿,等等。」「有什麽事過後再談可好……這?」91Please respect copyright.PENANANfriIwhTtl
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她看著暹羅男人扣著她的手腕,從一個小木筒裏倒出兩顆珀黃的無患果,倒上熱茶後將五指推攏到她的掌心。91Please respect copyright.PENANABu9vrEk1mx
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「這個能淨手也能潤膚。」泡沫於揉搓間溢出玉手,戌槐倒上熱茶而沖去她滿手白泡,低垂的雙目引落話言亦沉落數分:「若無礙妳清靜,可容我……隨妳一起去受香福?」
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「綰姐姐好了嗎——欵暹羅郎君也在哦?!!!」
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「我和戌槐君這就來。」91Please respect copyright.PENANAOJCfLQkyhs
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阿綰緩緩喊了句,抽開濕漉的雙手後向男人輕輕一揖:91Please respect copyright.PENANAkJ7WS8oLMq
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「請。」
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男人聞言抬頭,對上的雙眸波動幾分,然後他笑了起來:「謝謝妳,請。」
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自始這抹未明的笑壓印上她的印象,直到很久以後,她才為這抹笑找到歸宿。91Please respect copyright.PENANAOuk3r4c69c
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待續。
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