曙光顯天邊,青翠帶香的廊側小園內,有赭褐的供台置於大樹下的石桌上,又有一座佛像安坐其上。
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古鐘漸遠,幾種鮮花逐一供奉。一身樸素的異鄉男人一辮綰掛肩頭,恭敬地合十禮拜,收正身之際正好看見佛指間的藏箋小篋。清風蔓過頸前的金佛符、隨供養人的心緒微動。
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還念嗎?
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長指輕輕攏過那小篋、熟練地打開篋門,內裏一箋柔細的暹羅文淌進男人通紅猶氳的眼眸深處。
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——嗚嗯這些花糰子好甜!我家鄉都沒這樣甜的東西吃呢!
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——呵,有這樣甜嗎?那就麻煩了……
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「戌槐君、碰了那個的話阿綰娘會生氣的。」
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男人聞言扭首,看見起早打點早餐的小二,關上又放開小篋。他勾起微笑,抱拳一禮就問:「敢問曉生君,可知哪裡有售椰漿?」
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二月廿六日,正好祭祀會親,悟箋奉予諸佛菩薩,之以成願。
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申末酉初,蘇杭街頭正好換販,另一番繁華始於華燈初上。客商車馬轉慢,到客棧或酒家就佇留不去;總有幾車走在路上,總有幾駒步於道中。不住的車輪與馬蹄間,行人或云家常,或純粹不語。
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街後江南小橋流水,平凡正好是福。
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「阿綰娘,請妳先迴避一下哈!」「有勞子效君。」
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河畔碼頭上,男子抱著一整個木箱步上石階,其身後跟著笑意溫潤的女子。二人步上客棧卸貨的的小型碼頭、轉入正好供佛的小園卻未駐足停留。二人走動,只有一雙足印落於廂樓下的走廊地上,那片片落羽飄渺,又如落英,淡然不知蕭索。
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初春將至,草香正盛。
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「喲、壽星姑娘可回來了嗎!」
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客棧廳堂正好開始晚市,各桌緩緩起宴。阿綰猶能聽辨那熟悉的聲音來自何方,所以趁著子效與曉生交代新批藥膏之際,她徑自走進了廳堂深處的掌事廂室。
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「愚娘見過丹紅娘,願您安康。」
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入室之際,她對正好起身的掌事夫人微笑施禮——那雙掌平疊,肘前勾掛杏紗袖,彎身就是一婉柔的肅拜。
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「唉喲我就說妳……哎,今天妳生日,不說了,反正說了妳還是這般禮數了。」
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丹紅無奈地揚手,扶過少婦後轉身就拿過三數兩白銀。抬首平遞,她髮上正有一枝紅豔的絲纏玫瑰開得動人:「這是今季的分紅。下個月交完貨妳可得多找幾位姑娘光顧了啊。」
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「三數枝簡樸的簪釵倒是可以,再多怕是愚娘無能為力了。璋桃出閣之喜,愚娘多少需示些心意,亦好向燊親……嗯,蕭爺交代。」
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接錢間阿綰低斂琥珀色的目光,婉然笑說。
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「唉妳說妳這安逸性子,其實為何不一開始就做女珍算了。」中年婦人連連搖頭,未幾透綠意的眸光又狡黠地閃了閃。「滇貴那邊的蟲草,妳可還記得好生養著?」
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「自當記掛;只是卡痛草還好,蟲兒說到底、終究少賣是福吧。」
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少婦的目光再柔和了數分,終還只是笑說,亦不過是摻了幾分唏噓。
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並非每一份無緣的情意都是辜負,亦並非每一段終斷的戀慕都是薄倖。結果不過是緣盡了,只是這緣盡的時機和表因多半由人定義。萬物靈分高低,蟲兒不見得就愛承擔主人的哀怨,不過愛那怨恨而模糊、因而腥羶濃烈的血肉。而人靈性甚高,終究無謂害了他人、又傷了自己吧。
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如是想,一釧美玉孚尹,卻鎮不住那傷疤零落的玉腕。
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「哦、當下正好著啊!晚膳都在妳房間裏了,快點去吃飯然後看看大家送的壽禮吧。別說我唬妳,驚喜可多著呢!」
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似是看不到那腕顫抖,丹紅連連擺手示意女子離開,透彩的眼眸又泛著陣陣興味:「還有今晚月色正美,別浪費妳這身碧玉行頭嘛~」
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「……還是留待上巳節罷。」
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腰囊裏隱有銀響,阿綰邊笑說邊疊手肅拜:
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「西湖槐花開得正好,愚娘留盛裝到當日,好與大家嬉遊賞花。」
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春游三月三,盛裝拜別,亦算是有始有終。
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紙窗內已見光芒,燭光微搖,不見人剪。
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「其實就生個辰……?!!!」
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門後的景象熟悉得稍見泛黃,阿綰重新眨眼定神,總算確認了眼前的房室確實是自己久居近一年的客棧廂房。繼而她調了調息,扶襴踏進房間又關上門,才慢悠悠地步到飯桌邊坐下。
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萬幸不是時光倒流,她今日過的是廿九歲生辰。
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如是想,她不由得開懷些,隨之亦起了興致看向了案邊那一小丘的禮品。她隨手拿過一個長方錦盒——
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「唉,真是的。」270Please respect copyright.PENANAOVWfJoRpCq
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雖是嘴上輕嘆著,絳唇間溫柔的笑卻徹底坦白了收禮人的心思。司珍娘素手一挑,五指順撫著一雙繡鵲的宮羅飄帶,旁放著一小罐玉女桃花粉。處處可見宮廷的作派,大抵亦只有蕭燊琪和璋桃這雙眷侶能這般大方地出手了。
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只不過感恩地放回了脂粉和飄帶、開過了佛寺簡樸的塔香盒,下一個錦盒她摸到手中就禁不住心一驚:她完全忘記了自己還有一位血親在敦煌……
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乃至忘記了,她也曾被寵愛過。
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「未免太破費了……」
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纖細的白竹片劃圓成扇,於燈光下盛開一朵帶佛性的曼陀羅蓮花。阿綰輕輕撫摸著,珀眸藏不住對此腰扇的喜愛;扇面一隅有所題字,邀約直白。
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為此她微笑舒懷,不住輕點頭:感恩來得正好,正好教她去向可從,哪怕遠至玉門關。
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「爹,今日的晚膳怎麽這樣多素菜呀?」「因為啊——」270Please respect copyright.PENANAugiEcoENlv
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廂房外有親子的溫馨暖語,她略聞一二,淺笑搖了搖頭亦暫且擱了收禮的喜悅心思。轉而她看過飯桌中央已被安放妥當的菜品,無不精緻似舊時。
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一口香菇配以一葉生菜,她掩唇細嚼,香濃如往昔。
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另起一塊蕃茄與炒蛋,和著白飯入口,她合唇慢嚥,清甜似鮮摘。
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乃至蝦仁鮮美煮以龍井香茗、又以芽菜豆腐湯暖胃作結。幾許餐膳無痕,少婦繞起一絹輕拭唇瓣,不住滿足地微笑;塵霏果真是個好廚娘,每口美饌裏盡是關懷與親切,是她有福了。
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「等等去吃個蛋黃酥……罷……」
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生辰三日不飲酒,惟有糕點是對自己的一點犒賞。因此當飯桌邊的木食盒、乃至有一碟熟悉的金花糕點映入眼中,阿綰只有當即愣住:她無從遺忘,這種甜糯的金花不開在中原腹地、甚至不開在她的故鄉。
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——頂多不吃就是了,為何會麻煩?
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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?
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回憶與愛語上演於瞳孔深處,兩眸琥珀因而黯淡無光。她默默拈起一件拾金糕放進嘴中,仍是記憶中的甜膩,今日卻多了一兩分鹹苦;興許是麵糰滲了鹽,或者和些鹽水了吧。
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所以多了壺奶煮香片以為致歉,所以。
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漸漸的,香片奶茶變涼見底、兩糰金花不在了,獨留一朵伴以數蕊白槐,蓋棺入葬。
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夜色漸濃,而遠方猶起暮鼓。有人聞聲攜盒下樓,指間有幾錐佛香,步步飄羽又印於盞盞燈籠之下,乃至繞落無人的庭側小園。未至鐘鼓時辰,正好清靜。
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四面佛相之前,一件拾金糕新見供奉,旁側槐花潔白似新採。未幾四錐佛香開始白頭,燃出幾縷清煙。
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今年生辰有四面佛賜福、她的祈願成真了。所以這番拜供又是為了什麽?
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一雙白玉繞腕,傷與不傷亦恰好證了久遠的契闊;阿綰雙手合十,無物的唇瓣默默唸動著不能明人的求願。自知藏了姓名,她要的不多、不多……
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「สันยี。」(相懿。)
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暮鼓沉沉,珠沉玉未碎。
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待續。270Please respect copyright.PENANAj3bqWuav0Z
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