鍍飾薄金的小龕前,有兩個漢字在草紙上複寫了無數次。從左歪右斜到端正有力,直到最後的宛然輕柔,好像見證了什麽情意的消散。
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木色成目、壹次心。
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一筆一劃都是困難卻真誠至極的流露,來自異鄉的男人恨不得在每本抄譯的經書上都寫上這二字;這舉定能驚動人心,起碼能勾動佛門遍及中原的力量,尋得這二字的主人……
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然而,這樣不好。
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直至草紙上的芳名已書得純粹,他才另起一箋杏藤,轉以小毫直書下一串串異域的文字。最後在那五句筆直的祝福頂端,他寫下了極為複雜的女子芳名。
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相懿。
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相懿。
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掌箋祈拜、敬香之間,他看不清心上人的身姿。
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陰雨已停,客棧外的街道又重見繁華,一街驪影與商聲絲毫不比那遠方的長安京師遜色。
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「啊……累壞了啦……」
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「呻飢莫呻飽啊!有生意的累總比沒生意的累來得好!」324Please respect copyright.PENANAbRz28iwEzn
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丹紅一臉喜孜孜,五指翻飛於算珠間,每算一筆進賬就濃一分笑意。本以為那連綿陰雨不會放過昨晚,誰料酉時將末,商旅、驃客乃至和尚先後到埗,各安家當又各求膳食,一時間真是好不熱鬧!盛景罕見於此縣,可憐她夜色始濃還得跑到隔街的教坊和酒家、各請來幾位樂手和廚師救場,直到亥時近末才得安置。324Please respect copyright.PENANAT3JGUt1mAc
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所以說蘇杭真是個好地方,遠京師煩雜、媲京師繁盛都說她丹紅有福氣,緣分到了錢就大把大把的來了!
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「紅姐您這笑真笑得人心裏發寒耶……」
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又一桌被刷亮置茶樣,曉生邊低忖邊挺抬腰身,下一秒雙眼頓時一亮:「紅姐,暹羅人……不,戌槐君來了。」
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暹羅人?
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聞言婦人一抬頭,只見不遠處的樓梯上正有一年青男子徐徐踏落。今日他身穿一襲灰褐圓領袍,同配墨黑色的頸巾,饒有種邦客來朝、合則來不合則去的瀟灑。324Please respect copyright.PENANA1hf0owqof5
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但看那雙眼睛透著濃濃的鬱愁,又是可惜——到底還是心有重重牽掛啊。
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「早安哪、戌槐郎君!」
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「願您日安,丹紅娘。」
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早午微暖的陽光與客棧的弱燈下,名為戌槐的側辮男子雙臂一攏、兩掌交叉而扣一拇指,隨之深揖。一身中原禮儀具足而熟練,霎眼間竟有一縷熟悉的秀氣,就速速繞掠過他的右腕——那片新皮有夠此地無銀,他的右手一定被廢過一段時日。
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「……唉喲不必多禮,隨便坐吧。是有什麽事需要幫忙嗎?」324Please respect copyright.PENANAfbtWezzdQ8
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也許連丹紅也不察覺自己的笑意猶在,但目光已然冷了數分。無他,一切過於巧合對稱,乃至荒唐。324Please respect copyright.PENANAmiz7ieZrzY
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荒唐得她不欲猜度、猜度過了亦不忍論證。
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「謝丹紅娘。」
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像是被大赧了,戌槐緩緩收手回身,還是等待婦人轉出櫃枱、於桌前入座後才敢坐下來。適時店小二奉上了兩碗初潤的紅茶與簡樸的醒壺,座上的他提碗按蓋便是一斟——
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「滇茗之禮,看來你在昆明還真是廣作功德。」
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滾燙的茶湯徐徐沖落醒壺中,他專注地看著茶湯的流動,未幾淺淺揚起一抹笑,低語:「龍婆雲未不嫌余學識粗鄙、授余華禮,大恩難忘。」
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「聽聞你流轉漢地不歸,可是來尋人?」324Please respect copyright.PENANAp8Fv2j1G4h
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丹紅乾脆收了笑意,那一淙落碗的茶湯色淡而香清,自是已潤盡了滇紅。她一指柔叩、掌碗幾番撩蓋,帶翠的眼眸仔細打量著座上客,對方亦坦然地接受這茶間的審視。
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就千奇百趣的江湖而言,戌槐可算得上是個來歷清白顯淺的異鄉客:出身瘴西南蠻,卻知佛法識禮儀,身上無任何驚天動地的罪債。入中土近年餘,其憑一身推骨正脈與知書識佛的本身遊跡各地,不求成名亦不求暴利……324Please respect copyright.PENANAbtOBedrhxO
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在佛門、在紅樓會裏亦不算是什麼驚天大事了:戌時月下槐,這個暹羅男子在追尋他心尖上的那個人、那個如花似月的人。324Please respect copyright.PENANANW05h7dXlK
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一個不知生死、不知新諱的姑娘。
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「……恕余斗膽,今日求問另事:丹紅娘可知哪裡可打精巧的女珍?二月廿六日前余需要到手。」
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「你要找的應該是心靈手巧的繡娘或者司珍娘,而不是那種流水店家。」她悠悠回應,拿起了茶碗屢屢撩湯就是不品,大概只想淺聞茶香。「將近佳節怕是難找,找到了也要價不斐。」
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「……余就想造一雙花簪。」324Please respect copyright.PENANAKRFUprZSgP
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幾許茶微涼,戌槐終是開了口,微斂的褐眸裏有縷縷哀思浮沉不休——他心知肚明,抬眸間亦只好點明:324Please respect copyright.PENANAVP2Q9l6Yd3
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「銀錢方面、一兩可夠?」
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「一兩?!!」324Please respect copyright.PENANA5oe6Jbjr0r
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早退至一邊擦桌備茶的曉生猛然一呼,回首是一副天地乖離於前、而自身化灰的模樣。一兩白銀做一雙花簪,那都是達官貴人才有的奢華作派哪!
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「你可知在中原、男子贈予女珍是為何意?」
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幾許茶涼,丹紅冷下了聲音與目光,直盯著對岸出手闊綽的異鄉客。在這江湖裏最不值錢的就是生命與錢財本身,千金難買的卻是安穩,還有那釋盡因果的用心用情。324Please respect copyright.PENANAG6ffmxl4fY
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一年太短又太長,那雙褐眸深處的愛意又有幾分緊幾分真,乃至能纏成女子青絲間的嬌花?
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「……二月廿六是她的生辰,余但求、能於此日親手贈她此禮。」324Please respect copyright.PENANAohGQN33eFy
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未幾茶冷,戌槐斂下雙目,嘴邊的月牙只有淒然:「余只能、這樣做了。」
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天地蒼茫,他除了為心尖上的姑娘打一雙簪、靜待相期相送,還能做什麼?324Please respect copyright.PENANAwyjEiFjTqv
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別無他法了。
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「……你可是擬好圖樣了?」
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茶冷幾許,男人花了好一陣子才算反應過來。而看他再顯一絲生機,丹紅終於重新勾起個笑容,入口的茶湯清甜怡人。324Please respect copyright.PENANAGmm5IY6pxY
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好茶,好生意,好功德。
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TBC.
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