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「聽好,瑪塔。」老爸說:「少管男人的工作,回廚房幹活去。」127Please respect copyright.PENANAu61VzE405L
「回答我!」老媽說。127Please respect copyright.PENANAFMjssM2TQK
老爸突然搖晃起來,高舉手上的鐵撬。127Please respect copyright.PENANA8GwXx6zNkw
「不賣水牛,不然是要賣什麼來賺錢開酒鋪?」
「兒子,我們的房子咧?」老媽問我。127Please respect copyright.PENANAVWWk5oMyld
「這就是我們的房子啊。」我說。127Please respect copyright.PENANAdLWACMfyY5
「我是說大的那一間!」她說。127Please respect copyright.PENANAOPri1ltLU1
「老爸送人了。」我說。127Please respect copyright.PENANAUNARcTz6ZN
「他拿去抵賭債嗎?」她問。127Please respect copyright.PENANANoaMotnk4f
「沒有。」我說:「他就是直接送人了。」
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他倒了一杯酒給我,我一飲而盡
我的姊姊們走進廚房。法蘭西絲卡跟在瑪瑟拉後頭。她們分別是八歲和九歲。
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女人的價值不是讀過多少書,而是生了多少孩子……哪有女人不愛生小孩的?
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「她昨晚差點死掉。」老哥輕聲回答:「她吃到一些糟糕東西。我仔細研究過她留在廚房地板上的嘔吐物,才發現她吃到有毒的灰。真要命。」
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我這時才明白,老爸剛剛塞了什麼東西進牠的嘴巴:鴉片。
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老爸沒一下子就吃光兩盤,飯吃得少,菜吃得多。平常我們吃飯配鹹魚或樹葉時,他總是飯多菜少──畢竟大多時候我們都在吃草。
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對天性樂觀、喜愛笑鬧的菲律賓人來說,笑聲是他們面對生活中一切天災人禍的因應方式,不僅可以幫助他們克服生活中所必須承擔的種種艱難,也能緩解無常所帶來的傷痛與無力感。只要能笑,就有機會跨越眼前的困境。127Please respect copyright.PENANA36XWKTbXa5
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