離開醫院後,我擠了幾個小時的鐵路,直到傍晚總算能下車,雖說是傍晚時份,但天色幾乎黑透了。今天大部份精力都消耗在發呆,很累,還是買東西吃就好。我不清楚豬頭今天是否要上班,不過還是順道買她的份吧。975Please respect copyright.PENANA1mFziJ6Yh8
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我再次抵達那個攤販區,這裡就像個廿四小時全天候運作的不夜城,無論任何時候都有人在擺攤、有人在逛攤。不過大概是閒日的關係,而且未到下班時間,因此顧客數目似乎比上次所見少一點,所以路面好行多了。不少攤販看起來無所事事的坐在板凳、或者跟其他人搭著訕。975Please respect copyright.PENANAUb7M7rC4qM
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我漫步到熟食攤區,當我看見某一個檔子時,我下意識的驚煞住腳步。那是一個賣圓子的攤檔。圓子本身沒啥特別,特別之處在售賣的人──那只是個瘦削短髮、不太懂得裝扮的中年婦人,但我似乎是認識她的。975Please respect copyright.PENANAmUUA6ekWUE
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「請問一盒賣多少?」我站在攤子前,微彎著腰問坐在板凳上的人。她下意識站起身準備回答之際,她驚訝的目瞪口呆──975Please respect copyright.PENANAD7d16k6lvY
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「你......是小浩子麼!?」975Please respect copyright.PENANA9aDovZt2Po
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「......你......是嬋姐嗎!?」975Please respect copyright.PENANALjEjVeRcl4
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不止是她,連我亦驚訝的睜大眼,她展現出和藹的笑臉稱是。975Please respect copyright.PENANAmtvuMzzMXh
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「想不到會在這裡再遇上你,原來你轉型做攤販,看來也不賴吧。」975Please respect copyright.PENANAHd2hVfv4r9
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「呵呵......還好吧還好吧。你近況又又何吶?已轉往另一間公司了麼?」975Please respect copyright.PENANAbcYeAJT45x
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「失業中,要領救濟了。」我苦笑著搖搖頭。975Please respect copyright.PENANAkEad9juBWP
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「我也是找不到工才擺攤啦──現在大伙兒都生活艱難啊。」她聽畢亦苦笑起來。975Please respect copyright.PENANA09tkvnQzm2
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「能擺攤是優差吧,抽小販牌跟中樂透差不多。」975Please respect copyright.PENANAw3mBZjTqPg
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她突然稍稍收起笑容,並俟向我耳邊低喃──975Please respect copyright.PENANAbHYN55vKFV
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「......我沒小販牌的,只是冒險偷擺而已,就靠管場的在查牌時通風報訊避風頭......」原來是無牌經營......不過管場的大概就是──975Please respect copyright.PENANA9gIFmYyM7D
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「對......據說所有攤販區都是這樣,尤其是我們這些鋌而走險的,要是交不起,要麼被砸攤、要麼被舉報。」975Please respect copyright.PENANAescxXbZMSs
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「所以請保持低調別張揚......」果然就是沒這麼便宜的事......不然我都可以來擺攤幫補一下。975Please respect copyright.PENANAh2cO6eZXFa
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「要買一盒嚐嚐麼?」975Please respect copyright.PENANAH1qG0wqqWQ
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那是鋪滿椰絲與大概是麵粉的糯米圓子,體積比掌心小一點,一個透明膠盒共有四件,最後我買了兩盒。975Please respect copyright.PENANAwBkf10DjuU
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「我還是回家才吃吧,這裡吃會弄的滿地椰絲。」雖然我是顧客,但我還是禮貌地向她致謝。975Please respect copyright.PENANAVmAh0E1pAO
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「小浩子還是這麼客氣,明明你是花錢光顧我的。」975Please respect copyright.PENANAvDjZncvJHd
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「這是習慣啦,沒法子。」975Please respect copyright.PENANA3TSLWecEQW
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我們交談了一會,嬋姐因為一直找不到工作,又不能申請失業救濟,一家人的生計都落在丈夫身了。嬋姐為幫補家計,便只好鋌而走險無牌擺攤。圓子都是她親手做的,據她說年輕時家中是做糕點的,後來塞納那發生內戰,她與家人失散後最終輾轉抵達康古,當時北方邊境尚未全面封鎖。獨立初期的經濟環境雖然相當不穩,但當時社會對塞納那人的態度相比現在友善,因此她還是能找到一些支援像他們這類人的組織,學懂了基本的康古社會文化,然後到我之前工作的那家公司工作。原本她打算捱到兒子完成高中後才考慮離職,現在就被迫下馬了。975Please respect copyright.PENANAozoA5QzqH2
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我們仍在傾談之際,某處突然傳來真人廣播──975Please respect copyright.PENANArB3jAHIGwg
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市政查牌──市政查牌──自己找處躲──躲不掉就準備倒大霉──975Please respect copyright.PENANAPLlCBLpOkF
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「......抱歉,下次碰面再說!」975Please respect copyright.PENANALqJUmEN54z
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嬋姐臉容繃緊,同時下意識迅速蹲下用尼龍布包起所有盒子,並放進金屬製的手推車內,裝作是購物的途人跑離現場。975Please respect copyright.PENANAZxo59PH974
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「廣播」的音源逐漸迫近,原來是上次見過的那群三尖八角。他們雙拳圈在嘴前邊走邊喊,各自為政的「廣播」通知像三流交響樂團的演奏此起彼落,途徑範圍的不少販攤紛紛應聲收攤匆忙逃跑,像是配合樂章演出的人偶隨歌起舞。975Please respect copyright.PENANA5RKhqAaWDV
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「唷──小鬼又是你喔,最近還真易碰面。」975Please respect copyright.PENANAbBCUPTYYZf
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沿途隨隊廣播的矮胖注意到我,向我寒暄了一下,看起來先前的衝突像沒有發生過一樣。975Please respect copyright.PENANABku3uFBh7a
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「今天我們有事幹,沒空跟你算上次的帳了,要買東西的話就先避到一邊吧,不然一會被滾油燙熟就自作摰嚕──」975Please respect copyright.PENANAr1rVd2g0Og
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「喂!別甩掉我!」975Please respect copyright.PENANAFkqcjlYWt9
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矮胖停下我跟我搭完話後,才發覺自己被同夥丟下了繼續前行,他隨即攝手攝腳的追上大隊。起初我還不明白矮胖的意思,不過我很快就明白──搬攤避風頭的人數愈來愈多,場面開始混亂起來──一堆拉著大大小小手推車的攤販各自為政的四處亂竄,碰撞在所難免。而仍在擺攤的攤販似乎感到生意受阻,因而加入戰團。原本的交談與叫賣聲逐漸被謾罵聲與髒話取代,不少人像是分成幾派的站一起,準備要幹架似的,連自己其實是趕著搬攤也忘了。975Please respect copyright.PENANAbbnaLFTrry
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手推車輪滾動的「隆隆」聲響愈滾愈大,愈見龐大的手推車大軍正朝我的方向襲來!被手推車輾或撞到也還好,最可怕是那些賣熟食的手推車,不少還盛著滾油跟熱湯,不時從快速移動的手推車上向四周飛濺。後知後覺的我,被迫順著攤販的逃跑路線不斷跑,不知道跑過了多少個街口。當我發覺攤販的步伐似乎停下來之後,我亦停止了腳步,但已累得趴到地上......這幫傢伙,每天推著車還能這樣跑來跑去,到底是啥構造啊......
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