小羽重新返回去陽間的世界,立刻就給婆婆煩了一個晚上。她偷偷把婆婆的老火湯掉包,叮了一碗孟婆湯給還未吃飯的婆婆(「咦奇怪了,我明明是煲青紅蘿蔔煲豬踭?這碗是甚麼湯?」)。小羽含糊其詞,把婆婆注意力帶回去黃炏那邊,成功過了一關。直至婆婆睡覺之後,小羽唯有獨力把三大碗原來的青紅蘿蔔喝掉,撐得幾乎把灶君樓吃的珍饈海味全都吐回來。703Please respect copyright.PENANAgjkzM8EV2L
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第二天婆婆起來,第一句就問:「咦,妳哥哥呢?」703Please respect copyright.PENANADAMHjwdVWK
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「他死了。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAvjCNpihnL6
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「亂講!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAgj5Z9ukqxF
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「噢...對了...呃他去了外國讀書嘛,妳忘了嗎?」小羽捽捽眼回答。703Please respect copyright.PENANA82vKSvVexB
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「喔,那婆婆我定是老胡塗了。怎麼我完全沒有印象?」婆婆眼神空洞的望著黃炏整齊的床舖,似乎是藥力未過,精神有點迷迷糊糊的。「他去了那裡?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAn3lmmLXwlz
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「好像是去了英國美國附近吧...」703Please respect copyright.PENANAPATb9YiBlG
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「但...英國在歐洲、美國在美洲喎,相隔了一個世界。」婆婆這些事倒很清醒:「我有看世界天氣預報的。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAoeQsLUFjsN
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小羽正想說,其實他們真的相隔了一個世界,可惜這事又不可以開口直說。「下次哥哥打電話回來時,妳直接問他好了。」小羽暗地在被窩中作了個昇龍拳的姿勢,看來黃炏的孟婆湯詭計成功了。703Please respect copyright.PENANA9mjlfldz9a
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待婆婆離家上班之後,小羽急不及待打開衣櫃。黃炏坐在鏡後不遠,換上睡衣準備休息。703Please respect copyright.PENANAsyMOB5hp6y
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「懶鬼哥哥,大清早你就走去睡覺?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAUMmGpy8RCF
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「我這邊是晚上嘛。」黃炏一副滿足的笑容:「要知道我這天多充實,先替我們去冥通銀行辦好儲蓄戶口,又存好了白爺任務的報酬,最後還把酒場的一般任務都拍照紀錄下來,方便我們以後報名。還有喔,有個資深死神見識了智能電話之後,說可以題議他在髏工處工作的姑姑,給酒場的任務寫一個即時網上查閱的App!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAHF4Pg7Bvse
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用手提電話查看靈界資料嗎?哥哥的想法真夠奇怪。703Please respect copyright.PENANABX2P09madB
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「那有甚麼吸引的任務嗎?」703Please respect copyright.PENANA6p2KvUYIsL
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黃炏打開平板電腦,亮出一塊任務告示的照片:「這個調查修羅界失踪人口任務的報酬超高,但相信要靠黑爺白爺的幫手才能完成;有一家武器店有把被惡靈附體的寶劍,想找人幫手揪它出來,報酬是幫忙度身訂造一件裝備。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAD8J89X4QiR
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「我們有需要用到武器嗎?」小羽猶豫道:「若然有甚麼大怪物,還是交給黑爺白爺吧。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAhzqrGTjPf7
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「哈哈,舉腳讚同!」黃炏罕有地咐和小羽。他宜得一直狐假虎威,不用跟大怪獸交手。「可是我認為,我們總要件裝備去充一下派頭,起碼要看上去不致於太過窩囊。那麼妖魔鬼怪才不敢主動把我們當目標。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAwUPnO8WItO
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小羽打量哥哥營養不良般的書生相,確實又太過肉腳。703Please respect copyright.PENANAmmm6AS3BOF
「說得也是...」703Please respect copyright.PENANAPW4Rn4E9zh
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兩兄妹約好時間,等傍晚時間酒場開檔就一起去接受這個武器任務。黃炏帶著本《近代妖怪圖鑑》到床上當睡前讀物。小羽換件衣服,打算先到寶兒的店採構靈界用品。 703Please respect copyright.PENANAAzAKe65teE
自從去過靈界以後,小羽愈覺寶兒工作那家精品店,有夠光怪陸離。她站在對面街駐足留意了許久,進去的顧客除了一些正正常常的中小學生以外,都是些外貌奇特的傢夥,甚至有兩個超級厭食症身型的女人,令小羽懷疑她們是白骨精姐妹花。703Please respect copyright.PENANAnrWSvDi7Zx
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「嗨,寶兒。」小羽踏入精品店,甫即見到寶兒。她照舊穿著女僕裝,有點嬰兒肥的身型把衣服撐得很有看頭。703Please respect copyright.PENANAaUlHRsCQcL
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「噢,歡迎光臨。」寶兒望望那古肅的店長老爸,他正跟櫃面的一名女客人介紹面膜。小羽知道這一定又是某些靈界道具,刻意張大耳朵偷聽。703Please respect copyright.PENANA7QrV7hOjc5
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「這款『我的人皮日記』近期很熱賣,屬於用完即棄類型,透氣補水、又不用每天畫皮...」二撇雞老闆掏塊肉色面膜,幸好沒有血淋淋的感覺。「買兩盒補充裝更即送人皮燈籠,下可月中秋可以拿來應節嘛。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAx2E5oazUPb
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寶兒牽著小羽,一位長著好脾氣臉蛋的太太從貨倉門走出來。703Please respect copyright.PENANAQoiFGDUZj1
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「寶兒,這位是妳的朋友嗎?」她急急打倉門關上,臉上仍保持那和藹的笑容。703Please respect copyright.PENANAJPea64TSLz
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「媽媽,沒關係。她叫小羽,就是我跟妳說,帶脅過我們整班通過死神選拔那個女生喔。」寶兒介紹道:「這位是我媽媽。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAgGdFhVN1Rv
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「Hi Auntie。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAu90e3DrjYD
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「小羽妳好。叫我陸太就可以了。隨便參觀啊,我們可有很多合用的靈界雜貨。」陸太整理好衣領,準備出去舖面工作。剛才她那緊張關門,大概是怕倉庫的奇怪存貨給普通人看見吧。703Please respect copyright.PENANA9IYhm7PY08
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寶兒打開倉門,跟小羽走進去參觀。裡面的面積甚至比外邊的店面大上三四倍,十足一間小型辦館的規模,剛才那兩個瘦骨嶙峋的女人也在這邊。703Please respect copyright.PENANATKvNCCmPC9
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「喔,我要買鈣片。」其中一個瘦骨仙跟同伴說:「最近好像長了點骨刺,妳覺得我塗些正骨水有用嗎?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAXQtGXXulwI
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「索性找華佗算了。」另一位白骨精把兩罐長者奶粉放到購物車,「上次我膝蓋骨增生,他一括就醫好了。」703Please respect copyright.PENANArPt3wGlgjV
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小羽聽得出神,差點撞到一個擺放人偶的大鐵架上。架上整整齊齊的放滿了美術課素描用的木頭公仔,唯一不同的是,這群公仔都在扭動身子擺甫士。703Please respect copyright.PENANAp00sCoWaoe
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「他們都很愛現,妳不望他們很快就會停下來。」寶兒給小羽講解。703Please respect copyright.PENANAuY9S3f3jeT
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「這些木頭人有甚麼用?」703Please respect copyright.PENANANnYjFgHb91
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「通常用來幫手收拾碗筷呀、爬到床底撿起單丁舊襪之類的家務。」寶兒拔起一個,放在手心,任由它在上面跳舞:「可是這些東西沒有靈魂,只算是式神的一類工具,只懂做些簡單不過的工作。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAI6tR0O2B6I
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小羽想起委託務務裡面,附有惡鬼靈魂的劍。「如果有靈魂又會怎樣?」703Please respect copyright.PENANA7CPSCWsxDx
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「那就大大不同了。」寶兒展開一個衷心的笑容:「有靈魂的物件會有自我意識,可以自己思考,所以可以做些複雜的工作。我在一些舊書上讀過,這甚至可以變更自己型態。」 703Please respect copyright.PENANAr9pvNpk4lx
「我爸爸...就是外邊站在收銀處那位先生,他本身就是個業界首屈一指的傀儡師。」寶兒邊說邊指揮著手上的木頭公仔,她應該正使用某些魔法跟木偶作聯繫,木偶扶著寶兒白晳的手指跳著牛仔舞。「只有傀儡師才可以操縱附有靈魂的木偶。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAoa2Hca0Dv1
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「那妳也是傀儡師嗎?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAlf7PGGzgzd
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「當然了,我們陸家是傀儡師家族,代代相傳本門的陸合大法,最多甚至可以操縱六位傀儡。」寶兒接住手上的素描公仔,把它放回原處:「爸爸說,我應該有能力操控單一兩個木偶。不過我還未找到肯被注入我專屬人偶的靈魂。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAfNnEoWYb5K
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小羽懷疑,給他的毒男哥哥知道可以當寶兒的木偶手下,黃炏會不㑹來主動應徵當一世木偶。703Please respect copyright.PENANAm38ykKpQOF
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「妳的專屬人偶是怎麼樣的?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAlStpjPO20A
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「妳等一下。」寶兒歡歡喜喜的回到店面,再把隻一比一大小的木偶奇遇記公仔抱進來。「這就是我最喜愛的皮諾邱。很可愛是不是?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAKyZMOrQz6K
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小羽免為其難的笑一下,懷疑寶兒的智齡比看上去還要再低一點。老實說這造工粗糙的人偶,比較像玩具博物館裡的古董。寶兒執起公仔背後一副十字架形的控制桿,操縱木偶花俏的轉個身,再跟小羽行個軍禮。703Please respect copyright.PENANATt4OR5llaQ
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「本護法向死神小羽大人請安。」寶兒壓著聲線,模仿木頭人在發出聲音。黃炏或許會覺得寶兒很可愛,小羽卻認為她天真得過份。703Please respect copyright.PENANALGGwsz9XwK
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「如果他附上個靈魂的話,甚至可以自己說話。」703Please respect copyright.PENANABBaMa5aAaw
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「但是靈界的鬼魂本身就可以自己自由生活,那誰會願意附在這頭...呃...可愛到加零一的木偶上面?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAY4g3Fuh9Kp
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「所以我到現在也找不到合適對象囉。」寶兒摸一下皮諾邱的頭:「不過爸爸說不用急,這要講緣份。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAKBKjU15Wjr
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一說曹操曹操到,店舖外傳來陸大叔的聲音:「寶兒,幫一下媽媽去倉庫拿三箱面膜。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAg1FL40DZtx
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「我要先去幫手,待會兒再回來。妳隨便四處參觀一下吧。」寶兒把大木偶也捧到素描公仔的層架上,轉身隨著陸太太走進倉庫。703Please respect copyright.PENANAM6Nn8hsqeF
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小羽看著軟趴趴的大木頭人,大小跟家中的小熊維尼啤啤差不多。或許是個人品味各異吧,寶兒才會喜歡這種古風玩具。但她一想到醜比頭一類奇形怪狀的玩具也有捧場客時,有人會愛上木頭公仔也沒有甚麼好稀奇的。


