
071:出門
一八八四年,男孩(蒼原城隍)八歲。433Please respect copyright.PENANAqoFmK6TtgT
這一天,天色一發亮,母親(素娘)起床,前往廚房料理早餐。433Please respect copyright.PENANAyoEn3Z8h4N
不多久,走入另一名老婦人,是這個家族的老阿嬤,走去查看煎藥壺。433Please respect copyright.PENANAL6vzlfn6yx
素娘:「早。」433Please respect copyright.PENANA3a3Ay9wTIy
阿嬤:「孩子還好?」433Please respect copyright.PENANAoNQqtsLPmE
素娘:「還在發燒。」433Please respect copyright.PENANASsZilsucJQ
阿嬤用粗布防熱,提起煎藥壺。433Please respect copyright.PENANAUN7PgNuUzb
素娘:「媽,我來弄就好。」433Please respect copyright.PENANA7CoOj13pNE
阿嬤:「我來,妳去忙吃的。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAT78RhRskof
說完,藥水小心倒入大碗公,右手拿著,左手燭臺,進入男孩房間。433Please respect copyright.PENANAUrGd8xIkGf
陰暗的房間內,男孩躺在床上熟睡。433Please respect copyright.PENANA8HtM1e1LHZ
阿嬤坐到床沿,點燃床頭櫃上的蠟燭照明,這才輕搖男孩,口氣溫和:「喝藥了。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAzXZqyMEfEy
男孩醒來,睡眼矇矓好一會:「阿嬤……」433Please respect copyright.PENANA8edE67eiv8
阿嬤:「喝過藥,身體才會快快好起來。」433Please respect copyright.PENANA4Is8x7qxcu
就此讓阿嬤扶起,一口口啜飲苦澀的湯藥。433Please respect copyright.PENANATzTrDOwqCn
沒多久,母親弄好早餐,端著一碗進房。白飯上面蓋著二樣青菜,一樣魚肉。因為每當這樣高燒,孩子不會有什麼體力前往廚房,只好端來房間讓他用餐。433Please respect copyright.PENANAaI489S1y3y
好不容喝完湯藥,換母親餵飯。433Please respect copyright.PENANAb7hYpAPaco
阿嬤詢問:「素娘,明天又要出門?」433Please respect copyright.PENANAolFCjE7eee
昨晚睡前,蝦宜港內開旅店的老林趕來,通知阿嬤有六名外地年輕人入住旅店,都和素娘有關。433Please respect copyright.PENANA5a6azD9ymW
終究是個小漁村,鎮民之間感情好的,都會第一時間私下通報消息。433Please respect copyright.PENANAfVCRnqE92J
素娘被問,直接承認:「嗯……」沉默幾秒,「這次要去比較深山的蕃村,大概三個月才會回來。」433Please respect copyright.PENANArKXw2KscTD
阿嬤:「妳一個已經嫁過來的女人家,整天和幾名男人在外面走,山裡到處和蕃人打交道,這樣怎麼好?」433Please respect copyright.PENANAS4hq2rn9gJ
素娘:「這是為了孩子和這個家。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAKPowryYSi9
阿嬤:「也考慮一下人家會怎麼說妳?」433Please respect copyright.PENANA3nzbsTSSyG
素娘:「…………」433Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZYt4RJTrV
阿嬤:「再說,深山蕃村那種危險地方,要是妳也出事,看要怎麼辦?」433Please respect copyright.PENANASKFZ9KZPxJ
素娘:「那是以前,現在蕃仔沒有大家傳的那麼壞。備好禮,有話好好的說,不會有問題。」433Please respect copyright.PENANApfKJFa4b6l
阿嬤:「反正女人家少出遠門啦。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAKJVvOjyHOI
素娘:「等到把女孩買回家,我就不會再出遠門了。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAmfKM4pnEZF
阿嬤:「唉……」433Please respect copyright.PENANA7I4kd4kPof
素娘也不再多說這事,只是餵孩子,和孩子說話。433Please respect copyright.PENANAjqc4MJ5TX6
果然,這天大約早上八點,六名健壯男人一起來到三合院找素娘。433Please respect copyright.PENANAk7v7MBNZok
他們看來都才剛成年,十幾二十歲的年輕人。433Please respect copyright.PENANAKebqR8cIug
其中五位,阿嬤見過。另外一位,是新面孔。433Please respect copyright.PENANA0MZPTHUeTc
他們一起稱呼:「大姊好。阿嬤好。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAiNy14uymsN
阿嬤沒有理會他們,直接前往照顧生病的孫子。433Please respect copyright.PENANAt5zIwZulLO
素娘對待他們如同弟弟,說說笑笑,計畫出發路線,直到傍晚,男孩們才又回到旅店休息。433Please respect copyright.PENANAIe27PDPbR7
隔天,因為六點就要出發,所以天未亮的四點,素娘就起床,連忙處理早餐。433Please respect copyright.PENANAXy5lSUASUK
大約五點,端進房間,給孩子餵餐。433Please respect copyright.PENANA1mznVJWl0E
阿嬤比較晚起,不過也前來房間。433Please respect copyright.PENANA2dE0aOenpm
素娘:「退燒了。身體覺得比較舒服?」433Please respect copyright.PENANAlXuG3V8CsH
男孩:「有……」433Please respect copyright.PENANAkve4y0DcP3
素娘:「媽媽等會就要出門。這次去比較遠,三個月才會回來。不論多久,你都要乖乖聽阿嬤的話,知道嗎?」433Please respect copyright.PENANAEyiLXb0FTu
男孩點頭:「嗯……」433Please respect copyright.PENANAF8yNlKtxdm
素娘:「記住,不論媽媽去到多遠的地方,你永遠都在媽媽心裡。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAET0BzziWgO
再次點頭:「嗯……」433Please respect copyright.PENANAIThkvVvC09
再疼惜孩子一會,素娘轉頭:「媽,我有留一筆生活費在神桌下的抽屜。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAXZoOwoUMaG
阿嬤:「唉……我更希望留下來的是妳啊。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAUuQwGgAMMD
素娘不再多說,疼惜撫摸孩子的臉,就此出門離去。433Please respect copyright.PENANAQp6iIIKdGA
結果,沒有再回來了……433Please respect copyright.PENANA2AXenz5YTE
………………433Please respect copyright.PENANAKG7BoBlSc0
…………433Please respect copyright.PENANAAQPy8vxbwG
……433Please respect copyright.PENANAdIDgYFLbrp
433Please respect copyright.PENANADj1mxM9byx