
071:出門
一八八四年,男孩(蒼原城隍)八歲。392Please respect copyright.PENANAAD9GjZJhCc
這一天,天色一發亮,母親(素娘)起床,前往廚房料理早餐。392Please respect copyright.PENANAZSgo3kMpUR
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。392Please respect copyright.PENANAna03lgA0MK
素娘:「早。」392Please respect copyright.PENANA0xMxODuMGt
阿嬤:「孩子還好?」392Please respect copyright.PENANAVwJr9vJmWD
素娘:「還在發燒。」392Please respect copyright.PENANAplTUjlVf6F
阿嬤用粗布防熱,提起煎藥壺。392Please respect copyright.PENANAgmQplxIIwS
素娘:「媽,我來弄就好。」392Please respect copyright.PENANAzZuoVBQq3E
阿嬤:「我來,妳去忙吃的。」392Please respect copyright.PENANA5AglIzeA3C
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。392Please respect copyright.PENANAtCrw2AtV0a
陰暗的房間內,男孩躺在床上熟睡。392Please respect copyright.PENANAOZjjU07ywo
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。」392Please respect copyright.PENANA5axgUeuJWD
男孩醒來,睡眼矇矓好一會:「阿嬤……」392Please respect copyright.PENANA5LNlHeqrHb
阿嬤:「喝過藥,身體才會快快好起來。」392Please respect copyright.PENANAWTTqb3EJhp
就此讓阿嬤扶起,一口口啜飲苦澀的湯藥。392Please respect copyright.PENANAt3enRc0zvO
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。392Please respect copyright.PENANAsB9eyFWKsE
好不容喝完湯藥,換母親餵飯。392Please respect copyright.PENANANU5WhCatin
阿嬤詢問:「素娘,明天又要出門?」392Please respect copyright.PENANAUJ9gbzritz
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。392Please respect copyright.PENANAihOWuY5LgV
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。392Please respect copyright.PENANAS2hxjSTKkK
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。」392Please respect copyright.PENANAtuhIKrRfgD
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?」392Please respect copyright.PENANA966mvp4zDl
素娘:「這是為了孩子和這個家。」392Please respect copyright.PENANALqZjS1MVAJ
阿嬤:「也考慮一下人家會怎麼說妳?」392Please respect copyright.PENANAs999IQDMsq
素娘:「…………」392Please respect copyright.PENANA2LScMaJpYZ
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?」392Please respect copyright.PENANABPDyb4smk6
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。」392Please respect copyright.PENANACTgJTAbZJQ
阿嬤:「反正女人家少出遠門啦。」392Please respect copyright.PENANA9tYfwhdIGt
素娘:「等到把女孩買回家,我就不會再出遠門了。」392Please respect copyright.PENANAjshJddAV4T
阿嬤:「唉……」392Please respect copyright.PENANAc5TYrobM8i
素娘也不再多說這事,只是餵孩子,和孩子說話。392Please respect copyright.PENANAD5Fv2Q8HXX
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。392Please respect copyright.PENANAIRp6TklYzb
他們看來都才剛成年,十幾二十歲的年輕人。392Please respect copyright.PENANAXbhBxfX89V
其中五位,阿嬤見過。另外一位,是新面孔。392Please respect copyright.PENANACt2OYzBQY6
他們一起稱呼:「大姊好。阿嬤好。」392Please respect copyright.PENANAvACaJbO6gL
阿嬤沒有理會他們,直接前往照顧生病的孫子。392Please respect copyright.PENANAmwiEDiQl8q
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。392Please respect copyright.PENANApbeoIUfBbx
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。392Please respect copyright.PENANAKMBy0ctTrn
大約五點,端進房間,給孩子餵餐。392Please respect copyright.PENANAE1mmGNS5VB
阿嬤比較晚起,不過也前來房間。392Please respect copyright.PENANAlanJ28XI3u
素娘:「退燒了。身體覺得比較舒服?」392Please respect copyright.PENANAgsZzCaOBDZ
男孩:「有……」392Please respect copyright.PENANAYYnEkmZwIZ
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?」392Please respect copyright.PENANApkC4ColX04
男孩點頭:「嗯……」392Please respect copyright.PENANACz8sfPfIjB
素娘:「記住,不論媽媽去到多遠的地方,你永遠都在媽媽心裡。」392Please respect copyright.PENANAkBxz6mNXqw
再次點頭:「嗯……」392Please respect copyright.PENANA94Gtb9giF3
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。」392Please respect copyright.PENANAGybZprvq3g
阿嬤:「唉……我更希望留下來的是妳啊。」392Please respect copyright.PENANAeDKRtGXiTw
素娘不再多說,疼惜撫摸孩子的臉,就此出門離去。392Please respect copyright.PENANA2D9wagfynq
結果,沒有再回來了……392Please respect copyright.PENANACqC7l1gg6A
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