
079:舉人的婚事
阿嬤的葬禮才剛處理完畢,老家就又熱鬧起來。346Please respect copyright.PENANA9QCuwFONsK
很多大富翁主動上門提親,希望能把女兒嫁給哥哥。346Please respect copyright.PENANAjB5ASwWbJc
畢竟妻子是未來的官夫人,前途無量啊。346Please respect copyright.PENANAQdBoC7NdSg
因此還發生過,一天有三組人上門說親,在三合院廣場吵起來的混亂狀況。346Please respect copyright.PENANAjfN6ANoBfv
十一歲的我,看這樣,真的很擔心。346Please respect copyright.PENANAzcFOQKUUzP
我不是擔心自己會出現競爭者,我擔心的是哥哥。346Please respect copyright.PENANAWLsxyP3EIm
但是只見哥哥一直把所有婚事推掉,甚至在附近所有村鎮都立上一具告示牌:『守喪中,請眾人勿再來說親,』這才結束說親風波。346Please respect copyright.PENANACRbU1KO52k
我訝異的:「哥哥,你真的不打算結婚嗎?」346Please respect copyright.PENANAUebNoJB5GY
哥哥:「怎麼忽然問這個?」346Please respect copyright.PENANAHDYLua1DmO
我說:「哥哥長這麼大,又是大家尊敬的舉人,還不結婚真的很奇怪啊?」346Please respect copyright.PENANAx0XUY8eZeS
哥哥:「妳就這麼希望我結婚?」346Please respect copyright.PENANA4oBewiHGZI
我說:「大家都十六歲十七歲就結婚了?」346Please respect copyright.PENANAsW7RgOPjMF
哥哥:「他們是他們,我是我啊。」346Please respect copyright.PENANAqftjptCqfn
我說:「哥哥真的沒有喜歡的女孩子?」346Please respect copyright.PENANASZNuYDeuj2
哥哥:「傻丫頭,哥哥在等妳長大啊。妳不長大,哥哥要怎麼結婚?」346Please respect copyright.PENANAjPzgb8uZD8
我說:「哥哥真的想跟我結婚?」346Please respect copyright.PENANAus39qjP3ZF
哥哥微笑,半認真,半開玩笑:「我等著把妳嫁到好人家,才能放心自己的事。」346Please respect copyright.PENANAvwyR9pgCs6
我說:「哥哥!認真一點啦!」346Please respect copyright.PENANAvIEcnc8Jbp
哥哥:「呵呵……」346Please respect copyright.PENANAdWNCPUxYRt
反正啊,自從哥哥到處立出謝絕說親的告示板,是沒人上門說親了。346Please respect copyright.PENANARcOezq4UkQ
但是大家也『自顧自的得到答案』,正式喊我夫人,讓我好尷尬。346Please respect copyright.PENANA88yvS8HQj9
夫人的名號,就是從那時開始,一路跟我一百多年,直跟到今天。346Please respect copyright.PENANAodiCibamC7
至於是什麼樣的答案,使大家喊我夫人?346Please respect copyright.PENANAAIRx65e0UQ
其實很簡單。346Please respect copyright.PENANAT8DcCi3HFV
大家看我是哥哥的童養媳,我們整天一起活動,感情那麼好,其實已經是同床共寢,私底下有真實關係的正式夫妻。346Please respect copyright.PENANAHmdMp4262O
問題是,當時我只是個十一歲的孩子,哥哥又是崇高的舉人身分,不好承認那種明顯扭曲的關係,才會拐彎抹角的立告示板拒絕婚事。346Please respect copyright.PENANAivca112shD
事實是,我們明明分房睡,清清白白的,卻被大家看待得好冤枉。346Please respect copyright.PENANA7jGcW2Bjmd
不過也無法怪大家。346Please respect copyright.PENANA8qm0I0HXRF
那個時代,十九歲的崇高舉人不願意結婚,真的太奇怪。346Please respect copyright.PENANAVnNEbcDuxc
真的要怪,只能怪哥哥啦……346Please respect copyright.PENANAFiQiV9KdxL
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