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第十五章

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那青年对母亲说——他指指洋女人——这是罗斯托夫伯爵夫人,她是个大慈善家,想抱养一个美丽的中国女孩为养女。她看中了你们家这个女孩。这是你们家的福气。

母亲的眼泪突然涌了出来。她把上官来弟的女婴交给我四姐,腾出怀抱,搂住了我七姐的头。“求弟,好孩子,你的福气来了啊……”母亲的眼泪乱纷纷地落在七姐的头上。七姐呜呜咽咽地说:“娘,我不愿跟她去,她身上的味道不好闻……”母亲说:“傻孩子,人家那才是好味呢。”

青年有些不耐烦地说:“行啦,大嫂,谈谈价钱吧。”

母亲说:“先生,既然是给这位……夫人当养女,孩子就算掉到福囤里了,俺不要钱……只求能好好待俺的孩子……”

青年把母亲的话翻给洋女人听。她用生硬的汉语说:“不,钱还是要给的。”

母亲说:“先生,问问夫人,能不能再要一个,也让她们姐妹有个伴儿。”

青年把母亲的话翻过去。那个罗斯托夫伯爵夫人,坚决地摇了摇头。

青年塞给母亲十几张粉红色的钞票。然后,对那站在马旁的车夫招招手。

车夫小跑着过来,对青年鞠了一躬。

车夫抱起我七姐走到马车边。这时,她才大声地嚎哭出来,并对着我们伸出一只纤细的手。姐姐们齐声嚎哭着,连司马家的小可怜虫也咧开嘴,哇,哭一声,歇一会儿,再哇一声,再歇一会儿。车夫把我七姐塞进车里。那洋女人随着也钻进了车。青年即将上车时,母亲追过去,拉着他的胳膊,焦急地问:“先生,夫人住在哪儿?”青年冷冷地说:“哈尔滨。”

马车驰上官道,很快消逝在树林背后。但七姐的哭声、马铃铎的叮哨声、伯爵夫人乳房的香气,永远鲜活地保存在我的记忆里。

母亲举着那几张粉红的钞票,好像变成了一尊泥塑,我也变成了泥塑的一个组成部分。

这天晚上,我们没有露宿街头,而是住在一家小客栈里。母亲让四姐出去买十个烧饼。四姐却买来四十个热气腾腾的水煎包,还有一大包烧肉。母亲恼怒地说:“四嫚,这可是卖你妹妹的钱!”四姐哭着说:“娘,让妹妹们饱吃一顿吧,您也饱吃一顿吧。”母亲哭着说:“想弟,这包子,这肉,娘怎能咽下去……”四姐说:“您不吃,可就把金童饿毁了。”四姐的劝说非常有效,母亲含泪吃包子吃肉,为了分泌乳汁,喂我,也喂上官来弟和沙月亮的女婴。

母亲病了。

她的身体烫得像刚从淬火桶中提出来的铁器,冒着腥臭的热气。我们坐在母亲周围,大眼瞪着小眼。母亲闭着眼睛,嘴唇上全是透明的水泡,许多吓人的话从她嘴里冒出来。她一会儿大声呼叫,一会儿窃窃私语。一会儿用欢娱的腔调说,一会儿用悲哀的腔调说。上帝、圣母、天使、魔鬼、上官寿喜、马洛亚牧师、樊三、于四、大姑姑、二舅舅、外祖父、外祖母……中国鬼怪和外国神灵、活着的人和死去的人、我们知道的故事和我们不知道的故事,源源不断地从母亲嘴里吐出来,在我们眼前晃动着、演绎着、表演着、变幻着……理解了母亲的病中呓语就等于理解了整个宇宙,记录下母亲的病中呓语就等于记录下了高密东北乡的全部历史。

皮肤松弛、脸上长满痞子的店主被母亲的呼叫声惊动,拖拉着松松垮垮的身体,急匆匆地来到我们房间。他伸手摸摸母亲的额头,连忙缩回手,焦急地说:“快请医生,要死人啦!”他看看我们,问四姐:“你最大?”四姐头。“为什么不请医生?姑娘,你怎么不说话?”店主问。四姐哇啦一声哭了。她跪在店主面前,道:“大叔,行行好,救救俺娘吧。”店主道:“姑娘,我问你,你们还有多少钱?”四姐从母亲身上掏出那几张钞票,递给店主,道:“大叔,这是卖俺七妹的钱。”

店主接过钱,说:“姑娘,你跟我走吧,我带你去请医生。”

花光了七姐换来的粉红钞票,母亲睁开了眼。

“娘睁眼了,娘睁开眼了!”我们眼含泪花,齐声欢呼。母亲抬起手,逐个地抚摸着我们的脸。“娘……娘……娘……娘……娘……”我们说。“姥姥,姥姥。”司马家的小可怜虫结结巴巴地说。“她呢?她……”母亲伸出一只手,说。四姐把包在紫貂皮大衣里的她抱过来让母亲抚摸。母亲抚摸着她闭上了眼睛,两滴泪水从眼角流出来。

店主闻声进来,哭丧着脸对我四姐说:“姑娘,不是我心狠,我也是拖家带口,这十几天的店钱、饭食钱、灯烛钱……”

四姐说:“大叔,您是俺家的大恩人,欠您的钱,俺一定还,只求您暂时不要撵俺,俺娘她还没好……”

一九四一年二月十八日上午,上官想弟把一沓钞票递给大病初愈的母亲,她说:“娘,欠店主的钱我已经还清了,这是剩下的钱……”

母亲惊问:“想弟,你从哪儿弄来的钱?”

四姐凄然一笑,说:“娘,带着弟弟妹妹回去吧,这里不是咱的家……”

母亲脸色惨白,抓着四姐的手,问:“想弟,告诉娘……”

四姐说:“娘,我把自己卖了……价钱还可以,店主帮着讨了半天价……”

妓院老鸨像检查牲口一样把四姐全身检查了一遍,说:“太瘦了。”店主道:“老板,一袋米就催胖了么!”老鸨伸出两根指头,说:“二百块钱吧,我做个善人,积德!”店主道:“老板,这姑娘的娘病了,还有一群妹妹,再给她加吧……”老鸨说:“嗨,这年头,善门难开呐!”店主求情。四姐跪下。老鸨道:“好吧,我这人心软。再加二十吧,破天的高价了!”

母亲身子晃了晃,缓慢地跌倒在地。

这时,我们听到一个沙哑嗓子的女人在门外大声吆喝:“姑娘,走吧,俺可没那么多闲工夫等你!”

四姐跪下,给母亲磕了一个头。她爬起来,摸摸五姐的头,拍拍六姐的脸,揪揪八姐的耳朵,匆匆忙忙捧起我的脸亲了一口。她双手捏着我的肩膀,用力晃了晃,激情漫卷的脸犹如风雪中的梅花。

“金童啊金童,”她说,“你好好长,快快长,咱们上官家可全靠你了!”说完,她的目光在屋子里转了一圈,鸡鸣般的哽咽声冲出喉咙。她捂住嘴巴,像要跑出去呕吐一样,从我们的视野里消失了。

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