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第一章 城南(十)

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读书人向来不语怪力乱神,所以大梦醒来之后,程小九也就将梦中的荒诞景象远远地抛开了去。龙腾小说ltxsba.com也不知道是郎中开具的人参鹿茸大补汤确实管用,还是因为最近几天饭团子里边白米含量明显增多的缘故,自从那日傍晚后,程朱氏的精神着实一天比一天好了起来。这种情况令程小九喜出望外,干起活来也愈卖命。但码头上却再无大船停靠,偶然出现一些杂七杂八的零活,往往没等他知道消息,便已经被其他力棒们瓜分殆尽了。

找不到当力棒的机会,做小生意的路子又被无形的门槛堵得死死的,两个少年不觉有些窝火。“再这样下去,老子只好去投张大王了!”又一天无所事事,王二毛气呼呼地叫嚣。

张大王就是巨寇张金称,那厮自从前年扯起大旗后,纵横千里,将整个河北都搅得风云变色。此人生性凶残无比,每次攻城掠地,如果对方乖乖投降便罢,他将府库搜刮一空后,立刻扬长而去,也不造过多杀孽。如果对方敢组织人手抵抗,一旦城破,他即纵兵放火烧杀,将整座城池化为白地方才干休。两年多来,凡跟他交手,并被他俘虏的大隋官兵无一人能生还。斩示众已经是慈悲,通常的下场是被开肠破肚,将心肝挖出来供张大王下酒。

就这么一个魔鬼般人物,偏偏对待麾下弟兄极其仗义。每次抢到钱财,他总是按功劳大小分给喽啰们,自己不留分文。喽啰们家中如果有老弱妇孺需要照顾,他也会派人将其接到山中,按月供给米粮。被他攻破的城池村落无不尸骸枕籍,恍如地狱现世。被他搬上山的喽啰家眷们却丰衣足食,小日子过得滋润无比。

今年年初,大隋皇帝陛下派遣鹰扬郎将王辩领兵三万来河北剿匪,与张金称、高开道等人战于巨鹿。高开道等人不敌,纷纷败入大陆泽躲避。张金称却临危不惧,先徐徐后退,然后在漳河畔背水列阵,照搬当年楚霸王项羽的破釜沉舟之计,与官军决一死战。喽啰兵们无路可逃,个个用命,最后居然将三万官军打得落荒而逃,一直跑到百余里外的武安城中才收住脚步。随军的十几万石军粮,无数辎重,全部都落到了张金称之手。

得了官府遗弃的辎重,张金称竟不全都搬回老营。只取了其中一半米粮和全部刀枪铠甲,将带不走的剩余物资都丢在漳河边上任人随便捡拾。附近的庄稼汉们足足向家中搬了三天白米还没能将余下的物资瓜分干净!直到第四天头上,高开道等人闻讯前来打秋风,才恋恋不舍地离去。

如此一来,张贼的名头在河北各地愈响亮。有人将其视作凶神恶煞,也有人将他看成了佛祖门前的大力罗汉,手中拎着屠刀,肚子里却藏着满腹慈悲。

王二毛年纪小,是非善恶在心中本来就不太分明。眼看着日日一天比一天难熬,自然羡慕起传说中那可以刀头舔血,吃香喝辣的绿林日子来。程小九却自幼家教严格传统,对贼人的行为十分不屑。听完了好朋友的白日梦,忍不住冷笑着撇嘴,“就你?”他推推王二毛单弱的肩膀,“就你那小身板儿,抡得动刀么?敢杀人么?敢生吃活人肉么?算了吧!你们老王家祖上再不积德,也不会养出个贼娃子来!”

王二毛没想到好朋友会这样回答自己的提议,被噎得两眼直翻白,喘了好半天,才面红耳赤地道,“这不是还没逼到那一步么?要是真的逼到那一步,人肉吃也就吃了!不信你记住我今天话,看我将来是饿死的命,还是大碗吃肉,大称分金的命儿?”

程小九摇头冷笑,与王二毛找不到半儿共同语言,“这话你跟我嘀咕嘀咕就算了,千万别让大婶儿听见,否则,她非拿笤帚疙瘩打烂你的不可!”

一提起家中的老娘,王二毛的嚣张气焰立刻矮了半截。他父亲去得早,全靠老娘没日没夜地替别人缝补浆洗衣裳,才好歹把兄妹几个拉扯大。所以别的东西王二毛都豁得出去,惹自己老娘生气事情,他却是打死也不敢去做的。

不能当贼,总得找个能吃饭的营生吧?否则,不是要坐吃山空么?耷拉着脑袋沉吟了片刻,王二毛又抬起头,无可奈何地问道:“那你说咱们怎么办,有胳膊有腿儿的,总不能瞪大眼睛等死啊!”

“我也不知道,反正我这辈子不会去当贼!”程小九咬了咬牙,瓮声瓮气地回应。宁饿死也不当土匪,这是他做人的底线。平恩老程家世代清白,家声不能毁在不争气的他手里。可不当土匪,拿什么去挣钱养家?天下那么多路,又有哪条路是属于他程小九和王二毛的?

想着想着,少年人的眼神愈迷茫,仿佛走到了一团化不开的炊烟当中,四下里全是路,却没一条能看到终。

“不当贼,不辱没家声。”程小九疯子般一遍又一遍嘀咕,逆着王二毛的思路想下去,突然,他迷茫的眼神中闪起了一道亮光。“咱们明天去牙行看看,看有没有招护院或保镖的。咱们不当贼,可以替别人防贼,也能弄碗饭吃!”

王二毛被他一惊一乍的表现吓了一跳,向旁边躲了躲,苦笑着提醒,“我不会武,别人招护院肯定不招我这样的。你倒是会两下子,但你刚刚搬到馆陶才几个月?巷子里的那个老乌龟肯定不给你当保人!”

“你不会武,我教给你几套速成的花活儿,保准能蒙过外行去!”程小九突然间信心大增,眼神亮得像半夜里的星星,“至于老乌龟那边,他不认识我,还不认知咱们手里的钱么?”

“那倒是,老乌龟就认钱。可咱们好不容易才有了积蓄……”王二毛向地上吐了口唾沫,悻然道。

二人口中的老乌龟,是驴屎胡同这一带的里正。姓吴,名大贵。为人贪婪且胆小,遇到事情便将头缩起来,出门唯恐房檐上掉下个草渣砸了自家脚趾头。因此,平素很被邻里们看不起,干脆给他起了个缩头乌龟的绰号。

里正的职位虽然上不了台面,却至少是一个能跟官府说得上话的人。所以瞧不起归瞧不起,邻里们遇到难以解决的事情,最后还得找老乌龟出马。老乌龟也不在乎别人怎么鄙夷自己,针头削铁,燕口夺泥,凡是能捞的好处是一不肯少捞。

把好不容易攒下来的钱白白送人,程小九心里也十分不情愿。但除了给人家当保镖这一条出路,他实在找不到其他谋生办法了。横下心来与王二毛好说歹说商量了小半个时辰,终于决定各自拿出两百个钱,晚上到老乌龟家碰碰运气。

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