第四章 红尘 (一 下)
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尽管心里藏着无数困惑,傍晚时分,善良的莲嫂还是趁着天亮,早早地替程名振擦洗了伤口,重新换上了药膏。更多小说ltxsba.com两个人都很尴尬,相互之间的配合难免生疏了些,偶尔用力不匀,程名振身上的伤口便流出股股脓血。把个莲嫂吓得脸色煞白,唯恐少年人责骂自己。程名振却很大度,没事人一般说道:“嗨!不疼!那些脓血早晚要淌出来的。淌干净了,说不定伤口能好得快些!”
“是我笨,不会伺候人!”莲嫂眼圈一红,讪讪地道歉。
见到他流泪,程名振心里更慌,赶紧扭过头来笑着安慰“你又不是郎中,会绑这些布带子才奇怪!这些天我昏迷时,你不是也将我照顾得挺好么。这样,我闭上眼睛,直着腰不动,你就当我还昏着就是了。”
“程少爷是个好人!”莲嫂抽了抽鼻涕,低声回了一句。按照对方说的话去处理,涂药和缠布带的进度果然快了许多。即便如此,几道大大小小的伤口处理完毕,也足足耗去了小半个时辰。把程名振疼得脸色雪白,豆大的汗珠子沿着鬓角一粒接一粒向下滚。
莲嫂见状,顾不上再胡思乱想,赶紧跑出去找蔘汤。两大碗蔘汤落肚,程名振的脸上终于返回了一丝血色,歪在榻上,虚弱地喘气!
“少爷,程少爷?程少爷,您可不能走啊!”莲嫂心里害怕,小声替程名振喊魂儿。
“我,我没事儿。这个该死的孙驼子,今天的药怎么这般煞人。早知道这样,我还不如昏迷着!”程名振喘息了一会儿,闭着眼睛回应。
“那可不行。少爷如果还不醒过来,肯定把七当家给急死了!”莲嫂见程名振终于能开口说话,破涕为笑。话音落后,猛然现子又犯了口无遮拦地毛病,赶紧低下头去,唯恐与少年人的目光相对。
程名振根本没力气睁眼睛看她,浑身上下的伤口无一处不疼得钻心。为了避免莲嫂过于着急,他只得有一搭没一搭地回应,“七当家,你说得是杜鹃么?这些天,我恐怕让她费了不少心思!”
“少爷知道啊?”莲嫂惊诧地抬头,然后又迅速将头低了回去,“少爷知道,知道七当家每天,每天都,都来看你么?为了这事儿,三当家跟七当家闹得很不痛快。可七当家……”
话刚刚开了个头,旋即被程名振没头没脑地打断,“三当家,是疤瘌叔么?他已经回到老营了?这是什么时候的事情?”
“只比你们晚回来一天。这些日子,陆陆续续有弟兄们从外边回来。听说大当家反败为胜,打得那个叫王世充家伙抱头鼠窜,周围还有些小绺子主动前来商量入伙。但那些人看上去都不是什么正经玩意儿,七当家正劝着大当家不要收留他们!”
“哦!”程名振昏昏沉沉地答应。伤口上的药开始挥作用了,热乎乎的感觉开始取代疼痛,整个人的身体也开始变得软软的,费好大力气才能集中起精神。
“六当家说大伙能活着回来,多亏了你的计策好!那个姓王的好像很有名,绰号叫做什么碧眼狐狸,两淮一带不少当家人都败在了他手上”唯恐程名振就此睡过去,莲嫂不断地给二人找话题。
“哦!”程名振迷迷糊糊地头。到现在,他终于探听出了自己当天在跟谁拼命了。王世充,这员将领很厉害么?名头好像不怎么响亮啊!程名振最近只听说过来护儿、张须陀、李旭和宇文士及,比起这些当世豪杰来,王世充可谓名不见经传。但那个人用兵却很果断,居然打了流寇们一个措手不及。如果不是他被胜利冲昏了头,自己那个简单的埋伏,未必能见得了什么效果。
“在运河边吃了一败,姓王的便缩进了馆陶县!周围几个县城和堡寨俱不敢出头,这样,被打散的弟兄们才找到机会渡过运河,陆续回到泽里。开始的时候,听说张大王战败,泽里边几乎家家挂黑,都以为出去的人回不来了。结果你猜怎么着?”莲嫂轻笑,瞥向程名振的目光中充满了赞赏,“结果纸钱和香烛正冒着烟,人却囫囵个回来了。弄得一家大小又哭又笑,几乎乱成了一锅粥!”
“怪不得土匪们肯花本钱救我!”程名振心中暗道。他也觉得自己这个想法好生亏心,却强迫自己不去寻找其他被救的理由。土匪就是土匪,即便他们中间出现几个莲嫂这样的善良人物,也无补于他们的名声。而平恩程家却是世代忠良,绝不应该于土匪扯上太多瓜葛。
这样想着,他对莲嫂的态度也慢慢淡了起来。善良的妇人看不见程名振内心里的挣扎,只是以为少年人是因为伤势过重,所以才精神萎靡。反倒愈仔细地照顾他,不停地拿湿布替他抹汗。
湿布醶上传来的凉意让程名振的灵台一阵阵变得清明,但药力和本能的逃避又让他的心神一阵阵陷入模糊。迷迷糊糊间,他听见莲嫂给自己讲巨野泽里边的趣事,讲野鸭子如何在芦苇丛中孵蛋,讲狐狸如何钻进篱笆中偷鸡却被狗捉,讲夏天时的荷花,还有冬天时的落雪。迷迷糊糊间,他说自己当年如何骑在父亲的肩膀上看长安,如何走丢了路,站在卖糖人儿的车旁大声哭泣……
那些快乐和忧伤仿佛就生在昨天,偶尔提起来是如此地亲切。程名振记得自己好些年没跟人提起过了,不敢对娘亲说,唯恐看到娘亲的泪眼。也不敢跟王二毛等人说,否则必会被当做炫耀。只有躺在巨野泽芦苇编织的草席子跟不相干的人说,才不必有任何顾忌。反正自己终归要离开,离开后就跟此地没任何瓜葛。
“那你没哥哥么?”一只略显粗大的女性之手抹去少年人额头的汗水,手的主人柔声追问。
“没!我家里就我一个!本来该有个弟弟,但阿爷出了事儿,没保住。”程名振吐了口气,苦笑着答道。
“我以为你们家会有很多婢女,很多仆人。每次你出门时都是前呼后拥的,威风百倍!”女人用一只小勺舀了些蔘汤替程名振润唇,然后笑着说道。
“京师那边米贵,阿爷是个好官,没太多钱拿。并且我当时小,还不到单独配婢女的时候。”程名振闭着眼睛将蔘汤咽下,继续又一句没一句地跟对方闲扯。
蔘汤是重新温过的,隐隐地还透着股子蜂蜜味儿。应该是野蜂产的蜜,家蜂产的蜜没有这么浓郁的花香。不对,那股花香应该不是来自蜂蜜中,而是女人的手上,淡淡的,甜甜的,若隐若现。
“莲嫂,大哥平素做什么?也在张大王帐下行走么?”突然想到这样的问题,程名振鬼使神差地问。
“你大哥?”莲嫂楞了一下,没想到程名振回这样称呼自己的男人,“他是个没福气的,早在前年就被抓差去了辽东,到现在也没回来!早知道这样,还不如跟张大当家入了巨野泽!”
“哦!”程名振轻轻头,故意装傻。去辽东的人,十有是回不来的。莲嫂可真够坚强,平素总是一副笑脸,从不让别人看到她心里的苦楚。既然她不肯承认丈夫已经战死的事实,自己又何必戳破。就这样糊涂着,反而让生活里边有儿盼头。
“狗皇帝,笨得像头猪!”捧着蔘汤的女人小声咒骂。
这好像不是莲嫂的声音。程名振轻轻皱起眉头。他记得自己换过药后一直被莲嫂照顾,一直被莲嫂逗着说话,却不记得什么时候屋子里又多了个人!“现在是什么时辰了?”轻轻推开送到嘴边的蔘汤,他大声问,然后用力睁开干涩的眼皮。昏黄的火把下,他看到了一张清秀且疲倦的脸。
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