第三章 飘絮 (五 中)
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片刻后,窦红线、杜鹃和护卫们陆续赶到,在伍天锡的指引下把坐骑拴在路边的树干上,然后一道进入刘里正家喝茶。龙腾小说网ltxsba.com小小的屋子哪里容得下这么多人,一时间,整个院子内人声鼎沸,把全屯子的目光都给吸引了过来。
知道窦红线身份尊贵,刘老汉有心为程名振争气,偷偷地用尽各种手段,或挪或借,把整个屯子所有人家的都给调动了起来。从装茶的盘盏,坐人的胡凳,一直到喝水的茶杯,给人吃的心,无一不是挑最拿得出手的,捡最精细的往上端。在钟鸣鼎食之家眼里,也许看起来还显粗陋,但对于这个时代大多数百姓而言,却是难得的富足了。
窦红线不明就里,还以为平恩一带的普通百姓生活就是如此。自己觉得非常有面子,亲手拿了一个青蒿和着栗子面蒸的心,用黄葛雕成的盘子端着,递到罗成面前,“你尝尝这个,保证是你没吃过的。在这个节气,吃着最为爽口!”
罗成自小锦衣玉食,还真没见过普通人家的菜饽饽。老远闻者一股子诱人的清香,忍不住食指大动。微笑着道了声谢,掰下一小块儿绿色心,慢慢放在嘴里。
一入口,栗子面的苦涩和青蒿的幽香立刻腾起来,交织着窜入喉咙。那滋味,比这几个月来喝过的所有汤药还浓烈。害得幽州少帅想咳咳不出,想吐又不敢吐,张大鼻孔拼命喘粗气。程名振经历过富贵到贫寒的骤变,心里猜到罗成吃不惯野菜心的味道,笑着举起茶盏,低声建议,“喝些茶吧,枣花泡的,难得的清甜!”
罗成闻言,赶紧用茶水来润嗓子。足足连灌了两大碗茶水,才勉强用枣花的甜味儿将栗子面儿的苦涩压了下去。偷眼观看窦红线和众人,却发现从窦红线、杜鹃到底下的随从,几乎人手一块儿绿色心,吃得津津有味儿。
奇了怪了。罗成心中暗道。别人吃得,自己当然也该吃得。带着几分赌气的意味,他又掰小小的一块菜饽饽,慢慢放进嘴里。这回有了准备,苦涩的味道没有立刻刺激得嗓子发痒,但是也不好受,如同一把硬刷子般沿着牙龈和两腮游荡。不过忍住了最初的苦涩之后,青蒿的香气就慢慢占据了上风,带着春天的绵软,让人的呼吸不知不觉间就慢慢轻松。
“怪不得当年陶渊明宁愿东篱采菊,也不愿意走出深山!”又喝了口茶水润嗓子,罗成笑着向此间主人致谢,“此茶,此心,吃起来都有出尘之意。多品上几块,恐怕谁都会忘情于天地之间了!”
“公子说得啥,小老儿不懂!”刘老汉正端着一盘子去年晒干的柿饼子入内,被罗成的话说得晕晕乎乎,眨巴着眼睛追问。
“罗公子说你的心不错!”为了避免罗成尴尬,程名振迅速解释。
“公子喜欢,就多吃些。我家还有不少呢!”刘老汉是个实在人,放下盘子,站在罗成身前直搓手。
看到他那幅热切的模样,罗成本能地去掏腰间锦囊。手里落了个空,这才意识到自己现在正在落难中,根本没钱来打赏对方。刘老汉被他的动作吓了一跳,赶紧后退着摆手,“别,别别,别别别,不是什么值钱玩意儿。要是太平年景,这东西也就能拿来喂猪。眼下没办法,公子,公子……”
罗成听得先是一愣,随后脸色愈发红润。不是懊恼刘老汉拿喂猪的东西给自己吃,而是羞愧自己无用,离开了父亲的庇护居然连最简单的食物价格都支付不起。
“老刘啊,敢情你就请我们大伙吃猪食啊!”正尴尬间,伍天锡突然笑着插了一句。
众人闻听,登时爆发出一阵哄堂大笑。“刘老抠,你舍不得就直说么,不带这般埋汰人的!”
“不是,我不是哪个意思。”刘老汉自知说错了话,冲着大伙连连作揖。“小老儿怎么敢?小老儿,小老儿不冲别人,就是冲着程大人……”
“行了,他们逗你玩呢!”程名振笑着搀扶住他。“我当年在裤裆巷住的时候,这东西还不是天天能吃得到呢。待会儿你派人套车,到县城里找管仓库的主簿再领两千斤麦子回来。春天体力活重,别让大伙吃得太差!”
“这,这,大人,我这不是跟您变着法哭穷了么?”刘老汉砸吧着嘴,满脸苦相。他只是想向程名振表达谢意,可没想着讨要粮食。谁料到自己拿出了几盘子菜饽饽,却换回了两千斤金灿灿的麦子回来!
“算我借给大伙的,这回是当年帐,秋天打下粮食后足数还!”程名振拍了拍老汉的手,笑着开解。
“唉,唉!”刘老汉连声答应。只要程名振说明了是借,他心里就不犯愁。当年程名振刚到平恩时,也是“借”给了他一千斤麦子。刘家屯的人争气,第二年就把帐全还上了。到了第三年秋天打下粮食,刘家屯开出的荒初了五倍,非但不再需要官府赈济,而且还能拿出一部分来借给新来附近安置的同乡。
“老人家,这个栗子面青蒿饽饽,你们这儿家家都吃得上么?”同样的情景看在窦红线眼里,与罗成眼里完全不同。趁着刘老汉还没退下的功夫,她抢着追问。
“能!”刘老汉先是肯定地头,然后又低声补充,“不过各家各户的手艺不同,过日子的方法也不一样。有的人家过日子精细,就往里边再掺些苦麻子、婆婆丁什么的,省下粮食为将来打算。有的人家不会计算,就粗一顿,细一顿,也能凑合着过。还有的,就像屯子冬天老毕家,他家媳妇手巧,菜饽饽都能蒸的跟擀面杖头大小,上面用红花着小圆,不但好看,吃的时候一口一个儿,保准被噎人。”
大伙闻言细看,立刻在手里的菜饽饽中央看到了一个小小的花瓣。显然,今天端出来待客的野菜心出自屯子里最巧手人家,而不是刘老汉自己提供。难得的是菜饽饽做得仔细,每个花瓣都放在正中间,令整个菜饽饽看上去就像一个含苞待放的花蕾。
“今天这些心和干果出自谁家,过后你挨家给你多分二十斤麦子。秋后不用还,算作大伙的茶钱!”程名振接过老汉的话头,笑着吩咐。
“这,这怎么成!”老汉急得连连摆手,“本来就拿不出手的东西,大人您不跟我们计较,我们哪还能再要……”
“大伙过得都不容易。你老人家现在不在乎这儿东西,不代表别人也不在乎!”程名振笑着解释,“我当年最恨狗官白吃白拿,现在自己当了官儿,却不能学着人家做狗!”
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