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老人却只是呵呵笑着悠悠摇橹,竟是破天荒地没有说话。龙腾小说ltxs520.com一阵风雪呼啸吹过,吹起老人单薄布袍下五色补丁的破旧内衣。鲁仲连心中一颤,顿时觉得不是滋味儿,蹲身钻进船舱,走出来将一件翻毛短皮袍披到老人身上。老人一回头,却是满脸通红:“客官,这可使勿得,船家人不作兴受外财,老朽要招人骂了。”鲁仲连高声道:“天寒地冻,老伯病了,我也走不远!”老人一怔,局促笑了:“呵呵,也是,那便算了侬的船资,老朽却是生受了。”说罢停下手中橹,将皮袍穿好,又找了一条细麻绳在腰间束了一道,顿时搓着手笑了:“棉暖不如皮,老话却是在理,侬毋晓得多舒坦了。”鲁仲连拳头捶着胸脯高声道:“老伯,我是后生,有一拨子牛力气,你教我摇橹!”老人呵呵笑着连连摇手:“使勿得使勿得,这风雪无向,侬要上手,明日就漂到爪洼国去了。”鲁仲连大笑:“那便说好,天晴了教我!”老人已经站在橹担前操起了大橹:“侬毋晓得,这橹带舵,没有三年跑船,不让上手的了。”鲁仲连心中一动便道:“老伯,这船是你自家的么?”老人又恢复了那慈和的呵呵笑声:“是了是了。十年前,老朽才打得这条船,船便是家,有船才有家了。”鲁仲连默然良久,竟是长长的叹息了一声。

老人猛然高声道:“客官进舱!要起风了!”

“风便风,不怕!正好没见识云梦泽汪洋之风!”

说时迟那时快,一道恍若城墙的白茫茫混沌雪雾已经迎面推了过来,隆隆之声中夹着尖锐呼啸,竟是势若千军万马。老人大喝一声:“客官爬下!头向船头!”鲁仲连不及思索,一个滑步便倒在船舷抓住了一条固帆麻绳。老人却挺直着身板,钉在橹担前牢牢抓着大橹纹丝不动,却将船头正正地对着白茫茫突兀高耸的雪山风雷。便在这片刻之间,鲁仲连眼前骤然一黑,一股巨大的推力竟是生生要将他抛将出去。鲁仲连贴在船舷之下,双脚紧紧蹬住了一道板棱,双手死死抓住了麻绳,只觉得尖锐的呼啸掠过,头皮耳目便像被利刃飞快地刮过,一阵剧烈疼痛,竟是眩晕了过去。

及至睁开眼睛,景象已是大变。天空湛蓝得令人心醉,红红的太阳枕在遥远的水线,碧水长天,竟明亮得扎人眼睛。鲁仲连挣扎着扣住船舷站起身来,踉跄着脚步便是一声大喊:“噢嗬——太阳出来了——”如何没有人说话?鲁仲连蓦然回头,却是惊呆了!

船尾橹担前,老人身上已经没有了翻毛皮袍与半长布袍,一身五色补丁的短衣,也只丝丝缕缕地挂扯在棱棱瘦骨上,一条腿紧紧钩着橹担,一条腿弯曲在船板,怀抱大橹弓着腰身,头冲着船头,圆睁着双眼,脸上满是鲜血,一头白发散乱地披在双肩,动也不动地扎在那里,就像一座白石雕像!

“老伯!”鲁仲连一声嘶喊,一步便冲上去抱住了老人。

老人已经僵硬了。不管鲁仲连将老人抱在怀里如何努力,老人双手都铁钩一般抓着橹柄,佝偻前扑着僵硬冰凉的身板。鲁仲连大急,三两下便脱下自己的丝绵长袍裹住老人,又飞快地钻进船舱从皮袋里找出了路途常备的急救丹药,钻出舱来便撬开老人的牙关,喝一口水竟嘴对嘴给老人灌了下去。过得片刻,眼见着老人慢慢松开了双手伸开了腿脚,眼珠竟轻轻地转动了一下。

“老伯!你醒了?”鲁仲连惊喜地大叫起来。

“好后生,侬好命……”老人艰难地绽开了一丝笑意,“放晴了,树起樯桅,挂上帆,只把住橹担,朝东不动,便入了江东。老朽,没将客官送到,惭愧了……”猛然,粗重短促的一声喘息,老人雪白的头颅一歪,便没有了声息。

“老伯!鲁仲连害你也!”猛士如鲁仲连者,生平竟第一次放声大哭。

惨淡的夕阳隐没了,满天星斗闪烁在无垠的夜空,一钩新月斜挂,激荡的涛声无休止地摇晃着小船随波逐流。鲁仲连静静地坐在船尾,端详着身边盖着长袍的老人,双手只抱着橹柄,任小船向着东方漂去。他不想起桅张帆,只想守护着这个因他而死的老人。蓦然之间,鲁仲连眼前一闪,那是何物?烙印!

鲁仲连静神凑近,只见老人雪白散乱的鬓发下竟是两个焦黑中透着肉红的古字——小臣!淡淡月光之下,肉红幽幽,竟是惊心动魄。鲁仲连不禁一个激灵——老人是逃跑的奴隶?没错,方今天下,惟有楚国的贵族封地保留着古老的战俘奴隶制。“小臣”是最低贱的苦役奴隶,名号“小臣”,是殷商古老部族对低贱奴隶的称谓。果然如此,这个老人一定是经历了常人无法想象的苦难,隐藏了常人无法体味的苦涩,又终是沦落船户,却永远的对客人绽开着一副殷殷笑脸。看着老人安详舒展的面容,鲁仲连不禁喃喃:“老伯,你为何不逃到北方去?魏齐韩赵秦,早已经没有这种烙印古奴了。是了是了,我猜度老伯是离不开水乡,离不开这云梦泽也。”

第六章滔滔江汉碧水风雪云梦泽(3)

天终是亮了。太阳虽然又红又大,风却冷得刀子一般。鲁仲连活动了一番手脚,便开始收拾张帆。老人这只船虽然不大,却打造得精巧结实,桅杆底部是一副牢牢固定在船体上的“人”字形木架,大约只有三四尺高。齐国靠海,鲁仲连大体还晓得一些船上本事,一番搜寻,便找到了躺在船舷沟槽里的一段丈余高的挂帆柱。幸亏是冬雪休船,老人拆了桅杆,否则昨日一定是樯桅摧折帆布碎裂小船倾覆!鲁仲连不及感慨,抱起帆柱一番折腾,终是将帆张了起来。一看风向,正是西北风劲吹,直下东南正是顺风。鲁仲连一阵轻松,堆老人深深一躬:“老伯,托你佑护了,顺风,我们走!”便如老人所说,只站在撸担前牢牢将橹柄对着东南方,小船竟是悠悠去了。

如此漂得一日,红日西沉时,小船竟顺风顺水地漂到了一座小岛前。

鲁仲连疲累已极,打量一番地势,将小船抛锚在一处极是避风的岩石之下,便背起老人提着皮袋登上了小岛。这是一座孤岛,山石嶙峋草木茂密,积雪中依然露出苍黄青绿。鲁仲连站在最高的一块岩石上将小岛打量一番,断定不会隐藏冬天觅食的猛兽,才放下老人,折来一大堆枯枝断木,打起火镰在避风处燃起了一堆篝火。忍着饥渴,鲁仲连用一口短剑先在山坡上挖出了一个见方三四尺的土坑,又在坑底铺满了松软的茅草,然后将老人轻轻抱了进去,给老人盖上了自己那件长大的丝绵袍,仔细思忖,又找来一方石板,竟是堪堪地盖住了土坑。鲁仲连兀自喃喃道:“老伯,你且先在这里歇息一段时日。日后,鲁仲连定然将你移回郢都安葬,访出你的名姓,给你老人家立一坐高大的墓碑。”说着便将翻出的新土堆在石板上,却恰恰便是一座坟茔。一切妥当,鲁仲连便打开皮袋拿出干肉酒囊,将一方干肉端端正正地摆在老人坟前:“老伯,旅途之酒无薄厚,来!你先饮了。”便提着酒囊围着坟茔洒了一圈清酒,才颓然坐在了篝火前喘息起来。明明是饥肠辘辘,鲁仲连拿着干肉却竟是难以下咽,一个朦胧,竟是靠着山石软倒,随即便是大放鼾声。

一觉醒来,却又是山水明亮。鲁仲连自觉精神振作,便是一通大吃大喝,吃喝完毕,在老人坟茔前插了三根高高的青竹,又用剑划了三个大大的“十”字,便下岛上船去了。

谚云:冬冷在雪后。这一日还是干冷的西北风,鲁仲连却觉得正是天从人愿,虽是一身夹袍浑身冰凉,却是精神分外抖擞。起锚扯帆,片刻之间便进入了茫茫云梦,又是一日顺风漂流,暮色时分,便见辽阔浩淼的云梦泽渐渐收窄,水流也在碧蓝中泛出青灰,远远地青山夹峙,苍苍云梦竟是化做了长川东去。鲁仲连大是惊喜,兀自高声长呼:“噢嗬——!大江滔滔,仲连来也——!”

出得云梦泽,便是三千里江东地面,也便是吴越两个已经灭亡了的国度,此时却叫做东楚。一入江东,便有了盎然春意,两岸青山村畴,江面白帆依稀,鱼船商船间或总能遇到,却比辽阔清冷的云梦泽多了一番生机。鲁仲连从未来过江东,却带有一张墨家绘制的《江东山水图》,再有不明,遇到船家便问,也还算走得顺当。

过了一日一夜,小船便出江进入了震泽大湖,一出震泽,便是老吴国的都城姑苏,过了姑苏,便是鲁仲连此行寻觅的越地大山。想想自己不通吴越方言,更兼水陆皆生,鲁仲连便在震泽北口的丹徒城停了半日,用春申君令牌请官署派了一名颇有阅历的老译吏,又自己雇请了一名年轻力壮的水手,便于夜间进震泽,直下老越国茫茫大山。

鲁仲连火急要找的,却是一位隐居在会稽山的神秘人物。

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