《海商》 第三节 东涌岛
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第三节东涌岛
作者：守渔
原来周颖思当日在湄洲屿听得陈祖琛所转述鸡笼山一事后，便念念不忘此事。龙腾小说网ltxs520.com倘若真有这样一座矿山，那对周家的事业不啻为及时甘霖。不过海上怪奇之事甚多，行船之人又每多夸大。所以周颖思也不能确定东涌老渔所言为确有其事，还是道听涂说而已。湄洲事毕后，因为陈祖琛晕船，所以周颖思便打发自家商船走海路到福州进货，自己却与陈祖琛搭舢舨渡过湄洲与大陆间的水道，原先准备租两匹马，返回福州。只是福建马匹甚少，租赁不易，两人只能改租牛车，经过壶公山，摆渡过大目溪，辘辘而行抵达莆田县城。当夜就在城里歇息一宿，俟天明再做打算。周颖思自然想要多知道些鸡笼山的事情，于是特意与陈祖琛共居一室。只是那陈祖琛所知有限，也实在说不出能让周颖思满意的答案。无可奈何之下，周颖思只好让陈祖琛安歇，自己信步走出客房，望着满天星斗。此时春寒料峭，周颖思胸中却有一把火在燃烧，丝毫感受不到寒意。暗自告诉自己，等到福州之后，要亲自问问那东涌老渔，非要弄清那鸡笼山硫磺矿的事情到底是真是假？！
次日晨起，周颖思便拉着陈祖琛到县城里的车马行，用高价租了两匹驽马。然后当下启程，经过浦尾、渔溪，翻越相思岭，过了坊口，在第三天傍晚抵达乌龙江畔，对岸就是南台岛，过了南台桥，就是福州城南门。此时薄雾渐起，江水一片雪白。连番赶路让陈祖琛疲惫不堪，直数落周颖思。周颖思却望着下游出海口发怔，全然没理会陈祖琛的抱怨。
“好你个周颖思！你是着急见谁了？非要这样拼命赶路。这马又不好，差点没把我的骨头给颠散了去。”
“周颖思，我在和你说话呢！”
陈祖琛见周颖思兀自发呆，不禁有点恼怒，便高声喊道：“周颖思，你有没听见我和你说话呢？！”
周颖思缓缓转过头来，一本正经地对陈祖琛问道：「荫亭，我准备亲自出海去找鸡笼山。」此言一出，陈祖琛大惊，再顾不得生气，赶忙说道：「守愚，我不过是转述耳食之言，戏谑之词，你可不要认真。就算真要去查访，那里毕竟是蛮夷之地，你也不必亲身涉险，派得力家人前往即可。」周颖思淡淡笑说：「倭国我都去得了，哪还有什么不能亲去的地方呢？更何况，若真如所言，鸡笼山确有其事。我不亲往，若有变故，谁人做主？」周颖思稍作停顿后，继续说道：「荫亭，我想请你帮我两个忙。」陈祖琛知道他这位姻亲向来不轻易求人帮忙的。听闻此言，随即庄容答道：“你我两家至亲，一荣俱荣，一枯俱枯，哪里用得着说帮忙二字。”
这话有点言过其实。周陈两家虽为姻亲，关系确实也很好。但陈家拥有万株荔枝树，每年产荔枝鲜果、果脯、果酒达数千担以上。承运陈家货物的海商也不止周家一家而已，只不过基于戚谊，贩往日本、高丽的都优先让周家承揽罢了。这样哪里谈得到「一荣俱荣，一枯俱枯」的休戚与共呢？但周颖思听到陈祖琛这样的回答，内心还是一阵感动。于是张口说道：“荫亭情义，铭感五内。你知道四月祈风祭海之后，我家船就要开赴倭国、高丽。要去鸡笼山，势必要另外买舟。只是前岁海上遇难，损失不小。一时之间，恐怕有点拮据。所以想和荫亭打个商量，我准备在福州造两条船，船价钱请荫亭代垫。我想三千贯足矣。”
“这不成问题。一家人别说两家话。那其次呢？”
“其次就是帮我找到哪东涌老渔，我要亲自问问他。”
“这就得要问陈宽了………………”
福州因北有福山而得名，不过在熙宁年间，它却有更雅致的名字，叫做「榕城」。这得要感谢张伯玉和蔡襄。治平三年福州太守张伯玉手植两颗榕树于府衙之前，还发动居民广植榕树。后来庆历、嘉佑年间的名臣蔡襄两知福州，除了修复五塘、开挖河渠外，给后人留下的，也还是榕树。几十年来，已是「满城绿荫，暑不张盖」的景象，当真不愧「榕城」雅称。不过现在是料峭时节，周颖思刻意避开树荫处，享受难得的冬阳，独自在城中四处游走。自贸易大兴后，福州虽不及杭广两郡，却也是「百货随潮船入市，万家沽酒户垂帘」的繁荣景象。所以城中甚有可观处。不过周颖思倒不是有这闲情逸致，而是想看看市面上有哪些值得买卖的货物。
行经集市，见到有人担着两篓鹿脯叫卖，一时嘴馋，便停步下来购买。一边咀嚼着鹿脯，一边与贩商闲聊。方知这贩商名叫李二，福州长乐县人，平日与同村人家结队出海贸易。当然这等贩商不能与周颖思相比。周家虽非豪商巨贾，却也贩得是香药、宝货、锦缎、瓷器等高价品。此等贩商却是贩些土布、铁器。彼此差异，不可道里计。虽然如此，毕竟都是海上讨生活，还是有些共通话题的。当得知鹿脯来自东海岛夷时，周颖思心念一动，想要多套取些消息。便买下所有鹿脯，还邀请李二到街旁卖酒食的铺子，烫上两碗黄酒，谈些岛夷逸事。李二见遇上阔客了，哪还有不愿的呢！就这样，周颖思拼凑东涌老渔和李二的叙述，肯定了鸡笼山的存在……
“……老渔和李二所说航向一致，可知两人所言之地，纵非一处，所去亦非远。……据李二所言，蕃人十数乃至百余户结为一社，各有酋长。无论男女，皆赤身裸体，颇爱棉布。不知用钱，多以鹿皮、鹿脯、藤、磺花与他们交换土布、铁器。既有磺花，可知该处必然有硫磺。只是李二等人虽然每岁必往，却未曾深入蕃地，止在滨海诸社交易，所以也不知道到底矿山在何处？”周颖思花了半晌时间，详细地将前因后果讲述给三位兄弟听。
「难道说东海之上真有这样一座硫磺矿山吗？」周颖言听完周颖思的叙述后，不敢置信地说。周颖思点点头，表示肯定。沉不住气的周颖慧顿时跳起大喊，「既然这样，我们何必去倭国，将船开去鸡笼山便罢！」周颖秀则是横了周颖慧一眼，然后教训道：「鸡笼山确切方位在哪，水程几许，硝磺矿山又在山中何处，有多少硝磺，你知道吗？」一会儿又接续说道：“家中多少人指着这批贩倭的货过日子，哪能够就这样抛下生意，去寻那虚无飘渺的鸡笼山呢？而且蕃人尚未开化，此去凶险未知，怎偏生这样莽撞！”
周家虽是商贾人家，家教却也森严。别说周颖秀是他亲兄长，就是别的长辈教训，周颖慧也得垂手静听。于是周颖慧求助地望了周颖思一眼，希望堂兄能替他说句话。周颖思却不理会他，径自说道：“守拙所言甚是。所以这趟倭国之行是一定要去的。”
「那鸡笼山怎么办呢？」周颖言问道。
“守拙、守讷，这趟去倭国就多辛苦两位，也算是把家里托付给你们。我准备带守朴先回松门招募些水手，然后再到福州、东涌聘些熟悉海路的渔户。那李二略通蕃语，所以我已经聘他为通译，许酬一百贯钱。等到船一造好，便浮海去寻那鸡笼山，窥其虚实。守朴武艺不错，再带上些能武家丁，自保应当有余。无论如何，以三月为度，我们福州铺子里相见，再定行止。”当周颖思郑重嘱咐两位兄弟之时，周家两条商船已经缓缓驶进甬江口，要靠上明州港的码头了。
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