第一章 喪家之犬

  “救……救命?”?聲嚎叫從深巷傳??

  街?飄?雨?城市霓虹倒映?積水??夜市收?攤?濕漉漉?長街?空????長街連??數深巷??聲嚎叫傳?街??回蕩???

  踏踏?腳步聲由遠?近???黑色??影猛?從花店旁?巷??蹦??????趔趄?跪????兩?撐???回?瞥?深巷?眼?嘴?咿咿呀呀?????完整?詞語??似乎???什?東西?連忙站???邁?步??歪歪扭扭?向街口?向奔??

  連滾帶爬?跑??盞路燈??路燈照亮???臉?????滿?酒???年男??國字臉、粗眉毛??臉寒酸相?普通??

  ?年男?伏?路燈杆?喘粗??青綠色?臉?掛?汗珠??回?張望?幾眼?渾??哆嗦?往??嚷??“?真?什???知??”喊罷?又邁?步??跑????

  積水??腳?嗒嗒作響??踩??路?霓虹?慌?擇路?鑽進?另?條深巷????耳旁呼呼?吹?酒?透?背脊??冷汗直往外冒???肚?痛??命?肺部似乎?炸?????步??敢停?

  巷??窄?僅夠兩?同行?兩邊住?居民?亮?燈??年男?扯?嗓???喘籲籲??喊?“?真?找錯?啦?”


  ?撲??扇亮?燈?窗戶??猛拍窗??喊救命?

  窗戶??塵埃紛紛?落?窗戶??燈呼??滅???仿佛???掌拍滅?燈火?深巷?幾盞?燈光?繼?連??滅??巷?陷入?片黑暗?月光?銀輝勾畫?巷弄?形狀?像?片死寂?廢墟?

  ?髒猛擊?年男??胸膛?血液鼓動???耳膜?耳畔??片轟鳴??全?冰涼?膝蓋?軟?又往????眼??見深?見底?黑暗?????處拐角?似乎堆放?住戶?破爛?破櫃?、壞椅?、爛床鋪?鋪?塑料布?倚疊成山??連忙跑???把破椅爛凳往旁邊撥???腳深??腳淺?往破爛堆?鑽?

  ???希望?堆破爛?變?又細又軟??讓???紮進??像紮進水?、沙??樣?將??埋?滿滿當當??扯??塊塑料布?布?滿?砂礫?再往???堆破沙??它?事?關己?堆????冷眼???位?速?客??年男?撲?破沙?邊蹲????縮成?團????塑料布往???裹????敢??口?

  深巷寂靜???屋簷?水滴落??????清脆?啪嗒聲?綿綿細雨撫?瓦片??像???片蠶寶寶?啃桑葉?遠處傳?汽車急刹聲?

  ???????打鼓?打?震?響??覺???聲音??連居民??聽??

  老?爺?行行???默默禱告?

  除???巷??似乎什????????才聞?濃重?塵埃?息和垃圾?臭味?

  危險似乎?經???????敢????知???候貿?????送死??慢慢拉?塑料布?探????見月光照?青石板????株野草閃?銀光?

  ?抬?望?望?視野越?矮牆???見附近幾幢老年宿舍默立?夜??遠處?黑黢黢?博物館與體育館?夜空??月亮?厚厚?烏雲?徘徊?透?雲層縫隙?抖落幾點月光?

  ?概躲?????????從口袋?摸??機?將聲音調?靜音?打??電話?

  “……??快?????變態?經病……”?壓低聲音?“……??媽?醉???騙??騙??死全家……”??聲音響亮???

  “趁????????快帶???”?年男?又壓?聲音??狠??

  “找?呀?”電話??忽?傳?粗啞?聲音?跟先??通話?象完全?同?

  ?年男?渾??抽?觸電似?甩掉?機?嘴??半聲尖叫??硬??吞?回??

  ????股熱乎乎?腥臭?息?輕輕拂????脖頸??什?東西貼???背???驚覺?東西?????渾??血??涼????意識??回??

  ?聲急促?悶響??同?塊磚?跌落垃圾堆??夜?驟?響??接?深巷歸於沉寂?

  ????陣??深巷盡???棵槐???鴿??顧?咕咕???給???月光?雨夜帶??絲活??

  此??數公?外?南門?區??曹野?肚????咕咕?咕咕?

  ?餓……曹野?肚?又咕咕?聲?

  南門?區??穿堂???驚??窗台??燭火?曹野連忙伸?護住燭火?燭光哆嗦幾??終於平靜????蠟燭???口?破鍋??破鍋夾?鐵架??鍋?滾?水?冒?泡?咕嚕嚕?聲音和曹野?肚??唱?和?

  ?坨幹癟?饅??水?浮沉?它太硬???像???早餐剩????知??吃否??曹野??它?吃??

  房東?嬸?漱口聲從樓?傳??每次漱口她??幹嘔幾聲?聲音??驚??全樓?聽?見?曹野皺?皺眉?用筷?捅?捅鍋??饅??饅???軟爛??碎塊兒?沸水??翻滾?

  饅??從背包??掏????從塑料袋?翻???聞?似乎?什?異味?當??曹野啃??口?硬邦邦??啃?動????煮?煮?或許??把它變軟?順便殺掉細菌?

  ?考慮?用樓?鄭家?煤?灶??終究?敢??怕鄭家?房????任房客留???鍋???碗口????洗洗??用?櫃???根拇指???蠟燭?曹野?組合?搗鼓????爐灶??

  再煮????散??曹野???用筷??戳?饅??饅?吸飽?水?鼓鼓囊囊??成???團?曹野輕輕夾??團?抖抖水?吹?吹?試探?咬??口?

  濕漉漉、軟綿綿??什?味??

  曹野又咬???口???嚼兩???股?酸腐味??嘴?膨脹???直衝腦門?

  曹野幹嘔?聲?聲音比樓??嬸???嘴??東西?股腦?吐???拍?????又連?幹嘔??幾次?胃??住翻騰??水???息??嘴?蔓延????跪????眼?滿?淚花?模糊?視線????見????團???隱約長?青綠色?毛毛?

  ??軲轆爬???衝?廁所?擰?水龍????歪?讓粗壯?水流往?嘴?捅??強勁?水柱壓??更?吐????碼?味??受??衝??兩分鍾?曹野才抬???用清水抹??把臉?深深?吸?口??

  ?回?房???將?團泄憤似?砸進垃圾桶?吹熄?蠟燭?

  經????遭?曹野暫???食欲??肚???空落落???真??????己竟窘迫?連??饅??買???

  打?電話給露微吧??????什???怕????念?浮??曹野腦海??????覺?拿???機?翻??通訊錄??找?露微??熟悉?號碼?仿佛見??老朋友????熱?正?撥號?眼?卻驀?浮??父親曹?金?臉??

  父親臉色青黑?眼珠?瞪?老??額?處?根青筋撲通撲通?跳??粗短?指?遠遠?戳??己?咬牙切齒??“??媽???什?用???倭瓜?比??用??家?靠???外???靠露微????什?用???媽?文?值?當初?該把?射牆??”


  曹野??微微顫抖??飛快關??機屏?將?機丟?床??朝牆壁狠狠砸??拳?

  ?指骨?傳??陣劇痛?曹野??動彈????盯?黴跡斑斑?牆紙?靜默???陣??疼勁兒才????忽????當初??真?牆????準比??更舒坦?

  房東?嬸響亮?吐?口痰??聲清脆?啪?拍?樓??石板??宣告她洗漱完畢?鐵門嘩啦嘩啦??雜樓?????聲音??尖聲叫?什???嬸嗬斥??“別亂講話?”


  南門?區?快陷入寂靜?夜?吹??窗台?花盆??枯枝敗葉簌簌抖動?睡意籠罩?南門?區???

  曹野探???往樓????眼???????穿?鞋????門?

  ?幢居民樓年代久遠?樓??外廊式結構?走?樓?????透?窗戶?見住戶家??曹野輕?輕腳???驚動聲控燈?樓??漆黑?片?月光灑?樓梯??像??層寒霜?曹野立?樓梯口?往樓????眼?

  樓????片暗黑?幾塊從住戶家?漏??光塊兒貼??花板??鄭翔家?廚房?樓??盡???本?塊公用???鄭翔隔??用做廚房?平?吃飯?????樓??炒菜?等桌??擺???樓???吃?

  ??搭夥???交?錢???搭夥???交?錢?曹野給?己鼓勁??摸?樓?走?鄭翔?廚房??打??冰箱?冰箱亮?黃燈?寬厚?展示?己?藏品??魚?肉?剩飯???雞蛋和火腿腸?

  曹野咽?口水?關??門???知??己????拿點吃??按協定????與鄭翔搭晚飯?夥??今?事?意外??錯??晚餐?按理??晚餐?算延????緊??曹野??清??鄭翔?家?????付???夾?筷?肉????臉色?臭?跟什?似??

  黑暗似乎給?曹野勇???走?鄭家門口?往門旁?窗戶?張望?窗戶?毛玻璃?????團?光???鄭家??客廳?電視?微光?曹野憋?????盤算?怎?跟鄭翔???伸?拳??敲?????

  樓??靜???屋內傳?模模糊糊?電視聲?忽????爆???陣?笑??鄭翔粗獷?笑聲????老婆滑溜溜?嬉笑???陣笑聲?點亮?樓???聲控燈?

  驟?降臨?笑聲與燈光?嚇?曹野渾??縮?像?偷雞摸狗???巡夜??電照??正??曹野?才?見?門?掛???金童玉女???倆穿?喜??紅衣?抱?拳??滿?笑容?向錯愕?曹野恭喜恭喜?

  曹野???顫??扭?轉??跑?

  華燈浮動?城市夜色??閃閃爍爍?

  曹野??光十色?緩步?行?哪兒香?往哪兒走?????己?鼻?其實?靈?平?注意???香??今?全?捉???

  路燈並排站??吐??團光線?行??目模糊???歸家吃飯??孔?

  烤鴨??亮晶晶?脆皮?把?己吊?鐵鉤???散?香??曹野站?烤鴨店門口?邁??步??烤鴨??腦袋??它插?腰?鼓?胸膛?高高掛????豪?模樣?

  店?老板走???問??????嗎?曹野搖搖??露??臉慘笑?雙?抱?肚??轉?走??

  琳琅滿目?葷素食材躺?鹵味店?餐盤??它?像?群色彩各異?娃娃?聚成?團??燈光?笑鬧?它??歡欣讓曹野莫名感動??又走?動???鹵味店老板?玩?機?眼睛瞥?曹野?眼問??點什??曹野又?臉慘笑?搖?走??

  曹野走走停停???知?己?找什??

  路?阿??店??主廚正?掀?鍋蓋?潔??水蒸?帶?鍋貼?焦香竄?曹野?邊?仿佛??熱情??狗往???撲??曹野?由?放慢?步??靠近店??幾張桌?觥籌交錯??聲鼎沸?稍遠處?幾張桌?杯盤狼藉?

  曹野朝??幾張桌?走??

  左邊?桌?躺?京醬肉絲?殘骸?滿桌?雞鴨碎骨?像兵亂???亂葬崗?桌?央??盆排骨???條所剩?幾?豬骨?啃?幹淨??森森?刺向?空??知哪??缺丟?團紙巾進???花花?紙巾浸染?醬色?

  右邊?桌?幾盤?菜?剩?幾顆花?和醬汁?燒鵝?脆皮與骨?堆成?山?鯽魚泡?糖醋汁???體?剩?魚刺?混沌?魚眼若?所思?望??空??桌?????傲立??盆似乎??動??鮑汁伊??

  顏色金黃??條通體舒展?像美?浸?華清池??池水?濃厚?鮑汁?仿佛融化?紅水晶?幾顆菜葉?綠??亮??同美?倚靠?玉枕?

  曹野仿佛?見伊?美?揚?腦袋?猶豫?懇求??“曹公??您吃?奴家吧?”?語未??美??眼眶便濕潤??她謙卑????“奴家?於???長於黑土?吸收日精月華?飲盡瓊漿玉露??根?芽?抽穗結??終獲賞識??受寵幸?千錘萬鑿?千磨萬碾?化????其?種種?苦?堪言?奴家卻?曾言語?句?”


  她抽?抽鼻??“奴家跋山涉水?隱居此城???花魁?粉??玉台?與雞卵精華相融?又化入點點精鹽?滴滴清泉??太極推拿融合???擀迭相替?刀?成條?終具絕世姿色??曆經滾水煎熬?油鹽翻拌?高溫烹煮?奴家?聲??吭?甘願化???菜肴??報食客知遇?恩??論怎樣?唇舌???怨?悔?”


  ???兒?她哽咽??“誰料???財??粗?洪?官??僅吃?幾口?便放??筷??口????錯?卻?再夾?口??德高望重?金少爺?夾??碗?便推?醬汁太濃?將奴家晾??邊?其餘諸位官??皆??此?????別?菜肴??其??蠶食幹淨?卻絲毫?理?奴家?銀燭秋光冷畫屏?並??扇撲流螢??階夜色涼?水??見牛郎織女星??終於明????終究???客?真正懂奴家??憐惜奴家??便?曹公?您呀?”曹野聽罷????陣酸??

  “奴家終於明??存??意義??????奴家曆經???苦?????等??雖?奴家?清???經????玷汙????用?畢竟??公筷???汙髒?液體?並未沾染妾??曹公??奴家求您??卻奴家????宿願吧?”


  曹野顧慮??“姑娘?????幫????畢竟?別?食用???倘若冒冒?拿?吃?豈?讓??笑話?”


  美?趕忙搖??黑???珠串?叮叮?聲?她誠懇????“才??吃剩飯???求公??恩?給奴家??歸宿??讓???????活???路?苦???受?常言??救??命勝造?級浮屠?曹公????當救?吧?”


  曹野遲疑???“倘若別??見——”


  “同??涯淪落??曹公???若救奴家?把??蒼?眼?定???救??把?倘若公??離奴家???奴家恐怕??淪落底層?與泔水桶??臭魚爛蝦混??體?寧?玉碎???瓦全?公???樣??情?或許????懂??”


  ?邊??木輕輕搖晃?枝葉?曹野仿佛聽見?爺爺低沉歎??“曹公??聽老夫?言????世?稱意?十????相濡?沫?雖非體???????又?幾??體??行??當行善積德吧?”桌???垃圾桶??咧咧???“吃吧吃吧?總???泔水桶??香消玉殞?”


  曹野望?眼???憐?美?兒????“姑娘??……????動??”美?連忙?點??幸福?閉??眼?

  沈依霜舀??碗水?均勻?撒進滾燙?平底鍋??

  整齊列隊?鍋貼?遇?水??同失散?年?兄弟突?相見??齊歡呼尖叫???滋啦滋啦?聲響?它???????接???樂??支?抖動???鍋底?清水?激動?又蹦又跳?高興?升華??

  沈依霜拿?比澡盆???鍋蓋?將它??歡樂?股腦?壓進鍋??她用毛巾擦?擦??抹??把額??汗?長??口???????高???影從廚房?側門略??往屋外竄??沈依霜連忙?叫?“哥????跑?”


  沈依霜?哥哥沈益?停住?腳步??抓?抓?己短寸?腦瓜?訕笑??“????事嘛?真?挺重??”


  “爸????嗎???許瞎摻和?幫??事兒?”沈依霜?依?饒?

  “?????重??事兒????懂?”沈益??擺???????

  “再重??家??事兒重?嗎??????邊?桌???收拾?客????坐哪兒?”沈依霜指?遠處?餐桌???

  “??鍋貼?????燜??兒嗎?趁???????辛苦辛苦?幫老哥收拾??唄?”沈益?????往外摸??

  “???高馬???連收拾??肯?真?用?肉?長??”沈依霜罵??

  “?次??次真??”沈益?挺??己粗壯?胸膛?拍?啪啪?響?“?次?保證?收拾?幹幹淨淨?今??哥真??事?商量呢?行行???先走啦?別跟爸??”沈益?話??完??跑??

  沈依霜噘嘴嘟噥?幾句??提留??桶和抹布?清理桌???

  ??醫院?班讓她精疲?盡?病?家屬?停?喊?“護士、護士”?喊?她?????????第???趕??場幫忙?晚?交接班??她??幫?家?阿??店幹活?誰讓晚??幫熟客??認她??藝呢?街坊鄰居???沈妹?做?鍋貼?又?顆又飽滿??且皮薄餡足?火候精準?比她哥??藝????截?

  食客?見沈依霜???紛紛打招呼?誇今晚?炒粉幹和鍋貼?級棒?沈依霜笑容?掬?招呼?家慢吃???走入?黑暗?清理??餐桌???走茶涼?

  正理?餐盤?沈依霜忽????最遠?餐桌?????清瘦??影???正背???己?捧??碗?呲溜呲溜?吞食?什??

  曹野端?鮑汁伊??拿?雙用??筷??將筷??倒轉???像鏟媒似?把?條往嘴?撥?鮑汁醇厚?每?口?似瓊漿??聽見美?兒幸福?聲音?“此??與君相隨?妾?永??悔?”


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  ???除???盤鮑汁伊???曹公?消滅?幹幹淨淨???抹嘴?聽見背?傳?細細?腳步聲??轉???位圍??圍裙?女孩?站????遠處?她?圍裙?用楷體字寫?“阿??店”???提?塑料桶和抹布?正?臉疑惑????己?

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  “?……??衛?呀?”半晌??姑娘?口???

  曹野用?捂?臉?恨???己變成???野草??忽?朝??姑娘?鞠躬?算?表達歉意?

  “??病毒和細菌?通?唾液傳染??”?姑娘???

  曹野連連點??又朝她?鞠躬?轉??跑?結果??磕??旁邊?椅??椅???知?哪??缺放??盒?次性筷??椅?翻倒???筷??散落???曹野?足?措??連忙蹲?????擋?臉???扶?椅??拚命收拾???筷??????向?姑娘欠???示歉意?

  “誒??事???收拾吧?”?姑娘寬慰???罷?往?走??

  曹野連連搖??伸?示意姑娘??靠近??把?己?臉往暗處藏??忙腳亂?把筷?統????又站?立定?向她鞠????十度?躬???撒腿?跑??女?仿佛?喊?????耳??全?呼呼??聲??

  沈依霜喊???讓???走路?別磕碰??雖???男?擋?臉?雖?夜色深沉???沈依霜????瞬??瞧見?男?清秀軟糯?臉?滿?慚愧與?助?

  她忽????悔??己真?職業病犯??誰?知??樣?衛?呢?誰?知?病毒細菌?厲害??????絕境?誰?吃別?晾???剩菜剩飯呀?