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No Plagiarism!qJs4GopGps2Ah2d6ofHRposted on PENANA 一連數月未見半點雨色,連晚風裏都透著一股焦燥與乾裂。原本該是水氣最盛的時節,如今泥地龜裂,田裏稻苗枯黃如麻繩,遠遠望去,一片慘淡。8964 copyright protection5PENANAo4YoOzQJxE 維尼
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草叢乾得像紙,風吹過去就沙沙作響,雞鴨不肯下水,井口也多見人排隊守候,一桶水比一文錢還金貴。8964 copyright protection5PENANA5x1z4yuEhC 維尼
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村農奔走城中,欲求工匠修建水車,但那裏澆得過這萬頃旱田?水車是能救命,那也得有水給它轉。8964 copyright protection5PENANA76YPMRGkeK 維尼
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灶火未熄,人煙欲斷,平陽雖未立刻鬧起災荒,卻也彷彿被懸在一根拉緊的線上。8964 copyright protection5PENANAqwQ5P6ne1W 維尼
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城內百姓開始囤米買鹽,市集上米價漲了三成,糙米粥舖從大碗換成小碗,還不敢煮得太稀,生怕那日連一桶水都買不起。米行門口時常見人爭執,有婆子搶不到米,哭得跪地打滾,也有人趁亂偷米袋,被打得鼻青臉腫,還死咬著不肯鬆手。8964 copyright protection5PENANAv4i8xUsHHp 維尼
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更有傳聞說,郊外已有農戶夜裏潛入城中討水搶糧,也有外鄉難民混進市井,假裝販子行乞,實則扒竊行搶。市面漸亂,官府貼了數回告示,也派兵巡防,然兵力有限,防不勝防,百姓見了兵也不再心安,反是提心吊膽,怕一刀劃錯了脖子。8964 copyright protection5PENANAafrWAKenzd 維尼
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紀府所在的街區尚算清靜,但誰也不敢鬆懈。8964 copyright protection5PENANAPkxPUvr7y6 維尼
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老宅子牆外的綠樹葉子早已枯捲,貓狗都不再跑鬧,只在角落乘涼喘氣。8964 copyright protection5PENANA621luImHEv 維尼
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紀老爺早有預警,令家丁添人守夜,白日裏關門閉戶,連水缸都加蓋上鎖,夜裏則是護衛輪番巡視,從前只管賊,如今也要防饑民。8964 copyright protection5PENANA7LOaAofP1L 維尼
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三粒屎的責任更重了,一則是護住小姐,二則是護着那個半夜最愛哭的小公子。8964 copyright protection5PENANAzuSO4olk82 維尼
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這些日子,連夜晚都悶熱得不像話,小嬰兒哭起來一聲高過一聲,把整個後院吵得不成樣。他便和芙桃、碧瑤一同守著,輪流搖扇、換水、逗哄。8964 copyright protection5PENANAycMWHkIFUp 維尼
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碧瑤偶爾抱怨:「這天氣再熱下去,人都得煮熟啦。」8964 copyright protection5PENANAL99V3oNyt3 維尼
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芙桃則習慣蹲著泡腳,一邊哼小曲一邊搖扇:「等那天下雨了,我們擠去井口洗頭,你抱孩子,我負責叫小姐來看熱鬧。」8964 copyright protection5PENANAwfbT51moSZ 維尼
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三粒屎笑笑,不言語。8964 copyright protection5PENANA44VkSBiPmM 維尼
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紀小姐也察覺到了氣氛的變化。她雖未明言,但近來常常提早回府、不願久出,也少了逛市集,目光沉靜中多了幾分遠意。偶爾黃昏時分,她會在長廊踱步,忽然問他一句:「你說,這世間要是水井全枯了,人該怎麼活?」8964 copyright protection5PENANA7DjJShpz5v 維尼
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三粒屎苦笑:「那就挖,挖到地底有水為止。」8964 copyright protection5PENANAzgduSUrN77 維尼
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她聽了,輕輕一笑,道:「那你得挖得比別人深,也得不怕熱,不怕累。」8964 copyright protection5PENANACB2Aksvmpq 維尼
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有一次,她半夜醒來,聽得屋外傳來小公子的哭聲,便披衣起身,推門出去看。8964 copyright protection5PENANAkpVbZ0FdPy 維尼
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廊下燈火微明,只見三粒屎正抱著孩子在院子裏來回踱步,汗水濕透衣襟,臉上卻不見半分煩躁。8964 copyright protection5PENANA21FFBH0eHM 維尼
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他嘴裏哼著一段不知從那學來的搖籃曲,低低的,穩穩的,那小孩竟也漸漸睡了。她站在門邊看了一會,終於轉身回房。8964 copyright protection5PENANABqsVZR50ea 維尼
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日子,還是得照樣過。8964 copyright protection5PENANA6VG27hRYHA 維尼
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三粒屎夜裏仍去武館,老漢依舊讓他掃地打水,然後站樁練氣。地面燙腳,掌心起泡,他也不說一聲苦。8964 copyright protection5PENANAhwcghqAmUE 維尼
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有幾晚,他練得汗如雨下,衣裳黏在身上如浸水布,回府途中遇見巡防押著幾個難民,瘦得只剩骨頭,一人嘴裏還喃喃說:「再不下雨就得吃土了……」8964 copyright protection5PENANAEf8mqaOLNV 維尼
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他站在巷口,望著那隊人影遠去,忽然想起他娘。多年前那年大旱,他娘也是這樣,餓到最後靠舔石頭過日子。8964 copyright protection5PENANAc39vDG2ZhT 維尼
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那時他還小,只記得夜裏餓得睜眼不動,聽得娘喃喃念:「只要活著……只要活著就有盼頭……」8964 copyright protection5PENANAPjaGILc9P4 維尼
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這夜,他練拳時分外沉狠,腳步踏得穩如山石,拳風揚起土灰,連老漢也難得點頭:「不錯,今日下手有力氣了。」8964 copyright protection5PENANAwC4ngjeGiP 維尼
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「是因為每天都來練嗎?」他問。8964 copyright protection5PENANAbn5MeQLrCV 維尼
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老漢斜他一眼:「是因為你終於知道,凡事都要打拼。」8964 copyright protection5PENANAC6EFE4ZTTy 維尼
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三粒屎不語,只奢侈地拎了桶水,把院角那叢枯竹澆了又澆。那竹原本枯黃不堪,枝節乾裂,葉片發脆,他卻仍日日給它潑水,好像這樣做,就能保得住一點點生氣。8964 copyright protection5PENANAq6eXRu6WzO 維尼
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日子繼續推進,旱情未退,甚至更烈了些。有幾家大戶捐米賑災,紀府也派人送了幾車糧到南門口施粥。8964 copyright protection5PENANAxOlJTmVJoY 維尼
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三粒屎也在其中。他護著車隊進城,看見難民中有老有小,一對婦人帶著孩童,那孩童渾身長癬,皮膚乾裂發紅,臉上只剩骨架,一雙眼還透亮。8964 copyright protection5PENANA2xlhhuvOuB 維尼
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他一時心頭熱,回府後悄悄把自己省下來的幾個饅頭交給廚下,托人送去。8964 copyright protection5PENANAY27beueTOg 維尼
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他從不覺得自己是個善人,但這一刻,他卻實在想讓那孩子多活幾日。8964 copyright protection5PENANAuucJCQnI0u 維尼
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這時的他,已不是那個剛來紀府只求混口飯吃的逃亡漢子了。8964 copyright protection5PENANAtehR1O4sVI 維尼
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他每日練功、巡院、護衛、抱小公子、替小姐擋風遮陽,也偶爾和芙桃、碧瑤鬥嘴笑鬧,儼然成了這小天地無可或缺的一角。8964 copyright protection5PENANA6qACaHf7IT 維尼
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連後廚也記得給他多夾塊肉,洗衣的婆子罵人時都會留他一分情面。8964 copyright protection5PENANAuJTrtD1b5i 維尼
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而小姐,這時也越發習慣他的存在。8964 copyright protection5PENANAMfy5vfwyXj 維尼
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有時說話會回頭尋他一眼;有時午後無事,會叫他過來一起聽說書人講書中俠義;有時,她甚至會偷拿他那本從李瓘那兒拿來的《九天神劍傳》,翻幾頁後嗤笑一聲:「你們男人,倒是都愛這種能飛天遁地的傻話。」8964 copyright protection5PENANATiFg4SRkIW 維尼
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他低頭應是,卻沒說,其實他最愛看的,不是神劍有多快,而是主角身負重傷、滿身狼狽時,還有人為他守著爐火與粥。8964 copyright protection5PENANA6qhzyY3ck7 維尼
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有人等你、有人盼你,那才是比什麼神劍飛天都難得的本事。8964 copyright protection5PENANA9zYy33BwA7 維尼
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