冬日,藍天,小雪。254Please respect copyright.PENANAAM74VbXu8o
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空氣乾冷,每次呼吸都會令肺部生起輕微灼痛之感。254Please respect copyright.PENANAwy1bDwDeAD
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帶娣不期然騰出手來,將掩鼻布巾稍稍拉整,以保存溫熱濕潤的鼻息。254Please respect copyright.PENANAGhfaMZKiB1
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「若有快馬一匹,那該多好!」她心想。雖說不是弱質纖纖大家閨秀,但背負整整一籃子大蘿蔔在寒冬雪地上陡步行走於她亦是一件苦事。254Please respect copyright.PENANAKFPvVhFESl
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「小姐。」忽爾有道男聲叫住帶娣:「有興趣占卦嗎?」254Please respect copyright.PENANAbnazCPtpWy
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帶娣循聲望去,只見不遠處梅樹下有一老者正在向她點首微笑。沒有回應的必要,但帶娣自然而然地回了句:「不了。沒錢。」254Please respect copyright.PENANAiKJszEsNoJ
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「免費的。」老者沒有絲毫不悅,掏扇撥涼。254Please respect copyright.PENANAZqrv8Ivct2
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「那麼好?」帶娣生起戒心——世上哪可能有這麼便宜的事情?254Please respect copyright.PENANAzUJMdqLAut
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「占卦師乃神明和凡人之橋樑,工作不外乎『為凡人找答案』和『為神明傳遞訊息』。」光頭紅頰白長鬚的老者笑意盈盈,遠看活像寺廟神像。254Please respect copyright.PENANA82XaWDPIgM
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「我沒需要找答案。」帶娣斷言拒絕,再次開步。254Please respect copyright.PENANA0p6aLzs1UO
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「但神明託我傳訊息給你。」老者不急不躁,語速不徐不疾:「關於你的終身大事。」254Please respect copyright.PENANARhVFi17a94
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這話正中帶娣下懷——終身大事!254Please respect copyright.PENANAT1HXO9vkdW
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農村女大多十三、十四歲時出嫁,以早日生孩子,為夫家提供更多工作人口。而且農村人自知身份卑微,對成親對象沒多要求,只消四肢健全、頭腦正常、能夠正常工作,再醜再窮亦不會乏人問津。254Please respect copyright.PENANAzHT2qXT4lj
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但單身的帶娣下個月將要踏入十九歲!254Please respect copyright.PENANAGBou3pqj6N
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怎麼會無人提親?不知有多少鄉里背著她議論紛紛,甚至有人已認定帶娣是個壞孬子,有意無意疏遠她、孤立她……254Please respect copyright.PENANAED0dek22Q3
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帶娣神色緊張,急步走向老者,恭敬誠懇道:「請你為我占卦吧。」254Please respect copyright.PENANAmAV9OAV7bm
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老者樂呵呵的,欣然答應。唸咒。神明附身,雪地寫字,神明歸位。254Please respect copyright.PENANA3gHHmaegnO
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老者甫看見地上文字,立即換上一臉驚喜:「恭喜你!神明說你的真命天子將於小寒當日子時路經這梅花樹!你們會一見鍾情,共諧連理,白頭到老!」254Please respect copyright.PENANAgCLPBIQLgA
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帶娣聞言大樂,主動奉上三條大蘿蔔送予老者表達謝意。254Please respect copyright.PENANAy7HNNcuKFN
回家以後,帶娣一直心心念念小寒當日將會出現的那抹身影。神不守舍,工作頻頻犯錯,招致金錢損失。老爹問清緣故後悖然大怒:「你這笨蛋!怎麼會相信占卦這回事?動動腦筋吧!」254Please respect copyright.PENANA4oeZ1wTSKQ
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罵聲震天,吵得鄰居們清楚聽到對話內容。帶娣成為村中笑柄,人人皆拿她當笑料。自尊受損,帶娣提不起勁工作,乾脆窩在家裡呆等小寒到來。254Please respect copyright.PENANAIdQrGJRnRz
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顏面受損,加上帶娣不願工作,老爹對帶娣更是沒甚麼好臉色。某夜,老爹再次因瑣碎小事對帶娣大發脾氣。盛怒之下,他失控暴打帶娣。帶娣咬緊牙關,不吭一聲,雙臂抱頭護著臉蛋,心中只求不要被打得臉青鼻腫,以免在真命天子心中留下不好印象。254Please respect copyright.PENANAavrqwX9Xvx
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踏入亥時,帶娣所有家人已倒頭大睡。她抵著劇痛起床,匆匆梳洗打扮,披上厚衣離家,趕在子時之前到達梅花樹下。254Please respect copyright.PENANA4vQOZkTtp2
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寒。254Please respect copyright.PENANAtsMWAUAm67
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「小寒」標誌著開始進入一年中最寒冷的日子,奈何身寒不及心寒。254Please respect copyright.PENANALbKLjepN59
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對方會出現嗎?254Please respect copyright.PENANALDQ8HnApcd
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「會。」她再三告訴自己,強要自己堅持下去。254Please respect copyright.PENANAt9eKST8szA
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對方會嫌棄她是窮困潦倒的大齡農家女嗎?254Please respect copyright.PENANACZKltKgAdK
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「不會。」她不停催眠自己,未來夫君定會待她如珠如寶。254Please respect copyright.PENANAKoCq0NBAOg
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身體的痛、環境的寒和內心對幸福愛情的憧憬形成強烈對比,她的思緒於希望與失望之間來回跳躍。忐忑、不安、未知將她情緒推向極致。不可以!她誓要把眼淚強忍下來——總不能甫見面就哭得一塌糊塗。254Please respect copyright.PENANAMTkpt5keGS
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痛。254Please respect copyright.PENANAClHqBtYNFW
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頭痛欲裂。後腦剛才被老爹重擊過,加上此刻寒風吹襲,受傷位置彷如被巨石擠壓,思緒漸見不清。254Please respect copyright.PENANADDhZvCBDmL
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這棵樹?那棵樹?哪棵才是神明所講的梅花樹?254Please respect copyright.PENANAPP9h6b2a7l
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有可能趕在子時前去到嗎?254Please respect copyright.PENANAmYQR3Kj4Rv
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若果遲到,對方會否離開,不再出現?254Please respect copyright.PENANAmuLRDqaDzS
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絕望。254Please respect copyright.PENANAnWYLq0GytH
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帶娣意識到自己沒可能在一片樹林中找到那棵樹。254Please respect copyright.PENANASYQC2jWlNu
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跌坐地上,哭。254Please respect copyright.PENANAwXWUp2PpV4
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撕心裂肺。254Please respect copyright.PENANATdaIspjMb3
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颯颯風中,倏忽聽見杳杳嗓音:「你在找我嗎?」254Please respect copyright.PENANAWxjCnXQYY0
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帶娣抬頭,驚見不遠處聳立一棵參天梅花樹。她連忙止住哭聲,撐起身子往梅花樹跑去。254Please respect copyright.PENANAmUvZzxajB8
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樹下有人影。對方面朝前方、背對她。帶娣不假思索,衝前從後環抱對方。對方沒有掙扎,轉過身來將她擁入懷裡。帶娣哭,哭中帶笑,笑容裡滿是幸福快樂:「是真的!真的有人會愛我!」254Please respect copyright.PENANAuei3f1b0X9
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她抬起頭,想要看看真命天子的臉。誰料天上繁星突然變亮,星光耀眼得她再也睜不開眼……254Please respect copyright.PENANAyFmFQIdq9G
日。眾人在樹林中找到她的遺體。254Please respect copyright.PENANAw0zecMY99C
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老爹呼天搶地,自責對帶娣動粗。254Please respect copyright.PENANAncnwkcd4IN
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村民口頭上紛表惋措,說帶娣其實是個很不錯的女生。254Please respect copyright.PENANAsRtrC1it0c
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老者從路人口中聽見帶娣遭遇,心裡發笑:「她真笨!我為了騙幾個大蘿蔔而亂說一通,怎麼她會相信?」