陽光從窗簾縫隙中竄進屋內,屋外嫩芽初長,印得屋內地板如有黑色藤蔓肆意生長,窗外雛鳥因饑餓呼喊著母親歸來,叫聲將鈺寧吵醒,睡眼惺忪地走出房門,客廳裡娘準備出門。45Please respect copyright.PENANA0kwNZSQbGS
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「娘。」略顯稚嫩的聲音夾帶沙啞的聲音從鈺寧口中傳出,後者將視線聚焦在她。45Please respect copyright.PENANAcY5zj5VsDp
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「妳醒真早。」45Please respect copyright.PENANARK91lWPWdF
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秋語蘭臉上浮現歲月拂過的傷痕,青春年華未逝去,仍能看出幾分姿色。45Please respect copyright.PENANAsK34047Suc
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「娘要出門?」45Please respect copyright.PENANA6A1H6xYAUD
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「去市集採買,要與娘一起?」45Please respect copyright.PENANAYuUj9CGniI
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鈺寧激動地點頭,秋語蘭走進房門,取幾件衣物,蹲下身子為小女孩穿上衣裳,寵愛地撫摸她的髮:「走。」45Please respect copyright.PENANA6CKRbK4mqH
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「等等。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAoV1saYLoaW
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鈺寧動身往房間,只聽一陣翻箱倒櫃,秋語蘭狐疑地走進房間,見她拿出兩個波浪鼓,轉頭詢問:「要帶哪個?」45Please respect copyright.PENANAXPe7lNkZqa
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房間裡因翻箱倒櫃物品四散,毫無邏輯地亂擺,秋語蘭出言提醒:「爹回來會罵人。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAXvHfZinWPu
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「娘,選一個。」45Please respect copyright.PENANA7cOdNdbecV
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「去市集不用帶。」話音未落,鈺寧像是預知娘的話,率先露出低落的表情,秋語蘭深知女兒的個性:「黑色。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAoxsINP4GwH
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拿起漆黑的波浪鼓,鈺寧逕直往門外衝,秋語蘭本想出手攔住,卻未得逞:「東西歸回原處。」45Please respect copyright.PENANA2bDP9lTXHi
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「回來再說,娘快點。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAo4P5HTTrEi
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秋語蘭無奈地笑著,未順從女兒的話,將散落的物品先簡單收起,便出房門牽著她的手前往市集。45Please respect copyright.PENANAgPoiUA925o
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市集裡鈺寧見比自身高幾倍的人來來往往,對此感到懼怕,便抓緊秋語蘭的手。45Please respect copyright.PENANABOY0lTSkc0
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市集攤位齊全,各式各樣的物品被擺放著販賣,食物的香氣在空氣中瀰漫,鈺寧撫摸著尚未進食的胃,輕輕地拉秋語蘭的手:「娘餓了。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAh2bMLy9ALE
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「我們先去買東西吃好嗎?」45Please respect copyright.PENANASa1n5ecuzT
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鈺寧臉露出些許委屈,甚至眼中似乎留有淚水,秋語蘭心疼不已,便帶鈺寧進一家麵館。45Please respect copyright.PENANA0AnMv9NWES
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「爺爺,我要吃麵。」45Please respect copyright.PENANA12qyAQuFoJ
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「小淘氣你來啦。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAEZyb62n3j3
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麵店老闆依舊如此,只是隨著時間推移,臉上皺褶更加深邃,眼眸愈加混濁。45Please respect copyright.PENANApft5VnUOFg
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「今天想吃什麼?」45Please respect copyright.PENANAhUGh7Ixq5W
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「乾麵。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAUEwX48Hhx7
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「馬上來。」麵店老闆滿臉堆笑,轉頭便詢問秋語蘭:「老樣子?」45Please respect copyright.PENANAEmm1igTSna
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「老樣子。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAWHRTG2t5Vk
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麵店老闆心領神會,便走進廚房開始手邊的動作,鈺寧無法止住的好奇心,迫使她走進廚房探頭探腦地觀察老闆的動作。45Please respect copyright.PENANANNsbRlsYe5
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「會燙到喔。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAt606NblaW3
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老闆提醒著卻未出手阻止,而是秋語蘭開口把她叫回來:「小寧回來。」45Please respect copyright.PENANABXCaGpOXNk
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「每次看都不膩嗎?」45Please respect copyright.PENANA7jTDmIHhix
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秋語蘭把鈺寧抱回座位上,鈺寧不回答,傻笑著搖頭。45Please respect copyright.PENANASlMcSH8Wkb
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不久,老闆端著麵各放一碗到二人面前,香味頓時撲鼻,依舊是熟悉的味道。45Please respect copyright.PENANA1n0yVuCaLp
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「幾年未曾變過的味道。」秋語蘭淺嚐一口便下了註腳:「鈺寧常念叨著要來吃麵,我煮的都不怎麼動筷。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAJHKFfNiDul
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鈺寧與老闆聽聞皆笑出聲來,後者坐在鈺寧身旁,揉著她的頭:「那麼好吃嗎?」45Please respect copyright.PENANAWBDkqn0Yvc
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「嗯!」45Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3MjiwvzZ8
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誠懇的回應搭配著專屬於孩子的天真笑容,使老闆的笑容綻放地更加燦爛。45Please respect copyright.PENANAJVGAwyWigg
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「快吃。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAavn89JRhqc
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鈺寧乖巧地低頭吃,秋語蘭與老闆對視而笑,前者也吃起面前的麵,後者則是走向自己櫃台後。45Please respect copyright.PENANAd2jHBkhq82
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時間不停地流逝,店裡的人潮逐增加,稱不上人滿為患,但老闆手邊的工作未曾停歇。45Please respect copyright.PENANAq5Yw11qxon
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「爺爺我先吃完的。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAYuuerQzWKa
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鈺寧喜悅地跑到櫃檯前向老闆邀功,老闆放下手邊的工作,走出櫃檯,蹲下身子:「小寧好棒喔。」45Please respect copyright.PENANANqHJTVofci
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鈺寧笑得眼睛都瞇成一線,小小的酒窩使笑容襯托得更甜,老闆盯著出神。45Please respect copyright.PENANAzsrI5Q3B4E
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「鈺寧,老闆工作不要吵老闆。」這時,秋語蘭已將物品收拾好走向二人身旁,語畢,把鈺寧拉近自己便將錢遞給老闆。45Please respect copyright.PENANATxi5c1NgBZ
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「小寧像極了小版的你,時光一溜煙,小寧已經長那麼大了。」45Please respect copyright.PENANABWs5j5kU3c
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「許多人皆如此說過。」秋語蘭笑著撫摸著鈺寧的頭,環視過店裡的人潮:「老闆你回去工作吧,我們該去採買了。」45Please respect copyright.PENANARyZ7sUWaIF
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「好。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAjU6nU5G6np
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老闆站起身子,轉身向櫃檯走去,秋語蘭領著鈺寧往門口走去,這時,老闆突然開口,使得秋語蘭轉身:「聽聞市集有今日戲曲勞軍表演。」45Please respect copyright.PENANA6kPpWZaBld
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秋語蘭聞聲瞳孔縮放,微微頷首,轉身離去,鈺寧則是雀躍地說著:「娘現在去嗎?」45Please respect copyright.PENANAH3X86NRwD7
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秋語蘭搖搖頭,輕聲道:「先採買。」45Please respect copyright.PENANApiN5KnoUoA
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「要買鹽…」秋語蘭低頭看著手中的紙條,鈺寧則是東張西望地對萬物富有好奇,四處瞻望,突然興起的好奇心驅使下,伸手去觸摸,秋語蘭見狀出聲喝止:「不許亂碰。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAwsq9eBAZKi
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鈺寧嚇得收起手,路程上始終如一地好奇心漫溢,手未有一刻閒著,被制止後,改成用手亂指。45Please respect copyright.PENANA2OsVUgm5Mf
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秋語蘭見狀,面露不慍,觀察著人群流動,見準時機,將鈺寧拉向一旁無人走動的角落。45Please respect copyright.PENANAMUEAFJiCGF
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秋語蘭蹲下身子,語氣變為銳利:「知道為何娘要你不許亂碰嗎?」45Please respect copyright.PENANAqYhmBpMxGI
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鈺寧搖晃著腦袋,臉上還攜帶著疑惑神情,秋語蘭放緩語速,語氣也變得輕柔:「如果有滾燙的東西,碰到燙傷,有尖銳的東西,碰到受傷,會痛痛的,如果把物品碰壞了我們也要花錢。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAVertF18B5s
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鈺寧眼睛泛出水珠,打轉在眼睛附近,但仍堅定地點點頭,秋語蘭見狀,也不好繼續,本想出言撫慰,霎時間,鼓聲自遠處響起。45Please respect copyright.PENANAzwjn2hdt3S
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鈺寧被鼓聲吸引,望向遠處,臉上早已褪去方才的悲傷,轉為喜悅,無奈距離過遠,只聞其聲。45Please respect copyright.PENANAtxF2rUiQ0c
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「娘,我們去看看。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAdEPuuH4gwN
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一改幾秒前的悲傷,鈺寧笑容掛起將秋語蘭拉向聲響處。45Please respect copyright.PENANAzJEh8oN2TA
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鑼鼓聲不時響起,遠處隱約聽聞唱戲的腔調,一群人圍在市集的廣場中央,的確如麵店老闆所說,能見到許多村民探頭探腦地觀看。45Please respect copyright.PENANACErD1NudkN
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走進後,果真是勞軍活動,軍人皆在接近戲台的地方坐著,外圍皆是看熱鬧到村民。45Please respect copyright.PENANAe2OtBJq5dO
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鈺寧甚是興奮,立刻找個位置想好好觀看,人群眾多,她身子顯得過於矮小,被人群擋住視線。45Please respect copyright.PENANAQnyMaGPuuF
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「娘抱我。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAgk7V5pDFTq
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鈺寧伸出雙手,秋語蘭熟捻地抱起鈺寧,鈺寧等不及看見,抱起的高度足夠後,將目光聚焦於戲台上,便不願離去。45Please respect copyright.PENANASMOH7vwkjM
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秋語蘭自身也將視線交予戲台,台上唱著仍舊是經典的牡丹亭,看著正入神,戲台上的其中一人惹得她怔神,他的舉手投足間,連唱的部分皆與那人同樣。45Please respect copyright.PENANAGEvhF6sH7Q
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「怎麼還是會想起。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAf64RRfi8GZ
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秋語蘭低喃,聲音被吵雜的聲響吞噬,連鈺寧也未聽見。45Please respect copyright.PENANAtduXkER6cC