胡同外樊仁號樓上的屋子裏,夏家一家子圍在桌上吃早點,爹爹咬一口焦圈兒,配一口豆汁嚥下去,開口叫昭翊吃完了去送昨晚做好的幾件長衫,要送到福韻堂,昭翊啃著馬蹄燒餅點頭答應。43Please respect copyright.PENANA1MGWRTwgoU
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那福韻堂跟流仙堂都在石頭胡同裏,昭翊吃完早點,下樓去鋪子裏揣了布包出門,抬頭望了一下,朗白的天空沒有雲,他拐進石頭胡同,沿熟路走到福韻堂交了東西,再順著胡同繼續走下去,來到流仙堂,繞到後頭院牆去,跟裏頭天仙的邂逅也是好幾天前的事了,他想看看霜莫在不在梨樹下,就翻牆上去了。43Please respect copyright.PENANAK4tjanVBt8
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隔著白花綠葉的間隙,昭翊瞧見霜莫正靠著樹抱著膝坐,穿水色的衣服,上頭的繡花遠遠望去像是淺淺的水浪。說起來他倆之間早就有無數次的碰巧,碰巧都不碰巧了,可這次碰上了依舊讓昭翊心上詫喜。43Please respect copyright.PENANADMToRdfSod
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「欸!霜莫、霜莫!」昭翊拔山倒樹地撥開白梨枝椏,抖落一地雪花,探出臉來喊著。43Please respect copyright.PENANA7XwZe5JSND
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幾枚雪點落到霜莫身上,他仰起臉,目光對上了坐在牆頭的昭翊。43Please respect copyright.PENANAURD9SIOXOZ
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他只是瞧著昭翊,有如天上神仙靜靜地、漫不經心地瞧著人間,不發一語。43Please respect copyright.PENANA6sSpCjrlCt
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昭翊便開口了:「來找你了,今天不練戲麼?」他繞過來後院時就沒聽見唱戲的聲音,也是不知道說什麼開場白好,便率直直問了。43Please respect copyright.PENANA07Q5i2pOQ1
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霜莫搖頭,從樹腳邊站起來,走到牆邊,將頸子仰得高高地望向昭翊,昭翊發現他的眼睛周圍紅紅浮浮的一圈,像上了戲妝的胭脂那樣,但他一張臉蛋素素淨淨,沒抹油彩沒描眼圈。43Please respect copyright.PENANAkMJrXZ42P8
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「你眼睛好紅啊,哭了麼?遇到什麼事了麼?」昭翊這樣問他,一半是出自好奇,一半是出自關心,他早看過無數次霜莫流淚的模樣,每一滴淚看來都那麼沉重,像是載了半片天下的悲哀與苦楚,他哭的時候,天邊烏雲沒有他那樣的哀愁,都不敢下雨,昭翊不懂那些複雜的情緒,一直以來也不敢作聲,只敢隔著牆看,但上回越了過去,這回他便能說出口了。43Please respect copyright.PENANAjhsHtBMJR6
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霜莫立刻低下頭,昭翊看不見他的臉了,「沒什麼。」霜莫語氣和上回昭翊問起堂子一樣,話語後頭的東西藏得緊密。43Please respect copyright.PENANANjrnrc6W04
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這讓昭翊更好奇了,但他想最好不要再問下去,雙眼盯著霜莫頭頂,心裏轉轉繞繞得緊張,想該說什麼話好。43Please respect copyright.PENANALY4ZFAT7GH
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興許是沒聽見昭翊吭聲,霜莫又抬起頭了,兩人目光又對到一塊,昭翊趕緊拋出一句話來:「你唱戲挺好聽的,唱多久了啊?」43Please respect copyright.PENANA7jqQhJRBOP
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霜莫一臉不明所以,愣了一下才回答:「五年吧。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAAoIoA8Sc8V
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「難怪唱得好聽,可以唱幾句麼?」昭翊是真心這樣想的,但一問出口聲音竟然乾乾地,說完話,他清了清卡澀的喉頭。43Please respect copyright.PENANAN2rkwiZq0Y
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他的尷尬被察覺了,霜莫嘴角一撇,又轉開了眼光,「我不想唱。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAIC93AlDsSY
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昭翊用唾液潤了潤嘴巴,試圖讓自己的聲音聽上去從容一些:「那你有在哪裏唱戲麼?我想去聽聽。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAEDezoyi36V
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「東城那裏。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAm6fyMnJGLQ
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「啊!那裏都是有錢人去的,你會去南城的戲院唱麼?」43Please respect copyright.PENANASEn2B3Qug0
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「會。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAEtOxSnEx83
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「什麼時候啊?哪間戲院?」昭翊一邊追問著,一邊緊瞧著那雙冷月似的眼睛,一對月光瑩瑩透透,水波似的蕩漾,他看不透那雙眼睛,若是冷漠,怎麼會這樣粼粼生動;若說有情吧,光芒也未免太寒冽了。43Please respect copyright.PENANA9PUTl3Fq19
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「一直問做什麼?」霜莫顯得不耐煩了,用眼角瞥向昭翊。43Please respect copyright.PENANAMDvucMLTDH
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再度得了他的目光,昭翊笑容洋溢起來:「我想去聽呀!想看看你在臺上什麼樣子。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAdB5T6uWDMj
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霜莫眼光動搖了,喃喃回答:「十九那天在廣德樓,唱中軸子。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAaLfUJEltUS
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「哪一齣啊?」43Please respect copyright.PENANA5JeriQLiea
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「《貴妃醉酒》。」43Please respect copyright.PENANA2tjG7qnauq
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「唱什麼角?」43Please respect copyright.PENANAllBra3dY0P
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「楊貴妃。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAukLOghCgR2
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昭翊一聽吃驚地瞠大眼睛直呼:「哇!你這麼厲害!唱楊貴妃的身段不是要很好麼?」才說完話,他就暗自想自己太沒眼光了,像霜莫這樣一個絕色天仙,又有一副空靈清澈的好嗓子,唱這樣尊貴不俗的角才不算委屈。43Please respect copyright.PENANAikXPWH2aNT
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霜莫卻一臉不以為然,「不就是照著前人傳下來的去唱,還能怎麼著?」他直著頸子,端著好看的臉蛋,靜雅矜持,又複雜莫測,畢竟是在戲臺上來去的人,下了戲也卸不乾淨臉上油彩。43Please respect copyright.PENANAqqmWsn5xu1
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然而昭翊十幾年來都腳踏實地過活,是個樸實的人,沒有什麼需要矯飾的時候,說話直,性子也直,和上回一樣,一股勁上來了也沒多想,就興沖沖地脫口邀約:「那天我去聽你唱戲吧!你下戲後有空閒麼?我們去前門大街逛逛夜市,那裏比珠市口還熱鬧。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAokS99xiMGN
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「嗯。」霜莫沒有上次那樣扭捏退縮了,很快就點頭答應。43Please respect copyright.PENANAOXHnUBEu36
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「那我散戲了去後臺那兒等你麼?」昭翊心裏很高興,說話的聲音又高亢又雀躍。43Please respect copyright.PENANAQfkiDwjkth
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霜莫看著昭翊笑嘻嘻的模樣,頓了一下,悄悄別開眼睛說話,不知道盯著樹梢的哪裏,「你來這裏等。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAYea5szw1JN
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「得,我會在這裏等你。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAq9MvAtWKR8
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兩個人說定了,昭翊期待著。平常的日子總是過得慢悠悠,這次卻隨他的心意奔得飛快,吃過了早點,去幫忙跑跑腿、裁裁布、顧顧鋪子,恍恍惚惚又是回家吃晚飯的時候,一直到十七那天昭翊才回神,他不怎麼記得這些日子裏發生的事情,就記得過兩天的下午要去廣德樓聽《貴妃醉酒》,他告訴哥哥要去聽戲,昭翰想好一陣子沒聽戲了,答應和他一塊去。43Please respect copyright.PENANAc5JJg0A3x1
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過了正午的大柵欄最熱鬧了,各大戲院外頭掛了張揚的水牌,上頭的字一張比一張斗大,名號一個比一個響亮,人們從四面八方的街道逐漸聚集過來,遠遠就瞧見水牌上的名字,瞧見認得的、青睞的就靠攏過去,好像被燈光吸引過去的蚊蟲。時代這麼動盪,沒有誰身上沒個讓自己安心的癮頭,打麻將的麻將,抽鴉片的抽鴉片,不打牌不抽菸的就聽戲,打牌抽菸的還是聽戲,這是最難戒的癮頭,會趁人們上街、交際的時候滲到眼睛耳朵裏,人們可以戒菸戒牌,就沒有人願意戒聽戲,那樣太殘忍了。43Please respect copyright.PENANATZKqJL3yIq
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廣德樓裏傳出打通的樂聲,鑼鼓當頭急急催,鐃鈸從旁點拍子,趕快了街上人們的腳步,這或許比軍中的號令都還管用,原本散漫遊走的人群精神抖擻起來,有志一同地撞進戲院裏,買了票,搶著好位子坐下來,買一壺茶、一盤瓜子,跟同伴話家常等開戲,最先上臺的都是些名不見經傳的小角,就湊合著聽,等開始唱中軸子,角兒上場了,那才是真熱鬧。盯著戲臺看的每雙眼睛都是光陰長河裏的燦爛星子,竭聲叫好的每張嘴都是在古今長道上的奔馬鳴嘯,一間戲院無論有多少歲數了,只要還有觀眾進來聽戲、還有戲子肯上臺唱,就不會衰老。43Please respect copyright.PENANAi2toHUHnr5
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昭翊和哥哥還沒到兩點鐘就到了廣德樓買票,進去戲院裏,一樓的好位子都給佔得差不多了,但他們還是找到不算太靠角落的後頭位子,跟大部分來聽戲的人一樣,點了一盤瓜子配茶。43Please respect copyright.PENANASHwMeaw3rZ
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開始唱前軸子的第一齣戲之前,一個已經施了妝容、著了頭面戲裝的乾旦走出來,嬌俏媚人地擺首弄姿,藏在水袖裏的雙手風前花枝似的款款擺弄,靈巧的桃花眼照向臺下左右逡巡,時不時拋出一個媚眼兒,有一群人倏地就站起來,爭著去撲一樣昭翊他們都看不見的東西,其中一個還撞著桌子跌跤了,著實滑稽荒謬,不知道的人還以為是拋繡球招親哪。43Please respect copyright.PENANAJSqSNQIiNo
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都滿清降亡,步入民國了,舊時代的魂魄卻還住在這裏,乾旦在開戲前站條子這樣的習慣還沒完全戒掉,這是一種戲子與臺下座兒的相互戲弄,弄的是一種看得著卻摸不著,看似親密如膠卻又遙不可及,這樣隔層紗的情調,每個撲上去的都認為臺上那個妖嬌美人是朝著自己笑,殊不知跟人家隔了好幾座山,越也越不過的,但誰也不願相信自己是隔重山的那個。43Please respect copyright.PENANAL9OVmxEHYG
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「這是誰啊?真夠風騷的,是不是堂子裏出來的啊?」昭翰已經開始嗑瓜子,一臉看戲似的瞧瞧那群你爭我奪的人,又瞧瞧臺上賣盡風姿的戲子,明知故問,誰不曉得只有堂子裏出來的會這樣不正格兒。43Please respect copyright.PENANAHGF2InJsMc
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「應該就是吧?」會唱前軸子的都是還沒頭沒臉的,昭翊哪裏認得,隨口虛應,接著就聽見哥哥輕藐地哼了一聲。43Please respect copyright.PENANAtHuC5aiqjZ
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昭翊靠著桌子撐著頭,懵懵地瞧著戲臺,他壓根無法想像霜莫上來站條子的模樣,這樣太俗氣了,正在臺上送笑的戲子是蝴蝶,霜莫是煙,蝴蝶本來就靠沾惹花裏的蜜汁粉塵過活,而一縷輕煙飄過去什麼也不沾,也沒人撲得著。43Please respect copyright.PENANAVlNKXmMWxu