短篇小说 》 偷 Steal 》
偷 Steal
鄭德鴻 Zheng Dehong
Steal “站住!”提着菜籃子的吳發財剛剛跨出市場大門,眼看着衹要再走上幾步,便可以匯入那擁擠的人群而逃之夭夭的時候,猛地聽到背後這聲喊,頓時像被施了定身法似的,保持着一腳前一腳後的姿式。其實,他完全可以緊走幾步,逃脫那即來到的厄運,但是,巨大的恐懼竟使他動彈不得,渾身發起拌來。他感到大限已到,頭腦中變得一片空白。
長得五大三粗的肉販雙手往案板上一按,飛越過肉攤,幾步衝過來,一伸手,像老鷹捉小雞似地一把揪住瘦小的吳發財的衣領,另一隻手奪下吳發財手裏的菜籃子。他一眼便看到那菜籃子裏的一塊肉,不由怒火中燒,順勢用力一推,吳發財便像一束稻草似地臉朝地倒了下去。
“你這死賊,竟敢偷老子的肉!”肉販從菜籃子裏拿起一塊約半斤的肉,高高地舉着,“還挑肥揀瘦?看我正忙,一閃身便沒了影,原來是想吃不要錢的。”
看到人髒俱在,圍觀的人群不由響起一片責駡聲——
“真不要臉。都什麽年月了,還有人偷肉。”一個年青的女人臉上帶着一種不屑的神色說。
“這麽點肉也偷?真是,大偷小偷,什麽都要偷。”一個中年婦女搖着頭說。
“把他捉到派出所去。”年青女人激奮地說。
“派出所哪裏還管這麽點事?還不是前腳進後腳步出。”一個老頭漫不經心地說。
“那就罰款。偷一罰十。”年青女人又說。
“對,罰了實惠。”中年婦女附合說。
聽到大傢的議論,肉販更來勁了,他看着仍趴在地上的吳發財,順勢踢了一下吳發財的屁股:“起來,錢拿來,罰款!”
吳發財掙紮着想爬起來,可頭腦裏“嗡嗡”直響,臉面上一片生疼,渾身像散了架似的一點勁都有沒有。他咬着牙用雙手硬撐起上半身,直喘粗氣。
“別裝死。快拿錢來!”肉販又是一腳踢在吳發財的大腿上。
吳發財又使勁撐了一下,翻轉身,坐在地上。他感到嘴裏有一股腥味,便用力吐出,一口帶有血絲的唾液落在跟前。
“我……我……沒錢。”吳發財說着,用手抹了一下嘴角殘留的涎液,臉上露出悲哀的神色。
看着吳發財流了血,肉販心裏不由稍稍軟了下來,再說,不就是那麽一點點肉嘛,而且也拿回來了。但是,他仍勾起腳,作出又要踢的樣子:“沒錢?沒錢就用偷?”
“算了算了,別再踢了,叫他拿錢出來就是了。”老頭擺了擺手說。
“看他的樣子,也不像是個慣偷的樣子。肉拿回來就是了。再說,他也出了血。”中年婦女也勸說起來。
肉販看了看吳發財,又看了看手裏的肉,再看了下地上那帶血的唾液,心想也就算了。但是,他仍盯着吳發財,警告說:“今天便宜你。下次再偷,看我不剁了你的手。”
這時,一個中年男子擠了進來,一見吳發財,不由驚叫起來:“發財,你怎麽啦?”
吳發財擡頭看了一眼中年男子,羞愧地低下頭,默不作聲。
“他偷了我的肉。”肉販把手中的肉提了提說。
“哎呀,你怎麽做這種事呢?”中年男子皺着眉頭說。
“我答應孩子,今天買肉。可我……不夠錢,衹剩下……”吳發財囁嚅着說。
“不夠錢?”年青女人疑惑地審視着吳發財,似乎不大相信。
“我……我確實沒有錢了。”吳發財無奈地說。
“也真是……唉——”中年男子嘆了口氣說,“他跟我是一個廠的,已經好幾個月沒領工資了。這幾年,幾任廠長七倒騰八倒騰,東西都賣光了,廠也倒了,就等着宣佈破産了。他們吃飽了,拍拍屁股又換一個地方,可我們連一分錢也拿不到。而他這人又特不會鑽,當年和我在一起下鄉當知青時就這樣,如今更是沒路子。”
聽中年男子這麽一說,大傢不由對吳發財有了幾分同情,也多了幾分感慨,一個個搖頭嘆息不已。
“也是,他們這代人真是倒運。當年要讀書被趕到農村插隊,回來要結婚卻遇上提倡晚婚。辛辛苦苦幹了幾十年,現在卻是碰到倒廠下崗了。”老頭同情地說。
“是呀,他們現在是要力氣沒力氣,要學歷沒學歷,上有老下有小,如果再不會鑽,真是不好過。”中年婦女接着說,“衹是,錢雖緊,但也別去偷。”
“走吧。”中年男子扶起吳發財,然後,對着人群說,“你們講的都對。但人到睏境,有時是什麽事也做得出來的。比起那些大偷,他可是差多了。衹有像他這種人才會去偷肉。要是我,纔不會這麽幹呢。”說到激昂處,他的眼睛裏冒出一股冷冷的光。
吳發財從肉販手裏接過菜籃子,低着頭不敢正眼看人。可是,當他的目光看到肉販手中的肉時,卻像看到什麽寶貝似的,死死地瞪着,露出一股垂涎的神色,身子一動不動,引得大傢又是一陣責怪的目光。
“走呀,看什麽?”中年男子催促着說。
“我……我……還沒買肉。”吳發財又是一陣囁嚅。
“沒錢就吃菜!沒肉吃死不了。”中年男子不由也有點生氣起來,沒好氣地說,“趕快回去,別在這裏丟人現眼的。”
吳發財仍然沒有動,反而嚮中年男子說:“你能不能先藉我點,把那肉買了。我今天不能沒肉。”
“為什麽?”中年男了問。
“是這樣,我女兒……我女兒前天考了一百分,我答應買肉。是前個月說的。誰知她真得了一百分。我……我昨天沒買……”吳發財有點前言不搭後語地說。
聽着吳發財這幾句話,圍觀的人群頓時一片靜默,肉販更是驚呆了,張着嘴,眼睛緊盯着吳發財的臉,似乎在尋找着什麽。
“你怎麽不早說呢?”中年男子眼裏流出一絲責備,從口袋裏掏出一張十元人民幣,遞給吳發財。
吳發財急忙接過錢,轉身遞嚮肉販,用帶着歉意的口氣說:“我剛纔確是一時急昏了頭,我確是沒有辦法了纔偷你的肉。這錢就嚮你買那肉。”
肉販木然地接過錢,眼裏噙着淚。他猛轉過身,快步走到肉攤前,操刀切下一塊肉,又快步走回來,把肉放進吳發財的菜籃子裏,然後,把那張十元人民幣塞回吳發財手裏,動情地說:“我也當過知青。錢,你拿回去,這肉,給孩子。”說完,轉身走了去。
吳發財緊攥着那錢,目送着肉販走嚮肉攤。他突然感到嘴裏有一股腥味,便使勁咽了下去。
2000年1月20日於漳州
"Stop!" Carrying a basket of Miss fortune just taken the market door and watched as long as the walk the few steps, you can import it and escaped the crowd when it suddenly heard the sound of shouted back, suddenly, as was like the Dingshen Fa Shi, maintained posture after one foot before the kick. In fact, he can bear a few steps away, to escape the doom that is coming, but the great fear of making him unable to move the whole body to launch stir. He felt that time was up, mind went blank. The butcher looks Wutaisancu hands to press the case of a board, flying over the meat stalls, rushing a few steps, a hand, like a thin 老鹰捉小鸡 Wu grabbed wildly rich collar, the other hand wins Wu fortune in the hands of the next basket. He then saw the basket in a piece of meat, are not angry to take advantage of a push force, Wu will make a fortune as a bunch of straw down and fell face down wildly. "You die a thief, I dared to steal the meat!" Picked up a butcher from the basket in about half a catty of meat, high in holding, "also choosers? See I'm busy, it would not be a shadow of a dodge, Do not eat the money turned out to be. " See all the dirty people, the crowd could not help a scolding voice sounded - "I reckon. Are what years, and also steal the meat." Face of a young woman said with a look of disdain. "Such a point of stealing meat? Really big thieves to steal, what should steal." A middle-aged woman said, shaking his head. "Take him to the police station caught." Excited the younger woman said. "Where the police station also control over such a thing? Is not the pace of the front foot into the post." An old man said casually. "That's fine. Steal a penalty ten." The young woman said. "Yes, fine the benefits." Middle-aged women with co-wrote. We hear the arguments, butcher more exciting, and he looked at the Wu still make a fortune lying on the floor to take advantage of what Miss fortune kicked ass: "Rise up, brought the money, fine!" Wu struggled Xiangpaqilai fortune can be mind "buzzing" sound straight, face on a piece of raw so, feeling like a bit like the bulk of the aircraft are not fresh. Teeth with both hands to carrying on his upper body, straight deep breaths. "Do not play dead. Quick to take money!" Butcher is kicked in the thigh Wu fortune. Wu rich and stay a bit hard, turn turn, sitting on the ground. There was a smell he felt his mouth, then spit out force, a fall in front of the saliva with a bloodshot. "I ... ... ... ... I have no money." Fortune Wu said, passed his hand over mouth remaining saliva solution, his face showing a look of sadness. Wu looked rich flow of blood, butcher not help a little soft heart down, again, not that thing a little bit of meat, but also to get back. However, he still brought back legs, the way to play again: "no money? To use stolen money?" "Never forget, do not kick, it wants to take money out of him." Said the old man waved his hand. "He has the look, do not look like a habitual theft. Meat, it wants to get it back. Besides, he also out of the blood." Middle-aged women to persuade them. The butcher looked at Miss fortune, looked at the hands of the meat, look at the next floor that the saliva of blood, I thought no problem. However, he is still staring at Miss fortune, warned: "Today you are cheap. Next time, steal, look I do not cut your hand." At this time, squeeze a middle-aged man came in, saw Miss fortune, not help exclaimed: "make a fortune, how do you now?" Wu rich middle-aged man looked up, bowed his head in shame, silence. "He stole my meat." Butcher the meat in their hands raised to mention that. "Oh, how do you do such a thing?" Middle-aged man said, frowning. "I promised the children that today on meat. ... ... Can I not have enough money, only ... ..." said Wu rich whispered. "Not enough money?" A confused young woman and look forward to Miss fortune, does not seem to believe. "I ... ... I really have no money." Wu rich frustration. "Is really ... ... Oh -" middle-aged man said with a sigh, "he told me was a factory, has been for several months did not receive paychecks, the. In recent years, several shift the eight-term seven shift the director, everything sold out, plants are down, just wait declared bankrupt. they were filled, Paipaipigu another for a place, but we can not get a cent. and he will not this person also provides drilling, then go to the countryside with me, so when when the educated youth, and now it is no way. " Middle-aged man to listen to say this, we could not help make a fortune with a bit of sympathy for Wu, also a little more emotion, one shake their heads incessantly. "Also, their generation is really out of luck. Then jump the queue to be read to be rushed to the rural areas, back to the midst of promoting late marriage and late marriage. They had labored for decades, now it is hit off the plant down." Sympathy for the old man said. "Yes, they are now no strength to strength, not to academic qualifications, there are old under a small, if we do not drill, really uncomfortable." Middle-aged women, then said, "just that, money had been tight, but do not steal. " "Let's go." Middle-aged man propped Wu fortune, and then, facing the crowd said, "you are all talking about. But to the plight of people, sometimes done out of nothing. Than the big steal, but he much worse. just like himself who would steal the meat. If I only would not be so dry it. "Speaking of excitement at his eyes emits cold light. Miss fortune took the basket from the butcher, his head down not look the other person. But when his eyes saw the hands of butchers meat, like a see what treasure like, doing the staring, revealing an coveted look, body motionless, attracted everyone's attention was another to blame. "Walking up to see what?" Middle-aged man hurried said. "I ... ... I ... ... not buy meat." Wu fortune was another softly. "No money to do it any more! No meat not die." Middle-aged man could not help a bit angry and snappily said, "Hurry back, no more ignominious." Wu fortune still did not move, but to middle-aged man said: "Can you lend me first point, put the meat bought. I can not today, not meat." "Why?" Middle-aged man to ask. "Well, my daughter ... ... I consider her a hundred points the day before yesterday, I promised to buy meat. Is to say the previous month. Who would have thought she really had a hundred points. I ... ... ... ... yesterday I did not buy" Wu-rich said a little incoherently. Wu fortune listening to these words, the crowd suddenly a silence, butcher is stunned, his mouth open, eyes fixed on Miss fortune's face, apparently looking for something. "How do you said that before?" Middle-aged man's eyes out of a trace of reproach, from his pocket a ten yuan, gave Wu a fortune. Wu took the money get rich quickly, turned and handed to the butchers, with the apologetic tone, said: "I am indeed anxious dizzy, I did not just steal your way to the meat. This money to buy you the meat. " Butcher woodenly took the money, eyes swimming with tears. He turned fierce, meat Tanqian trot, surgeon cut a piece of meat, then quickly came back, put the meat in the basket Wu fortune, and then to ten yuan goes back into the hands of Miss fortune, said emotionally: "I have also been educated youth. money, you get back, this meat, to the children." finish, turned away to go. Wu Jin Zuanzhao rich that money, watched the butcher to meat stalls. He suddenly felt his mouth existence of a smell, we swallowed hard. January 20, 2000 in Zhangzhou
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