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东都岁时记 写离声 0 字 2021-12-23

过了腊日,年表兄便陪着帐房老先生从济源启程了。

姜老太太等几个知情的人都没有走漏半点风声,曾氏前脚命人将一年的账目送到松柏院,年表兄他们的骡车后脚便到了姜府,木已成舟,曾氏纵有疑虑也是无计可施,不过她也不甚担心,那做帐的管事是她心腹,早将账目平得滴水不漏。

且老太太请来那帐房先生须发皆白,嘴里随时都仿佛含着一口水,说起话来含含糊糊,一口浓重的济源乡音——那种小地方来的,能算清楚一斗米两升麦就不错了。

年表兄此次前来一是为了将师父送来,二是顺便把年礼带来。他到姜府的当日,老太太把儿媳和几个孙子孙女都叫到了松柏院。

最高兴的莫过于姜明霜,阿年和她打小在济源一块儿长大,可自从她回了姜家,两人就没见过几回,头几年逢着大年节年表兄还跟着父母一块儿来姜府走走亲送送节礼,待过了几年姜家几个小娘子都大了,表叔母便不叫他来了,姜明霜也知道这是为了避嫌的意思,只是心里难免遗憾。

两三年未见,年表兄又比上回长高了好几寸,已经全然是个大人模样了,他一张容长脸随了他阿娘,穿一件藏青色的平纹夹绵袍子,站在遍身绮罗富贵逼人的亲戚跟前一点也不露怯。他眉目间有种本分人特有的笃定和沉稳,很容易叫人生出信赖和好感。

姜明霜乍见年表兄变了模样,一时间感觉有些陌生疏离,不过他咧嘴一笑,用济源话叫了声“阿姜妹妹”,两人之间由时间筑就的隔阂刹那之间便溃散了,大娘子觉得自己仿佛又回到了那段上山爬树、下河摸鱼,无忧无虑的岁月。

姜老太太看到喜爱的后生晚辈长大成人,一边欣慰一边感慨自己真是老了,亲自下了榻翻箱倒柜地寻出一对凤穿牡丹赤金手钏,不由分说地往他怀里塞:“给我孙媳妇儿的,又不是给你的,你这臭小子推什么!”

阿年哭笑不得,连连推拒:“阿婆,我还木讨媳妇儿呢!”

姜老太太只管一个劲地扯着他的袖子、衣襟往里塞:“你这小子这许多年不来看阿婆,阿婆的物事也不要,莫不是嫌弃老婆子东西脏臭?”

大娘子和二娘子姊妹俩也帮着老太太劝他:“阿婆一片心意,年表兄就收下罢!”

姜明霜又打趣他:“表兄啥时候给我们寻个表嫂呀?”

年表兄的脸一下子红到了耳朵根,低着头不敢看姜明霜,讷讷的活似个新媳妇儿,姜大娘只当他脸嫩,仍旧不见外地笑他。

钟荟旁观者清,看在眼里只觉唏嘘,因是半个过来人,愈发觉得年表兄这局促窘迫的模样有些可怜,便嬉皮笑脸地替他解围道:“年表兄这回又给咱们捎什么好吃的来了?上回表叔母带来的截饼好吃得紧,就是少了些,害我足足念想了大半年。”

“你这馋痨,镇日就知道吃!”姜老太太拿手指戳了戳孙女脑袋,佯怒道。

年表兄只要不对着姜大娘便是一派落落大方,脸上的红晕也慢慢退了下去,爽朗地笑着道:“阿婆莫说表妹,小娘子哪个不好吃来?我阿娘还生怕你们吃不惯,我回去同她一说不知有多高兴。”

他一行说一行将礼单交刘氏呈给老太太,他一手山清水秀的小楷如同其人一样周正,姜太太虽不识字,也是啧啧称赞,再一看那礼单似乎比去年又长了些,便嗔怪道:“做什么那么见外,你们庄户上才多少出息,自个儿省吃俭用的,今年年成又不好……”

年表兄便道:“不是什么稀罕东西,老太太和表兄弟、表妹们不嫌弃就好。”

拉了会儿家常,姜老太太叫下人摆晚膳,一家人在松柏院用饭,姜昙生陪阿年饮酒,姜胖子能说会道,阿年虽沉默寡言,经商几年有不少见识,两人倒是相谈甚欢,姜昙生便拍着胸脯保证,下回一定要做东请他去全京城最好的酒肆畅饮一番。

第二日一早,年表兄便将行囊收拾停当前去松柏院辞行了,姜老太太有意留他多住几日,他一味推说腊月里家中事情多,得回去帮着耶娘一起操持。

阿年临走前,老太太突然对两姊妹道:“大娘去送送你表兄吧,二娘过来,帮阿婆读一读你二叔捎来的信。”

姜明霜懵懵懂懂地应了声是,便跟在阿年身后走了出去。

两人一前一后走出老太太的屋子,穿过院子和过厅,走到外进庭院中的大槐树下,阿年突然停住脚步转过身来,笑了笑对姜大娘道:“这棵树我记得,那时候我和阿娘送你回家,开了一树的花,香得很。”

“是呀,”姜明霜也笑道,“那时候二妹在树下支使婢子爬树摘花,我当时就想,乖乖,这么好看的小娘子咋会是我双生妹妹,莫不是搞错了吧!”

“你也很好看。”阿年脱口而出,紧接着便发觉自己失言,尴尬地挠了挠脸颊,从怀里掏出个布包递给她:“阿娘说本来要亲手给你戴上的,不过年关事多,开了春也不知能不能寻到机会,就叫我先带来了,你看看喜不喜欢。”

姜明霜将外层的麻布展开,里头还有好几层丝绵,裹着一支红玉竹节簪。她在姜家这些年见惯了好东西,一看就能分辨出成色和雕工都只能算平平,不过对马表叔家这样的庄户人家来说应该是传家宝了,便推辞道:“这我怎么能收!阿兄留着将来给嫂子吧!”

年表兄将双手往身后一背,不肯去接:“咱们知道你不缺这些个,就是一点心意,你收下吧,要不阿娘得难过了。”

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