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０７１：出門
一八八四年，男孩（蒼原城隍）八歲。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9C8wgWvCyQ
這一天，天色一發亮，母親（素娘）起床，前往廚房料理早餐。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNtIn8Bwpp
不多久，走入另一名老婦人，是這個家族的老阿嬤，走去查看煎藥壺。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijSNXsFdrQ
素娘：「早。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzTqQWQFsd
阿嬤：「孩子還好？」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSCuykyxAj
素娘：「還在發燒。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCovaEl6VP
阿嬤用粗布防熱，提起煎藥壺。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WF0weRNYb
素娘：「媽，我來弄就好。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsikNHtG2EX
阿嬤：「我來，妳去忙吃的。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ORepnqdJJ
說完，藥水小心倒入大碗公，右手拿著，左手燭臺，進入男孩房間。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYqYd3sov9
陰暗的房間內，男孩躺在床上熟睡。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4VQ0w7QEI
阿嬤坐到床沿，點燃床頭櫃上的蠟燭照明，這才輕搖男孩，口氣溫和：「喝藥了。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcLUE7odhE
男孩醒來，睡眼矇矓好一會：「阿嬤……」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZKVzJUTB6
阿嬤：「喝過藥，身體才會快快好起來。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6Fa5fXBW8
就此讓阿嬤扶起，一口口啜飲苦澀的湯藥。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjctOaAVvEg
沒多久，母親弄好早餐，端著一碗進房。白飯上面蓋著二樣青菜，一樣魚肉。因為每當這樣高燒，孩子不會有什麼體力前往廚房，只好端來房間讓他用餐。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOhPdhZM8i
好不容喝完湯藥，換母親餵飯。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVg89RazVH
阿嬤詢問：「素娘，明天又要出門？」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8FzVtJsMr
昨晚睡前，蝦宜港內開旅店的老林趕來，通知阿嬤有六名外地年輕人入住旅店，都和素娘有關。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxKQAmC5Cz
終究是個小漁村，鎮民之間感情好的，都會第一時間私下通報消息。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIV8gIzHgma
素娘被問，直接承認：「嗯……」沉默幾秒，「這次要去比較深山的蕃村，大概三個月才會回來。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FMUJ4ghxv
阿嬤：「妳一個已經嫁過來的女人家，整天和幾名男人在外面走，山裡到處和蕃人打交道，這樣怎麼好？」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ108Sn6gPMP
素娘：「這是為了孩子和這個家。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn5T38CXwn
阿嬤：「也考慮一下人家會怎麼說妳？」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgn0A0fSOP
素娘：「…………」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wLTpfiNwO
阿嬤：「再說，深山蕃村那種危險地方，要是妳也出事，看要怎麼辦？」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKO9b11l8w
素娘：「那是以前，現在蕃仔沒有大家傳的那麼壞。備好禮，有話好好的說，不會有問題。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaz4v6lMAe7
阿嬤：「反正女人家少出遠門啦。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnuXU0xILQ
素娘：「等到把女孩買回家，我就不會再出遠門了。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcZnMK1rKo
阿嬤：「唉……」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Nr4YnClLM
素娘也不再多說這事，只是餵孩子，和孩子說話。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcdnipTiEg
果然，這天大約早上八點，六名健壯男人一起來到三合院找素娘。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqqaOt4NdU
他們看來都才剛成年，十幾二十歲的年輕人。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWw9oAkQgvj
其中五位，阿嬤見過。另外一位，是新面孔。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXl490wL50z
他們一起稱呼：「大姊好。阿嬤好。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KLZE1wMoz
阿嬤沒有理會他們，直接前往照顧生病的孫子。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GJzx2sQfr
素娘對待他們如同弟弟，說說笑笑，計畫出發路線，直到傍晚，男孩們才又回到旅店休息。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8Pdb7awxq
隔天，因為六點就要出發，所以天未亮的四點，素娘就起床，連忙處理早餐。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvWmQPbn6i
大約五點，端進房間，給孩子餵餐。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGj7l5gvMc
阿嬤比較晚起，不過也前來房間。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZd4wFJebMR
素娘：「退燒了。身體覺得比較舒服？」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3A5YUQxmI4
男孩：「有……」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNC7HOMeOu
素娘：「媽媽等會就要出門。這次去比較遠，三個月才會回來。不論多久，你都要乖乖聽阿嬤的話，知道嗎？」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWeUfe5un6
男孩點頭：「嗯……」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx94NLw7Fed
素娘：「記住，不論媽媽去到多遠的地方，你永遠都在媽媽心裡。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiKf38CDdL
再次點頭：「嗯……」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbFu14p576
再疼惜孩子一會，素娘轉頭：「媽，我有留一筆生活費在神桌下的抽屜。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBUdsRK8zd
阿嬤：「唉……我更希望留下來的是妳啊。」336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMT05yM5bL
素娘不再多說，疼惜撫摸孩子的臉，就此出門離去。336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwJ24pssaK
結果，沒有再回來了……336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklZIpvgZzy
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