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</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US">4</span></font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月</span><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US">4</span></font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">号,我和妻回到了家乡。下车前,我给我二爷的儿子海波打电话,我问他有没有去扫墓,如果没有就等着我,我们一起去。海波说,还没有去,等一下叔叔也回来。</span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">四月的故乡,天还冷。父母还没有起床,我在门外喊,父亲急忙出来开门。我问父亲,妈妈呢?父亲说,她还没有起来,等我烧了火,再给她穿衣服。母亲瘫痪好几年了,穿衣、洗澡、吃饭都由父亲服侍。父亲八十四岁了,行动也不便。上次老爱给我打电话说,那晚,母亲从床上摔了下来,父亲抱不动,他去喊老爱帮忙。路上,父亲摔了一跤,在地上坐了好久,父亲才爬起来。我挂了电话,一声不响,任凭泪水一个劲地流。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">母亲坐在轮椅上,她反复地看着我,目光游移。她说,你黑了很多。父亲问我,今天早上是杀鸡,还是杀鹅。我说,杀鹅麻烦,杀鸡快一些。父亲说,好,那就杀鸡。母亲说,杀那只最大的母鸡。父亲说,我想留着那只鸡生蛋,杀了可惜了。母亲说,不留了,小林他们一年也没有回来一次。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">吃了饭,叔叔叔母回来了。海波喊他们过去吃饭,要我也去。我说我刚吃了,海波说,过去坐一下,喝一点酒。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">二爷二娘都很瘦,听说二娘去年生了一场大病。二爷给我倒酒,他说,这酒放了蜂蜜,口味很好。我说,我不能喝酒了,我的身体不行,心脏放了一个支架,三年前,我差一点死了。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">二爷说,人突然死去是最好的了。经年累月的生病,要人服侍,那样最麻烦了,一则自己痛苦,二则亲人跟着受罪。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">叔叔说,小林,你也该回来了,这么多年了,不要再在外面漂了。海波说,伯伯伯母的身体都不好,他们需要你。我说,我还不能回来,我还欠了很多的账。我回来找不到工作,这些账怎么办?</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">我奶奶生了三男一女,我父亲是老大。爷爷去世得早,我没有见过,据说,他去世的时候,我叔叔才三岁。奶奶</span><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US">76</span></font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">岁去世,守了四十多年的寡。奶奶含辛茹苦把儿女们拉扯大,七十多年的风风雨雨,她坚韧一生。</span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">然而,父亲兄弟兄妹长期不和,常常为了一点小事大打出手。即使到了晚年,他们还常常拿着扁担互相指着对方。但今天,他们都动了感情。二爷一个劲地给叔母倒酒,他把鸡腿往我碗里放。叔叔要二爷多到城里去走走,兄弟要经常往来。二爷说,我的身体不行,本来想去给你送一些花生腊肉,但我坐不得车。说着说着,大家眼里都是泪花。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">父亲挑了箕畚,拿了柴刀下来,他问大家吃了么,吃了就去扫墓了。叔叔叔母出来了,父亲问我,你二爷呢?我说,他拿纸和鞭炮去了。父亲说,等他一下。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">我二十多年没有扫墓了,连奶奶的墓在哪里,我也不知道了。记忆中的坟山,没有这么多的草,没有这么多的树,一眼望去,坟墓整整齐齐地排列着。现在,要走进去很困难,必须用柴刀砍一条路出来。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">族人陆陆续续地上来了,老年人、青年人、小孩子,大家从四面八方走了过来,这里是我们的根。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">有人拿来了割草机,不一会儿,一座座坟茔露了出来。大家开始烧香烧纸挂幡。透过袅袅的烟雾,我看到了先人们前行的脚步,他们在这片土地上辛勤耕耘繁衍生息,直至最后把自己的生命融入这片土地。沿着族谱,我找到了树的根,找到了河流的走向。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">父亲说,我们先人管事,我们这一族代代都有当官的。我们这一族没有出过坏人,我们的祖训是,饿死也不偷不抢,要堂堂正正做人。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">是的,要堂堂正正做人。在大地上行走,我的血管里流着先辈们的血液。我不能丢先辈的脸,那么,我的血必然是热的,必然是纯正的。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">鞭炮声此伏彼起,我们的民族生生不息,连绵不绝。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">扫墓回来,我对父亲说:“我去看看岳母,今晚我们住在岳母家,明天一早,我们就走了。”</font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">父亲说:“怎么这么匆忙,不多留一天?”</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">我说:“这次回来,主要的是给二宝谈房子装修的事,前年在县城买的房子,今年应该装修了。我们包给装修公司装修,有些细节,我们还要与他们谈谈。谈好了,我们就走了。时间紧迫啊。”</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">母亲没有说话,她把脸扭向一边。我说,妈,我走了。母亲扭过头,仍然没有说话,她看着我,眼眶红红的。父亲赶忙从笼子里捉了一只鹅递给我,他说,带上去,家里的东西好吃。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">见到我们,岳母很高兴。她说她喂了二十多只鸡,她要杀几只给我们带走。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">傍晚,雨淅淅沥沥地下。一阵风吹来,我打了一个寒颤。岳母说,我去给你找一件衣服。我笑着说:“家里比深圳冷多了,我不适应家里的天气了,我不知道自己是深圳人,还是这里的人。”</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">这天晚上,雨一直在下。我翻来覆去,无法入睡。</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="宋体" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">第二天早上,岳母拿了两个蛇皮袋往里面装腊肉、油煎豆腐、腌菜。妻说,不要放了,再放,我们提不起。趁我们不注意,岳母又往袋里放了一只鸡。</font></span><span lang="EN-US"><br><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000" size="3">
</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span></font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">县城的公交车经过岳母的家门口去村里接人,接了人后又返回岳母的家门口。我对司机说,你先去接人,等你回来的时候,我再坐。司机说,等转来的时候,人已坐满了,你最好先上去。</font></span><span lang="EN-US"><br><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000" size="3">
</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span></font></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font color="#000000" size="3">等我们从村里转来,岳母仍然撑着伞站在路口痴痴地等。看到车来了,岳母把伞倒向一边,她挥挥了手,接着又擦了擦眼。车走了好远,我回头看,她仍然举着伞站在路口,像一个石碑。</font></span><span lang="EN-US"><br><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000" size="3">
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