乡村传奇故事(四)——裁缝兄弟

风之诺

<p align="center" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">一</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">祥爷生于二十世纪初,二爷比祥爷小十来岁,兄弟二人凭着家传的手艺做了一辈子裁缝。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">祥爷小时候苦命,五六岁上母亲便去世了。父亲一个人拉扯了几年,靠着给村里人裁缝衣物,日子过得还算象样,比上不足比下有余。在祥爷十岁那年,父亲由人介绍续了个弦。继母嫁来时带着两个姑娘,都比祥爷小好几岁,总觉着到了人家屋檐下,唯唯诺诺的,大气儿不敢出。祥爷这一脉几代单传,人丁不旺,倒也乐得有两个妹妹,平日里非常照顾。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000"><font face="宋体">第二年,继母又生了个儿子</font>——二爷,全家上下一片欢腾:这祖坟上冒青烟了啊,数代单传如今终于开枝散叶。父亲乐不可支,每天带着祥爷邻里八村游街串巷地给人做衣服,挣钱养活一家人。继母母凭子贵,渐渐地飞扬跋扈起来。整日在家里指手画脚的,趾高气扬。父亲和祥爷每日里忙忙碌碌,只顾赚钱养家,也不跟她计较。</font></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">二</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">好景不长,父亲劳累了几年之后在一个冬天,不幸染上了疾病。病来如山倒。在那个年月,有多少人能抗得住病痛?父亲不久就去世了。生活的重担一下子就压在了十几岁的祥爷的肩头。祥爷没抱怨,没推卸,用自己小小的肩头挑起了养家的重担,日以继夜地辛苦劳作着。继母在家操持着家务,倒也没有再嫁。日子一天天地过去,两个妹妹和二爷不断成长,在继母的影响下,性情也很是有些张扬。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">成年的祥爷个子不高,估计是不多干农活的缘故吧,长得白白胖胖,整天乐呵呵地,象个弥勒佛。性格又好,从不跟人生气,还能挣钱,邻里八村许多人家看上了,打发人去说媒。祥爷思谋着,这一大家子全靠自己养活已经很劳累,再添人口压力会更大,便全都回绝了。</font></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">三</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">岁月荏苒,日子就这样流水般地飞逝而去。祥爷用自己的双手养活着一家人,二十多岁了也不敢找个媳妇成个家,还要忍受着继母们的挑剔和白眼,后来一狠心,去了邻县万泉的一个大地主家做了驻户裁缝。大地主家大业大,人丁兴旺,连同下人足足有百十号,祥爷承包了这一大家子的衣物穿着,整日里很是忙碌。一年到头回不了几次家,定期把挣到的银钱捎回来,一家人倒也不愁吃穿。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">后来祥爷又辗转了几家,有地主家,有财主家,每家待个一年半载的。既做衣物,也做窗帘床品之类的,全是手工活,认真细致,做好的活计精致大方,耐穿耐用,很受好评。祥爷人活套,性格又好,各家都排队请着去做。逐渐的熟络起来,祥爷偶尔跟着主家学两个字,听几段故事。祥爷的记性很好,不说过目不忘吧,听过的几乎都能复述个差不多。</font></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">四</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">这样过了几年,两个妹妹都出嫁了,二爷也大了,整天在村里游手好闲,不务正业。继母让二爷跟着祥爷学裁缝,说学会了手艺,以后有碗饭吃。祥爷便带着二爷去了万泉。年轻人,毕竟心灵手巧,学东西很快,又能接触新鲜事物。没两年,二爷不用说传统的长袍马褂、斜襟旗袍之类的,就连中山装、西装也是做得有模有样。后来又学会了用缝纫机,一些新式衣物祥爷做不了,二爷却做得很好。二爷有了手艺,长得也是人模人样,在万泉的大姑娘小媳妇眼里很受欢迎。继母和祥爷怕二爷惹出事儿来,张罗着在家里给娶了门亲事,想让媳妇把二爷的心拴住。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000"><font face="宋体">二爷成家后,在家待了一段日子,又不愿种地,整日里无所事事,眼看着坐吃山空,便又去了万泉祥爷那儿。祥爷和二爷在万泉做活,养活着继母和家人,村里都知道啊。有热心人就给祥爷介绍媳妇,说你都三十多岁了,弟弟也结婚了,也该成个家了。祥爷动了心,就把万泉的生意交给二爷去做,回了村里。不久就结了婚。祥奶奶才</font><font face="Calibri">17</font><font face="宋体">岁,比祥爷足足小了十五六岁,祥爷也是当闺女一样宠着、护着。乡亲们听说大裁缝回来了,纷纷上门来请做衣服,祥爷的日子过倒也滋润。</font></font></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">五</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">祥爷一成家,二奶奶便窜掇着二爷和祥爷分了家,院子一分为二,中间垒了一堵墙。继母当然跟着亲儿子一起生活,卷走了大部分家产。二爷虽然在外挣钱,但大手大脚惯了,攒不下几个钱,对家里不管不顾。继母和二爷一家有个头疼脑热、大事小情之类的,都向祥爷要钱要物,说你一个人也花不了多少钱,就当孝敬母亲了。祥爷过意不去,只能尽量去帮。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">这个时期,日军已经发动了全面侵华战争,山西南北同蒲沿线,正是日军的主要占领地带。战乱不断,不时听到死人的消息,村里人心慌慌,二爷所在的万泉远离同蒲沿线,相对比较安稳,为了安全,回家越来越少。抗战胜利后又是解放战争,时局动荡,战乱不止。二爷更是几乎不回家。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">后来,地主家的小女儿在日常相处中喜欢上了二爷,要死要活得非得嫁给二爷。这时,二爷在家里已经有了一儿一女,当然不乐意。时间长了,在地主的威逼利诱下,二爷胳膊拧不过大腿,撇下家里的妻儿老小,当了地主家的上门女婿。全国解放后,打倒地富反坏右,二爷新家庭失了势,带着新媳妇在万泉街面上开了间裁缝铺子,养活着大地主家一家人,勉强渡日。</font></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">六</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000"><font face="宋体">穷人的日子虽然艰难,也是过得飞快。且不说二爷的外地生活,把目光再收回到祥爷身上。祥爷自从和祥奶奶结了婚,日子就象开了挂。结婚第二年生了大女儿,祥爷</font><font face="Calibri">34</font><font face="宋体">岁,祥奶奶才</font><font face="Calibri">18</font><font face="宋体">岁。祥爷拿出积蓄在向阳的梯田上置了块地,和祥奶奶一起耕种,农闲时祥爷给人做做衣服,日子过得有模有样。祥奶奶不喜欢做家务,却喜欢去田地上做农活,虽然裹了小脚,走起路来咚咚有声,嗓门洪亮,为人处事干脆利落,为生性随和的祥爷撑起了坚强的门户。</font></font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">农闲时,祥爷就会讲起一个一个的段子。借着在外闯荡听来学来的各类知识、消息、历史、传说,可以从三国讲到水浒,从戏曲讲到评书,从历史讲到今天,从山西讲到全国。这时的祥爷绝对是焦点人物,周围坐着一圈一圈的村民。祥爷还会许许多多的民间民谣、儿歌、顺口溜、谜语之类的,在我们小时候听祥奶奶和邻居们说过一些,说都是跟祥爷学来的。真是爷已不在江湖很多年,江湖上还在流传爷的传说。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000"><font face="宋体">后来祥奶奶生了二女儿,又生了大儿子。建国后生三女儿时,祥爷已经</font><font face="Calibri">50</font><font face="宋体">岁左右。虽然祥奶奶还算年轻,祥爷的岁数可真不年轻了,不得不说祥爷的精力真是旺盛。</font></font></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">七</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">二爷在外又有了家,生活所迫,静下心来谋生计,生活渐渐有所好转,整日里忙来忙去,也就很少回来。二奶奶在建国后又生了老二和女儿既当爹又当妈,咬紧牙关把几个孩子拉扯大。二奶奶是个能干的人,性格刚强,干脆利落,当了村里的妇救会主任,下地干活不多,待遇相对不错,一家人不靠二爷倒还算过得去。大运动时期,村里分给祥爷家里一座宅院,二爷一家和继母搬了过去。而二爷和新媳妇结婚七八年了也没生下个孩子,就想把老二接过去顶门户。吵吵闹闹了一番,考虑到二爷在万泉能挣下钱,生活比这边富足,老二还是去了。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000"><font face="宋体">祥爷就在人们都以为祥奶奶不会再生孩子的几年后,时间已经进入了</font><font face="Calibri">60</font><font face="宋体">年代,祥奶奶又生了个儿子。祥爷快</font><font face="Calibri">60</font><font face="宋体">岁了,又老来得子,这日子过得还真是幸福啊。整天抱着小儿子满村里转悠,那可真是捧在手里怕摔了,含在嘴里怕化了,当成了心肝宝贝。只是苦了大儿子。</font></font></span></p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">八</span></p><p class="ql-block"> <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">祥爷岁数大了,腿脚不好,干不了重活。祥奶奶年轻,家里的、地里的重活累活都能做,在队里挣工分。后来岁数也不小了,体力在走下坡路。大儿子17岁上完高小,这时两个姐姐已经出嫁,弟弟刚出生。在那个年代,农家的生活需要壮劳力,特别是每日从深井里用轱辘提水挑水,没个男人真是个难事儿。在祥爷的召唤下,学习很好的大儿子放弃学业回了家,用自己瘦弱的肩膀扛起了一家人的生活。</span></p><p class="ql-block"> <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">幸福的日子没过几年,岁月催人老啊,祥爷抵抗不了命运撒手而去。这时祥奶奶50岁,二儿子才6岁。大儿子刚结婚,就成了一家六口人的顶梁柱,也真真切切体会到了长兄如父的感受。</span></p><p class="ql-block"> <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">二奶奶给继母养老送终,把大儿子和女儿拉扯大,给各自成了家,自己也老了。老了也不闲着,去县城里给人当保姆,后来回来没两年就故去了,时间已经是80年代。又过了几年,二爷也过世了。二爷的大儿子叫上祥爷的大儿子去了万泉,好说歹说把二爷从自己亲弟弟那儿给拉了回来,跟二奶奶合葬在了一起。</span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">九</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">裁缝兄弟的故事也就结束了。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">回想起来,祥爷去世得早,没机会见到。祥奶奶伴随了我们整个的童年时代,后来随着二儿子生活,我又来省城读书,见得越来越少。在我从中专毕业,刚上了班的那年冬天,祥奶奶也去了,终究没享上我多年以来心心念念的想让祥奶奶享的福。二奶奶爱抽烟,一笑就露出熏黑的门牙。小时候去县城看病,还在二奶奶当保姆的小屋了住了两晚。二爷见过没几次面,不高的个子,瘦瘦的脸,明亮的额头,长长的眉。</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 31.9pt; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; mso-char-indent-count: 2.2800;"><span style='font-family: 宋体; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: "yes"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;'><font color="#000000" face="宋体">当一切都已成为过眼云烟,曾经的是非恩怨皆已成空,历史的长河洗涮着裸露的片段,日渐发黄的记忆也无心去晾晒。又有谁,还会记着这些平凡的岁月里平凡的故事?</font></span></p>