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江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán一yī连lián几jǐ天tiān都dōu住zhù在zài总zǒng督dū衙yá门mén。他tā的de“团tuán练liàn总zǒng办bàn”委wěi札zhá倒dǎo是shì很hěn快kuài就jiù挂guà牌pái子zi悬xuán榜bǎng公gōng布bù了le，但dàn没méi有yǒu公gōng署shǔ。胡hú师shī爷yé、蔡cài师shī爷yé还hái有yǒu个gè姓xìng马mǎ的de师shī爷yé很hěn帮bāng忙máng，把bǎ督dū署shǔ琴qín治zhì堂táng东dōng边biān放fàng旧jiù家jiā具jù的de院yuàn落luò空kòng出chū来lái作zuò道dào台tái办bàn差chāi签qiān押yā房fáng。叶yè名míng琛chēn也yě很hěn满mǎn意yì，团tuán练liàn总zǒng部bù设shè到dào督dū衙yá，有yǒu事shì既jì便biàn于yú指zhǐ挥huī又yòu能néng牵qiān制zhì江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán，也yě能néng加jiā固gù衙yá门mén自zì身shēn防fáng御yù。将jiāng近jìn过guò年nián，四sì姨yí太tài太tài又yòu要yào过guò生shēng日rì；黄huáng道dào吉jí日rì是shì二èr十shí八bā“宜yí会huì议yì”，几jǐ百bǎi官guān员yuán心xīn里lǐ油yóu煎jiān似shì的de等děng了le一yí个gè多duō月yuè，终zhōng于yú要yào开kāi会huì了le。江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán一yī头tóu忙máng办bàn公gōng所suǒ在zài，一yī头tóu向xiàng叶yè名míng琛chēn申shēn报bào开kāi办bàn费fèi，和hé蔡cài师shī爷yé商shāng量liáng聘pìn用yòng人rén员yuán，还hái要yào参cān加jiā会huì议yì；后hòu衙yá四sì姨yí太tài鼓gǔ吹chuī唱chàng戏xì，前qián衙yá各gè色sè各gè流liú官guān员yuán忙máng得dé乱luàn窜cuàn，会huì议yì伙huǒ房fáng大dà冒mào蒸zhēng气qì，满mǎn院yuàn酒jiǔ肉ròu香xiāng味wèi，一yī座zuò督dū署shǔ衙yá门mén公gōng事shì私sī事shì外wài事shì里lǐ事shì稀xī里lǐ糊hú涂tú搅jiǎo成chéng一yī片piàn，乌wū烟yān瘴zhàng气qì看kàn去qù也yě光guāng怪guài陆lù离lí。

二èr十shí九jiǔ下xià午wǔ三sān点diǎn钟zhōng，会huì议yì接jiē近jìn尾wěi声shēng。会huì场chǎng上shàng咳ké嗽sòu打dǎ喷pēn嚏tì的de，撑chēng胀zhàng得dé打dǎ嗝gé儿ér的de，抽chōu烟yān说shuō悄qiāo悄qiāo话huà的de，还hái有yǒu微wēi微wēi打dǎ鼾hān的de，犯fàn了le大dà烟yān瘾yǐn一yī声shēng接jiē一yī声shēng打dǎ呵hē欠qiàn的de，什shén么me怪guài相xiàng都dōu有yǒu。忽hū然rán一yī阵zhèn安ān静jìng，原yuán来lái叶yè名míng琛chēn开kāi口kǒu说shuō话huà了le。

“嗯ń……这zhè个ge这zhè个ge——诸zhū位wèi老lǎo兄xiōng。”叶yè名míng琛chēn也yě是shì因yīn为wèi忙máng，眼yǎn圈quān有yǒu点diǎn发fā暗àn，眼yǎn泡pào儿ér也yě有yǒu些xiē松sōng弛chí，但dàn说shuō话huà精jīng神shén底dǐ气qì还hái足zú，轻qīng咳ké一yī口kǒu吐tǔ了le痰tán，漫màn不bù经jīng心xīn地dì说shuō道dào：“有yǒu人rén拿ná我wǒ和hé林lín文wén忠zhōng公gōng相xiāng比bǐ，以yǐ为wéi文wén忠zhōng公gōng激jī烈liè，我wǒ持chí重zhòng，而ér维wéi国guó本běn忠zhōng君jūn父fù则zé一yī。这zhè个ge这zhè个ge……我wǒ不bù敢gǎn当dāng。但dàn少shǎo穆mù公gōng仙xiān去qù，我wǒ自zì觉jué少shǎo一yī知zhī音yīn。少shǎo穆mù临lín终zhōng带dài病bìng日rì驰chí二èr百bǎi里lǐ，奔bēn赴fù疆jiāng场chǎng，是shì劳láo累lèi而ér死sǐ鞠jū躬gōng尽jìn瘁cuì。为wèi什shén么me这zhè么me累lèi？为wèi什shén么me皇huáng上shàng下xià旨zhǐ表biǎo彰zhāng赐cì輓wǎn哀āi悼dào？他tā是shì死sǐ于yú王wáng纲gāng皇huáng政zhèng！现xiàn在zài朝cháo廷tíng外wài有yǒu列liè强qiáng内nèi有yǒu匪fěi患huàn，谁shuí是shì大dà敌dí？”

他tā顿dùn了le一yī下xià，扫sǎo视shì着zhe雁yàn序xù列liè座zuò的de会huì场chǎng，徐xú徐xú说shuō道dào：“很hěn明míng白bái，英yīng法fǎ美měi比bǐ日rì像xiàng臭chòu虫chóng、跳tiào蚤zǎo，乃nǎi是shì疥jiè癣xuǎn之zhī疾jí。洪hóng杨yáng之zhī辈bèi崇chóng信xìn异yì教jiào，祸huò乱luàn太tài平píng觊jì觎yú大dà位wèi，这zhè是shì心xīn腹fù之zhī患huàn。诸zhū位wèi不bú要yào说shuō这zhè是shì老lǎo生shēng常cháng谈tán，其qí实shí世shì上shàng老lǎo生shēng常cháng谈tán才cái是shì真zhēn正zhèng的de道dào理lǐ。防fáng民mín之zhī变biàn甚shén于yú防fáng川chuān，不bú是shì先xiān圣shèng先xiān贤xián的de至zhì理lǐ名míng言yán？闭bì着zhuó眼yǎn也yě能néng看kàn清qīng，英yīng国guó就jiù那nà么me几jǐ个gè人rén，几jǐ条tiáo船chuán万wàn里lǐ舶bó来lái，他tā能néng占zhàn了le中zhōng华huá？几jǐ个gè钱qián就jiù打dǎ发fā了le这zhè群qún洋yáng叫jiào花huā子zi！但dàn内nèi乱luàn一yì起qǐ，四sì面miàn烽fēng烟yān遍biàn地dì贼zéi匪fěi，朝cháo廷tíng社shè稷jì还hái有yǒu诸zhū位wèi的de身shēn家jiā性xìng命mìng胡hú以yǐ保bǎo全quán？所suǒ以yǐ，要yào办bàn团tuán练liàn。我wǒ身shēn任rèn两liǎng广guǎng总zǒng督dū，负fù责zé广guǎng东dōng重zhòng地dì，不bù能néng让ràng广guǎng西xī祸huò水shuǐ流liú到dào广guǎng东dōng！”说shuō着zhe用yòng手shǒu指zhǐ了le指zhǐ江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán，“这zhè位wèi江jiāng老lǎo兄xiōng江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán，在zài湖hú南nán秀xiù水shuǐ办bàn团tuán练liàn卓zhuó有yǒu建jiàn树shù。曾céng涤dí生shēng（曾céng国guó藩fān）现xiàn在zài湖hú南nán也yě在zài办bàn——皇huáng上shàng特tè简jiǎn忠zhōng源yuán来lái广guǎng。我wǒ要yào用yòng其qí所suǒ长cháng，在zài广guǎng东dōng办bàn起qǐ团tuán练liàn。我wǒ先xiān拨bō二èr十shí万wàn开kāi办bàn费fèi给gěi他tā，以yǐ后hòu陆lù续xù再zài拨bō。这zhè件jiàn事shì不bù能néng马mǎ虎hǔ，不bù能néng图tú省shěng银yín子zi。他tā办bàn起qǐ来lái，各gè道dào、府fǔ、州zhōu县xiàn也yě都dōu办bàn起qǐ来lái。本běn来lái要yào响xiǎng应yìng洪hóng杨yáng的de那nà些xiē地dì方fāng群qún氓méng，反fǎn过guò来lái又yòu为wèi我wǒ所suǒ用yòng。这zhè样yàng的de好hǎo事shì何hé乐lè而ér不bù为wéi？”他tā偏piān着zhe头tóu自zì我wǒ欣xīn赏shǎng地dì点diǎn头tóu一yī笑xiào，接jiē着zhe正zhèng容róng说shuō道dào：“广guǎng东dōng与yǔ别bié的de省shěng不bù一yí样yàng，广guǎng州zhōu尤yóu其qí如rú此cǐ。国guó际jì交jiāo涉shè朝cháo廷tíng已yǐ经jīng吃chī了le亏kuī，就jiù是shì因yīn为wèi有yǒu人rén不bù明míng大dà势shì鲁lǔ莽mǎng灭miè裂liè任rèn性xìng而ér为wèi，招zhāo惹rě出chū了le是shì非fēi——所suǒ以yǐ，办bàn团tuán练liàn也yě要yào小xiǎo心xīn翼yì翼yì，要yào依yī靠kào地dì方fāng士shì绅shēn，在zài防fáng民mín变biàn防fáng土tǔ匪fěi绥suí靖jìng治zhì安ān上shàng下xià功gōng夫fū。不bù能néng吸xī收shōu教jiào民mín，洋yáng人rén用yòng过guò的de奴nú仆pú、掌zhǎng柜guì、帐zhàng房fáng、翻fān译yì也yě不bù用yòng。但dàn更gèng不bù能néng和hé洋yáng人rén滋zī事shì，惹rě出chū外wài交jiāo麻má烦fán。洋yáng人rén闹nào着zhe要yào进jìn广guǎng州zhōu城chéng，我wǒ不bù允yǔn许xǔ，我wǒ也yě不bù同tóng他tā们men打dǎ交jiāo道dào。井jǐng水shuǐ不bù犯fàn河hé水shuǐ最zuì好hǎo。告gào诉sù诸zhū位wèi，你nǐ们men寻xún遍biàn总zǒng督dū衙yá门mén，除chú了le接jiē待dài洋yáng人rén的de书shū办bàn房fáng，寻xún不bù出chū一yī件jiàn洋yáng货huò。我wǒ叶yè名míng琛chēn连lián洋yáng钱qián也yě不bù摸mō，我wǒ一yī听tīng见jiàn‘洋yáng’字zì就jiù捂wǔ耳ěr朵duǒ，连lián这zhè个ge五wǔ‘羊yáng”城chéng我wǒ都dōu想xiǎng给gěi它tā改gǎi成chéng个gè五wǔ虎hǔ城chéng！”

会huì场chǎng上shàng一yī片piàn哄hōng笑xiào，叶yè名míng琛chēn越yuè发fā意yì气qì风fēng发fā，得dé意yì地dì讲jiǎng三sān元yuán里lǐ之zhī战zhàn后hòu和hé徐xú广guǎng缙jìn“遏è制zhì”洋yáng人rén入rù城chéng的de事shì，昏hūn天tiān黑hēi地dì已yǐ经jīng离lí题tí万wàn里lǐ。江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán听tīng得dé没méi兴xìng头tou，一yī恍huǎng惚hū间jiān，见jiàn胡hú庸yōng墨mò向xiàng自zì己jǐ招zhāo手shǒu，因yīn起qǐ身shēn向xiàng叶yè名míng琛chēn一yī躬gōng，随suí着zhe胡hú师shī爷yé出chū了le议yì事shì厅tīng北běi墙qiáng后hòu，问wèn道dào：“有yǒu什shén么me事shì么me？”

“你nǐ荐jiàn的de那nà个ge二èr虎hǔ，放fàng的de三sān彪biāo砸zá了le胡hú家jiā烟yān馆guǎn，连lián高gāo家jiā的de茂mào升shēng酒jiǔ店diàn也yě砸zá得dé稀xī烂làn。”胡hú庸yōng墨mò道dào，“知zhī府fǔ衙yá门mén刚gāng才cái报bào过guò来lái，请qǐng示shì制zhì台tái，制zhì台tái叫jiào我wǒ告gào诉sù你nǐ一yī声shēng……”

砸zá胡hú家jiā烟yān馆guǎn是shì情qíng理lǐ所suǒ在zài的de事shì；茂mào升shēng酒jiǔ店diàn也yě砸zá了le，江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán便biàn觉jué不bù可kě思sī议yì，抬tái脚jiǎo就jiù要yào走zǒu，又yòu停tíng住zhù了le，问wèn道dào：“制zhì军jūn有yǒu什shén么me指zhǐ示shì？”

“制zhì台tái叫jiào你nǐ看kàn着zhe办bàn。”胡hú师shī爷yé道dào，“如rú今jīn这zhè上shàng头tou没méi律lǜ条tiáo。朝cháo廷tíng明míng令lìng禁jìn烟yān，砸zá烟yān馆guǎn是shì没méi罪zuì的de，砸zá茂mào升shēng倒dǎo是shì有yǒu罪zuì，但dàn高gāo家jiā出chū来lái护hù烟yān馆guǎn，高gāo家jiā先xiān有yǒu不bú是shì。这zhè本běn来lái是shì官guān府fǔ应yīng办bàn的de事shì，徐xú家jiā兄xiōng弟dì越yuè俎zǔ代dài庖páo，也yě有yǒu个gè不bù应yīng之zhī罪zuì，但dàn徐xú氏shì兄xiōng弟dì又yòu是shì你nǐ荐jiàn的de团tuán练liàn管guǎn带dài，有yǒu半bàn个gè官guān身shēn，砸zá烟yān馆guǎn又yòu占zhàn着zhāo法fǎ理lǐ，所suǒ以yǐ是shì一yī笔bǐ糊hú涂tú帐zhàng。”说shuō罢bà，挤jǐ巴bā着zhuó眼yǎn看kàn江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán。胡hú庸yōng墨mò各gè路lù解jiě析xī，江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán己jǐ心xīn里lǐ明míng白bái，这zhè人rén名míng字zì里lǐ带dài着zhe个gè“庸yōng”，其qí实shí精jīng明míng无wú比bǐ，什shén么me都dōu说shuō了le，却què又yòu“什shén么me都dōu没méi说shuō。”贤xián能néng之zhī士shì隐yǐn于yú乱luàn世shì，跟gēn着zhe叶yè名míng琛chēn这zhè样yàng的de昏hūn聩kuì颟mān预yù人rén屈qū在zài僚liáo仆pū，真zhēn是shì令lìng人rén叹tàn息xī。想xiǎng着zhe，微wēi微wēi一yī躬gōng说shuō道dào：“多duō承chéng关guān照zhào。大dà帅shuài那nà头tóu还hái请qǐng关guān照zhào。徐xú家jiā兄xiōng弟dì在zài这zhè里lǐ威wēi望wàng名míng声shēng都dōu高gāo，拉lā起qǐ团tuán练liàn不bù但dàn省shěng事shì而ér且qiě省shěng钱qián的de。大dà帅shuài要yào护hù广guǎng州zhōu城chéng不bù用yòng这zhè些xiē人rén事shì倍bèi功gōng半bàn。”胡hú庸yōng墨mò笑xiào道dào：“论lùn理lǐ是shì这zhè么me回huí事shì，可kě惜xī权quán在zài大dà帅shuài千qiān里lǐ。我wǒ看kàn他tā们men砸zá烟yān馆guǎn是shì真zhēn，砸zá茂mào升shēng是shì假jiǎ。真zhēn里lǐ头tou透tòu着zhe假jiǎ，假jiǎ里lǐ头tou又yòu有yǒu真zhēn。真zhēn应yīng了le《红hóng楼lóu梦mèng》里lǐ的de话huà，‘真zhēn是shì假jiǎ时shí假jiǎ亦yì真zhēn，无wú为wéi有yǒu处chù有yǒu还hái无wú’——徐xú家jiā兄xiōng弟dì是shì聪cōng明míng人rén啊a！”说shuō罢bà，迈mài着zhe方fāng步bù进jìn了le会huì场chǎng。

江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán怔zhēng了le一yī下xià，也yě不bù叫jiào从cóng人rén，到dào门mén房fáng要yào了le一yì匹pǐ马mǎ，飞fēi身shēn上shàng骑qí直zhí奔bēn茂mào升shēng而ér来lái。

茂mào升shēng酒jiǔ店diàn门mén外wài看kàn热rè闹nào的de足zú有yǒu上shàng千qiān，都dōu还hái没méi有yǒu散sàn去qù，人rén圈quān子zi外wài头tou是shì知zhī府fǔ衙yá门mén的de衙yá役yì，看kàn样yàng子zi没méi有yǒu指zhǐ令lìng拿ná人rén，有yǒu的de坐zuò有yǒu的de站zhàn着zhe闲xián磕kē牙yá。江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán挤jǐ进jìn去qù看kàn时shí，徐xú虎hǔ徐xú彪biāo正zhèng套tào车chē装zhuāng行xíng李lǐ。茂mào升shēng店diàn的de临lín街jiē窗chuāng棂líng都dōu砸zá成chéng了le黑hēi洞dòng，碎suì木mù片piàn、破pò布bù、空kōng纸zhǐ撒sǎ落luò一yī地dì……烟yān馆guǎn那nà边biān倒dào还hái略lüè为wèi齐qí整zhěng，匾biǎn额é上shàng写xiě的de却què不bú是shì“烟yān馆guǎn”，是shì八bā寸cùn见jiàn方fāng的de三sān个gè字zì：

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三sān眠mián三sān起qǐ心xīn在zài清qīng凉liáng世shì界jiè中zhōng

黑hēi边biān白bái底dǐ金jīn字zì，已yǐ被bèi烧shāo焦jiāo了le一yí个gè角jiǎo，屋wū檐yán上shàng也yě有yǒu火huǒ燎liáo烟yān迹jì，地dì下xià一yí面miàn水shuǐ渍zì杂zá着zhe玻bō璃lí，看kàn样yàng子zi是shì二èr虎hǔ兄xiōng弟dì放fàng火huǒ未wèi成chéng，被bèi众zhòng人rén拦lán住zhù了le的de。烟yān馆guǎn的de伙huǒ计jì掌zhǎng柜guì拿ná着zhe刀dāo叉chā三sān节jié棍gùn等děng家jiā什shí护hù定dìng了le门mén。高gāo氏shì钗chāi零líng发fā乱luàn，钮niǔ扣kòu也yě撕sī开kāi两liǎng个gè，赤chì脚jiǎo坐zuò在zài湿shī漉lù漉lù的de地dì面miàn上shàng，兀wù自zì呼hū天tiān抢qiāng地dì边biān哭kū边biān骂mà：

“高gāo保bǎo贵guì！你nǐ个gè挨āi枪qiāng子zi当dāng炮pào灰huī的de！你nǐ都dōu结jié识shí了le些xiē什shén么me好hǎo朋péng友yǒu啊a……嗬hē嗬hē……整zhěng日rì价jià三sān朋péng六liù友yǒu来lái店diàn里lǐ又yòu吃chī又yòu喝hē又yòu拿ná，我wǒ几jǐ时shí说shuō过guò二èr话huà？徐xú二èr虎hǔ徐xú三sān彪biāo，你nǐ们men不bú是shì人rén养yǎng的de……你nǐ们men闯chuǎng了le祸huò，一yí个gè跑pǎo了le一yí个gè蹲dūn班bān房fáng，是shì谁shuí照zhào料liào你nǐ们men家jiā来lái着zhe？啊a……你nǐ们men跟gēn胡hú家jiā有yǒu仇chóu，跟gēn我wǒ什shén么me相xiāng干gān？！这zhè一yī把bǎ火huǒ点diǎn着zháo，连lián我wǒ这zhè店diàn也yě要yào烧shāo掉diào，出chū来lái拦lán着zhe你nǐ们men还hái打dǎ我wǒ，没méi来lái由yóu欺qī负fù我wǒ个gè妇fù道dào人rén家jiā……”

她tā哭kū得dé撕sī心xīn裂liè肺fèi，骂mà得dé有yǒu滋zī有yǒu味wèi。二èr虎hǔ不bù言yán声shēng套tào车chē煞shā行xíng李lǐ，三sān彪biāo把bǎ两liǎng叠dié子zi桑sāng皮pí纸zhǐ裹guǒ着zhe的de银yín元yuán一yī把bǎ扔rēng过guò来lái，喝hè道dào：“哭kū你nǐ奶nǎi奶nǎi的de！不bù就jiù是shì几jǐ个gè臭chòu钱qián？给gěi——二èr百bǎi大dà洋yáng，房fáng钱qián，砸zá你nǐ家jiā伙huo钱qián，还hái有yǒu欠qiàn你nǐ的de人rén情qíng债zhài，一yī笔bǐ清qīng——叫jiào你nǐ男nán人rén跟gēn姓xìng胡hú的de卖mài烟yān去qù！”

“叫jiào你nǐ女nǚ人rén卖mài屄bī去qù！”高gāo氏shì一yī骨gū碌lù爬pá起qǐ身shēn来lái，十shí分fēn麻má利lì打dǎ开kāi纸zhǐ包bāo看kàn了le看kàn钱qián，眨zhǎ眼yǎn工gōng夫fu就jiù揣chuāi了le怀huái里lǐ，口kǒu里lǐ却què道dào：“谁shuí稀xī罕hǎn你nǐ这zhè臭chòu钱qián？回huí头tóu撒sā了le珠zhū江jiāng里lǐ去qù！”又yòu冲chōng烟yān馆guǎn叫jiào骂mà：“你nǐ们men都dōu是shì吃chī王wáng八bā屎shǐ长zhǎng大dà的de，二èr十shí几jǐ个gè人rén奈nài何hé不bù了liǎo人rén家jiā两liǎng个gè，看kàn着zhe他tā们men打dǎ我wǒ也yě不bù相xiāng帮bāng？”江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán这zhè才cái看kàn见jiàn高gāo保bǎo贵guì也yě在zài旁páng边biān，阴yīn沉chén着zhuó脸liǎn盯dīng着zhe二èr虎hǔ三sān彪biāo。

“得dé几jǐ——驾jià！”

三sān彪biāo一yī声shēng喊hǎn，驮tuó满mǎn被bèi褥rù箱xiāng笼lǒng的de骡luó车chē一yī动dòng，人rén们men闪shǎn出chū一yī条tiáo路lù来lái。兄xiōng弟dì两liǎng个gè气qì咻xiū咻xiū随suí车chē出chū来lái，一yī眼yǎn照zhào见jiàn江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán站zhàn在zài人rén群qún边biān，忙máng逼bī手shǒu站zhàn住zhù，已yǐ是shì换huàn了le一yī脸liǎn恭gōng敬jìng之zhī容róng。二èr虎hǔ脸liǎn上shàng绽zhàn出chū的de笑xiào容róng带dài着zhe稚zhì气qì，打dǎ了le个gè千qiān儿ér。说shuō道dào：“给gěi大dà人rén请qǐng安ān！”三sān彪biāo也yě就jiù随suí着zhe。

“起qǐ来lái吧ba！”江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán眼yǎn见jiàn人rén们men又yòu要yào围wéi过guò来lái，摆bǎi摆bǎi手shǒu皱zhòu着zhe眉méi头tóu，说shuō道dào：“我wǒ的de公gōng署shǔ已yǐ经jīng安ān排pái好hǎo了le，在zài总zǒng督dū衙yá门mén里lǐ头tou东dōng院yuàn。把bǎ东dōng西xī送sòng回huí去qù，去qù我wǒ那nà里lǐ报bào到dào！”说shuō罢bà上shàng骑qí，径jìng自zì打dǎ马mǎ回huí衙yá。

回huí到dào总zǒng督dū衙yá，江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán刚gāng洗xǐ了le一yī把bǎ脸liǎn，胡hú师shī爷yé、蔡cài师shī爷yé还hái有yǒu马mǎ师shī爷yé三sān人rén联lián袂mèi而ér入rù。三sān人rén都dōu换huàn得dé簇cù新xīn袍páo褂guà，一yī齐qí向xiàng他tā打dǎ拱gǒng道dào乏fá。

胡hú庸yōng墨mò笑xiào道dào：“衙yá门mén里lǐ已yǐ经jīng放fàng衙yá。没méi事shì可kě干gàn，咱zán们men看kàn戏xì去qù。蔡cài应yīng道dào的de东dōng，明míng天tiān是shì马mǎ应yīng朝cháo，我wǒ们men轮lún流liú请qǐng你nǐ！”

江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán道dào：“后hòu日rì大dà年nián，戏xì园yuán子zi还hái开kāi园yuán？这zhè可kě是shì从cóng没méi听tīng说shuō过guò。戏xì子zi们men难nán道dào不bù过guò年nián？今jīn日rì免miǎn了le，我wǒ叫jiào了le徐xú家jiā兄xiōng弟dì来lái，要yào说shuō差chāi使shǐ……”

“这zhè就jiù是shì道dào台tái爷yé不bù给gěi面miàn子zi啰luō！”蔡cài应yīng道dào笑xiào道dào，“广guǎng州zhōu多duō少shǎo洋yáng人rén，还hái有yǒu主zhǔ教jiào牧mù师shī，人rén家jiā过guò圣shèng诞dàn节jié不bù过guò年nián；各gè地dì留liú在zài广guǎng州zhōu的de买mǎi卖mài人rén也yě不bù少shǎo，戏xì园yuán子zi正zhèng是shì接jiē阔kuò佬lǎo的de好hǎo日rì子zi，过guò什shén么me年nián？徐xú家jiā兄xiōng弟dì已yǐ经jīng下xià委wěi了le，都dōu是shì团tuán练liàn总zǒng办bàn帮bāng务wù！叶yè制zhì台tái今jīn天tiān爽shuǎng快kuài的de咧liě！你nǐ留liú个gè条tiáo子zi，他tā们men欢huān喜xǐ还hái来lái不bù及jí。下xià司sī等děng上shàng司sī，别bié说shuō两liǎng个gè时shí辰chén，就jiù是shì两liǎng个gè月yuè也yě没méi得dé话huà说shuō！”

江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán只zhǐ好hǎo笑xiào着zhe答dā应yìng。

四sì人rén乘chéng两liǎng座zuò软ruǎn轿jiào，从cóng总zǒng督dū衙yá门mén西xī边biān小xiǎo巷xiàng向xiàng南nán，折zhé过guò有yǒu二èr里lǐ之zhī遥yáo，再zài向xiàng东dōng北běi一yī条tiáo斜xié街jiē，在zài街jiē口kǒu下xià轿jiào。江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán看kàn时shí，是shì一yī大dà片piàn市shì肆sì。街jiē南nán边biān一yī色sè店diàn铺pù都dōu是shì中zhōng国guó式shì样yàng的de铺pù面miàn，都dōu是shì饭fàn店diàn。门mén口kǒu挂guà着zhe龙lóng旗qí的de、米mǐ字zì花huā旗qí星xīng条tiáo旗qí还hái有yǒu膏gāo药yào旗qí各gè色sè花huā样yàng不bù一yī；北běi边biān所suǒ有yǒu店diàn铺pù却què一yī律lǜ都dōu是shì英yīng国guó旗qí，什shén么me珠zhū宝bǎo店diàn、玉yù器qì古gǔ玩wán店diàn、瓷cí器qì店diàn、茶chá叶yè店diàn、绸chóu缎duàn布bù行xíng，大dà多duō带dài点diǎn西xī洋yáng格gé调diào。街jiē上shàng行xíng人rén不bù多duō，店diàn铺pù有yǒu的de开kāi门mén有yǒu的de上shàng板bǎn打dǎ烊yàng。街jiē口kǒu路lù边biān车chē马mǎ驮tuó轿jiào竹zhú凉liáng呢ne暖nuǎn轿jiào还hái有yǒu新xīn式shì样yàng的de四sì轮lún马mǎ车chē黄huáng包bāo车chē品pǐn种zhǒng不bù一yī。几jǐ个gè人rén在zài街jiē上shàng散sàn步bù徐xú行xíng，蔡cài应yīng道dào指zhǐ指zhǐ点diǎn点diǎn，这zhè是shì威wēi尔ěr逊xùn的de店diàn，那nà是shì克kè洛luò蒂dì，那nà是shì阿ā姆mǔ斯sī特tè朗lǎng……如rú数shǔ家jiā珍zhēn。江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán记jì性xìng甚shèn好hǎo也yě一yī时shí难nán以yǐ尽jǐn记jì，因yīn问wèn：“新xīn斗dòu栏lán在zài哪nǎ里lǐ呢ne？”

“街jiē口kǒu下xià轿jiào就jiù到dào了le新xīn斗dòu栏lán，这zhè一yī带dài都dōu叫jiào新xīn斗dòu栏lán。”马mǎ应yīng朝cháo笑xiào道dào，“你nǐ看kàn巡xún街jiē的de留liú着zhe辫biàn子zi，穿chuān着zhe制zhì眼yǎn，头tóu上shàng缠chán布bù包bāo那nà些xiē人rén，四sì不bù像xiàng是shì吧ba？都dōu是shì印yìn度dù人rén！东dōng印yìn度dù公gōng司sī的de职zhí员yuán在zài这zhè维wéi护hù治zhì安ān。这zhè些xiē店diàn铺pù明míng面miàn上shàng做zuò正zhèng经jīng生shēng意yì，后hòu头tou大dà库kù房fáng里lǐ箱xiāng子zi垛duǒ成chéng山shān都dōu是shì土tǔ——这zhè好hǎo大dà地dì面miàn是shì伍wǔ绍shào荣róng的de地dì盘pán儿ér。不bù出chū人rén命mìng案àn子zi，广guǎng州zhōu知zhī府fǔ不bù来lái过guò地dì面miàn。”胡hú庸yōng墨mò笑xiào而ér不bù言yán，蔡cài应yīng道dào道dào：“其qí实shí美měi法fǎ日rì德dé这zhè些xiē人rén是shì傍bàng虎hǔ吃chī食shí。真zhēn正zhèng富fù强qiáng难nán敌dí的de是shì英yīng国guó人rén。没méi有yǒu英yīng国guó人rén撑chēng着zhe，伍wǔ绍shào荣róng不bù过guò是shì只zhǐ肥féi老lǎo鼠shǔ，一yī出chū头tóu就jiù叫jiào街jiē上shàng人rén打dǎ成chéng肉ròu饼bǐng了le。”说shuō着zhe，便biàn听tīng前qián头tou路lù北běi一yī箭jiàn之zhī地dì传chuán来lái锣luó鼓gǔ丝sī弦xián之zhī声shēng，胡hú庸yōng墨mò遥yáo遥yáo一yī指zhǐ，说shuō道dào：“那nà就jiù是shì翠cuì华huá楼lóu了le！”

四sì人rén加jiā快kuài了le步bù子zi，赶gǎn到dào翠cuì华huá楼lóu口kǒu，但dàn见jiàn门mén前qián广guǎng场chǎng方fāng圆yuán约yuē可kě三sān亩mǔ地dì大dà小xiǎo，糯nuò米mǐ石shí灰huī炉lú渣zhā粘nián土tǔ四sì合hé一yī夯hāng磁cí平píng地dì；四sì根gēn罗luó马mǎ式shì石shí柱zhù支zhī撑chēng大dà门mén，周zhōu匝zā都dōu是shì大dà理lǐ石shí，雕diāo着zhe西xī着zhe莲lián葵kuí花huā海hǎi水shuǐ潮cháo日rì九jiǔ老lǎo过guò瀛yíng洲zhōu种zhǒng种zhǒng故gù事shì；门mén面miàn上shàng石shí栏lán平píng台tái，都dōu是shì上shàng好hǎo的de汉hàn白bái玉yù精jīng心xīn雕diāo版bǎn；平píng台tái上shàng又yòu是shì楼lóu，房fáng挨āi房fáng俱jù都dōu是shì五wǔ颜yán六liù色sè的de玻bō璃lí窗chuāng，中zhōng间jiān一yī间jiān上shàng方fāng还hái有yǒu浮fú雕diāo十shí字zì架jià耶yē稣sū受shòu难nàn像xiàng；再zài上shàng去qù却què是shì中zhōng式shì方fāng屋wū，朱zhū楼lóu红hóng栏lán外wài绕rào回huí廊láng，碧bì瓦wǎ铜tóng吊diào歇xiē山shān顶dǐng，飞fēi檐yán斗dǒu拱gǒng插chā天tiān翘qiào翅chì，中zhōng间jiān匾biǎn额é斗dòu大dà的de四sì个gè字zì：

翠cuì华huá临lín琼qióng

却què看kàn不bù清qīng题tí款kuǎn，巍wēi巍wēi峨é峨é高gāo矗chù着zhe，把bǎ所suǒ有yǒu的de建jiàn筑zhù都dōu比bǐ得dé猥wěi琐suǒ渺miǎo小xiǎo了le。广guǎng场chǎng上shàng停tíng满mǎn的de都dōu是shì英yīng式shì四sì轮lún包bāo厢xiāng车chē，下xià车chē的de、进jìn场chǎng的de人rén熙xī熙xī攘rǎng攘rǎng，多duō是shì碧bì眼yǎn黄huáng发fā高gāo鼻bí深shēn目mù的dì西xī洋yáng人rén，有yǒu挽wǎn着zhe打dǎ扮bàn得dé天tiān鹅é似shì的de白bái女nǚ人rén的de，也yě有yǒu搂lǒu着zhe中zhōng国guó娼chāng妇fù的de，纷fēn纷fēn进jìn园yuán。四sì个gè印yìn度dù厮sī仆pū两liǎng个gè站zhàn着zhe，另lìng两liǎng个gè专zhuān管guǎn接jiē大dà衣yī帽mào子zi文wén明míng棍gùn雨yǔ伞sǎn等děng家jiā什shí。他tā们men似sì乎hū都dōu认rèn识shí三sān个gè师shī爷yé，见jiàn他tā们men拾shí级jí上shàng来lái，一yī齐qí微wēi微wēi鞠jū躬gōng。其qí中zhōng一yí个gè像xiàng是shì领lǐng班bān，对duì胡hú庸yōng墨mò操cāo一yī口kǒu蹩bié脚jiǎo的de广guǎng东dōng话huà道dào：“胡hú先xiān生shēng、蔡cài先xiān生shēng，楼lóu上shàng包bāo厢xiāng第dì二èr间jiān的de！”

“好hǎo，谢xiè谢xiè！”胡hú庸yōng墨mò说shuō了le一yī句jù便biàn领lǐng头tóu进jìn去qù，进jìn门mén顺shùn大dà厅tīng左zuǒ侧cè楼lóu梯tī上shàng去qù，一yī条tiáo弧hú形xíng长cháng廊láng，在zài偏piān西xī第dì二èr个gè门mén进jìn去qù，一yī阵zhèn人rén声shēng热rè浪làng扑pū面miàn而ér来lái——原yuán来lái这zhè包bāo厢xiāng就jiù“嵌qiàn”在zài平píng台tái上shàng，全quán是shì红hóng松sōng木mù隔gé间jiān，一yī间jiān足zú容róng五wǔ六liù个gè人rén。下xià面miàn戏xì场chǎng和hé中zhōng原yuán没méi什shén么me异yì样yàng，都dōu是shì八bā仙xiān桌zhuō绕rào开kāi楼lóu柱zhù摆bǎi布bù，茶chá水shuǐ瓜guā籽zǐ果guǒ品pǐn都dōu摆bǎi在zài桌zhuō上shàng随suí意yì用yòng。已yǐ经jīng是shì宾bīn客kè满mǎn座zuò华huá洋yáng杂zá处chǔ，跑pǎo堂táng的de都dōu是shì中zhōng国guó人rén，提tí水shuǐ倒dào茶chá递dì热rè毛máo巾jīn，来lái回huí窜cuàn忙máng。只zhǐ是shì戏xì台tái别bié致zhì，比bǐ寻xún常cháng戏xì台tái大dà四sì倍bèi不bù止zhǐ，绕rào台tái两liǎng边biān两liǎng个gè螺luó旋xuán楼lóu梯tī，看kàn样yàng子zi是shì通tōng往wǎng翠cuì华huá楼lóu顶dǐng的de，也yě可kě从cóng楼lóu梯tī径jìng上shàng戏xì台tái。戏xì台tái面miàn向xiàng戏xì院yuàn还hái拉lā着zhe金jīn丝sī绒róng幕mù帷wéi，用yòng钩gōu子zi吊diào起qǐ……这zhè份fèn豪háo贵guì这zhè份fèn新xīn颖yǐng，江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán别bié说shuō见jiàn，连lián听tīng也yě没méi听tīng说shuō过guò，已yǐ是shì瞧qiáo得dé目mù迷mí五wǔ色sè，不bù禁jīn问wèn道dào：“平píng常cháng来lái看kàn一yī场cháng戏xì要yào出chū多duō少shǎo钱qián？”

“来lái这zhè里lǐ的de都dōu是shì大dà阔kuò佬lǎo，一yì般bān财cái主zhǔ都dōu不bù行xíng的de。”胡hú庸yōng墨mò淡dàn淡dàn说shuō道dào，“下xià头tou的de座zuò，一yī座zuò十shí块kuài银yín元yuán，我wǒ们men坐zuò这zhè厢xiāng房fáng，一yī房fáng是shì五wǔ十shí块kuài。”他tā用yòng目mù光guāng游yóu视shì中zhōng间jiān一yī排pái包bāo厢xiāng，“正zhèng中zhōng两liǎng厢xiāng是shì伍wǔ绍shào荣róng包bāo定dìng了le不bù外wài卖mài票piào的de，伍wǔ绍shào荣róng也yě不bù坐zuò，他tā的de包bāo厢xiāng在zài中zhōng间jiān两liǎng边biān。中zhōng间jiān包bāo厢xiāng只zhǐ有yǒu朝cháo廷tíng大dà员yuán来lái广guǎng，或huò者zhě叶yè制zhì台tái，或huò者zhě香xiāng港gǎng总zǒng督dū府fǔ的de高gāo级jí外wài交jiāo官guān才cái能néng坐zuò，那nà四sì间jiān是shì一yī文wén钱qián也yě不bú要yào的de，旁páng边biān平píng列liè的de正zhèng厢xiāng各gè厢xiāng是shì八bā十shí块kuài……”江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán暗àn自zì骇hài然rán，却què笑xiào道dào：“没méi想xiǎng到dào蔡cài老lǎo夫fū子zǐ如rú此cǐ豪háo爽shuǎng大dà方fāng！”

此cǐ时shí茶chá房fáng伙huǒ计jì已yǐ进jìn来lái侍shì候hòu，苹píng果guǒ香xiāng蕉jiāo橘jú子zi荔lì枝zhī龙lóng眼yǎn摆bǎi得dé满mǎn条tiáo桌zhuō都dōu是shì，雪xuě茄jiā香xiāng烟yān洋yáng火huǒ咖kā啡fēi香xiāng茶chá都dōu有yǒu，每měi位wèi面miàn前qián还hái摆bǎi了le一yī杯bēi参cān汤tāng。蔡cài应yīng道dào递dì给gěi茶chá房fáng两liǎng块kuài银yín元yuán，问wèn道dào：“什shén么me正zhèng戏xì？”那nà茶chá房fáng陪péi笑xiào说shuō道dào：“《黄huáng鹤hè楼lóu》、《长cháng坂bǎn坡pō》、《失shī空kōng斩zhǎn》、《窦dòu娥é冤yuān》。都dōu是shì折zhé子zi戏xì。南nán京jīng禄lù庆qìng堂táng方fāng成chéng玉yù、梅méi春chūn柳liǔ、高gāo云yún鹏péng几jǐ个gè角jiǎo儿ér都dōu上shàng，伍wǔ老lǎo板bǎn专zhuān请qǐng来lái的de。看kàn好hǎo您nín呐nà！”说shuō罢bà退tuì到dào一yī边biān。蔡cài应yīng道dào见jiàn江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán诧chà异yì，笑xiào道dào：“这zhè叫jiào小xiǎo费fèi，这zhè里lǐ头tóu侍shì候hòu的de人rén就jiù吃chī这zhè碗wǎn饭fàn。你nǐ说shuō我wǒ有yǒu钱qián，有yǒu钱qián也yě看kàn不bù得dé这zhè里lǐ的de戏xì。我wǒ在zài总zǒng督dū衙yá门mén专zhuān管guǎn洋yáng务wù，伍wǔ老lǎo板bǎn专zhuān门mén送sòng衙yá门mén的de包bāo厢xiāng。说shuō我wǒ作zuò东dōng，就jiù是shì方fāng才cái那nà两liǎng块kuài钱qián了le。”

此cǐ时shí台tái上shàng加jiā官guān帽mào子zi戏xì已yǐ近jìn尾wěi声shēng，演yǎn的de《钟zhōng馗kuí嫁jià妹mèi》六liù个gè小xiǎo鬼guǐ抬tái着zhe钟zhōng馗kuí在zài前qián，四sì个gè小xiǎo鬼guǐ抬tái轿jiào，随suí节jié按àn拍pāi唢suǒ呐nà笙shēng篁huáng声shēng中zhōng翩piān翩piān舞wǔ蹈dǎo，扮bàn钟zhōng馗kuí妹mèi妹mèi的de梅méi春chūn柳liǔ花huā容róng月yuè貌mào，手shǒu执zhí香xiāng扇shàn婷tíng婷tíng婀ē娜nuó趋qū步bù闪shǎn跃yuè。中zhōng国guó人rén大dà声shēng喝hè彩cǎi“好hǎo！”外wài国guó人rén鼓gǔ掌zhǎng欢huān跃yuè，翘qiào着zhe大dà拇mǔ哥gē一yī片piàn胡hú嘈cáo。胡hú庸yōng墨mò冷lěng眼yǎn看kàn包bāo厢xiāng，恰qià在zài中zhōng包bāo厢xiāng见jiàn汤tāng姆mǔ也yě瞧qiáo这zhè边biān，汤tāng姆mǔ身shēn边biān的de巴bā夏xià礼lǐ大dà笑xiào举jǔ杯bēi，因yīn捅tǒng捅tǒng江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán：“汤tāng姆mǔ他tā们men也yě来lái了le。他tā在zài向xiàng你nǐ致zhì意yì呢ne！”说shuō话huà间jiān江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán也yě已yǐ看kàn见jiàn，见jiàn汤tāng姆mǔ抬tái手shǒu致zhì意yì，便biàn也yě抬tái了le抬tái手shǒu含hán笑xiào点diǎn头tóu。蔡cài应yīng道dào似sì乎hū有yǒu点diǎn不bù安ān，小xiǎo声shēng说shuō道dào：“既jì然rán都dōu看kàn见jiàn了le，要yào不bù要yào过guò去qù寒hán暄xuān几jǐ句jù？他tā们men很hěn讲jiǎng究jiū这zhè些xiē事shì的de。”江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán抬tái了le一yī下xià身shēn子zi又yòu坐zuò了le回huí去qù，他tā拿ná不bù定dìng主zhǔ意yì该gāi不bù该gāi过guò去qù。正zhèng犹yóu豫yù间jiān，蔡cài应yīng道dào惊jīng喜xǐ地dì说shuō道dào：“汤tāng姆mǔ先xiān生shēng过guò来lái了le！”众zhòng人rén看kàn那nà边biān包bāo厢xiāng，果guǒ然rán只zhǐ剩shèng下xià巴bā夏xià礼lǐ一yí个gè人rén，双shuāng手shǒu插chā在zài胸xiōng前qián木mù着zhe脸liǎn看kàn戏xì。一yī时shí便biàn听tīng外wài廊láng皮pí鞋xié声shēng由yóu远yuǎn而ér近jìn来lái，不bù用yòng问wèn，都dōu觉jué得de汤tāng姆mǔ已yǐ经jīng到dào了le。

“哈hā罗luó！”汤tāng姆mǔ站zhàn在zài包bāo厢xiāng门mén口kǒu，抬tái了le抬tái手shǒu笑xiào道dào，“很hěn高gāo兴xìng我wǒ们men在zài这zhè里lǐ不bù期qī而ér遇yù！”说shuō着zhe一yī躬gōng。

几jǐ个gè人rén都dōu站zhàn起qǐ身shēn，江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán也yě缓huǎn缓huǎn站zhàn起qǐ来lái，含hán笑xiào一yī躬gōng还huán礼lǐ，说shuō道dào：“我wǒ们men刚gāng刚gāng看kàn到dào你nǐ们men，也yě正zhèng要yào过guò去qù看kàn望wàng呢ne！——巴bā夏xià礼lǐ先xiān生shēng呢ne？”“啊a——”汤tāng姆mǔ用yòng手shǒu指zhǐ指zhǐ，微wēi笑xiào道dào，“他tā被bèi你nǐ们men美měi妙miào的de东dōng方fāng艺yì术shù迷mí住zhù了le，简jiǎn直zhí眼yǎn睛jīng一yī刻kè也yě离lí不bù开kāi舞wǔ台tái——如rú果guǒ您nín不bù介jiè意yì，我wǒ也yě要yào回huí到dào我wǒ的de包bāo厢xiāng去qù了le。”江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán见jiàn他tā伸shēn手shǒu，便biàn也yě伸shēn手shǒu握wò了le握wò，笑xiào道dào：“那nà么me后hòu会huì有yǒu期qī！”觉jué得de马mǎ师shī爷yé拉lā自zì己jǐ后hòu襟jīn，忙máng又yòu补bǔ了le一yī句jù：“请qǐng代dài我wǒ向xiàng巴bā夏xià礼lǐ先xiān生shēng致zhì意yì。”

汤tāng姆mǔ回huí到dào包bāo厢xiāng，挨āi身shēn和hé巴bā夏xià礼lǐ坐zuò下xià。此cǐ时shí台tái上shàng正zhèng演yǎn《长zhǎng权quán坡pō》，巴bā夏xià礼lǐ看kàn得dé一yī塌tā糊hú涂tú，张zhāng口kǒu就jiù问wèn：“那nà个ge满mǎn脸liǎn涂tú着zhe白bái粉fěn的de老lǎo头tóu子zi刚gāng才cái说shuō了le些xiē什shén么me？这zhè位wèi背bèi后hòu插chā着zhe旗qí的de青qīng年nián到dào处chù杀shā人rén，被bèi杀shā倒dào的de人rén又yòu一yí个gè一yí个gè活huó了le，大dà摇yáo大dà摆bǎi走zǒu进jìn后hòu台tái！他tā现xiàn在zài在zài干gàn什shén么me——他tā在zài用yòng手shǒu推tuī什shén么me？”

“你nǐ来lái看kàn。”汤tāng姆mǔ笑xiào道dào，“这zhè位wèi青qīng年nián将jiāng军jūn叫jiào赵zhào云yún。他tā胸xiōng前qián那nà个ge红hóng包bāo裹guǒ是shì他tā主zhǔ人rén襁qiǎng褓bǎo中zhōng的de儿ér子zi。他tā保bǎo护hù着zhe他tā主zhǔ人rén的de夫fū人rén单dān独dú与yǔ八bā十shí三sān万wàn军jūn队duì作zuò战zhàn，夫fū人rén为wèi了le儿ér子zi的de安ān全quán投tóu井jǐng自zì杀shā，他tā在zài用yòng手shǒu推tuī墙qiáng，掩yǎn埋mái那nà口kǒu井jǐng——那nà个ge白bái脸liǎn老lǎo头tóu子zi叫jiào曹cáo操cāo，虽suī然rán是shì敌dí人rén，但dàn他tā珍zhēn惜xī这zhè位wèi英yīng雄xióng，并bìng且qiě想xiǎng俘fú虏lǔ他tā作zuò为wéi自zì己jǐ的de部bù下xià，所suǒ以yǐ下xià令lìng不bù许xǔ射shè箭jiàn伤shāng害hài他tā。至zhì于yú被bèi杀shā的de人rén走zǒu进jìn后hòu台tái……如rú果guǒ不bù这zhè样yàng处chǔ理lǐ，那nà就jiù会huì满mǎn台tái都dōu是shì尸shī体tǐ……”

“这zhè个ge故gù事shì真zhēn有yǒu魅mèi力lì。不bù过guò你nǐ不bù来lái解jiě释shì，我wǒ简jiǎn直zhí什shén么me也yě看kàn不bù懂dǒng。”巴bā夏xià礼lǐ舒shū了le一yì口kǒu气qì，“这zhè位wèi将jiāng军jūn一yí定dìng爱ài这zhè位wèi夫fū人rén，他tā是shì骑qí士shì，在zài保bǎo卫wèi自zì己jǐ的de心xīn上shàng人rén……”巴bā夏xià礼lǐ啧zé啧zé称chēng羡xiàn。

汤tāng姆mǔ摇yáo摇yáo头tóu，说shuō道dào：“这zhè是shì发fā生shēng在zài公gōng元yuán二èr世shì纪jì的de真zhēn实shí的de历lì史shǐ事shì件jiàn，他tā是shì为wèi自zì己jǐ心xīn中zhōng固gù有yǒu的de道dào德dé理lǐ念niàn，拼pīn死sǐ保bǎo护hù那nà个ge孩hái子zi——他tā在zài八bā十shí三sān万wàn敌dí军jūn中zhōng七qī出chū七qī进jìn，而ér那nà个ge孩hái子zi却què睡shuì着zháo了le。”“上shàng帝dì！”巴bā夏xià礼lǐ惊jīng叫jiào：“八bā十shí三sān万wàn！而ér且qiě是shì真zhēn实shí的de！”汤tāng姆mǔ也yě摇yáo头tóu，说shuō道dào：“所suǒ以yǐ我wǒ常cháng告gào诉sù你nǐ，这zhè个ge民mín族zú只zhǐ能néng来lái往wǎng，不bù能néng征zhēng服fú……如rú果guǒ用yòng冷lěng兵bīng器qì作zuò战zhàn，就jiù算suàn是shì现xiàn在zài这zhè个ge腐fǔ败bài的de政zhèng权quán，我wǒ们men所suǒ有yǒu国guó家jiā都dōu来lái，仍réng旧jiù不bú是shì他tā们men的de对duì手shǒu！巴bā夏xià礼lǐ，我wǒ要yào再zài次cì告gào诉sù你nǐ，你nǐ同tóng意yì徐xú二èr虎hǔ和hé徐xú三sān彪biāo参cān加jiā团tuán练liàn，是shì错cuò误wù的de！”

巴bā夏xià礼lǐ狡jiǎo黠xiá地dì一yī笑xiào，盯dīng着zhe舞wǔ台tái说shuō道dào：“这zhè件jiàn事shì请qǐng示shì过guò总zǒng督dū的de，你nǐ也yě不bú要yào低dī估gū了le我wǒ们men的de智zhì慧huì。办bàn团tuán练liàn既jì然rán纯chún属shǔ他tā们men的de内nèi政zhèng，过guò分fèn的de干gān预yù将jiāng会huì暴bào露lù蔡cài的de面miàn目mù。他tā们men砸zá掉diào胡hú的de烟yān馆guǎn证zhèng明míng他tā们men是shì些xiē计jì较jiào个gè人rén私sī怨yuàn的de群qún氓méng，而ér且qiě逼bī着zhe胡hú世shì贵guì更gèng靠kào近jìn我wǒ们men。即jí便biàn是shì牺xī牲shēng了le胡hú这zhè张zhāng牌pái，这zhè就jiù好hǎo比bǐ出chū牌pái，胡hú世shì贵guì至zhì多duō不bù过guò是shì一yī张zhāng最zuì不bú重zhòng要yào的de五wǔ分fēn而ér已yǐ——论lùn起qǐ赌dǔ博bó，我wǒ可kě不bú是shì外wài行háng！”

“对duì中zhōng国guó，我wǒ越yuè是shì研yán究jiū越yuè是shì迷mí惑huò，越yuè觉jué得de自zì己jǐ懂dǒng得de的de只zhǐ是shì皮pí毛máo而ér已yǐ。”汤tāng姆mǔ望wàng着zhe正zhèng在zài弹tán琴qín退tuì兵bīng的de诸zhū葛gě亮liàng，目mù光guāng忧yōu郁yù地dì说shuō，“台tái上shàng扮bàn的de这zhè位wèi老lǎo人rén和hé赵zhào云yún是shì同tóng时shí代dài的de人rén。我wǒ讲jiǎng过guò这zhè故gù事shì给gěi你nǐ听tīng。一yī张zhāng琴qín，一yī把bǎ扇shàn子zi，退tuì去qù了le敌dí人rén四sì十shí万wàn大dà军jūn！”巴bā夏xià礼lǐ道dào：“如rú果guǒ我wǒ是shì司sī马mǎ——这zhè位wèi统tǒng帅shuài，我wǒ决jué不bù退tuì兵bīng！”

“这zhè也yě正zhèng是shì诸zhū葛gě亮liàng的de话huà。”汤tāng姆mǔ说shuō道dào，“他tā们men的de辉huī煌huáng已yǐ经jīng成chéng了le过guò去qù，而ér我wǒ们men正zhèng是shì全quán盛shèng的de大dà不bù列liè颠diān帝dì国guó。我wǒ们men的de文wén明míng已yǐ经jīng远yuǎn远yuǎn超chāo过guò了le他tā们men，我wǒ毫háo不bù怀huái疑yí这zhè一yì点diǎn并bìng且qiě和hé你nǐ一yī样yàng自zì豪háo和hé骄jiāo傲ào。这zhè就jiù好hǎo比bǐ一yí个gè年nián轻qīng的de拳quán击jī手shǒu面miàn对duì一yí个gè风fēng烛zhú残cán年nián的de老lǎo人rén。武wǔ力lì的de较jiào量liàng结jié果guǒ是shì不bù需xū要yào讨tǎo论lùn的de。他tā们men也yě正zhèng是shì因yīn为wèi他tā们men的de故gù步bù自zì封fēng导dǎo致zhì了le今jīn天tiān。研yán究jiū他tā们men正zhèng是shì为wèi了le我wǒ们men能néng更gèng彻chè底dǐ的de拥yōng有yǒu这zhè块kuài殖zhí民mín地dì。假jiǎ使shǐ，我wǒ在zài想xiǎng，假jiǎ使shǐ我wǒ们men的de天tiān主zhǔ和hé基jī督dū精jīng神shén能néng够gòu渗shèn透tòu到dào这zhè个ge国guó家jiā，也yě许xǔ比bǐ鸦yā片piàn那nà一yì点diǎn区qū区qū小xiǎo利lì要yào强qiáng上shàng一yì百bǎi倍bèi！”

“温wēn柔róu地dì杀shā人rén！”巴bā夏xià礼lǐ哈hā哈hā大dà笑xiào，“像xiàng俄é国guó莱lái蒙méng托tuō夫fū写xiě的de诗shī《商shāng人rén卡kǎ拉lā希xī尼ní柯kē夫fū》里lǐ的de沙shā皇huáng！”他tā低dī沉chén了le嗓sǎng音yīn，嘎gā声shēng吟yín道dào：

孩hái子zi，你nǐ已yǐ经jīng凭píng着zhe你nǐ的de本běn心xīn

回huí答dá了le我wǒ的de问wèn题tí。

你nǐ去qù吧ba，

你nǐ自zì己jǐ走zǒu上shàng那nà高gāo高gāo的de断duàn头tóu台tái，

低dī下xià你nǐ强qiáng悍hàn的de头tóu颅lú。

我wǒ将jiāng从cóng国guó库kù里lǐ拨bō出chū钱qián财cái

赡shàn养yǎng你nǐ的de妻qī子zǐ和hé儿ér女nǚ。

你nǐ的de兄xiōng弟dì可kě以yǐ在zài广guǎng大dà的de俄é罗luó斯sī

到dào处chù去qù做zuò生shēng意yì，不bù必bì上shàng捐juān也yě不bù必bì纳nà税shuì。

……我wǒ还hái将jiāng命mìng令lìng刽guì子zi手shǒu

把bǎ斧fǔ子zi磨mó得dé锋fēng利lì。

莫mò斯sī科kē所suǒ有yǒu的de教jiào堂táng，都dōu将jiāng把bǎ丧sāng钟zhōng敲qiāo起qǐ——

认rèn人rén们men都dōu知zhī道dào我wǒ浩hào荡dàng的de皇huáng恩ēn，

也yě没méi有yǒu把bǎ你nǐ忘wàng记jì！

巴bā夏xià礼lǐ点diǎn起qǐ一yī支zhī雪xuě茄jiā拼pīn命mìng抽chōu起qǐ。汤tāng姆mǔ没méi有yǒu再zài说shuō话huà，仔zǐ细xì聆líng听tīng他tā点diǎn的de《感gǎn天tiān动dòng地dì窦dòu娥é冤yuān》，看kàn窦dòu娥é刑xíng场chǎng发fā愿yuàn那nà一yī段duàn，他tā倏shū地dì想xiǎng起qǐ葛gé花huā，一yī阵zhèn刺cì心xīn，眼yǎn中zhōng突tū然rán涌yǒng满mǎn了le泪lèi水shuǐ。

广guǎng州zhōu城chéng又yòu平píng安ān度dù过guò了le一yí个gè春chūn节jié。贫pín的de富fù的de各gè有yǒu各gè的de苦kǔ乐lè，华huá人rén洋yáng人rén照zhào样yàng来lái往wǎng，烟yān馆guǎn货huò栈zhàn仍réng旧jiù忙máng碌lù。向xiàng荣róng的de八bā万wàn军jūn队duì围wéi剿jiǎo洪hóng秀xiù全quán长cháng毛máo贼zéi，被bèi洪hóng秀xiù全quán溃kuì围wéi脱tuō出chū，率shuài军jūn直zhí插chā湖hú南nán；英yīng国guó的de船chuán队duì从cóng印yìn度dù洋yáng透tòu迤yí曲qū折zhé向xiàng珠zhū江jiāng入rù海hǎi口kǒu、香xiāng港gǎng、九jiǔ龙lóng海hǎi面miàn集jí结jié……从cóng叶yè名míng琛chēn到dào卖mài烧shāo饼bǐng的de炊chuī夫fū似sì乎hū都dōu不bù大dà留liú意yì，只zhǐ是shì眼yǎn看kàn着zhe各gè色sè树shù木mù花huā卉huì愈yù来lái愈yù新xīn绿lǜ葱cōng茏lóng，高gāo大dà伟wěi岸àn的de木mù绵mián树shù绽zhàn出chū一yī朵duǒ朵duǒ血xuè红hóng的de“英yīng雄xióng花huā”，愈yù来lái愈yù令lìng人rén醒xǐng目mù惊jīng神shén，危wēi机jī四sì伏fú的de广guǎng州zhōu城chéng，倒dǎo是shì被bèi这zhè种zhǒng绚xuàn丽lì的de花huā装zhuāng点diǎn得dé格gé外wài绚xuàn丽lì。

自zì从cóng年nián前qián胡hú家jiā高gāo家jiā被bèi砸zá，过guò年nián后hòu一yì直zhí到dào正zhēng月yuè十shí六liù才cái又yòu重chóng新xīn放fàng炮pào开kāi张zhāng。汤tāng姆mǔ依yī旧jiù是shì茂mào升shēng酒jiǔ店diàn常cháng客kè，只zhǐ是shì他tā回huí香xiāng港gǎng愈yù来lái愈yù频pín繁fán，不bù能néng像xiàng年nián前qián那nà样yàng天tiān天tiān来lái。他tā近jìn日rì心xīn情qíng烦fán躁zào，国guó内nèi“武wǔ力lì占zhàn领lǐng广guǎng州zhōu”的de呼hū声shēng强qiáng烈liè，有yǒu个gè议yì员yuán甚shèn至zhì赤chì脚jiǎo跳tiào上shàng桌zhuō子zi，跺duò着zhe脚jiǎo要yào“把bǎ叶yè名míng琛chēn这zhè个ge混hùn蛋dàn扔rēng进jìn琼qióng崖yá海hǎi中zhōng，让ràng广guǎng州zhōu城chéng上shàng空kōng永yǒng远yuǎn飘piāo扬yáng我wǒ们men的de国guó旗qí。”女nǚ王wáng陛bì下xià命mìng令lìng印yìn度dù洋yáng的de军jūn舰jiàn向xiàng香xiāng港gǎng集jí中zhōng，并bìng指zhǐ令lìng包bāo冷lěng总zǒng督dū“相xiàng机jī行xíng事shì”。他tā自zì己jǐ算suàn是shì“费fèi厄è泼pō赖lài”派pài的de和hé平píng主zhǔ义yì者zhě，幸xìng亏kuī家jiā族zú声shēng望wàng大dà，包bāo冷lěng也yě器qì重zhòng，才cái没méi有yǒu遭zāo到dào恶è攻gōng。三sān月yuè的de一yī天tiān，他tā终zhōng于yú奉fèng到dào调diào令lìng，要yào离lí开kāi广guǎng州zhōu了le。对duì这zhè一yì点diǎn，他tā并bìng没méi有yǒu太tài大dà的de遗yí憾hàn，和hé叶yè名míng琛chēn打dǎ交jiāo道dào他tā已yǐ经jīng灰huī心xīn丧sàng气qì，对duì江jiāng忠zhōng源yuán他tā也yě觉jué得de难nán以yǐ沟gōu通tōng，细xì想xiǎng起qǐ来lái，竟jìng应yīng了le中zhōng国guó“鹤hè立lì鸡jī群qún”的de成chéng语yǔ，真zhēn正zhèng和hé自zì己jǐ一yí致zhì的de人rén一yí个gè也yě没méi有yǒu！

他tā顺shùn着zhe那nà条tiáo熟shú得dé不bù能néng再zài熟shú的de路lù习xí惯guàn地dì向xiàng高gāo家jiā茂mào升shēng酒jiǔ店diàn悠yōu步bù儿ér．想xiǎng到dào就jiù要yào离lí开kāi这zhè个ge地dì方fāng，心xīn里lǐ一yī阵zhèn隐yǐn痛tòng。暗àn恋liàn一yí个gè中zhōng国guó女nǚ郎láng，一yī年nián多duō，连lián一yī句jù话huà也yě没méi有yǒu说shuō！他tā有yǒu些xiē懊ào恼nǎo自zì己jǐ所suǒ赏shǎng识shí的de“东dōng方fāng文wén明míng”了le。忽hū然rán他tā的de眼yǎn一yī亮liàng：葛gé花huā儿ér从cóng店diàn门mén里lǐ转zhuǎn出chū身shēn，朝cháo西xī走zǒu去qù。汤tāng姆mǔ几jī乎hū联lián想xiǎng也yě没méi想xiǎng，随suí后hòu跟gēn了le半bàn条tiáo街jiē，加jiā快kuài了le步bù子zi，在zài她tā身shēn后hòu轻qīng声shēng喊hǎn道dào：“葛gé……葛gé花huā女nǚ士shì！”

“谁shuí？”葛gé花huā被bèi这zhè称chēng呼hū叫jiào得dé一yī愣lèng，停tíng住zhù脚jiǎo步bù回huí身shēn一yī看kàn，脸liǎn一yī红hóng，蹲dūn了le蹲dūn身shēn子zi道dào：“是shì老lǎo客kè您nín！……要yào去qù店diàn里lǐ么me？”

汤tāng姆mǔ伸shēn臂bì想xiǎng握wò她tā的de手shǒu，见jiàn她tā羞xiū缩suō后hòu退tuì，一yī笑xiào作zuò罢bà，说shuō道dào：“我wǒ叫jiào汤tāng姆mǔ，一yì直zhí在zài等děng您nín问wèn我wǒ的de名míng字zì可kě您nín从cóng来lái不bù问wèn。我wǒ可kě以yǐ问wèn您nín要yào到dào哪nǎ里lǐ去qù吗ma？”“我wǒ去qù收shōu账zhàng。”葛gé花huā儿ér躲duǒ避bì着zhe他tā的de目mù光guāng，低dī声shēng说shuō道dào。“收shōu账zhàng？”汤tāng姆mǔ问wèn道dào，“收shōu账zhàng是shì什shén么me意yì思si？”

“本běn地dì客kè人rén吃chī饭fàn记jì账zhàng，总zǒng归guī一yí个gè时shí候hòu儿ér再zài去qù结jié算suàn，就jiù叫jiào收shōu账zhàng。”葛gé花huā儿ér见jiàn没méi人rén留liú意yì，大dà胆dǎn了le点diǎn，笑xiào道dào，“英yīng国guó人rén大dà概gài是shì不bù赊shē账zhàng也yě不bù收shōu账zhàng的de吧ba？”

“也yě有yǒu的de，你nǐ们men有yǒu句jù话huà说shuō，天tiān下xià老lǎo鸹guā一yì般bān黑hēi——不bú是shì吗ma？”见jiàn葛gé花huā儿ér笑xiào得dé弯wān了le腰yāo，汤tāng姆mǔ也yě笑xiào起qǐ来lái，“把bǎ你nǐ比bǐ成chéng老lǎo鸹guā——乌wū鸦yā——当dāng然rán是shì很hěn不bù恰qià当dàng……唉āi！我wǒ是shì想xiǎng告gào诉sù你nǐ，我wǒ就jiù要yào离lí开kāi广guǎng州zhōu了le。”

葛gé花huā儿ér敛liǎn了le笑xiào容róng，不bù自zì然rán地dì看kàn着zhe汤tāng姆mǔ，不bù知zhī怎zěn的de，她tā的de神shén情qíng也yě有yǒu点diǎn黯àn然rán：“你nǐ要yào调diào到dào哪nǎ里lǐ高gāo就jiù呢ne？”“到dào上shàng海hǎi，去qù做zuò总zǒng领lǐng事shì。我wǒ们men勘kān察chá过guò，那nà里lǐ的de商shāng业yè前qián景jǐng是shì极jí为wéi辉huī煌huáng的de。”汤tāng姆mǔ一yī笑xiào，又yòu道dào：“——我wǒ可kě以yǐ陪péi你nǐ走zǒu一yī段duàn路lù吗ma？”

葛gé花huā敏mǐn感gǎn地dì左zuǒ右yòu顾gù盼pàn一yī下xià，嘤yīng咛níng低dī声shēng道dào：“有yǒu什shén么me事shì吗ma？”

“一yì直zhí想xiǎng和hé你nǐ单dān独dú说shuō几jǐ句jù话huà。”汤tāng姆mǔ看kàn看kàn葛gé花huā羞xiū红hóng了le的de脸liǎn，越yuè发fā娇jiāo艳yàn不bù可kě方fāng物wù，生shēng怕pà她tā拒jù绝jué，忙máng又yòu道dào：“啊a——你nǐ不bú要yào误wù会huì，我wǒ确què实shí有yǒu事shì要yào说shuō，而ér且qiě你nǐ应yīng该gāi相xiāng信xìn我wǒ是shì个gè典diǎn型xíng的de英yīng国guó绅shēn士shì，不bú会huì对duì你nǐ‘非fēi礼lǐ勿wù言yán，非fēi礼lǐ勿wù动dòng’的de……”葛gé花huā儿ér听tīng了le，语yǔ口kǒu笑xiào道dào：“汤tāng姆mǔ先xiān生shēng，你nǐ说shuō反fǎn了le，应yīng该gāi是shì会huì对duì我wǒ非fēi礼lǐ——”她tā越yuè发fā臊sāo得dé羞xiū涩sè不bù安ān，“勿wù言yán勿wù动dòng”的de话huà竟jìng咽yàn了le回huí去qù。

二èr人rén沿yán着zhe珠zhū江jiāng岸àn边biān漫màn漫màn如rú烟yān的de柳liǔ荫yīn徐xú步bù缓huǎn行xíng。许xǔ久jiǔ，汤tāng姆mǔ才cái问wèn道dào：“葛gé花huā，你nǐ认rèn为wéi我wǒ们men英yīng国guó好hǎo不bù好hǎo？”

葛gé花huā点diǎn头tóu叹tàn道dào：“哪nǎ里li都dōu有yǒu坏huài人rén，哪nǎ里lǐ也yě都dōu有yǒu好hǎo人rén……我wǒ只zhǐ是shì不bù明míng白bái，鸦yā片piàn不bú是shì好hǎo东dōng西xī，为wèi什shén么me你nǐ们men非fēi卖mài给gěi我wǒ们men不bù可kě？你nǐ们men自zì己jǐ不bù抽chōu鸦yā片piàn，非fēi要yào卖mài给gěi我wǒ们men？林lín大dà人rén禁jìn烟yān，你nǐ们men就jiù打dǎ。中zhōng国guó人rén都dōu恨hèn你nǐ们men，你nǐ知zhī道dào吗ma？”

“这zhè个ge问wèn题tí太tài复fù杂zá，也yě太tài沉chén重zhòng了le。我wǒ只zhǐ能néng说shuō，我wǒ是shì不bù赞zàn同tóng鸦yā片piàn交jiāo易yì的de……”汤tāng姆mǔ碧bì蓝lán的de眼yǎn睛jīng幽yōu幽yōu闪shǎn烁shuò，苦kǔ笑xiào了le一yī下xià道dào，“……你nǐ恨hèn我wǒ吗ma？”葛gé花huā儿ér怔zhēng了le一yī下xià，小xiǎo声shēng道dào：“起qǐ先xiān一yī样yàng，时shí候hòu长zhǎng了le，我wǒ看kàn你nǐ是shì个gè好hǎo人rén……”汤tāng姆mǔ笑xiào道dào：“一yí个gè外wài国guó人rén在zài中zhōng国guó人rén眼yǎn里lǐ能néng被bèi看kàn成chéng好hǎo人rén，我wǒ已yǐ经jīng很hěn高gāo兴xìng了le——这zhè说shuō明míng，如rú果guǒ我wǒ是shì中zhōng国guó人rén，也yě许xǔ就jiù有yǒu资zī格gé说shuō一yī声shēng‘I love you’了le！”

葛gé花huā迷mí惑huò地dì看kàn了le看kàn汤tāng姆mǔ。其qí实shí，人rén的de目mù光guāng有yǒu时shí一yī瞬shùn相xiāng对duì，都dōu可kě以yǐ从cóng对duì方fāng的de眼yǎn睛jīng里lǐ读dú出chū一yī部bù书shū来lái，但dàn她tā还hái是shì说shuō：“我wǒ不bù懂dǒng你nǐ的de话huà，‘艾ài拉lā物wù油yóu’是shì说shuō什shén么me？”

“就jiù是shì‘我wǒ爱ài你nǐ’！”

葛gé花huā迅xùn速sù瞟piǎo了le汤tāng姆mǔ一yī眼yǎn，身shēn子zi一yī扭niǔ别bié转zhuǎn了le脸liǎn，掉diào身shēn就jiù走zǒu。汤tāng姆mǔ忙máng抢qiǎng步bù拦lán住zhù，说shuō道dào：“听tīng我wǒ说shuō，葛gé花huā！你nǐ应yīng该gāi听tīng全quán我wǒ的de话huà。我wǒ刚gāng才cái说shuō的de是shì，‘如rú果guǒ我wǒ是shì中zhōng国guó人rén’，而ér且qiě你nǐ也yě说shuō我wǒ是shì‘好hǎo人rén’，难nán道dào也yě不bù能néng说shuō——”“那nà也yě不bù能néng说shuō！”葛gé花huā儿ér嗔chēn道dào，“——我wǒ们men不bù兴xīng这zhè个ge！说shuō这zhè话huà不bù正zhèng经jīng！”

“我wǒ又yòu‘非fēi礼lǐ勿wù言yán’了le。”汤tāng姆mǔ苦kǔ笑xiào道dào，“对duì不bù起qǐ，我wǒ向xiàng你nǐ道dào歉qiàn——你nǐ知zhī道dào，再zài过guò一yí个gè月yuè，我wǒ就jiù要yào离lí开kāi这zhè里lǐ，也yě许xǔ永yǒng远yuǎn——”葛gé花huā儿ér将jiāng手shǒu要yào捂wǔ他tā的de嘴zuǐ，又yòu像xiàng被bèi烙lào铁tiě烫tàng了le一yī下xià似shì的de急jí缩suō回huí手shǒu，她tā的de眼yǎn神shén变biàn得dé温wēn柔róu也yě黯àn淡dàn了le，许xǔ久jiǔ才cái道dào：“……只zhǐ能néng怪guài你nǐ是shì洋yáng人rén。我wǒ们men没méi缘yuán分fēn……这zhè当dāng中zhōng有yǒu一yī条tiáo过guò不bù去qù的de河hé……”

“什shén么me河hé？”

“奈nài河hé——在zài阴yīn曹cáo地dì府fǔ里lǐ。”葛gé花huā的de声shēng调diào凄qī冷lěng得dé像xiàng冬dōng天tiān的de风fēng，“来lái世shì，你nǐ托tuō生shēng到dào中zhōng国guó，就jiù过guò去qù这zhè条tiáo河hé了le……”

汤tāng姆mǔ打dǎ了le个gè寒hán噤jìn，见jiàn葛gé花huā转zhuǎn身shēn要yào走zǒu，忙máng叫jiào了le声shēng：“在zài我wǒ离lí开kāi广guǎng州zhōu前qián，我wǒ还hái要yào到dào你nǐ的de饭fàn店diàn。我wǒ们men还hái能néng像xiàng这zhè样yàng再zài谈tán谈tán吗ma？”

葛gé花huā果guǒ决jué地dì摇yáo头tóu，说shuō道dào：“不bù能néng了le，也yě不bù必bì了le。不bù过guò你nǐ要yào去qù，我wǒ会huì给gěi你nǐ另lìng加jiā一yī杯bēi酒jiǔ，是shì我wǒ单dān敬jìng你nǐ的de。你nǐ心xīn里lǐ明míng白bái就jiù是shì了le！”

“我wǒ真zhēn高gāo兴xìng，我wǒ……知zhī足zú……”汤tāng姆mǔ眼yǎn中zhōng噙qín着zhe泪lèi花huā，从cóng怀huái中zhōng取qǔ出chū一yī块kuài金jīn表biǎo，还hái有yǒu一yī张zhāng名míng片piàn，递dì给gěi傻shǎ看kàn着zhe的de葛gé花huā，“听tīng着zhe，不bú要yào拒jù绝jué！我wǒ要yào告gào诉sù你nǐ，这zhè块kuài地dì方fāng将jiāng降jiàng临lín一yī场cháng可kě怕pà的de灾zāi难nàn。我wǒ不bù希xī望wàng它tā降jiàng临lín，但dàn我wǒ无wú力lì回huí天tiān。如rú果guǒ有yǒu那nà种zhǒng事shì情qíng发fā生shēng，它tā们men可kě以yǐ起qǐ保bǎo护hù你nǐ的de作zuò用yòng。无wú论lùn到dào香xiāng港gǎng或huò者zhě到dào上shàng海hǎi，带dài上shàng这zhè张zhāng名míng片piàn，‘洋yáng人rén’都dōu不bú会huì为wéi难nán你nǐ。世shì界jiè上shàng许xǔ多duō事shì情qíng很hěn无wú奈nài，但dàn还hái有yǒu上shàng帝dì呢ne！山shān不bù转zhuǎn水shuǐ转zhuǎn，水shuǐ不bù转zhuǎn人rén转zhuǎn——不bú是shì中zhōng国guó成chéng语yǔ吗ma？也yě许xǔ，也yě许xǔ我wǒ们men还hái会huì再zài转zhuǎn到dào一yì起qǐ的de。”

看kàn着zhe汤tāng姆mǔ诚chéng挚zhì的de神shén色sè，葛gé花huā接jiē过guò了le名míng片piàn，把bǎ表biǎo还huán给gěi他tā，说shuō道dào：“我wǒ不bú要yào这zhè个ge，没méi有yǒu用yòng处chǔ的de。这zhè个ge名míng——名míng片piàn留liú下xià作zuò个gè心xīn念niàn。我wǒ的de这zhè个ge给gěi你nǐ——”她tā从cóng怀huái里lǐ取qǔ出chū一yí个gè槟bīng榔láng荷hé包bāo递dì给gěi汤tāng姆mǔ。“我wǒ还hái要yào问wèn一yī问wèn，是shì什shén么me灾zāi难nàn？”

“这zhè个ge我wǒ无wú权quán告gào诉sù你nǐ。我wǒ已yǐ经jīng说shuō得dé太tài多duō了le。”汤tāng姆mǔ收shōu下xià那nà只zhǐ荷hé包bāo，装zhuāng进jìn衣yī袋dài，“这zhè是shì我wǒ们men国guó家jiā的de秘mì密mì。国guó家jiā的de利lì益yì高gāo于yú我wǒ的de感gǎn情qíng。”

“为wèi了le你nǐ的de国guó家jiā，你nǐ什shén么me都dōu不bù在zài乎hū？”

“是shì的de，”汤tāng姆mǔ咬yǎo咬yǎo嘴zuǐ唇chún说shuō道dào，“有yǒu些xiē事shì是shì上shàng天tiān的de意yì旨zhǐ，我wǒ没méi有yǒu能néng力lì改gǎi变biàn它tā，也yě没méi有yǒu权quán利lì告gào诉sù任rèn何hé人rén。请qǐng原yuán谅liàng我wǒ，葛gé花huā姑gū娘niáng……”

“我wǒ明míng白bái。”葛gé花huā向xiàng汤tāng姆mǔ一yì点diǎn头tóu，回huí身shēn快kuài步bù去qù了le。

汤tāng姆mǔ望wàng着zhe她tā的de背bèi影yǐng，一yì直zhí看kàn到dào消xiāo逝shì在zài川chuān流liú不bù息xī的de人rén丛cóng。他tā突tū然rán觉jué得de乏fá力lì，颓tuí然rán坐zuò到dào草cǎo堤dī边biān的de石shí凳dèng上shàng，双shuāng手shǒu抱bào住zhù了le头tóu。