第九百八十七章 路边茶楼(1 / 1)
酒剑四方
凉凉不加班
1516 字
2023-10-09
雨势大到令茶楼对街的几间棚屋都垮塌下来,险些砸着无辜人家。但坐到台阶上的韩江陵与那茶楼里的老掌柜都没起身,而是冷眼旁观。因为在这座沣城里头,无处不写着自身难保四字,做何等生意,看何人眼色,做谁人幕中打手,凭谁人施舍得来银钱,这等规矩俗成,早已是同无穷年月下的沣城人一般,祖祖辈辈牢牢印到城墙处,身形扭曲反折,相当瓷实镶进城墙,因此瞧来整一座沣城城墙,犬牙交错,犹如人骨堆叠。早年间韩江陵曾瞧过一卷书,书里嬉笑怒骂自成一派,可到头来自己仍算不上是什么过目不忘的天纵奇才,只不过是依稀记下一句很是有意思的话。吾于城中杀鱼十年,心似刀寒。但在这等很是俏皮的荒诞言语之下,韩江陵每每想起,都要先行露出些笑意来,而后待笑意收尽,便可觉察出奇深邃的冷漠萧寒来,仿佛那柄书中所写,兴许从来都不曾落在笔者手中的刀,寒气杀气当真透过书卷,流转无穷年岁,晃得人两眼生疼。呼救声雨声雷霆滚地声直挺挺从街心传至天外,而布武茶楼里则仅是有破损窗棂,随风雨吱呀响动,而后再难撑住身形,砸落下来,令匍匐在地昏睡不醒的汉子略微龇牙,但初才醒转,就瞥见不远处韩江陵身形,于是一时当真生不出再度上前递招的心思,怯懦爬起身来坐到一旁,提心吊胆朝茶楼门口窥探,生怕这位厮斗时节频出重手,打法搏命的男子再起发难,于是只得畏畏缩缩靠到翻倒桌案处。“看看这些位救棚屋的苦命人,不论是在沣城内外,都见惯了这等苦命人,但总能在这其中品出些不寻常的滋味来,往往都要觉得自己比旁人强,或是有兔死狐悲之感,或是有些居高临下怜悯之意,千变万化,总是离不得俯瞰二字,于是年少时所见的那些个圣人言说,登时就觉不攻自破,好在是随年头愈久,圣人学说不曾保留许多,倒是落得个轻快自在。”布武茶楼老掌柜不似是什么生意人,却很像寻常巷陌村落里头的先生,言谈话语之间江湖气市井气轻浅,书卷气更浓,亦不去理会身旁的韩江陵是否将话听到耳中,自言自语念叨。“一甲子前,沣城里头照旧有不少茶楼茶馆,老朽两手空空起家,凭的仅是六七柄茶壶,几张寻常桌案连同长椅,不过茶钱却是公道,不论前来此地饮茶之人做的是何等行当,出何等苦力,都能前来此地饮下碗茶汤,冬时御寒,夏时发汗,当年他娘的就觉得自个儿是个圣人,旁人赚十分利,我就单单取两分利,茶钱公道,茶汤煮得又好,活该老子得富贵。”门前终究是有稀稀散散的住户前来,起初仍是瞧热闹,不过也有三两人上前动手,替那些位苦命的人家拾掇棚屋,并不顾及要听两三句感激言语,雨水劈头盖脸浇将下来,砸得人人脊梁生疼。“可我觉得老丈这座布武茶楼,同别家茶楼相差不大,做得是何等生意,您老比我心里有数才对。那十几个躺到楼里的汉子来头不清不楚,可耍钱的器具物件,分明就是用过许多年,但凡同这牵扯上的生意,还能叫什么好生意?”韩江陵嗤之以鼻,冷哼两声,不过终究是负伤不轻,艰难收起腿来,侧身瞥过眼老掌柜,“不该凭现如今的模样论断当年,但我只信得过我亲眼所见,当年如何起家,在下从不在意,况且历来就认个死理,欠债还钱天经地义,这道理如何都不能有差。”像眼前这掌柜般,只乐意得好处,却从来不愿撞霉运的主,在这沣城当中,韩江陵见过无数,食人血肉时节,偏要言说是自己本事高明,而有朝一日遭人算计过后,又大呼小叫有天大冤屈,好像每一位从付瑰茹处借银钱的主儿,皆要有如此一番说辞,却不晓得到底是替自己找寻个冠冕堂皇理由,还是想起自个儿春秋鼎盛时,再对照如今不算惨淡的惨淡景象,甚是不甘心。老掌柜显然亦是知晓,韩江陵有这番说辞候着,且这话不加琢磨。似乎的确是这么一回事,于情于理,欠下好大银钱亏空,都有些说不出理来,所以沉默半晌,终究还是同韩江陵闲扯过两句。沣城内外,皆有那等凭一膀力气过活的辛劳人家,更是有那等祖辈只晓得躬耕,别无其余本事之人,既无银钱家当,也无供儿郎出入学堂书社的能耐,况且即使是有人家舍命将后辈送入学堂书社,照旧讨取不得一官半职,外丙城虽小,达官显贵沆瀣一气,世家望族放眼无穷无尽,也如何都轮不到寻常百姓家中儿郎登官拜吏,即使沣城时常扩城,多出许多官职,寒门亦是无一丝一毫步入仕途的良机。所以古往今来,沣城外丙城连同沣城之外,寻常百姓中最是寻常的营生,乃是农道。而沣城田产从来就不曾落到事农耕者的寻常百姓手中,即使有愿出城耕种者,竟需连年将产出粮米递送至家有田产之人手上,即使到丰年时节,家中亦剩不下甚粮米银钱,莫说前去沿街售卖,连一家当中一载间的口粮都未必能留下多少来,究其缘由,便是家有田产者连年增收,任凭那
些位躬耕田舍郎有天大的本领,亦仅能勉强糊口。既有糊口营生,总比起其余行当强出些许,一来是生疏,二来便是大多人非是不思进,而是着实找寻不得出路,近乎从生而至死,所见所闻唯有寥寥,于是代代替人困苦耕种,而钱粮大多都替旁人辛苦奔争,自家依旧是家徒四壁。沣城当中许多平地起家者,老朽算是颇有几分能耐的,单单是凭卖茶的功夫,经二三十载辛苦就盘下这么处茶楼,而老朽之所以能盘下此地茶楼,自身有祖辈传授的煮茶功夫外,勤恳劳碌不知疲倦,还有便是运气比旁人都要好些,恰好时值沣城当中蒸蒸日上的好光景,即使是那等本事稀松的武夫,同代当中也有不少踏入官衙当中的,天时地利人和,皆遭老朽占去些许,才得以有后来的布武茶楼。可老朽的本领,当真是比旁人要大?倒也不见得,遇风云得以化龙,可倘若是终生风平浪静,即使有化龙的本领,大势当前,照旧无用。尽管韩江陵不愿信这等言语,可并未从老掌柜口中听出半点虚情假意来。“人是会变的,倘若你也吃过我这般苦头,耗费甲子光阴才艰难在这吃人的沣城里,找寻到这么一处落脚地,那倘若是有朝一日,流年不利,内甲城中达官显贵狠命增叠朱批,恨不得将人人怀中银钱连同肚肠都一并扯将出来,到那时节,你便会想无论如何都要将此地保全下来,毕竟辛苦大半生,仅有这么一处还算富丽堂皇的茶楼,能叫人觉得这一甲子光阴,不曾白过。”茶楼对街,棚屋被人重新撑起,连番加固过主梁,周遭许多前来帮忙之人,早已浑身湿透,但人们面皮上皆是挂起笑意来,瞧这处棚屋能遮风挡雨,难免有雀跃心思。“所以开办耍钱生意,将茶汤钱涨了又涨,到山穷水尽的地步,不得不去那处小楼同那女子借来些银钱,苟延残喘,权且当成续命。但无论如何去借,如何去强撑,上头征收愈烈,时景每况愈下,又有谁能独善其身?连子侄后辈都被老朽送出城外,不敢在沣城当中停留,实指望到果真走投无路的时节,老朽能一人扛起万般罪孽业果,从老朽处兴盛,从老朽处破败,倒是痛快得紧。”雨势依旧。茶楼当中的壮汉互相搀扶起身,战战兢兢从老掌柜手中领过些散碎银钱,却不敢从茶楼前门离去,而是纷纷从茶楼后门离去,大抵是坐到茶楼前门那位韩江陵,手段的确很是骇人,险些吓破人肝胆。但实则经这么一场生死斗,韩江陵浑身血水亦不剩多少,蜿蜒细流自周身伤处流淌下来,浸红门槛,已不曾余下几分力道去撑住身形,唯能背靠门扇艰难喘息,仰面朝天,却觉雨水不似夏时,反倒是同秋冬时那般冷冽萧瑟。茶楼里悬着两道白绫,悬在正梁处,老掌柜面皮倒不曾显得狰狞,反倒犹如大患得解,抖净风尘,将眉眼舒缓,一步入得阎罗府。骤雨街心处,有人飞马前来,堪堪停在布武茶楼外,近乎是跌落下马来,一手托住韩江陵微僵脖颈,浑身颤抖。从来不曾迈步走下小楼的女子,趁雨而来。揪住韩江陵衣襟,接连朝那张算不得俊秀的面皮上抽了十几回,才是周身无力瘫软在地,搂住那已无甚神智的男子。“付瑰茹,你发什么病?”终于苏醒过来的韩江陵瞥过一眼伏在身前的女子,无奈骂过一句。
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