第20章 小煤球
宋佑看著院子里那个高大黝黑的男人，心臟不受控制地重重跳了一下。
褪色的军装洗得发白，紧绷地裹著一身结实的肌肉，脸上的皮肤是南方阳光曝晒出的古铜色。
他站在那里，就像一棵扎根在土地里的老树，沉默时都带著一股压人的气场。
正是舅舅林国栋。
前世的宋佑，最怕的就是舅舅这身气势。
考上高中后，舅舅拜託了相熟的老师多关照他，那时的宋佑觉得那是监视，是囚笼。
叛逆心一起，寧可在学校啃干馒头，也绝不主动去舅舅家一趟。
久而久之，关係就淡了，冷了。
现在，那些年少的彆扭早已被两世的时光冲刷乾净。
宋佑压下翻涌的情绪，提著书包，快步走了进去，声音自然地喊了一声。
“舅舅。”
林国栋听到声音，先是一愣。
他看到宋佑主动走过来，黝黑的脸上闪过一丝意外，隨即咧开嘴，露出两排整齐的白牙。
“哎！佑佑！”
他大笑起来，声音洪亮，震得人耳朵嗡嗡响。
他上前两步，蒲扇大的手掌重重拍在宋佑佑的肩膀上。
宋佑只觉得肩头一沉，整个人都矮了半截。
这力道，跟熊瞎子拍人没区別。
“嘿，长高了！”林国栋比划了一下，手掌卡在宋佑的头顶，又落到自己胸口，“就是还瘦，得多吃肉，看著才像个男子汉。”
宋佑咧咧嘴，活动著被拍麻的肩膀。
他的目光，落在了林国栋的腿边。
那里躲著一个小小的身影，黑黑瘦瘦的，穿著一件洗得看不出顏色、明显大了好几圈的旧衣服。
女孩的头髮枯黄，脸也灰扑扑的，只有一双眼睛，黑得像两颗浸在水里的黑豆，正怯生生地偷看他。
她像个被遗忘在墙角的小煤球，紧紧抓著舅舅的裤腿，恨不得把自己整个人都藏起来。
宋佑心头一动，很自然地蹲下身，让自己和那个小女孩平视。他放缓了声音。
“你好，我叫宋佑。”
小女孩嚇了一跳，猛地把头埋进林国栋的裤腿里，再也不肯抬起来。
林国栋哈哈大笑：“这小子，现在看著倒是大方了。”
“可不是嘛。”林兰脸上有了喜意，接口道，“国栋你不知道，佑佑最近跟开窍了一样，知道用功了。天天晚上，还跟隔壁米露那丫头一起看书呢。”
林国栋闻言，脸上的笑容收敛几分，表情严肃起来。
他看著宋佑，沉声说：“这就对了。知识是装在脑子里的武器，谁也抢不走。不管什么时候，读书都是唯一的出路，一定要考出去。”
他再次抬手，想拍拍宋佑的肩膀。
就在这时，林兰的目光凝固了。
她一把抓住弟弟抬起的手，声音都变了调。
“国栋，你这手……”
在昏暗的堂屋光线下，林国栋右手虎口处，一道狰狞的白色伤疤扭曲著，像一条趴在手上的蜈蚣。
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林国栋的身体僵了一下，迅速把手抽了回来，藏到身后。
他满不在乎地转开话题，声音恢復了洪亮：“没事，姐，打仗哪有不受伤的。小事！”
说著，他弯腰，把身后那个小女孩轻轻拉到身前，动作却温柔得不像话。
他对著林兰，也是对著宋佑，郑重其事地宣布：“姐，这是温玉。以后，就是我闺女了。”
他拍了拍温玉的后背，鼓励道：“小玉，叫哥哥。”
温玉的身体抖得更厉害，小脑袋摇得像拨浪鼓，死死抓著林国栋的衣角，就是不开口。
宋佑看著她那副快要哭出来的样子，主动说：“没事，我是哥哥，別怕。”
“你个木头！”林兰见状，气不打一处来，抬手就在宋佑后背上来了一巴掌，“傻站著干嘛？还不带妹妹去你屋里玩，看把孩子给嚇的！”
宋佑挨了一掌，也不恼，只觉得这场景熟悉又无奈。
他冲温玉招了招手：“走吧，温玉，哥哥带你去看我的房间。”
温玉抬起那双黑豆似的眼睛，看看宋佑，又看看林国栋。
林国栋对她点了点头，她才鬆开手，小步跟在宋佑身后，两人的距离始终保持在三步开外。
她低著头，像个小小的影子，悄无声息。
看著两个孩子进了屋，林兰脸上的笑容瞬间消失。
她快步上前，一把拉住林国栋的胳膊，把他拽到了院门外的路边。
她压低了声音，话里全是火气：“林国栋！你跟我说实话，这孩子，是不是你在外面跟哪个野女人惹的祸？王婉知不知道这事？”
“姐！”林国栋一听这话，脸都涨红了，声音也不自觉地大了起来，“你把我当成什么人了？我要是那种人，前几天回去，婉儿能让我进家门？”
“那这是怎么回事？好端端的，哪来的闺女！”林兰不信，追问道。
林国栋高大的身躯垮了下来，他靠在院墙上，点了根烟，深深吸了一口。烟雾繚绕中，他的声音变得低沉沙哑。
“是老温的女儿。我战友，在安南……没回来。”
“我这次转业，顺路去他家看了看。才知道他婆娘前两年就病死了，家里就剩这么个闺女。他是迁过去的户口，在那边一个亲戚都没有。”
“村里说会照顾，可我看著那孩子……我不放心。我就给带回来了，我养。”
堂屋里，宋佑假装在整理书包，耳朵却竖得老高。
外面的对话声虽然压得很低，但一字不漏地全钻进了他的耳朵。
他心中轻轻嘆了口气。
前世，他对这个叫温玉的小表妹印象很模糊。
只记得她总是很安静，不爱说话，后来似乎也过得不算好。
没想到，她背后还有这样的故事。
林兰沉默了。
她想起了姜米露。那丫头刚没爹妈那会儿，也是这样，不说话，不看人，像个被全世界拋弃的小猫。
还是自家这混小子心大，天天拉著她上山下河，才慢慢养回了人气。
她心里的火气，化成了一股酸楚。
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但她还是有顾虑，犹豫著开口：“可是……国栋，你和王婉这么多年都没孩子，你突然领一个回来，她……她会不会多想？”
林国栋捏著烟的手指猛地一顿，菸灰簌簌地往下掉。
他第一次露出了落寞的神情，片刻后，又自嘲地扯了扯嘴角：“从我带温玉回家那天起，她就没跟我正经说过一句话。”
“这孩子以前都住在村里，怕她在城里闷得慌。我这次来，也是想带她出来散散心，过两天，去县里学校给她办个入学。”
……
宋佑听著外面的对话声渐渐低下去，他转过身，走进自己的房间。
房间里光线很暗，温玉正蹲在他的那个旧木头书箱前，小小的身子缩成一团，几乎和角落的阴影融为一体。
宋佑一走近，她就像只受惊的兔子，立刻贴著墙弹开，给他让出位置。
“没事，你坐。”宋佑放缓了声音，蹲下身打开书箱。
他从箱子底翻出一本封面都卷了边的小学图画故事书，《小兔乖乖》。
这是他小学时候，母亲省吃俭用给他买的。
他把书递过去，儘量让自己的声音听起来温和。
“多大了？几年级了，认字吗？”
温玉低著头，小小的手指紧张地抠著衣角，视线落在地面的一块斑点上。
过了好一会儿，一个蚊子哼哼般的声音才从她低垂的头顶飘出来。
“我……读完初二了，今年……升初三。”
宋佑递书的手，僵在了半空中。
他低头看看手里的《小兔乖乖》，又抬头看看眼前这个比姜米露还要矮一个头、瘦得像根豆芽菜的小煤球。
初三？
这个看起来最多不过十一二岁的小姑娘，居然只比自己小一个年级？
褪色的军装洗得发白，紧绷地裹著一身结实的肌肉，脸上的皮肤是南方阳光曝晒出的古铜色。
他站在那里，就像一棵扎根在土地里的老树，沉默时都带著一股压人的气场。
正是舅舅林国栋。
前世的宋佑，最怕的就是舅舅这身气势。
考上高中后，舅舅拜託了相熟的老师多关照他，那时的宋佑觉得那是监视，是囚笼。
叛逆心一起，寧可在学校啃干馒头，也绝不主动去舅舅家一趟。
久而久之，关係就淡了，冷了。
现在，那些年少的彆扭早已被两世的时光冲刷乾净。
宋佑压下翻涌的情绪，提著书包，快步走了进去，声音自然地喊了一声。
“舅舅。”
林国栋听到声音，先是一愣。
他看到宋佑主动走过来，黝黑的脸上闪过一丝意外，隨即咧开嘴，露出两排整齐的白牙。
“哎！佑佑！”
他大笑起来，声音洪亮，震得人耳朵嗡嗡响。
他上前两步，蒲扇大的手掌重重拍在宋佑佑的肩膀上。
宋佑只觉得肩头一沉，整个人都矮了半截。
这力道，跟熊瞎子拍人没区別。
“嘿，长高了！”林国栋比划了一下，手掌卡在宋佑的头顶，又落到自己胸口，“就是还瘦，得多吃肉，看著才像个男子汉。”
宋佑咧咧嘴，活动著被拍麻的肩膀。
他的目光，落在了林国栋的腿边。
那里躲著一个小小的身影，黑黑瘦瘦的，穿著一件洗得看不出顏色、明显大了好几圈的旧衣服。
女孩的头髮枯黄，脸也灰扑扑的，只有一双眼睛，黑得像两颗浸在水里的黑豆，正怯生生地偷看他。
她像个被遗忘在墙角的小煤球，紧紧抓著舅舅的裤腿，恨不得把自己整个人都藏起来。
宋佑心头一动，很自然地蹲下身，让自己和那个小女孩平视。他放缓了声音。
“你好，我叫宋佑。”
小女孩嚇了一跳，猛地把头埋进林国栋的裤腿里，再也不肯抬起来。
林国栋哈哈大笑：“这小子，现在看著倒是大方了。”
“可不是嘛。”林兰脸上有了喜意，接口道，“国栋你不知道，佑佑最近跟开窍了一样，知道用功了。天天晚上，还跟隔壁米露那丫头一起看书呢。”
林国栋闻言，脸上的笑容收敛几分，表情严肃起来。
他看著宋佑，沉声说：“这就对了。知识是装在脑子里的武器，谁也抢不走。不管什么时候，读书都是唯一的出路，一定要考出去。”
他再次抬手，想拍拍宋佑的肩膀。
就在这时，林兰的目光凝固了。
她一把抓住弟弟抬起的手，声音都变了调。
“国栋，你这手……”
在昏暗的堂屋光线下，林国栋右手虎口处，一道狰狞的白色伤疤扭曲著，像一条趴在手上的蜈蚣。
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林国栋的身体僵了一下，迅速把手抽了回来，藏到身后。
他满不在乎地转开话题，声音恢復了洪亮：“没事，姐，打仗哪有不受伤的。小事！”
说著，他弯腰，把身后那个小女孩轻轻拉到身前，动作却温柔得不像话。
他对著林兰，也是对著宋佑，郑重其事地宣布：“姐，这是温玉。以后，就是我闺女了。”
他拍了拍温玉的后背，鼓励道：“小玉，叫哥哥。”
温玉的身体抖得更厉害，小脑袋摇得像拨浪鼓，死死抓著林国栋的衣角，就是不开口。
宋佑看著她那副快要哭出来的样子，主动说：“没事，我是哥哥，別怕。”
“你个木头！”林兰见状，气不打一处来，抬手就在宋佑后背上来了一巴掌，“傻站著干嘛？还不带妹妹去你屋里玩，看把孩子给嚇的！”
宋佑挨了一掌，也不恼，只觉得这场景熟悉又无奈。
他冲温玉招了招手：“走吧，温玉，哥哥带你去看我的房间。”
温玉抬起那双黑豆似的眼睛，看看宋佑，又看看林国栋。
林国栋对她点了点头，她才鬆开手，小步跟在宋佑身后，两人的距离始终保持在三步开外。
她低著头，像个小小的影子，悄无声息。
看著两个孩子进了屋，林兰脸上的笑容瞬间消失。
她快步上前，一把拉住林国栋的胳膊，把他拽到了院门外的路边。
她压低了声音，话里全是火气：“林国栋！你跟我说实话，这孩子，是不是你在外面跟哪个野女人惹的祸？王婉知不知道这事？”
“姐！”林国栋一听这话，脸都涨红了，声音也不自觉地大了起来，“你把我当成什么人了？我要是那种人，前几天回去，婉儿能让我进家门？”
“那这是怎么回事？好端端的，哪来的闺女！”林兰不信，追问道。
林国栋高大的身躯垮了下来，他靠在院墙上，点了根烟，深深吸了一口。烟雾繚绕中，他的声音变得低沉沙哑。
“是老温的女儿。我战友，在安南……没回来。”
“我这次转业，顺路去他家看了看。才知道他婆娘前两年就病死了，家里就剩这么个闺女。他是迁过去的户口，在那边一个亲戚都没有。”
“村里说会照顾，可我看著那孩子……我不放心。我就给带回来了，我养。”
堂屋里，宋佑假装在整理书包，耳朵却竖得老高。
外面的对话声虽然压得很低，但一字不漏地全钻进了他的耳朵。
他心中轻轻嘆了口气。
前世，他对这个叫温玉的小表妹印象很模糊。
只记得她总是很安静，不爱说话，后来似乎也过得不算好。
没想到，她背后还有这样的故事。
林兰沉默了。
她想起了姜米露。那丫头刚没爹妈那会儿，也是这样，不说话，不看人，像个被全世界拋弃的小猫。
还是自家这混小子心大，天天拉著她上山下河，才慢慢养回了人气。
她心里的火气，化成了一股酸楚。
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但她还是有顾虑，犹豫著开口：“可是……国栋，你和王婉这么多年都没孩子，你突然领一个回来，她……她会不会多想？”
林国栋捏著烟的手指猛地一顿，菸灰簌簌地往下掉。
他第一次露出了落寞的神情，片刻后，又自嘲地扯了扯嘴角：“从我带温玉回家那天起，她就没跟我正经说过一句话。”
“这孩子以前都住在村里，怕她在城里闷得慌。我这次来，也是想带她出来散散心，过两天，去县里学校给她办个入学。”
……
宋佑听著外面的对话声渐渐低下去，他转过身，走进自己的房间。
房间里光线很暗，温玉正蹲在他的那个旧木头书箱前，小小的身子缩成一团，几乎和角落的阴影融为一体。
宋佑一走近，她就像只受惊的兔子，立刻贴著墙弹开，给他让出位置。
“没事，你坐。”宋佑放缓了声音，蹲下身打开书箱。
他从箱子底翻出一本封面都卷了边的小学图画故事书，《小兔乖乖》。
这是他小学时候，母亲省吃俭用给他买的。
他把书递过去，儘量让自己的声音听起来温和。
“多大了？几年级了，认字吗？”
温玉低著头，小小的手指紧张地抠著衣角，视线落在地面的一块斑点上。
过了好一会儿，一个蚊子哼哼般的声音才从她低垂的头顶飘出来。
“我……读完初二了，今年……升初三。”
宋佑递书的手，僵在了半空中。
他低头看看手里的《小兔乖乖》，又抬头看看眼前这个比姜米露还要矮一个头、瘦得像根豆芽菜的小煤球。
初三？
这个看起来最多不过十一二岁的小姑娘，居然只比自己小一个年级？