回到父母去世的老家,我只是一个客人

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<h3><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;">作者孙道荣</span><br></h3> <p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">老家亲戚的孩子结婚,邀请他去喝喜酒。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">他欣然应允。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">回到了故乡,从车站走出来,他却有点恍惚了,喜宴是明天,他不知道是直奔亲戚家好,还是该先找个酒店住下,明天再赶过去?</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: bolder;">这是母亲过世后,他第一次返乡。</span></h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">父亲早年就过世了,3年前,母亲也走了。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">办完母亲的丧事,他在县城的妹妹家小住了几日。临别时,妹妹对他说:“哥,以后回来你就上我家住吧。”当时他点点头。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">但是,当他再次回来,站在熟悉却又陌生的车站出口,<span style="border: 0px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: bolder;">他忽然发觉,自己不知道该往哪去了。</span></h3> <p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">以前当然不是这样。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">父母在时,每次回来,不管多晚,他都不担心,他会打个车,直奔县城20里外的家,那个他从小长大的乡村。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">有时候,他会提前告诉父母他要回来;有时,他也会忽然就出现在了家门口,让父母又惊又喜,嗔怪他搞突然袭击。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">也有时候,他并不急于回家,先到县城的妹妹家歇个脚,然后,再和妹妹全家,一大帮子人,浩浩荡荡地回乡。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">一到村头,就看见了手搭额头眺望的老母亲,露水打湿了她的裤脚,天知道她从几点就站在村口了,一定是妹妹提前告诉了老母亲。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">每次这样兴师动众地回来,陈旧的老宅,忽然被人声塞满,兴奋得吱吱作响。老宅只在他们回来时,才再一次呈现出欢乐、饱满的样子。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">这才是他熟悉的老宅的味道,<span style="border: 0px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: bolder;">家的味道。</span></h3> <p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">但这一次,他恍然不知去处。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">他自然还可以像以往那样,先到妹妹家去。他和妹妹很亲,妹妹的儿女也和他这个舅舅很亲,但是,那终归是妹妹的家。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">以前落个脚,甚至小住几日,都没有关系,因为他是有自己的家的——父母在家里等着他,他随时可以回家。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">现在,再去妹妹家,就只能住那儿了,而不是中转一下,他真正成了一个借居的客人。想到这里,他突然提不起兴致去妹妹家。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">还是先回老屋看看吧。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">他在心里,用了老屋这个词,而不是家。父母不在了,那里也不是家了。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">他叫了辆车,回到老屋,对司机说,你在路边等等我,我还要回城的。老屋的一个墙角,已经坍塌。母亲去世后,他和妹妹们将母亲的遗物整理好,锁上门,就再也没有回来过。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: bolder;">他绕着老屋转了几圈,残破的老屋,和心中那个家,一起坍塌一地。</span></h3> <p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">在村口,他遇见一位邻居。邻居说:“回……”话说了一半,又咽了回去,变成了邀请:“要不,上我家坐坐吧。”</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">他谢了乡邻,那一刻,他意识到,对这个从小长大的村庄来说,他是客了。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">他乘车回了城,入住一家酒店。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">犹豫了一下,他还是给妹妹打了电话,告诉她,他在县城,住在某某酒店。妹妹嗔怪说:“住什么酒店,咋不来家里住?”他讪笑无语。妹妹又说,“那你过来吃晚饭吧。”他答应了。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">在妹妹家楼下,遇见了买菜回来的妹妹。邻居看看他,对妹妹说:“家里来客了?”妹妹立即说:“什么客,我哥!”</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">妹妹的话,让他感动,可是,他知道,那个邻居说的没错。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: bolder;">在妹妹家,他是客;在故乡,他也是客。</span></h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">那天晚上,他喝了不少。回到酒店,迷迷糊糊接到儿子的电话,儿子问:“爸,你明天在家吗?我们回家来哦。”他告诉儿子:“我回老家了,但是,你妈在家呢。”</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">放下电话,他泪流满面。</h3><p style="margin-top: 17px; border: none; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 28px; max-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">在家乡,他已是客人。</h3> <h3><span style="border: 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: bolder; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: PingFangSC, STHeiti, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;">但是,只要他在,妻子在,远方的家就还是儿子的家!</span><br></h3>