十五 深山老翁(1 / 2)

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十五 深山老翁</p>

民国初年,河北蓟县有一后生,姓韩名绍秋,一破落官宦子弟也,其幼年曾念私塾,粗通文史,亦曾拜师学武,然武艺一般。后父母早逝,其既无兄弟亦无姊妹,孤身无靠,其一无手艺,二无经商之能力,靠采药为生。</p>

韩绍秋英俊魁梧,膀阔腰顸。其生性胆大,进深山,入险滩,毫不畏惧。为脱困境,其欲独闯关东,去东北长白山采人参以试运气。</p>

此年春,其典卖家产,备足盘缠,携带采药工具,只身独影,骑马北上,风餐露宿,栉风沐雨,行程两千余里,行近半月,至吉林通化县,于长白山下一客栈住之。傍晚,其探向店中伙计采参之进山路线,伙计告之,欲采参需入深山更深处,深山处狼群虎豹甚多,有生命危险。邵秋意已决,既来之,则闯之,焉能怕死退缩?</p>

次日晨,绍秋将坐骑寄养于店内,整装出发。其头扎青巾,身着紧身衣裤,足蹬皮靴,腰挎单刀,身背毛毯行囊,内装干粮、米袋、水壶与酒瓶,手持短铲,独自进入长白山。</p>

进山采参谈何易?绍秋于深山寻觅一日未见一棵,至次日午后仍一无所获,其累饿难忍,寻避风处,取出干粮水壶,吃饱喝足欲前行。其起身极目四望,见山峦重叠,荒野茫茫,寻一棵人参似大海捞针也,其无可奈何,弃前行,欲返店后再做安排。</p>

山中气候变幻无常,原本晴空,忽阴云浮起,暴雨骤然袭来。雨停天未晴,山路泥泞,绍秋迷路,其艰难前行。天渐暗,阴风骤起,忽一声长啸,中于草丛内蹿出,吊晴白额,张牙舞爪,咆哮厉声,向绍秋扑之而来,绍秋惊骇,急向后闪躲之,虎扑空,返身欲纵起再扑,绍秋慌了手脚,其哀叹:吾命休矣!吾将遗骨荒山矣,然吾不能束手待亡。其奋力将短铲掷向虎,虎侧跳,躲过飞铲,其趁势抽刀,准备拼杀,虎于刀光之下,不急于进攻,步步向前紧逼,绍秋双手握刀,步步后撤,不慎,足绊于凸石,扑通摔倒,虎趁势扑之,眼看其欲丧虎口,于此危急瞬间,猛听一声吼:“着!”半空中飞来一石卵击中虎前额,虎咆哮一声,翻身倒地,滚动,爬起,负痛逃之。</p>

绍秋起身,见一人似兀鹰般扑下,落于面前,定晴细看,惊骇见此人须发眉皆白,上身**,下身围兽皮裙,腰间紧扎皮带,赤脚,手握宝剑。绍秋暗思:此老者人乎?神乎?为何如此穿束?不管其如何,其救吾一命,吾应致谢。邵秋欲弃刀,上前跪谢老翁。</p>

孰料之,老翁剑指绍秋,疾喝一声:“着!”挥剑刺向绍秋,绍秋大骇,忙举刀相迎,二人战之,老翁之剑上下翻飞,快如闪电,剑吐银光,倏上倏下,精奇运化。绍秋非其对手,未过三招两式,其将邵秋刀击飞,飞脚,将邵秋踢翻,剑刺向喉咙,绍秋无法躲闪,闭目等死,叹曰不想刚出虎口,又遇强人,吾命必休矣!</p>

不想,老翁之剑尖距绍秋之喉咙半寸余骤停,“谁?”老翁只用一字喝问,绍秋睁目,明老翁之意,忙答曰:“晚辈乃进山采药者,迷路至此,请老前辈饶命!”老翁打量绍秋一番,将剑收回。绍秋起身,上前跪谢曰:“多谢老前辈救命之恩,多谢老前辈不杀之恩。”老翁摆手曰:“来!”然后转身而去,绍秋明老翁已无敌意,让其于后跟随,其收刀捡铲,转瞬老翁已行数丈,其快步追上。老翁虽赤脚,然行走如飞,邵秋暗赞:此翁工夫深厚,必乃隐居山林之武林高手也。</p>

短时,二人行至一窑洞前,此时夜幕降临,月牙高挂。窑洞无窗,只一石门,门缝射出一道光线。老翁推门,绍秋随其入洞,洞内宽敞,壁插松明火炬,洞内亮如白昼。洞内设有石桌石凳,石盆石碗摆放石桌之上,石桌侧置木床,床用粗棍捆扎而成,上铺兽皮。</p>

宾主坐定,绍秋拱手曰:“敢问老前辈贵姓大名,贵庚几何?”老翁不语,用木炭在石桌上书写:“吾乃大明袁崇焕将军麾下一部将,吾姓耿名德生,山东莱州人氏,现已三百岁矣。” 绍秋见此文,大惊,倒吸冷气,天乎!明朝人!三百岁!无人敢信也,绍秋有生以来只闻天下有百岁之人,孰不知,世上竟有三百岁老寿星!</p>

老翁近丧语言能力,谈吐结舌,然能懂绍秋之语。绍秋惊讶未定问曰:“耿老前辈因何至此隐居?且能如此长寿?”老翁边写边语,叙出经过:原老翁乃明末武举人,当年奉命关外戎边,于袁崇焕将军麾下,守辽西城,曾数次击败清军,后袁将军遭内奸所陷,其气愤难忍,借出城送信之机,逃入此山中,与世隔绝,独自隐居。其先靠打猎为生,后弃荤食素,靠饮山泉、食野果人参度日,每日习武健身于此寂静之深山中,在此度过二百七十余春秋!</p>

绍秋闻之,瞠目骇怪。老翁言之兴起,从床下抽出一小皮袋,打开,抽出一封信,曰:“此乃吾送……之信。” 绍秋接过,见信封已发霉,然信未开封,让人不解,出于好奇,绍秋欲拆开一阅,老翁见状,急将信收回,曰:“军中有令,私拆……信,斩首……之罪。” 绍秋心暗笑,汝已逃此二百七十余年,遵何军令?好个迂腐可笑之人!</p>

经言语书写,绍秋才知老翁竟不知明朝已亡,满清治国二百六十余年,更不知辛亥革命,推翻满清立民国。</p>

绍秋端量老翁,见其虽须发眉皆白,然面色红润,无皱纹褐斑,二目炯炯,骨骼清奇,肌肉健壮,气宇轩昂。虽鹤发童颜眉若霜,却齿若编贝无一缺!真乃仙人也!其每日饮山泉、食野果人参度日,孰不知此食物竟有如此之神力!绍秋想至此,问曰:“此山中何处有人参?请老前辈指点,吾在山中寻觅两日,一无所获,实在惭愧。” 老翁胸中有数曰:“莫急,明,随吾去……采,今晚,先睡……”言罢,起身上床。绍秋打开毛毯,铺地两张兽皮,合衣躺下,盖上毛毯,身体疲劳,须臾入梦。</p>

翌日晨,老翁唤醒绍秋,欲领其采参。绍秋准备停当,随老翁步出窑洞,一路之上,老翁只顾赶路,不言一语,其健步如飞,翻山越岭如覆平地,绍秋于后紧追,已气喘吁吁矣。短时,至一条溪水潺潺之山谷,溪水清澈透明,水于泉眼冒出,层层流下。老翁指溪水两侧,“去……采。” 绍秋望之,见参叶层层,长满山沟,铺满溪旁,其惊喜之心几乎蹦跃而出。</p>

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