三十九 雄霸(1 / 1)

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三十九 雄霸

清朝咸丰十年,河南登封县莲花山下刘家村,村内有一农夫姓刘名漳,养鸡专业,养鸡数百只,鸡群内有一公鸡,体重九斤余,身高近二尺,红冠亮羽,头大爪宽,眼亮啄尖,鸣声洪亮,雄赳赳气昂昂,鸡斗时,诸公鸡无对手,皆败于其啄之下,乃鸡群内霸王也。刘漳索性将诸公鸡杀之,只留其繁殖,其所种之卵,无一不孵化成雏者,刘漳视其如宝,冠其美名为“雄霸”,四邻八乡无人不知也。

当年惊蛰之后,村民见莲花山顶峰现两道红光,一道六尺有余,一道近五尺,两道红光蜿蜒绕动,似两条火龙,每早鸡鸣之时,则遁之。霜降之后,逝而不见矣,众皆不明何故也。

逾年春,孵鸡之时,刘漳下卵十余枚,不予此次,唯孵出一只公雏,其余皆成毛卵,刘漳懊丧之极,似有不祥之兆,整日为此郁矣。

一日,有一番邦之商人至刘家村,此番商天命之年,金发碧眼,黄胡须,深眼窝,高鼻梁,乃白种人也。其经商多年于华夏,能言流利汉语。其看中雄霸与新孵出雏鸡,欲买之,问刘漳肯鬻否?刘漳虽正愁雄霸年老无用,然亦无心鬻之,遂戏言曰:“贵商若肯出大价,吾焉能不鬻之。”番商问曰:“此两只需付几何钱?”刘漳答曰:“需五百足矣。”番商欣然应之,刘漳所言五百乃指五百铜钱也,其见番商如此欣然允之,遂戏言骗之曰:“吾所言五百,乃五百两白银,非铜钱也。”其无认真言之,显然无鬻之诚心也。不予,番商沉思良久,仍允曰:“一言为定,五百两白银吾不吝之,汝勿反悔之。”刘漳惊喜,其原本无心鬻之,亦无心论价,其言皆乃戏言也,今见番商居然当真,肯出五百两白银买之,大喜过望,毫不犹豫曰:“贵商若如数付之,吾绝无反悔之意。”番商闻罢,仍欣然,与刘漳拍手成交。

次日,番商果真携足五百两白银至,交于刘漳。刘漳将雄霸与雏鸡关笼,亦交于番商,并笑曰:“吾原本无意鬻之,与先生戏耳,先生果真购之,出乎吾意料,吾惑然,敢问先生费此巨资购之,何为也?”番商亦笑而答曰:“汝既问之,吾不隐瞒,此附近莲花山顶有两道红光,汝可见之?”刘漳点头,番商续曰:“此乃蜈蚣精也,一老一少,数年之后,待少者长大,则成精矣,本地之禽兽欲惨遭其吞食,并且人畜亦难免其灾,祸害大矣!雷公难以治也,现如今,小者稚嫩,老者势单,尚不敢公然肆虐,只有霸雄与其雏能制服此害,然雄霸需助手,此雏尚幼,需用珍贵食物饲之,待明年羽毛丰满,筋骨强壮,遂可助矣。吾闻今春孵卵之时,十余卵只孵此只,可见精气皆被其吸之,难怪其余皆未成雏者。明年此时,此雏长成,定能助雄霸一臂之力,蜈蚣精必死无疑也!”刘漳又问:“此鸡与众有何不同?”番商答曰:“众鸡之眼皮皆向上掩之,然雄霸与其雏则反,此为怒鸡眼,乃凤凰之种也!”

一年之后,又春暖花开,番商果然携二鸡又至此拜见刘漳,雏已成鸡,与雄霸一般。刘漳热情待之,番商客居其家。

番商密切观察莲花山之变化,一日夜,其突见山顶两道红光复现,心悦之,谓刘漳曰:“妖怪现矣,吾欲擒之!”

次日晚,掌灯之时,番商肩负洋枪,腰系洋刀,携鸡笼独往之。临行之时,刘漳欲随观之,番商婉言拒之曰:“妖怪之妖气袭人,汝若中毒,则难以愈矣!”

番商冒险去矣,刘漳欲观其究,邀村民数人,携防身武器,伏于山底之凹处,仰视山顶之变化。二更时分,见山顶现两道红光,灼灼闪耀,如闪电般耀眼,时而偏东又偏西、时而收缩又上升、时而相合又分开、时而盘绕又伸直,或如苍鹰往复盘旋、或如大鱼上下翻跃,忽卷曲又展开,忽前往又后退,变化无常,众目不暇接,眼花缭乱而不知红光之所为也。众见红光如此奇异,皆惊呼怪哉!

众隐约闻山顶鸡鸣,一道红光跃起,即刻偏矣,红光忽灭,如柱子倾倒一般,骤然倒塌。刘漳见之,转惊为喜,适才因红光绚丽而惊忧,现面露喜色,心稍安,知一怪被灭矣。众聚精会神观之,见另一道红光忽涌立如巨浪,向下扑之,又闻鸡鸣骤起,红光缩之,红光散开,忽又聚拢,再涌立而向下扑之,然红光之亮已不如上次,气势已披靡无力矣。刘漳紧绷之神经舒展之,知雄霸欲胜,料定妖怪必败而无疑也。

片刻之后,既见山顶飘起如败叶一般之物,被狂风刮起,飘落于山腰荒草之中,另一道红光熄之,山顶顿静,笼罩于黑暗之中。

天泛鱼肚白,众返回。刘漳知蜈蚣精已除,雄霸将凯旋,遂返家备酒煮茶以贺之。短时之后,见番商左提鸡笼,右拽二蜈蚣返回,众围而观之,见二蜈蚣用绳索之,大者约六尺许,左侧之夹钳已断,足尚有几只微动而未亡矣,小者近六尺,双夹钳皆断,足尽失矣,已僵直无气息矣。刘漳迎之,贺曰:“已知先生大功告成,特此贺也。”然番商叹曰:“二怪虽除,然二鸡皆负重伤,悲也!”

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众打开鸡笼视之,见少者羽毛皆落,躺于笼底,奄奄一息,见雄霸羽毛凋零,精神沮丧而毫无生气矣,实为悲也。刘漳痛心问之;“雄霸能否重振乎?”番商摇首答曰:“少者不出十日遂亡,雄霸亦不过半年则卒矣,二鸡有功,应善待而厚葬之,二鸡皆深受剧毒,切不可食之,切记,切记!”刘漳又问:“此二蜈蚣精之尸有何用?需葬之欤?”番商曰:“尔等不知,此蜈蚣红光闪耀,犹如电光,必有珠宝藏于体内,其驱壳制成刀剑之鞘,价值千金,其体内珠宝乃宝中之宝,价值连城也!”刘漳闻罢,懊悔之极,番商此笔生意大赚矣。

有村民惑然而问番商:“先生有洋枪,何不持枪击之?何必劳雄霸欤?”番商答曰:“恐伤蜈蚣之驱壳,毁体内之珠宝,故而不枪击之。”

番商临别之时,又送刘漳二百钱以示谢意,其用木匣将二蜈蚣之尸装之,负背,告辞而去。番商走后,果不出其所料,老鸡雄霸与少鸡先后而亡,刘漳按番商之嘱,重殓之,并立碑以祭之,碑上书:为民除害之雄霸父子之墓。

登封知县闻之,叹曰:“雄霸与妖斗,两伤皆亡,然番商得利,其获重利为主,为民除害次之,其窥伺商机而竭力谋之,狡诈也。刘漳不明其奧,图小利而失大益,愚也!”

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