八十二 鬼师(1 / 1)

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八十二 鬼师

少年范宇,原河南信阳范家村人,为避战乱,明崇祯十三年随父母逃难至湖北咸宁沈家村落户,其父范享租该村财主沈万财几亩薄田度日。

范宇天生聪颖,智商过人,然家境贫寒,虽过始龀多年,仍不得书念,整日为沈万财放羊以求饱食。次年,范享不幸暴病身亡,其家生计雪上加霜,其母勤劳,办一小豆腐坊勉强度日,母子含辛茹苦,相依为命。

范宇闻沈家私塾堂内朗朗读书声,心中发痒难耐,遂伏于窗外,隔窗缝窥之,见先生正教学子读《论语》,子曰:“学而时习之,不亦说乎?有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎?人不知而不愠,不亦君子乎?”其不知学而时习之与愠何意也,欲入私塾学堂而喻之。晚归,其求母曰:“吾不愿放羊,现年已十五岁矣,吾欲读书以求功名,求母让吾弃羊倌,进学堂而学之。”其母哀叹曰:“吾母子食不裹腹,衣不蔽体,何来余资供儿读之?汝父曾教汝算数,汝能算账足矣。”范宇仍执意欲读书,其母斥曰:“汝父有遗愿,盼儿做一平民则足矣,功名仕途,休得妄想!”

范宇沮丧,痛哭流涕,难受之极,夜晚跑至村外,跪于亡父坟前,嗔其父之遗言,怨言曰:“吾不喻矣,父因何只让儿做平民而不求上进,此父之过,父之愚也。”

范宇长跪不起,夜已深,仍不归,朦胧中,忽见一人缓缓而来,至近前,借月光,举目细视之,乃一年轻男子,头戴纶巾,身着长袍,眉清目秀,似曾相识,然不知何时曾见之。范宇问曰:“此位兄长,因何半夜进坟地?莫非迷路矣?”年轻男子微笑曰:“吾非汝之兄,乃汝之伯父也。”范宇闻此言,顿时恼之,喝问:“汝好生无礼,吾好言问之,汝因何充长辈沾吾便宜?”男子又笑曰:“吾于此已多时,汝一直嗔父之遗言,若汝欲读书,吾可教之,汝可愿否?”范宇惊疑,暗忖:此人年过弱冠,比吾长六、七岁,却充长辈,并言欲当吾先生,真乃大言不惭也。男子似识其思,肃言曰:“吾知汝姓范,吾亦姓范,吾知汝欲求识,伏学堂窗外听课,如此求学心切,焉能苗而不秀?吾愿教之。”范宇思量:此男有何能何才?敢为吾师?吾且试之。遂问之:“吾欲领教,学而时习之何意也?”男子释曰:“学礼乐诗书应时常练习之意也。”范宇又问:“人不知而不愠,此愠何意也?若能答出,吾愿拜汝为师。”男子又释曰:“此愠乃恼怒怨恨之意也。”

范宇所提难题,男子尽解之,其欣然跪拜男子为师,尊称男子为范先生。范先生指身后山曰:“离此百步有一山,下有一山洞,汝可每日放羊至山洞侧,吾于洞内候之,书本吾已备齐,以此山洞为室,吾教之则可矣,切记,此事不可与任何人言之。”

次日晨,范宇放羊至山洞,范先生果于洞内候之。遂开课,范先生取《论语》书教之。自此,师徒以山洞为学堂,以石板为纸,以水代墨而习之。范宇天赋极高,能一目十行,过目不忘,不出半年,四书五经皆能倒背如流。

一日,范宇放羊晚归,见沈万财之子沈弛坐于廊下,持一纸发呆,沈弛乃私塾学堂一学子也。其因何对纸发呆?范宇好奇,至其身后观之,见纸上写有一句上联:春归花不落。范宇脱口而对之:“风静月长明。”沈弛回首,见乃本家放羊倌范宇也,其惊异曰:“咦!汝因何能对之?此先生留之作业,吾正愁之不解,不意竟被汝答出。”范宇谦逊曰:“吾闻有人曾对此下联,故而随口言出。”沈弛曰:“非也,汝之学问高于吾之上,日后再有难题,愿再领教之。”范宇曰:“不敢言领教,可相互切磋之,吾闻沈府有藏书,能否借吾阅之?”沈弛点首,欣然允之。

自此,沈弛有作业难题常求范宇解之。范先生知晓,遂问责曰:“范宇,汝可为沈家公子解作业之题耶?”范宇点首,辩曰:“吾为其解题,非欲取财,乃欲借其藏书而阅之。”范先生叹曰:“汝一步走错,恐越陷越深而难拔矣,汝之仕途歧也。”

范宇受先生所训,深感己错,待沈弛再求之,范宇婉言拒之曰:“日后不得再求吾代作,久之,恐误公子之前程。”沈弛愁眉苦脸曰:“今所求,事紧迫,汝无论如何亦助之。”范宇问何故,沈弛道出其故:自范宇常为沈弛代笔作业,私塾先生夸赞沈弛大有进步,传扬府外,名声大振,皆云沈弛乃状元之才也。今年沈氏家族欲祭祖,需求祭文一篇,撰写祭文之重任自然落至沈弛之肩,其实乃庸才,焉能担此重任?因此苦求范宇助之,并愿将家中藏书尽赠之以换求,范宇见其窘迫之然,无奈应之:“此最后一次,下不为例。”

沈氏家族祭祖之仪式隆重举行,范宇代作之祭文情文并茂,文采斐然,诵后,众皆赞之,诵后需焚以祭之,然祭文竟遇火而不燃,众皆愕然不解。有人疑此祭文非沈弛所作,乃族外人所撰,沈弛诅咒发誓己作之,祭文忽不燃而自成灰烬,众惊骇不已。

范宇之母见儿谈吐举止益文雅,何使之然也?为解疑,一日晨,范宇放羊出,其母尾随其后,至山洞,匿洞外向内视之,见一年轻男子教儿习之,定睛细视,识出此男乃夫兄范景也,母大惊失色,范景已故十五载,因何至此教儿读书?必鬼魂无疑也,母恐儿受鬼邪,果敢进洞,上前拜见夫兄,范景见弟媳突至,大惊,瞬间消失矣,范宇忽不见师之踪,疾呼先生何在,闻空中师之声曰:“范宇侄儿,吾不能再教之,请侄儿日后自学,早日中第以耀门庭,吾去也。”此时范宇方知范先生乃鬼魂,确其已故伯父也。问母何因,母道出十五年前之往事:

天启七年,范景院试中第,成范家村第一秀才。村内有纨绔子弟程椿,一童生也,数次院试不中,出重资求范景做枪替,范景家境贫寒,为谋利而勉强允之。范景枪替之,程椿果中第,不意被另一童生发觉,举报之,官府追查属实,范景入狱,秀才被免,并罚其终身不得踏进仕途。范景忧郁成疾,病死狱中。

范景亡后,闯王造反,率兵入豫,河南大乱,其弟范享为避战乱,携妻领儿至咸宁沈家村落户,已三年矣。

范宇闻罢,铭感五内,痛哭流涕,对空叩拜,发誓曰:“伯父斥吾为人做枪替,今日吾喻之其理,日后吾奋发图强,誓取功名,完成伯父之遗愿,定光宗耀祖范家也!”

来年乡试,沈弛欲获秀才,求范宇枪替之,范宇断然拒之,沈弛翻脸,威胁曰:“汝若不从,吾让吾父免汝放羊倌,并逐汝母子出村行乞之。”范宇被迫无奈,只得违心应之。

于乡试考场内,范宇凭己之才学,尽情发挥,答出惊才绝艳之卷,其为伯父正之,毅然于卷首写己之姓名:范宇。考罢,试卷得中,主考官发觉考生中无此名,遂追查之,范宇与其母早已逃之归原籍。官府欲续查之,然此时清兵入关,大明亡矣!

清顺治二年,恢复科举,范宇大展奇才,经乡试、会试、殿试,终中进士。其骑马荣街之时,光宗耀祖之时,走马上任之时,始终不忘文才出于鬼师之教,登第源于伯父之愿也。

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