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山里人

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    周末,我和老孟等几个朋友驱车前往靠山屯的一家农家乐,那儿有土鸡肉、野兔等野味,还有乌龟、鹿肉什么的。我去的次数多了,跟老板二狗熟悉,他透露说也有一部分是圈养的,其实他不说我也能猜测个八九不离十。

    老孟,是个盖房子的,尊称房地产商,这天是他请客。刚坐下,就对二狗豪气十足地说:“先来盘鳄鱼肉。”

    二狗看看这个,看看那个,为难地说:“老板,小店没有这个。”

    老孟眼也不瞄二狗,“啪”地声甩出鼓囊囊的钱包:“不差钱,上。”

    二狗忙掏出烟来给我们散烟:“老板,这个真没有。不信您问侯老板。”

    “行了老孟,有那个意思就行了……来,土鸡一只,野兔一份……”二狗拿我当救星,我不能不出面。我知道老孟这人,在有些人面前当孙子,来这里尝尝当大爷的滋味,找找平衡。

    二狗这儿有个规矩,怕客人喝多后算账掰扯不清,点菜后先交钱再上菜。

    点完菜,二狗一算账,四百八。老孟从钱夹里捻出四张老人头。二狗死活不愿意,说俺是实诚人,饭菜也是实价格,没法优惠。

    老孟又抽了一张五十的。二狗还是不愿意。

    我见识过二狗的较真,劝老孟:“人家也不容易,你也不差这一星半点的,给了吧。”

    老孟没说话,又掏出一张十元的。

    “还差二十。”二狗伸着手,很执着,“都是有本钱的,俺不能干赔本买卖。”

    我看不过去,刚要掏钱,老孟见状,忙掏出一张五十的摔给二狗:“不用找了。”

    二狗也不说话,又找回老孟三十元。

    “太抠了,以后打死我也不来了。”老孟黑着脸。

    菜一道道上来了。味道嘛,也确实不错。气氛在酒精的滋润下活跃起来,老孟的脸色慢慢变得红润了。这就好,吃饭嘛,要的就是心情。

    这当口来了一个十岁左右的男孩,高声叫道:“一碗鸽子面。”二狗笑眯眯地应答着,收下了男孩递过去的一张红色的钱币。

    面条还没做成,男孩到门外边耍去了。我忍不住提醒二狗:“狗老板,你看清楚了,那可是冥币!”

    “我知道。”二狗说罢,就把团在手里的冥币撕了。

    “难道男孩的父亲是个地头蛇?”我有点糊涂地看着二狗。

    二狗淡淡一笑:“孩子得过脑膜炎,脑子不大灵醒,常把冥币当钱使。”

    老孟附和道:“都是有本钱的,咋说也不能干赔本买卖啊。”听口气,完全是在嘲讽二狗。

    “他也只是买碗面,没啥。”二狗不以为然。

    我由衷地说:“你这么好心,孩子真幸运。”

    二狗说:“不只是我,村里凡是开店铺的都这样对他。”

    这时,服务员刚好过来端菜,她说:“这个孩子是村长的。”

    原来如此!我恍然大悟。

    老孟放下酒杯,冷冷一笑,说:“谁说山里人老实?也会拍马屁嘛。”

    二狗真是傻蛋,居然没有看出老孟的冷嘲热讽,说:“别说吃碗面条,吃俺身上的肉俺都舍得。”

    想想也是的,谁让人家的爸爸是村长呢?许多事要仰仗人家。这么一想,我也就释然了,忙给老孟碰杯,不让他再嘲弄二狗。

    “明白了,村长挂着账……行。狗老板会做生意。”老孟一副豁然明白的样子。

    “肯定这样。”在座的一个朋友同意老孟的说法。

    难道他们说的是事实?我眨巴着眼盯着二狗。如果真是如他们所说,错也不在二狗。

    二狗没接话茬,叹口气,说:“去年秋天一个晚上,大暴雨,村长进山巡视,见屋子裂缝了,忙背出孤寡老人刘大爷,刘大爷说收音机还在屋里。村长刚返回屋子,轰隆一声,屋子塌了……刘大爷在屋子前跪了整整一天。”

    我们几个人一下子都沉默了。

    半个月后,接到老孟的电话,邀我一起去靠山屯。我说:“嘴又馋了?”老孟说:“那个农家乐还真有点味道。”

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