走夜路鬼故事集
1982
怕走夜路
我天生胆小,怕走夜路。
只身走在夜路上,常觉得身后有什么东西跟着似的。
壮着胆子回头看看吧,啥也没有。
这天中午,老家来电话,说母亲病了,让我抽空回去一趟。
下午忙着上了些货,便把店扔给了妻子,我坐了最后一趟班车回了老家。
临行前,妻子跟我说,回家顺便找你那个八杆子打不着的表兄,把借咱那两百块钱要回来。
眼瞅着都快三年了,这黑不提白不提的,算咋回事啊。
说起我这个表兄呀,还真是不沾一点儿亲戚边,村里人管这叫“老爷庙”上论的亲戚。
他家姓钱,取名有。
好名配好姓,理应富贵一生。
钱有嘛,“钱”有了,还愁没有好日子过?可钱有的日子却一直紧巴巴的。
话又说回来,一个土里刨食的庄稼人,叫啥名也不见得好使。
同样是十月怀胎,可有人出生在洋楼里的“席梦思”上,或大的产房里,一降生就有穿白大褂的“天使”伺候着,张嘴就吃“皇粮”,就算是下岗也还有个最低生活保障呢。
可庄稼人呢,管出生都不敢叫出生,叫“落草”,就像一个瓜蛋子落在了茅屋土炕的谷草上,“嘎啦”一声就注册了一个地球修理工,这就是命。
啥人有啥命,再好强的人,也争不过命。
钱有是个好强的人,宁肯身子受苦,不愿脸上受热的红脸汉子。
大前年,他领着媳妇来县城看病,让钱别了“象眼”,来我家借钱。
一个“借”字没出口,早把脸憋了个通红。
等他借了两百块钱往外走时,还不住地重复说,等完了秋就把钱送来。
以至不留神让门槛子给绊了脚,一下趴在了阶石台上,嘴里还在说呢,等完了秋就把钱送来。
可至今都完了两个秋啦,钱也没送来,且连个话都没有。
为这事,妻子没少抱怨我。
夜路走多了,早晚会遇见鬼
班车只通到乡里,离老家还有七八里的山路要走。
我出身农家,在山里长大,走路倒不犯愁,只是这时天已黑了,孤身一人走夜路,心里有点发虚。
按说,我已是出了四十奔五十的人啦,早过了“不惑”,眼瞅着快“知天命”了,可偏就改不掉疑神疑鬼的怪毛病。
走着走着,就觉得被什么东西跟上了。
你快走,它就紧追;你慢行,它也忙随⋯⋯我只好停下来,先稳稳神。
可身后的脚步声却步步逼近,我本能地回了头,咋唬着喊了一声:“谁。
”
脚步声立时止住了。
借着疏淡的星光,我看到了一张模模糊糊的脸。
模糊脸叫了一声表弟,我的心里扑通一下落实了。
细看了看,认出是钱有,便忙叫了声表兄。
钱有说他是专程在这里等我还钱的。
说话的空,钱有来到跟前,把钱递了过来。
我稍做推辞,他又急扯白脸地把钱塞进了我的衣兜。
嘴里不住地说:“都快三年了,再不还就忒不像话了。
原说完秋就送去的,不想出了点变故给耽误了。
后又想去,又不便登门。
这回总算了了这桩心事。
”
我又说了些“不急”、“忙啥”之类的客套话,便和钱有搭伴而行。
两个人边走边唠家常,倍觉亲切。
月亮上来了,洒了一地的清霜。
七八里的山路,不知不觉中就走过了大半。
远处的几点灯火里,传来了一两声狗叫。
一下提醒我,已经到了离家不过三里之遥的上吊岭了。
上吊岭,是个被人忌讳的凶地方。
岭上有棵歪脖子树,树上吊死过人。
不过这都是早年间的事了,或是受气的媳妇受够了气,或是让生活挤对得没了出路的汉子,便来这里寻短见。
一根麻绳往这歪脖子树上一搭,也不知吊去了多少孤魂野鬼。
如今,媳妇们早没受气一说了,庄稼汉的日子也越来越好过,人们活还活不够呢,谁还会闲着没事去寻死上吊啊。
可“上吊岭”这名字却一直沿袭了下来。
至于岭上的那棵歪脖子树,在“文革”时也曾有人想以“四旧”之名破除之,不料一经斧锯沾身,就有血样的东西流出,只好作罢。
也正因如此,时至如今,人们仍觉这里阴气太重。
夜晚途经此处,心里总感到发毛。
好在今晚是明月当头,又有钱有做伴,我的心里还算踏实。
快到那棵歪脖子树下时,我有意放慢了脚步,等身后的钱有跟上来。
不想钱有尚未到我身边,歪脖子树下突然冒出了一顶高高的纸帽子,纸帽子下面是一张灰白的大脸,脸上的眉眼鼻子模糊不清,却张了血盆大口,口吐血红的长舌头直抵胸前——鬼!我本能地感到是遇上鬼了!
一阵山风吹过,我不由打了个冷战。
接着就听到了颤巍巍的话声:“过路的听着,我是 钱⋯⋯有。
想活命,就留下身上的钱财⋯⋯”
说话声断断续续,底气不足,宛若游丝,却声声侵入骨髓,让我不寒而栗。
恰这时,钱有上前几步,一把抓了“吊死鬼”的胸脯喝道:“你刚才说你是谁?敢再说一遍吗?”
“吊死鬼”一下瘫软在地,直给钱有磕头叫爹。
直到钱有怒不可遏地喝了声“滚”,才如蒙大赦般地“滚”了。
好个钱有,居然把鬼给吓跑了。
我差点儿就要拍手叫好了,却发觉钱有阴沉了脸,忧心忡忡地说:“咱们走吧。
”
月亮不知啥时候钻进了云里,脚下的山路和我的心里同时蒙上了一层迷茫。
快到村口时,钱有停了脚步说,他已不在村里住了,不便陪我进村,就此和我道别了。
不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门
穿街过巷的脚步声,惊起了一阵狗叫。
先是一两家狗叫,紧接着就是全村的狗一起吵嚷。
等我伴着狗叫声进家时,母亲正好站在门口张望呢。
母亲骂了一句“冒失鬼”,便开始抱怨我贪了黑,也不知给家来个信,让弟弟去接接,让人不放心。
说话的空,住在西院的弟弟和弟媳妇过来了。
母亲和弟媳妇忙着给我做饭,弟弟陪着我闲唠些家长里短。
东拉西扯之间,我便有意把话头引到了钱有身上。
不料没等弟弟搭茬,母亲在厨房抢了话头:“你俩没事闲着提他干啥。
”
我说,我今晚和钱有搭伴一起回来的⋯⋯
没等我把话说下去,弟弟的脸上一下没了血色,就听母亲说:“别瞎说,一准是你黑灯瞎火的认错人啦。
钱有早在两年前就没了,是在上吊岭的歪脖子树上吊死的。
”
这回轮到我吃惊了。
不过我并没觉出怎么害怕,就是一时转不过弯来。
饭熟了,我还在呆呆地傻愣着缓不过神来。
母亲一边催着我吃饭,一边说,没事的,啥事只要是说破了,就没事啦。
再说,你对钱有有恩,他也不是那恩将仇报、不知好歹的人。
钱有活着的时候,可没少在我跟前叨念你的好。
说他媳妇去县里看病时,多亏了你借给他的两百块钱,可顶了大事了。
钱有这孩子仁义,媳妇也懂事,会过日子,就是老天不长眼,咋就偏让她得了个遭钱的病。
为了给媳妇治病,钱有也算把劲使到家了。
花光了家底不算,还拉了一屁股饥荒,可到了也没能把人治出来。
剩下钱有,又当爹又当娘,偏偏屋漏又遭连阴雨,好不容易口积肚攒了点钱,又让哪个挨千刀的给偷去了。
钱有这孩子的心胸也是忒窄,就为这么点事,就寻了短见。
一个大老爷们,咋这没出息呢。
天总比树叶长,打竹板还翻上下呢,他一走倒是省心啦,可扔下三个没成家的孩子⋯⋯
这一夜,我失眠了。
直到鸡叫三遍时,才酝酿了点睡意,可眼皮子刚觉得发沉,就被谁家传来的一阵哭声惊醒了。
好像是村里死了人,恍惚间似听有人窃窃私语,说死的人胸脯上有五个大黑手印子,是让鬼抓死的⋯⋯吃早饭的时候,弟弟告诉我说,死的是钱有的大儿子。
我的心里不由一沉。
我带着沉重的心情回了县城,又带着沉重的心情去掏衣兜里那钱有还的两百块钱,跟妻子复命。
可掏了半天,只掏出了一把纸灰……
Introduce:Be afraid of nocturnal road I am inherent and recreant, be afraid of nocturnal road.
Go on nocturnal road alone, often feel to after one's death what thing follows like.
Strong courage looks round look, what also is done not have.
This day midday, native place telephones, say the mother is ill, let me manage to find time go back.
On busy afternoon move some of goods, throw inn to the wife, I sat last times regular bus returned old home.
Before before leaving, the wife says with me, come home to look for you incidentally that 8 pole hit the cousin that does not wear, borrow those 200 our money to want to come back.
The eye is being looked at fast 3 years, this is black not prompt does not carry, calculate return a responsibility how.
Speak of me this cousin ah, still be not to touch limit of a bit kin really, village person is in charge of this to cry " master shrine " on talked relation.
His home surnames money, name have.
Good name matchs good last name, lifetime of behoove riches and honour.
Money has, "Money " had, return anxious to had not auspicioused day? But some days tighten money all the time however cling to cling to.
The word says again, the crops person that the dig in an earth feeds, name calling what also not likely be convenient to use.
It is October be pregnant likewise, but somebody is born in building " Ximengsai " go up, or in the delivery room of large hospital, be born to have those who wear white unlined long gown " angel " serving, ask for a favor eats " emperor grain " , be come off sentry duty to also still a lowermost life is ensured.
But crops person, the canal is born to dare not make be born, cry " take to the greenwood " , resemble egg of a melon child on the millet straw that falls in thatched cottage heatable adobe sleeping platform, " " registered an earth repairman, this is a life.
What person has what lot, again the person of eager to do well in everything, also had not disputed an order.
Money has the person that is an eager to do well in everything, would rather body has a rough time, do not wish the blush fellow of the be heated on the face.
Three years ago, he is getting daughter-in-law to come to a county see a doctor, let money fasten " elephantine eye " , come to my home lend money.
" borrow " the word does not have exit, early facial hold back aglow.
When waiting for him to borrow 200 money to go outside, still not dwelling place iterate, waited autumn deliver money.
Down to is not careful let a doorsill child to tied a foot, bend over was in on rank stone stage, still saying in the mouth, waited autumn deliver money.
Can be over up to now two autumn, money also did not deliver, and connect a word to be done not have.
For this thing, the wife is done not have little blame me.
Nocturnal route goes much, early social evening encounters ghost regular bus to know home village or town only, from native place still 78 lis hill road wants.
Farmhouse of my one's previous experience, grown in hill, fall on foot not be anxious, just at this moment the day is black already, take nocturnal route alone, empty is sent a bit in the heart.
Ordinarily, I already was to go out 40 go straight towards the person of 50, passed early " not be puzzled " , the eye is being looked at fast " know destiny " , can slant to change not to drop the strange defect of extremely suspicious.
Going, felt to be caught up with by what thing.
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