这个故事发生在上世纪，是邻居老张遇到的蹊跷事。
时间退回到上世纪八十年代初期，改革开放的春风方兴未艾，全国经济形势一派大好，老张身为市钢铁厂里的技术骨干，经常是忙得焦头烂额。但他一点不觉得苦，按他的话说：“俺是社会主义一块砖，哪里需要往哪搬。”
老张虽然工作态度认真，但却是个小心眼，眼睛里揉不进一粒砂子。就因为这事儿，老张跟他邻居老刘闹得不太愉快。老张家住的胡同是个死胡同，老张住最后一户，隔壁住的是同一个厂子后勤主任老刘一家。老刘的爸爸走得早，老刘就把他家老太太接过来同住。老太太姓王，大家都叫她王老太，年纪约莫七十来岁，头发花白，佝偻着腰，整日穿身粗布衣裳，蹬着自己纳的千层底，看上去弱不禁风。可实际上王老太眼不花耳不聋，腿脚利落，张嘴一瞅，一嘴的好牙各个坚固耐用，看不出一点龙钟老态。
王老太打小在农村生活，活了几十年，乍搬进城里住浑身不自在，嚷嚷着城里面太安静，听不到鸡鸣狗吠睡不好觉，又嫌市场上买来的菜不新鲜，不如自家种的水灵鲜香。抱怨了几日，老太太忍不住自己折腾起来。先是在自家门口拿竹条搭了个鸡笼，养了好几只鸡，又在另一侧用砖块堆了个小菜园子，里面种些辣椒、小葱、韭菜什么。这样一来，王老太可算是踏实了，找着了农村老家的感觉。
王老太是舒坦了，可老张心里就老大不痛快。
老张因为工作的原因，经常加班到深夜才下班，在烧红的锅炉前面忙活一整天，流了满身臭汗，老张回到家啥也不想，就想一头扎床上好好睡一觉。可是自从王老太在家门口开办了“养鸡场”，老张就再也没睡过一个囫囵觉。每天凌晨四五点钟，老张正睡得香甜，王老太的大公鸡就雄赳赳气昂昂得开始打鸣报晓。那边王老太在鸡鸣声中神清气爽的起床了，老张却在床上辗转难眠，一声声鸡叫像刀子一样扎进老张的耳朵眼里！
老张为此找过老刘几次，让老刘注意一下邻里公德。老刘却满不在乎，三言两语就把老张打发了：大家都从农村出来的，从小听惯了公鸡打鸣，怎么，到城里住了两年就听不了鸡叫了？话说出来把老张气得脸通红。其实老刘是故意这么做，谁让前段时间单位评先进称号老张抢了自己的名额呢？这下老张可急了眼，吆喝着要找老太太算账。老张媳妇晓霞赶忙拉住老张，劝说忍一忍算了，你跟人家一个老太太一般见识，不让人笑话？老张只好强忍着脾气。话说这压力积攒久了就得爆发，这不，在一天雨夜里，老张的脾气算是再也忍不了，像火山爆发一样，跟王老太狠狠吵了一架。
那天晚上正好下大雨，六月的天，雨下得又急又凶，豆大的雨点砸的人生疼。老张又忙活到快十二点才下了班，路上湿滑也不敢骑自行车，老张就推着车子顶着瓢泼大雨往家走，好容易走到胡同口，老张刚要松口气，突然脚下打滑，连人带车摔倒在地。老张挣扎着从地上爬起来，也顾不上疼得龇牙咧嘴，手忙脚乱地扶起跌倒在一旁的自行车。这自行车在当时可是个稀罕物件，谁家能有辆自行车，可比现在开个小汽车气派多了。老张省吃俭用一年才买了辆永久牌，对待这车可比他自己都要爱惜，没事就拿块棉布沾着机油给自行车上光打蜡，这车买回来半年多还跟新的一样。
老张把自行车扶起来一看，顿时傻了眼：车龙头摔得变了形，车把摔成了一条斜线；车身上蹭掉了油漆，露出了银白色的骨架；皮座子划开了口子，露出了难看的白色填充物。老张愣在雨中，跟丢了魂一样。突然，老张瞥见王老太堆的菜园子被大雨冲垮了，泥水流了一地，这才导致老张滑倒在地，摔坏了爱车。
老张怒吼一声，把自行车靠在墙上，飞起一脚就踹翻了王老太的鸡笼，一时间雨声中窜起一片鸡的惨叫声。
这一架吵完，老张跟老刘算是结了梁子，虽然是抬头不见低头见的邻居，但每每碰到，都是装作没看见。单位那边来人调解了几次也没进展，气得来劝架的女主任大骂两个人没有革命觉悟。
时间一晃又过去一年多，又是个夏日午夜，老张拖着疲惫的身体骑着永久牌往家赶。这天晚上钢铁厂里遇到了技术难题，几十吨的钢水倒不出来，老张跟同事鼓捣了好久也没弄明白怎么回事，一个个愁得焦头烂额，累得满头大汗。下班走的时候，老张只感觉脑袋瓜子里包着一团火，眼口鼻舌直往外翻腾火星子。
老张骑着自行车晃晃悠悠来到胡同口，一眼就看到胡同口的路灯下面坐这个老太太，身上穿着的确良的半袖大褂，手里摇着蒲扇在纳凉，正是老刘家的王老太。
老张哼了一声，心想半夜还不回家睡觉在外面嘚瑟什么？一边想着一边推着自行车走进胡同口，仰着脸假装没看到。
走了几步来到老刘家门口，老张斜眼一看，门口贴着白纸对联，墙根立着一对花圈。老张一看寻思这是死了人了。也不知道是谁没了？难道是老太太？
刚想到这里老张就摇了摇头，心说刚才在巷子口还撞到老太太了呢。那老太太牙尖嘴利，一看就是个老不死，不能是她。一边想着一边推开家门走了进去。
晓霞听到丈夫回来，推开屋门迎了出来。老张看了眼媳妇，一边锁车一边问：“哎，我问你，老刘家谁没了？”
晓霞一边从老张肩膀上把工具包拿下来，一边回答：“我也正想跟你说这件事。老刘他妈今天早上没了，说是昨天晚上还好好的，今天早上老刘媳妇起床见老太太还没醒，觉得不太对劲，平常鸡一打鸣老太太就醒了，这会儿太阳老高了怎么还在睡？过去一看，老太太躺床上就没气了，跟睡着了似的。也算是走的安详。”
晓霞一边说一边往屋里走，全然没发现老张愣在当场，脸跟被寒霜打蔫了的茄子一样难看。
“老张，你愣在那里干什么？快进屋，我给你做了绿豆汤，放井水里冰了一晚上了。”晓霞说着推开了屋门：“老张，我寻思着明天咱们给老刘随个份子钱，红白喜事嘛，再说之前咱跟老刘家闹得不愉快，不就因为老太太吗？现在老太太走了，这事儿也该消停了。”
老张支吾着回到家里，脑子里嗡嗡作响，日光灯的白光也变的跟平常不一样，看着让人瘆得慌，老张感觉浑身起了鸡皮疙瘩，酷热的六月天，竟然打了个寒战。
老张接过晓霞递过来的绿豆汤，一口喝完，也没多说话，脱了衣服就上了床。躺在床上，老张稍稍平静下来，眼前划过老太太坐在胡同口路灯下摇蒲扇的画面，赶紧晃了晃脑袋，心想：“肯定是我今天太累了，看错了。”这么想着，老张沉沉睡了过去。
翌日一早，老张爬起床就奔着厂子去了。忙活了一整天，技术难题还是没解决，又折腾到快十二点，老张骑着自行车往家赶。
快到胡同口，老张突然胃一阵紧，心里默念了几声阿弥陀佛，故作镇定的转过路口，往胡同口扫了一眼，老张差点从自行车上跌下来：胡同口昏黄的路灯下面，跟昨天一样，一位满头银发的老太太正悠然自得的摇着蒲扇纳凉，不是王老太又是谁？
老张吓得闭上了眼，定了定神，心里默念：肯定是我眼花，肯定是我眼花。
平复了一会儿心情，战战兢兢的又睁开眼睛，王老太仍然安然坐在路灯下，看到老张，还伸出拿蒲扇的手向老张招了招。
老张再也坚持不住，嗷的一嗓子，自行车也不要了，头也不回的跑了。
等晓霞找到老张的时候，老张正跪在河堤上，对着河岸念念有词。晓霞叫了丈夫一声，老张吓得抖了三抖。
晓霞见状噗嗤笑了出来，老张一脸惊慌，让晓霞小声点别出声：“我之前跟王老太吵了一架，她这肯定是来报仇了，冤魂索命啊！”
晓霞又笑了两声，才跟丈夫道出了实情：“我早上瞒着你去老刘家随了份子，也看到了你说的那个老太太，当时我也吓了一跳，寻思活见鬼了。后来才知道那是王老太的孪生妹妹，俩人的长相就跟一个模子刻出来的一样。王老太的妹妹害怕白天出来吓到人，就憋在屋里不出门，到了晚上寻思外面没人了才出来透透气。哪成想你下班这么晚被你撞见。老太太刚才看你脸色不对，想跟你解释解释，谁知道你惨叫着就跑了。老太太就寻思坏了，吓到人了，就赶紧跟老刘说了。老刘一听就知道是你，赶紧来咱家跟我说了，让我出来找你。你快别自己吓自己了，那是人，不是鬼！”
老张听完这话睁大眼睛，一滩烂泥似的瘫软在地上，对着明亮的夜空长长的舒了一口气。
第二天，老张跟媳妇专门去王老太的灵堂上香磕头，念叨着老太太既往不咎，往生极乐。
后来老张跟老刘家关系处的不错，听说后来还结了亲家。
不过，老张碰到的这件事，却成了他的一个污点，晓霞可没少拿这事笑话他。
Introduce:This story happening is in on century, it is the odd trouble that neighbour Laozhang encounters. Time go back arrives on century 80 time are prime, the spring breeze of reforming and opening in the ascendant, countrywide economic situation is sent auspicious, laozhang as the technical backbone in city steel ironworks, often be busy terribly defeated. But he did not feel to suffer from, the word that presses him says: "I am socialism a brick, need to be moved toward which. " although Laozhang works the manner is serious, but it is however narrow-minded, knead in the eye do not take a sand. because of this thing, laozhang is troubled by not quite happily with his neighbour old Liu. The alley that Laozhang lives in is a blind lane, laozhang stays in last, what live next door is same old yard logistics director Home Liu Yi. Laoliu's father goes early, laoliu receives his home old lady come over to be the same as. King of old lady surname, everybody calls her king old lady, age about 70 come year old, head see things in a blur is white, stoop is worn waist, full day wears clothes of body coarse cloth, toing step on 1000 bottoms of own accept, look extremely delicate. But actually the eye does not spend king old lady ear is not deaf, ability to walk is agile, ask for a favor is looked at, the good tooth of one mouth each hard usage, do not look to give old state of a bit senile. King old lady is hit small live in the country, lived a few years, move suddenly go into town in live all over uneasy, shout is worn inside the city too quiet, do not listen to bark to crow dog sleep bad to become aware, disrelish the food that buys on the market again not fresh, the delicacy of fresh and juicy that plants as oneself is sweet. Complained a few days, the old lady cannot help him do sth over and over again rises. It is in oneself the doorway takes bamboo first built a coop, raised several chicken, piled a cole garden with brick in another side again, plant inside some of chili, shallot, leek what. Come so, king old lady can be sureness, seeking the perception of rural native place. King old lady is at ease, but in old Zhang Xin with respect to old indolence fast. Old Zhang Yin is working reason, often work overtime to just come off work to the late night, burning work before red boiler daylong, shed smelly sweat of all over the body, laozhang returns a what to also do not think, want to be plunged into directly shut-eye sleeps well on the bed. But since king old lady open of doorway is in the home " fowl-run " , laozhang also had not slept again a whole becomes aware. Everyday before dawn 45 o'clocks, old Zhang Zheng sleeps sweetly, the big cock of king old lady must begin to hit with respect to valiantly full of mettle cry herald the break of day. Old lady of the king there is in what divine Qing Dynasty enrages bright in crow sound got up, old Zhang Que is on the bed flounder difficult Mian, one in succession chicken makes plunge into the auditive look that takes Laozhang like small knife in! Laozhang has looked for Laoliu a few times for this, let Laoliu note neighborhood social ethics. Not worry at all of old Liu Que, in a few words dismissed Laozhang: Everybody comes out from the country, listen to be used to as a child the cock is hit cry, how, lived two years in the city</p> |
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