<p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">上個(gè)世紀(jì)的某一天,日頭毒得能烤焦地皮。躲在豬圈里身懷六甲的婆姨還是被鄉(xiāng)上的人發(fā)現(xiàn)了。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">老朱操起一根扁擔(dān),旁邊兩個(gè)年輕后生卻架住了他的胳膊。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">衛(wèi)生院的白墻刺得眼睛生疼。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">半個(gè)時(shí)辰后,婆姨被人扶著出來(lái)了,原本隆起的肚子像泄了氣的皮球。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">“就這樣完了?”老朱的聲音發(fā)顫,帶著難以置信的茫然。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">鄉(xiāng)干部抽著煙,吐了個(gè)煙圈:“你想哪樣?政策規(guī)定,超懷必須引產(chǎn),沒讓你家交罰款就不錯(cuò)了?!?lt;/span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">老朱攥緊拳頭,“不打個(gè)條子?證明這事兒……咱們來(lái)過?”</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">鄉(xiāng)干部愣了愣,遞給他一個(gè)印有“計(jì)劃生育光榮”字樣的搪瓷缸子,“給!留著紀(jì)念吧?!?lt;/span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">搪瓷缸子冰涼,老朱捏在手里,沉甸甸的。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">回去的路上,婆姨一路沒說(shuō)話,只是偶爾抬手抹一把眼角。</span></p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">一晃,四十年過去了。老朱成了朱大爺,頭發(fā)胡子都白了,婆姨也佝僂了脊背。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">這天,朱大爺在家里翻箱倒柜,弄得滿屋子灰塵。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">“你瞎折騰啥?”婆姨端著簸箕進(jìn)來(lái)。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">“那個(gè)搪瓷缸子呢?”朱大爺氣喘吁吁地問。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">婆姨擦了擦額頭的汗:“早幾年,衛(wèi)健委征集老物件,說(shuō)什么要搞計(jì)劃生育史料展覽,我就捐了。”</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">“怎么不跟我說(shuō)一聲?”朱大爺急了,“那可是……”</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">“那是啥?”婆姨打斷他,眼神里帶著一絲釋然,“那是咱娃拿命換來(lái)的,放在家里瘆得慌?!?lt;/span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">朱大爺愣住了,半晌憋出一句話:“捐了,都說(shuō)那個(gè)缸子現(xiàn)在管錢呢?”</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">婆姨:“能換錢?”</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">“嗯!說(shuō)是文物呢?”</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">“文物?”</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">“嗯!”</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">“文物?有咱們的娃值錢嗎?”</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">“他們說(shuō),能換一瓶好酒。”</span></p>