The van advanced in the mountain, 面包车开进了山里, Arrived the front village, stopped. 到了前面的村口,停了下来。 Some people have been waiting there, the person are many, everybody, a dense piece. 已经有人在那里等着了,人不少,男女老少,黑压压的一片。 Some are smoking, some squat there chats, some are playing the cell phone. 有的在抽烟,有的蹲在那儿唠嗑,有的在玩手机。 But everyone is waiting in silently, 但大家都在默默地等着, Some person looks are indifferent, as if merely makes up the number ; 一些人神色淡然,仿佛只是来凑个数; The young some people are very tense, keep turning toward that side to look around, full is the anticipation. 有一小部分人很紧张,不停地向着那边张望着,满是期待。 Is seeming like a rough escorting the bride team, 着像是一支粗糙的迎亲队伍, However was short of some decorations to be short of some jubilations. 不过是少了一些装饰少了一些喜庆。 Many people will loathe the form, always felt any „form” is a burden. 很多人会厌恶形式,总觉得任何的“形式”都是一种累赘。 For example before any party starts, leader's mounting the stage speech, are reading the stereotyped beginning word, under people sent regards that in repeatedly old mother's process spoke many idle talk, 比如任何晚会活动开始前,领导的上台讲话,念着千篇一律开场词,在底下众人心里一遍遍问候老母的过程中讲了很多废话, Gets down in the scattered applause again. 再在稀稀落落的掌声之中下去。 But sometimes, the form truly is the need, has its existence significance. 但有些时候,形式确实是需要的,也有着它的存在意义。 For example, 比如, Wedding. 婚礼。 The tedious form can give people the grave feeling, 繁琐的形式能够给人庄重的感觉, Otherwise will turn into at this time this village so, 否则就会变成此时这个村口这般, Then direct, 那么的直接, Then stiff, 那么的生硬, Probably is waiting to pull the mule that oneself just spent to withstand/top. 像是在等着牵回自家刚花钱顶回来的骡子。 The van came, 面包车开来了, Driver old man gets out, he wears the sunglasses, this almost became his obstinance, to not play graceful, he has actually crossed has played the graceful age. 司机老头下了车,他还是戴着墨镜,这几乎成了他的执拗,不是为了耍帅,他其实已经过了耍帅的年纪了。 His eye has been injured, wearing sunglasses, merely to cover up. 他的眼睛受过伤,戴墨镜,只是为了遮掩。 He is a person comes out, another two are staying in the recycling center, this is the custom of being established by usage, everyone did many year of old companion of together, this trust has. 他是一个人出来的,另外两个则是在废品收购站待着,这是约定俗成的规矩,大家都是一起干了很多年的老伙计了,这点信任感还是有的。 One group of villagers swarmed, 一群村民蜂拥了过来, Is taking a look to the van, 都在向面包车里瞅着, Observing, 观察着, Some children crawled the engine to cover mischievously directly, is looking around to. 一些调皮地小孩更是直接爬到了引擎盖上,向里张望着。 Everyone is very curious, 大家都很好奇, What the new wife is long. 新来的媳妇儿到底长得啥样子。 Meanwhile, 同时, Will also compete at heart unavoidably. 心里也会不免地攀比一下。 Wife who the Zhang San er family/home beforehand how much money buy, any school record, how is long ; 张三儿家之前多少钱买的媳妇儿,啥学历,长得如何; Before Li Si family/home, wife anything price that buys, how to be long ; 李四家之前买的媳妇儿什么价格,长得如何; Which white, 哪个白, Which black, 哪个黑, That curls upwards, seem to be have the kid. 那个翘,看起来能生娃。 The civilized fury had entered this village, in many young people hands also takes the smartphone, but everyone actually instinct enjoys the convenience that the civilization is bringing while persists in maintaining own simple and honest. 文明的光火早就进入了这个村子,不少年轻人手里还拿着智能手机,但大家却本能地一边享受着文明所带来的便利一边坚持保持着属于自己的淳朴。 First receives money, 先收钱, Again to goods. 再给货。 This is also the custom. 这也是规矩。 Slave trader merely must guarantee the person health of sending on the line, in the age do not miss are too many, even completed the task. 人贩子只是要保证送来的人身体健康就行,年纪上不要差太多,就算是完成任务了。 Likes each attractive in their own right as for you are the outwardly refined and inwardly intelligent type, sorry, exempts discussed. 至于你喜欢环肥燕瘦还是秀外慧中的类型,对不起,免谈。 Having a woman lifted on the bed to be good to you, how also to request so many? 有个女人给你抬炕上就行了,咋还要求这么多咧？ Therefore, this quite therefore exciting drawing. 所以,这就相当于是一场刺激的抽奖。 In city, many families by three generations of deposit, for apartment ; 在城里,很多家庭以三代人的存款,供一套房; Here, is many families by the complete savings, even does not hesitate to borrow money from the relatives and friends, buys a bride. 在这里,也是不少人家以自家全部的积蓄,甚至不惜向亲友借钱,去买个新娘。 However, 不过, Former many male purchasing homes for being married to take a wife, 前者很多男的买房是为了方便谈婚论嫁娶媳妇儿, The latter reached one's goal instantly actually. 后者倒是一步到位了。 Two girls were pulled by driver old man, 两个女孩被司机老头拉扯了下来, Was taken away by two families respectively, the surroundings person looks to make, does not have scruples two girls' entreaties and weeping bitterly. 被两户人家分别领走,周围人看着闹着,丝毫不顾忌两个女孩的哀求和痛哭。 This scene, they were see a lot, has thought little. 这种场面,他们是见得多了,也早就不以为意了。 Finished these, driver old man has not planned to walk, he also needs in this village later, to have a dinner, makes a next single business. 忙完了这些,司机老头没打算走,他还需要在这个村子里待一会儿,吃个晚饭,约下一单的生意。 He actually planned to retire, in the car(riage) also the list, completed retires. 他其实打算退休了,车里还有一单,做完就退休。 But he did not mind after oneself retire, helping others draw relations, is a middle man, gains a price difference. 但他并不介意在自己退休之后,帮别人拉个关系,当个中间商,赚点差价。 The vehicle advanced in a families' gathering place, 车子开进了一户人家的场子里, Driver old man enters in person each family to drink wine to discuss that the price. 司机老头下去进人家家里吃酒谈价格去了。 The van is locked, several meddlesome children are spinning regarding the van, because they discovered that in the van really also has a girl. 面包车是锁着的,有几个好事的小孩儿围绕着面包车在打转,因为他们发现面包车里竟然还有一个女孩。 A very lovable girl, 一个很可爱的女孩, The put on clothes also very foreign style, 穿的衣服也很洋气, Looked the little girl who plays with the village in together is different. 一看就和村子里一起玩儿的小丫头片子不一样。 king Rui rolls up in the van corner, 王蕊蜷缩在面包车角落里, On the platform of steering wheel, that Bodhisattva sculpture was put calmly and steadily there. 在方向盘的台子上,那尊菩萨雕塑安安稳稳地被搁在那里。 Arrived the meals and snacks of lunch, 到了午饭的饭点了, Several child who gathers round the van to saunter goes home to eat meal to by oneself family member. 几个围着面包车转悠的孩子被自己家里人给拉回家吃饭。 The children are not willing to walk restless, 孩子们闹腾地不愿意走, Was shouting makes to be bought by own parents' van that girl, gives itself to become the wife. 喊着闹着让自己爹妈把面包车里的那个女孩买下来,给自己当老婆。 Crossed for probably a half hour, 过了大概半个小时, Driver old man came back, boards, looked at king Rui in car(riage), smiles. 司机老头回来了,上了车,看了一眼车里的王蕊,笑了笑。 Started the car(riage), 发动了车, Left this village, 离开了这个村子, When the chartered car exercised the village face to face, 当面包车行使出了村口时, king Rui induced anything suddenly probably, 王蕊忽然像是感应到了什么, Raised the head, 抬起头, The glass looks backward, 向后车窗看去, Above the village of distant place, 远处的村口上方, Covered dense dark cloud, 笼罩起了一层黑压压的乌云, Suffocating. 让人窒息。 „Must rain, the ghost weather in mountain is this.” “要下雨喽,山里的鬼天气就是这样。” Driver old man lit cigarette, leisurely. 司机老头点了一根烟,悠哉悠哉。 Opened along the mountain road, opened big one hour, actually did not have the range of mountainous area, even also entered toward. 沿着山路开,开了大一个小时,其实也没出山区的范围,甚至还更往里进了一些。 Here head, will present the appearance of small rural fair on the provincial road nearby occasionally, it can be said that is very remote. 这里头,也就省道附近会偶尔出现小集市的样子,可以说是偏僻得很。 But is opening, on front Shanba, presented a three small villa. 但开着开着,在前面的山坝子上,出现了一栋三层小别墅。 The dam was used the cement wall to encircle, seems very regular, moreover from repair design, very foreign style, with most buildings that see, appears is incompatible. 坝子被用水泥墙围起来,显得很是正规,而且从装修设计上来看,也很是洋气,和一路所见的大部分建筑物,都显得格格不入。 The van arrived at the entrance, 面包车开到了门口, Driver old man put out the cell phone to make a phone call. 司机老头拿出手机打了一个电话。 After here, he changed a cell phone card. 到了这里后,他就换了一个手机卡了。 He did not understand that anything is called the counter-surveillance, but did this line of so many years not a matter, naturally has own way and experience. 他不懂得什么叫做反侦察,但做这一行这么多年了没出事儿,也自然有着属于自己的门道和经验。 Quick, 很快, In the room some people walked, 屋子里有人走了出来, Puts on the two middle-aged people of black clothes. 是穿着黑色衣服的两个中年人。 They opened the door, hints driver old man to go. 他们打开了门,示意司机老头进去。 The old man smiles to them by the glass, drove the van, stops, merely, he notices on these two middle-aged person arms, but also is twining the mourning band. 老头透过车窗对他们笑笑,把面包车开了进去,停好,只是,他留意到这两个中年人手臂上,还缠绕着黑纱。 At heart thump, 心里咯噔了一下, Came late? 来晚了？ Driver old man is somewhat annoying, 司机老头有些懊恼, If came others to return goods late, oneself wanted to depend on this form to gain the idea that was good to retire early to fail greatly. 如果来晚了别人退货,自己想要靠这一笔单子大赚一笔好提前退休的想法就得落空了。 Matter that if we had known are not busy at work that several country bumpkins. 早知道自己就不去忙活那几个乡巴佬的事情了。 Somewhat helpless, 有些无奈, But he gets out. 但他还是下了车。 A wear black coat arm also entangled the middle-aged woman of mourning band to walk. 一个穿着黑色外套手臂也缠着黑纱的中年女人走了过来。 „Please come with me.” “请跟我来。” „Good.” “好。” Driver old man has first turned around, holds king Rui, entered the room with the woman. 司机老头先转过身,把王蕊抱起来,跟着女人走进了屋子。 It is estimated that is the thoughts are too many, anxious, 估计是心思太多,心神不定, He forgot taking the charm amulet in car(riage) unexpectedly, 他居然忘了把车里的护身符给带上了, Naturally, this also has nothing. 当然,这也没什么。 How he actually does not believe this, reason that has brought that thing, and in each car(riage) matches one, the lived place also matches one, the merely custom makes it so ; 他其实也不是怎么信这个,之所以一直带着那东西,并且每个车里都配一个,住的地方也配一个,只是习惯使然罢了; He never thinks that this gadget will be really useful. 他从来不认为这玩意儿真的会有用。 On third floor, the woman knocked on a door, some inside people complied with one. 上了三楼,女人去敲门,里面有人应了一声。 The women open the door, hint driver old man to go. 女人把门打开,示意司机老头进去。 Driver old man hesitant, placed on king Rui the sofa of living room, oneself first walked. 司机老头犹豫了一下,把王蕊放在了客厅的沙发上,自己先走了进去。 king Rui silently sits there, 王蕊默默地坐在那里, Is lowering the head lowly, 低垂着头, Did not speak, 不说话, Also does not look around everywhere. 也不四处张望。 The women stand in the entrance, her responsibility is more like a secretary or is a steward, at this time, she sized up to sit the lovable girl there. 女人站在门口,她的职责更像是一个秘书或者是管家,此时,她打量了一下坐在那里的可爱女童。 On the face of woman does not have the expression, 女人的脸上没有表情, Has not pitied, does not have the slight mood to fluctuate, 没有怜悯,也没有丝毫的情绪波动, Even if she sees the girl to sit there shoulder is keeping twitching slightly, probably is crying. 哪怕是她看见女童坐在那里肩膀在不停地轻微抽搐,像是在哭。 However, what she does not know, 然而,她不知道的是, Is burying the girl of head, 埋着头的女童, Her complexion is actually same as oneself, 她的脸色其实和自己是一样的, Yes, 都是, Wooden. 毫无表情。 ............ ………… Driver old man entered the study room, here pattern makes one have a very strange feeling, before meeting this form, driver old man knows, before this families, should do business outside area, when was old, chose a villa lived in Laojiashan here, was enjoys retirement life. 司机老头走进了书房,这里的格局让人有一种很诡异的感觉,在接这个单子之前,司机老头知道,这户人家以前应该是在外地做生意的,等年纪大了,选择在老家山里盖了个别墅住在这儿,算是颐养天年了。 In brief, 总之, Money should be a lot, 钱应该不少, Looks at the security and ostentation, 看保安和排场, Knew. 就知道了。 Moreover, some rich men will instead have some average person unreadable fondness and odd, this was also unalarmed by strange sights. 而且,一些有钱人反而会有一些普通人难以理解的癖好和怪癖,这也算是见怪不怪了。 On the rug, sits a silver-haired old man, in the side of old man, then has a small coffin. 地毯上,坐着一个白发苍苍的老者,在老者的身旁,则是有一口小棺材。 „Came late.” “来晚了啊。” The white hair old man opens the mouth to say. 白发老者开口道。 Driver old man stands there, does not know that should say anything. 司机老头站在那里,不知道该说什么。 He can see, in the coffin lies down a young boy, the boy is wearing the fine black small suit, having a ruddy complexion, seeming like also lives is being same. 他能看见,棺材里躺着一个小男童,男童穿着精致的黑色小西装,面色红润,看起来像是还活着一样。 „Did person, bring?” “人,带来了？” „Un, brought.” Driver old man replied immediately. “嗯,带来了。”司机老头马上回答道。 The white hair old man nods, „goes out to take the money, the person, I want.” 白发老头点了点头,“出去取钱吧,人,我还是要的。” Saying, 说着, The white hair old man looked at the eye to lie down in the coffin grandson, 白发老头看了眼躺在棺材里的孙子, „Cannot let my grandson, walks alone, he from a young age on without father did not have mother, on road to Hades, can't walk lonelily is not?” “总不能让我孙子,孤零零地走吧,他自小就没爹没妈了,黄泉路上,也不能走得太孤单不是？” Driver old man gawked, 司机老头愣了一下, He is the slave trader, 他是人贩子, But is not an executioner. 但不是刽子手。 Although in also several human lives, but that was eats black black or meets did not defend the well-mannered customer. 虽然以前手里也有几条人命,但那很多都是黑吃黑或者遇到了不守规矩的买主。 After the words that but hears this white hair old man, 但听到这个白发老头的话语之后, He understood anything all of a sudden. 他心里一下子明白了什么。 However, 不过, He has not said anything, 他没有说什么, Thinks this cargo others want as before, 一想到这货物人家依旧是要的, His heart stabilized immediately. 他的心当即就安定了下来。 „Ok, good.” “行,好。” „Gets down to take the money with her.” “下去跟她去取钱吧。” The white hair old man waves. 白发老头挥了挥手。 Driver old man grovelled immediately, turns around to go out of the study room. 司机老头马上点头哈腰,转身走出了书房。 Stood sees driver old man to come out in the entrance middle-aged woman, nods to him, said: 站在门口的中年女人看见司机老头出来了,对他点了点头,道: „Comes with me.” “跟我来。” „Good, good.” “好,好嘞。” Driver old man looked at one to sit king Rui on living room sofa finally, 司机老头最后看了一眼坐在客厅沙发上的王蕊, Deeply inspires, 深吸一口气, Thinks the later retirement life, thought suddenly the life also had the new goal, the rushing about most lifetime, finally can finish, can live calmly and steadily. 想到了自己以后的退休生活,忽然觉得人生又有了新的奔头,奔波大半辈子,终于可以结束了,可以安安稳稳地过日子了啊。 merely, 只是, When under their preparation staircase, 当他们二人准备下楼梯时, Calmly sat the little girl there, 原本静静地坐在那里的小女孩, Lifted the head slowly, 缓缓地抬起了头, The hair hangs to disperse, 头发垂散下来, The unemotional vision swept to the stairway, 面无表情的目光扫向了楼梯口, The corners of the mouth revealed wiped the meaningful smile, 嘴角露出了一抹意味深长的笑容, Opens the mouth to say with a very ice-cold sound: 用一种很冰冷的声音开口道: „ This, “就这样, Simply, 简单地, Walked? ” 走了么？”