巷子盡頭的那盞路燈,壞了整整一個月了。以前每到黃昏,它就會準時亮起,昏黃的光暈籠罩著青石板路,給晚歸的人照亮回家的路。現在路燈黑著,巷子在夜色里像條幽深的隧道,只有偶爾路過的車燈,能短暫地驅散黑暗。
張爺爺以前總愛在路燈下下棋。他的藤椅就放在路燈正下方,棋盤鋪在折疊桌上,棋子是磨得光滑的鵝卵石,黑的是煤球燒的,白的是河灘撿的。每天晚飯過后,老街坊們就會搬著小馬扎來這里,一邊下棋一邊聊天,直到路燈的光暈里飄起晨霧才散去。
張爺爺的棋藝不算高明,卻總愛當裁判。誰走了步臭棋,他會用拐杖敲敲棋盤:“馬走日象走田,你這馬都蹩腿了!” 誰贏了棋想耍賴,他會把棋子一收:“愿賭服輸,輸了就得認!” 有次兩個年輕人為了一步棋吵得面紅耳赤,差點動起手來,張爺爺站起來,拐杖往地上一頓:“下棋是圖個樂子,爭成這樣有意思嗎?” 兩個人立刻紅了臉,不好意思地低下了頭。
去年冬天,張爺爺得了腦血栓,左邊的身子不能動了,說話也含糊不清。但他還是每天讓兒子推著輪椅來路燈下,看著大家下棋,嘴角掛著笑,偶爾發出 “啊啊” 的聲音,像是在評論棋局。老街坊們故意讓他 “支招”,他會用還能動的右手,顫巍巍地指著棋盤,眼里閃著光。
開春的時候,張爺爺的病情突然加重,住進了醫院。大家去看他,他已經說不出話了,只是睜著眼睛看著大家,眼角不停地流淚。有人提起路燈下的棋局,他的嘴角動了動,像是想笑。從那以后,路燈下的棋攤冷清了不少,大家坐在那里,總覺得少了點什么,下著下著就會嘆氣:“要是張爺爺在就好了?!?br/>
張爺爺走的那天,正是他八十八歲生日。街坊們自發地在路燈下擺了桌酒席,沒有歡聲笑語,只有沉默的飲酒和嘆息。有人把張爺爺的藤椅搬到原來的位置,棋盤上鋪著,棋子擺得整整齊齊,像是在等他回來繼續下棋。那天晚上,路燈不知怎么突然亮了,昏黃的光暈籠罩著空蕩的藤椅,像是在為張爺爺照亮通往天堂的路。
第二天,路燈又滅了,再也沒亮過。有人找過電工,說是線路老化,修不好了。大家也沒再強求,像是覺得這盞燈本該隨著張爺爺一起熄滅。只是每天晚上路過,總會忍不住朝巷子盡頭望一眼,那里黑漆漆的,只有風吹過空蕩蕩的藤椅,發出 “吱呀” 的聲響,像是張爺爺在用拐杖敲棋盤。
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前幾天整理張爺爺的遺物,在他的藤椅坐墊下,發現了一個布包,里面是他用退休金買的新棋子,黑的油亮,白的瑩潤,還沒來得及用過。街坊們決定,等過了頭七,還在路燈下擺棋攤,用張爺爺的新棋子,就當他還坐在那里,用拐杖敲著棋盤,笑著說:“這步棋走得好!”
只是那盞路燈,再也不會亮了。就像張爺爺的笑聲,永遠地消失在了巷子里,只留下無盡的黑暗和思念,在每個夜晚,悄悄地蔓延。
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