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稽查員帶來的兵士們,見兩名憲兵走了過來,有些士兵因為心虛,不禁開始你看我、我看你!畢竟他們都知道,自己曾幹過哪些見不得光的勾當!187Please respect copyright.PENANAsVY3FSKL7n
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「這裡......咋會有憲兵?」排長嘴裡嘀咕。187Please respect copyright.PENANAuN2Ww9njwa
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稽查員:「怕啥子呢,放心,這裡有俺在!」187Please respect copyright.PENANAyRzoxFJKFc
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弘爺模仿去年老瓦自介時的動作,先拱手作揖,然後字正腔圓地報上自己的姓名、軍銜,及所屬部隊番號。187Please respect copyright.PENANAMEnYdvJYc7
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稽查員仔細打量眼前這名陌生憲兵,瞧他年紀雖大,卻是個二等兵!加上舉手投足間,還有幾分江湖範兒!他在心裡琢磨著:此人若不是以下犯上,遭降階懲處,就是高深莫測的落難英雄!看來......在摸清他的來路以前,還是先禮讓三分微妙!187Please respect copyright.PENANAe9YoevlwNq
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於是稽查員先賣弘爺一個面子,也拱手作揖,回敬一番。187Please respect copyright.PENANAuNi1BF53Q0
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排長聽到弘爺所屬部隊的番號後,趕緊湊到稽查員耳旁,怯聲提示:「他是『狄隊長』的人!」187Please respect copyright.PENANAP3QrBk4zL2
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「哪個『狄隊長』?俺怎沒聽說過!」稽查員語帶不屑地說。187Please respect copyright.PENANAd45syOU3BO
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弘爺見狄隊的名聲不管用,於是又問:「神機百總-楊文釗、楊站長,您可認得?」187Please respect copyright.PENANA1r9zprfjda
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一聽到楊站的名字,稽查員剎時就楞住了!再加上排長剛才在耳邊提及大輪車的事蹟,這下換他心裡開始沒底了!187Please respect copyright.PENANAaL0D0THHmg
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弘爺察覺到稽查員的臉色略有異樣,接著再問:「瓦上孔明-邢雋祺、邢主任,您可認得?」187Please respect copyright.PENANAaDhklfEaGq
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「哈哈哈哈,原來您認得『神爺』和『瓦爺』!唉唷,不早說,失敬失敬!」稽查員立馬換了張笑臉,變得和顏悅色起來!187Please respect copyright.PENANA1KVaMEqhVn
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經過一番虛情假意的客套寒暄後,換由弘爺代表出面與稽查員交涉。187Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2rNxk3jZj
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弘爺模仿外省人的口氣,說道:「能否賣莊某一個面子,還望大人高抬貴手,網開一面,放過身後這群鄉親父老一馬?」187Please respect copyright.PENANAqtbDvRsYpS
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「哈哈哈......既然是神爺的人,那就是自己人!好說......都好說。」稽查員話雖如此,卻面有難色。接著又說:「可您也知道......上峰有令,每天要查扣多少頓量,那都有數,您也別給俺太為難!」187Please respect copyright.PENANAb6VYugmuvR
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幾番來回討價還價,雙方最終取得共識;稽查員答應只押走今天查緝商貨的一半量,另一半悉數返還攤商!187Please respect copyright.PENANASEOc8IPOKb
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稍晚,待兵士們把商貨搬上卡車後,稽查員隨即收隊走人!等卡車徹底消失在視野範圍後,大夥這才鬆了口氣!原本還繃緊緊的肅穆表情,瞬間岔了氣,全都笑了開來!187Please respect copyright.PENANAyJH5IcynHD
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阿偉故意模仿一遍弘爺拱手作揖的動作和口氣,笑讚:「還有模有樣呢!」187Please respect copyright.PENANAOd0gkPvRKX
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廟口攤商們,對大輪車一行人的仗義解圍,無不表示感激與佩服,紛紛誇口讚頌!187Please respect copyright.PENANAKlLTx8WsB4
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糧行雖被帶走一半的米糧,但至少不是顆粒無剩。稍晚,阿丁扶著外婆,特地來向浩克致謝,還拎著一大瓶清酒要贈與他們!187Please respect copyright.PENANAnnSbyS1A09
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一早就有驚無險的遇上這麼攤事,今天也沒心思做生意了,乾脆早早打烊;趁弘爺、阿偉難得來一趟江仔嘴,大夥拎著清酒,再帶上幾隻沒來得及售出的烤鴨,回到平房小聚一場。187Please respect copyright.PENANAIqF0kVMkga
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自查緝風波後,廟口菜市的熱鬧氣氛大不如前,攤商們都不敢在自家店舖裡擺滿商貨,就怕哪天稽查隊又回來搜刮一波!187Please respect copyright.PENANAiWVAzte5k9
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話雖如此,但生意還得做,只是得藏著、偷著做。小額交易尚且能在菜市進行,量大一點的,就得去到附近較隱蔽的倉庫進行。像菸、酒這類奢侈品,市場上幾乎絕跡!要真想買,還得找到熟人引路,走完三關四卡後才能買到。187Please respect copyright.PENANA27boD0ARzX
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除了生意難做外,通貨膨脹更是可怕!當前一包香菸少說也得準備個五、六千才買得到,進口菸甚至破萬的都有!好些地方甚至不再使用貨幣交易了,而是乾脆以物易物!187Please respect copyright.PENANAtYQ8w6fHv0
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農曆七月半後,湳仔溝的新鴨場開始動工、整地,大夥白天幾乎都在那裡忙活工程。187Please respect copyright.PENANAGOaUixIa7r
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好在羅排帶來一匹馬,算是解決了此前獸力不足的運輸問題。但一則以喜,一則以憂;蔡蓉身體出現微恙,海川說她最近沒天沒夜的吐!不得已,只好告假在家休養,而顧店的工作就交給羅排和花子兩人暫代。187Please respect copyright.PENANACRLtRWW4k4
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羅排雖不懂閩南話,但好在花子會日語,能用流利的日語和客人交談;也多虧最近生意不是很好,二人守在店鋪裡幫襯,勉強還湊合。187Please respect copyright.PENANAI20C2IJXJA
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查理的私塾也在這幾天開業,但門可羅雀;畢竟鄉親們飯都吃不飽了,哪還顧得上讀書!即便收費再低廉,也是乏人問津。187Please respect copyright.PENANAdBVRzhs6WN
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後來在海川的引薦下,找到幾個大戶人家,聘請查理前去擔任家教,教他們的孩子學習英語。187Please respect copyright.PENANAZuN8nQyAD5
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轉眼間,時間來到九月。一天早晨,和往常一樣,開店前,浩克和俊泰先烤好十隻鴨。187Please respect copyright.PENANAK7oNjIqKTx
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「不烤太多,怕賣不完......我估計今天要能賣出五隻就算不錯了。」浩克對羅排說道。187Please respect copyright.PENANAClUX0Q4FWt
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羅排:「放心吧,有花子在,我看能賣六隻!」187Please respect copyright.PENANAKED4qHZSjH
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聽羅排幽這麼一默,浩克先會心一笑,然後說:「你們就這麼點志氣?不挑戰看看十隻全賣掉!」187Please respect copyright.PENANAQrCHusLb0r
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羅排擺了擺手,笑道:「都賣光了,我們晚餐吃什麼?」187Please respect copyright.PENANAaap0dGu9tG
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浩克作勢飛踢羅排屁股,懟道:「原來你在惦記著今天的即期品!」187Please respect copyright.PENANAYYTcVHTAxn
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把店舖交給羅排和花子後,浩克便駕著馬車,和俊泰一起往湳仔溝工地趕去。187Please respect copyright.PENANA08Nc00AZnL
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原以為今天會像前幾天一樣,又是站櫃、顧店、趕蒼蠅的一天。上午10點剛過,突然來了八名年輕人,年紀都不大,甚至有幾個看起來還是未成年!他們上門來也不買東西,就東看看、西瞧瞧,時不時還隨手翻翻排列整齊的商品!187Please respect copyright.PENANA67YSd33scS
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帶頭的年紀稍長,但看上去還不到二十歲;一副痞子德性,腳踩著木屐,頂著山本頭,還對羅排說了一大串閩南話!但羅排聽不懂,只好讓花子用日語試著與他們溝通。187Please respect copyright.PENANArZXXhdiM4h
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「他們想知道我們是誰?還問原本顧店的大姊怎麼沒看到人?」花子用客家話對羅排說道。187Please respect copyright.PENANAEZzyuRtjwd
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帶頭少年一聽到客家話,當場就懵了!還特地退到街上,再確認一遍有沒有走錯攤。他嘴裡嘀咕:「『嘸毋對啊』(沒有錯啊),確定是『大輪車烤鴨舖』,是安怎會換作客家人在這顧攤?」187Please respect copyright.PENANA7MEEA8qRPK
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不過少年才懶得管那麼多,因為後面還有其他攤販等著對付,不想在第一家耗太久,於是按慣例,直接向他們索要這個月的規費!187Please respect copyright.PENANApT0jbutjDM
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可少年話還沒說完,一個小跟班就湊到花子身旁,用輕蔑的眼神上下打量,還頻頻出手騷擾!羅排見狀,趕緊把花子拉過來身後,以迴避他們無禮的調戲!187Please respect copyright.PENANAJCgvsPSJUE
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以往這些地痞、流氓,都是蔡蓉在應付;按廟口規矩,交錢就能了事,彼此也就圖個和氣生財。187Please respect copyright.PENANA1FpVkqbCd8
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可偏偏蔡蓉告假不在,而羅排又沒有應對這類社會事的經驗;他看對方不過是群小屁孩,加上花子還在一旁看著,說什麼也不能讓自己漏氣!187Please respect copyright.PENANAiKTbxwRZXF
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雙方幾番推嚷之後,雄性激素爆棚的羅排,竟模仿起浩克上回挑釁稽查員的強硬姿態,透過花子翻譯,堅決表示:「我們分文不交,半步不讓!」
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