上海来客

0xSorosPublished on 2024-08-09Last updated on 2024-08-09

出租车停在京都的马路边。司机身着黑色西装,向我挥手致意。我赶忙把手从风衣袋子里抽出来回应司机。

日本是一个重视规矩的国家。大家太讲究规则了,反而让人有些窒息。像此刻我站在红绿灯前,大手一挥,略微焦躁的等车,甚至是有些“迷惑”众人的行为。望着街上步履稍带点匆忙的行人,你会觉得有一点点不合时宜。你希望一切赶快过去。

走在日本的街道上,感觉像是一潭死水。青春与活力已被埋葬。一切都起不了波澜。

我见到的出租车司机,大多是60岁以上的老人。笔挺的西装掩盖不了肉体的苍老。斑白的两鬓、满脸的皱褶,和所剩无几的头发,都在诉说着衰老的事实。武士道的盔甲下,是一具具白色的骷髅在强忍倦意,支撑着所剩无几的体面。

我的行李重。自从我看到一位司机爷爷在提了我的行李后满脸通红,我就有些后怕,万一脑溢血晕过去怎么办。这之后车到目的地了我自觉把行李从后备箱提出来。

当司机爷爷得知我来自中国上海后,我们开始上海话夹杂着普通话闲聊。我还是说着怪怪的洋泾浜。在异乡听到家乡方言是一种宽慰,像是在冰天雪地里有人递过来一杯滚烫的热水。亲切感从皮肤和血液里溢出来。

老爷爷说他以前住在万航渡路,静安寺附近。我说那咱们真巧,之前有一段时间我也住在那儿。不远的岚山环绕着我们,透过车窗我望着山峦叠翠,脑海里想起有个旅游博主介绍静安寺的说辞:

在上海最繁华的商圈坐落着一座寺庙。庙里的僧人忍受着喧嚣与寂寞参透佛法。如同青花瓷歌词里描绘的意境:繁华声遁入空门折煞了世人。久光百货门前的那根金色狮柱在我面前浮现。

九十年代初兴起过一股出国打工潮。那时电视台正在热播姜文王姬的《北京人在纽约》,他的朋友们看完后热血沸腾,毅然出国决心干一番事业。老爷爷亦是浩壮队伍里的一员。

那个时间点中国的劳动力便宜,在一段时间里没有跟上国际标准,出国打工确实是门好生意。几年的时间,大家手里都能攒上个小五万十万的钱。那会万元户在中国已经算有钱人。

我们聊到痰盂罐。从前人们住在老公房里。厨房间是几家人共用的。屎尿屁要用痰盂罐。每天早上,出门打开地上的阴井盖,把屎和尿倒进去。

在国外打工了三四年后,老爷爷在日本组建了家庭,就这么在日本扎下了,一扎就是三十多年。

“我的好多朋友后来都发达了。”他的一些朋友,则在当时选择了回国。回国后,一家老小挤在一间老破小里,日常生活的矛盾少不了,再加上到了该结婚的年纪。种种原因促使了他的朋友们买了商品房。适逢迎来国内房屋商品化改革。中国房价十年来的一路飙升自此开始。

“所以你的朋友们当时买房子,也不是眼光有多好,只是到了不买不行只能咬紧牙关买了的地步。”我想起前辈和我调侃过:当一个人在你面前夸夸其谈他投资的成功是因为自身超前的认知时,你可以一律视之为骗子。

“买了第一套房子后,价格很快涨了三五倍。尝到甜头了,把房子抵押给银行,贷款出来继续买第二套第三套房子。”那时还没有房屋限购政策。买房子的好时光。如果有上帝视角的话,这样的对话铁定是发生在两个亚洲人之间的,确切的说是中国人。我们讲究成家,立业与功成名就。

中国全面进入改革开放之际,日本开始失落的十年。亚洲四小龙衰退的同时,是新兴大国崛起的伊始。经历了三十多年奇迹般的高速发展。然而近十年,所有的一切又已物是人非。

我没有问打工的细节。甜蜜蜜这些电影里有,在肯德基里做收银员,在中国餐馆的后厨里刷盘子。在各个地方打零工。以及在昏暗的宿舍里两个远在他乡的年轻人相互取暖的情节。

今天正好是中国农历新年,抖音这些短视频平台放着甜蜜蜜里的新年祝福片段:新年进步,恭喜发财,一帆风顺,身体健康,事事如意,龙马精神,如意吉祥,大吉大利,友谊万岁。黎明和张曼玉俊俏的容颜令人心醉。他们最美好的年月停格在影像中。

“过年不回家,你家里人不会讲你吗。” 我和老爷爷说我是出来避避风头的,国内的疫情管控实在令人无法忍受。这海外一漂,也漂泊了将近三个月了。而我的记忆仍旧停留在上海的11月末。

除此之外我没有再说什么。关于旧时光的碎片,模糊的游走在一些轻描淡写的话里。我明白老爷爷只是想把这些事和一个陌生人说一说。只是说一说罢了。关于选择,关于命运。些许失意,但此时早已看淡。我想此刻我们之间相互是有默契的。

老爷爷60几岁的老人了,头发全部没了,带着一副金丝边眼睛,不过他的身上有一股儒雅之风。整个人的气质有些像演济公的游本昌老师。

金阁寺到了。老爷爷把车停下。入乡随俗,我们相互道别。我谢谢老爷爷送我到这儿,老爷爷祝我在京都玩的开心。我们互道珍重。

北岛出走海外的时间点和老爷爷远走他乡在外打工的时间差不多。我们在车上聊起八零年代年轻人的精神生活。我们谈起诗人。老爷爷问我喜欢北岛的哪首诗。我说我最喜欢他的《波兰来客》。不过那不是一首诗歌,而是北岛写的一篇怀念昔日友人的文章。里面有一段伤感的话:

那时我们有梦。关于文学。关于爱情。关于世界的旅行。如今我们深夜饮酒。杯子碰到一起。都是梦碎的声音。

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