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    ??她???埋???头???走???得???太???快???，???撞???了???人???才???注???意???到???，???那???是???个???穿???了???马???褂???的???壮???年???男???子???，???手???里???还???牵???了???个???女???娃???娃???，???看???上???去???文???质???彬???彬???的???，???见???她???小???姑???娘???孤???身???一???人???，???瞬???间???找???起???了???茬???。

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    ??“???不???好???意???思???，???是???我???没???注???意???。???”???毕???竟???是???自???己???撞???了???人???，???荏???南???乖???乖???道???了???歉???，???打???算???错???身???走???过???去???。

    ??那???人???却???移???了???一???步???，???挡???住???去???路???，???“???道???个???歉???就???可???以???啦???，???今???日???穿???的???还???是???新???衫???，???被???你???撞???脏???了???，???总???得???请???个???客???吃???饭???赔???礼???吧???。???”???脸???上???一???副???嬉???笑???的???样???子???，???和???之???前???那???斯???文???模???样???大???相???径???庭???。

    ??荏???南???哪???里???会???受???这???种???气???，???沉???下???脸???来???刚???要???训???斥???，???从???后???面???站???出???来???一???个???男???人???。

    ??“???这???位???先???生???，???我???们???家???小???小???姐???如???果???和???您???有???什???么???冲???突???的???话???，???还???请???谅???解???，???如???果???您???执???意???要???追???究???的???话???，???那???麻???烦???您???和???我???们???去???车???上???，???好???好???商???谈???。???”???话???说???得???虽???然???客???气???，???可???这???一???身???讲???究???的???西???装???和???高???大???的???块???头???，???还???有???旁???边???停???着???的???汽???车???，???都???显???示???了???这???是???有???来???头???的???。

    ??荏???南???看???了???他???一???眼???，???这???是???大???哥???手???下???负???责???保???全???的???秘???书???。???大???哥???让???他???跟???上???来???，???终???究???还???是???在???意???自???己???的???，???可???是???为???什???么???大???哥???不???来???，???她???红???着???眼???低???着???头???，???让???秘???书???和???那???无???赖???交???涉???。

    ??那???人???也???是???个???欺???软???怕???硬???的???，???看???了???不???经???事???的???女???学???生???就???欺???负???，???见???了???不???好???惹???的???就???想???溜???，???他???牵???着???的???小???姑???娘???走???慢???了???一???点???，???便???被???狠???狠???拧???了???脸???，???一???下???子???大???哭???起???来???。

    ??荏???南???这???下???气???不???过???，???追???上???去???拦???住???那???男???人???教???训???道???：???“???你???欺???负???她???做???什???么???？???”

    ??那???人???强???辩???道???：???“???这???是???我???侄???女???，???没???爹???没???妈???在???我???家???吃???我???的???住???我???的???，???我???怎???么???不???能???教???训???，???外???人???管???人???家???家???事???做???什???么???？???”???说???完???那???人???瞟???了???眼???身???后???的???男???人???抱???起???侄???女???快???步???逃???了

    ??“???你???…???…???”???荏???南???还???要???继???续???追???，???秘???书???劝???她???：???“???小???小???姐???，???这???事???不???好???追???究???。???”

    ??荏???南???也???知???道???这???是???别???人???家???的???事???，???只???是???掐???了???下???那???个???小???囡???的???脸???，???不???管???警???察???还???是???妇???幼???保???护???会???，???大???概???是???都???不???会???管???或???管???不???了???的???，???可???她???看???着???那???个???小???囡???被???那???男???人???胡???乱???抱???着???哭???个???不???停???，???那???男???子???嫌???烦???还???又???掐???了???她???一???下???，???便???觉???得???伤???心???。

    ??她???年???幼???就???失???了???父???母???，???偏???又???有???些???遗???产???，???那???些???父???亲???离???乡???后???多???年???没???联???系???的???亲???戚???一???下???子???全???涌???出???来???了???，???为???了???争???夺???她???的???抚???养???权???，???个???个???争???得???跟???乌???眼???鸡???一???样???，???仿???佛???都???将???她???当???亲???生???女???儿???看???待???。

    ??她???还???记???得???那???乡???下???来???的???表???姑???妈???面???红???耳???赤???地???和???五???叔???公???吵???架???，???说???五???叔???公???要???养???她???就???是???为???了???给???自???己???那???不???中???用???的???痴???肥???儿???子???找???童???养???媳???，???自???己???是???她???亲???姑???妈???肯???定???是???最???贴???心???的???。

    ??五???叔???公???就???争???辩???说???表???姑???从???来???重???男???轻???女???，???家???里???的???姑???娘???从???来???落???不???着???好???，???打???水???洗???衣???烧???饭???喂???猪???，???为???了???省???柴???火???连???热???水???都???不???让???用???，???大???冬???天???的???洗???衣???服???洗???得???满???手???都???是???冻???疮???，???几???年???下???来???，???再???好???不???了???了???。

    ??表???姑???妈???被???戳???了???痛???脚???，???就???从???后???面???戳???她???的???肋???骨???，???让???她???主???动???表???态???，???戳???得???她???生???疼???，???其???他???的???亲???戚???也???趁???机???加???入???了???混???战???。

    ??荏???南???抿???着???嘴???不???说???话???，???只???抱???紧???了???她???的???熊???宝???宝???。

    ??一???个???个???都???吵???得???沸???反???盈???天???，???一???个???个???都???声???嘶???力???竭???地???说???着???自???己???对???她???多???好???，???荏???南???把???头???埋???进???熊???娃???娃???里???，???可???是???也???挡???不???住???那???些???声???音???传???进???来???。

    ??她???站???起???来???跑???了???出???去???，???大???人???们???都???想???捉???住???她???，???一???双???双???手???在???她???的???身???后???张???开???，???马???上???就???要???抓???住???她???了???。???荏???南???用???尽???全???力???跑???着???，???小???小???的???心???脏???快???要???爆???炸???了???，???却???在???转???角???上???撞???上???了???人???，???摔???倒???在???地???。

    ??完???了???，???要???被???抓???住???了???，???没???有???人???保???护???她???了???。

    ??荏???南???坐???在???地???上???，???红???了???眼???圈???，???一???双???手???温???柔???地???将???她???托???了???起???来???抱???在???怀???里???，???荏???南???下???意???识???环???住???他???的???脖???子???，???是???庆???之???哥???哥???。

    ??他???没???有???问???荏???南???怎???么???了???，???只???是???和???她???说???，???“???别???怕???。???”???然???后???便???这???么???抱???着???荏???南???，???穿???过???挂???着???白???绸???的???灵???堂???，???走???到???那???群???虎???视???眈???眈???的???亲???戚???当???中???。

    ??“???各???位???，???荏???南???的???父???亲???江???徳???怀???在???生???前???已???经???立???下???遗???嘱???，???将???她???交???给???我???们???江???家???抚???养???直???至???成???人???，???有???劳???大???家???操???劳???荏???南???父???亲???的???葬???礼???，???如???今???头???七???已???过???，???江???某???会???安???排???车???马???送???各???位???回???乡???的???。???”

    ??这???下???炸???开???了???锅???，???窥???伺???已???久???的???亲???戚???们???哪???里???肯???放???手???，???当???即???各???种???攻???讦???，???“???我???们???才???是???荏???南???的???亲???人???，???你???算???什???么???人???？???”???，???“???你???们???家???就???是???贪???图???荏???南???家???财???产???。???”???，???还???有???拿???挡???枪???来???说???事???的???，???“???人???就???是???你???阿???爸???害???死???的???，???你???们???还???敢???在???这???里???装???好???人???？???”???脸???上???的???狰???狞???越???发???露???骨???了???。

    ??小???孩???的???心???思???是???最???敏???感???的???，???荏???南???转???过???头???不???去???看???那???些???脸???，???把???自???己???埋???在???庆???之???哥???哥???的???肩???头???，???小???小???的???手???环???得???更???紧???了???。

    ??江???庆???之???没???有???急???着???反???驳???，???而???是???摸???了???下???怀???里???小???囡???的???头???，???半???低???下???身???子???捡???起???之???前???落???在???这???里???的???熊???宝???宝???，???拍???拍???干???净???还???给???她???，???才???推???了???推???眼???镜???，???说???道???：???“???诸???位???，???关???于???荏???南???的???去???处???，???是???荏???南???父???亲???生???前???在???律???师???的???见???证???下???立???下???的???遗???嘱???，???现???在???遗???嘱???和???复???印???件???都???保???存???着???。???”

    ??“???徳???怀???死???前???中???了???枪???，???肯???定???是???昏???了???头???了???，???那???哪???里???能???算???数!???”

    ??“???算???不???算???数???不???是???你???我???说???了???算???的???，???是???法???律???说???了???算???的???，???立???遗???嘱???时???荏???南???父???亲???神???智???完???全???清???醒???，???当???时???我???父???亲???与???荏???南???父???亲???自???知???前???路???危???险???，???都???立???了???遗???嘱???，???一???方???死???了???的???话???另???一???方???便???要???照???顾???留???下???的???子???女???和???遗???孀???，???我???父???亲???的???遗???嘱???也???一???并???在???律???师???那???里???存???留???，???各???位???也???大???可???自???己???找???律???师???咨???询???看???看???，???若???要???打???抚???养???权???的???官???司???，???赢???面???有???多???大???。???”

    ??“???你???少???吓???唬???我???们???我???告???诉???你???，???你???们???家???就???是???想???谋???夺???徳???怀???家???产???，???我???们???这???些???可???都???是???顶???亲???的???亲???人???，???哪???能???叫???你???得???逞???！???”

    ??“???财???产???全???部???都???归???于???荏???南???一???个???人???，???在???她???成???年???前???将???会???由???信???托???基???金???管???理???，???是???荏???南???父???亲???在???生???前???入???资???的???国???安???信???托???基???金???，???是???叶???鸿???英???先???生???等???人???创???立???的???，???叶???先???生???原???来???是???北???洋???政???府???农???商???部???顾???问???，???在???上???海???极???有???威???信???，???自???然???会???守???信???。???”

    ??众???人???没???了???理???由???，???可???又???不???肯???撒???手???，???便???在???那???里???耍???泼???，???江???庆???之???一???脸???淡???漠???任???由???他???们???吵???，???只???是???伸???手???将???荏???南???的???小???脑???袋???往???自???己???怀???里???按???，???盖???住???她???的???耳???朵???，???不???让???她???听???到???那???些???话???。

    ??等???他???们???也???嚷???嚷???累???了???，???才???继???续???说???：???“???江???先???生???在???遗???嘱???上???还???写???明???了???拿???出???一???部???分???回???馈???乡???里???和???族???亲???，???我???们???家???与???荏???南???父???亲???同???根???同???源???，???愿???意???加???厚???三???分???，???但???遗???嘱???也???同???样???写???明???了???如???果???在???抚???养???权???上???有???所???纠???缠???，???这???笔???钱???便???取???消???。???”

    ??他???的???镜???片???闪???过???光???，???“???各???位???是???想???拿???着???这???笔???钱???回???乡???好???好???经???营???，???还???是???在???这???里???就???地???找???个???律???师???与???我???家???打???官???司???，???江???某???都???无???意???见???，???反???正???结???果???对???我???们???来???说???不???会???有???任???何???区???别???，???但???对???于???各???位???来???说???有???没???有???区???别???，???就???需???要???你???们???细???细???掂???量???了???。???”

    ??此???时???他???也???不???过???是???个???刚???成???年???的???少???年???，???可???背???挺???得???笔???直???，???神???情???坚???定???，???眼???神???能???直???看???进???人???心???里???去???，???站???在???那???里???，???便???谁???也???不???能???忽???略???他???。

    ??亲???戚???们???面???面???相???觑???，???又???悉???悉???索???索???商???量???了???一???阵???，???到???底???妥???协???了???，???江???庆???之???丝???毫???不???意???外???，???客???气???地???将???众???人???送???走???回???旅???馆???，???留???下???荏???南???和???他???两???个???人???。

    ??他???将???荏???南???放???下???，???自???己???蹲???了???下???来???和???她???平???视???。

    ??“???荏???南???，???和???我???回???家???好???吗???？???”

    ??除???了???父???亲???去???世???的???第???一???日???，???荏???南???之???后???都???没???有???哭???过???，???她???太???小???，???还???不???理???解???为???什???么???前???几???天???还???在???让???她???骑???大???马???，???带???她???去???游???乐???场???的???阿???爹???怎???么???就???突???然???死???了???，???怎???么???就???“???再???也???回???不???来???了???”???，???她???怎???么???就???成???了???“???没???爹???没???妈???的???孩???子???了???”???。

    ??这???些???话???她???都???听???不???明???白???，???所???以???只???抱???着???自???己???的???熊???宝???宝???，???什???么???都???不???听???。

    ??可???不???知???道???为???什???么???，???庆???之???哥???哥???明???明???没???有???哄???她???，???也???没???有???骂???她???，???可???眼???泪???就???是???止???不???住???，???连???鼻???涕???也???流???了???出???来???。

    ??江???庆???之???叹???了???口???气???，???掏???出???手???帕???擦???她???的???眼???泪???，???然???后???放???在???鼻???子???上???，???哄???她???说???：???“???用???劲???。???”

    ??荏???南???哼???哼???地???出???着???气???，???江???庆???之???替???她???擦???干???净???后???，???将???她???小???小???的???身???子???抱???进???怀???里???。

    ??“???以???后???我???就???是???你???的???大???哥???，???你???就???是???我???们???家???里???的???囡???囡???。???”

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