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Shi Tuo’s Essay: Mr. Postman – modern chinese literature 师陀《邮差先生》
Mr. Postman "is a novel written by Shi Tuo during the Anti Japanese War in the 1940s. The novel has a gentle narrative tone and lacks strong storytelling. By depicting the daily life of Mr. Postman in a small town, it showcases the calm and peaceful rural life as well as the warm interactions between people. The postman in the novel is not only a messenger, but also a bridge connecting the residents of the small town with the outside world. Although his work is ordinary, it is full of profound insights into the lives of the small town residents and delicate depictions of human nature. 邮差先生 ◎ 师陀 邮差先生走到街上来,手里拿着一大把信。在这小城里他兼任邮务员,售票员①,但仍旧有许多剩余时间,每天戴上老花眼镜②,埋头在公案上剪裁花样。因此——再加上岁月的侵蚀,他的脊背驼了。当邮件来到的时候他站起来,他念着,将它们拣出来,然后小心的扎成一束。 “这一封真远③!”碰巧瞥见从云南或甘肃寄来的信,他便忍不住在心里叹息。他从来没有想到过比这更远的地方。其实他自己也弄不清云南和甘肃的方位——谁教它们处在那么远,远到使人一生不想去吃它们的小米饭或大头菜呢? 现在邮差先生手里拿着的是各种各样的信。从甘肃和云南来的邮件毕竟很少,它们最多的大概还是学生写给家长们的。 “又来催饷了④,”他心里说:“足够老头子忙三四天!” 他在空旷的很少行人的街上走着,一面想着,如果碰见母猪带领着小猪,便从旁边绕过去。小城的阳光晒着他花白了的头,晒着他穿皂布马褂的背,尘土极幸运的从脚下飞起来,落到他的白布袜子上,他的扎腿带上。在这小城里他用不着穿号衣。一个学生的家长又将向他诉苦,“毕业,毕我的业⑤!”他将听他过去听过无数次的,一个老人对于他的爱子所发的这种怨言,心里充满善意,他于是笑了。这些写信的人自然并不全认识他,甚至没有一个会想起他,但这没有关系,他知道他们,他们每换一回地址他都知道。 邮差先生于是敲门,门要是虚掩着,他走进去。 “家里有人吗?”他大声在过道里喊。 他有时候要等好久⑥。最后从里头走出一位老太太,她的女婿在外地做生意,再不然,她的儿子在外边当兵。一条狗激烈的在她背后叫着。她出来的很仓促,两只手湿淋淋的,分明刚才还在做事。 “干什么的⑦?”老太太问。 邮差先生告诉她:“有一封信,挂号信,得盖图章。” 老太太没有图章。 “那你打个铺保,晚半天到局子里来领。这里头也许有钱。” “有多少?” “我说也许有,不一定有。” 你能怎么办呢?对于这个好老太太。邮差先生费了半天唇舌,终于又走到街上来了。小城的阳光照在他的花白头顶上,他的模样既尊贵又从容,并有一种特别风韵,看见他你会当他是趁便出来散步的。说实话他又何必紧张,他手里的信反正总有时间全部送到,那么在这个小城里,另外难道还会有什么事等候他吗?虽然他有时候是这样抱歉,他为这个小城送来⑧——不,这种事是很少有的,但愿它不常有。 “送信的,有我的信吗?”正走间,一个爱开玩笑的小子忽然拦住他的去路。 “你的信吗?”邮差先生笑了。“你的信还没有来,这会儿正在路上睡觉呢。” 邮差先生拿着信,顺着街道走下去,没有一辆车子阻碍他,没有一种声音教他分心⑨。阳光充足的照到街岸上、屋脊上和墙壁上,整个小城都在寂静的光耀中。他身上要出汗,他心里——假使不为尊重自己的一把年纪跟好胡子,他真想大声哼唱小曲。为此他深深赞叹:这个小城的天气多好! Mr. Postman ◎ Shi Tuo Mr. Postman would walk up the street with a bundle of letters in his hand. Working in a small town as postman-stamp seller, he still had lots of spare time. Every day he would sit bending over his desk scissor-cutting flower patterns, wearing a pair of glasses for farsighted old people. All this, plus age, had given him a bent back. When the mail arrived, he would stand up,…
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