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老爸写春联

Updated: 2015-03-03 11:05

[图/People.cn]

文/ 彭震

春节快到了,我们家最忙碌的是老爸,别看老爸不做家务,却写着一手好毛笔字,春节前,来我们家求老爸写对联的人络绎不绝,老爸性情好,对每一位来求对联的人,都不会让人失望。

每年一过了腊月二十三,老爸便准备写春联了,他要求自己写的春联必须要自己鉴定合格才能交到邻居们的手里,春联中如果有一个字写不好,老爸宁肯把这幅春联撕掉也不会让亲朋好友们挂出去。所以,老爸的春联写的非常累,还不计报酬。

老爸的春联有几种套路,老套路是一种,而老套路里面还分几种,如“旧桃换新府”、“春风扬柳万千条”类老掉牙的春联,一般给那种两口之家的老年人家庭,“四海翻腾云水怒,五洲震荡风雷激”这类春联适应欣赏毛泽东时代的老人。对这两种家庭,倘把春联换成了新词,大概人家还不够喜欢呢。这种春联老爸写起来最顺,几幅春联,老爸一阵挥毫泼墨等便完成了。墨迹干了,老爸便安排我送去。不但没有报酬,还要亲自给人送去,你说老爸写的春联冤不冤?

还有一类春联,用词上老爸就需要认真斟酌了,如给我们宿舍里文化人的春联,既要新颖,还要有寓意。老爸文化程度并不高,可还是自己写了一副,“喜鹊登枝鸣新春,金羊进门送富贵”,把最新鲜最时尚的春联写给宿舍里的文化人。

再就是许多来求春联的人,他们自己拿来春联的词语,只让老爸书写就可以了。老爸写之前,要仔细看,把字的一笔一划都印到脑子里后,才肯下笔。

还有一个炒股的哥们,今年赚了不少,非要让老爸给他写一幅春联,老爸想了一晚上,终于给他写好了,“送骏马,一马当先,马拉阳线过三千;接金羊,三羊开泰,羊举红棒上一万。”横楣是“发家致富”,哥们看了,高兴极了,连称“好春联。”非请我喝了一顿酒才算作罢。

春节临近,来我们家求春联的人越来越多,大家喜笑颜开,对老爸说,到春节这天,我们都来给您拜年,有喜欢书法的,趁此之际,想求老爸的书法作品,老爸一一答应。

看来,过了春节老爸也轻松不了。

 

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