我相信好多我既朋友都知道,我屋企係賣報紙既,而我係睇漫畫雜誌大既。我地周記報檔,係元朗都做左四十年以上,絕對係老字號,但故事總有結束既時候,兩老都決定退下來了。
我好多年前已經開始叫佢地快些退休,賣報紙唔算好辛苦,但好天曬落雨濕,最怕係開檔收檔個陣落大雨,真係連底褲都濕哂。同埋確實係有唔少體力勞動,如果可以,都想佢地可以休息一下,找尋一些生活上既其他樂趣。
大家可能以為全屋漫畫,一定個個仔女都係漫畫迷,但其實係錯既,我係三姐弟中唯一一個瘋狂追漫畫既人,長大後甚至追埋雜誌報紙,我係報紙檔得到既知識,永世受用。
讀小學既時候,我已經有機會一個人睇檔,賣野既經驗好有趣。同時我亦有機會接獲到好多行家,買貨賣貨借貨,成本價格利潤,小學已經實習緊,我地三個到現在都無一個做生意,其實真係有點浪費。
擺街邊,有咩未見過,十幾人追打幾個人,幾個人後尾班馬追番原本個十幾個人,唔係電影橋段先至有,只係電影美化左而已。
自從中二開始,因為father一次拉傷,我開始左負責收檔,晚上七點半至八點,直至讀大學,保守估計有八成以上既呢段時間,我都係正在收緊檔既。讀大學後因為遲放學,所以收檔既機會減少左,但都應該有一半以上,真正既減少是在工作後,現在幾乎完全由father和mother收檔。係呢十多年收檔經歷,我地搬過檔口,檔口亦由木板型,轉為超金屬強化版,再變身為超金屬強化版二代及三代,無論係咩型,對於收檔,我絕對係專家,每塊木,每塊鐵,每一個鎖,我都清楚知道應該放邊度,點樣放先可以用最少既位放最多既野,又要確保方便聽朝佢地開檔。
我鍾意收檔,因為鍾意個種感覺,晚上既天氣比日間稍為舒適,大量放工放學回家既朋友和我們講byebye,對面大排檔燈火昌明,街燈默默地照著,再上有一個由左邊向右邊走既月亮,勞動一輪之後返屋企食飯。我同我father關於收檔個架車仔既感情,真係可以比得上陳奕迅首〈單車〉,次次落雨都係我推車佢拎遮,佢掛住遮我,但係佢又唔多識遮人,然後兩個都濕哂﹝雖然通常係執緊野個陣都已經濕哂﹞。
今次真係要收檔了。
每個人都有野會唔捨得,我最唔捨得係收檔,mother話佢最唔捨得係睇住一個個小朋友長大,唔講你唔知,佢地絕對係好多小朋友既偶像,返學放學見到佢地都好似見到明星咁興奮,又成日請佢地食野,又要同佢地捱手,好多小朋友都係又出世睇到讀中學都重有同佢地打招呼,隨時friend過自己屋企既長輩。father做既時間最耐,四十幾年,佢唔捨得既野只會仲多。
放手,真係一個好難既決定。
各位住元朗既朋友,好好把握機會la,七月二號前,記得來幫襯下。
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Hey Darth Mike.
I will miss your newspaper stand too. I remember last summer, almost everyday I will pass by your newspaper stand and I would try my best to help your father and mother close. I know that letting go is very hard, and I wish your mom and dad all the best! They have worked very hard over the last 40+ years, and they are truly the pride of Yuen Long!
- Aaron Ko
thx man!
I also pride of you if you understand all Chinese words in my post.
life goes on. just hope they enjoy their retired life.
Let me remembered, the first newspaper stand was near the corner (there was a supermarket and then it was "Tsi Shu Lung", I remembered that "Tai Tai" and the supermarket were the first visit when my mom visit your home.
Few year later, your newspaper stand moved to the current location (next to the bank).
In year 200x, the news stand still tied to a concrete pole, a traditional stand. Then someone gives the new look (the red stand) where your mom complained about the apron...or something. Now the new stand with the new apron, and all the extension. Like the news stand transformer.....
In 2008, I may visit you again in December/January. Still looking for the information to go to Japan and Taiwan. If your sister and you can help to plan out the information, please let me know.
Next time when I see the news stand, I would no longer the money collector; but rather the payee for a newspaper...
M
My sister and me ofcoruse can provide u info on the trip planing. just send us questions or info that you want to us, we would give you "professional" advices.
the supermarket you said should be "Mei Ar". Actually i totally can't imagine any of that supermarket.
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