父亲的坟墓/金雷泉(赵金基译）

程思良

父亲的坟墓/金雷泉
　　
　　风水宝地鏊子坪，平坦开阔，树木葱郁，环境优美。王老汉死后，儿子遵从他生前愿望，把他安葬在这儿。
　　这儿要建开发区了，所有的土地被征用，所有的地面附着物和坟墓都要搬迁。王老汉的儿子很惋惜，辛苦了一辈子的父亲，刚刚入土不到百天，亡灵还没得到安息，又要搬坟！
　　为说服王老汉的儿子，工作人员采取了所有的手段。王老汉的儿子也无奈地接受了每坟1000元的补助条件，迁坟。他大哭一场，隆重地搬迁了父亲的坟墓。结果，迁坟后，1000元的补助还有剩余。
　　刚过半年，开发区扩建，又要迁坟。开发办的人又去做工作，王老汉的儿子说了如此这般的一大堆理由，明眼人一听是多要些钱嘛，又加了200元。1200元使儿子痛快地又把父亲的坟搬迁。这次，坟墓建得很简单，估计可能还要搬，儿子显得很平静。
　　看到王老汉的儿子又把他爹草草埋葬在开发区的边缘，王老汉生前的酒友李大量恍然明白，赞叹说，王兄真会死，死了还能挣钱！便嘱咐自己儿子：“我死了，你把我也埋在开发区的边上！”
　　儿子欣然答应说：“对，把墓坑挖浅点，坟墓简陋点！”
　　
　　
　　Father’s Tomb
　　
　　By Jin Leiquan
　　
　　Aoziping, where it was smooth, wide and fine with luxuriant trees, used to be a rare location for tombs. Here, of his own will, Lao Wang was buried by his son Xiao Wang.
　　Shortly after, Aoziping was taken over as a development zone, which meant that all ground things including tombs must be moved. Xiao Wang felt terribly sorry for his father, who toiled all his life and had to move less than one hundred days after his burial. How could his soul rest in peace?
　　They tried everything to persuade Xiao Wang; eventually he had to agree to move the tomb on a compensation of 1,000yuan. After his good wailing, Xiao Wang moved the tomb solemnly; the compensation turned out to be more than enough for the movement.
　　It was half a year later that the tomb had to move again because the development zone was to expand. They tried again to persuade Xiao Wang, only to learn that he wanted more money regardless of this or that. With 1,200yuan, he readily moved his father’s tomb again, and this time it was made simple. Considering the tomb being likely moved once again, Xiao Wang didn’t wail.
　　When Li Daliang, Lao Wang’s pot companion, saw Xiao Wang casually bury his father adjacent to the development zone, a light suddenly broke in upon him. “That a Lao Wang! He makes money though dead!” He commented, with a sigh. “When I die, just bury me equally adjacent to the development zone.” He exhorted his son.
　　“All right. I’ll make a simple tomb with a shallow vault.” The son agreed, with good grace.

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