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February 20, 2024 3 mins

利是錢

 

利是錢是我們那個年代的小孩子最重要的收入來源。當時,爸爸媽媽只會給生活費,如學校飯盒錢、交通費等等,而所謂的「零用錢」,往往只能靠吃得便宜一點,或放學後選擇步行回家而省下來。

 

所以一到農曆年,我們便會「發錢寒」,那句「恭喜發財、利是逗來」是何等由衷地說出口。最記得,一輪拜年活動過後,我和弟弟便會悄悄地躲進洗手間或後樓梯,以手感或目測方式盤算利是封內的是「硬嘢」(硬幣)還是「軟嘢」(紙幣)。

 

利是錢有什麼用?當然不會高瞻遠矚地用於「將來讀大學」。由於我的利是錢是必須經過母親「抽水」,流到我私人銀包的其實已所餘無幾。既然彌足珍貴,就一定要善用,我們會跑到不同的玩具店格價,然後再思前想後,往往花三五七天,才決定將利是錢押在那件玩具上。

 

也試過發生不幸的事情。見我們逗得一大疊利是,較年長的表哥們便乘機大叫「買得大賠得大」,結果我們的「血汗錢」就在一片「魚蝦蟹」的聲浪中被人「通殺」!所以我向來很少恭賀別人「橫財就手」,反而自小便深深領略到「貪字得個貧」這大道理。

 

年代不同,這個年代的幸福小孩可謂「視錢財如糞土」 — 物質已經很豐富,要擁有什麼亦不需要靠利是錢,因此兩名女兒饅頭包包通常一收到利是便直接交給媽媽;到今天為止,他們亦從來沒有過問歷來的利是錢究竟有多少。當然,自小不用為錢煩惱,說到底也算是一份福氣。

 

新一年將至,祝各位讀者新年蒙福、身體健康、凡事順利。

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