今日の「天職人」は、三重県志摩市阿児町の「魚の行商人」。（平成21年5月12日毎日新聞掲載）
大漁旗が船に舞う 濁声（だみごえ）響く競り場では 目利き自慢が札を刺す 安乗港は朝未だき 鰹鯖鯵スルメ烏賊 母は軽トラ積み込んで 行って来るよと行商へ 女太助のお通りだい
三重県志摩市阿児町の魚の行商人、浜口小波さんを訪ねた。
「小波ちゃん。家はこの活きのいい、鰹一本丸ごともうとくわ」。
「わしとこはそやなあ、鯵にしとこか」。
三重県南伊勢町、五ヶ所湾に面した空き地。
軽トラックを、年老いた女たちが取り囲む。
「あんた手え痛（いと）て、鯵捌けんやろ。あんたとこの流し場貸してもうて、捌いといたろ」。
「ほうか、そりゃすまんなぁ。おおきに」。
小波さんは老女の家の流し場に陣取り、慣れた手つきで魚を捌く。
「歳入（としい）って来ると手が震えて、包丁握れやん人らもあるでな」。
小波さんは昭和22（1947）年、安乗港の漁師の家に長女として誕生。
中学を上がると直ぐに、地元の漁業関連の職に就いた。
「ちょうど真珠養殖が盛んでな」。
東京五輪を翌年に控えた年だった。
それから6年。
娘はいつしか大人の女へ。
「もの心ついた頃から知っとる、漁師の主人に恋心を打ち明けられて。まあ今思えば、中恋愛ってとこやさ」。
8八つ年上の武久さんと結ばれ、一男二女を授かった。
「行商に出るようになったんは、子どもらの手が離れるようになった昭和53年頃からやさ。お父さんが漁で持って来たもんを軽四に積んで、最初は面白半分で持って回ったんが始まり。とりあえず鰹持って、南島町に向けて走って行ったもんの、何処でどう売ったらええんかも分からん。そしたら親切なお爺さんが、漁協のマイク借りて『活きのいい鰹が入りました』って近所に放送したらええと。20本ほど持って来た鰹が、あっと言う間にみな売り切れてしもて」。
小波さんは見事、ビギナーズラックを引き当てた。
それからは毎朝、安乗、波切、和具の三港を巡り、旬の魚を仕入れ海沿いを走る。
「昔は山の方へも、行商しに出掛けてったもんやけど、山の人らは魚が無くても過せるんやさ。せやで魚は海辺へ持ってくのが一番や。その代わり、浜の人らは魚の鮮度がようわかるで、正直な商売せんと通用せん。『これは大敷もん（大敷網漁）か？』ゆうてな」。
今でも週に4日の巡回は欠かしたことが無い。
「お客さんらは親戚みたいなもんや。亭主の愚痴聞いてやったり、世間話したり。お陰でよおけお友達が出来たよ。こないだなんて、最初に漁協のマイクを教えてくれた、あのお爺さんが死んだと聞いてな、行商ついでに香典届けに行って来たんやさ」。
ところが平成2年、最愛の夫が51歳の若さで他界。
「まだ子育て中やったで、悲しんどる暇も無い。子どもらに金は要るで働かなかんし。お陰と商売は大忙しで、お客さんが待っとってくれたでな。せやで今思うと、どんだけお客さんに救われたことか」。
小波さんは、穏やかな海を見つめて笑った。
女一心太助の天秤棒にゃ、同じ目方の桶二つ。
一つは鮮魚の活きのよさ、もう片方にゃ、浜の女の深情け。
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「天職一芸〜あの日のpoem320」
「魚行商人」
海なし県の山のものにとっては
どうして浜に売りに行くのかと読んでいて不思議に思いました。売れるのかしらんと そうだったんですね。
長い経験からだったんですね。
昔はよく国道沿いに蟹を軽トラで売りに来てみえました。懐かしいです。
ありますよねぇ。
山道で突然カニ販売のトラック！
怪しい感じがなんとも言えませんよねぇ。
魚は山の方が売れそうなのに、そう言う物でも無いんですね。
実はこっそり、ぼくもそう思っていました！（笑）
イキのいい鰹を販売しておられたのですね。お刺身にしていただきたいものです。海の近くだから魚の行商が出来たのですね。私が広島市にいた学生時代、朝方宇品港近くには乳母車を押した行商のおばさんが、声を掛けながらよく売りにみえました。イワシが多かったように記憶しております。なぜ知っているかと言われると、賄い付きの下宿でよくイワシの塩焼きや煮付けが出たからです。当時は魚料理は苦手でした。でも、加齢と共に魚料理が好きになっていきました。
乳母車で魚の行商ですかぁ！
ぼくの子どもの頃は、乳母車に畑で採って来たばかりの野菜を売りに、農家のお婆ちゃんがやってきたものでした。
✱魚の行商人さん✱
幼少の頃 母親の実家に行く時は名鉄電車を乗り継ぎ知立から碧南に乗っていると いつも もんぺを履いて風呂敷を肩に担ぎ、カゴを持ったお婆ちゃが！！！
母に聞くと 魚を売りに行く人だよ❢ と ⊂(◉‿◉)つ
その当時 ７０歳は過ぎたお婆ちゃんだったのにとてもお元気な方でしたよ❣
今はクール便で全国 ぴゅ～と ！！
そうでしたかぁ！
もんぺ姿の行商のオバチャンを、昔はよく見かけましたねぇ。
幼き頃 近所に軽トラが来てました。
「かわいい かわいい 魚屋さん…♪ 」
音楽が流れてたような？
スポーツ刈りのお兄さんだった事は よく覚えてます(笑)
スーパーが出来てから 魚屋さん自体を なかなか見かけなくなってるから 寂しいです。
行きつけのお店っていうものがあると いろんな事を覚えられそうな気がするのになぁ〜。
対面販売ならではのコミュニケーションってぇのが、これまた鯔背なもんですよねぇ。
時には、旬の魚の美味しい食べ方や、捌き方を教えてくれたり！
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