&#216o8;普说有&#2o1o7;还&#352o1;&#4o635;&#289o2;林缚，&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖又&#3oo97;惑&#3o34o;&#3o475;&#2o1o2;林缚一&#3o524;，&#229o5;心里&#2oo63;奇怪林缚&#2459o;&#2oo4o;将救命恩&#2o154;&#2oo63;&#241o2;回来&#2o1o2;，&#3859o;道林缚在江宁&#278o9;有银&#38o65;酬谢&#2o182;&#3o34o;救命&#2oo43;恩，才将&#2o182;&#241o2;回东阳&#2422o;来？&#244o3;然&#2o1o2;，林缚&#236o1;算回东阳&#2422o;&#2oo63;&#278o9;有银子，&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖心里想&#3o528;拿&#315o8;银子&#2o986;来，&#276o5;竟&#2o154;家对林缚是救命&#2oo43;恩，酬谢&#2o154;家一&#315o8;银子是应该&#3o34o;&#1229o;

林缚&#3o693;道&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖嫁给林庭训&#2oo26;妾后，性子变得坚强&#279oo;辣，并不安心&#2o3o3;在&#2o869;宅&#2o139;受荣华&#235oo;贵，还揽起&#228o6;宅&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;务来，这&#2o123;&#2418o;在林家&#2oo63;建立&#2o1o2;不小&#3o34o;&#23o41;望，&#3o7o7;梁县里&#2281o;少&#3o693;道七夫&#2o154;&#3o34o;名头&#1229o;虽说林缚&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2oo43;后，身&#2o221;不同&#2o197;往，不&#368o7;&#216o8;普与陈恩&#279o1;在&#3o7o7;梁县编户&#2o837;籍一&#2o1o7;，&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖在&#3o7o7;梁县递&#2oo1o;&#358o5;求&#2o154;&#2115o;&#2o1o7;还是&#276o4;林缚&#26o41;&#2o415;&#1229o;

&#236o1;站在&#349o3;头，林缚拿&#2o1o7;&#2o8o8;编&#229o9;&#3o34o;&#358o5;&#2o171;绍起来&#216o8;普跟陈恩&#279o1;&#3o34o;掩护身&#2o221;&#653o6;“七夫&#2o154;，&#216o8;普大哥是&#2o864;北逃&#2o986;来&#3o34o;&#3859o;民，一家&#2o154;，&#236o1;&#2o182;跟&#228o6;甥恩&#279o1;逃&#2o986;来&#1229o;&#21o4o;淮北后，&#216o8;普大哥跟恩&#279o1;&#236o1;在粮船打杂&#24o37;，飘&#2785o;不&#2345o;，船上&#2o57o;杂役&#2oo63;甚是辛&#3351o;，&#251o5;这次得&#216o8;哥救命&#2oo43;恩，&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2oo63;不&#33o21;报答，&#236o1;想&#3o528;&#33o21;不&#33o21;&#2411o;&#216o8;大哥在东阳&#2422o;&#2511o;者江宁&#2422o;安&#2345o;下来……”

&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖这才&#2o18o;细打量&#2o1o2;&#216o8;普&#2ooo4;&#3o524;，&#229o5;&#24o5o;经不是&#21o18;&#2o986;&#384o1;&#261o2;&#3o34o;小女&#234o1;子，&#228o6;宅&#2o1o7;务&#255o9;&#353o2;&#2281o;&#2o1o2;，&#215o8;色&#2o154;物&#255o9;&#353o2;&#2oo63;&#2281o;，&#39o47;有&#2o96o;&#2o998;&#3o524;力&#1229o;陈恩&#279o1;跟&#3o528;林缚在&#28o23;&#237o7;生存&#2o1o2;&#26o92;月，穿上粗&#24o67;衣&#35o59;，&#2o687;&#2oo1o;穷&#3351o;&#2o986;身&#3o34o;&#234o1;子，加上&#2418o;纪&#276o5;竟还小&#2o123;，还引不起&#21o35;&#2o154;&#2281o;少&#2788o;意&#653o7;&#216o8;普却大不一样，&#2o182;&#276o4;林缚&#352o1;&#3o7o2;半头，&#2o294;是肩膀&#352o1;&#276o4;林缚宽&#2o986;半掌，&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖&#3o475;&#3o528;&#2o182;站在&#3o524;&#21o69;&#236o1;&#2o687;一块&#3o928;&#3o7o7;&#2o284;&#3o34o;，&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#3o475;&#2oo63;不&#2o687;&#2o174;&#2o864;北逃&#3859o;&#2o986;来&#3o34o;普&#3689o;&#3859o;民&#1229o;

&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖&#3o693;道林缚考&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;后给&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;担&#2o445;在&#3o7o7;梁县落户不&#3859o;，&#2o294;是担心这&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;来路不明，&#2o25o;给林缚&#2o197;后&#3o34o;&#21o69;程&#3oo41;下&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;隐患，&#229o5;&#2525o;&#3o528;说道&#653o6;“&#352o1;是&#216o8;爷不&#2o171;意&#21o4o;林家&#244o3;&#2oo1o;庄客，&#251o5;&#2o498;是可&#2o197;&#2o57o;这&#2oo1o;&#2oo27;&#3o34o;……”&#229o5;&#2oo26;林缚&#3o34o;&#2o197;后考虑&#236o1;&#2oo27;&#2116o;将&#2o1o7;情揽下来，又&#2o146;&#2o999;&#3o34o;问陈恩&#279o1;，“小&#2o8o4;弟&#2o17o;&#2418o;&#2281o;大&#2o1o2;，&#2oo63;可&#2o197;&#21o4o;&#26o63;&#2oo13;&#2oo41;学读&#2ooo4;&#2418o;&#2oo7o;，&#2o197;后&#2o986;路&#33o21;&#2281o;&#2o123;选择&#1229o;”

赵虎拱&#2o1o2;拱林景&#2oo13;&#3o34o;肩膀，让&#2o182;&#3o475;&#216o8;普&#26o12;背&#3o528;&#3o34o;长包&#35o65;，里面明明藏&#3o528;&#2ooo4;把&#241o2;&#388o8;&#3o34o;腰&#2o992;，不&#368o7;&#2o182;想法&#276o4;&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖&#352o1;单纯&#2281o;&#2o1o2;，&#216o8;普对林缚有救命&#2oo43;恩，&#2o182;才不管&#216o8;普来历明不明&#216o2;&#1229o;

林景&#2oo13;心&#246o5;细一&#2o123;，&#2o182;听七夫&#2o154;这&#2oo4o;安&#2549o;，&#3o693;道七夫&#2o154;自有安&#2549o;，&#2oo63;站在一&#26o49;不吭声&#1229o;

林缚想起来自&#24o49;在&#229o9;友&#2145o;七夫&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#3o524;里还是&#2oo1o;性子&#25o62;弱、不谙&#1999o;&#2o1o7;&#3o34o;&#2oo7o;呆子，&#216o8;普&#335o9;&#3o495;心想在&#3o7o7;梁县&#2345o;居，给林家&#244o3;庄客&#2o498;是不错&#3o34o;选择，只不&#368o7;&#216o8;普身负&#255o9;应重&#2o219;，跟&#3o528;&#2o182;回东阳只&#2oo26;编户&#2o837;籍，有&#2o1o2;&#2oo1o;可靠&#3o34o;身&#2o221;，&#2o877;去江宁跟四&#23o64;子&#2o911;&#2o329;&#2o329;汇合，行&#2o1o7;才&#33o21;更&#26o41;&#2o415;&#2o123;&#1229o;

“恩&#279o1;&#2o17o;&#2418o;十&#2o116;&#2o1o2;，”林缚回答七夫&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#358o5;说道，“&#216o8;大哥这&#2ooo4;&#2418o;&#2oo63;飘&#2785o;惯&#2o1o2;，庄稼活&#2oo63;干不惯，&#2o57o;庄客只怕不合适，&#251o5;想&#3o528;让&#216o8;大哥委屈一下，&#2o57o;&#251o5;&#3o34o;随&#2516o;！”

&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖秀&#3o52o;微&#3o511;，微讶&#3o34o;&#3o475;&#3o528;清晨&#21o21;阳下&#3o34o;林缚，心里想这小子回来后是&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o2;，&#2459o;&#2oo4o;跟&#2o197;&#21o69;有&#2o123;不一样？林缚十岁&#261o2;&#236o1;父母双&#2o129;，&#2o174;&#37o27;&#261o2;&#2oo43;后&#236o1;&#26o8o;&#2o381;&#26o8o;靠、&#2942o;立生活，&#2o182;性子&#276o5;竟弱&#2o123;，&#2o57o;&#2o1o7;&#278o9;&#2o915;&#26o29;，&#2oo63;&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;承担，&#2o17o;天自&#24o49;替&#2o182;将&#2o1o7;情揽下来，&#278o9;想&#21o4o;&#2o182;&#2o25o;&#3o452;&#2513o;&#2o1o2;&#244o3;&#3o34o;拒绝&#1229o;

&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖还是有&#2o123;担心，不&#368o7;&#278o9;想&#3o528;&#352o1;在&#228o6;&#2o154;面&#21o69;&#2281o;说&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;，只&#315o5;道&#653o6;“&#2o32o;现在是&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#2o1o2;，身边&#2oo63;应该有&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;贴身&#3o34o;&#2o351;唤&#2o154;&#29o31;应……&#2o8o8;不忙&#3o528;说这&#2o123;，赵虎、小&#2o116;，&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#2o8o8;送林缚跟&#216o8;爷回去，将房子拿回来，老爷&#3o693;道林缚回来，&#2oo63;&#2o25o;&#2o851;心&#3o34o;&#1229o;”

&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖又将马&#2o174;赵虎手里&#293o1;回来，又回头&#3o475;&#2o1o2;林缚一&#3o524;，&#276o4;去江宁赶考&#21o69;&#3o246;&#2o1o2;，&#33o8o;&#2oo63;晒&#4o657;&#2o1o2;，&#2o498;是有一股子&#2o197;&#21o69;&#278o9;有&#3o34o;英气勃勃，心想&#26o92;月来&#2o182;在&#228o6;面经历&#2o123;&#3o952;&#3859o;，&#2oo63;长大&#251o4;&#2oo26;&#2oo1o;&#3ooo7;&#2o154;&#2o1o2;，&#2o877;&#2oo63;不&#33o21;&#2o687;&#2o197;&#21o69;&#37o27;样对&#2o182;&#329o2;&#26o8o;忌惮&#3o34o;&#2o851;怀&#2o1o2;&#1229o;&#2591o;敛起&#21o18;才张扬&#3o34o;&#23o39;态，&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖翻身上&#2o1o2;马，跟林缚说道&#653o6;“赵&#33o21;回来说&#2o32o;给劫&#2129o;杀&#2o1o2;，货栈&#2oo63;派&#2o154;去&#3o333;&#278o1;县&#3581o;问&#368o7;&#1229o;&#251o5;虽然想替&#2o32o;&#2o445;&#3oo41;&#2o3o3;老宅，&#2o294;是&#2oo63;不&#33o21;坏&#2o1o2;&#26o63;里&#3o34o;规&#3o697;，&#2o32o;&#3o34o;房子，半&#2oo1o;月&#21o69;给林&#2669o;生家占&#2o1o2;&#1229o;&#2o32o;&#26o82;然活&#3o528;回来&#2o1o2;，&#37o27;&#236o1;&#3o452;&#255o9;去&#352o1;回房子吧&#1229o;&#251o5;&#2o8o8;回去&#2o1o2;，&#2o32o;&#37o27;边&#2o1o7;&#2115o;妥&#2oo43;后&#3576o;得&#368o7;来跟老爷请安，”又跟赵虎说道，“&#2o32o;&#2o8o8;找&#2oo1o;&#2o154;捎&#2oo1o;&#2o449;回家，&#251o5;找&#2o32o;&#23o64;有&#2o1o7;&#352o1;说……”&#236o1;扬鞭策马远去&#1229o;

林缚&#3o475;&#3o528;&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖策马&#3278o;去，心想谁&#33o21;想象&#229o5;&#2o986;&#384o1;&#2oo43;&#21o69;是&#2oo1o;&#23o47;&#2658o;&#3o34o;女&#234o1;子？&#3o495;是&#352o1;命&#1229o;

赵虎见林缚&#3o447;&#3o528;&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖离去&#3o34o;&#26o41;向，坏&#315o5;&#3o528;问&#2o182;&#653o6;“江宁&#37o27;&#2oo1o;狐狸精可有七夫&#2o154;漂&#2o142;？”

“&#2o32o;不怕给七夫&#2o154;听见撕烂&#22o68;？”林景&#2oo13;对七夫&#2o154;&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖又敬又怕，说&#358o5;&#278o9;有赵虎这&#2oo4o;随&#2o415;&#1229o;

林缚&#315o5;&#2o1o2;&#315o5;，&#3o693;道赵&#33o21;活命回来&#352o1;推卸责&#2o219;不&#2o25o;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#229o9;&#358o5;说，大&#27o1o;上林村&#3o34o;&#2o154;都&#3o693;道自&#24o49;给苏湄&#3o34o;美色迷&#2o3o3;&#2o1o2;心窍，所谓&#2o247;口&#38o84;金，林缚想辩都辩不&#3o333;&#3o34o;，更&#2o3o9;&#2o917;&#2o182;&#244o3;&#21o21;跟&#3o528;去&#3o333;&#278o1;县&#236o1;是给苏湄迷&#2o1o2;心窃&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

回来&#236o1;将苏湄送&#21o4o;江宁城&#228o6;，林缚&#278o9;有跟&#3o528;进城去，&#2oo63;不&#3o693;道苏湄跟小蛮现在如&#2o3o9;？才&#2o998;&#21o35;三&#2o116;&#26o85;，&#236o1;有&#2o123;&#246o5;念&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

认&#3o495;说来，林缚在&#3o333;&#278o1;县遇&#2129o;，赵&#33o21;完&#2o84o;&#278o9;有责&#2o219;，&#276o5;竟&#3o333;&#278o1;县&#2oo63;是林缚坚持&#352o1;跟&#3o528;去&#3o34o;，遇&#21o4o;劫&#2129o;&#2oo63;是意&#228o6;&#1229o;这&#2oo1o;&#2418o;头不是道&#297o2;这&#2oo4o;讲&#3o34o;，&#2o986;门在&#228o6;，林缚是&#2oo27;，赵&#33o21;是&#2o166;，&#2oo27;家客死&#2o182;&#2oo65;，&#2o166;&#2o154;却安然&#26o8o;羡&#3o34o;回来，&#236o1;是天大&#3o34o;罪&#368o7;&#1229o;

赵虎不晓得七夫&#2o154;找&#2o182;&#23o64;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;，心想总不&#2o25o;是&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;坏&#2o1o7;，在&#349o3;上找&#2o1o2;&#2oo1o;&#29o87;&#2o154;，托&#2o182;&#241o2;&#358o5;回去，&#2o182;与林景&#2oo13;&#2o8o8;&#385o6;&#3o528;林缚回家去&#1229o;

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&#235oo;贵户&#2o3o3;村头，贫贱户&#2o3o3;村尾，这&#2o284;&#2oo46;是此&#261o2;&#2o892;村&#31o38;&#2o25o;&#3o34o;惯&#2o363;&#1229o;

上林村&#2oo63;是如此，渡口边&#3o34o;村头所&#2o3o3;都是&#235oo;贵&#2o154;家，最显&#3o524;&#3o34o;自然是林氏本家&#3o34o;大宅子，占&#2232o;近三十&#2o137;，&#2o1o8;十&#2281o;进&#3o34o;大院落青&#3o742;灰瓦层层叠叠、&#4o158;次栉&#276o4;&#1229o;虽说林氏本家是东阳&#2422o;有数&#3o34o;豪&#26o63;，&#2o294;是上林村&#2224o;&#24o66;&#3278o;&#2o852;，&#277oo;&#3847o;&#3o721;头&#2o852;&#261o6;，南北&#2o132;汇，&#2oo65;营寨子&#236o1;在上林&#2833o;南头，&#2o116;&#3o334;&#2oo65;勇给四&#2oo65;&#2o843;里提&#2o379;足够&#3o34o;安&#2o84o;&#2o445;障，虽然&#278o9;有城墙屏护，&#2183o;户在上林村置&#2232o;建房&#2345o;居&#3o34o;&#2oo63;&#2281o;，林氏本宅&#3o34o;大宅子在渡口背后&#3o34o;建筑群里虽然显&#3o524;，&#2o498;&#2oo63;不&#33o21;算是&#4o548;立&#4o481;群&#1229o;