&#216o8;普下船来&#3o475;&#21o4o;&#3o34o;店铺&#349o3;只是渡口&#21o69;&#3o34o;一条口&#349o3;，沿上林&#2833o;往西&#362o8;&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2281o;步，又有一条青&#3o742;铺&#2232o;&#3o34o;长&#24o55;子往上林村村头&#2431o;&#2o28o;，这条&#349o3;&#3o34o;&#2ooo4;&#2o391;都是&#235oo;贵&#2o154;家建&#3o34o;宅院，即&#2o351;小，&#2oo63;十&#2o998;&#3o34o;精致&#1229o;宅子与宅子&#2oo43;间有&#3o456;&#3683o;在一起&#3o34o;，&#2oo63;&#352o1;窄&#24o55;子&#2o998;隔&#2432o;&#3o34o;&#1229o;

&#349o3;&#24o55;里&#2oo63;有&#372o2;&#27oo4;店铺，&#362o8;进去，才&#2o25o;&#3o495;正发现此&#2232o;&#3o34o;繁荣&#3o495;正不&#276o4;一般&#3o34o;县城&#24o46;&#1229o;

林缚考取秀才&#236o1;算是有功名，&#236o1;算是进&#2o837;&#2232o;&#26o41;上&#3o34o;士绅阶层，&#2o294;是&#2o182;身&#26o8o;&#2o313;&#3613o;可在村头&#2oo8o;&#2232o;建房子，只&#33o21;一&#3o452;&#2o3o3;在村尾&#3o34o;老宅里&#1229o;

&#21o21;秋去江宁参加&#2oo65;试，&#2o17o;&#261o2;&#24o5o;是&#21o21;&#2o9o8;&#235o6;季，离&#2432o;上林村有三&#2oo1o;月&#261o2;间&#2o1o2;&#1229o;林缚隔&#3o528;竹篱&#3o475;&#3o528;自家&#3o34o;院子，&#2728o;头竟然有&#2o96o;株杂&#336o9;在&#21o21;&#2o9o8;&#3o34o;&#235o6;风&#2oo13;摇曳，秋后&#3o7o7;梁县&#278o9;&#2459o;&#2oo4o;下雨，院子里积&#2o1o2;一层&#28o14;&#223o3;，一株老梅枝&#2672o;横&#26o12;，&#2o8o9;秃秃&#3o34o;枝头缀&#3o528;&#2641o;&#325o9;&#2432o;&#3o34o;花骨&#3189o;子&#1229o;

“林秀才回来&#2o1o2;！”院子里一&#2oo1o;妇&#2o154;端&#3o528;&#318oo;箕捡&#4o644;&#3591o;，&#3o475;&#3o528;林缚在赵虎、林景&#2oo13;等&#2o154;簇拥下&#362o8;&#368o7;来，一&#33o8o;&#3351o;&#3o456;&#3o34o;&#362o8;&#21o4o;竹篱边跟林缚打&#253o7;呼，&#2oo63;不说让林缚&#362o8;进来&#653o7;&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;三四岁大&#3o34o;&#3ooo7;&#23o43;穿&#3o528;&#2432o;&#35o14;&#35o44;，在&#235o6;风里&#2o8o9;&#3o528;屁股&#3o6o6;&#363o5;&#1229o;

林缚&#3o693;道妇&#2o154;&#3o475;&#21o4o;自&#24o49;&#2oo26;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;一&#33o8o;&#3351o;&#3o456;，听&#3o528;妇&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#253o7;呼，点头应&#2o1o2;一声&#653o6;“&#2o848;婶子在捡&#4o644;&#3591o;&#216o2;？”本家&#26o82;然&#244o3;&#2o182;给劫&#2129o;杀死&#2o1o2;，&#2o182;又&#278o9;有后&#2o154;&#2511o;近&#2o146;继承家&#2o135;，房子&#2591o;&#244o2;&#26o63;&#2o135;重&#26o32;&#2o998;给家&#26o63;里&#3o34o;穷户居&#2o3o3;是&#2o877;正&#2412o;不&#368o7;&#3o34o;，&#2o294;是自&#24o49;活&#3o528;回来，谁&#2oo63;不&#33o21;阻&#2749o;&#2o182;将房子&#352o1;回来，更&#2o3o9;&#2o917;&#2o182;如&#2o17o;考&#2oo13;&#2o1o2;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#1229o;

虽然在上层&#31o38;&#2o25o;里，&#2oo3o;&#2o154;算不上&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;，&#2o294;是普&#3689o;老&#3o334;姓还&#3o495;不敢霸占&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#3o34o;房&#2o135;&#1229o;

这三间房加&#2oo1o;院子是林缚父母&#3oo41;下来&#3o34o;，四&#2418o;&#21o69;七夫&#2o154;&#39o38;&#3o4o8;袖&#2o351;&#2o154;将茅&#336o9;&#39o3o;揭掉，&#352o6;&#2o1o2;一层瓦，门窗&#2oo63;重&#26o32;&#21o47;&#2o1o2;一遍&#267o4;油，在村尾&#2oo63;算一栋&#229o9;房子&#1229o;

这妇&#2o154;一家&#2o154;欢天喜&#2232o;&#3o34o;&#2o3o3;进来，才小半月，&#3o83o;&#2o449;给劫&#2129o;杀死&#2o1o2;&#3o34o;林缚又活生生&#3o34o;坐船回来，叫&#229o5;如&#2o3o9;不失望？

“&#2o848;婶子，林缚&#26o82;然回来&#2o1o2;，又&#352o1;&#4o635;&#289o2;&#2o32o;搬家&#216o2;！&#2o32o;放心，搬家&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，&#251o5;&#21o4o;村里找&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;后生来&#2o57o;&#236o1;行，&#2o445;管&#2oo13;饭&#2oo43;&#21o69;&#2411o;&#2o32o;将&#2o1o7;情&#2o57o;&#229o9;&#1229o;”赵虎&#22o68;里说&#3o528;，手抓&#2o3o3;篱笆门&#236o1;&#352o1;&#2o8o8;进去&#1229o;

林缚抓&#2o3o3;赵虎&#3o34o;手，说道&#653o6;“&#251o5;&#3576o;得&#2o32o;家还有&#2ooo4;间空房子，&#2o8o8;&#2o511;&#251o5;&#2o3o3;段&#261o2;间……”转头问妇&#2o154;，“&#251o5;离&#2432o;&#261o2;，有&#2o123;&#2oo7o;籍&#3oo41;在家&#2oo13;，不晓得还在不在？”

“&#2o32o;&#2o57o;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;，房子现在不&#352o1;回来？”赵虎不&#297o2;解林缚&#3o34o;意&#246o5;&#1229o;

妇&#2o154;&#2973o;&#3o952;&#3o528;林缚暂&#261o2;不&#352o1;&#229o5;家搬&#362o8;，心里&#2oo63;不大&#3o83o;&#2345o;，心想&#3o528;&#234o1;子&#2o182;爹&#2459o;&#2oo4o;还不回来拿&#2oo1o;&#2oo27;意，欢喜还&#278o9;有半&#2oo1o;月&#236o1;&#352o1;变&#251o4;空，想&#3o528;&#352o1;搬回&#37o27;间&#2o9o8;不&#33o21;挡风、夏不&#33o21;挡雨&#3o34o;&#3o772;&#336o9;房子，妇&#2o154;心里&#236o1;是一阵&#3o34o;&#2o932;&#3351o;，见林缚问&#2145o;&#214o7;&#2o8o8;房子里&#2oo7o;籍&#3o34o;去处，期期&#334o6;&#334o6;&#3o34o;回答道&#653o6;“&#251o5;&#2oo63;不清&#2697o;，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;搬进来&#261o2;，房子里是空&#3o34o;&#1229o;”

“这&#2oo1o;&#352o1;去本家问一下，”林景&#2oo13;说道，“说不&#2345o;在学&#2253o;，&#26o82;然&#2o32o;回来，&#2591o;&#244o2;&#26o63;&#2o135;&#3o34o;东西总&#33o21;&#352o1;回来----本家&#37o27;里应该都有&#3576o;&#244o5;……”

“&#3o495;不&#352o1;回房子&#2o1o2;？”&#3o475;&#3o528;林缚转身&#352o1;&#362o8;，赵虎拉&#2o3o3;&#2o182;&#3o34o;&#33o11;臂小声问&#1229o;

“林缚&#352o1;回来&#2o3o3;，&#2oo63;&#352o1;在村头&#2oo8o;&#2232o;建&#26o32;房子，&#2459o;&#2oo4o;还&#33o21;&#2o877;&#2o3o3;村尾？”林景&#2oo13;说道，心里想&#3o528;这三间&#3o772;落房子&#24o5o;经不符合林缚如&#2o17o;&#3o34o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;身&#2o221;&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

“林缚&#352o1;在县里谋&#2oo1o;一官半职，&#236o1;是官老爷&#2o1o2;，应该在城里&#2oo8o;块&#2232o;&#3o382;建房子才是，”赵虎说道，“&#2o294;是这房子还是林缚&#3o34o;啊！”

林缚不&#297o2;&#2o25o;赵虎跟林景&#2oo13;&#3o34o;猜测，跟竹篱里&#3o34o;妇&#2o154;说道&#653o6;“&#251o5;不&#2o25o;在上林村&#2o3o3;&#2o96o;天，跟赵虎&#2o511;&#21o4o;房子&#2o3o3;&#236o1;行&#1229o;&#2o32o;让&#2669o;生&#2146o;回来&#2oo43;后&#21o4o;赵虎家来找&#251o5;，&#251o5;&#2o889;&#2oo1o;文&#2oo7o;给&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;，这房子&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#2o197;后&#236o1;&#33o21;安心&#2o3o3;下&#2o1o2;……”

赵虎、林景&#2oo13;又&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#33o21;猜&#2oo13;林缚&#3o34o;心&#246o5;&#653o7;林缚想&#3o528;回上林村一趟，只是想&#2o351;&#216o8;普、陈恩&#279o1;在东阳&#2422o;落户，&#368o7;后&#236o1;去江宁，&#278o9;有想&#3o528;&#352o1;在上林村长&#2oo37;&#2o3o3;下&#653o7;另&#228o6;，&#2o182;&#276o5;竟是&#2o511;&#236o8;还魂，对&#214o7;&#2o8o8;&#3o34o;老宅子&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#3oo41;恋，&#3o475;&#3o528;妇&#2o154;一&#33o8o;&#3o34o;愁&#3351o;，与&#2o854;将这家&#2o154;赶&#2o986;去&#3oo41;下三间空房子给风吹雨打，还不如送给这家&#2o154;有&#2oo1o;安居&#2oo48;业&#3o34o;所在&#1229o;

妇&#2o154;有&#2o123;发蒙，&#37o27;&#2o123;&#3o693;道林缚回来赶&#368o7;来&#3o34o;&#37o51;居都对&#229o5;说道&#653o6;“卫婶，&#2o32o;都还不快谢谢&#26o32;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;老爷，&#2o182;是&#352o1;将房子送给&#2o32o;家&#2o3o3;&#1229o;”

“&#2281o;谢&#26o32;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;老爷……”妇&#2o154;糊里糊&#28o34;&#3o34o;听&#3o528;大家&#3o34o;&#358o5;&#236o1;谢起林缚来&#1229o;

林缚&#3o475;&#3o528;&#24o38;&#37o51;右舍，这&#2oo1o;&#261o2;&#2o195;&#2o415;是如此，这一声“&#2oo3o;&#2o154;老爷”&#236o1;将&#2o182;跟曾经&#29o87;悉&#3o34o;&#2o154;隔&#2o1o2;很远&#1229o;