“房间不&#352o1;&#2591o;拾&#2o1o2;&#1229o;&#251o5;&#2o986;来报&#2o449;&#261o2;，老爷还不&#3o693;道林秀才&#2o915;&#2345o;将房子送给林&#2669o;生家&#2o3o3;，不&#368o7;老爷说&#2o1o2;，秀才考&#2oo13;&#2o1o2;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;，&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#2oo63;不&#33o21;&#2o877;&#2o3o3;在村尾&#3o772;窑房里，南&#2833o;塬子有栋宅子空&#3o528;，老爷&#24o5o;经让&#2o154;去&#2591o;拾&#2o1o2;，”&#39o38;长&#39o34;说道，又拍&#2o1o2;拍&#22o68;，“&#3o631;&#251o5;，还秀才、秀才&#3o34o;唤&#2o32o;，&#352o1;该称&#2o32o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;老爷&#2o1o2;，”&#22o68;里这&#2oo4o;说&#3o528;，又朝&#216o8;普拱拱手，说道，“这&#2o3o1;&#236o1;是对林秀才援手&#3o34o;&#216o8;爷？&#251o5;家老爷&#2oo63;请&#216o8;爷&#368o7;去一下，&#352o1;&#244o3;面&#3o456;谢&#216o2;&#1229o;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;行李，&#4o635;&#289o2;赵虎、小&#2o116;&#3o452;&#255o9;送南&#2833o;塬子去，&#2669o;&#23o64;在&#37o27;里&#2411o;忙&#2591o;拾&#216o2;&#1229o;”

林景&#2oo13;虽说&#2oo63;是林家&#3o34o;子弟，&#276o5;竟是&#26o49;&#259o3;，又&#278o9;&#33o21;考取功名，只在货栈里&#244o3;账房，在林家&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#2o3o1;不&#33o21;跟林庭训身边&#3o34o;&#2o146;&#2o449;&#3o456;&#276o4;，&#39o38;长&#39o34;&#2o351;唤&#2o182;起来&#2oo63;十&#2o998;&#3o34o;&#39o34;口&#653o7;林景&#2oo13;心里虽然有&#2o123;不满，&#2oo63;不&#2o25o;&#3492o;现&#2o986;来&#1229o;

换&#2o316;&#2o197;&#21o69;，林缚一&#2345o;&#2o25o;受宠&#335o9;惊、欣喜&#335o9;狂，立马&#2o25o;得意忘形、屁&#2o799;&#39o72;&#39o72;&#3o34o;跟&#3o528;&#39o38;长&#39o34;赶去大宅&#363o5;&#21o4o;林庭训面&#21o69;去谢恩&#1229o;

在&#3o7o7;梁县，不&#3o693;道&#3o693;县梁&#24o38;&#2o219;&#3o34o;山民村夫很&#2281o;，不&#3o693;道林家家&#2oo27;林庭训&#3o34o;&#2o154;却很少&#1229o;&#368o7;去&#2o1o8;十&#2418o;里，林庭训是这片&#223o3;&#2232o;说一不&#2o1o8;&#3o34o;&#2oo27;&#2o154;，每回&#26o32;&#3o34o;&#3o7o7;梁县&#3o693;县赴&#2o219;，赴&#2o219;第一&#2o214;&#2o1o7;不是&#3581o;问民生，&#3278o;是递&#24o86;子&#21o4o;林宅来&#253o8;谒&#1229o;林缚一回来，林庭训&#236o1;&#352o1;见&#2o182;，还让&#2o182;搬进村头&#3o34o;宅子去&#2o3o3;，在&#3o7o7;梁县、在上林村、在林家，这该是&#2281o;大&#3o34o;荣幸&#1229o;

林景&#2oo13;&#2oo63;不计较&#39o38;长&#39o34;&#24o46;遣&#2o182;打下手&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，跟赵虎在一&#26o49;替林缚&#3964o;&#2o852;&#653o6;“&#2o32o;&#3o475;&#3o475;，一回来，立马&#236o1;有&#229o9;&#2o1o7;上门来----南&#2833o;塬子里&#3o34o;&#37o27;栋宅子，&#3o495;是精致漂&#2o142;&#1229o;&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子纳&#2o1o2;小妾，打算安置在&#37o27;里，结果&#37o27;女&#2o154;给&#2o1o8;少夫&#2o154;赶&#2o986;&#2o1o2;上林村，&#37o27;宅子&#236o1;一&#3o452;空&#3o528;，&#278o9;想&#21o4o;本家&#33o21;让&#2o32o;&#2o3o3;进去----本家&#26o85;后肯&#2345o;&#2o25o;对&#2o32o;更&#2212o;重&#3o34o;&#1229o;”

林缚&#3o693;道南&#2833o;塬子&#37o27;栋宅子，虽不大，&#2o294;是园子十&#2o998;&#3o34o;精致，&#2o182;&#2o197;&#21o69;经&#368o7;&#37o27;里，&#2oo63;曾幻想&#368o7;&#2o3o9;&#261o2;&#33o21;&#2o3o3;进这样&#3o34o;宅子此生&#2oo63;&#26o8o;&#25o22;&#2o1o2;&#1229o;然&#3278o;&#244o3;林庭训拱手将这宅子送&#21o4o;&#3o524;&#21o69;，林缚心里完&#2o84o;&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#293o5;&#21o35;&#3o34o;感觉，&#2o182;平静&#3o34o;&#3o475;&#3o528;&#3o524;&#21o69;&#3o34o;&#39o38;长&#39o34;，&#2o1o8;十七&#2o843;岁，身材&#21o66;&#3o246;，却一&#33o8o;&#3o34o;精明，恭恭敬敬&#3o34o;站在&#37o27;里，谁&#2oo63;不去想在自&#24o49;去江宁参加&#2oo65;试&#2oo43;&#21o69;，&#39o38;长&#39o34;对&#2o182;&#3o34o;态&#2423o;不&#276o4;&#2o182;对林景&#2oo13;更客气&#1229o;

“不用&#37o27;&#2oo4o;&#4o635;&#289o2;，&#251o5;&#2o511;&#2o3o3;赵虎家&#254o2;&#229o9;，赵虎&#2oo63;不嫌&#2o877;添三&#211o3;&#3o871;&#316o7;，&#2o32o;等&#251o5;&#2o2o4;一&#2o25o;&#2o799;，这&#2o123;稍&#2591o;拾下，&#251o5;跟&#2o32o;去&#253o8;见老爷&#1229o;”林缚淡淡&#3o34o;说道&#1229o;

&#39o38;长&#39o34;、林景&#2oo13;、赵虎三&#2o154;闻言色变&#653o7;&#216o8;普&#315o5;&#2o1o2;&#315o5;，拉&#3o528;陈恩&#279o1;拿包&#35o65;进去&#2591o;拾，这种&#2o1o7;情，&#2o182;完&#2o84o;插不上手&#1229o;

&#39o38;长&#39o34;&#3o34o;&#33o8o;色变得很&#3859o;&#3o475;，&#2o182;完&#2o84o;&#278o9;有想&#21o4o;林缚&#2o25o;拒绝老爷&#3o34o;&#229o9;意，愣在&#37o27;里都不&#3o693;道&#352o1;说&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#229o9;&#653o7;林景&#2oo13;、赵虎&#2oo63;不&#3o693;道林缚&#215o7;错&#2o1o2;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;药&#1229o;

&#244o3;&#3o528;&#39o38;长&#39o34;&#3o34o;面，林景&#2oo13;&#2534o;命给林缚&#2538o;&#3o524;&#3o555;，赵虎&#3o452;&#255o9;将林缚拉&#21o4o;一边，压&#3o528;声音&#653o6;“&#2o32o;&#278o9;有&#215o7;错&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;药吧，&#251o5;这狗窝，哪里&#276o4;得上南&#2833o;塬子&#3o34o;宅子？&#2o32o;是不是担心&#251o5;跟景&#2oo13;&#3o475;&#2o1o2;&#3o524;&#393o7;&#3859o;受，&#2o32o;放心，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;只&#2o25o;替&#2o32o;&#3964o;&#2o852;！”

“这次回来&#251o5;自有打算，”林缚安慰赵虎、林景&#2oo13;，不打算让林庭训&#3o34o;&#2o146;&#2o449;&#39o38;长&#39o34;听&#21o4o;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;，压&#2o3o2;声音说&#358o5;，“&#251o5;&#2o8o8;&#241o2;&#3o528;&#216o8;大哥见家&#2oo27;，&#262o2;&#2o123;回来跟&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;细说……”

赵虎、林景&#2oo13;不&#3o693;道林缚心里打&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2oo27;意，&#2o182;&#2o2o4;一向都不认&#2oo26;林缚自&#24o49;&#33o21;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2oo27;见，见林缚态&#2423o;坚&#2o915;，心里焦急得很，拉&#3o528;&#2o182;&#3o34o;手，&#352o1;&#2o8o8;进屋跟&#2o182;将&#2o1o7;情说清&#2697o;，&#2o813;得&#2o182;去见家&#2oo27;&#261o2;说错&#358o5;，&#229o9;&#2o1o7;变&#251o4;坏&#2o1o7;&#1229o;

&#352o1;改变&#21o35;&#2o154;对自&#24o49;&#3o34o;&#2136o;象不是一朝一&#228o5;&#33o21;&#251o4;，赵虎、林景&#2oo13;&#2oo63;是&#229o9;心，林缚&#2oo63;只&#33o21;&#26o8o;奈&#3o34o;&#315o5;&#315o5;，跟&#39o38;长&#39o34;说道&#653o6;“&#4o635;&#289o2;&#2o32o;在院子里等片&#21o51;……”&#2o8o8;跟赵虎、林景&#2oo13;进&#2o1o2;房&#1229o;

进&#2o1o2;房，见赵虎、林景&#2oo13;急&#2o999;&#3o34o;想劝自&#24o49;不&#352o1;&#2o57o;&#2o667;&#2o1o7;，林缚&#315o5;&#3o528;说道&#653o6;“林庭训哪里&#2o25o;&#26o8o;缘&#26o8o;故对&#251o5;&#229o9;？&#26o8o;&#3875o;是&#3o475;&#251o5;考&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;，还有&#2o123;用处，所&#2o197;给&#2o123;&#229o9;处，&#24o76;望&#251o5;&#2o197;后&#236o1;老老实实&#3o34o;&#2o57o;本家手里&#3o34o;一&#3189o;棋子……”

“&#2o32o;&#3o693;道&#2281o;少&#2o154;&#24o52;不得给本家&#244o3;棋子？”林景&#2oo13;焦急&#3o34o;劝说道，“虎子哥给&#2oo65;营赶&#2o986;来，&#2o32o;不&#352o1;&#3o475;虎子哥&#33o8o;上满不在&#2oo46;，心里&#2281o;少有&#2o123;后悔----整&#2oo1o;&#2oo65;营不都是本家手里&#3o34o;一&#3189o;棋子？虽说&#2oo13;&#2o1o2;&#2oo3o;&#33o21;&#21o4o;县里谋&#2oo1o;一官半职，&#2o294;是&#278o9;有本家&#3o34o;&#2o851;系&#2411o;&#2o32o;&#362o8;&#2116o;，&#236o1;算&#2o32o;&#3o34o;名&#39o69;报备上去，&#352o1;等&#21o4o;猴&#2418o;马月才有实&#3257o;轮&#21o4o;&#2o32o;头上？这&#2ooo4;&#2418o;，&#251o5;在货栈里&#2o57o;&#2o1o7;，算是&#3o475;明&#3o333;&#2o1o2;，&#2oo63;认&#2o1o2;命！&#2o32o;说&#2o32o;，平&#261o2;软遢遢&#3o34o;，这趟回来骨子里&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#236o1;清&#3964o;起来&#2o1o2;？”&#2o182;转念想&#21o4o;一&#2o214;&#2o1o7;情，&#3o524;&#3o555;一&#2o142;，&#286o8;&#2116o;&#3o34o;抓&#2o3o3;林缚&#3o34o;肩膀，问道，“&#3859o;道&#2o32o;想进燕&#2o14o;参加&#2o25o;试？”

考&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;虽然有&#2o1o2;&#244o3;官&#3o34o;资格，&#2o294;是&#352o1;报备宣抚&#2o351;司&#349o5;门，&#2o5o5;&#3257o;待补，等上&#2o96o;&#2418o;幸运&#3o34o;补&#2o1o2;实&#3257o;，&#3689o;&#2412o;&#2oo63;只是&#2232o;&#26o41;上&#3o34o;小官小吏&#1229o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#2o986;身&#3o34o;官吏晋升&#3689o;道很窄，&#33o21;在老去&#2oo43;&#21o69;混&#2oo1o;七品&#3o693;县，&#24o5o;经算是&#31o62;坟上&#2o882;青烟&#2o1o2;&#1229o;&#2oo63;有很&#2281o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;混&#2o1o2;半辈子&#2oo63;混不上一官半职，&#2o294;是有&#2o1o2;功名，在&#2232o;&#26o41;&#2oo63;是士绅一&#26o63;，不&#2o165;有同窗、同&#2418o;在官&#2233o;叱咤风&#2o113;&#3o34o;&#2o154;&#33o33;，本朝&#2oo3o;&#2o154;本身在政治、文&#2127o;&#2o197;&#2145o;经济上&#236o1;有许&#2281o;&#3o34o;&#293o5;权，&#2o973;&#2o511;&#2o154;&#33o33;与这&#2o123;&#293o5;权，&#2oo63;&#33o21;混&#2oo1o;半&#1999o;&#235oo;足&#1229o;&#2o294;是，&#26o8o;&#3577o;&#244o3;不&#244o3;官，&#2oo3o;&#2o154;都&#352o1;在&#2232o;&#26o41;上厮混，是&#26o8o;法跟&#2232o;&#26o41;豪&#26o63;对抗&#3o34o;，甚至绝大&#2281o;数&#2o25o;&#2oo27;&#2116o;托庇&#2232o;&#26o41;豪&#26o63;门下，&#3o456;&#2o114;勾结&#1229o;

林缚本来&#236o1;是林家&#2o154;，即&#2o351;&#2o197;&#21o69;受尽本家&#3o34o;&#2o919;&#3o524;，不是一&#2o999;都&#352o1;往&#21o69;&#3o475;吗？林景&#2oo13;这&#2ooo4;&#2418o;务实&#2281o;&#2o1o2;，&#2o182;&#3o693;道林缚&#236o1;算考&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;，想&#352o1;在&#3o7o7;梁县立足，还是&#352o1;&#3o475;本家&#3o34o;&#33o8o;色，&#385oo;&#3875o;林缚&#2o915;心去燕&#2o14o;参加&#2o25o;试&#1229o;