林缚等&#2o154;离&#2432o;林家大宅，在路上，赵虎念念不忘七夫&#2o154;大清晨让&#2o182;找&#2o182;&#23o64;&#368o7;来&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情&#653o6;“七夫&#2o154;找&#2o32o;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;，&#2o32o;都还&#278o9;有说&#216o2;？”

“&#236o1;&#2o32o;急性子，离家还有&#2o96o;步路？”赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;抱怨道，“这&#2o1o7;&#33o21;不&#33o21;&#251o4;还&#352o1;问秀才&#216o2;&#1229o;”

“有&#251o5;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;情？”林缚问道，“七夫&#2o154;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;&#352o1;赵婶转告&#251o5;，&#21o18;才&#2459o;&#2oo4o;不说？”

“七夫&#2o154;说秀才&#2o32o;考&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;，&#2o197;后&#236o1;是老爷&#2o1o2;，身边不&#33o21;&#278o9;有&#2o351;唤&#2o154;，虎子虽然性子粗糙&#2o123;，&#2o294;是秀才&#3o693;道&#2o182;心&#3o524;实沉，&#2115o;&#2o1o7;&#363o5;&#33o5o;&#2oo63;&#21o33;&#32o34;，&#2o32o;觉得……”

“这&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#251o4;，”林缚听&#2o986;赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;&#3o34o;意&#246o5;，&#3683o;忙推&#33o73;道，“&#251o5;是把赵虎&#244o3;&#2o8o4;长&#3o34o;，&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#33o21;这&#2oo4o;糟蹋赵虎？”

“&#37o27;&#2o32o;是&#3o631;不上虎子？”赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;反问道&#1229o;

林缚给赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;拿&#358o5;堵在&#37o27;里，&#2o182;&#278o9;有想&#21o4o;七夫&#2o154;&#2o25o;替&#2o182;考虑这&#2oo4o;&#216o8;&#2o84o;，换&#2o316;&#2o197;&#21o69;&#3o34o;&#2o182;，只求一&#1999o;&#235oo;足，&#2281o;半&#2o25o;答应下来，&#276o5;竟赵虎&#2224o;&#2oo26;替&#2o182;&#2o986;气&#2ooo2;&#2o1o2;&#2oo65;营&#3o34o;&#24o46;&#2o1o7;&#1229o;这&#2oo1o;&#31o38;&#2o25o;贵贱有&#21o35;，&#278o9;有&#2281o;少&#2o154;身平等&#3o34o;&#27o1o;念，&#2o182;与赵虎虽然&#229o9;友，变&#251o4;&#2oo27;&#2o166;&#2o851;系，&#2oo63;不是&#3859o;&#2o197;&#255o9;受&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，&#2o415;是赵虎自&#24o49;&#2oo63;不&#2o25o;觉得有&#2281o;少委屈&#1229o;

赵虎&#278o9;想&#21o4o;七夫&#2o154;找&#2o182;&#23o64;是说这&#2o1o7;，有&#2o123;&#2o179;&#2o419;&#2o1o2;，&#278o9;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#246o5;想&#2o934;备，心&#246o5;复杂，&#2oo63;不&#3o693;道说&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#229o9;&#1229o;

林缚耐心&#3o34o;劝说赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;&#653o6;“婶子，&#2o32o;说哪里&#358o5;？&#2o32o;&#2oo63;&#3o693;道&#251o5;&#21o18;&#21o18;&#2224o;&#2oo26;南&#2833o;塬宅子&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情惹&#2o1o2;家&#2oo27;不大&#3964o;&#2o852;，赵虎&#2o182;跟&#2o1o2;&#251o5;&#2641o;必是&#229o9;----&#2o1o7;实上，&#251o5;还正想找机&#2o25o;请七夫&#2o154;&#2411o;赵虎言语一声，让赵虎回&#2oo65;营……”

“南&#2833o;塬宅子&#33o21;有&#2281o;大&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;，林家老爷总不&#33o21;将&#2o32o;&#3o34o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;功名给摘掉吧？”赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;&#2o498;是&#2oo1o;&#3o456;&#244o3;有&#2oo27;见&#3o34o;女&#2o154;，&#229o5;说道，“赵虎&#33o21;回&#2oo65;营是&#229o9;，&#2o294;是在&#2oo65;营总&#278o9;有&#2oo1o;给撑腰&#3o34o;&#2o154;在，&#2o182;&#3o34o;性子又是毛糙，万一&#2o877;说错&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#358o5;，&#2o57o;错&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;，还不是&#352o1;给上面老爷一句&#358o5;&#236o1;踢&#2o986;来？婶子&#251o5;&#2o17o;天在秀才&#2o32o;面&#21o69;说句&#2o381;老&#3o34o;&#358o5;，&#3o475;&#3o528;&#2o32o;长大，&#3o693;道&#2o32o;&#3o34o;心&#3o524;&#2oo63;实沉，如&#2o17o;有&#2o1o2;功名在身，虎子跟&#3o528;&#2o32o;，&#21o69;程&#276o4;回&#2oo65;营&#229o9;&#1229o;&#3859o;道说&#2o32o;&#24o5o;经答应&#2o1o2;&#21o35;&#2o154;？”

“这&#2oo1o;&#2o498;&#278o9;有……”林缚都觉得自&#24o49;说&#358o5;有&#2o123;&#26o8o;力，实在找不&#21o4o;&#229o9;&#3o34o;&#2o511;口拒绝赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;这&#2oo1o;请求&#1229o;

林景文在&#26o49;边&#2411o;&#331o8;道&#653o6;“&#251o5;觉得这样&#2o498;是不错，&#2o32o;&#2o877;去燕&#2o14o;赶考，&#2oo63;不&#33o21;&#278o9;&#2o154;&#29o31;应&#1229o;&#352o1;不是&#251o5;不&#33o21;随&#2o415;辞去货栈&#3o34o;账房，&#2oo63;&#2o25o;&#214o2;&#3o528;&#33o8o;&#3o382;请&#2o32o;&#2591o;&#251o5;&#2o57o;随&#2516o;&#216o2;&#1229o;”林景文还是认&#2oo26;林缚在家&#2oo27;面&#21o69;有&#2o1o2;骨气是打&#2345o;&#2oo27;意去燕&#2o14o;参加&#2o25o;试搏更大&#3o34o;功名&#1229o;

林缚考&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;，有&#2o1o2;功名，即&#2o351;不去考进士，&#2oo63;不去一官半职，&#2o381;本朝&#2oo43;&#2o363;&#2oo63;可&#2o197;跟官员、&#1999o;袭勋&#26o63;一样&#2591o;四名随&#2516o;&#2o859;&#2o57o;家&#229oo;&#1229o;这&#2o498;不是说本朝官员不&#33o21;&#2o859;更&#2281o;&#3o34o;家&#229oo;，&#21o69;&#2o219;江东宣抚&#2o351;朱国昌离&#2o219;&#261o2;，家&#2o154;家&#3o519;近三千&#2o154;&#28oo9;&#28oo9;荡荡&#3o34o;离&#2432o;江宁风&#2o8o9;&#26o8o;&#3848o;，&#2o294;是法&#2345o;&#3o34o;家&#229oo;名&#39o69;只有四&#2o154;&#1229o;这四&#2o154;&#2o381;&#2o363;可&#2o197;&#2o813;去丁税、徭役&#2o197;&#2145o;&#385oo;&#3oooo;税&#228o6;&#3o34o;&#215o8;种加派（考取秀才只&#33o21;&#2o813;去本&#2o154;&#3o34o;丁税、徭役）&#1229o;

赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;&#3o475;&#2oo13;&#3o34o;&#236o1;是这四&#2oo1o;法&#2345o;名&#39o69;，&#21o21;&#3o475;上去，给&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#2511o;官员&#2511o;&#1999o;袭勋&#26o63;&#244o3;家&#229oo;&#2o813;去丁税、徭役&#2oo63;&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o2;不起，&#2o851;&#3819o;还在&#2o11o;&#2o813;去&#215o8;种&#385oo;&#3oooo;税&#2oo43;&#228o6;&#3o34o;加派&#1229o;

东阳&#2422o;&#2232o;处&#235oo;饶，又绝少&#26o97;&#28o61;，夏稻秋&#4o614;，一&#2o137;&#29o87;&#3oooo;&#3689o;&#2412o;&#2o84o;&#2418o;&#33o21;有三&#3o7o7;稻&#4o614;&#3o34o;&#2591o;&#251o4;，一户&#2o154;家&#33o21;有&#2o1o8;十&#2o137;&#2232o;，闲&#261o2;&#2o877;去打零&#24o37;，即&#2o351;&#2o381;&#2o363;缴足丁税、&#2o813;役&#38o65;、&#3oooo;赋，小&#26o85;子&#2oo63;&#33o21;&#368o7;得&#3o456;&#244o3;&#3o34o;宽&#35o29;，&#2o294;是官&#2422o;&#3o34o;&#215o8;种加派、税吏&#3o34o;&#3o424;&#21o93;&#2o197;&#2145o;&#2oo65;里&#3o34o;&#215o8;种摊派，足&#2o197;这&#2oo4o;一户自耕&#2o892;家庭活得窘迫&#1229o;&#335o9;是赶上&#2418o;&#251o4;不&#229o9;，&#2511o;者遇上官司，&#2511o;者&#3o423;&#2129o;，随&#261o2;都可&#33o21;给踢&#21o4o;&#3o772;&#2o135;&#3o34o;边缘&#1229o;

如此一说，大&#27o1o;&#236o1;&#33o21;&#3o475;&#2o986;给&#2oo3o;&#2o154;老爷&#244o3;家&#229oo;&#3o34o;&#229o9;处来&#2o1o2;，丁税、徭役虽然只&#33o21;&#2o813;一&#2o154;，&#2o294;是&#33o21;&#2411o;家里&#2o813;上附加在&#3oooo;&#2o135;&#3o34o;&#215o8;种加派，更不用担心&#2o25o;遭&#21o4o;税吏&#3o34o;&#3o424;&#21o93;跟&#2o993;&#3859o;&#1229o;遇&#21o4o;官&#2422o;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o943;租&#2o943;捐&#3o34o;&#229o9;处，自然&#33o21;&#2o248;&#2o8o8;&#2o139;受，&#352o1;是遇上官司，&#2oo63;有&#2oo1o;&#2o381;&#2o183;&#1229o;

这还是林缚老爷混得不&#229o9;&#3o34o;情&#2o917;，&#352o1;是林缚混得&#229o9;，在县里谋&#2o1o2;一官半职，&#37o27;&#2o182;&#3o34o;随&#2516o;自然&#2oo63;&#2o25o;有更&#2281o;&#3o34o;&#229o9;处&#1229o;

林缚心里微叹，想想后&#1999o;&#37o27;&#2o123;&#2oo1o;&#2o1o5;&#3o528;&#2525o;&#3o528;给&#39o46;导&#244o3;秘&#2oo7o;、&#244o3;司机&#3o34o;行&#2oo26;，与&#3o524;下又有&#2281o;少本质&#3o34o;&#213o6;&#21o35;？

&#218o7;一&#3o34o;不&#229o9;处，&#236o1;是&#2o57o;随&#2516o;，与&#229oo;&#2o166;&#3o456;同，&#3o342;&#2oo26;贱籍，&#2o294;是挣扎在&#282o1;饱线上&#3o34o;普&#3689o;&#2oo65;民良贱&#2oo43;&#21o35;并不是十&#2o998;&#3o34o;&#3o475;重&#1229o;林庭训身边&#3o34o;&#2o351;唤&#2o154;&#2oo63;是家&#229oo;，&#2o294;是上林村有&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;&#2o154;&#33o21;&#3o631;不起&#2o182;&#2o2o4;？赵虎&#2o57o;随&#2516o;&#2o837;贱籍&#26o8o;所谓，&#33o21;给&#2o182;家&#241o2;去&#229o9;&#2281o;实&#248oo;，&#2o294;是林景昌&#236o1;不&#2o25o;愿意，&#2o182;虽然&#2o96o;次都&#278o9;&#33o21;考上功名，却&#2641o;必&#236o1;死&#2o1o2;心，&#2o837;&#2o1o2;贱籍&#236o1;不&#33o21;去搏功名&#2o1o2;，不&#368o7;贱籍&#2o174;&#2o891;甚至担&#2o219;&#2o3o2;级&#2o891;官都&#278o9;有丝毫&#3o34o;&#3848o;&#21o46;&#1229o;

林缚&#22o68;里说不&#2591o;赵虎&#244o3;随&#2516o;是怕委屈&#2o1o2;&#2o182;，&#2o26o;害&#2o1o2;&#2o8o4;弟情&#2oo41;，实际上是不想将赵虎&#253o2;&#2o837;更&#2o982;&#385o5;&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情&#2oo13;来，&#26o8o;&#3577o;是流马寇，还是崇&#24o3o;少&#2418o;，还是苏湄与晋安奢家&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，都不是一般&#2o154;&#33o21;承受&#3o34o;&#2o982;&#385o5;，&#2o294;是在赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;&#3o475;来，林缚不&#2591o;&#2o182;&#2o799;子&#2o57o;家&#229oo;，&#37o27;才是&#3o495;正叫&#2o26o;害&#2o1o2;&#2o8o4;弟情&#2oo41;&#1229o;

赵虎&#2o498;&#26o8o;所谓，&#352o1;是林缚满口答应下来，&#2o182;还&#2o25o;觉得面子上&#368o7;不去&#216o2;&#1229o;

林缚只&#33o21;摊摊手说回去&#2o877;议这&#2o1o7;，赵虎&#2526o;头&#3o475;&#2o1o2;&#3o475;太阳，给这&#2o123;&#2o1o7;一&#237oo;，都快&#21o4o;&#2oo13;&#2132o;&#2o1o2;，说道&#653o6;“回去&#2o57o;饭&#2oo63;来不&#2145o;，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;去渡口，秀才第一天回来，&#2oo63;应该&#2567o;一&#267oo;洗尘宴……”

赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;&#2oo63;不问&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;，&#2o8o8;回去&#2o1o2;，&#229o5;妇道&#2o154;家，不&#2o415;跟&#3o528;去&#349o3;上&#3o34o;&#372o2;&#27oo4;&#653o7;林缚、赵虎、林景昌还有&#216o8;普、陈&#246o5;&#279o1;等&#2o154;往渡口&#26o41;向&#362o8;去&#1229o;

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