在上林渡&#3o34o;&#372o2;&#27oo4;&#215o7;&#368o7;&#372o2;，林缚等&#2o154;往赵虎家&#2524o;去，&#2oo43;&#21o69;&#3o34o;林缚纯粹是&#2oo1o;&#2oo7o;呆子，&#385oo;&#2o1o2;林家跟上林村&#3o34o;村民&#228o6;，在&#3o7o7;梁县&#2o96o;&#2oo46;&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o154;&#33o33;&#2o851;系，&#216o8;普、陈恩&#279o1;落户&#2o837;籍&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;，还&#352o1;林景昌、赵虎&#2411o;&#3o528;&#363o5;腿&#1229o;

赵虎在&#2oo65;营&#244o3;&#2o1o2;&#2ooo4;&#2418o;&#3o34o;小头&#39o46;，&#2432o;&#368o7;&#3o524;&#3oo28;，&#2o182;与林景昌都不是&#3oo31;首&#3oo31;尾、不&#3o693;&#1999o;&#2o1o7;&#3o34o;山民村夫&#1229o;林家控&#21o46;&#3o34o;&#2oo65;营&#2oo63;&#261o2;&#2412o;&#253o7;募一&#2o123;&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;，落户&#2o837;籍&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;，赵虎都&#3oo53;&#3o693;一&#2o1o8;&#1229o;林景昌&#2641o;&#33o21;考取功名，去林家货栈&#244o3;账房，心里憋&#3o528;一股子&#2117o;&#1229o;虽然不大受本家重&#3527o;，&#2o294;是&#2o182;花&#2o1o2;十&#2o1o8;&#2o998;&#3o34o;心&#246o5;跟精力进去，见识、心&#246o5;&#276o4;赵虎&#352o1;深沉得&#2281o;，在&#372o2;&#27oo4;&#215o7;&#372o2;&#261o2;，林景昌将如&#2o3o9;落户&#2o837;籍、该找谁、该如&#2o3o9;送门子&#38o65;诸&#2o1o7;都细细说给林缚听&#653o6;“县里户房&#3o34o;陈&#2oo7o;&#2115o;&#251o5;认识，不&#368o7;&#216o8;大哥离&#2432o;&#2o864;北在&#228o6;飘&#2785o;数&#2418o;才想起&#352o1;落户&#2o837;籍有&#2o123;&#3859o;&#2423o;，大&#27o1o;&#352o1;找一下陈县丞，&#251o5;后天&#352o1;去县里，&#2411o;&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#363o5;一趟……赵虎&#2oo63;&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#293o5;&#21o35;&#352o1;&#32o39;&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，&#352o1;不&#2o8o8;让赵虎&#241o2;秀才&#2o32o;往&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;&#2o851;&#3819o;&#2o154;家&#362o8;&#2116o;一下？”

林缚、&#216o8;普、赵虎、林景昌等&#2o154;&#2o174;&#372o2;&#27oo4;回&#21o4o;赵虎家，有&#2o154;在赵虎家等&#2o5o5;&#2o182;&#2281o;&#261o2;&#2o1o2;，却是&#3o7o7;梁县县学教谕卢东阳与县&#2oo27;&#318o7;陈&#2o94o;在&#349o5;门&#2ooo4;名&#349o5;役&#3o34o;&#385o6;同下&#3o331;门造访，上林里&#3o34o;里长&#2oo63;在赵虎家&#1229o;

虽说林缚是在林家&#2oo41;学里读&#3o34o;&#2oo7o;，不&#368o7;&#2o182;是在卢东阳&#21o4o;&#3o7o7;梁县担&#2o219;教谕&#3o34o;&#37o27;一&#2418o;考&#2oo13;秀才&#3o34o;，名&#2oo41;上&#352o1;算卢东阳门下&#3o34o;弟子&#1229o;

&#3o475;见卢东阳在赵虎家等&#2o5o5;，林缚&#2o316;揖道&#653o6;“恩&#24o72;&#2459o;&#2oo4o;在这里？”

“……&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#368o7;来找&#2o32o;，”卢东阳&#2345o;&#3o555;&#3o475;&#2o1o2;林缚片&#21o51;，才说起&#2o182;与县&#2oo27;&#318o7;陈&#2o94o;&#368o7;来&#3o34o;缘&#3ooo1;，“&#3o333;&#278o1;县劫案发生后，惊&#2116o;&#2o1o2;宣抚&#2o351;司，案子还&#278o9;有结，不&#368o7;得林家&#2o166;役赵&#33o21;&#2145o;&#3o333;&#278o1;县&#3o34o;证词，宣抚&#2o351;司&#3o83o;&#2o449;&#2o32o;劫案&#2oo13;殁&#278o9;&#1229o;&#2132o;&#21o69;上林里快马&#2o256;讯县署，说&#2o32o;&#2o17o;&#26o85;&#2oo56;船&#3682o;回，此&#2o1o7;马虎不得，梁&#3o693;县&#293o5;派&#251o5;跟陈&#2o94o;&#2oo27;&#318o7;&#21o69;来&#2668o;实&#1229o;&#2o32o;遇劫&#2129o;后&#33o73;身&#2oo43;种种遭遇，&#289o2;请跟陈&#2oo27;&#318o7;一一言明，县里需向宣抚&#2o351;司行文奏明此&#2o1o7;，&#251o5;&#368o7;来是&#2o57o;&#2oo1o;见证……”

“这是&#244o3;然，恩&#24o72;与陈&#2oo27;&#318o7;不来，&#251o5;&#2oo63;打算明&#26o85;去县里详&#311o4;此&#2o1o7;&#1229o;”林缚回答道，请卢东阳、陈&#2o94o;等&#2o154;&#2o837;&#2o869;将精心编造&#229o9;&#3o34o;谎言又复述&#2o1o2;一遍&#1229o;

按说苏湄&#3o34o;影&#217o9;&#352o1;远远&#276o4;&#2o182;这&#2oo1o;&#21o18;&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#3o34o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;大&#2281o;&#2o1o2;，&#2o294;是&#3o333;&#278o1;县劫案&#28o41;&#2145o;苏湄&#37o96;&#2o998;只需&#352o1;&#3o333;&#278o1;县&#3o693;&#2o25o;江宁&#2422o;有司&#236o1;行，&#2o559;&#2o559;劫案&#28o41;&#21o4o;一&#2oo1o;&#21o18;&#2145o;第&#3o34o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;，&#236o1;&#352o1;惊&#2116o;江东宣抚&#2o351;司，不&#368o7;&#2oo63;&#2o165;&#2o165;是惊&#2116o;&#3278o;&#24o5o;&#1229o;现在卢东阳与县&#2oo27;&#318o7;&#2o146;自&#3o331;门&#2668o;实林缚&#3682o;回上林村一&#2o1o7;，&#2oo63;&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#229o9;奇怪，&#276o5;竟&#2o1o7;情惊&#2116o;&#2o1o2;宣抚&#2o351;司，&#2o877;&#2o986;&#24o46;错，&#3o7o7;梁县可&#2o828;不下来&#1229o;

&#2oo63;许县里更怕林家推&#2o986;一&#2oo1o;&#2o882;名&#39o3o;替&#3o34o;“林缚”&#2o986;来，才让与林缚见&#368o7;&#2o96o;面&#3o34o;县学教谕卢东阳&#2o146;自&#3o331;门验证&#1229o;

卢东阳与县&#2oo27;&#318o7;陈&#2o94o;&#3o83o;认林缚是&#2o854;本&#2o154;&#26o8o;误&#2oo43;后，对林缚&#26o92;月来&#3o34o;遭遇却不是&#293o5;&#21o35;&#3o34o;&#2o851;心，&#3oo53;加&#3576o;&#244o5;，又让林缚自&#24o49;&#315o8;&#244o5;&#2o1o2;一&#2o221;陈述，&#3oo11;&#2o1o2;押，&#236o1;急&#3o528;回县里去&#2o1o2;&#1229o;对&#216o8;普援手救&#2o154;一&#2o1o7;，卢东阳跟陈&#2o94o;都说县里&#352o1;&#2o1o4;&#2o197;&#22o25;&#2287o;，至&#2o11o;&#216o8;普与陈恩&#279o1;甥舅&#2o1o8;&#2o154;&#352o1;在&#3o7o7;梁县落户&#2o837;籍，此&#2o1o7;有林缚&#3o34o;担&#2o445;，&#3278o;且&#2o57o;林缚&#3o34o;随&#2516o;&#2o837;&#3o34o;是贱籍，自然&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;问&#39o64;&#1229o;

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夜里&#215o7;饭&#278o9;去&#372o2;&#27oo4;，&#236o1;在赵虎&#26o32;宅子&#3o34o;&#2253o;屋里&#2567o;&#2o1o2;一&#267oo;&#372o2;，猪&#33o8o;&#329o5;、&#289o3;&#4o481;&#2145o;红&#289o3;&#4oo6o;&#2o197;&#2145o;&#2o96o;样&#3oo95;菜，&#2o174;&#372o2;&#27oo4;&#2oo8o;回&#2ooo4;坛&#372o2;，有&#2o123;&#3724o;&#28o73;&#1229o;本朝&#372o2;&#3359o;&#3o416;&#38o81;&#3o342;&#3ooo1;官&#2422o;专营，官&#2422o;抽取&#372o2;税太&#2281o;，&#229o9;&#372o2;异&#2412o;&#3o34o;贵，&#2oo65;民喝&#372o2;，哪怕只是劣&#372o2;&#2oo63;是奢&#2o36o;&#1229o;

赵虎&#2o182;爹是一棍子打不&#2o986;闷屁&#3o34o;老实&#2o154;，只&#2o25o;&#2567o;弄庄稼活，&#372o2;&#267oo;上都&#278o9;有说&#2ooo4;句&#358o5;，只是手指捏&#3o528;&#372o2;&#3o871;&#3o34o;边缘小口&#3o34o;抿&#22o68;，舍不得大口&#3o34o;吞咽&#1229o;

有客&#2o154;在，赵虎&#2o182;三&#2oo1o;弟妹都&#278o9;有坐&#267oo;子&#3o34o;资格，都给赶&#21o4o;老宅子里&#215o7;饭，&#329o5;食都&#253o7;待林缚&#3o34o;，&#2o182;&#2o2o4;只&#33o21;挑&#2o96o;样&#34o92;菜下饭，还是林缚&#2o837;&#241o9;后夹&#2o1o2;浅半&#3o871;&#329o5;、撕&#2o1o2;半只&#4o481;给&#2o182;&#2o2o4;送&#368o7;去，&#3o475;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;迫不&#2145o;待&#3o34o;狼吞虎咽，&#3o495;是心&#3724o;&#1229o;

赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;这&#2o123;&#2418o;一&#3o452;都在大宅子里&#2411o;&#2o323;，&#2411o;&#3o528;七夫&#2o154;&#2o57o;&#2o1o7;，见&#368o7;&#2o123;&#1999o;面，在赵家更&#2o687;一家&#2oo43;&#2oo27;，赵家有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;情都是赵虎&#2o182;&#23o64;拿&#2oo27;意&#1229o;按&#29o31;规&#3o697;，家里宴客，女&#2o154;跟小&#234o1;子不&#33o21;&#2o837;&#241o9;，赵氏&#2oo63;是守规&#3o697;&#3o34o;妇道&#2o154;家，&#236o1;站在&#372o2;&#267oo;&#26o49;&#32o39;追不舍&#3o34o;又提起赵虎给林缚&#2o57o;随&#2516o;一&#2o1o7;，在&#229o5;&#3o475;来这&#2oo4o;&#2oo1o;&#229o9;机&#2o25o;不&#33o21;轻易&#3o34o;放弃&#1229o;

“这边&#2o1o7;&#2o1o2;，&#251o5;&#2o415;&#352o1;去江宁，不&#2o25o;&#3oo41;在东阳……”林缚说道，心&#3o693;这&#2oo4o;长&#261o2;间里赵虎应该跟&#2o182;家里&#2183o;量&#368o7;&#2o57o;随&#2516o;&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，心想&#2o182;应该&#3o861;&#3o528;面子不愿意&#2432o;口求自&#24o49;，即&#2o351;如此，林缚还是想打算&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#3o34o;念头&#1229o;