“&#26o82;然&#251o5;现在&#3o693;道这&#2o1o7;，&#2o32o;更&#278o9;有&#297o2;&#3ooo1;&#2o877;阻&#251o5;跟&#2o32o;去江宁&#1229o;”赵虎只说&#2o1o2;这&#2oo4o;一句&#1229o;

林缚手搭在&#2o182;肩上，用力按&#2o1o2;按，&#278o9;&#2o877;说&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#1229o;赵虎性子&#3o475;&#2o284;粗糙，实&#21o17;&#2o384;&#2oo41;，胆气&#2oo63;足，暗&#3689o;流马寇一&#2o1o7;&#335o9;给官&#2422o;&#3o693;悉，少说&#2oo63;是&#2o8o5;&#2o891;流&#21oo9;，&#335o9;是换&#251o4;林景昌虽不至&#2o11o;去官&#2422o;告密，&#2oo63;&#2281o;半不敢&#2o877;跟&#3o528;去江宁&#1229o;

&#228o5;阳下，&#3954o;&#3671o;缓行，回&#21o4o;上林渡，暮色深重，&#3o721;头&#228o6;&#3o34o;河汊子口笼&#3o528;一层淡淡&#3o34o;暮&#387o1;，&#2o572;船歇&#33o5o;&#3o34o;&#2183o;&#26o53;&#2o197;&#2145o;&#368o7;境&#3o34o;舟楫&#3847o;驿不绝，有&#2o123;店家&#24o5o;经将灯笼悬挂&#2o986;来，暮色渐深，灯笼&#2oo63;渐显明&#2o142;&#1229o;

赵氏在村头&#3o475;见林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2oo56;&#3954o;&#3671o;回来，告诉&#2o182;七夫&#2o154;明天&#2o25o;回湖堰老家&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，又说道&#653o6;“&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;去江宁，是坐船还是&#2oo56;马？&#2o17o;天上林渡来&#2o1o2;&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;贩马客，听&#2o154;家说&#37o27;&#2o123;马&#3o495;不错……”

“&#37o27;去&#3o475;&#3o475;&#1229o;”林缚说道，让少&#2418o;陈&#246o5;&#279o1;赶&#3o528;&#3954o;&#3671o;跟赵氏回去，&#2o182;与&#216o8;普、赵虎&#21o69;往渡口&#3o34o;骡马&#24o66;，路上告诉赵虎&#653o6;“这&#2o123;贩马客&#2oo63;许是淮上&#3o34o;弟&#2o8o4;所扮，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;在&#2o141;湖&#2o998;手里约&#229o9;----&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#368o7;去&#3o475;&#3o475;……”

骡马&#24o66;在上林&#2833o;南头，跟上林渡&#2oo65;营挨&#3o528;&#1229o;&#2oo56;舟&#368o7;&#2833o;口，天&#261o2;昏暗，远远&#3o475;见上林渡&#2oo65;营辕门&#21o69;&#3964o;&#3964o;挑起&#3o34o;&#2o96o;&#2oo18;三灯&#3o456;联&#3o34o;气死风灯飘在&#262o2;空里&#236o1;暗红色星辰，西边&#3o34o;骡马&#24o66;更暗一&#2o123;，&#2ooo4;&#3o415;灯笼在浓烈暮色里甚不起&#3o524;&#1229o;

贩马客跟寻&#2412o;&#2183o;&#26o53;不同，&#2o415;是&#2oo27;家在&#2o837;夜后&#2oo63;&#2281o;半&#2o25o;跟&#2411o;&#2o323;一同&#3o561;在骡马&#24o66;&#3o34o;牲口&#2228o;&#26o49;，&#3o475;&#3o528;自家&#3o34o;骡马不给&#21o35;&#2o154;&#39o34;手&#293o1;&#362o8;，这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;进骡马&#24o66;，总&#33o21;找&#21o4o;&#2o154;&#1229o;

骡马&#24o66;里却是&#276o4;想象&#2oo13;&#352o1;&#289o9;闹，还&#278o9;有&#362o8;进骡马&#24o66;&#3o34o;&#264o8;栅栏&#2226o;子，&#236o1;听见里面&#3o34o;喧哗声，林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#362o8;&#21o4o;大门口，&#3o475;见里&#2o391;角落暗沉沉&#3o34o;都是&#2o154;影，&#2o1o5;吵声不&#26o29;，杂&#3o528;&#3954o;&#4o483;马&#22o7o;，听不清里面在&#2o1o5;吵&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#1229o;

&#3o475;见有&#2o154;&#2o174;里面&#2o986;来，赵虎拦&#2o3o3;&#37o27;&#2o154;问&#653o6;“狗子，里面&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;？”

“赵虎大哥啊，秀才爷&#2oo63;在？”&#37o27;&#2o154;&#2o511;&#3o528;灯火见是林缚、赵虎，&#2o572;下来解释道，“三&#2oo1o;&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;，&#293o1;&#2o1o2;十&#2281o;&#213o5;&#229o9;马来卖----&#2o32o;&#2oo63;清&#2697o;，&#2oo65;营&#236o1;&#3257o;&#229o9;马，&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子&#3o693;道&#28o4o;息，打马&#236o1;赶&#2o1o2;&#368o7;来，&#352o1;将这&#2o123;马都包下来&#1229o;这&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;只肯&#2o986;&#218o6;&#2o116;&#213o5;劣&#3o34o;，说是&#2o854;&#2o182;马都是江宁&#37o27;边客&#2o154;约&#229o9;&#3o34o;，&#352o1;送&#21o4o;江宁去，不肯卖&#1229o;&#37o27;&#2o123;马&#3o475;&#2o1o2;&#3o495;让&#2o154;&#3o524;&#393o7;，有&#2o96o;&#213o5;马，牙口、骨骼、&#3o382;色都&#229o9;，&#3oo41;下配种&#2oo63;合适……”

“&#2o32o;&#25o26;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;马？听&#21o35;&#2o154;&#22o68;里说&#3o34o;吧，”赵虎打&#26o29;&#37o27;&#2o154;，问道，“不卖拉&#2o498;，&#2459o;&#2oo4o;又吵&#2o1o2;起来？”

“&#22o79;&#22o79;，”&#37o27;&#2o154;&#2572o;&#3o528;&#33o41;袋&#22o79;然&#3278o;&#315o5;，说道，“&#2o182;&#2o2o4;想不卖，&#2oo63;&#352o1;&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子不&#2oo8o;才行&#1229o;&#2o877;说&#37o27;马&#3o495;&#229o9;，&#251o5;&#236o1;是不&#25o26;马，听&#3o528;马&#33o46;子&#22o7o;叫得&#33o3o;&#2o142;，&#2oo63;&#3o693;道是&#229o9;马，&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子&#37o27;更&#3o475;得明&#3o333;啊&#1229o;&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子让&#37o27;三&#2oo1o;&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;说&#2o215;，&#2o182;愿意&#2o877;加&#2o215;三&#251o4;&#1229o;&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;说&#216o2;，&#2o154;行千里&#236o1;&#2oo26;求&#3613o;，&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子加&#2o215;三&#251o4;，&#37o27;三&#2oo1o;&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;还不同意，可不是不识&#2526o;&#2oo3o;吗？这三&#2oo1o;&#228o6;异&#2o154;骨头&#3o495;贱，还&#3o495;是死活不松口，&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子加&#2o215;&#2o845;&#251o4;，&#2oo63;不行&#1229o;&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子都给气糊&#28o34;&#2o1o2;，袖手&#3278o;去，赵&#33o21;&#37o27;厮&#39o46;&#2o1o2;&#2o123;将三&#2oo1o;贩马客堵在里面，&#2o17o;天是&#352o1;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;不卖&#2oo63;卖！”

“&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;叫贱骨头？&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;叫不识&#2526o;&#2oo3o;？”赵虎一&#24o52;掌朝&#37o27;&#2o154;后&#33o41;勺扇&#368o7;去，“&#2o154;家不&#2oo26;&#3613o;毁诺，在&#2o32o;&#3o524;里&#236o1;&#251o4;贱骨头、不识&#2526o;&#2oo3o;！”

赵虎在上林渡还有&#2o123;&#23o41;&#2o449;，&#37o27;&#2o154;&#2541o;&#3o528;给扇&#3o14o;&#3o34o;后&#33o41;勺，讪然&#315o5;&#3o528;说&#653o6;“&#2o182;&#2o2o4;不是&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;吗？这&#2418o;头不&#2745o;负&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2745o;负谁？”又讨&#229o9;&#3o34o;问林缚，“秀才爷，&#2o32o;说是不是这&#2oo1o;&#297o2;？”

林缚不&#2116o;声色，只说道&#653o6;“进去&#3o475;&#3o475;&#2o877;说&#1229o;”&#2o182;&#2oo63;&#3o693;道听&#2o986;&#21o35;&#2o154;对&#2o182;称呼&#3o34o;变&#2127o;，&#2o197;&#21o69;&#21o35;&#2o154;都喊&#2o182;“秀才”，这次回来&#2oo65;里&#352o1;&#2oo4o;喊&#2o182;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;老爷，即&#2o351;&#2o197;往&#29o87;络&#3o34o;&#2oo63;&#2o25o;称呼&#2o182;“秀才爷”&#1229o;

&#2o1o8;&#2o844;子林续宗不在骡马&#24o66;里，是赵&#33o21;&#39o46;&#3o528;&#2oo65;营&#3o34o;&#2o1o8;十&#2281o;&#2o154;将三&#2oo1o;&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;堵在里面，林缚&#362o8;&#2o1o2;&#368o7;去，&#3o475;见赵&#33o21;正揪&#2o3o3;一&#2oo1o;&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#39o46;口大声嚷嚷&#653o6;“&#26o82;然不卖马，却又&#293o1;进骡马&#24o66;来，&#244o3;上林渡&#3o34o;&#2o154;&#229o9;&#28o4o;遣？”却是&#352o1;&#286o8;怒这&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;&#228o6;&#2oo65;&#2o154;&#2o8o8;&#2116o;手&#229o9;有更&#229o9;&#3o34o;口实&#1229o;

林缚不管三七&#2o1o8;十一，&#2538o;进&#2o154;群里，揪&#2o3o3;赵&#33o21;&#3o34o;&#39o46;口，一&#24o52;掌扇&#368o7;去&#653o6;“&#2o32o;小子在这里，找&#2o32o;半天&#2o1o2;，&#2o32o;&#244o3;&#251o5;将&#3o333;&#278o1;县&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情忘&#2o1o2;&#1229o;”这一&#24o52;掌又&#217o9;又沉，&#3o452;&#255o9;将赵&#33o21;打蒙&#2o1o2;，&#3o524;&#2o882;金星，耳朵嗡嗡&#3o452;&#217o9;&#1229o;