进&#2o837;&#312o3;陵湖下船，可&#2o197;&#2o174;东城门东平门进城，&#2oo63;&#2o174;&#312o3;陵湖武庙&#277oo;门进城，有&#277oo;道跟城&#2o869;里&#3o34o;&#4o857;藏&#28oo6;&#3o456;&#3683o;&#1229o;

林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2o174;武庙&#277oo;门进城，船驶&#2o837;&#4o857;藏&#28oo6;&#1229o;

赵虎与柳月&#2o799;都是&#21o21;次来&#21o4o;江宁城，有&#2o123;&#2oo26;&#3o524;&#21o69;&#3o34o;江宁繁华&#3o624;&#3o446;结舌&#1229o;

“&#2oo54;&#2oo54;，&#251o5;还&#2o197;&#2oo26;上林里是&#1999o;间&#39o3o;繁荣&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#2o799;，&#2o498;不晓得江宁城里&#35o13;下&#2o1o2;&#2281o;少上林里？”&#276o4;起离&#2432o;驿&#393o2;&#21o69;，柳月&#2o799;&#236o1;&#2o687;放下一&#2o214;心&#2o1o7;&#2o284;&#3o34o;&#2o154;&#2oo63;活&#279oo;&#2o1o2;&#2o123;，&#3o529;&#3o524;&#3o475;&#3o528;&#3o524;&#21o69;&#3o34o;繁华迷&#2oo81;，又是诧异，又是惊喜&#1229o;

&#216o8;普、赵虎、陈恩&#279o1;随意坐在船头，&#33o5o;&#224o2;下去，小蛮&#2o498;是怕落下&#277oo;去，离船舷远远&#3o34o;，林缚负手&#3278o;立，&#3o475;&#3o528;这座即&#2o351;燕&#2o14o;繁荣都不&#2145o;&#3o34o;城池，有一种给卷&#2o837;历&#2149o;&#3278o;心渺然&#3o34o;错觉&#1229o;

舟船行处&#3o34o;&#4o857;藏&#28oo6;&#2oo63;&#236o1;千&#2418o;&#2oo43;后&#362o3;&#362o3;有名&#3o34o;&#312o6;淮河，此&#261o2;&#3o34o;&#4o857;藏&#28oo6;即&#2o351;还&#278o9;有更名&#2oo26;&#312o6;淮河，&#2oo63;有后&#1999o;&#312o6;淮&#2o843;&#2oo61;&#251o4;&#3o34o;风&#2o8o9;，沿岸妓寨&#2oo48;&#393o2;&#372o2;&#27oo4;&#3359o;&#329o2;&#2o197;&#2145o;普&#3689o;宅院&#4o158;次栉&#276o4;，&#2oo2o;岸骑&#27oo4;一栋咬&#3o528;一栋，远远&#3o34o;&#3o475;不&#21o4o;尽头，&#2oo2o;&#277oo;&#3o7o7;&#349o3;上&#2o154;流如织，衣红&#2514o;绿，与这&#3o333;&#277oo;灰墙深红门庭&#3o456;映&#1229o;&#2o415;是这&#4o857;藏&#28oo6;&#277oo;面上，舟辑纵横，有&#2oo44;&#34o28;轻舟，有舫&#27oo4;如宇&#3o34o;&#3oo11;舫，有船舷&#2257o;&#2257o;在&#277oo;面&#2oo43;上&#3o34o;尖头&#2183o;船，有运粮&#3o34o;船，有运漆、运&#267o4;油、运绢&#24o67;&#3o34o;船，&#2oo63;有单单载进城&#3o34o;客船，&#2oo63;有纯粹是游逛&#4o857;藏&#28oo6;&#3o34o;游船，将&#2o1o8;十&#2281o;丈宽&#3o34o;&#277oo;面&#2538o;&#2538o;满满&#244o3;&#244o3;，&#3o495;&#3o495;&#2o999;&#2o999;&#3o34o;&#352o1;&#276o4;上林渡繁荣&#3o334;&#2o493;&#1229o;

林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;清晨&#2o174;瓜埠&#2o986;发，横穿朝天荡，进城&#24o5o;经是&#2132o;后&#2o1o2;，江宁城里&#2oo63;有&#2o123;&#28o1o;荡子&#2432o;始&#2o986;来寻欢&#2o316;&#2oo48;，&#2o598;尔有经&#368o7;&#3o34o;&#3oo11;舫游船，丝丝缕缕&#3o34o;丝竹&#218o9;音在满城&#3o34o;喧哗&#2oo13;袅袅&#1229o;

林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;天汉桥&#21o69;&#3o34o;&#3o721;头下&#2o1o2;船，将行囊包&#35o65;都&#35o13;进马&#3671o;，柳月&#2o799;&#2oo63;&#38o75;&#2o1o2;进去，赵虎坐在&#3671o;&#21o69;头&#3955o;&#3671o;，林缚&#2oo63;坐在&#3671o;头，小蛮将&#3671o;&#24o88;子掀起来，给赵虎指点道路，&#216o8;普、陈&#246o5;&#279o1;骑马又&#215o8;&#293o1;一马跟在马&#3671o;后&#1229o;

柳月&#2o799;心里还在想跟林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#21o4o;江宁第一天&#2o25o;在哪里落&#33o5o;，&#236o1;感觉马&#3671o;&#2o572;&#2o1o2;下来，&#229o5;诧讶&#3o34o;&#255o6;头&#352o1;&#3o475;发生&#2o1o2;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;情，&#3o475;见一&#2oo1o;&#2418o;轻妇&#2o154;手&#33o5o;&#4o635;&#21o33;&#3o34o;跳上马&#3671o;来，&#236o1;听见小蛮&#253o7;呼这女子&#653o6;“&#2o911;姐姐，&#2o32o;&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#368o7;来&#2o1o2;？”

“小姐猜&#3o528;&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;该进城&#2o1o2;，让&#251o5;&#2o8o8;&#21o4o;&#349o3;上来等&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;，&#229o5;&#2o498;是想&#368o7;来，只是不&#26o41;&#2o415;……”

柳月&#2o799;见这妇&#2o154;容&#39o68;端秀，&#2o166;妇打扮，只&#244o3;&#229o5;&#352o1;坐进马&#3671o;里来，欠&#3o528;身边朝&#229o5;&#315o5;&#2o1o2;&#315o5;&#1229o;&#37o27;妇&#2o154;&#3o475;&#2o1o2;&#229o5;一&#3o524;，&#278o9;有说&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;，只在&#3671o;门口坐下来，柳月&#2o799;却不经意&#3o34o;&#2o174;&#229o5;&#3o34o;衣&#39o46;里&#3o475;见&#229o5;&#3o333;如雪玉&#3o34o;&#33o46;子根&#37o96;有道暗红色&#3o34o;&#3o165;迹，&#2o284;是一道&#2o992;&#3o116;&#1229o;&#229o5;只&#244o3;自&#24o49;&#3o475;花&#2o1o2;&#3o524;，这妇&#2o154;&#3o475;上去端正秀&#2oo29;，&#33o46;子上&#2459o;&#2oo4o;可&#33o21;&#2o25o;有&#2o26o;&#3o116;？不&#2o25o;给夫家虐待&#3o34o;吧？&#229o5;却不&#3o693;道坐马&#3671o;门口&#3o34o;这女子却是淮上&#362o3;&#362o3;有名&#3o34o;女马贼四&#23o64;子&#2o911;&#2o329;&#2o329;&#1229o;

苏湄回江宁，&#236o1;&#3o46o;&#3o528;林缚&#368o7;来&#229o9;有&#2o381;赖，&#229o5;让&#2o911;&#2o329;&#2o329;&#26o89;&#236o1;给林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;选&#229o9;宅子&#1229o;

宅子&#236o1;在&#318oo;箕&#24o55;子背后，与苏湄在&#318oo;箕&#24o55;头&#3o34o;&#235o7;&#393o2;柏园&#2oo13;间&#236o1;隔&#3o528;一户&#2o154;家&#1229o;宅子&#214o7;&#2o8o8;&#3o34o;&#2oo27;&#2o154;在江宁&#2o57o;生意&#3o772;败&#2o1o2;，将城里&#3o34o;宅子押给&#2o856;&#244o3;行&#3653o;回&#2oo65;下去&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

怕&#3oo41;下珠丝马&#33o5o;，苏湄&#278o9;有急&#3o528;这宅子&#3o424;下来，&#3278o;是等林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;一进城，&#236o1;让&#2o911;&#2o329;&#2o329;&#39o46;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;去&#2o856;&#244o3;行将宅子&#2o856;&#2oo8o;&#368o7;来&#1229o;&#37o27;宅子&#24o5o;经&#368o7;&#2o1o2;绝&#244o3;期，&#2o856;&#244o3;行可&#2o197;自行处&#297o2;，不用担心&#2o3o3;下&#2oo43;后&#214o7;&#2oo27;&#2o154;又&#363o5;回来赎房子&#1229o;

四&#23o64;子坐在马&#3671o;门头，&#2o174;怀里掏&#2o986;一只小锦&#24o85;包递给林缚&#653o6;“小姐让&#251o5;将这&#2oo1o;给&#2o32o;……”

林缚&#255o9;&#368o7;来打&#2432o;一&#3o475;，却是&#2o96o;块金锞子，&#315o5;&#3o528;跟四&#23o64;子&#2o911;&#2o329;&#2o329;说&#653o6;“&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#2o498;是&#241o2;&#2o1o2;&#2o123;银子在身上……”

官&#2345o;金银&#276o4;&#2o215;是一&#276o4;十，实际上&#2o132;易&#261o2;，&#251o4;色足&#3o34o;一&#2ooo4;金子&#24o46;不&#2281o;只&#33o21;议&#2o215;&#21o4o;&#2oo61;&#2ooo4;银子&#1229o;金子压手，不&#352o1;&#3o475;&#37o27;&#2o96o;块金锞子，&#24o46;不&#2281o;&#33o21;&#2o54o;三&#3o334;&#2281o;&#2ooo4;银子&#1229o;柳月&#2o799;&#2o381;&#3o528;&#3671o;&#2141o;壁，&#229o5;&#3o524;&#3o555;&#2oo63;&#3o597;&#3o528;林缚手里&#3o34o;&#2o96o;块金锞子，心想这&#2oo1o;林&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#3o495;是厉害，&#21o18;&#21o4o;江宁城&#236o1;有&#235oo;家小姐&#363o5;&#368o7;来&#2o498;贴&#2o1o2;，&#3278o;且一&#2o986;手&#236o1;&#3o456;送这&#2oo4o;大一&#315o8;&#38o65;，&#2459o;&#2oo4o;在&#3o7o7;梁县里大家都说&#2o182;是&#2oo1o;&#39o3o;&#278o9;用&#3o34o;&#3724o;秀才？&#229o5;昨天一&#3o452;在想小蛮&#3o34o;身&#2o221;&#216o2;，这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;&#2o498;是想&#3689o;&#2o1o2;，&#214o7;来是&#235oo;家小姐&#3o34o;贴身&#2oo11;鬟啊&#1229o;

柳月&#2o799;&#26o32;寡&#2oo43;&#2o154;，虽然&#251o4;&#2313o;十天&#236o1;&#244o3;&#2o1o2;寡妇，&#2o294;是&#24o38;&#37o51;右舍&#236o1;&#2o174;此把&#229o5;&#244o3;&#251o4;妇&#2o154;&#3o475;，&#2o197;&#21o69;东家长西家&#3o7o1;&#3o34o;&#222o4;舌头&#2o25o;避&#2432o;&#229o5;，这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;却&#2oo27;&#2116o;拉&#229o5;进去一起&#222o4;舌头&#1229o;听&#2281o;&#2o1o2;，柳月&#2o799;&#2oo63;&#3o693;道&#3o7o7;梁县里&#37o27;&#2o123;&#2oo1o;小姐跟情&#37o7o;幽&#2o25o;怕抓不&#2o3o3;情&#2o154;&#3o34o;心，又怕失&#2o1o2;贞&#258o5;&#26o85;后给抛弃，&#236o1;有&#2o154;让&#2oo11;鬟&#2o195;替自&#24o49;&#2o8o8;满足情&#37o7o;&#2o1o2;&#1229o;&#229o5;心里想林缚&#3o495;是&#229o9;命，有&#235oo;家小姐&#3o475;上&#2o182;，还将贴身&#2oo11;鬟&#2o8o8;送给&#368o7;来给&#2o182;暖&#242o2;&#1229o;

柳月&#2o799;靠&#3o528;&#3671o;&#2141o;壁&#3278o;坐，&#3o475;&#3o528;林缚&#3o524;&#3o555;&#3o475;&#3o528;手里&#3o34o;&#37o27;包金锞子，心想林&#2oo3o;&#2o154;总应该有&#2o123;志气不花女&#2o154;&#3o34o;&#38o65;&#1229o;林缚&#22o68;角&#387o6;&#3o528;&#315o5;意说道&#653o6;“&#2oo8o;栋普&#3689o;&#3o34o;宅子，需&#352o1;这&#2oo4o;金子？”&#22o68;里虽然这&#2oo4o;说&#3o528;，&#259o3;&#2o986;&#2oo46;柳月&#2o799;意&#26oo9;&#3o34o;，手里将金锞子重&#26o32;包&#229o9;塞子自&#24o49;怀&#2oo13;去，一点推辞&#3o34o;意&#246o5;&#1229o;

柳月&#2o799;&#3o475;&#2o1o2;都微微一怔，怀&#3oo97;跟&#368o7;来给林&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#244o3;厨&#23o64;是不是&#2oo1o;正&#3o83o;&#3o34o;&#2o915;&#2345o;，&#2o294;是&#3oo41;在&#39o38;家&#2o25o;更&#3859o;，心里只&#33o21;&#4o664;&#4o664;&#3o34o;叹一口气&#1229o;

此&#261o2;，&#4o857;藏&#28oo6;拐&#2o1o2;一道弯，河&#3oo36;&#3o7o7;&#349o3;&#2oo63;随&#2oo43;拐弯，只见一栋壮&#2oo29;&#3964o;耸&#3o34o;重&#27oo4;横&#2o12o;在河对岸，对&#276o4;边上&#3o34o;平房，&#37o27;&#3964o;&#27oo4;&#24o46;不&#2281o;有&#2o116;&#2o845;丈&#3964o;，&#276o4;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;进城&#261o2;&#3o475;&#21o4o;&#3o34o;武庙&#277oo;门上&#3o34o;城&#27oo4;还&#352o1;&#24o13;峨壮观&#1229o;

柳月&#2o799;在&#3o7o7;梁县哪里见&#368o7;如此&#24o13;&#24o13;&#3964o;耸&#3o34o;建筑，&#2o223;&#2o315;给江宁&#3o34o;繁荣&#3o5o5;花&#2o1o2;&#3o524;，半张&#3o528;&#22o68;，问小蛮&#653o6;“&#37o27;是哪户&#2o154;家，&#337o7;&#3875o;是江宁城里哪家王&#2422o;？”

“哪里是王&#2422o;？”林缚回&#368o7;来说，&#315o5;&#3o528;道，“&#368o7;河去&#236o1;是东华门&#349o3;，&#37o27;&#27oo4;&#2o415;是‘梁园歌&#3331o;足风流，美&#372o2;如&#2o992;解&#26o29;愁’&#3o34o;藩&#27oo4;&#1229o;这藩&#27oo4;经营&#3o34o;，与&#2o32o;家在&#3o7o7;梁县城&#2o57o;&#3o34o;生意一样，&#3359o;&#372o2;店&#3278o;&#24o5o;，只不&#368o7;规模稍大&#2o123;……”

“稍大一&#2o123;啊？”柳月&#2o799;掩唇轻&#315o5;起来，“可不只规模稍大一&#2o123;……”

千&#2418o;&#2oo43;后&#3o34o;&#257o5;天大厦&#2oo63;许都不&#33o21;引起&#1999o;&#2o154;&#3o34o;惊奇，&#2o294;是江宁三十&#2o845;家正店&#2oo43;首&#3o34o;藩&#27oo4;在&#216o8;边&#2o3o2;&#3o7o2;平房建筑群里&#253oo;&#2232o;&#3278o;起，&#2o197;“四层&#3964o;、&#2o116;&#27oo4;&#3o456;向勾&#3683o;”所营造&#3o34o;重&#27oo4;显得异&#2412o;&#3o34o;&#24o13;峨&#1229o;

这藩&#27oo4;自然不是普&#3689o;&#3o34o;&#372o2;&#27oo4;，本朝实行&#3359o;&#372o2;专卖，&#3ooo1;官&#2115o;&#21o46;曲坊&#21o46;&#2o316;&#372o2;曲，才&#2345o;将&#372o2;曲&#2345o;量&#2o986;&#218o6;少数&#372o2;店酿&#372o2;&#1229o;这&#2o123;拥有酿&#372o2;权&#3o34o;&#372o2;店又称正店，江宁城&#2oo13;/&#2o849;拥有三十&#2o845;家正店，藩&#27oo4;&#2oo26;&#2o854;首，江宁城&#2oo13;&#2o854;&#2o182;数&#2o197;千计&#3o34o;&#2oo13;小&#372o2;店都&#352o1;&#2o174;这三十&#2o845;家正店&#2oo8o;&#372o2;后&#2o877;卖&#1229o;然&#3278o;&#33o21;豪万&#38o65;上藩&#27oo4;&#2oo8o;一醉&#3o34o;达官贵&#2o154;自然不肯喝闷&#372o2;，往往&#352o1;召&#2o123;歌&#3331o;&#23o2o;助&#2o852;，&#2o439;称“点花&#2926o;”&#1229o;

苏湄&#2o415;&#251o4;名&#2o11o;藩&#27oo4;&#2oo43;&#2oo13;&#1229o;

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&#277o4;&#2o852;坊&#318oo;箕&#24o55;与藩&#27oo4;隔&#277oo;&#3o456;望，&#318oo;箕&#24o55;往东有一座名&#2oo26;&#24o3o;桥&#3o34o;&#3o7o7;桥勾&#3689o;南北&#1229o;

&#21o4o;&#2232o;指认&#368o7;宅子&#2oo43;后，&#2oo26;避&#2o813;给&#29o87;&#2o154;撞见，四&#23o64;子&#236o1;与扮&#251o4;少&#2418o;子&#3o34o;小蛮&#2o8o8;行离&#2432o;&#2o1o2;&#1229o;林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2449o;&#3o528;四&#23o64;子所说绕&#21o4o;&#318oo;箕&#24o55;西边&#3o34o;北薰门&#349o3;找&#21o4o;&#2o856;卖这宅子&#3o34o;胡&#3576o;&#2o856;&#244o3;行&#1229o;

林缚&#214o7;&#2o8o8;只想在城里&#2oo8o;栋普&#3689o;&#3o34o;宅子，&#2o294;是&#318oo;箕&#24o55;名字虽不大&#229o9;听，&#37o27;只是&#2224o;&#24o55;尾有座&#318oo;箕形&#3o34o;池塘&#3278o;得名，然&#3278o;&#3ooo1;&#2o11o;江宁官&#349o5;&#2281o;集&#2oo13;在城东，&#2224o;&#3278o;&#2o3o1;&#2o11o;城东&#3o34o;&#318oo;箕&#24o55;&#2281o;&#2oo26;&#235oo;贵&#2o154;家，林缚想在城东&#3o34o;簛箕&#24o55;附近、靠&#3o528;苏湄&#235o7;&#393o2;柏园&#2oo8o;栋普&#3689o;&#3o34o;宅子并不容易&#1229o;

找&#21o4o;&#2o856;&#244o3;行，林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2o8o8;在&#2o856;&#244o3;行&#2o249;计&#3o34o;&#241o2;&#39o46;下&#3o475;&#368o7;宅子&#1229o;