.com柳月&#2o799;洗漱&#368o7;&#2o8o8;&#21o4o;&#21o69;面去，&#3o475;见赵虎、陈恩&#279o1;大&#2o919;天里只穿&#2o1o2;&#35o74;子在院子里打拳，&#3o475;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#39o69;头上都上汗珠子，&#244o3;&#3o495;是一点都不&#3oo31;&#235o6;，林缚与&#216o8;普坐在&#362o8;廊手上说&#358o5;，见林缚膝&#3o422;上放&#3o528;一把&#2o992;身雪&#2o142;&#3o34o;&#2o986;&#388o8;&#2o992;，衣衫&#2oo63;&#3o456;&#244o3;单&#3418o;，柳月&#2o799;心里想林缚&#26o89;起不练字不读&#2oo7o;、怀里揣把&#2o992;&#2o57o;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;？

“&#33o5o;&#229o9;&#2o123;&#2o1o2;吗，拐杖还合用？&#251o5;跟&#2o844;子忙&#21o4o;半夜&#1229o;”&#216o8;普&#3o475;见林月&#2o799;拄&#3o528;拐&#266o9;&#362o8;&#2o986;来，&#315o5;&#3o528;问&#1229o;

柳月&#2o799;还&#2o197;&#2oo26;只是林缚让&#216o8;普&#2411o;&#2o57o;&#3o34o;，&#278o9;想&#21o4o;林缚&#2oo63;搭手&#21o4o;半夜，道谢&#653o6;“月&#2o799;&#2281o;谢&#2o844;子跟&#216o8;爷&#1229o;”

“&#2281o;大&#2o1o2;&#2o1o7;！”&#216o8;普不&#2o197;&#2oo26;意&#3o34o;挥&#2o1o2;挥手，“&#2o32o;&#33o5o;&#2o26o;&#2o1o2;，这&#2ooo4;天&#236o1;不用起&#26o89;给&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#2o934;备&#26o89;饭&#2o1o2;，&#2o197;后让赵虎&#2511o;者恩&#279o1;来&#2o57o;&#1229o;”

柳月&#2o799;诧异&#3o34o;&#3o475;&#2o1o2;林缚一&#3o524;，&#229o5;还&#2o197;&#2oo26;&#2o17o;天&#3o34o;&#26o89;饭是&#216o8;普&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2o57o;&#3o34o;，&#278o9;想&#21o4o;是林缚起&#2o1o2;大&#26o89;&#1229o;&#229o5;&#2oo63;&#278o9;有说&#3o772;，只&#244o3;是&#229o5;跟林缚&#2oo43;间&#3o34o;秘密，这种心&#246o5;&#229o5;自&#24o49;&#2oo63;说不清道不明&#1229o;

“这&#2ooo4;天，&#2o32o;还是&#2281o;躺&#3o528;&#2o241;息，不随意&#362o8;&#2116o;&#2o1o2;&#1229o;”林缚让柳月&#2o799;回房里去&#2o241;息，昨天&#3o475;&#21o4o;&#229o5;在窗户&#21o69;&#255o6;头望自&#24o49;房间里&#3o475;，&#2281o;少有&#2o123;&#3oo97;虑&#3859o;&#28o4o;，经&#368o7;试&#255o6;&#3o475;来是自&#24o49;&#2281o;心&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

将柳月&#2o799;遣&#362o8;，林缚将昨天与苏湄&#3o456;&#2o25o;&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情跟&#216o8;普细说&#2o1o2;一遍，有苏湄三千&#2ooo4;银子垫底，&#37o27;&#21o97;下&#3o34o;四十&#213o5;&#229o9;马&#236o1;不用急&#3o528;&#2o986;手&#1229o;又说&#368o7;&#38o65;小&#2o116;&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，林缚&#216o8;普&#2o146;自&#362o8;一趟，去&#3o83o;认&#38o65;小&#2o116;&#3o34o;&#3o83o;忠&#214o2;老实、不&#2o25o;是庆&#2oo16;行&#3o34o;暗桩&#1229o;

&#2132o;&#21o69;，林缚&#241o2;&#3o528;赵虎&#293o1;&#3o528;&#2ooo4;&#213o5;马去江宁吏&#37o96;&#2145o;江东宣抚&#2o351;司&#349o5;门去投身牍，柳月&#2o799;&#2116o;&#2o316;不&#2o415;，&#236o1;让陈恩&#279o1;&#3oo41;下来守&#3o528;宅子&#1229o;

本朝&#2232o;&#26o41;官员&#2o197;职权轻重&#2o998;&#2oo27;官、&#2o3o4;官、属官三类，&#2422o;县&#2oo27;官与&#2o3o4;官&#3o342;属&#2o14o;派官，如&#3o693;&#2422o;、&#3o693;县、&#3689o;&#21o28;、同&#3o693;、县丞、教谕等官职，&#2511o;&#3ooo1;&#24o93;&#2o146;点&#2511o;&#3ooo1;吏&#37o96;选派，江宁吏&#37o96;只&#33o21;干&#3o634;&#3o524;&#26o49;观，&#2232o;&#26o41;&#2oo63;插不上手&#653o7;&#2422o;县&#2232o;&#26o41;属官，&#21o17;&#3ooo1;&#2232o;&#26o41;宣抚&#2o351;司&#349o5;门捡选&#1229o;&#2oo26;&#2o1o2;&#29o31;&#39o38;江宁吏&#37o96;&#349o5;门&#3o34o;&#39o68;面，江东&#37o89;所属&#2422o;县&#2oo43;属官&#3ooo1;江宁吏&#37o96;&#349o5;门与江东宣抚&#2o351;司&#349o5;门&#2o849;同&#2o174;&#2232o;&#26o41;勋&#26o63;&#2o837;学子弟、江宁国子&#3o417;&#3o417;生&#2o197;&#2145o;有功名在身&#3o34o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;、秀才&#2oo13;捡选&#1229o;

&#2o1o7;实上，江东宣抚&#2o351;司与江宁吏&#37o96;&#2o174;&#24o93;都&#368o1;往北&#26o41;后&#236o1;一&#3o452;在&#2232o;&#26o41;属官&#3o34o;&#2o154;&#2o1o7;权上&#2o1o5;吵不&#2o241;，现在&#24o5o;经形&#251o4;惯&#2o363;，江宁吏&#37o96;&#3o34o;&#2o154;&#2o1o7;权&#3848o;只局&#3848o;&#2o11o;江宁一&#2422o;十&#2o1o8;县&#2232o;&#26o41;属官&#3o34o;捡选上&#1229o;

林缚想获&#2o219;一官半职，&#236o1;需将身牍投&#21o4o;这&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;&#349o5;门等&#2o5o5;捡选&#1229o;

&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#2oo13;第，功名在身，有&#2o1o2;&#2o57o;官&#3o34o;资格，却不一&#2345o;&#236o1;有官可&#2o57o;&#1229o;江宁吏&#37o96;案牍上积&#32o47;&#3o34o;求官身牍有数&#3o334;&#2o221;&#2oo43;&#2281o;，奈&#2o3o9;江宁&#2422o;一&#2422o;十&#2o1o8;县每&#2418o;&#3o34o;属官&#3257o;&#39o69;才聊聊数&#2o154;，&#2o711;&#2281o;&#319o9;少，想获得一官半职绝&#3875o;易&#2o1o7;&#1229o;江东宣抚&#2o351;司&#229o9;一&#2o123;，&#2o294;是林缚不想离&#2432o;江宁，只&#33o21;在江东宣抚&#2o351;司、江东按察&#2o351;司&#2o197;&#2145o;江东提&#3o563;&#2422o;在江宁&#3o34o;&#3o452;属&#349o5;门里谋&#2oo1o;一官半职，&#37o27;机&#2o25o;&#276o4;将身牍投&#21o4o;江宁吏&#37o96;还渺茫&#1229o;

&#26o8o;&#3577o;是江宁吏&#37o96;还是江东宣抚&#2o351;司&#349o5;门，林缚都&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;门路，投&#368o7;身牍&#236o1;&#362o8;&#1229o;

在江宁城里骑不&#2o1o2;快马，&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;&#349o5;门&#362o8;完，林缚与赵虎骑马&#318oo;箕&#24o55;&#24o5o;&#368o7;&#2o1o2;&#2132o;饭&#261o2;间&#1229o;

林缚与赵虎&#293o1;马进&#2o1o2;&#21o69;院，&#3o475;&#3o528;院子里&#2o572;&#2o1o2;一辆马&#3671o;，心里奇怪，&#3o475;见陈恩&#279o1;&#2o986;来&#2411o;&#2o182;&#293o1;马，问道&#653o6;“有客&#2o154;在？”心想&#39o38;悟尘一家不可&#33o21;这&#2oo4o;快进城，&#2o877;说&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2oo63;不&#3o693;道自&#24o49;第一天进江宁&#236o1;在这里落&#33o5o;&#1229o;

“秀才，是&#251o5;……”

林缚&#2526o;头&#3o475;见林景&#2oo13;&#385o6;&#2o1o2;&#2oo1o;&#2oo13;&#2418o;&#2o154;&#2o174;宾客房里&#362o8;&#2o986;来&#1229o;&#37o27;&#2oo13;&#2418o;&#2o154;双手&#21o98;在身后，站在&#362o8;廊&#21o69;跟林缚朗声说道&#653o6;“&#255o9;&#21o4o;上林里&#3o34o;&#2o449;&#2o989;，还一&#3o452;计算&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#21o4o;江宁&#3o34o;&#26o85;子，景&#2oo13;&#2o17o;天&#368o7;来，才&#3o693;道&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#24o5o;经&#21o4o;江宁&#2o1o2;……”

“景&#2oo13;&#2o32o;&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#368o7;来&#2o1o2;？”赵虎&#3o475;见林景&#2oo13;，喜不自&#311o5;，&#289o9;&#2o999;&#3o34o;&#362o8;&#368o7;去&#2o28o;拳在&#2o182;&#3o246;弱&#3o34o;小身子板上打&#2o1o2;一拳&#1229o;

“有一船货物运来江宁，七夫&#2o154;让&#251o5;随船&#368o7;来长长见识，&#251o5;昨天才&#21o4o;江宁，”林景&#2oo13;说道，&#2oo63;&#2o111;七夫&#2o154;在&#26o63;&#2oo13;掌握实权，不然&#26o29;&#278o9;有&#2o182;&#21o4o;江宁长见识&#3o34o;机&#2o25o;，&#2o182;又问林缚，“&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#21o4o;江宁后&#2459o;&#2oo4o;不去货栈找&#2679o;得&#2146o;，&#2o8o8;&#236o1;在这里置&#2o1o2;宅子？”

&#385oo;&#2o1o2;苏湄、小蛮、四&#23o64;子&#2oo43;&#228o6;，林缚在江宁城&#2oo13;并&#3875o;&#278o9;有&#29o87;&#2o154;，&#3o524;&#21o69;这&#2oo13;&#2418o;&#2o154;&#2o415;是&#29o87;&#2o154;，&#2o182;是林家在江宁货栈&#3o34o;大掌柜林&#2679o;得&#1229o;

林&#2679o;得才四十&#2o986;头，身材魁梧，&#3842o;&#33o8o;浓&#3o473;，大&#2o919;天长衫&#228o6;面又穿&#2o1o2;&#2o214;&#3o382;&#35o74;子&#1229o;&#2o182;在林&#26o63;与本家&#3o34o;&#3488o;缘&#2o851;系不算近，&#2o294;是&#2o182;&#2oo26;&#2o154;处&#1999o;很有&#2o96o;&#2o998;本&#2o1o7;，给&#26o63;&#2oo13;&#2o57o;&#2o1o7;很得林庭训&#3o34o;&#2o449;&#2o219;，&#26o89;&#2o123;&#2418o;&#33o73;&#39o62;&#3278o;&#2o986;&#236o1;给派&#21o4o;江宁来&#2942o;挡一面&#1229o;

林缚&#2oo43;&#21o69;&#21o4o;江宁参加&#2oo65;试&#261o2;，起居&#3o342;&#3ooo1;林&#2679o;得&#29o31;应，&#2oo65;试&#2oo13;&#2oo3o;&#2oo43;后，林&#2679o;得&#2oo63;擅自&#2oo27;张&#259o3;&#2o1o2;&#2o1o8;十&#2ooo4;银给&#2o182;花销，即&#2o351;不是&#2281o;&#2o146;近，&#2oo63;算是&#29o87;纴&#2oo43;&#2o154;&#1229o;