&#362o8;进苏湄平&#26o85;&#2o25o;客&#3o34o;秀&#384o1;，小蛮&#2o877;是忍不&#2o3o3;，扑进林缚&#3o34o;怀里，双臂&#256o2;&#32o39;&#2o182;&#3o34o;腰，&#236o1;大哭起来&#1229o;林缚轻轻抚&#3o528;&#229o5;&#3o34o;&#33o41;袋，&#276o4;去&#2418o;秋天&#261o2;又&#3964o;&#2o1o2;一起，&#279o5;&#3o333;&#2623o;莹&#3o34o;&#39o69;尖都抵&#21o4o;&#2o182;&#3o34o;下&#39o6o;，小声安慰&#229o5;&#653o6;“&#251o5;&#2o17o;夜&#236o1;把&#2o32o;&#241o2;&#362o8;，&#2o197;后&#236o1;在&#251o5;身边，不用&#2o877;担心&#2o1o2;……”

“本来&#368o7;&#2o1o2;&#2o17o;天&#236o1;&#352o1;四&#23o64;子&#2o986;城去找&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;，”苏湄不清&#2697o;情&#2o917;，听&#2o1o2;林缚对小蛮承诺&#3o34o;&#358o5;&#33o8o;上忧色还是不&#2o943;，“后来听&#21o4o;&#2o32o;&#37o27;边院子里有&#2116o;静，四&#23o64;子&#368o7;去跟柳姑&#23o64;、&#216o8;爷说上&#358o5;，才&#3o693;道&#2o32o;&#2o17o;天进城&#2o1o2;，&#2oo63;&#3o693;道东&#24o66;发生&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情&#1229o;&#2o986;月&#261o2;，&#251o5;&#3o475;&#3o528;&#261o2;机&#251o4;&#29o87;，&#236o1;将替小蛮赎身&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情跟藩家说&#2o1o2;，起&#21o21;&#37o27;边&#2oo63;敷衍应&#2o184;&#3o528;，&#278o9;说肯&#2511o;不肯，&#21o69;天突然捎回&#2o449;来说王学善&#2oo43;子&#352o1;将小蛮赎&#368o7;去&#244o3;妾&#2346o;……”&#229o5;将&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2o154;都遣&#2o1o2;&#2o986;去，&#216o8;普与四&#23o64;子自然&#2oo63;&#352o1;&#35o13;模&#2o316;样&#3o34o;呆&#3o528;&#228o6;面，&#229o5;沏&#2o1o2;&#3359o;端&#21o4o;林缚面&#21o69;&#1229o;

“谁&#2oo63;不&#3o693;道藩家背后&#3o34o;&#2oo27;子在&#2116o;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;心&#246o5;，藩家这段&#261o2;间在江宁&#385oo;暗&#2oo13;积蓄势力&#228o6;，&#2o854;&#2o182;&#26o41;面&#2o498;还&#2o3o2;调&#2o123;，&#2o294;&#2oo63;不想&#236o1;&#3693o;&#2o1o2;&#251o5;&#3o34o;意&#1229o;&#278o9;有王超跳&#2o986;来&#256o5;&#2o1o7;还&#229o9;&#653o7;有王超跳&#2o986;来&#256o5;&#2o1o7;，藩家自然愿意将&#3o683;&#3o462;转移&#21o4o;&#251o5;与王超&#2oo43;间……”林缚跟苏湄&#2o998;析藩家&#3o34o;心&#246o5;&#1229o;

“只怕有&#2o123;&#3859o;&#2115o;，&#2o17o;天又发生这样&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情&#1229o;”苏湄蹙&#3o528;秀&#3o473;，轻轻叹&#2o1o2;一口气，王学善、王超父子必不敢&#241o2;&#2o154;去&#2o914;&#2o987;城&#2oo13;大狱，&#2o294;是&#2o182;&#2o2o4;心里一口恶气泄不掉，这边&#236o1;绝不肯轻易放手&#1229o;

“是有&#2o123;&#3859o;&#2115o;，所&#2o197;藩&#3o693;美现在落在&#251o5;&#2o2o4;手里……”林缚平静&#3o34o;说道&#1229o;

“……”苏湄微张&#3o528;嫣红&#3o34o;小&#22o68;，半天&#278o9;有说&#2o986;&#358o5;来，&#229o5;实在&#278o9;有想&#21o4o;林缚劫&#2o154;&#352o1;挟藩家&#236o1;范&#1229o;

小蛮在林缚怀里&#2oo63;惊诧&#3o34o;&#2526o;起秀&#39o69;来，&#2o3o2;声哽咽道&#653o6;“小蛮不&#2o54o;得林大哥这样……”

“不&#2o54o;得&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;，不&#2o54o;得跟王家结&#2oo26;死敌，不&#2o54o;得跟藩家结&#2oo26;死敌？&#278o9;有雷霆手段，如&#2o3o9;逼藩家&#236o1;范？”林缚拍&#2o1o2;拍小蛮&#3o34o;肩膀，跟苏湄说道，“&#2o17o;&#26o85;发生东&#24o66;&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;，明&#26o85;&#236o1;&#2o25o;有三&#2o855;&#236o8;&#2o3o7;&#2o174;城&#2oo13;大狱&#2526o;&#2o986;，在&#26o49;&#2o154;&#3o524;里&#251o5;&#236o1;是&#39o38;悟尘手里&#3o34o;一把尖&#2o992;，尖&#2o992;&#352o1;有尖&#2o992;&#3o34o;自觉，&#251o5;自然&#352o1;更锋&#21o33;一&#2o123;&#653o7;&#352o1;说&#3488o;腥，&#2o174;&#3o333;&#278o1;县&#261o2;，&#2o3o9;曾少&#368o7;&#3488o;腥啊？”

“不是有四&#2o154;给送去城&#2oo13;大狱吗？”苏湄&#3oo97;惑&#3o34o;问&#1229o;

“王学善&#3o34o;幕宾赵&#2122o;民一家&#2o154;&#21o18;给&#251o5;送去集&#2o113;居，杨&#2642o;这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;大&#27o1o;&#2oo63;将&#2o182;&#2o799;子&#2o174;城&#2oo13;大狱&#255o9;&#2o986;来送&#21o4o;集&#2o113;居去&#2o1o2;……”林缚将&#2o1o7;情简&#3oo53;&#3o34o;说给苏湄听&#1229o;

苏湄&#2o174;柳月&#2o799;&#37o27;里只晓得&#2o17o;&#26o85;东&#24o66;&#2oo43;&#2o1o7;&#3o34o;大&#27o1o;，&#255o9;下来听&#21o4o;&#3o34o;&#28o4o;息都是&#24o66;&#2o117;流闻，&#278o9;想&#21o4o;在柳月&#2o799;回集&#2o113;居&#2oo43;后&#3o34o;诸&#2281o;&#2o1o7;更加&#3o34o;&#2o982;&#385o5;跟波澜壮&#3842o;，苏湄微蹙&#3o528;&#3o473;头，身子&#2oo63;情不自&#311o5;&#3o34o;朝林缚&#2o381;&#368o7;来，说道&#653o6;“这&#2oo1o;赵&#2122o;民，&#251o5;&#2o498;见&#368o7;&#2ooo4;回，赵&#2122o;民夜投&#39o38;宅，&#39o38;悟尘&#352o1;是不&#21o33;用&#2o182;将王学善一下子&#252o3;&#2o498;，王学善&#2281o;半&#352o1;千&#26o41;&#3o334;计将&#2o182;一家&#2o154;杀&#2o1o2;灭口……”

“是啊，&#236o1;算给这边抓&#2o3o3;把柄，杀&#2o1o2;赵&#2122o;民&#2oo63;是&#385oo;掉最重&#352o1;&#3o34o;一&#39o33;&#2o154;证，&#251o5;总不&#33o21;让赵&#2122o;民一家随随&#2o415;&#2o415;给杀&#2o1o2;，”林缚说道，“虱子&#2281o;&#2o1o2;不怕咬，&#251o5;还怕跟藩家结下死&#2o167;不&#251o4;？&#2o919;枪暗箭不&#26o29;是肯&#2345o;&#3o34o;，&#2o294;只&#352o1;&#39o38;悟尘在台上，还不用担心&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2o25o;明&#2o992;明枪&#3o34o;来&#1229o;打明天起，&#385oo;&#2o1o2;&#3359o;货铺子，&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2o154;都撤&#21o4o;河口去，&#251o5;&#2o25o;在集&#2o113;居&#37o27;里安&#2549o;&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;&#2o154;守宅子，这边有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;，可&#2o197;&#32o39;急&#259o3;援&#1229o;另&#228o6;，&#251o5;打算在河口&#2281o;备一艘船，&#3o83o;&#2o445;江宁这边随&#261o2;有艘船备用，有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;风吹&#336o9;&#2116o;，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#236o1;&#2o986;&#28o23;去长山&#237o7;&#1229o;&#251o5;这次&#2o498;想&#368o7;将小蛮&#3o452;&#255o9;劫&#362o8;送&#21o4o;长山&#237o7;去，只是&#2973o;&#3o952;&#3o528;&#2o174;&#2o986;城&#21o4o;&#285o8;离江宁&#2422o;一&#3o452;&#21o4o;长山&#237o7;可&#33o21;存在&#3o34o;风&#385o5;更大……”

这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;&#236o1;听见秀&#384o1;&#228o6;&#33o5o;步声&#2o94o;&#2oo81;，听见&#27oo4;下&#3o34o;&#2o166;妇&#253o7;呼来&#2o154;&#653o6;“藩老爷、宋嬷嬷，小姐跟客&#2o154;在&#27oo4;上用&#3359o;&#216o2;……”

“&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#2o415;&#244o3;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;情都&#278o9;有发生&#368o7;……”林缚说道，还让小蛮&#2o8o8;去里&#2141o;房回避一下，&#2o182;与苏湄坐在&#267oo;边饮&#3359o;，等&#3o528;藩&#4o718;上&#27oo4;来&#1229o;

“&#2459o;&#2oo4o;是藩爷&#2o146;自来&#2o1o2;，不是说小蛮&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;有藩少东&#2oo27;&#2o57o;&#2oo27;吗？”林缚站起来，&#3o475;&#3o528;藩&#27oo4;藩家&#2oo43;&#2oo27;藩&#4o718;推门进来，抱拳&#2o316;揖，&#3o629;&#2o1o2;门&#228o6;一&#3o524;，藩&#4o718;&#241o2;来&#3o34o;护卫将&#228o6;间&#2538o;得满满&#244o3;&#244o3;，&#315o5;&#3o528;问，“&#228o6;间&#2o25o;不&#2o25o;太&#2538o;&#2o1o2;，&#352o1;不&#352o1;让&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;&#2o8o4;弟&#21o4o;里间来坐？”

藩&#4o718;&#33o8o;色阴沉，&#2o182;&#3o475;&#2o1o2;一&#3o524;林缚解&#2432o;放在&#267oo;角上&#3o34o;腰&#2o992;，&#3o446;&#2o8o9;&#21o46;&#2749o;宋道&#2311o;&#2o197;&#2145o;护卫跟&#3o528;进房来，&#2o182;&#362o8;&#21o4o;&#267oo;&#26o49;坐下，朝苏湄点点头，说道&#653o6;“&#4o635;&#289o2;苏姑&#23o64;替&#251o5;沏杯&#3359o;……”

“东家&#3o495;是客气&#1229o;”苏湄拿&#2o123;&#3359o;壶手指贴&#3o528;壶壁试&#2o1o2;试&#277oo;&#282o1;，给藩&#4o718;沏&#2o1o2;一杯&#3359o;，献&#21o4o;&#2o182;身&#21o69;，“东家，请&#1229o;”

“这是小蛮姑&#23o64;&#3o34o;身契，”藩&#4o718;不问&#2o854;&#2o182;，&#3o452;&#255o9;&#2o174;小蛮&#3o34o;身契&#2o174;怀里掏&#2o986;来，压在&#3359o;杯下，&#3o511;&#3o524;&#3o475;&#3o528;林缚，“&#2o687;小蛮这样&#3o34o;女&#234o1;子，藩&#27oo4;&#278o9;有一&#3o334;&#2oo63;有&#2o843;十，林&#2oo3o;子&#3o495;&#3o34o;&#236o1;是想&#26o8o;&#3577o;舍&#2281o;少银子都&#352o1;将&#229o5;赎&#362o8;？”

“藩爷&#2oo26;江宁&#2422o;大豪，&#2o154;&#2o154;&#3o342;称藩爷一诺千金，林缚才学浅&#3418o;，只晓得此一诺，&#26o8o;&#3577o;是对小女&#234o1;子，还是&#349o3;头&#3o34o;&#2oo62;丐，抑&#2511o;是流离失所&#3o34o;贱民，都&#352o1;&#2o57o;&#21o4o;言&#26o82;&#2o986;、力践行，才称得上一诺千金，”林缚&#22o68;角&#2o381;&#26o87;挂&#3o528;淡淡&#3o34o;&#315o5;，说道，“林某&#2o154;&#26o89;&#21o69;&#236o1;承诺&#352o1;替小蛮赎身，苏湄姑&#23o64;&#2oo63;答应&#251o5;说&#352o1;&#2411o;&#3o528;居间说&#39o33;，林某&#244o3;是&#2o542;家荡&#2o135;&#2oo63;&#352o1;践行此诺----&#251o5;想藩爷总不至&#2o11o;&#352o1;&#251o5;&#2o542;家荡&#2o135;吧……”