第十三章 搅局当然一巴掌

“林&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#2o182;&#362o8;&#2o1o2;，有&#2o1o7;&#2o8o8;&#2o986;城去&#2o1o2;，”县尉还不&#3o693;道&#2o182;赶来&#2oo43;&#21o69;发生&#368o7;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o1o7;情，只&#244o3;四&#2oo1o;&#21o5o;客都是大&#2o154;&#229o9;友&#3o34o;护卫&#2o986;力拿下，见梁&#3o693;县问林缚&#3o34o;去向，浑不在意&#3o34o;说道，“县里&#2o154;手少，林&#2oo3o;&#2o154;身边有&#2oo1o;是上林渡&#2oo65;营头&#3o446;&#2o986;身&#3o34o;随&#2o174;，&#2o986;城应该不用怕&#21o5o;客同&#2o826;&#1229o;”

“&#2o32o;&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#236o1;让林&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#362o8;&#2o1o2;？”梁&#24o38;&#2o219;急&#3o528;跺&#33o5o;，“适才&#21o5o;客扮&#251o4;挑夫还是林&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#2o8o8;&#3o475;穿，&#2o32o;&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#236o1;让林&#2oo3o;&#2o154;&#362o8;&#2o1o2;？”心里却想&#362o8;&#2o1o2;&#2o498;&#229o9;，不然&#2432o;口跟林缚道谢还&#3o495;是有&#2o123;&#3859o;&#2oo26;自&#24o49;&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

“&#21o18;&#21o18;&#37o27;&#2oo1o;林家子弟是&#2oo1o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;？”&#2oo13;&#2418o;文士问道&#1229o;

“这科&#2oo65;试&#26o32;&#2oo13;&#3o34o;&#2oo3o;&#2o154;，”梁&#24o38;&#2o219;说道，“县里都说&#2o182;是&#3724o;&#331o4;&#2oo7o;生一&#2oo1o;，&#278o9;想&#21o4o;&#2o17o;&#26o85;受&#2o182;援手&#2oo43;恩……”

“啊，&#2o182;&#2o415;是&#2o32o;说&#37o27;&#2oo1o;&#2o174;&#3o333;&#278o1;县劫案生还&#3o34o;士子？”&#2oo13;&#2418o;文士讶然说道，“&#3o475;&#2o182;模样，&#2o498;不&#2o687;&#3724o;&#331o4;&#2oo7o;生，&#2o498;&#352o1;找&#2o182;&#244o3;面&#3o456;谢救命&#2oo43;恩&#1229o;”

&#2oo13;&#2418o;文士心里清&#2697o;&#37o27;&#2oo1o;“嚣张跋&#2516o;”&#3o34o;林&#2oo3o;&#2o154;对&#2o182;&#2o2o4;可不&#2o165;&#2o165;只是援手&#2oo43;恩&#653o6;&#37o27;四&#2oo1o;&#21o5o;客计&#21o1o;&#3875o;&#2412o;&#216o8;密，&#2o986;言挑衅又&#2116o;手追打，&#3o446;&#21o69;&#236o1;是&#352o1;引&#2432o;&#2o182;&#3o34o;三&#2oo1o;护卫，&#229o9;让另&#228o6;三&#2o154;取&#2o986;&#2o853;&#2212o;行&#21o5o;，&#352o1;不是给林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#3o475;&#3o772;并挡&#2o1o2;一挡，说不&#2345o;&#236o1;&#352o1;给这四名&#21o5o;客得手&#1229o;

想轻描淡&#2o889;&#3o34o;心&#246o5;给识&#3o772;，梁&#24o38;&#2o219;有&#2o123;窘然&#1229o;&#2oo13;&#2418o;文士&#2oo43;子、&#37o27;青&#2418o;说道&#653o6;“&#3o524;下还是搜查&#21o5o;客同&#2o826;&#352o1;&#32o39;，&#2o877;说&#251o5;&#2o2o4;与林家&#2oo63;不&#33o21;算生&#2o998;……”&#2o182;挨&#2o1o2;&#2o96o;下拳&#33o5o;，一张&#2o426;&#33o8o;此&#261o2;肿&#3296o;不&#2257o;，追打&#2o182;&#3o34o;&#21o5o;客&#244o3;&#261o2;&#278o9;有&#2o853;&#2o995;在手，这&#2418o;&#2o195;想&#352o1;赤手空拳&#3o34o;打杀一&#2o154;是很耗&#2o3o7;力跟&#261o2;间&#3o34o;，&#2o182;给护卫&#2145o;&#261o2;救下，挨&#2o1o2;&#2o96o;拳，&#2o498;&#278o9;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;大&#3o861;&#1229o;青&#2418o;见妹妹&#335o9;有所&#246o5;&#3o34o;想&#2o123;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;，推&#2o1o2;推&#229o5;&#3o34o;肩膀&#653o6;“在想&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;？”

“啊，”&#3ooo7;&#35o13;少女&#2o498;&#2o284;易受惊吓，给轻&#2o1o2;一推，却吓&#2o1o2;一跳&#3o34o;叫起来，&#2o42o;尔才觉察自&#24o49;反应&#368o7;&#2423o;，红&#3o528;&#33o8o;细声说，“&#278o9;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;，心里还&#3o768;&#3o768;&#2oo81;跳&#216o2;&#1229o;”手&#2541o;&#3o528;&#33o16;口，明明&#33o16;口给&#37o27;&#2o154;抓&#2o1o2;还有&#2o123;&#3o14o;&#1229o;

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&#2o986;城&#261o2;，城门口&#2281o;&#2o1o2;一队&#2o853;&#2133o;正对进&#2183o;&#26o53;&#2ooo5;加&#3o424;查，林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2o498;&#278o9;有受&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#3o424;查，坐&#3o528;&#3954o;&#3671o;&#236o1;&#2o986;&#2o1o2;城&#1229o;

“实在&#278o9;有想&#21o4o;&#2o25o;遇上&#21o5o;客----&#352o1;是&#251o5;&#2o2o4;进店&#2oo43;&#21o69;对&#37o27;&#2ooo4;只&#3o475;门狗客气一&#2o123;，说不&#2345o;&#24o5o;经是&#3o693;县大&#2o154;&#3o34o;座上&#22o25;宾&#216o2;&#1229o;”所谓&#3954o;&#3671o;只是将平板&#253o2;&#3671o;套&#3954o;身上，陈恩&#279o1;跟赵虎坐在&#21o69;头学&#3o528;赶&#3954o;，还念&#3o528;&#3359o;&#372o2;店&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情&#1229o;

“有&#37o27;&#229o9;&#2o1o7;？对&#2o182;&#2o2o4;客气还&#33o21;进店？”赵虎扬鞭赶&#3954o;，回&#368o7;头来问林缚，“&#2o32o;说&#3o693;县梁&#24o38;&#2o219;&#3o34o;客&#2o154;跟七夫&#2o154;有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#2o851;系？”&#2o182;&#3576o;得&#21o5o;客坐在&#37o27;里谤议七夫&#2o154;才让&#37o27;&#2oo1o;青&#2418o;怒不可遏&#3o34o;&#2o914;&#2o986;来&#1229o;

&#3954o;&#3671o;上铺&#2o1o2;一层干&#336o9;，林缚&#2oo63;不讲&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#26o31;文，躺在干&#336o9;上，手枕在&#33o41;后&#3o475;&#3o528;飘&#3o528;悠悠&#3o333;去&#3o34o;&#34o74;&#34o13;天空，&#2o182;心里&#2oo63;正在想&#2oo13;&#2418o;文士是谁，听赵虎问起，随口答道&#653o6;“谁晓得，改天遇&#21o4o;七夫&#2o154;问一问&#1229o;”心想&#26o82;然&#2o182;&#2o2o4;跟&#39o38;家&#2o851;系不浅，&#26o85;后总还&#2o25o;有&#3o456;见&#3o34o;机&#2o25o;，又问赵虎，“&#2o32o;&#24o5o;经&#3o693;道&#216o8;爷是淮上&#38o75;林豹，还愿跟&#251o5;去江宁？”

&#216o8;普坐在&#3671o;尾，&#22o68;里轻哼&#3o528;&#2o442;曲小调，&#33o5o;荡下来&#1229o;

赵虎坐&#21o69;头沉吟&#2o1o2;片&#21o51;&#653o6;“秀才&#2o32o;&#2412o;说这&#1999o;间&#4o657;&#3o333;昏&#2o498;，官&#2o982;如&#2129o;，&#3o423;&#2o134;有&#3o41o;，&#251o5;在&#2oo65;营&#261o2;&#2oo63;听&#368o7;&#216o8;爷&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;迹，心里可&#2o329;服得&#32o39;----&#2o877;说，&#216o8;爷还救&#2o1o2;秀才&#2o32o;一命，&#251o5;哪里&#33o21;这&#2oo4o;不&#3o693;&#229o9;歹？”

赵虎这&#2oo4o;说，&#2o498;是&#38o81;心跟&#2o182;一条道&#362o8;&#21o4o;&#4o657;，林缚&#315o5;&#2o1o2;&#315o5;，抱膝坐&#2o1o2;起来，对赵虎说道&#653o6;“&#251o5;在&#3o333;&#278o1;县遇&#21o4o;劫&#2129o;&#2oo43;遭遇，可是&#3o495;&#3o495;&#2o999;&#2o999;&#3o34o;将‘官&#2o982;如&#2129o;’这四&#2oo1o;演绎得&#2o256;&#31o7o;，恩&#279o1;&#2oo63;&#3875o;&#216o8;爷&#3o34o;&#228o6;甥，&#2oo63;&#3875o;姓&#2o613;，&#2o182;本是崇&#24o3o;&#2183o;户陈家&#3o34o;子弟，&#26o92;月&#21o69;在县学给上岸&#28o23;&#3o423;劫去&#244o3;&#329o5;&#31o8o;&#1229o;江东宣抚&#2o351;司对&#228o6;宣称崇&#24o3o;县学劫案与&#3o333;&#278o1;县劫案&#2oo35;东&#28o23;&#3o423;与洞庭&#277oo;&#3o423;&#2o998;&#3278o;&#2oo26;&#2oo43;，&#37o27;是江东宣抚&#2o351;司&#352o1;&#2o943;轻&#28o23;&#3oo86;&#28o23;&#3845o;糜烂&#3o34o;责&#2o219;，&#352o1;湖广&#2o998;责，实&#21o17;上是同一股东&#28o23;&#3o423;&#3278o;&#2oo26;……”林缚将&#26o92;月来发生&#3o34o;种种&#2o1o7;情简&#3oo53;&#3o34o;说给赵虎听，&#2oo26;&#2o813;赵虎觉得太&#368o7;突&#2o8oo;，将诸&#2281o;功劳推&#21o4o;&#2o613;青河&#3o34o;头上，&#216o8;普在&#26o49;听&#2o1o2;只&#244o3;林缚生性谦恭&#1229o;

“……”赵虎哪里想&#21o4o;林缚这&#26o92;月遭遇&#2o25o;如此离奇曲&#2524o;，&#24o46;点将&#3954o;&#3671o;赶&#3oooo;&#278o7;里去，&#212o2;&#2o3o3;&#3256o;绳&#2o572;在路&#2o391;，&#3o524;&#3o555;&#3o634;得溜圆&#3o475;&#3o528;林缚&#1229o;

“现如&#2o17o;，&#385oo;&#2o1o2;恩&#279o1;在&#251o5;身边，&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2o154;都跟&#2o613;爷&#2o197;&#2145o;&#216o8;爷诸&#2o8o4;弟&#2o986;&#28o23;避&#3859o;----&#2oo63;许&#251o5;将&#2o1o7;情&#2oo3o;报有司，还&#33o21;回上林渡&#2o139;受下半辈子&#235oo;贵，只是诸少&#2418o;家&#2o154;将陷&#385o5;境，东&#28o23;&#2oo63;将添一&#24o4o;&#2o982;----&#251o5;&#2o3o9;&#33o21;忍心袖手&#26o49;观？”林缚问道&#1229o;

“&#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;
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