第dì十shí三sān回huí　聽tīng申shēn飭chì隨suí員yuán忍rěn氣qì　受shòu委wěi屈qū妓jì女nǚ輕qīng生shēng

上shàng回huí書shū所suǒ說shuō的de胡hú統tǒng領lǐng，因yīn為wèi爭zhēng奪duó「江jiāng山shān船chuán」妓jì女nǚ龍lóng珠zhū，同tóng隨suí員yuán文wén老lǎo爺yé吃chī醋cù。當dāng下xià胡hú統tǒng領lǐng足zú足zú問wèn了le龍lóng珠zhū半bàn夜yè的de話huà，盤pán來lái盤pán去qù，問wèn他tā同tóng文wén老lǎo爺yé認rèn得dé了le幾jǐ年nián，有yǒu無wú深shēn交jiāo。龍lóng珠zhū一yì口kǒu咬yǎo定dìng：非fēi但dàn吃chī酒jiǔ叫jiào局jú的de事shì從cóng來lái沒méi有yǒu，並bìng且qiě連lián文wén老lǎo爺yé是shì個gè胖pàng子zi、瘦shòu子zi，高gāo個gè、矮ǎi個gè，全quán然rán不bù知zhī，全quán然rán不bù曉xiǎo。胡hú統tǒng領lǐng見jiàn她tā賴lài得dé淨jìng光guāng，格gé外wài動dòng了le疑yí心xīn，不bù但dàn怪guài文wén老lǎo爺yé不bù該gāi割gē我wǒ上shàng司sī的de靴xuē腰yāo子zi，並bìng怪guài龍lóng珠zhū不bù該gāi不bù念niàn我wǒ往wǎng日rì之zhī情qíng，私sī底dǐ下xià同tóng別bié人rén要yào好hǎo。「不bú要yào說shuō別bié的de，就jiù是shì拿ná官guān而ér論lùn，我wǒ是shì道dào台tái，他tā是shì知zhī縣xiàn，他tā要yào爬pá到dào我wǒ的de分fēn上shàng，只zhǐ怕pà也yě就jiù煩fán難nán。可kě恨hèn這zhè賤jiàn人rén不bù識shí高gāo低dī，只zhǐ揀jiǎn著zhù好hǎo臉liǎn蛋dàn兒ér的de去qù趕gǎn著zhù巴bā結jié。」一yí面miàn想xiǎng，一yí面miàn把bǎ他tā恨hèn的de牙yá癢yǎng癢yǎng。又yòu想xiǎng：「這zhè件jiàn事shì須xū得dé明míng天tiān發fā落luò一yī番fān，要yào他tā們men曉xiǎo得dé這zhè些xiē老lǎo爺yé是shì不bù中zhōng用yòng的de，總zǒng不bù能néng挑tiāo過guò我wǒ的de頭tóu去qù。」主zhǔ意yì打dǎ定dìng，這zhè夜yè竟jìng不bú要yào龍lóng珠zhū伺cì候hòu，逼bī她tā出chū去qù，獨dú自zì一yī個gè冷lěng冷lěng清qīng清qīng的de躺tǎng下xià，卻què是shì翻fān來lái覆fù去qù，一yì直zhí不bù曾céng合hé眼yǎn。龍lóng珠zhū見jiàn大dà人rén動dòng了le真zhēn氣qì，不bú要yào她tā伺cì候hòu，恐kǒng怕pà船chuán上shàng老lǎo鴇bǎo婆pó曉xiǎo得dé之zhī後hòu要yào打dǎ她tā罵mà她tā，急jí的de在zài中zhōng艙cāng坐zuò著zhù哭kū：既jì不bù敢gǎn到dào大dà人rén耳ěr艙cāng裏lǐ去qù，又yòu不bù敢gǎn到dào後hòu梢shāo頭tóu睡shuì。有yǒu時shí想xiǎng到dào自zì己jǐ的de苦kǔ處chù，不bù由yóu自zì言yán自zì語yǔ的de說shuō道dào：「這zhè碗wǎn飯fàn真zhēn正zhèng不bú是shì人rén吃chī的de！寧níng可kě剃tì掉diào頭tóu髮fà當dāng姑gū子zi，不bù然rán，跳tiào下xià河hé去qù尋xún個gè死sǐ，也yě不bù吃chī這zhè碗wǎn飯fàn了le！」到dào了le五wǔ更gēng頭tóu，船chuán家jiā照zhào例lì一yī早zǎo起qǐ來lái開kāi船chuán。恍huǎng惚hū聽tīng得dé大dà人rén起qǐ來lái，自zì己jǐ倒dào茶chá吃chī。龍lóng珠zhū趕gǎn著zhù進jìn艙cāng伺cì候hòu。胡hú統tǒng領lǐng不bú要yào她tā動dòng手shǒu，自zì己jǐ喝hē了le半bàn杯bēi茶chá，重chóng新xīn躺tǎng下xià。龍lóng珠zhū坐zuò左zuǒ床chuáng前qián一yī張zhāng小xiǎo凳dèng子zi上shàng，胡hú統tǒng領lǐng既jì不bù理lǐ她tā，她tā也yě不bù敢gǎn去qù睡shuì。

一yī等děng等děng到dào九jiǔ點diǎn多duō鐘zhōng，到dào了le一yī個gè甚shén麼me鎮zhèn市shì上shàng，船chuán家jiā攏lǒng船chuán上shàng岸àn買mǎi菜cài。那nà兩liǎng船chuán上shàng的de隨suí員yuán老lǎo爺yé都dōu起qǐ來lái了le。文wén老lǎo爺yé昨zuó日rì雖suī然rán吃chī醉zuì，因yīn被bèi管guǎn家jiā喚huàn醒xǐng，也yě只zhǐ好hǎo掙zhēng扎zhā起qǐ來lái，隨suí了le大dà眾zhòng過guò來lái請qǐng安ān。想xiǎng起qǐ昨zuó夜yè的de事shì情qíng，自zì己jǐ也yě覺jué得dé臉liǎn上shàng很hěn難nán為wèi情qíng。走zǒu進jìn統tǒng領lǐng中zhōng艙cāng一yī看kàn，幸xìng喜xǐ統tǒng領lǐng大dà人rén還hái未wèi升shēng帳zhàng，已yǐ經jīng聽tīng得dé咳ké嗽sòu之zhī聲shēng，知zhī道dào離lí著zhù起qǐ身shēn已yǐ不bù遠yuǎn了le。等děng了le一yī刻kè，管guǎn家jiā進jìn去qù打dǎ洗xǐ臉liǎn水shuǐ，拿ná漱shù口kǒu盂yú子zi、牙yá刷shuā、牙yá粉fěn，拿ná了le這zhè樣yàng，又yòu缺quē那nà樣yàng。龍lóng珠zhū也yě忙máng著zhù張zhāng羅luó，但dàn沒méi聽tīng見jiàn統tǒng領lǐng同tóng龍lóng珠zhū說shuō話huà的de聲shēng音yīn。統tǒng領lǐng有yǒu個gè毛máo病bìng，清qīng晨chén起qǐ來lái，一yí定dìng要yào出chū一yī個gè早zǎo恭gōng的de，急jí嗓sǎng子zi喊hǎn了le一yī聲shēng「來lái」，三sān四sì個gè管guǎn家jiā一yī齊qí趕gǎn了le進jìn去qù。又yòu接jiē著zhù聽tīng見jiàn吩fēn咐fù了le一yī句jù「拿ná馬mǎ桶tǒng」，只zhǐ見jiàn一yī個gè黑hēi蒼cāng蒼cāng的de臉liǎn，當dāng慣guàn這zhè差chāi使shǐ的de一yī個gè二èr爺yé，奔bēn到dào後hòu艙cāng，拎līn了le馬mǎ子zi到dào耳ěr艙cāng裏lǐ去qù。別bié的de管guǎn家jiā一yī齊qí退tuì出chū，龍lóng珠zhū也yě跟gēn了le出chū來lái。人rén家jiā都dōu認rèn得dé這zhè拎līn馬mǎ桶tǒng的de二èr爺yé，是shì每měi逢féng大dà人rén出chū門mén，他tā一yí定dìng要yào穿chuān著zhù外wài套tào，騎qí著zhù馬mǎ，雄xióng赳jiū赳jiū氣qì昂áng昂áng，跟gēn在zài轎jiào子zi後hòu頭tóu的de，大dà人rén回huí了le公gōng館guǎn，他tā便biàn卸xiè了le裝zhuāng，把bǎ腳jiǎo一yī蹺qiāo，坐zuò在zài門mén房fáng裏lǐ。有yǒu些xiē小xiǎo老lǎo爺yé們men來lái稟bǐng見jiàn，人rén家jiā見jiàn了le他tā，二èr太tài爺yé長zhǎng，二èr太tài爺yé短duǎn，他tā還hái愛ài理lǐ不bù理lǐ的de。此cǐ時shí卻què在zài這zhè裏lǐ替tì大dà人rén拎līn馬mǎ桶tǒng：真zhēn正zhèng人rén不bù可kě以yǐ貌mào相xiàng了le。

且qiě說shuō龍lóng珠zhū走zǒu進jìn中zhōng艙cāng之zhī後hòu，別bié人rén還hái不bù關guān心xīn，只zhǐ有yǒu文wén七qī爺yé的de眼yǎn尖jiān，頭tóu一yī個gè先xiān望wàng見jiàn。陡dǒu見jiàn龍lóng珠zhū兩liǎng隻zhī眼yǎn睛jīng哭kū的de腫zhǒng腫zhǒng的de，不bù覺jué心xīn上shàng畢bì拍pāi一yī跳tiào，想xiǎng不bù出chū甚shén麼me道dào理lǐ來lái。還hái疑yí心xīn昨zuó天tiān自zì己jǐ在zài臺tái面miàn上shàng衝chōng撞zhuàng了le她tā，給gěi了le她tā沒méi臉liǎn，叫jiào她tā受shòu了le委wěi屈qū：「此cǐ乃nǎi是shì我wǒ醉zuì後hòu之zhī事shì，她tā也yě不bù好hǎo同tóng我wǒ作zuò仇chóu，就jiù哭kū到dào這zhè步bù田tián地dì？又yòu論lùn不bù定dìng她tā把bǎ我wǒ罵mà她tā的de話huà竟jìng來lái哭kū訴sù了le統tǒng領lǐng，所suǒ以yǐ剛gāng才cái統tǒng領lǐng的de聲shēng氣qì不bù大dà好hǎo聽tīng，但dàn是shì龍lóng珠zhū這zhè人rén何hé等děng聰cōng明míng，何hé至zhì於yú呆dāi到dào如rú此cǐ？她tā究jiū竟jìng為wèi了le甚shén麼me事shì情qíng，哭kū得dé眼yǎn睛jīng都dōu腫zhǒng了le？真zhēn正zhèng令lìng人rén難nán解jiě。」意yì思si想xiǎng趕gǎn上shàng前qián去qù問wèn她tā，「周zhōu、黃huáng二èr位wèi同tóng寅yín是shì不bú要yào緊jǐn，倘tǎng若ruò被bèi統tǒng領lǐng聽tīng見jiàn了le，豈qǐ不bú要yào格gé外wài疑yí心xīn？卻què也yě作zuò怪guài，可kě恨hèn這zhè丫yā頭tóu自zì從cóng耳ěr房fáng裏lǐ出chū來lái，非fēi但dàn不bù同tóng我wǒ答dā腔qiāng，眼yǎn皮pí也yě不bù朝cháo我wǒ望wàng一yī望wàng，其qí中zhōng必bì有yǒu緣yuán故gù。」正zhèng想xiǎng到dào這zhè裏lǐ，又yòu聽tīng得dé耳ěr艙cāng裏lǐ統tǒng領lǐng又yòu喊hǎn得dé一yī聲shēng「來lái」。只zhǐ見jiàn前qián頭tóu那nà個gè拎līn慣guàn馬mǎ桶tǒng的de二èr爺yé，推tuī門mén進jìn去qù，霎shà時shí右yòu手shǒu拎līn著zhù馬mǎ桶tǒng出chū來lái，卻què拿ná左zuǒ手shǒu掩yǎn著zhù鼻bí子zi。大dà家jiā都dōu看kàn著zhù好hǎo笑xiào，又yòu聽tīng得dé統tǒng領lǐng罵mà一yī個gè小xiǎo跟gēn班bān的de，說shuō他tā也yě偷tōu懶lǎn不bù進jìn來lái裝zhuāng水shuǐ煙yān。小xiǎo跟gēn班bān的de道dào：「不bú是shì一yī上shàng船chuán，老lǎo爺yé就jiù吩fēn咐fù過guò的de嗎ma，不bù奉fèng呼hū喚huàn，不bù許xǔ進jìn艙cāng，小xiǎo的de怎zěn麼me敢gǎn進jìn來lái！」統tǒng領lǐng道dào：「放fàng你nǐ媽mā的de狗gǒu臭chòu大dà驢lǘ屁pì！我wǒ不bù叫jiào你nǐ，你nǐ就jiù不bù該gāi應yīng進jìn來lái伺cì候hòu嗎ma？好hǎo個gè大dà膽dǎn的de王wáng八bā蛋dàn，你nǐ仗zhàng著zhù誰shuí的de勢shì，敢gǎn同tóng我wǒ來lái鬥dòu嘴zuǐ？我wǒ曉xiǎo得dé你nǐ們men這zhè些xiē沒méi良liáng心xīn的de混hùn帳zhàng王wáng八bā羔gāo子zǐ，我wǒ好hǎo意yì帶dài了le你nǐ們men出chū來lái，就jiù要yào作zuò怪guài，背bèi了le我wǒ好hǎo去qù吃chī酒jiǔ作zuò樂lè，嫖piáo女nǚ人rén，唱chàng曲qǔ子zi。那nà樁zhuāng事shì情qíng能néng瞞mán得dé過guò我wǒ？你nǐ們men當dāng我wǒ老lǎo爺yé糊hú塗tú。老lǎo爺yé並bìng不bù糊hú塗tú，也yě沒méi有yǒu睡shuì覺jué，我wǒ樣yàng樣yàng事shì情qíng都dōu知zhī道dào，還hái來lái朦méng我wǒ呢ne。無wú此cǐ番fān出chū來lái，是shì替tì皇huáng上shàng家jiā打dǎ土tǔ匪fěi的de，並bìng不bú是shì出chū來lái玩wán的de。你nǐ們men不bú要yào發fā昏hūn！」統tǒng領lǐng這zhè番fān罵mà跟gēn班bān的de話huà，別bié人rén聽tīng了le都dōu不bù在zài意yì，文wén七qī爺yé聽tīng了le倒dào著zhù實shí有yǒu點diǎn難nán過guò，心xīn想xiǎng：「統tǒng領lǐng罵mà的de是shì那nà一yī個gè？很hěn像xiàng指zhǐ的de是shì自zì己jǐ，難nán道dào昨zuó夜yè的de事shì情qíng發fā作zuò了le嗎ma？」一yī個gè人rén肚dù裏lǐ尋xún思sī，一yī陣zhèn陣zhèn臉liǎn上shàng紅hóng出chū來lái，止zhǐ不bú住zhù心xīn上shàng十shí五wǔ個gè吊diào桶tǒng，七qī上shàng八bā落luò。等děng了le一yī會huì子zi，聽tīng見jiàn裏lǐ面miàn水shuǐ煙yān袋dài響xiǎng。小xiǎo跟gēn班bān的de裝zhuāng完wán了le煙yān，噘juē著zhù嘴zuǐ走zǒu到dào外wài艙cāng，見jiàn了le各gè位wèi老lǎo爺yé，面miàn子zi上shàng落luò不bù下xià去qù，只zhǐ聽tīng他tā嘰jī哩lī咕gū嚕lǔ的de說shuō道dào：「皇huáng上shàng家jiā要yào你nǐ這zhè樣yàng的de官guān來lái打dǎ土tǔ匪fěi，還hái不bú是shì來lái替tì皇huáng上shàng家jiā造zào百bǎi姓xìng的de。這zhè樣yàng龍lóng珠zhū，那nà樣yàng龍lóng珠zhū，得dé了le龍lóng珠zhū，還hái想xiǎng著zhù我wǒ們men嗎ma？」一yī頭tóu說shuō，一yī頭tóu走zǒu到dào後hòu艙cāng去qù了le。大dà家jiā都dōu聽tīng了le好hǎo笑xiào。

隨suí後hòu方fāng見jiàn龍lóng珠zhū進jìn去qù，幫bāng著zhù替tì大dà人rén換huàn衣yī裳shang，打dǎ腰yāo折zhé，紮zā扮bàn停tíng當dāng，咳ké嗽sòu一yī聲shēng，大dà人rén踱duó了le出chū來lái。眾zhòng人rén上shàng前qián請qǐng安ān相xiāng見jiàn。胡hú統tǒng領lǐng見jiàn面miàn之zhī下xià，甚shén麼me「天tiān氣qì很hěn好hǎo」，「船chuán走zǒu的de不bù慢màn」，隨suí口kǒu敷fū衍yǎn了le兩liǎng句jù，一yī句jù正zhèng經jīng話huà亦yì沒méi有yǒu。倒dǎo是shì周zhōu老lǎo爺yé國guó事shì關guān心xīn，問wèn了le一yī聲shēng：「大dà人rén得dé嚴yán州zhōu的de資zī訊xùn沒méi有yǒu？」統tǒng領lǐng聽tīng了le一yī驚jīng，回huí說shuō：「沒méi有yǒu。老lǎo哥gē可kě聽tīng見jiàn有yǒu甚shén麼me緊jǐn信xìn？」周zhōu老lǎo爺yé道dào：「的de確què的de消xiāo息xī也yě沒méi有yǒu，不bù過guò他tā們men船chuán幫bāng裏lǐ傳chuán來lái的de話huà。」胡hú統tǒng領lǐng戰zhàn戰zhàn兢jīng兢jīng的de道dào：「阿ā彌mí陀tuó佛fú！總zǒng要yào望wàng他tā好hǎo才cái好hǎo！」周zhōu老lǎo爺yé道dào：「聽tīng說shuō土tǔ匪fěi雖suī有yǒu，並bìng不bù怎zěn麼me十shí二èr分fēn利lì害hài，而ér且qiě槍qiāng炮pào不bù靈líng，只zhǐ等děng大dà兵bīng一yī到dào，就jiù可kě指zhǐ日rì平píng定dìng的de。」胡hú統tǒng領lǐng頓dùn時shí又yòu揚yáng揚yáng得dé意yì道dào：「本běn來lái這zhè些xiē吆yāo麼me小xiǎo丑chǒu，算suàn不bù得dé什shén麼me，連lián土tǔ匪fěi都dōu打dǎ不bù下xià，還hái算suàn得dé人rén嗎ma？但dàn是shì兄xiōng弟dì有yǒu一yī句jù過guò慮lǜ的de話huà：兄xiōng弟dì在zài省shěng裏lǐ的de時shí候hòu，常cháng常cháng聽tīng見jiàn中zhōng丞chéng說shuō起qǐ，浙zhè東dōng的de吏lì治zhì，比bǐ起qǐ那nà浙zhè西xī來lái更gèng其qí不bù如rú。『這zhè句jù話huà怎zěn麼me講jiǎng呢ne？只zhǐ因yīn浙zhè東dōng有yǒu了le「江jiāng山shān船chuán」，所suǒ有yǒu的de官guān員yuán大dà半bàn被bèi這zhè船chuán上shàng女nǚ人rén迷mí住zhù，所suǒ以yǐ辦bàn起qǐ公gōng事shì來lái格gé外wài糊hú塗tú。照zhào著zhù大dà清qīng律lǜ例lì，狎xiá妓jì飲yǐn酒jiǔ就jiù該gāi革gé職zhí，叫jiào兄xiōng弟dì一yī時shí也yě參cān不bù了liǎo許xǔ多duō。總zǒng得dé諸zhū位wèi老lǎo兄xiōng替tì兄xiōng弟dì當dāng點diǎn心xīn，隨suí時shí勸quàn戒jiè勸quàn戒jiè他tā們men。倘tǎng若ruò鬧nào點diǎn事shì情qíng出chū來lái，或huò者zhě辦bàn錯cuò了le公gōng事shì，那nà時shí候hòu白bái簡jiǎn無wú情qíng，豈qǐ不bù枉wǎng送sòng了le前qián程chéng，還hái要yào惹rě人rén家jiā笑xiào話huà？』中zhōng丞chéng的de話huà如rú此cǐ說shuō法fǎ，但dàn是shì兄xiōng弟dì不bù能néng不bù把bǎ這zhè話huà轉zhuǎn述shù一yī番fān。」說shuō完wán，不bú住zhù的de拿ná眼yǎn睛jīng瞧qiáo文wén老lǎo爺yé。只zhǐ見jiàn文wén老lǎo爺yé坐zuò在zài那nà裏lǐ，臉liǎn上shàng紅hóng一yī陣zhèn，白bái一yī陣zhèn，很hěn覺jué得dé局jú促cù不bù安ān。就jiù是shì黃huáng老lǎo爺yé、周zhōu老lǎo爺yé，曉xiǎo得dé統tǒng領lǐng這zhè話huà不bú是shì說shuō的de自zì己jǐ，但dàn是shì昨zuó天tiān都dōu同tóng在zài臺tái面miàn上shàng，不bù免miǎn總zǒng有yǒu點diǎn虛xū心xīn，靜jìng悄qiāo悄qiāo的de一yī聲shēng也yě不bù敢gǎn言yán語yǔ。胡hú統tǒng領lǐng停tíng了le一yī會huì，見jiàn大dà家jiā都dōu沒méi有yǒu話huà說shuō，只zhǐ好hǎo端duān茶chá送sòng客kè。他tā三sān位wèi走zǒu到dào船chuán頭tóu上shàng，一yī字zì兒ér站zhàn齊qí，等děng統tǒng領lǐng走zǒu出chū艙cāng門mén，朝cháo他tā們men把bǎ腰yāo一yī呵hē，仍réng舊jiù縮suō了le進jìn去qù，然rán後hòu三sān個gè人rén自zì回huí本běn船chuán。

三sān人rén之zhī中zhōng，別bié人rén猶yóu可kě，只zhǐ有yǒu文wén七qī爺yé見jiàn了le統tǒng領lǐng，聽tīng了le隔gé壁bì閒xián話huà，知zhī道dào統tǒng領lǐng是shì指zhǐ桑sāng罵mà槐huái，已yǐ經jīng受shòu了le一yī肚dù皮pí的de氣qì。剛gāng才cái統tǒng領lǐng出chū來lái，又yòu一yì直zhí沒méi有yǒu睬cǎi他tā，因yīn此cǐ更gèng把bǎ他tā氣qì的de了liǎo不bù得dé。回huí到dào自zì己jǐ船chuán上shàng沒méi有yǒu地dì方fāng出chū氣qì，齊qí巧qiǎo一yī個gè貼tiē身shēn的de小xiǎo二èr爺yé，一yí向xiàng是shì寸cùn步bù不bù離lí的de，這zhè會huì子zi因yīn見jiàn主zhǔ人rén到dào大dà船chuán上shàng稟bǐng見jiàn統tǒng領lǐng，約yuē摸mō一yī時shí不bù得dé回huí來lái，他tā就jiù跟gēn了le船chuán家jiā到dào岸àn上shàng玩wán耍shuǎ去qù了le。誰shuí知zhī文wén七qī爺yé回huí來lái，叫jiào他tā不bú到dào，生shēng氣qì罵mà船chuán家jiā。幸xìng虧kuī玉yù仙xiān出chū來lái張zhāng羅luó了le半bàn天tiān，方fāng才cái把bǎ氣qì平píng下xià。一yī霎shà小xiǎo二èr爺yé回huí來lái了le，文wén七qī爺yé不bù免miǎn把bǎ他tā叫jiào上shàng來lái教jiào訓xùn幾jǐ句jù。偏piān偏piān這zhè小xiǎo二èr爺yé不bù服fú教jiào訓xùn，噘juē著zhù張zhāng嘴zuǐ，在zài中zhōng艙cāng裏lǐ嘰jī哩lī咕gū嚕lǔ的de說shuō閒xián話huà，齊qí巧qiǎo又yòu被bèi文wén七qī爺yé聽tīng見jiàn。本běn來lái不bù動dòng氣qì的de了le，因yīn此cǐ又yòu動dòng了le氣qì，罵mà小xiǎo二èr爺yé道dào：「我wǒ老lǎo爺yé到dào省shěng才cái幾jǐ年nián，倒dào抓zhuā過guò五wǔ回huí印yìn把bà子zi，甚shén麼me好hǎo缺quē都dōu做zuò過guò，甚shén麼me好hǎo差chà都dōu當dāng過guò，就jiù是shì參cān了le官guān不bù准zhǔn我wǒ做zuò，也yě未wèi必bì就jiù會huì把bǎ我wǒ餓è死sǐ。現xiàn在zài看kàn了le上shàng司sī的de臉liǎn嘴zuǐ還hái不bù算suàn，還hái要yào看kàn奴nú才cái的de臉liǎn嘴zuǐ！我wǒ老lǎo爺yé也yě太tài好hǎo說shuō話huà了le！」罵mà著zhù，就jiù立lì刻kè逼bī他tā打dǎ鋪pù蓋gài，叫jiào他tā搭dā船chuán回huí省shěng去qù。別bié位wèi二èr爺yé齊qí來lái勸quàn這zhè小xiǎo二èr爺yé道dào：「老lǎo爺yé待dài你nǐ是shì與yǔ我wǒ們men不bù同tóng的de，你nǐ怎zěn麼me好hǎo撇piē了le他tā走zǒu呢ne？我wǒ們men帶dài你nǐ到dào老lǎo爺yé跟gēn前qián下xià個gè禮lǐ，服fú個gè軟ruǎn，把bǎ氣qì一yī平píng，就jiù無wú話huà說shuō了le。」小xiǎo二èr爺yé道dào：「他tā要yào我wǒ，他tā自zì然rán要yào來lái找zhǎo我wǒ的de，我wǒ不bù去qù！」說shuō著zhù，躲duǒ在zài後hòu梢shāo頭tóu去qù了le。這zhè裏lǐ文wén七qī爺yé動dòng了le半bàn天tiān的de氣qì，好hǎo容róng易yì又yòu被bèi玉yù仙xiān勸quàn住zhù。

如rú是shì曉xiǎo行xíng夜yè泊pō，已yǐ非fēi一yī日rì。有yǒu天tiān傍bàng晚wǎn，剛gāng正zhèng靠kào定dìng了le船chuán，問wèn了le問wèn，到dào嚴yán州zhōu只zhǐ有yǒu幾jǐ十shí里lǐ路lù了le。下xià來lái的de人rén都dōu說shuō：「沒méi有yǒu甚shén麼me土tǔ匪fěi。有yǒu天tiān半bàn夜yè裏lǐ，不bù曉xiǎo得dé那nà裏lǐ來lái的de強qiáng盜dào，明míng火huǒ執zhí仗zhàng，一yī連lián搶qiǎng了le兩liǎng家jiā當dāng鋪pù，一yī家jiā錢qián莊zhuāng，因yīn此cǐ閉bì了le城chéng門mén，挨āi家jiā搜sōu捕bǔ。」其qí實shí閉bì了le一yī天tiān一yī夜yè的de城chéng，一yī個gè小xiǎo毛máo賊zéi也yě沒méi有yǒu捉zhuō到dào，倒dào生shēng出chū無wú數shù謠yáo言yán。官guān府fǔ愈yù覺jué害hài怕pà，他tā們men謠yáo言yán愈yù覺jué造zào得dé凶xiōng。還hái說shuō甚shén麼me「這zhè回huí搶qiǎng當dāng鋪pù、錢qián莊zhuāng的de人rén，並bìng不bú是shì甚shén麼me尋xún常cháng小xiǎo強qiáng盜dào，是shì城chéng外wài一yī座zuò山shān裏lǐ的de大dà王wáng出chū來lái借jiè糧liáng的de，所suǒ以yǐ只zhǐ搶qiǎng東dōng西xī不bù傷shāng人rén。這zhè大dà王wáng現xiàn在zài有yǒu了le糧liáng草cǎo，不bù久jiǔ就jiù要yào起qǐ事shì了le。」地dì方fāng文wén武wǔ官guān聽tīng了le這zhè個gè誑kuáng報bào，居jū然rán信xìn以yǐ為wèi真zhēn，雪xuě片piàn文wén書shū到dào省shěng告gào急jí。所suǒ以yǐ省shěng裏lǐ大dà憲xiàn特tè地dì派pài了le防fáng營yíng統tǒng領lǐng胡hú大dà人rén，率lǜ領lǐng大dà小xiǎo三sān軍jūn，隨suí帶dài員yuán弁biàn前qián來lái剿jiǎo捕bǔ。

從cóng杭háng州zhōu到dào嚴yán州zhōu，不bù過guò只zhǐ有yǒu兩liǎng天tiān多duō路lù，倒dào被bèi這zhè些xiē「江jiāng山shān船chuán」、「茭jiāo白bái船chuán」，一yī走zǒu走zǒu了le五wǔ六liù天tiān還hái沒méi有yǒu到dào。雖suī說shuō是shì水shuǐ淺qiǎn沙shā漲zhǎng，行xíng走zǒu煩fán難nán，究jiū竟jìng這zhè兩liǎng程chéng還hái有yǒu潮cháo水shuǐ，無wú論lùn如rú何hé，總zǒng不bù會huì耽dān擱gē至zhì如rú許xǔ之zhī久jiǔ。其qí中zhōng恰qià有yǒu一yī個gè緣yuán故gù：只zhǐ因yīn這zhè幾jǐ隻zhī船chuán上shàng的de「招zhāo牌pái主zhǔ」，一yī個gè個gè都dōu抓zhuā住zhù了le好hǎo戶hù頭tóu，多duō在zài路lù上shàng走zǒu一yī天tiān，多duō擺bǎi台tái把bǎ酒jiǔ，他tā們men就jiù多duō尋xún兩liǎng個gè錢qián；倘tǎng若ruò早zǎo到dào地dì頭tóu一yī天tiān，少shǎo在zài船chuán上shàng住zhù一yī夜yè，他tā們men就jiù少shǎo賺zhuàn兩liǎng個gè錢qián。如rú今jīn頭tóu一yī個gè胡hú統tǒng領lǐng就jiù不bù用yòng說shuō，龍lóng珠zhū本běn是shì舊jiù交jiāo，雖suī不bù便biàn公gōng然rán擺bǎi酒jiǔ，他tā早zǎo同tóng王wáng師shī爺yé等děng說shuō過guò：「等děng我wǒ們men得dé勝shèng回huí來lái，原yuán坐zuò這zhè隻zhī船chuán進jìn省shěng。那nà時shí候hòu必bì須xū脫tuō略lüè一yī切qiè，免miǎn去qù儀yí注zhù，與yǔ諸zhū公gōng痛tòng飲yǐn一yī番fān。」這zhè幾jǐ天tiān龍lóng珠zhū身shēn上shàng，明míng的de雖suī沒méi有yǒu，暗àn底dǐ下xià早zǎo已yǐ五wǔ六liù百bǎi用yòng去qù了le。第dì二èr個gè文wén七qī爺yé，比bǐ統tǒng領lǐng還hái闊kuò：他tā這zhè趟tàng出chū來lái，卻què是shì從cóng家jiā裏lǐ帶dài錢qián來lái用yòng，並bìng不bú是shì剋kè扣kòu軍jūn餉xiǎng。一yī賞shǎng玉yù仙xiān就jiù是shì一yī對duì金jīn鐲zhuó子zi；一yī開kāi開kāi箱xiāng子zi，就jiù是shì四sì匹pǐ衣yī料liào；連lián著zhù趙zhào不bù了liǎo趙zhào師shī爺yé的de新xīn相xiāng好hǎo蘭lán仙xiān，趙zhào不bù了liǎo還hái沒méi有yǒu給gěi他tā什shén麼me，文wén七qī爺yé看kàn了le他tā姊zǐ妹mèi分fēn上shàng，也yě順shùn手shǒu給gěi了le他tā兩liǎng件jiàn。這zhè種zhǒng闊kuò老lǎo，怎zěn麼me叫jiào人rén不bù巴bā結jié呢ne。第dì三sān個gè是shì蘭lán仙xiān同tóng趙zhào不bù了liǎo要yào好hǎo。雖suī然rán趙zhào不bù了liǎo拿ná不bù出chū甚shén麼me，總zǒng得dé想xiǎng他tā兩liǎng個gè；做zuò妓jì女nǚ的de人rén，好hǎo歹dǎi總zǒng沒méi有yǒu脫tuō空kōng的de。第dì四sì個gè周zhōu老lǎo爺yé，他tā這zhè船chuán上shàng一yī位wèi王wáng師shī爺yé，一yī位wèi黃huáng老lǎo爺yé，都dōu是shì絕jué慾yù多duō年nián的de，剩shèng得dé個gè周zhōu老lǎo爺yé。碰pèng著zhù吃chī酒jiǔ，他tā卻què總zǒng帶dài招zhāo弟dì，一yì直zhí不bù曾céng跳tiào過guò槽cáo。小xiǎo雖suī小xiǎo，也yě是shì生shēng意yì。還hái有yǒu大dà人rén跟gēn前qián的de幾jǐ位wèi大dà爺yé、二èr爺yé同tóng著zhù營yíng官guān老lǎo爺yé，晚wǎn上shàng停tíng了le船chuán，同tóng到dào後hòu梢shāo頭tóu坐zuò坐zuò，呼hū兩liǎng筒tǒng鴉yā片piàn煙yān，還hái要yào摸mō索suǒ摸mō索suǒ。大dà爺yé、二èr爺yé白bái叨dāo了le光guāng，營yíng官guān老lǎo爺yé有yǒu回huí把bǎ不bù免miǎn破pò費fèi幾jǐ塊kuài。他tā們men有yǒu這zhè些xiē生shēng意yì，就jiù是shì有yǒu水shuǐ可kě以yǐ走zǒu快kuài，也yě決jué計jì不bù走zǒu快kuài了le。往wǎng往wǎng白bái天tiān走zǒu了le七qī十shí里lǐ，晚wǎn上shàng一yí定dìng要yào退tuì回huí三sān十shí里lǐ。所suǒ以yǐ兩liǎng天tiān多duō的de路lù程chéng，走zǒu了le六liù天tiān還hái不bù曾céng走zǒu到dào。

單dān說shuō趙zhào不bù了liǎo自zì從cóng上shàng船chuán蘭lán仙xiān送sòng燕yàn菜cài給gěi他tā吃chī過guò之zhī後hòu，兩liǎng個gè人rén就jiù從cóng此cǐ要yào好hǎo起qǐ來lái。趙zhào不bù了liǎo又yòu擺bǎi了le一yī台tái酒jiǔ，替tì他tā做zuò了le一yī了liǎo面miàn子zi，又yòu把bǎ褲kù腰yāo帶dài上shàng常cháng常cháng掛guà著zhù的de，祖zǔ傳chuán下xià來lái的de一yī塊kuài漢hàn玉yù件jiàn頭tóu解jiě了le下xià來lái，送sòng給gěi蘭lán仙xiān。蘭lán仙xiān嫌xián他tā像xiàng塊kuài石shí頭tóu似shì的de，不bú要yào，趙zhào不bù了liǎo只zhǐ得dé自zì己jǐ拿ná回huí，仍réng舊jiù拴shuān在zài褲kù腰yāo帶dài上shàng。一yī時shí面miàn子zi上shàng落luò不bù下xià，就jiù說shuō：「現xiàn在zài路lù上shàng沒méi有yǒu好hǎo東dōng西xī給gěi你nǐ。將jiāng來lái回huí省shěng之zhī後hòu，一yí定dìng打dǎ付fù金jīn鐲zhuó子zi送sòng你nǐ，幾jǐ百bǎi塊kuài錢qián算suàn不bù了liǎo甚shén麼me。」「江jiāng山shān船chuán」上shàng的de女nǚ人rén眼yǎn眶kuàng子zi淺qiǎn，聽tīng了le他tā話huà，當dāng他tā是shì真zhēn正zhèng好hǎo戶hù頭tóu了le，就jiù是shì一yī天tiān不bù曉xiǎo得dé蘭lán仙xiān給gěi了le他tā些xiē什shén麼me利lì益yì，害hài得dé他tā越yuè發fā五wǔ體tǐ投tóu地dì，竟jìng把bǎ蘭lán仙xiān當dāng作zuò了le生shēng平píng第dì一yī個gè知zhī己jǐ，就jiù是shì他tā自zì己jǐ的de家jiā小xiǎo還hái要yào打dǎ第dì二èr。蘭lán仙xiān問wèn他tā要yào五wǔ十shí塊kuài洋yáng錢qián，他tā自zì己jǐ沒méi有yǒu，這zhè幾jǐ天tiān看kàn見jiàn文wén七qī爺yé用yòng的de錢qián像xiàng水shuǐ淌tǎng，曉xiǎo得dé他tā有yǒu錢qián，想xiǎng問wèn他tā借jiè，怕pà他tā見jiàn笑xiào。後hòu來lái被bèi蘭lán仙xiān催cuī不bù過guò了le，只zhǐ好hǎo硬yìng硬yìng頭tóu皮pí，老lǎo老lǎo臉liǎn皮pí，同tóng文wén七qī爺yé商shāng量liáng。不bù料liào文wén七qī爺yé一yī口kǒu答dá應yīng，立lì刻kè開kāi開kāi枕zhěn箱xiāng，取qǔ出chū一yī封fēng一yì百bǎi洋yáng錢qián，分fēn了le一yí半bàn給gěi他tā。趙zhào不bù了liǎo看kàn著zhù眼yǎn熱rè，心xīn上shàng懊ào悔huǐ，說shuō道dào：「早zǎo知zhī如rú此cǐ，應yīng該gāi向xiàng他tā借jiè一yì百bǎi，也yě是shì一yī借jiè，如rú今jīn只zhǐ有yǒu五wǔ十shí，統tǒng通tōng被bèi蘭lán仙xiān拿ná了le去qù，我wǒ還hái是shì沒méi有yǒu。」一yí面miàn想xiǎng的de時shí候hòu，文wén七qī爺yé早zǎo把bǎ那nà剩shèng下xià的de五wǔ十shí塊kuài洋yáng錢qián包bāo好hǎo，仍réng舊jiù鎖suǒ入rù枕zhěn箱xiāng去qù了le。趙zhào不bù了liǎo不bù好hǎo再zài說shuō別bié的de，謝xiè了le一yī聲shēng，兩liǎng隻zhī手shǒu捧pěng了le出chū來lái。不bú到dào一yī刻kè工gōng夫fu，已yǐ經jīng到dào了le蘭lán仙xiān手shǒu裏lǐ了le。

這zhè日rì飯fàn後hòu，太tài陽yáng還hái很hěn高gāo的de，船chuán家jiā已yǐ經jīng攏lǒng了le船chuán，問wèn了le問wèn，到dào嚴yán州zhōu只zhǐ有yǒu十shí里lǐ了le。問wèn他tā「為wèi甚shén麼me不bù走zǒu」，回huí道dào：「大dà船chuán上shàng統tǒng領lǐng吩fēn咐fù過guò：『明míng天tiān交jiāo立lì冬dōng節jié，是shì要yào取qǔ個gè吉jí利lì的de。』所suǒ以yǐ吩fēn咐fù今jīn日rì停tíng船chuán。明míng天tiān飯fàn後hòu，等děng到dào未wèi正zhèng二èr刻kè，交jiāo過guò了le節jié氣qì，然rán後hòu動dòng身shēn，一yì直zhí頂dǐng碼mǎ頭tóu。」別bié人rén聽tīng了le還hái可kě，只zhǐ有yǒu一yī個gè趙zhào不bù了liǎo喜xǐ歡huān的de了liǎo不bù得dé。因yīn為wèi在zài船chuán上shàng同tóng蘭lán仙xiān熱rè鬧nào慣guàn了le，一yī時shí一yī刻kè也yě拆chāi不bù開kāi，恐kǒng怕pà早zǎo到dào碼mǎ頭tóu一yī天tiān，他tā二èr人rén早zǎo分fēn離lí一yī天tiān。如rú今jīn得dé了le這zhè個gè信xìn，先xiān趕gǎn進jìn艙cāng來lái告gào訴sù文wén七qī爺yé。文wén七qī爺yé知zhī道dào他tā腰yāo包bāo裏lǐ有yǒu了le五wǔ十shí塊kuài洋yáng錢qián了le，便biàn敲qiāo他tā吃chī酒jiǔ。趙zhào不bù了liǎo愣lèng了le一yī楞léng。蘭lán仙xiān已yǐ經jīng替tì他tā交jiāo代dài下xià去qù了le，還hái說shuō：「明míng天tiān上shàng了le岸àn，大dà人rén們men一yī齊qí要yào高gāo升shēng了le，一yī杯bēi送sòng行xíng酒jiǔ是shì萬wàn不bù可kě少shǎo的de。」

文wén七qī爺yé自zì從cóng那nà天tiān聽tīng了le統tǒng領lǐng的de說shuō話huà，一yì直zhí也yě沒méi有yǒu再zài到dào統tǒng領lǐng坐zuò的de船chuán上shàng稟bǐng安ān，心xīn上shàng想xiǎng：「橫héng豎shù事shì已yǐ如rú此cǐ，也yě不bù想xiǎng他tā甚shén麼me好hǎo處chù，我wǒ且qiě樂lè我wǒ的de再zài說shuō。」跟gēn手shǒu又yòu吩fēn咐fù玉yù仙xiān：「今jīn天tiān晚wǎn上shàng趙zhào師shī爺yé的de酒jiǔ吃chī過guò之zhī後hòu，再zài替tì我wǒ預yù備bèi一yī桌zhuō飯fàn。」玉yù仙xiān答dá應yīng著zhù。他tā又yòu去qù約yuē了le那nà船chuán上shàng的de王wáng、黃huáng、周zhōu三sān位wèi，索suǒ性xìng又yòu把bǎ炮pào船chuán上shàng的de統tǒng帶dài，什shén麼me趙zhào大dà人rén、魯lǔ總zǒng爺yé，又yòu約yuē了le兩liǎng位wèi，連lián自zì己jǐ同tóng著zhù趙zhào不bù了liǎo，一yī共gòng是shì七qī位wèi，整zhěng整zhěng一yī桌zhuō。當dāng下xià王wáng、黃huáng二èr位wèi答dá應yīng說shuō來lái，只zhǐ有yǒu周zhōu老lǎo爺yé忽hū然rán膽dǎn小xiǎo起qǐ來lái，說shuō：「恐kǒng怕pà統tǒng領lǐng曉xiǎo得dé說shuō話huà。」趙zhào、魯lǔ二èr位wèi也yě再zài三sān推tuī辭cí。文wén七qī爺yé道dào：「這zhè裏lǐ頭tóu的de事shì情qíng，難nán道dào你nǐ們men諸zhū位wèi還hái不bù曉xiǎo得dé？統tǒng領lǐng那nà天tiān生shēng氣qì，並bìng不bú是shì為wèi著zhù我wǒ擺bǎi酒jiǔ生shēng氣qì，為wèi的de是shì我wǒ帶dài了le龍lóng珠zhū的de局jú，割gē了le他tā靴xuē腰yāo子zi，所suǒ以yǐ生shēng氣qì。我wǒ今jīn天tiān不bù叫jiào龍lóng珠zhū的de局jú，那nà就jiù一yí定dìng沒méi事shì的de了le。況kuàng且qiě統tǒng領lǐng還hái說shuō過guò到dào了le嚴yán州zhōu，打dǎ退tuì了le土tǔ匪fěi，還hái要yào自zì己jǐ擺bǎi酒jiǔ同tóng大dà家jiā痛tòng飲yǐn一yī番fān。這zhè是shì你nǐ們men諸zhū公gōng親qīn耳ěr聽tīng見jiàn的de。他tā做zuò大dà人rén的de好hǎo擺bǎi得dé酒jiǔ，怎zěn麼me能néng夠gòu禁jìn止zhǐ我wǒ們men呢ne。又yòu況kuàng且qiě嚴yán州zhōu並bìng沒méi有yǒu甚shén麼me土tǔ匪fěi，這zhè趟tàng還hái怕pà不bú是shì白bái走zǒu。我wǒ們men也yě不bù望wàng甚shén麼me保bǎo舉jǔ，他tā也yě不bù好hǎo說shuō我wǒ們men什shén麼me不bú是shì。等děng擺bǎi好hǎo臺tái面miàn，叫jiào船chuán家jiā把bǎ船chuán開kāi遠yuǎn些xiē，叫jiào他tā聽tīng不bù見jiàn就jiù是shì了le。」

原yuán來lái這zhè幾jǐ天tiān統tǒng領lǐng船chuán上shàng，王wáng、黃huáng二èr位wèi只zhǐ顧gù抽chōu鴉yā片piàn煙yān，沒méi有yǒu工gōng夫fu過guò去qù。文wén七qī爺yé因yīn為wèi碰pèng了le釘dīng子zi，也yě不bù好hǎo意yì思sī過guò去qù。趙zhào不bù了liǎo雖suī然rán東dōng家jiā帶dài了le他tā來lái，有yǒu時shí候hòu寫xiě封fēng把bǎ信xìn，當dāng當dāng雜zá差chà才cái叫jiào著zhù他tā，平píng時shí東dōng家jiā並bìng不bù拿ná他tā放fàng在zài眼yǎn裏lǐ，他tā也yě怕pà見jiàn東dōng家jiā的de面miàn。這zhè幾jǐ天tiān被bèi蘭lán仙xiān纏chán昏hūn了le，自zì己jǐ又yòu懷huái著zhù鬼guǐ胎tāi，所suǒ以yǐ東dōng家jiā不bù叫jiào他tā，他tā也yě樂lè得dé退tuì後hòu，不bù敢gǎn上shàng前qián。這zhè個gè空kōng擋dǎng裏lǐ，只zhǐ有yǒu一yī個gè周zhōu老lǎo爺yé，一yī天tiān三sān四sì趟tàng往wǎng統tǒng領lǐng坐zuò船chuán上shàng跑pǎo。他tā本běn是shì中zhōng丞chéng的de紅hóng人rén，統tǒng領lǐng自zì然rán同tóng他tā客kè氣qì。偏piān偏piān又yòu得dé到dào嚴yán州zhōu資zī訊xùn，曉xiǎo得dé沒méi有yǒu甚shén麼me土tǔ匪fěi，統tǒng領lǐng自zì然rán高gāo興xìng，他tā也yě幫bāng著zhù高gāo興xìng，雖suī然rán他tā臨lín走zǒu的de時shí候hòu，戴dài大dà理lǐ交jiāo代dài過guò他tā，說shuō：「統tǒng領lǐng的de為wèi人rén，吃chī硬yìng不bù吃chī軟ruǎn。」及jí至zhì見jiàn過guò幾jǐ面miàn，才cái曉xiǎo得dé統tǒng領lǐng並bìng不bú是shì這zhè樣yàng的de人rén，戴dài大dà理lǐ的de話huà有yǒu點diǎn不bù確què，須xū得dé見jiàn機jī行xíng事shì，幸xìng虧kuī沒méi有yǒu造zào次cì。連lián日rì統tǒng領lǐng見jiàn了le他tā，著zhù實shí灌guàn米mǐ湯tāng，他tā亦yì順shùn水shuǐ推tuī船chuán，一yī天tiān到dào晚wǎn，製zhì造zào了le無wú數shù的de高gāo帽mào子zi給gěi統tǒng領lǐng戴dài，說shuō甚shén麼me：「嚴yán州zhōu一yī帶dài全quán是shì個gè山shān，本běn是shì盜dào賊zéi出chū沒méi之zhī所suǒ，土tǔ匪fěi亦yì是shì一yī年nián到dào頭tóu有yǒu的de，如rú今jīn是shì被bèi統tǒng領lǐng的de威wēi名míng震zhèn壓yā住zhù了le，嚇xià得dé他tā們men一yī個gè也yě不bù敢gǎn出chū來lái。將jiāng來lái到dào了le嚴yán州zhōu，少shào不bù得dé懲chéng辦bàn幾jǐ個gè，給gěi他tā們men一yī個gè利lì害hài，叫jiào他tā們men下xià次cì不bù敢gǎn再zài反fǎn。回huí來lái再zài在zài四sì鄉xiāng八bā鎮zhèn，各gè處chù搜sōu尋xún一yī回huí，然rán後hòu稟bǐng報bào肅sù清qīng，也yě好hǎo叫jiào上shàng頭tóu曉xiǎo得dé這zhè一yī趟tàng辛xīn苦kǔ不bú是shì輕qīng容róng易yì的de，將jiāng來lái一yí定dìng還hái好hǎo開kāi個gè保bǎo案àn，提tí拔bá提tí拔bá卑bēi職zhí們men。」

胡hú統tǒng領lǐng道dào：「不bú是shì你nǐ老lǎo哥gē說shuō，我wǒ正zhèng想xiǎng先xiān把bǎ嚴yán州zhōu沒méi有yǒu土tǔ匪fěi的de消xiāo息xī連lián夜yè稟bǐng報bào上shàng頭tóu，好hǎo叫jiào上shàng頭tóu放fàng心xīn。」周zhōu老lǎo爺yé道dào：「使shǐ不bù得dé！使shǐ不bù得dé！如rú此cǐ一yī辦bàn，叫jiào上shàng頭tóu把bǎ事shì情qíng看kàn輕qīng，將jiāng來lái用yòng多duō了le錢qián也yě不bù好hǎo報bào銷xiāo，保bǎo舉jǔ也yě沒méi有yǒu了le。如rú今jīn稟bǐng上shàng去qù，越yuè說shuō得dé凶xiōng越yuè好hǎo。」胡hú統tǒng領lǐng一yī聽tīng此cǐ言yán，恍huǎng然rán大dà悟wù，連lián說shuō：「老lǎo哥gē指zhǐ教jiào的de極jí是shì，兄xiōng弟dì一yī準zhǔn照zhào辦bàn。──」當dāng下xià就jiù關guān照zhào龍lóng珠zhū，另lìng外wài叫jiào他tā多duō備bèi幾jǐ樣yàng菜cài，留liú周zhōu老lǎo爺yé在zài這zhè邊biān船chuán上shàng吃chī晚wǎn飯fàn。周zhōu老lǎo爺yé有yǒu了le這zhè個gè好hǎo處chù，所suǒ以yǐ文wén七qī爺yé請qǐng他tā，執zhí定dìng不bù肯kěn奉fèng擾rǎo。文wén七qī爺yé見jiàn請qǐng他tā不bú到dào，也yě只zhǐ好hǎo隨suí他tā。等děng到dào上shàng火huǒ之zhī後hòu，船chuán家jiā果guǒ然rán把bǎ他tā們men兩liǎng隻zhī坐zuò船chuán撐chēng到dào對duì岸àn停tíng泊bó。其qí時shí，周zhōu老lǎo爺yé早zǎo已yǐ跳tiào在zài統tǒng領lǐng大dà船chuán上shàng去qù了le。

趙zhào不bù了liǎo臺tái面miàn擺bǎi好hǎo，數shù了le數shù人rén頭tóu，就jiù是shì不bù見jiàn周zhōu老lǎo爺yé，忙máng著zhù要yào叫jiào人rén去qù找zhǎo。文wén七qī爺yé道dào：「現xiàn在zài他tā做zuò了le統tǒng領lǐng的de紅hóng人rén兒ér了le，統tǒng領lǐng一yī時shí一yī刻kè不bù能néng離lí開kāi他tā。他tā眼yǎn睛jīng裏lǐ那nà裏lǐ有yǒu我wǒ們men，我wǒ們men也yě不bù必bì去qù仰yǎng攀pān他tā了le。」趙zhào不bù了liǎo道dào：「不bù請qǐng他tā，恐kǒng怕pà他tā在zài東dōng家jiā跟gēn前qián要yào說shuō我wǒ們men甚shén麼me。」王wáng師shī爺yé道dào：「周zhōu某mǒu人rén同tóng你nǐ往wǎng日rì無wú仇chóu，他tā為wèi什shén麼me要yào擠jǐ你nǐ？這zhè倒dào可kě以yǐ無wú慮lǜ的de。」趙zhào不bù了liǎo只zhǐ得dé罷bà手shǒu，不bù過guò心xīn上shàng總zǒng有yǒu點diǎn疑yí疑yí惑huò惑huò，覺jué著zhù總zǒng不bù舒shū服fú。一yī台tái酒jiǔ敷fū衍yǎn吃chī完wán，拳quán也yě沒méi有yǒu豁huō，酒jiǔ也yě沒méi有yǒu多duō吃chī。幸xìng虧kuī一yī個gè文wén七qī爺yé興xìng高gāo采cǎi烈liè，一yī台tái吃chī完wán，忙máng吩fēn咐fù擺bǎi他tā那nà一yī台tái。又yòu去qù請qǐng趙zhào大dà人rén、魯lǔ總zǒng爺yé，一yī個gè個gè坐zuò了le小xiǎo划huá子zi都dōu來lái了le。趙zhào大dà人rén並bìng且qiě把bǎ他tā的de一yī個gè相xiāng好hǎo名míng字zì叫jiào愛ài珠zhū的de帶dài了le來lái。文wén七qī爺yé見jiàn了le非fēi常cháng之zhī喜xǐ，連lián說shuō：「到dào底dǐ趙zhào大dà人rén脾pí氣qì爽shuǎng快kuài。──」又yòu催cuī著zhù替tì魯lǔ總zǒng爺yé帶dài局jú。魯lǔ總zǒng爺yé沒méi有yǒu相xiāng好hǎo，文wén七qī爺yé就jiù把bǎ周zhōu老lǎo弟dì叫jiào的de招zhāo弟dì的de一yī個gè姊zǐ妹mèi，名míng字zì叫jiào翠cuì林lín的de薦jiàn給gěi他tā。一yī時shí賓bīn主zhǔ六liù人rén，團tuán團tuán入rù座zuò。文wén七qī爺yé因yīn為wèi剛gāng才cái在zài趙zhào不bù了liǎo臺tái面miàn上shàng沒méi有yǒu吃chī得dé痛tòng快kuài，連lián命mìng拿ná大dà碗wǎn來lái。王wáng、黃huáng二èr位wèi是shì不bù大dà吃chī酒jiǔ的de，趙zhào不bù了liǎo量liàng也yě有yǒu限xiàn。幸xìng虧kuī炮pào船chuán上shàng統tǒng帶dài趙zhào大dà人rén是shì行háng伍wǔ出chū身shēn，天tiān生shēng海hǎi量liàng：年nián輕qīng的de時shí候hòu，一yī晚wǎn上shàng一yī個gè人rén能néng彀gòu吃chī三sān大dà罈tán子zi的de紹shào興xìng酒jiǔ，吐tǔ了le再zài吃chī，吃chī了le再zài吐tǔ，從cóng不bù作zuò興xìng討tǎo饒ráo的de。如rú今jīn上shàng了le年nián紀jì，酒jiǔ興xìng比bǐ前qián大dà減jiǎn，然rán而ér還hái有yǒu五wǔ六liù十shí斤jīn的de酒jiǔ量liàng。就jiù以yǐ現xiàn在zài而ér論lùn，文wén七qī爺yé還hái不bú是shì他tā的de對duì手shǒu。但dàn是shì文wén七qī爺yé亦yì是shì個gè好hǎo漢hàn，人rén家jiā喝hē一yī碗wǎn，他tā一yí定dìng也yě要yào陪péi一yī碗wǎn，人rén家jiā喝hē十shí碗wǎn，他tā一yí定dìng也yě要yào陪péi十shí碗wǎn。喝hē酒jiǔ喝hē的de吐tù血xiě，如rú今jīn又yòu得dé了le痰tán喘chuǎn的de病bìng，他tā是shì要yào喝hē。見jiàn了le酒jiǔ沒méi命mìng的de喝hē，見jiàn了le女nǚ人rén，那nà酒jiǔ更gèng是shì沒méi命mìng的de喝hē。先xiān是shì搶qiǎng三sān，三sān拳quán一yī碗wǎn，後hòu來lái還hái嫌xián不bù爽shuǎng快kuài，改gǎi了le一yī拳quán一yī碗wǎn。趙zhào大dà人rén吃chī酒jiǔ吃chī的de火huǒ上shàng來lái了le，把bǎ小xiǎo帽mào子zi、皮pí袍páo子zi一yī齊qí脫tuō掉diào。文wén七qī爺yé也yě光guāng穿chuān著zhù一yī件jiàn棗zǎo兒ér紅hóng的de小xiǎo緊jǐn身shēn，映yìng著zhù雪xuě白bái的de白bái臉liǎn蛋dàn，格gé外wài好hǎo看kàn。王wáng、黃huáng二èr位wèi吃chī了le一yí半bàn，到dào後hòu艙cāng裏lǐ躺tǎng下xià抽chōu煙yān，趙zhào不bù了liǎo趁chèn空kòng便biàn同tóng蘭lán仙xiān胡hú纏chán。

臺tái面miàn上shàng只zhǐ剩shèng得dé一yī個gè魯lǔ總zǒng爺yé。這zhè魯lǔ總zǒng爺yé，是shì江jiāng南nán徐xú州zhōu府fǔ人rén氏shì，本běn是shì個gè鹽yán梟xiāo投tóu誠chéng過guò來lái的de，兩liǎng隻zhī眼yǎn睛jīng烏wū溜liū溜liū，東dōng也yě張zhāng張zhāng，西xī也yě望wàng望wàng，忽hū而ér坐zuò下xià，忽hū而ér站zhàn起qǐ，沒méi有yǒu一yī霎shà安ān穩wěn，好hǎo像xiàng有yǒu什shén麼me心xīn事shì似shì的de。幸xìng虧kuī大dà家jiā並bìng不bù留liú意yì。後hòu來lái大dà家jiā吃chī稀xī飯fàn，讓ràng他tā吃chī，他tā一yí定dìng不bù吃chī，說shuō是shì「酒jiǔ吃chī多duō了le，頭tóu裏lǐ暈yūn得dé慌huāng，要yào緊jǐn回huí去qù睡shuì覺jué。」文wén七qī爺yé還hái同tóng他tā辯biàn道dào：「你nǐ何hé嘗cháng吃chī什shén麼me酒jiǔ？」魯lǔ總zǒng爺yé道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì只zhǐ有yǒu三sān杯bēi酒jiǔ量liàng，吃chī到dào第dì四sì杯bēi，頭tóu裏lǐ就jiù要yào發fā暈yūn的de。」眾zhòng人rén見jiàn他tā如rú此cǐ說shuō，只zhǐ好hǎo隨suí他tā先xiān走zǒu，吩fēn咐fù船chuán上shàng搭dā好hǎo扶fú手shǒu，眼yǎn望wàng他tā上shàng了le划huá子zi。文wén、趙zhào二èr位wèi，依yī舊jiù進jìn艙cāng對duì壘lěi。

趙zhào大dà人rén趕gǎn著zhù趙zhào不bù了liǎo叫jiào老lǎo宗zōng台tái：「只zhǐ顧gù同tóng相xiāng好hǎo說shuō話huà，不bù理lǐ我wǒ們men，應yīng該gāi罰fá三sān大dà碗wǎn。」趙zhào不bù了liǎo再zài三sān討tǎo饒ráo，只zhǐ吃chī得dé一yī杯bēi，蘭lán仙xiān搶qiǎng過guò去qù吃chī了le一yī大dà半bàn，只zhǐ剩shèng得dé一yī點diǎn點diǎn酒jiǔ腳jiǎo，才cái遞dì給gěi趙zhào師shī爺yé吃chī過guò。文wén、趙zhào二èr位wèi又yòu喝hē了le幾jǐ碗wǎn。文wén七qī爺yé有yǒu點diǎn撐chēng不bú住zhù了le，方fāng才cái罷bà手shǒu。趙zhào大dà人rén也yě有yǒu點diǎn東dōng倒dào西xī歪wāi，眾zhòng人rén架jià著zhù，趔liè趔liè趄qiè趄jū，跳tiào上shàng划huá子zi，回huí到dào自zì己jǐ炮pào船chuán上shàng睡shuì覺jué。黃huáng、王wáng二èr位wèi也yě回huí本běn船chuán。周zhōu老lǎo爺yé從cóng大dà船chuán上shàng回huí來lái睡shuì著zhù了le。這zhè裏lǐ文wén七qī爺yé的de酒jiǔ越yuè發fā湧yǒng了le出chū來lái，不bù能néng再zài坐zuò，連lián玉yù仙xiān來lái同tóng他tā說shuō話huà，替tì他tā寬kuān馬mǎ褂guà，倒dào茶chá替tì他tā潤rùn嘴zuǐ，他tā一yī概gài不bù知zhī道dào，扶fú到dào床chuáng上shàng，倒dào頭tóu便biàn睡shuì。玉yù仙xiān自zì到dào後hòu面miàn歇xiē息xī。趙zhào不bù了liǎo自zì有yǒu蘭lán仙xiān相xiāng陪péi，不bù必bì提tí他tā。卻què說shuō玉yù仙xiān這zhè夜yè不bù時shí起qǐ來lái聽tīng信xìn，怕pà的de是shì七qī爺yé酒jiǔ醒xǐng，要yào湯tāng要yào水shuǐ，沒méi人rén伺cì候hòu。誰shuí曉xiǎo得dé他tā老lǎo這zhè一yī覺jué，一yì直zhí睏kùn了le一yī夜yè零líng半bàn天tiān，約yuē摸mō有yǒu一yī點diǎn鐘zhōng，統tǒng領lǐng船chuán上shàng鬧nào著zhù未wèi時shí已yǐ過guò，要yào開kāi船chuán了le，他tā這zhè裏lǐ才cái慢màn慢màn的de醒xǐng來lái。玉yù仙xiān先xiān送sòng上shàng一yī碗wǎn燕yàn窩wō湯tāng，呷gā了le一yī口kǒu，然rán後hòu披pī衣yī起qǐ身shēn下xià床chuáng，洗xǐ臉liǎn刷shuā牙yá，吃chī早zǎo飯fàn，一yī頭tóu吃chī著zhù，船chuán已yǐ開kāi動dòng。

文wén七qī爺yé伸shēn手shǒu往wǎng自zì己jǐ袍páo子zi袋dài裏lǐ一yī摸mō，誰shuí知zhī一yī個gè金jīn錶biǎo不bù見jiàn了le。當dāng時shí以yǐ為wèi不bù在zài袋dài裏lǐ，一yí定dìng在zài床chuáng上shàng，就jiù叫jiào玉yù仙xiān：「到dào床chuáng上shàng把bǎ我wǒ的de錶biǎo拿ná來lái。」誰shuí知zhī玉yù仙xiān到dào床chuáng上shàng找zhǎo了le半bàn天tiān，竟jìng找zhǎo不bú到dào；後hòu來lái連lián枕zhěn頭tóu底dǐ下xià，褥rù子zi底dǐ下xià，統tǒng通tōng翻fān到dào，竟jìng沒méi有yǒu一yī點diǎn點diǎn影yǐng子zi花huā。文wén七qī爺yé還hái在zài外wài頭tóu嚷rǎng，問wèn她tā：「怎zěn麼me拿ná不bù來lái。」後hòu來lái玉yù仙xiān回huí報bào了le沒méi有yǒu，文wén七qī爺yé親qīn自zì到dào耳ěr艙cāng裏lǐ來lái尋xún，也yě找zhǎo不bú到dào。自zì己jǐ疑yí心xīn，或huò者zhě昨zuó天tiān酒jiǔ醉zuì的de時shí候hòu鎖suǒ在zài枕zhěn箱xiāng裏lǐ也yě未wèi可kě知zhī，連lián忙máng拿ná出chū鑰yào匙shi，想xiǎng去qù開kāi枕zhěn箱xiāng，誰shuí知zhī枕zhěn箱xiāng並bìng沒méi有yǒu鎖suǒ。文wén七qī爺yé一yī看kàn大dà驚jīng，再zài仔zǎi細xì一yī看kàn，銅tóng鼻bí子zi也yě斷duàn了le，一yí定dìng鎖suǒ被bèi人rén家jiā裂liè掉diào無wú疑yí了le。趕gǎn忙máng打dǎ開kāi一yī看kàn，一yī封fēng整zhěng百bǎi的de洋yáng錢qián，還hái有yǒu給gěi趙zhào不bù了liǎo剩shèng下xià的de五wǔ十shí塊kuài洋yáng錢qián，還hái有yǒu一yī隻zhī金jīn鑲xiāng藤téng鐲zhuó，金jīn子zi雖suī不bù多duō，也yě有yǒu八bā錢qián金jīn子zi在zài上shàng頭tóu，都dōu不bù見jiàn了le。還hái有yǒu一yī個gè翡fěi翟dí搬bān指zhǐ、兩liǎng個gè鼻bí煙yān壺hú，都dōu是shì文wén七qī爺yé心xīn愛ài之zhī物wù，連lián著zhù衣yī袋dài裏lǐ的de一yī隻zhī打dǎ璜huáng金jīn錶biǎo、一yī條tiáo金jīn鏈liàn條tiáo，統tǒng通tōng不bù見jiàn。文wén七qī爺yé脾pí氣qì是shì毛máo躁zào的de，立lì刻kè嚷rǎng了le起qǐ來lái，說shuō：「船chuán上shàng有yǒu了le賊zéi了le，還hái了liǎo得de！」玉yù仙xiān嚇xià得dé面miàn無wú人rén色sè。後hòu艙cāng裏lǐ人rén一yī齊qí哄hǒng到dào前qián艙cāng裏lǐ來lái。船chuán老lǎo闆bǎn道dào：「我wǒ們men的de船chuán，在zài這zhè江jiāng裏lǐ上shàng上shàng下xià下xià一yī年nián總zǒng得dé走zǒu上shàng幾jǐ十shí趟tàng，只zhǐ要yào東dōng西xī在zài船chuán上shàng，一yī個gè繡xiù花huā針zhēn也yě不bù會huì少shǎo的de。總zǒng是shì忘wàng記jì擱gē在zài那nà裏lǐ了le，求qiú老lǎo爺yé再zài叫jiào他tā們men仔zǎi仔zǎi細xì細xì找zhǎo一yī找zhǎo。」文wén七qī爺yé道dào：「一yī個gè艙cāng裏lǐ都dōu找zhǎo遍biàn了le，那nà裏lǐ有yǒu個gè影yǐng兒ér。」船chuán老lǎo闆bǎn不bù相xiāng信xìn，親qīn自zì到dào耳ěr艙cāng裏lǐ看kàn了le一yī遍biàn，又yòu掀xiān開kāi地dì板bǎn找zhǎo了le一yī會huì，統tǒng通tōng沒méi有yǒu，連lián稱chēng奇qí怪guài。

文wén七qī爺yé疑yí心xīn船chuán上shàng夥huǒ計jì不bù老lǎo實shí，船chuán老lǎo闆bǎn道dào：「我wǒ這zhè些xiē夥huǒ計jì，都dōu是shì有yǒu根gēn腳jiǎo的de，偷tōu偷tōu摸mō摸mō的de事shì情qíng是shì從cóng來lái沒méi有yǒu的de。」文wén七qī爺yé發fā火huǒ道dào：「難nán道dào我wǒ冤yuān枉wǎng你nǐ們men不bù成chéng！既jì然rán東dōng西xī在zài你nǐ們men船chuán上shàng失shī落luò掉diào的de，就jiù得dé問wèn你nǐ要yào。」船chuán老lǎo闆bǎn不bù敢gǎn多duō言yán，船chuán頭tóu上shàng一yī個gè夥huǒ計jì說shuō道dào：「昨zuó天tiān喝hē酒jiǔ的de時shí候hòu，人rén多duō手shǒu雜zá，保bǎo得de住zhù誰shuí是shì賊zéi，誰shuí不bú是shì賊zéi？」文wén七qī爺yé一yī聽tīng這zhè話huà，越yuè發fā生shēng氣qì，一yī跳tiào跳tiào得dé三sān丈zhàng高gāo，罵mà道dào：「喝hē酒jiǔ的de人rén都dōu是shì我wǒ的de朋péng友yǒu，你nǐ們men想xiǎng賴lài我wǒ的de朋péng友yǒu做zuò賊zéi嗎ma？況kuàng且qiě昨zuó天tiān晚wǎn上shàng，除chú掉diào客kè人rén，就jiù是shì叫jiào的de局jú，一yī個gè局jú來lái了le，總zǒng有yǒu兩liǎng三sān個gè烏wū龜guī王wáng八bā跟gēn了le來lái，一yī齊qí頓dùn在zài船chuán頭tóu上shàng，推tuī開kāi耳ěr艙cāng門mén伸shēn手shǒu摸mō了le去qù，論lùn不bù定dìng就jiù是shì這zhè般bān烏wū龜guī偷tōu的de。如rú今jīn倒dào怪guài起qǐ我wǒ的de客kè人rén來lái了le，真zhēn是shì混hùn帳zhàng王wáng八bā蛋dàn！等děng等děng到dào了le嚴yán州zhōu，一yī齊qí送sòng到dào縣xiàn裏lǐ去qù打dǎ著zhù問wèn他tā。」船chuán老lǎo闆bǎn見jiàn文wén七qī爺yé動dòng了le真zhēn火huǒ，立lì刻kè到dào船chuán頭tóu上shàng知zhī會huì夥huǒ計jì，叫jiào他tā不bú要yào多duō嘴zuǐ。又yòu回huí到dào艙cāng裏lǐ，叫jiào玉yù仙xiān倒dào茶chá給gěi文wén老lǎo爺yé喝hē。文wén七qī爺yé也yě不bù理lǐ她tā。此cǐ時shí船chuán在zài江jiāng中zhōng行háng走zǒu，別bié船chuán上shàng的de人rén不bù能néng過guò來lái，只zhǐ有yǒu本běn船chuán上shàng的de，人rén人rén詫chà異yì，個gè個gè稱chēng奇qí。趙zhào不bù了liǎo也yě幫bāng著zhù找zhǎo了le半bàn天tiān，那nà裏lǐ有yǒu點diǎn影yǐng子zi。大dà家jiā總zǒng疑yí心xīn是shì船chuán上shàng夥huǒ計jì偷tōu的de，決jué非fēi他tā人rén。

文wén七qī爺yé統tǒng計jì所suǒ失shī：一yī個gè搬bān指zhǐ[1]頂dǐng值zhí錢qián，是shì九jiǔ百bǎi兩liǎng銀yín子zi買mǎi的de；兩liǎng個gè鼻bí煙yān壺hú，四sì百bǎi兩liǎng一yī個gè；打dǎ璜huáng金jīn錶biǎo連lián著zhù金jīn鏈liàn條tiáo，值zhí二èr百bǎi多duō塊kuài；一yī隻zhī金jīn鑲xiāng藤téng鐲zhuó，不bù過guò四sì十shí塊kuài；其qí餘yú現xiàn洋yáng是shì有yǒu數shù的de了le。一yí面miàn算suàn，一yí面miàn託tuō趙zhào不bù了liǎo替tì他tā開kāi了le一yī張zhāng失shī單dān。霎shà時shí間jiān船chuán抵dǐ碼mǎ頭tóu，便biàn有yǒu本běn城chéng文wén武wǔ大dà小xiǎo官guān員yuán前qián來lái迎yíng接jiē。文wén七qī爺yé是shì隨suí員yuán，只zhǐ得dé穿chuān了le衣yī帽mào，到dào統tǒng領lǐng船chuán上shàng請qǐng安ān稟bǐng見jiàn，怕pà的de是shì有yǒu甚shén麼me差chāi遣qiǎn。這zhè個gè檔dàng裏lǐ，見jiàn了le嚴yán州zhōu府fǔ首shǒu縣xiàn建jiàn德dé縣xiàn知zhī縣xiàn莊zhuāng大dà老lǎo爺yé，他tā們men本běn是shì同tóng寅yín，又yòu是shì熟shú人rén，便biàn把bǎ船chuán上shàng失shī竊qiè的de事shì告gào訴sù了le他tā，隨suí手shǒu又yòu把bǎ一yī張zhāng失shī單dān遞dì了le過guò去qù。莊zhuāng大dà老lǎo爺yé立lì刻kè吩fēn咐fù出chū來lái，把bǎ這zhè船chuán上shàng的de老lǎo闆bǎn、夥huǒ計jì統tǒng通tōng鎖suǒ起qǐ，帶dài回huí衙yá門mén審shěn訊xùn；其qí餘yú幾jǐ隻zhī船chuán上shàng，責zé成chéng船chuán老lǎo闆bǎn不bù准zhǔn放fàng走zǒu一yī個gè夥huǒ計jì，將jiāng來lái回huí明míng統tǒng領lǐng，一yī齊qí要yào帶dài到dào城chéng裏lǐ對duì質zhì的de。果guǒ然rán現xiàn任rèn縣xiàn太tài爺yé一yī呼hū百bǎi諾nuò，令lìng出chū如rú山shān，只zhǐ吩fēn咐fù得dé一yī句jù，便biàn有yǒu一yī個gè門mén上shàng，帶dài了le好hǎo幾jǐ個gè衙yá役yì，拿ná著zhù鐵tiě鏈liàn子zi，把bǎ這zhè船chuán上shàng的de老lǎo闆bǎn、夥huǒ計jì一yī齊qí鎖suǒ了le帶dài上shàng岸àn去qù了le。

且qiě說shuō統tǒng領lǐng船chuán上shàng把bǎ各gè官guān傳chuán了le幾jǐ位wèi上shàng來lái，盤pán問wèn土tǔ匪fěi情qíng形xíng。一yī個gè府fǔ裏lǐ，一yī個gè營yíng裏lǐ，都dōu是shì預yù先xiān商shāng量liáng就jiù的de，見jiàn了le統tǒng領lǐng，一yī齊qí稟bǐng稱chēng，起qǐ先xiān土tǔ匪fěi如rú何hé猖chāng獗jué，人rén心xīn如rú何hé驚jīng慌huāng，「後hòu來lái被bèi卑bēi府fǔ們men協xié辦bàn擒qín拿ná，早zǎo把bǎ他tā們men嚇xià跑pǎo，現xiàn在zài是shì一yī律lǜ肅sù清qīng的de了le」。他tā二èr人rén的de意yì思si原yuán想xiǎng借jiè此cǐ可kě以yǐ冒mào功gōng，誰shuí知zhī胡hú統tǒng領lǐng聽tīng了le周zhōu老lǎo爺yé上shàng的de計jì策cè，意yì思si同tóng他tā一yī樣yàng。船chuán到dào碼mǎ頭tóu時shí候hòu，胡hú統tǒng領lǐng還hái捏niē著zhù一yī把bǎ汗hàn，生shēng怕pà路lù上shàng聽tīng來lái的de資zī訊xùn不bù確què，到dào了le嚴yán州zhōu被bèi土tǔ匪fěi把bǎ他tā宰zǎi了le，及jí至zhì聽tīng了le府fǔ裏lǐ、營yíng裏lǐ的de言yán語yǔ，膽dǎn子zi立lì刻kè壯zhuàng起qǐ來lái，便biàn說shuō：「這zhè些xiē伏fú莽mǎng為wèi患huàn已yǐ久jiǔ，現xiàn在zài他tā們men打dǎ聽tīng得dé大dà兵bīng前qián來lái，所suǒ以yǐ暫zàn時shí解jiě散sàn，等děng到dào兄xiōng弟dì去qù後hòu，依yī舊jiù是shì出chū來lái攪jiǎo擾rǎo。兩liǎng位wèi老lǎo兄xiōng雖suī說shuō已yǐ經jīng肅sù清qīng，據jù兄xiōng弟dì看kàn來lái，後hòu患huàn方fāng長zhǎng，不bù可kě不bù慮lǜ。且qiě等děng明míng天tiān兄xiōng弟dì上shàng岸àn察chá看kàn情qíng形xíng，再zài作zuò計jì較jiào。」當dāng下xià又yòu說shuō了le些xiē閒xián話huà，端duān茶chá送sòng客kè，眾zhòng官guān別bié去qù。不bù在zài話huà下xià。

單dān說shuō文wén七qī爺yé船chuán上shàng的de老lǎo闆bǎn、夥huǒ計jì被bèi縣xiàn裏lǐ鎖suǒ了le去qù，嚇xià得dé一yī船chuán的de女nǚ人rén哭kū哭kū啼tí啼tí，跪guì著zhù向xiàng文wén老lǎo爺yé討tǎo情qíng，文wén老lǎo爺yé不bù理lǐ，又yòu替tì趙zhào師shī爺yé磕kē頭tóu，趙zhào師shī爺yé也yě作zuò不bù得dé主zhǔ。後hòu來lái文wén七qī爺yé被bèi玉yù仙xiān纏chán不bù過guò，只zhǐ好hǎo答dá應yīng他tā。且qiě等děng縣xiàn裏lǐ問wèn過guò一yī堂táng再zài去qù說shuō情qíng。未wèi到dào天tiān黑hēi，縣xiàn裏lǐ的de辦bàn差chà門mén上shàng進jìn來lái回huí文wén七qī爺yé的de話huà，說shuō道dào：「已yǐ經jīng替tì大dà老lǎo爺yé同tóng師shī爺yé另lìng外wài封fēng了le一yī隻zhī船chuán，就jiù請qǐng今jīn天tiān搬bān過guò去qù。這zhè隻zhī船chuán是shì賊zéi船chuán，我wǒ們men敝bì上shàng要yào重chóng重chóng的de辦bàn他tā們men一yī辦bàn。」文wén七qī爺yé道dào：「很hěn好hǎo。」船chuán上shàng的de女nǚ人rén，聽tīng說shuō老lǎo爺yé要yào過guò船chuán，更gèng沒méi有yǒu依yī靠kào了le，一yī齊qí跪guì在zài艙cāng板bǎn上shàng不bù起qǐ來lái。玉yù仙xiān拉lā著zhù文wén七qī爺yé，蘭lán仙xiān拉lā著zhù趙zhào師shī爺yé，更gèng是shì哭kū個gè不bù了liǎo。文wén七qī爺yé沒méi法fǎ，只zhǐ好hǎo安ān慰wèi玉yù仙xiān道dào：「我wǒ決jué不bù難nán為wèi你nǐ的de。」玉yù仙xiān沒méi法fǎ，只zhǐ好hǎo讓ràng文wén七qī爺yé過guò船chuán，行xíng李lǐ剛gāng搬bān得dé一yí半bàn，縣xiàn裏lǐ莊zhuāng大dà老lǎo爺yé派pài的de捕bǔ快kuài也yě就jiù來lái了le。先xiān到dào船chuán上shàng請qǐng示shì失shī去qù的de搬bān指zhǐ、煙yān壺hú是shì什shén麼me樣yàng子zi，聽tīng說shuō有yǒu一yì百bǎi五wǔ十shí塊kuài現xiàn洋yáng錢qián，有yǒu無wú圖tú書shū。文wén七qī爺yé說shuō：「洋yáng錢qián全quán是shì鼎dǐng記jì拿ná來lái的de，一yī律lǜ是shì本běn莊zhuāng圖tú章zhāng。」齊qí巧qiǎo身shēn邊biān還hái有yǒu一yī塊kuài，就jiù拿ná出chū來lái給gěi他tā們men看kàn，好hǎo拿ná著zhù比bǐ樣yàng子zi去qù找zhǎo。捕bǔ快kuài說shuō：「城chéng裏lǐ大dà小xiǎo當dāng鋪pù都dōu找zhǎo過guò，沒méi有yǒu，想xiǎng來lái還hái不bù曾céng出chū手shǒu。洋yáng錢qián論lùn不bù定dìng要yào先xiān出chū擋dǎng。昨zuó天tiān喝hē酒jiǔ的de那nà些xiē老lǎo爺yé們men共gòng是shì幾jǐ位wèi？小xiǎo的de們men不bù敢gǎn疑yí心xīn到dào老lǎo爺yé，怕pà的de是shì帶dài來lái的de管guǎn家jiā手shǒu腳jiǎo不bù好hǎo。雖suī不bù敢gǎn明míng查chá他tā們men，也yě得dé暗àn裏lǐ留liú心xīn，就jiù是shì拿ná住zhù之zhī後hòu，不bù替tì他tā們men聲shēng張zhāng出chū來lái，也yě有yǒu個gè水shuǐ落luò石shí出chū。至zhì於yú這zhè幾jǐ隻zhī船chuán上shàng的de夥huǒ計jì，將jiāng來lái稟bǐng過guò大dà人rén，一yī齊qí要yào好hǎo好hǎo的de搜sōu一yī搜sōu。」文wén七qī爺yé見jiàn這zhè捕bǔ快kuài說shuō話huà在zài行háng，就jiù統tǒng通tōng告gào訴sù了le他tā，還hái著zhù實shí誇kuā讚zàn他tā幾jǐ句jù，說shuō他tā能néng辦bàn事shì。

等děng到dào文wén七qī爺yé、趙zhào師shī爺yé才cái把bǎ船chuán過guò停tíng當dāng，捕bǔ快kuài就jiù進jìn了le中zhōng艙cāng坐zuò下xià，勒lè令lìng別bié家jiā船chuán上shàng的de夥huǒ計jì把bǎ船chuán替tì他tā撐chēng開kāi碼mǎ頭tóu，靠kào在zài一yī爿pán茶chá館guǎn底dǐ下xià。捕bǔ快kuài向xiàng這zhè茶chá館guǎn裏lǐ一yī招zhāo手shǒu，又yòu上shàng來lái好hǎo幾jǐ個gè，是shì他tā同tóng夥huǒ的de人rén，一yī齊qí到dào了le中zhōng艙cāng，就jiù叫jiào船chuán家jiā的de女nǚ人rén幫bāng著zhù把bǎ艙cāng板bǎn掀xiān開kāi，大dà約yuē看kàn了le一yī遍biàn，沒méi有yǒu。又yòu到dào後hòu艙cāng。起qǐ先xiān玉yù仙xiān姊zǐ妹mèi是shì一yì直zhí在zài前qián艙cāng的de，一yī個gè個gè哭kū的de同tóng淚lèi人rén一yì般bān，也yě不bù像xiàng什shén麼me美měi人rén了le。誰shuí知zhī蘭lán仙xiān看kàn見jiàn一yī帶dài人rén往wǎng後hòu頭tóu去qù，她tā也yě趕gǎn到dào後hòu頭tóu去qù。被bèi一yī個gè捕bǔ快kuài把bǎ她tā一yī攔lán道dào：「小xiǎo姑gū娘niáng，你nǐ別bié往wǎng這zhè裏lǐ瞎xiā跑pǎo！」蘭lán仙xiān道dào：「我wǒ們men女nǚ人rén有yǒu些xiē東dōng西xī不bù好hǎo給gěi你nǐ們men男nán人rén看kàn的de，我wǒ得dé收shōu拾shí收shōu拾shí。」捕bǔ快kuài道dào：「慢màn著zhù，不bù好hǎo看kàn的de東dōng西xī也yě要yào看kàn看kàn的de了le。」一yí面miàn說shuō，一yí面miàn夥huǒ計jì們men已yǐ在zài後hòu艙cāng翻fān的de不bù成chéng樣yàng兒ér了le。後hòu首shǒu不bù知zhī怎zěn樣yàng，在zài蘭lán仙xiān床chuáng上shàng搜sōu出chū一yī封fēng洋yáng錢qián，立lì刻kè打dǎ開kāi來lái一yī看kàn，一yī對duì圖tú章zhāng，絲sī毫háo不bù錯cuò。捕bǔ快kuài道dào：「贓zāng在zài這zhè裏lǐ了le！」眾zhòng人rén聽tīng了le一yī驚jīng。蘭lán仙xiān急jí攘rǎng攘rǎng的de說shuō道dào：「這zhè是shì趙zhào師shī爺yé交jiāo給gěi我wǒ，託tuō我wǒ替tì他tā買mǎi東dōng西xī的de。」捕bǔ快kuài道dào：「趙zhào師shī爺yé沒méi人rén託tuō了le，會huì託tuō到dào你nǐ！這zhè話huà只zhǐ好hǎo騙piàn三sān歲suì孩hái子zi。」蘭lán仙xiān道dào：「如rú果guǒ不bù相xiāng信xìn，好hǎo去qù請qǐng了le趙zhào師shī爺yé來lái對duì的de。」捕bǔ快kuài道dào：「真zhēn贓zāng實shí據jù，你nǐ還hái要yào賴lài！」一yí面miàn說shuō，一yī伸shēn手shǒu就jiù是shì一yī個gè巴bā掌zhǎng。船chuán上shàng的de女nǚ人rén，統tǒng通tōng認rèn是shì蘭lán仙xiān做zuò賊zéi，一yī個gè個gè都dōu嚇xià昏hūn了le。原yuán來lái趙zhào不bù了liǎo從cóng文wén七qī爺yé手shǒu裏lǐ借jiè了le五wǔ十shí塊kuài洋yáng錢qián給gěi了le蘭lán仙xiān，蘭lán仙xiān卻què瞞mán住zhù她tā娘niáng，不bù曾céng被bèi她tā知zhī道dào，等děng到dào抄chāo了le出chū來lái，所suǒ以yǐ她tā娘niáng也yě摸mō不bù著zhù頭tóu腦nǎo。蘭lán仙xiān又yòu不bú是shì親qīn生shēng女nǚ兒ér，是shì買mǎi來lái做zuò媳xí婦fù的de，一yī時shí氣qì頭tóu上shàng，也yě不bù分fēn青qīng紅hóng皂zào白bái，趕gǎn過guò來lái狠hěn拿ná的de幫bāng著zhù把bǎ蘭lán仙xiān一yī頓dùn的de打dǎ，嘴zuǐ裏lǐ還hái罵mà道dào：「不bú要yào臉liǎn的de小xiǎo娼chāng婦fù！偷tōu人rén家jiā的de錢qián，帶dài累lèi別bié人rén！不bù等děng上shàng堂táng老lǎo爺yé打dǎ你nǐ，我wǒ先xiān要yào了le你nǐ的de命mìng！」捕bǔ快kuài道dào：「有yǒu了le洋yáng錢qián，別bié的de東dōng西xī就jiù好hǎo找zhǎo了le。」忙máng著zhù翻fān了le一yī大dà陣zhèn，卻què是shì一yī毫háo影yǐng子zi沒méi有yǒu。又yòu趕gǎn過guò來lái問wèn蘭lán仙xiān。其qí時shí蘭lán仙xiān已yǐ被bèi她tā娘niáng打dǎ的dī不bù成chéng樣yàng子zi了le。捕bǔ快kuài連lián忙máng喝hē阻zǔ道dào：「她tā今jīn犯fàn了le官guān罪zuì，有yǒu老lǎo爺yé管guǎn她tā，你nǐ須xū管guǎn她tā不bú到dào了le。你nǐ自zì己jǐ的de人rén作zuò賊zéi，連lián你nǐ自zì家jiā都dōu有yǒu罪zuì，還hái有yǒu面miàn孔kǒng打dǎ人rén呢ne！」老lǎo闆bǎn奶nǎi奶nǎi被bèi捕bǔ快kuài埋mán怨yuàn了le一yī頓dùn，一yī聲shēng也yě不bù敢gǎn響xiǎng。捕bǔ快kuài催cuī問wèn蘭lán仙xiān別bié的de東dōng西xī。蘭lán仙xiān只zhǐ是shì哭kū，沒méi有yǒu話huà。大dà眾zhòng格gé外wài疑yí心xīn。她tā娘niáng也yě催cuī著zhù她tā說shuō道dào：「多duō偷tōu只zhǐ有yǒu一yī個gè罪zuì，少shǎo偷tōu亦yì只zhǐ有yǒu一yī個gè罪zuì。小xiǎo祖zǔ宗zōng！你nǐ快kuài招zhāo認rèn罷bà，省shěng得de再zài害hài別bié人rén了le！」蘭lán仙xiān還hái是shì哭kū，沒méi有yǒu話huà。捕bǔ快kuài道dào：「她tā不bù說shuō，亦yì不bú要yào她tā說shuō了le，且qiě把bǎ她tā帶dài到dào城chéng裏lǐ再zài講jiǎng。」於yú是shì拖tuō了le就jiù走zǒu。那nà捕bǔ快kuài還hái拉lā著zhù老lǎo闆bǎn奶nǎi奶nǎi同tóng著zhù一yī塊kuài兒ér去qù。老lǎo闆bǎn奶nǎi奶nǎi嚇xià的de索suǒ索suǒ抖dǒu，不bù敢gǎn去qù，又yòu被bèi他tā們men罵mà了le兩liǎng句jù，只zhǐ好hǎo跟gēn著zhù同tóng去qù。一yī頭tóu走zǒu，一yī頭tóu罵mà蘭lán仙xiān。蘭lán仙xiān此cǐ時shí被bèi眾zhòng人rén拖tuō了le就jiù走zǒu。上shàng岸àn之zhī後hòu，在zài茶chá館guǎn裏lǐ略lüè坐zuò片piàn刻kè，一yī同tóng押yā著zhù進jìn城chéng。可kě憐lián她tā小xiǎo腳jiǎo難nán行xíng，走zǒu三sān步bù，捱ái一yī步bù，捕bǔ役yì還hái不bù時shí的de催cuī，恨hèn的de她tā娘niáng一yī路lù拿ná巴bā掌zhǎng打dǎ她tā。好hǎo容róng易yì捱ái到dào衙yá門mén口kǒu，在zài二èr門mén外wài頭tóu臺tái階jiē上shàng坐zuò了le一yī會huì。捕bǔ快kuài進jìn去qù稟bǐng報bào，傳chuán話huà出chū來lái：「老lǎo爺yé此cǐ刻kè就jiù要yào上shàng府fǔ，晚wǎn上shàng統tǒng領lǐng大dà人rén還hái要yào傳chuán去qù問wèn話huà，吩fēn咐fù把bǎ船chuán上shàng兩liǎng個gè女nǚ人rén先xiān交jiāo官guān媒méi[2]看kān管guǎn，明míng天tiān再zài審shěn。」眾zhòng人rén聽tīng了le，便biàn去qù傳chuán到dào官guān媒méi婆pó，把bǎ兩liǎng個gè女nǚ人rén交jiāo給gěi她tā，官guān媒méi婆pó領lǐng了le就jiù走zǒu，一yī走zǒu走zǒu到dào她tā家jiā。

這zhè時shí候hòu她tā娘niáng兒ér兩liǎng個gè頭tóu上shàng的de金jīn簪zān子zi、銀yín耳ěr挖wā子zi，統tǒng通tōng被bèi差chà上shàng拿ná去qù，說shuō是shì賊zéi贓zāng，要yào交jiāo給gěi老lǎo爺yé的de。娘niáng兒ér倆liǎ也yě不bù敢gǎn作zuò聲shēng。到dào了le官guān媒méi那nà裏lǐ，頭tóu上shàng的de首shǒu飾shì已yǐ經jīng一yī絲sī一yī毫háo都dōu沒méi有yǒu了le。官guān媒méi還hái不bù死sǐ心xīn，又yòu拿ná她tā二èr人rén細xì細xì的de一yī搜sōu，蘭lán仙xiān手shǒu上shàng還hái有yǒu一yī付fù鍍dù金jīn銀yín鐲zhuó子zi，也yě被bèi她tā探tàn了le下xià來lái，說shuō是shì明míng天tiān要yào交jiāo案àn的de。其qí時shí初chū冬dōng天tiān氣qì，她tā娘niáng兒ér們men都dōu穿chuān著zhù大dà厚hòu棉mián襖ǎo，官guān媒méi婆pó一yí定dìng說shuō是shì偷tōu來lái的de賊zéi贓zāng，要yào她tā脫tuō了le下xià來lái。她tā二èr人rén不bù敢gǎn不bù遵zūn。每měi人rén只zhǐ穿chuān兩liǎng件jiàn布bù衫shān，凍dòng的de索suǒ索suǒ的de抖dǒu。凡fán初chū到dào官guān媒méi婆pó那nà裏lǐ的de人rén，總zǒng得dé服fú她tā的de規guī矩jǔ，先xiān餓è上shàng兩liǎng天tiān，再zài捱ái上shàng幾jǐ頓dùn打dǎ，晚wǎn上shàng不bù准zhǔn睡shuì；沒méi有yǒu把bǎ你nǐ吊diào起qǐ來lái，還hái算suàn是shì便pián宜yi你nǐ的de。至zhì於yú做zuò賊zéi的de女nǚ犯fàn，他tā們men相xiāng待dài更gèng是shì與yǔ眾zhòng不bù同tóng：白bái天tiān把bǎ你nǐ拴shuān在zài床chuáng腿tuǐ上shàng，叫jiào你nǐ看kàn馬mǎ桶tǒng，聞wén臭chòu氣qì，等děng到dào晚wǎn上shàng，還hái要yào把bǎ你nǐ捆kǔn在zài一yī扇shàn板bǎn門mén上shàng，要yào動dòng不bù能néng動dòng，擱gē在zài一yī間jiān空kōng屋wū子zi裏lǐ，明míng天tiān再zài放fàng你nǐ出chū來lái。可kě憐lián蘭lán仙xiān雖suī然rán落luò在zài船chuán上shàng，做zuò了le這zhè賣mài笑xiào生shēng涯yá，一yī樣yàng玉yù食shí錦jǐn衣yī，那nà裏lǐ受shòu過guò這zhè樣yàng的de苦kǔ楚chǔ。只zhǐ因yīn她tā生shēng性xìng好hǎo強qiáng，又yòu極jí有yǒu情qíng義yì，趙zhào不bù了liǎo給gěi她tā錢qián的de時shí候hòu，曾céng對duì她tā說shuō過guò：「不bú要yào同tóng你nǐ媽mā說shuō起qǐ是shì我wǒ送sòng的de，怕pà傳chuán在zài統tǒng領lǐng耳ěr朵duǒ裏lǐ去qù。」所suǒ以yǐ她tā牢láo記jì在zài心xīn。等děng到dào捕bǔ役yì搜sōu到dào之zhī後hòu，她tā一yī時shí情qíng急jí，只zhǐ說shuō得dé一yī句jù是shì「趙zhào師shī爺yé託tuō我wǒ買mǎi東dōng西xī的de」。後hòu來lái被bèi他tā們men拉lā了le上shàng岸àn，早zǎo已yǐ知zhī道dào此cǐ去qù沒méi有yǒu活huó路lù，與yǔ其qí零líng碎suì受shòu苦kǔ，何hé如rú自zì己jǐ尋xún個gè下xià場chǎng。就jiù是shì不bù死sǐ，這zhè碗wǎn船chuán上shàng的de飯fàn也yě不bú是shì好hǎo吃chī的de。所suǒ以yǐ聽tīng說shuō要yào將jiāng她tā拖tuō上shàng岸àn去qù，她tā早zǎo已yǐ萌méng了le死sǐ志zhì，順shùn手shǒu把bǎ炕kàng上shàng煙yān盤pán裏lǐ的de一yī個gè煙yān盒hé拿ná在zài手shǒu中zhōng。等děng到dào官guān媒méi婆pó搜sōu的de時shí候hòu，要yào藏cáng沒méi處chù藏cáng，就jiù往wǎng嘴zuǐ裏lǐ一yī送sòng，熬áo熬áo苦kǔ，吞tūn了le下xià去qù，趁chèn空kòng把bǎ匣xiá子zi丟diū掉diào。一yī時shí官guān媒méi搜sōu過guò，她tā便biàn對duì她tā娘niáng說shuō道dào：「媽mā！你nǐ亦yì不bù必bì埋mán怨yuàn我wǒ，亦yì不bù必bì想xiǎng我wǒ，這zhè個gè苦kǔ，我wǒ是shì受shòu不bù來lái的de。早zǎo也yě是shì一yī死sǐ，晚wǎn也yě是shì一yī死sǐ，倒dào不bù如rú早zǎo死sǐ乾qián淨jìng。我wǒ死sǐ之zhī後hòu，你nǐ老lǎo人rén家jiā到dào堂táng上shàng，只zhǐ要yào一yì口kǒu咬yǎo定dìng請qǐng趙zhào師shī爺yé對duì審shěn，我wǒ的de冤yuān就jiù可kě以yǐ伸shēn，你nǐ老lǎo人rén家jiā也yě不bù至zhì於yú受shòu苦kǔ了le。」她tā娘niáng此cǐ時shí又yòu氣qì又yòu嚇xià，又yòu凍dòng又yòu餓è，早zǎo已yǐ糊hú裏lǐ糊hú塗tú，她tā媳xí婦fù說shuō的de話huà始shǐ終zhōng未wèi曾céng聽tīng得dé一yī句jù。等děng到dào上shàng燈dēng，官guān媒méi因yīn她tā二èr人rén是shì賊zéi，便biàn將jiāng板bǎn門mén抬tái了le進jìn來lái，如rú法fǎ炮pào製zhì，鎖suǒ入rù空kòng房fáng。誰shuí知zhī次cì日rì一yī早zǎo推tuī門mén，這zhè一yī嚇xià非fēi同tóng小xiǎo可kě！欲yù知zhī後hòu事shì如rú何hé，且qiě聽tīng下xià回huí分fēn解jiě。

1. 裝zhuāng飾shì品pǐn，用yòng象xiàng牙yá、翡fěi翠cuì等děng製zhì成chéng。↑
2. 舊jiù時shí衙yá署shǔ中zhōng擔dān任rèn媒méi妁shuò等děng事shì的de婦fù女nǚ。↑