第四百七十三节 三桌席面
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“陈掌柜还送来了一份礼物。”镖师呈上大红拜帖和礼单。
林铭拿起大红拜帖：“这是开船行的陈掌柜。他的船常年在这西江上往来，一样要见庙烧香。”
康明斯凑过去看了看，礼单上的东西很简单：白米十石、上好兰陵酒二坛、烧鸭熏腊若干、雪梨瓜一担。
“大米也作礼物？”康明斯很是好奇，“这东西哪里没有！搬来搬去也不嫌重？”
“这是送礼的切口。”索普说，“说白米十石就是白银十两。对吧，林百户。”
“是。首长说得是。”林铭干笑了几声，这下十两白银就只能缴公了。
他仿佛和这位陈老爷很熟悉的样子。问道，“陈老爷可有什么口信？”
“来得人说。陈老爷唯恐打搅了公事，所以没敢过来道乏。还说林百户只要有什么吩咐，关照来人说一声就是。”
林铭刚要说什么，索普说：“这位陈掌柜手面很大，看样子是个大船户吧。”
“是，在这西江上他是大船户。从这三水启程，一直到广西南宁他的船都去。”
“有很多船？”
“大小船只大约一百多条吧。”林铭说，“具体多少我也不知道了。本省的船户以广州和肇庆两府最多。陈掌柜的买卖做得很大，公私双方的打点是少不了的。”
索普心想，这位锦衣卫林百户倒是位人物：官、匪、商都卖他的面子，还都要巴结他。这锦衣卫的皮就这么值钱？
“既然他诚心送礼，就请来见见也无妨。”索普心想此人既然是船户，对西江水运的情况肯定十分熟悉，亲口和他谈谈，能够获取的材料这样一路走一路看要更翔实。
“是，是，既然首长这么说，我这就叫他过来叙谈叙谈。”林铭忙不迭说道。
仆人回去禀告林百户请他“上船一见”的时候，陈洪义已经上床抱着第六房小妾睡觉去了。今日傍晚一听码头上的手下说有官船到，是佛山林百户的，他当即叫人预备酒宴和礼物送去――本省大小官儿过境，他照例都有这样一份孝敬。在西江上当船户，手下百十号大小船只，上千的船工舵手，在官府眼里就是“不安定因素”，因而交通官府十分要紧，何况他和林百户还有过些交往，当初他的一条米船被扣，也是林百户帮忙运作出来的。交情就这么结下的。
不过，他们之间的交情还没到林百户看到拜帖就会来请的地步。所以根本没预备着出客。待到仆役慌慌张张的来敲房门，说林百户请他一见，他才赶紧起床。心里不由得七上八下。
陈洪义五十多岁，肤色古铜，浑身都是腱子肉，即使穿着绫罗绸缎也掩饰不住他的船工出身。只是他的头发已经全白了，腰背也有些佝偻――这都是多年水上讨生活留下的痕迹。他十四岁上船摇橹，在西江上风里来浪里去，出生入死。好不容易挣下这份家业。
要维持这份家业更不容易，这些年陈掌柜从广西运入米粮，从广东运去食盐，发了不小的财。有了钱财不免成为“肥肉”。在这浩浩汤汤的西江上做生意，光会赚钱是不行的――那样迟早会被变成思贤滘回水湾的一具浮尸－－还得有交通折冲各方势力的本事。
林铭算不上他的靠山：他还没那个资格，但是作为“朋友”，一旦有什么事情需要帮忙的时候，林铭还是很有用――他人头交游广，人头熟，又有这么一张皮，到哪里都说得上话，所以平日里也竭力巴结。
“快，给我拿出客的衣服来！”他关照着，“叫人多备灯笼！”
他家就住在三水县城外，距离码头不过一箭之遥。当下十几个仆役点起灯笼火把，一路护送着陈洪义到来。
却见林百户在船头相迎，顿时又是吃了一惊。他素知林铭官场习气颇重，惯于媚上倨下，像他这种商民，虽说因为有着利益的关系脸面上比较客气，骨子里还是瞧不起的。两人屈指可数的几次相见，从未见他来迎接的。
所谓反常为妖，陈洪义愈发不安起来。二人见过礼，林百户小声道：“里面有位老爷要见你，你且仔细着说话。”
陈洪义赶紧道：“小的明白！”心里却暗暗打鼓。这位“老爷”是谁？林百户居然亲自出来关照，莫非是他的上官？
陈洪义心里暗暗叫苦：自古当官的要见商人，不外乎“要钱”两字。
然而事到临头，绝没有推说不进去的道理，他只好硬着头皮上进了船舱。
舱室里点着澳洲煤油灯，照得雪亮。陈洪义见舱内主位上坐着一个三十来岁的青年，肤白无须，穿着湖罗襕衫，头戴黑绉纱儒巾，举止从容，气度雍容。不由得心生疑窦，赶紧抢上一步，长揖到底：“小民三水县船户陈洪义有礼了。”
“不必多礼，请坐。”青年说得一口广州白话，“这位就是陈洪义陈掌柜？”
“是，小民正是。”陈洪义虽然还不知道对方的身份，但是见索普仪态风度，绝非等闲之辈，又能驱使林铭如手足，多半是省城里或者京城来得贵人公子。
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