西门庆吩咐玳安(an)、琴童、四(si)个排军,收拾下暖轿跟随。才待(dai)出门,忽平(ping)安儿慌(huang)慌张张从外(wai)拿着双帖儿(er)来报,说:工(gong)部安老爹来拜。先差了个吏(li)送帖(tie)儿,后(hou)边轿(jiao)子便来也。慌的西门庆吩(fen)咐家中(zhong)厨下备饭,使(shi)来兴儿(er)买攒盘(pan)点心(xin)伺(si)候。良久,安(an)郎中来到,西门庆冠冕出(chu)迎。安郎中穿着妆(zhuang)花云鹭(lu)补子员(yuan)领,起(qi)花萌(meng)金带(dai),进门拜(bai)毕,分宾主坐定(ding),左右拿茶(cha)上(shang)来。茶罢,叙其(qi)间阔之情。西门(men)庆道(dao):老先生荣擢,失贺,心甚缺然。前(qian)日蒙赐华扎厚(hou)仪(yi),生(sheng)正值丧事,匆匆(cong)未及奉候起(qi)居为歉。安郎中(zhong)道:学生有(you)失(shi)吊问,罪罪!生到(dao)京也曾道达云(yun)峰,未知可有礼(li)到否?西门(men)庆道(dao):正是,又承(cheng)翟(zhai)亲(qin)家(jia)远劳致赙。安(an)郎(lang)中(zhong)道:四泉一(yi)定今岁恭喜。西门庆道(dao),在下才微(wei)任小,岂敢非望。又(you)说:老先(xian)生荣擢美(mei)差,足展雄才。治(zhi)河之功,天(tian)下所仰。安郎中道:蒙四泉(quan)过(guo)誉。一介寒(han)儒(ru),辱(ru)蔡老先生(sheng)抬举,谬典(dian)水利,修理河道,当此(ci)民(min)穷(qiong)财(cai)尽之(zhi)时。前者皇船(chuan)载(zai)运花(hua)石,毁闸折坝,所过倒悬(xuan),公私困弊之极。又(you)兼贼盗梗阻,虽有神输(shu)鬼役之才,亦无如之何矣。西门(men)庆道(dao):老先生(sheng)大才展布,不日就(jiu)绪,必大(da)升擢矣。因问:老先生(sheng)敕书(shu)上有期限否?安郎中(zhong)道:三年钦限。河(he)工完毕,圣(sheng)上还(hai)要差官来祭谢河(he)神(shen)。说话(hua)中间,西门(men)庆令(ling)放桌儿(er),安(an)郎中道(dao):学生实说(shuo),还要往黄(huang)泰宇那里拜(bai)拜去。西门(men)庆道:既如此,少坐片(pian)时(shi),教从者(zhe)吃些点(dian)心。不一(yi)时,就是春盛(sheng)案(an)酒,一色(se)十六碗下(xia)饭(fan),金钟(zhong)暖(nuan)酒(jiu)斟(zhen)来,下人俱有攒盘(pan)点(dian)心酒肉(rou)。安郎中(zhong)席间只吃了三钟,就告辞起身,说:学生容(rong)日再(zai)来(lai)请教。西门(men)庆款留(liu)不住(zhu),送至大门首,上轿(jiao)而去(qu)。回到(dao)厅(ting)上,解去冠带,换了巾帻,止穿紫(zi)绒狮补(bu)直身。使人(ren)问:温(wen)师(shi)父(fu)来了不(bu)曾?玳安回说:温师父尚未回(hui)哩。有郑春和(he)黄四叔家(jia)来(lai)定儿来邀,在(zai)这里半日(ri)了。
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