这(zhe)李匠山(shan)已等(deng)候好一(yi)会了。申(shen)公(gong)来到(dao)后堂,匠山领着荫之(zhi)、笑官(guan)上(shang)前(qian)相见。申公(gong)道:"贤侄师(shi)生济济,来得凭早。"匠(jiang)山道(dao):"有事恳求表叔,未(wei)免来得早些。"申公道:"匠山那(na)有求(qiu)人(ren)之(zhi)事!"匠山道:"小侄(zhi)无非为他人(ren)做嫁衣裳(shang)而已。"申公笑(xiao)道:"吾侄为(wei)人(ren)作说(shuo)客,为官乎,为(wei)私乎?"匠山也笑(xiao)道:"侄儿为人作说客(ke)则为私(si),还(hai)要(yao)表叔为(wei)人作说客,然即(ji)为官也(ye)。"便指着笑(xiao)官道(dao):"这苏芳的父亲万(wan)魁,表叔向来(lai)认得的,近(jin)因(yin)赫关差新到(dao),要他们代还京帐,昨日糟蹋(ta)了(le)一(yi)顿,如今情愿输(shu)诚馈纳(na)三十万两之(zhi)数(shu)。因表叔(shu)是赫公(gong)旧交,转烦(fan)侄(zhi)儿代恳。想来排难解(jie)纷(fen),亦仁人君子之(zhi)事(shi)。"言毕,这笑(xiao)官忙跪下叩头道:"家父(fu)事(shi)在危(wei)急,望大老(lao)爷拯救,父子没(mei)齿不忘(wang)报也!"申公(gong)扶(fu)起道(dao):"世兄请坐。尊公急难,自当(dang)竭力周全(quan),只是(shi)我(wo)与(yu)先生(sheng)都非望(wang)报(bao)之人,洋(yang)行百万花边,不足(zu)供吾依一噱耳(er)。"匠(jiang)山道:"表叔冰操,诚然一介不取,侄儿却要索他几瓶洋酒以遣秋兴。"申公道(dao):"这么,我(wo)也(ye)当(dang)得分惠。"匠山叫(jiao)笑官将三十万两银票送上。申公道:"今日(ri)请我(wo)赴席,一搭儿(er)说去就是(shi)。"这笑(xiao)官又叩谢了(le)。
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