The Precious Lady – Chapter 131

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第131章 真真假假
于是他规劝元敬,“我知道六郎的心思,无非是觉得赢得不爽快。我和老弟是一样的心思,就算把那小娘儿们砍了大卸八块都不过瘾……”

朱旺停顿片刻,见元敬没有做声便继续说道:“但是…咱们是生意人,不能只讲快意恩仇,还得看这事儿有没有好处。六郎可别忘了,温家背后还欠着鑫隆钱庄一千两银子,温家肯定指着卖了酒坊把地契赎出来呢。”

“我瞧着,不如给个合适的数……”

元敬一下来了兴趣,“合适的数?”

“就是既能给温家一点凑一凑就能赎回地契的盼头,又叫他不能轻易的凑齐钱来。”朱旺两颊的肉堆起,笑得阴恻恻的,“等他们一开始变卖家产,咱就叫人暗中压价,保管他凑不齐赎地契的钱!”

元敬大呼妙哉,“如此一来,温家那酒坊便是我的,温家地契则落到老兄的手里!双赢啊!”

元敬这声“老兄”叫得可谓是真情实意!

他原以为朱旺不过是看着机灵,实则是根搅屎棍。

万没想到,搅屎棍也有用得上的时候!
这坨屎…还真被他给搅动了!
朱旺笑眯眯道:“没错,双赢!老弟你赢一次,我赢一次,可不是双赢?”

即使察觉朱旺的私心,可这回元敬仍觉得朱旺这主意比自己一毛不拔的想法更绝,给温婉希望,再叫她绝望,将她狠狠打入深渊之中,如此一来,才能将并州之行的痛苦全部如数归还!

让对方感同身受,这才是真正的报复!

这中间,能蹉跎温婉那娘儿们的机会多着呢!
元敬下定决心,定让温婉尝到求生不能求死不得的痛苦。

两人正欲详谈,不料下人来报,说温维明来了!

朱旺下意识的想找地方躲起来,却被元敬一把拽住,“躲什么?现在大家明牌,让温维明知道你我联手,叫他再生不出反抗心思!”

朱旺一想,也是这个理。

到底这几日还称兄道弟,现在忽然又跟元六郎联手,朱旺脸皮再厚也有些挂不住。

温维明进屋,盯着他看好一会儿,满脸不可思议,脸色青白交错,几乎是瞬间就明白一切。

朱旺这棵墙头草!
这是早早就舍弃了他温家,投奔元六郎的怀抱!
温维明一扫屋内二人,随后才冷笑:“原来你二人早已联手!朱旺,我待你不薄!亏你往日跟我兄弟相称,转头你却又跟元家联手夺我酒坊!”

温维明气啊。

气自己不长记性!
明明前段时间还和温婉商量着杀猪,朱旺伏低做小一把,他竟然又忘了这头猪是个两面三刀的墙头草!

朱旺缩着肩,眼睛乱晃,不反驳,但一副死猪不怕开水烫的样子。

倒是元敬冷了脸,“温掌柜好大的威风,跑到我的院子里来,指着我朱老哥的鼻子骂!都说不看僧面看佛面,温掌柜凭哪样对我元敬的老大哥无礼?”

事到如今,温维明哪能不明白?
从绿萍被贼人劫走,再到酒坊被烧,全是眼前这元六郎的手笔!
这其中定然少不了那头猪的助力!

不愧是从播州那样人杰地灵的地方来的大人物,不愧是皇商,这出手狠辣,打得他们毫无招架之力,只能将酒坊双手奉上。

想到今日之事,他忽而有些拿不定主意,不知道自己今日背着女儿走这一遭是对是错?
可是想到绿萍的遭遇,温维明狠狠心,舍了一个丫头便也罢了,绝不能叫两个女儿也遭这一回!
他温维明…不是播州程家的对手!

摇尾乞怜,或许还能全须全尾的回乡下养老!
大女儿心气儿高,做不来伏低做小这样屈辱之事,那他这个老父亲来做!
为了两个女儿,他温维明不丢人!

温维明的背脊弯了一分,脸上浮起讨好殷切的笑来,径直走向元敬,“元六郎…六爷…”

话毕,便是十分恭敬的弯腰鞠躬,温维明身子皱巴巴的缩成一团,“元六爷,近日我家出了变故,我想着我也上了年纪,女儿年幼不懂经商,酒坊也是日薄西山,不如收拾东西回老家养老去。”

温维明小心翼翼的觑一眼元敬,言语之间斟酌着,“你我两家同是制酒行当,我那酒坊…若是承蒙元六爷看得上,索性盘给六爷,六爷做起事情来也趁手。”

元敬坐在主位,居高临下的俯视温维明,随后嗤笑一声道:“我播州程家家大业大,要你这小小酒坊做什么?”

温维明擦了擦汗,心中只觉不妙。

听元敬这语气,分明是要杀价。

可形势比人强,万一这次遭罪的是温婉或者温静…

“那…那…那全凭六爷一句话…您赏多少…都是我温家的福气。”温维明狠狠心,他伏低做小至此,又献上酒坊,元六郎总不至于痛打落水狗,“只盼这酒坊能让六爷高兴,放我温家一条生路。”

朱旺忍不住挑眉。

这温维明何时这样大方了?
那酒坊可是他十几二十年的心血!

让元六郎看着给,元六郎若是一毛不拔,鑫隆钱庄那债务怎么办?
难不成…温维明当真是被绿萍那事儿吓破了胆?
朱旺摇头,暗道温维明这老了病了,脑子大不如从前,全无半点杀伐果断。

还是得有儿子!

温维明就是因为生了两个姑娘吃了大亏!
他朱旺回去就再多生几个!
元敬抚掌大笑,话语之间难掩讥诮,“温掌柜说话可真有意思。我不曾逼着你们死,你为何求着我放你们一条生路?”

温维明背匐得更低,“是是是,元六爷从没想着置我温家于死地,是我自己个儿…这酒坊生意做不下去了,元六爷是好心拉拔我温维明一把…救我温维明于水火之中,大恩大德…没齿难忘…”

元敬心中只觉痛快!

却也不够痛快!

不过是隔靴搔痒的痛快!

并州解困计策是温婉想出来的毒计,他顺风顺水的长到现在,从没有受过这样的奇耻大辱,尤其是设计的还是一个比他年纪小的妇人!
他元敬不可能败于妇人之手!

唯有温婉来磕头认错,才能解他心中郁郁!

到时候,他就让程允章来看看:谁说他斗不过温婉?

(本章完)

The Precious Lady

The Precious Lady

万金娘子
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The text is as follows: "【The Merchant Lady vs. The Cunning Power Lord】 It is said that the Wen family in Ping County has a fortune made of gold and jewels, even the bowls for eating are made of gold. Unfortunately, Old Master Wen has difficulty producing heirs, with only two daughters. With Old Master Wen gravely ill, the Wen family is about to be stripped bare by relatives. The newly arrived Wen Wan is quite anxious. She desperately needs a well-behaved and docile son-in-law—just as Wei Zheng, the Marquis of Huai'an, who was sent to Jiangnan to investigate a case, is ambushed and left in critical condition, he is knocked unconscious and urgently delivered to Wen Wan’s bed. The amnesiac Wei Zheng becomes the Wen family's son-in-law Zhao Heng. His hand that once wielded a sword turns into one that cooks soup. Finally, Wen Wan diagnoses a pregnancy and without hesitation throws the drugged Wei Zheng into the snow-capped mountains five hundred miles away, leaving him to fend for himself. Meanwhile, she dons a white flower on her head and black gauze on her arm, throwing a banquet to bid farewell to her "suddenly deceased" husband. When the citizens of Ping County mention the merchant lady, they all sigh: This young woman is suffering! Her man is dead, leaving her to live with her old father and two children. Don’t let her wealth fool you; she must be in immense pain. Wen Wan wipes her tears with a handkerchief, repeatedly agreeing, fearing others might see her secretly delighted heart. Later, as the Wen family's fortunes attract envy, Wen Wan is thrown into prison. The one handling the case is none other than the renowned Marquis of Huai'an. The Wen family exhausts all their wealth in efforts, but the case makes no progress. In the prison, a cold-eyed man in a blue shirt asks her, “Merchant Wen, I’ve heard that you once vowed to remain faithful to your deceased husband for life?” Wen Wan trembles: Brother, I was being honest, please let me go."

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