The Precious Lady – Chapter 136

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第136章 谁赢了

赵掌柜三言两语解释的清楚,可温婉却察觉别样的危机。

看来,酒坊这块肥肉…不止元六郎一个人盯着。

赵掌柜笑眯眯的,瘦高个儿,见人三分笑,“我没有来迟吧?”

一番话说完,众人面色各异。

唯有温维明大喜过望,三家竞争,他可不怕酒坊贱价出售!
他连忙拉着赵掌柜的手,笑得格外亲切:“不晚!刚刚好!赵老兄啊,你刚才说要用三千两银子买下我这酒坊,是真是假?”

“托老哥的福,这两年义兴酒坊生意极好,东家本就有意往西南方向扩张,这一次我跑遍了整个播州,先前也来您这酒坊瞧过…本以为…”

剩下的话,赵高楼自然不好说出口。

一不小心就被人当做等着温维明病死捡漏酒坊呢。

赵高楼话锋一转,又夸起酒坊来,“不瞒您说,您这酒坊…无论是位置还是这口水井,我都十分满意,况且酒坊里制酒的东西都是现成的,连把扫帚都不需要添置。只要盘过来,我立刻就能运作。”

温维明不敢相信有这样的好事,心中暗道莫不是前段时间倒霉透顶,眼下时来运转了?

温婉看着跟花蝴蝶一般上蹿下跳的温老爹,沉默不语。

倒是元敬看见温维明和赵高楼两个人手挽手,一口一个哥俩好,整个人脑子懵懵的,转瞬就急道:“赵掌柜,凡事讲究个先来后到——”

温婉立刻冷笑,“先来后到?元六郎你拿得出三千两银子吗?既拿不出,何必来我温家酒坊凑热闹?”

刘晖则笑吟吟的打断温婉,“温掌柜切莫小瞧人。虽说元家三房出了个元启那样声名在外的后生,但元家既然派六郎一人来到平县,说明六郎身上定然有过人之处。”

他又上下打量着元敬,神情犹如长辈看晚辈一般和蔼,“都传那元启是元家下一代家主,我倒瞧着…元六郎龙凤之姿,比起其兄也不差分毫!”

元六郎肩膀一重,迎上刘晖那双略带鼓励和赞许的眼睛,“再者,我听闻元家三房老爷是最宠爱元六郎,要天上的月亮都恨不得摘来。区区三千两银子,元六郎怎会拿不出来?”

元敬听得心头火热,只恨不得立刻将刘晖引为知己!

世上皆认为他元敬不如元启,那是因为没给他元敬机会!

若能拿下温家酒坊,便能在姑母和父亲面前证明自己,小娘养的又如何?他照样将原配出生的元启踩在脚下!
元敬一盘算,三千两,家中那嫡母老妖婆肯定还有!
只要他拿下温家酒坊,父亲一定会想办法填平这账!
至于并州那事儿,以后有的是机会出这口恶气!

目光得看长远些!
元敬只觉得浑身血液都在激荡,他一把甩开朱旺的手,上前一步,掷地有声:“银子,我元家有的是!你温家酒坊,我要定了!三千五百两!只要温掌柜点头同意,十日之内我定将银子送来!”

温婉却讥诮一笑,眸光定定,语气嘲弄,丝毫不顾温维明的拉扯劝阻,“元六郎凭什么觉得我温家酒坊要卖给你?”

元敬急红了脸,“我出的价格最高,你凭什么不卖于我?!难不成你跟银子有仇?”

“我跟银子自然没仇,可我跟你有没有仇,难道元六公子自己心中没数?”

元敬脸色一凛,想起以前跟在温婉身边那叫绿萍的丫头。

随后元敬心中又窝火,妈的,又不是他干的,这黑锅背上瘾了是吧?
可大话已经说出去,眼下再来解释反而显得气短。

于是元六郎转口道:“一个奴才…你至于吗?拿了这三千两,什么样贴心的丫头找不着?”

温婉无视他,只对赵高楼笑脸相迎,“赵掌柜,您刚才说出三千两买我温家酒坊,我同意了。我们…什么时候签契约书?”

“啊…这…”那赵高楼脸上显出一抹不自然,目光躲闪,“温掌柜…价格没问题…但是您能接受我兴义酒坊慢慢付款吗?”

刚还气急败坏的元敬蓦的转过头来。

温维明面色一白。

都没料到,突生变故。

“您也知道,这九月刚好是制酒的时候。想必温家酒坊和我兴义酒坊一样,刚花了大价钱买了粮食制酒,如今我…银钱不趁手…若温掌柜不嫌弃的话…我们可以立个字据,半年内慢慢还清…”

温维明当下挂脸,“我急着用钱,你却要半年还清?此举也不是不可,除非半年后银子全部交齐后再办文书。”

“这…”赵高楼一脸迟疑,“这…不妥…不妥…”

可哪里不妥,他又说不上来。

元敬知道温家背后还有鑫隆钱庄的债务,半年还清,黄花菜都凉透了!

他立刻见缝插针的表态,“温掌柜,三千五百两…十日内双手奉上!我可以立下文书,若十日内交不出银两,按钱庄两分利钱!”

温维明登时露出犹豫之色,看向温婉,老头儿口气近乎哀求,“三千五百两…足够我们一家人下半辈子吃喝…”

温婉咬紧下唇,脸色阴郁,狠狠盯着元敬,不说话。

温婉脸色越难看,元敬心里便越兴奋!

呵,说一千道一万,最后温家酒坊还不是到了他手里?
虽说三千五百两远远超出他的预算,可人不能只看眼前,将来这酒坊运作起来,这利润远不止三千五百两!

元敬心中越想越美,语气也软了一分,“温掌柜,你除了我还有其他选择吗?正如你爹说的,这银子足够你还清鑫隆钱庄的债务!你若是同意,我们现在就定下契约书?”

温婉脸上显出意动之色,她柔若无骨的看了一眼温老爹,又看一眼元敬。

小姑娘抿抿唇,犹疑不定的说道:“你…你…两家既然签了约…你便不能再对温家下手。”

元六郎哈哈一笑,“放心,我得了温家酒坊,心想事成。从前种种一笔勾销!我和温小娘子也算是不打不相识嘛!”

“那并州…并州的事……”

“什么并州?!我早忘了!”元敬好似完全不在意从前两人龃龉,“温小娘子是生意人,须知什么对自己有利。如今你得了银钱,还清债务,又能带着你老父亲回乡下过舒坦日子。我得了酒坊,在家族中脸面有光,岂不是双赢局面?”

(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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