The Precious Lady – Chapter 138

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第138章 鸭子飞了
元敬心中激荡,只觉得青云之路近在眼前,安慰朱旺也显得敷衍,“朱老哥莫生气,今儿个先把温家酒坊弄到手,让老弟我给姑母交了差再说。至于那宅院,咱们后面想办法…放心,答应了老兄的事情,我决不食言。”

朱旺略吃惊,“你刚才不是答应了温婉,以后绝不找温家的麻烦吗?”

“糊弄娘儿们的话,朱老哥怎么还当真了?”元敬眼里闪过一丝狠辣,他慢条斯理的将契约书折叠起来塞进袖囊之中,“等酒坊到手,我要让她连人带财的给我吐出来!想从我元敬身上占便宜,那就舍下一身血肉来!”

朱旺心中微凛。

暗道元敬这小子看着也不怎么精明,怎么就把温家酒坊给抢了过来?温维明再蠢,却也在生意场上二十几年,怎就被一个毛头小子给斗败了?
这事儿…怎么看…怎么都觉得诡异。

朱旺心中总觉不安忐忑,已经心生退意,“实在不行就撤吧,那宅院…虽说闹鬼一事是老弟你的安排,但想起里面死过人…终究是心里不爽快…”

“等等…”元敬越听越糊涂,终究没忍住,“闹鬼的事…真不是我安排的…”

两个人大眼瞪小眼。

我靠。

不是元敬安排的,那就是——

“干!”朱旺脸色微变,眼皮颤抖,“他妈的…温家真有鬼啊?”

得。

塑料兄弟散伙。

闻言温家宅院当真闹鬼,朱旺是死活要下马车,再不打那宅院的主意。

元敬象征性的拉扯了几把,随后放朱旺下了车。

元敬想着:真好,这宅院是朱旺自己害怕才不要的,以后可怪不得他元敬言而无信!
朱旺想着:真好,终于借故从元温两家的斗争中平安抽身。

双赢。

元敬揣着文书,一路哼着小曲儿回到宅院里,程允章鲜少在家,基本都是住在姚老爷子那边,他落得个轻松自在。

只不过此刻成功找不到人炫耀,元敬浑身不得劲儿。

他真想将契约书扔到程允章脸上,让程允章睁大眼睛好好看看,他就算是文曲星转世,那也有看走眼的时候!
元敬美滋滋的想着自己未来的方向,先交接好温家酒坊这一摊子事,再去曲院当个掌事,最后抢走元启药材采购的事儿——

别以为他蠢!
都说父亲最宠他这个幺儿,可采购药材这样的肥差…最后还不是给了元启?

如今他拿下温家酒坊,劳苦功高,父亲总得为他多多谋划。

只盼那老贼婆别从中作梗才是!

不过如今筹钱才是最重要的!
“周账房呢!”元敬到处寻找,如今用钱之际,账房可离不了身,“叫周账房来见我!”

下人们说不出周账房的去处,元敬想着周账房在与不在也无所谓,账面上拢共就剩下那么几十两的银子,叫周账房也没用!

他写了一封长信,说明目前情形,又急急招来腿脚灵便的小厮,“去!快将这封信马不停蹄的送到父亲手上,就说事情紧急,一刻也不能耽误,请他速速筹钱来平县!否则温家酒坊就被别人给抢走了!”

那小厮刚窜出去,片刻就被周账房给捉了回来,周账房气急败坏的说道:“六爷,听说你和温掌柜签下契约书,用三千五百两的价格买下温家酒坊?”

元敬朗声一笑,“周账房也听说了这个好消息?”

周账房压着火,“三千五百两…不是小数目!六爷准备怎么筹钱?”

“自然是…找父亲啊。”元敬一脸傲气,“我知道,这个价格是比你我商定的要高一些,但温家那口井可遇不可求,若是错过便被那兴义酒坊的赵掌柜给抢走了。我元家财大气粗,难不成三千两银子也凑不出?”

“天爷!”周账房呜呼哀哉,“六爷支出这样一大笔钱,为何事先不同我商议一番?!”

元敬心中不爽,他一个主子用钱,难不成还要经过账房同意?
周账房浑然不察元敬的黑脸,兀自抢白道:“六爷,您就是求到老爷跟前,咱三房的账本上也没钱!”

元敬面色不虞,“周账房,你莫欺我年轻不懂,程家酒坊生意如日中天,每年分红便有千两,区区三千五百两怎会拿不出来!”

“六爷!您得看看是什么时候呀!眼下秋收刚过,这银子都撒到买粮食、买药材上去了,哪儿有多余的银钱?!前段时间,五爷去内陆腹地收药材,取走公中账上好几千两银子!如今账上哪里来的银子?”

元敬蓦地站起来,随后焦灼踱步,“那私账呢?!我不信这么多年,父亲那边一点积蓄都没有!”

“六爷!”周账房急得团团转,“这私账都是夫人管着的,您要支取三千多两,夫人决计不会同意!到时候闹得个鸡飞狗跳,少不得又要像去年一样开祠堂说是非!”

更别提元六郎那小娘,本身就是个花钱如流水的主儿。

元老爷宠爱春姨娘,就那点零花钱早贴补进春姨娘那黑洞里,三千五百两?就是把元老爷拆解成块当猪肉卖了,也凑不齐!

“老贼婆!”元六郎怒从中起,一拂衣袖,茶杯砸在地上,碎裂成片!“我辛辛苦苦拿下酒坊,难不成要被拦在最后一步?”

元六郎不死心,赤红着眼睛问:“爹的私房钱呢?我不信他没有半点积累!”

“这…”周账房吞吞吐吐,“老爷去年给春姨娘娘家兄弟买了宅院,怕是银钱也不趁手…”

元敬屁股颓唐的砸进椅子里!

是啊。

小娘去年跟父亲哭诉,说娘家兄弟没跟着她沾光,又说自己为人妾室让家中丢脸,一顿枕边风吹下去,父亲便掏空家底为小娘买了一座两进的宅院。

实则,这小院最后还是落到小娘的名下。

父亲手里没银子!
元敬一下慌了神,随后又懊恼自己提出十日内不付清酒坊银子便追加的两分利钱!

元六郎绝望的掏出契约书,看了又看,随后破口大骂:“妈的,这臭娘儿们文书做得倒是滴水不漏!”

就这文书,上了公堂,半点胜算也没有!
这他妈哪里是契约书,分明是那臭娘儿们的高利贷!

完了。

完了。

他骑虎难下了。

眼瞅着鸭子就到嘴边,这是要飞走了——

(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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