The Precious Lady – Chapter 172

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第172章 仗义猪精
“干娘。不至于。”温婉从善如流的改口,既然让她抱上姚家的大腿,那就别想把她拽下来!

温婉捏捏姚老夫人的手,“我有钱。”

只见那小娘子冲红梅低声嘱咐几句,红梅便跑向后院,温婉则缓步挪到程允章面前。

程允章知道赵恒还活着,自然能看出温婉那凄苦面色下藏着的小得意,秋日的寒凉,仿佛都被掩在女子头上的白花里,“师兄——”

女子柔柔的唤着,眉间轻蹙,说不出的动人。

程允章汗毛竖了起来。

来了。

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年来了。

“小……”程允章殷红的唇瓣一张一合,眼睛里只有那只摇尾巴的狐狸,再深处,泛起星星点点的笑意,“师妹?”

他竟第一次觉得,“师妹”这两个字…如此暧昧。

仿佛说出口的瞬间…就已是一种禁忌背德。

“我脸皮薄,义父义母的银子我不好借,但是师兄…这二百两…能否借我?”

呵。

今日鑫隆钱庄来灵堂闹事,其他人或许不知情,但温婉猜测这是元家三房临走时送给她的大礼包。

毕竟她和元六郎的事情平县人尽皆知。

元家三房找不到凶手,未必不会迁怒于她。

既然是元家下的手,她为何不能找程允章算账?

程允章只当温婉是将他看做师兄才肯找他借钱,殊不知一口大锅已经砸在他身上。

程允章只能乖乖掏银子。

他将钱袋放到温婉手里,说话间唇角微勾,“小师妹尽管拿去用。不必急着还。”

温婉微微福身,“多谢师兄。”

师兄啊。

多好。

还有个远在天边的大师兄魏峥,既然已是师兄妹,那就都是一家人。

是不是督抚魏峥魏大人的名号也能借她用用?

那她以后岂不是能在平县、播州、乃至整个大陈朝都横着走?
温婉越想越美,险些在赵恒的灵堂上乐出声来。

她艰难的绷着脸,眉间刻意紧蹙,流露出“我孱弱、我无助、我可怜”的神情。

她得时刻谨记,她是一个死了男人的寡妇!

哦,不,是貌美条顺的俏寡妇!
温婉取走程允章手上的钱袋,食指无意扫过他的手指,小娘子皮肤凉沁沁的,触手滑腻,像是温润的羊脂玉。

程允章及时抽手。

视线却忍不住瞥了那小娘子的手指一眼。

恰巧,红梅拿着红布盒子跑了过来。

一掀开,里面躺着五百两银票。

站在温婉身后的温维明、柳依依和陈妈等人都唬了一跳。

这温婉什么时候有这么多现银?
温维明虽病重后不大管事,可家中账目却也清楚。上次清仓拢共就回流了三四百两银子,还全填到酒坊制酒的坑里去了。

如今这五百两…从哪里冒出来的?

柳依依心中也纳闷,她从前管着温家的账目,因此家中钱财剩余她心里门儿清。

多年夫妻,自有默契。

两个人不约而同视线相撞。

柳依依立刻尴尬的别过脸去。

该死,和前夫这要命的默契。

温婉将钱全部取出,大抵一盘算,倒是猪精脑子转得快,脱口而出:“一共一千零五十两。还差一百一十两。”

嗯,柳姨娘三百,她五百,程允章两百,还有小妹的五十。

加起来正好是猪精说的这个数。

温婉轻蹙眉间那顺,猪精的声音再度传来,“温掌柜,我这里有一百一十两,你先拿去应急。”

哟。

猪精还有钱?
这是没被她坑完的家底儿?
朱旺不顾老妻拉扯,义无反顾的走向温婉,眼神坚定得仿佛要入党,一边走一边猥琐的掏钱。

眼瞅朱旺在那攒盒里丢下一张银票和十两银子,温维明脸色复杂,随后又有些感动。

虽说这只猪莫名其妙示好,但好歹有实际行动。

再看一眼温家族老那边各个瑟缩墙角,一副生怕他温维明找来借钱的模样,温维明心中微恼,便一把搂住朱旺,提高声音说道:“老兄,你这…关键时刻还是兄弟靠得住啊!”

温月脸上讪讪。

她也不是拿不出来…只是都说救急不救穷…老二现在家里这情况,一百两银子丢下去都没个水花!

老三很快就要下场考童生,不久又得娶妻,一盘算,家里全是用钱的地方!

温维明不计前嫌,一下就给猪精整感动了,“老弟说这些话作甚!这钱你尽管拿去用,不着急还!”

只有朱旺夫人那小眼神飕飕的,像是刀一样瞪向温婉。

定是这小蹄子勾的!

天杀的,刚死了男人就看上其他男人!这还有没有天理!

这小蹄子样貌不错,咋就看上她家老朱了?
图他年龄大,图他不洗澡?
老朱浑然不察觉背后的杀意,冲温婉笑得殷勤,随后又想起夜叉刚死了男人,若是他笑脸相迎,怕是又得记夜叉本本上,只好绷紧了脸。

“大侄女,你我从前虽有龃龉,但十几年的交情哪儿能说断就断。你赶紧拿着这钱度过眼下这难关,将你家姑爷好生安葬了才是!”

朱旺自认为这番话通情达理又义薄云天,心头美滋滋。

温婉收过猪精的“血汗钱”,随后手摊开,声音冷沁沁的,“丁掌柜,温家借贷的钱已经凑齐,麻烦将地契和借贷合同交还于我。”

丁掌柜面色紧绷,十分难看,今日他鑫隆钱庄真是偷鸡不成蚀把米!

更何况,温家只要起复,便没有他的容身之地!

如今骑虎难下,他只能顺势而为。

“愣着做什么?!”那女子忽然冷声娇喝,瘦削的身体里爆发出无尽的能量,横眉冷目间杀气凛凛,“地契!借款书!拿来!”

众目睽睽之下,丁掌柜再心不甘情不愿,也只能掏出合约书和地契,不过生意人脑子转得极快,当下笑吟吟道:“温掌柜息怒,我也是为了钱庄的生意,若有地方得罪了温掌柜,切勿见怪。”

温婉将地契交给柳姨娘保管,随后又接过那合约书,掏出随手携带的火折子一下点燃!
片刻之间,借贷书化作灰烬!
丁掌柜眼皮一跳。

红梅则下颚一扬,语气间颇为倨傲,“丁掌柜,您可好生点点,看看我温家可是那赖账之人?!”

丁掌柜伸手去拿。

忽而一只白皙细嫩的手按住攒盒一角。

抬眸,对上那小娘子凉沁沁的眸子,“丁掌柜来的时候,在院子里慷慨激昂的说了许多话。”

“如今,我也说些。”

(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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