The Precious Lady – Chapter 179

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第179章 抄作业

程允章接过红梅递过来的食盒,打开一看,只见里面只有两块糖糕,碟子下有一张纸条,上书“修文师兄在上,我自知才疏学浅,急需师兄相助,烦师兄借师妹我《安国全军之道》策论一观,事后务必重金酬谢。”

程允章:……

离谱!

想抄他作业,就只给两个糖糕打发他!

程允章抬眸,不可思议的望向红梅,嫣红的唇瓣一张一合,声音清清冷冷,“就…两个糖糕?”

红梅笑得尴尬,“那…程公子应当知道,最近我家姑娘手头比较紧…”

“紧吗?”程允章好看的眉毛一挑,她可是从他这里薅走了四百两!
送的那两百两就算了,那日鑫隆钱庄逼债,他还借给她两百两!

“紧着呢!”红梅跟他的狐狸师妹笑得一样猥琐又真诚,“姑娘说了,一家人不必算得那么清楚,四公子慷慨解囊,对我温家有大恩大德。眼下温家处境艰难,但是…等将来温家酒坊有了起色,她一定知恩图报。”

一家人?

心头忽的,如春水漾开。

程允章勾唇一笑,“行了。你家那位少东家…能打会算,半点不吃亏。你且等着——”

那人转身而去。

红梅便耐心等候在门前,余光瞥见周账房在收拾行囊,心中暗道:周账房是要走了吗?
那是不是意味着三房的人放弃温家酒坊了?
红梅没进过这院子,便观察得认真,恨不得茅坑在哪个位置都打探清楚。

这些都是情报!

回去全部告诉姑娘!

她不如陈妈会演会配合姑娘,也不如绿萍懂得体贴姑娘,随时给姑娘揣着零嘴,可她红梅不笨,有朝一日也能成为姑娘心中不可替代的存在!

片刻,程允章折身而返。

今日去了温家,而温家刚办了丧事,他便选了一身白色素面锦锻袍子,外面搭着一件佛头青丝白貂皮袄,说不出的雍容华贵。

那人素手提灯,脚步不紧不慢,稀疏的月色下,瞧见那人清俊矜贵的容颜。

可这正是…画里走出来的人物!
红梅片刻出神,随后手上一沉,那食盒又回到她手里。

红梅垂眸,看到里面装着一篇折叠好的文章,还有两本书,头上传来男子压低说话的声音,“这两本书给你家姑娘带回去,你告诉她,就说老师严厉,我这文章…她参考即可,若有雷同…怕是要挨老师戒尺!”

红梅连忙替温婉找补,“公子放心,我家姑娘不会抄您文章的!”

程允章低低一笑,“回去提醒她,让她快些把四象会元的解法给我写来。我便原谅她用两个糖糕换走我文章的事儿。”

温婉没想到啊,怀着孕还得奋笔疾书!
刚用过了晚膳,温婉便陪温老爹和温静沿着宅院内走了一圈克化,随后才心不甘情不愿的坐到书桌前。

安国全军之道?

可她对大陈朝军事制度一无所知啊!

心里忽然钻出个古怪的声音:要是赵恒在就好了!
温婉心中一顿。

那瞬间,思念像是野草一般,烧不完…除不尽…

余光瞥见书桌上镇尺压着的一沓纸,温婉打开,才发现是赵恒之前帮她写的那篇关于赈灾的策论。

她虽令仆人们将所有关于赵恒的东西都收到仓库去,可书房这地方,仆人们不敢来,便也遗漏了。

那小娘子坐在窗台前,一动不动的盯着桌上摊开的那张纸,双眸微垂,神色淡淡,不知在想什么。

片刻。

她将那篇策论对折,放到窗台烛火之下,徐徐青烟缓缓而起。

小娘子脸上带着一抹笑。

没事的。

她不喜欢赵恒。

她只是不习惯赵恒不在身边而已。

就像她之前不习惯绿萍离开一样。

浓情蜜意比不过时间漫长。她需要的不是赵恒,是时间。

时间会带走她所有的思念。

——————————————————

入了秋,天气愈发严寒,一日塞一日的冷。

十一月,初雪洋洋洒洒落于枝头,片刻后天地之间一片苍茫,温婉肚子微微显怀,她手里捧着汤婆子,身上披着大氅,在红梅的搀扶下缓步来到温老爹房内。

一眨眼,便快到年关。

距离赵恒离开,已有两个月。

温老爹正在看账本。

今日温婉得知五个酒肆的季度账本送了上来,一刻也没耽误便到了温老爹这边,温维明知这孩子是操心命,那头温婉甫一进屋,温维明便说道:“这个季度,几个酒肆收益尚可,约莫交来一百多两银子。只是你知道的,受咱们和元家争斗的影响,几个酒肆这段日子生意都不太景气。”

温婉点头,这个情况她早有预料。

“广济县收益如何?”

温老爹自然知道她挂心梅清,从一沓账本里挑出广济的账本来递给温婉,“那位梅小娘子去广济不过才四个多月,纵使有通天的手段,只怕暂时也施展不出。”

梅清去了广济酒肆,那边掌事是温家族老安排的人,在广济那边做了起码十年,温婉不好动手,只能委托梅清先去打前阵。

“我知道。那位温堂兄可不好对付。”

温婉看了一眼广济的账本,瞅着倒也没什么名堂,“只不过托梅账房每月一封信,我也大致了解广济那边的情形。呵,那位温堂兄…比之石金泉也差不离。只是天高皇帝远,有些事情咱不好查证,倒是肥了他们的腰包。”

这个他们…指的自然是温家族老们。

说起来,梅账房已经有两个月没有来信。

温老爹面色讪讪,他知女儿对族人态度,也劝了两句,“咱家家大业大,难免里面钻了几只硕鼠。不是这头,也是那头,若是全部严防死守,叫人家无空可钻,反倒危险。”

“我知道父亲的意思。”温婉蹙眉,“水至清则无鱼。这明面上的汹涌…总比藏在底下的暗流要好对付。只不过…要想把酒坊做大做强,一味纵容也并非良策。我可不想将来手底下再出现一个石金泉之流。”

提到石金泉,温老爹脸上更是羞愧难安,“眼下…没法子。只能慢慢计划着赶走这些老鼠。”

说曹操曹操到。

温婉正纳闷梅清已经两个月没写信给她,次日便有一自称是梅清好友的妇人找上门来。

(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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