The Precious Lady – Chapter 243

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第243章 齐聚
连续好几日的醉生梦死,朱旺早已将温家抛诸脑后,甚至全然忘记自己那个异父异母的亲兄弟温维明,肚子倒是比来的时候大了一圈,眼瞅着再有一个月就要生产。

温婉将这人提溜到马车上,朱旺仿佛从盘丝洞里爬出来的纯洁处男般,眼下挂着两个大黑眼圈,一身猪肉仿佛被腌入味般,说话都是酒气,一听说温婉又要抓他去喝酒,当下直摇头,“夜叉啊,你朱叔我真喝不了…再喝下去我得死在播州了……”

温婉冷眼瞥他,“今天来宴席的都是播州的酒商,给你介绍生意还不乐意?”

朱旺那小眼睛一下亮了,眼睛深处射出光芒。

这厮分明就是在装醉!
“还有……”温婉拧眉,后知后觉,“你刚才叫我什么?”

朱旺笑得憨厚,“叫你大侄女呢!你肯定是酒喝多了,听岔了。”

温婉:……

走到天香楼门口,温婉见里面人满为患,又往楼上那房间一瞧,也是满满当当。她在门口磨蹭了会儿,等到时间差不多的时候才姗姗来迟,果然成为压轴嘉宾最后出场。

朱旺觉得自己刚进屋后腰上一疼,就被温婉往前一推,先行垮了进去。

这夜叉,明明是她自己故意迟到,偏把他打发出去圆场。

夜叉!

夜叉!

朱旺心里骂了好几回,不过看见一屋子的人都站起来,立刻摆出标准的牛马应酬笑容,“诸位,姗姗来迟,我自罚三杯。”

此刻众人才看见朱旺后面那名年轻女子。

那是个面容秀丽的小娘子,身量清瘦孱弱,肤色白皙,既都是制酒行当,自然对这行业风吹草动有所耳闻,温婉在播州忙前忙后的救父,早已传遍播州整个制酒行当。

都说温家那少东家是个年轻妇人,却不曾想…这般年轻…瞧着也不过十六七岁,放在一大群皱巴巴的大老爷们中间,犹如出水芙蓉,嫩得能掐出水来。

这年纪…怕是当这些人的女儿都绰绰有余!

可那小娘子入内时目光四平八稳,脸上没半分稚气,没半点羊羔掉入虎狼的局促不安,反而笑得如沐春风…

那通身气度,走在朱旺身后不紧不慢,两相对比,朱旺更像是这小娘子的大管家。

众人没想到温家酒坊的话事人如此年轻,也更没想到好端端的请他们吃酒,抱着满肚子疑问,七八个酒商纷纷落座。

温婉先是大大方方的做了自我介绍,随后举起茶杯,“诸位掌柜,也不怕大家笑话,最近我家中出了点事不便饮酒,只能以茶代酒敬各位一杯。大家同是制酒行当,我又年岁小,早就想拜会诸位前辈,今日终于得偿所愿,承蒙诸位厚爱肯与我温婉结交,这是我温婉的福气,也是我们的缘分。来,为这福气和缘分举杯——”

一轮水酒下肚,徐掌柜作为中间人帮温婉引荐起了场中诸人,温婉明白今日坐在酒桌上的大约都是播州不成器的小酒商,规模大小和温家相差无几,这坐在一起…简称菜鸡互啄。

温婉刚刚坐定,便听见对面座位上一老翁笑眯眯说道:“说起来,最近温家可是大出风头。姑且不论温维明在这播州城的热闹,就说三个月前…青梅煮酒…也是一场盛会。这温家的瑞果浆可是大出风头,竟然还压住了程家的锦江春。温掌柜好本事啊,人在平县,却能搅动播州的风云。”

另外一青年男子眉眼之间和这老翁有些相似,一看便是一脉相承,此人说话更不客气,“阿爷,怎能不论温维明在播州的热闹?想不到我们制酒行业竟出了这样的败类!我们张家可不屑跟你们这种鼠辈来往!今日来吃你这饭,那都是抬举你温家,你有什么事赶紧说!”

所谓伸手不打笑脸人,温婉没料到有人吃她的饭,还辱骂她,当下将筷子一放。

满桌子的人神色各异的看了过来,眼中难掩期待的火光。

打起来,打起来!
朱旺登时狗腿子的蹭过来,低声说道:“这是张氏酒庄的,据说他花了大价钱买通评审官,给自家新酒买了个第三名的成绩,不曾想风头全被瑞果浆抢走,心里正恨着呢。”

“什么?”温婉挑眉,当下狠狠皱眉,忽的提高声量,“张氏贿赂煮酒大会评审买了第三名的成绩?这不能够吧?”

朱旺脸色一滞。

这…这…怎么跟预想中的不一样啊?

果然,下一刻张家爷孙的脸黑得吓人,一副要吃了他的模样。

温婉声音更大,一副不与朱旺同流合污的坚定模样,“朱掌柜啊,我这做侄女的可要说你两句了。你怎么能人云亦云呢。那大家都这么说,你也能这么说?张家怎可能是那沽名钓誉的无耻鼠辈?”

朱旺吹胡子瞪眼。

你个夜叉…怎么能够背刺你亲爱的朱叔?

你这样…显得我很呆唉……

朱旺有口难辩,犹如黄泥糊裤裆,不是屎也是屎。

他张了张嘴,看看望过来的众人,又看看对面小娘子那清亮的眼睛,只能打自己嘴巴子,“哎哟,是是是,温掌柜说得是,是我小心眼。”

那张家年轻男子却恼羞成怒,“你们两个不要一唱一和把我张春山当傻子玩!既然不欢迎我等,又何必假惺惺的相邀?”

那年轻男子拂袖一怒,开始吆喝着众人,“大家可都看清楚了,这娘们根本不是有意要请我们吃饭!别忘了那温维明是怎么进的监牢,你们和这样的人同流合污,也不怕明儿个传出去被人戳脊梁骨!”

说罢年轻男子便要离开。

那张家老爷子脸上挂不住,讪讪起身,作势也要离开,“温掌柜,这顿饭改日再吃。”

张家爷子抬脚离开桌面,气氛登时陷入尴尬,有和那张家交好得酒商也跟着离开,徐掌柜作为中间人只能打圆场,拉着几个要走的酒商低声挽留。

徐掌柜心中也纳闷,下午见温掌柜的时候还觉得这小娘子处事不惊,怎么晚上就跟变了个人似的?

朱旺见陆续走了三分之一,不由心急,凑近温婉身边提醒,“大侄女,别闹大了,总得留两个冤大头。那个穿青色衣裳的,岳丈家很是得力,财大气粗,咱今晚就薅他!”

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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