The Precious Lady – Chapter 285

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第285章 拉架
张家爷孙两鬼鬼祟祟的悄摸到了灯会尽头,老远就看见十家酒坊分列道路两边,各自拥有一块不大的展台。因为是酒文化传播,各家酒坊使出浑身解数,有和播州城内已大有名气的店铺联名合作的,有请名人站台的,有抽奖活动的,乍一看…竟然还挺热闹。

张春山恨得牙痒痒,“这几个展台在灯火尽头,离入口十万八千里…怎么会有这许多人?难不成真让那婆娘做成了?”

这样一算,便是七百两银子入库,张春山看得眼睛都赤红了。

尤其是当他看到那一日和他一唱一和拆温婉台的雷掌柜竟然也在其中,展台位置还靠近河边,愈发觉得背叛,他不顾祖父劝阻,三步并作两步走到雷掌柜的展台前质问:“雷掌柜,你不是说绝对不和温婉那起子言而无信之人合作吗?”

雷掌柜的展台前被一群小娘子们团团围住,全都是询问他抽奖活动的。

雷掌柜的展台位置好,因此合作的赞助商都很大气,几乎是捧着钱求他合作,雷掌柜把自己媳妇也弄来帮忙,正说得口干舌燥,冷不丁看见张春山黑着脸质问自己,当下振振有词的反驳,“老子想跟谁合作就跟谁合作,跟你张春山什么关系?”

“再说,这展台是温掌柜送我的,白送…不要钱…有便宜不占是孙子!你愿意当孙子那是你的事儿,我可不愿意!”

张春山急眼了,“雷掌柜,这都是那婆娘离间你我兄弟二人的阴谋!你万不可上当啊!”

雷掌柜不耐的推开张春山,“你挡住我做生意了!”

那堆小娘子们也叽叽喳喳的催促起来,“掌柜的,快跟大家伙说说!这抽奖怎么抽的?刚才我朋友可是抽中了冯记点心铺里最贵的一盒点心,价值半钱银子呢!”

“对呀,掌柜得要是再磨磨蹭蹭我们可去旁边的展台啦!”

“对了,雷掌柜,听说今晚有烟火表演,就在这河边,是真的还是假的?”

另外一个小娘子笑道:“当然是真的!没看到今天好多人灯会都没看,早早的端着小凳占了位置呢!”

“对对对!我已经让我表嫂表哥占了个最好的位置,趁着现在人不多,我们赶快过去!”

张春山傻眼了,怎么还有烟火表演?

往年都没有,为何今年偏偏有?而且还是在酒坊展台这一块地方?
张春山的祖父也傻眼了,拍着大腿后悔莫及:“完了!完了!这么好的活动,咱愣生生给错过了!这…这…一晚上得挣多少银子啊!”

张春山却嘴硬道:“祖父,怎么连你也被那婆娘给骗了?孙儿刚才仔细观察过了,来酒坊展台的几乎都是奔着抽奖和看烟火表演去的,实际上掏钱买酒的根本没几个人!这压根就是赔钱赚吆喝的亏本买卖!”

话音刚落,旁边锅铲“砰砰”,油滋滋冒着热气,水仙楼的大厨系着围裙,将猪肝和腰片下到高温油锅里,再“哐哐”颠勺,火舌腾得一下窜得老高,瞬间引得在场的客人们一阵惊呼声。

往日喜和张家打擂台的王氏,此刻就站在大厨身边,热情的给众人介绍着:“诸位,大家看到了,这水仙楼炒菜用的料酒其实就是我王家的江湖醉!这料酒色泽清亮、略带淡黄色或是琥珀色,没有杂质。入口有淡淡的甜味和米香,回味悠长!不信的话大家都来尝一尝试一试咯……”

有那胆大的上前夹了一块爆炒猪肝,随后连连竖大拇指,“哎哟,不错不错!是比张家酒坊的料酒味道好多了!我以后炒菜就只认准你们王家的江湖醉!”

另一人表情夸张道:“可不就是?张家那料酒我上次买回去底下还有杂质呢!”

“我可听说,播州城里但凡那生意好的酒楼用的可都是王家的料酒!张家嘛…啧啧啧…难评……”

张春山急红了眼,我靠,捧一踩一是怎么回事?

你别以为我没看出来前头那几个说王家酒好的,那都是王家请来的托儿!
歹毒!

太歹毒了!

而此刻温婉正抱着昭昭妹妹,陈妈抱着珲哥儿。

本来两三个月大的孩子不该抱出来走动,可是好不容易来播州城遇到了乞巧节灯会,陈妈和红梅都是心痒难耐,温婉想着这是夏天,无所谓着凉感冒,便让人抱着孩子全家出动。

珲哥儿安静的躺在陈妈的怀里,一双圆溜溜的眼睛滴溜转,似乎对周边环境极为好奇,但是又藏着一分警惕。

而昭昭妹妹显然活泼许多,她小手小脚不停挥舞,看见展台上挂着的灯笼球咧着嘴笑,偶尔还发出“咯咯”的小声,眼睛也弯成月牙,十分可爱。

温婉每次抱着昭昭都发愁。

都说女儿像爹。

昭昭虽然还小,可瞅着…也太像她那眼黑心沉的老爹了。

温婉正思虑间,听得不远处传来一阵骚动声,屠二爷去探查了情报回来,“王家和那张春山打起来了。”

红梅知道那一日张春山对温婉出言不逊,便冷笑着:“活该,最好打死那姓张的龟孙子!”

柳依依摆正那个灯笼球,闻言问道:“那张掌柜咋了?”

“他说姑娘坏话!侮辱姑娘清白!”

屠二爷亮了亮刀,“那我去拉偏架。”

红梅也气呼呼道:“那我去帮王家掌柜的忙。”

而一左一右,一对老夫妻正不安的望着她,温婉抱着孩子笑着说道:“周老伯、宋婶,别紧张,就和平日里皮影戏一样的,只不过您二位到时候说话对着这两个铁桶子说。还有片刻咱们的戏就要上演了。”

“李哥、苗姐,你们再熟悉熟悉台词,趁现在抓紧排练几次。”

眼瞅那边张春山和王家掌柜吵得热闹,温婉作为一个爱吃瓜的不认输中国女人,自然要凑一番热闹。

有热闹不看王八蛋。

温婉抱着昭昭妹妹往人群上涌。

还没有走近,就听见那张春山和王掌柜对喷。

“乡亲们都看清楚了啊,只有他水仙楼的料酒用的是王家的,播州城里其他酒楼用的都是我张家的酒做料酒!”

“王家人不是东西!你自己做宣传便也罢了,拉着我张家垫背算什么本事?”

“啊呸,要真按你这么说,怎么没见糖酒会请你啊?我告诉你张春山,你看看清楚,今儿个来糖酒会的十家酒坊,那都是播州城里叫得上号的大作坊!你有本事也来啊,怕是凑不齐入门费吧?”

“你这么有本事,你也把那几个酒楼大厨请来啊!”

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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