The Precious Lady – Chapter 339

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第339章 长命锁

“按照你的设想,三层楼高,近一亩占地。你得装修吧,雕梁画栋、琉璃瓦顶、园林景观、宴会厅、歌舞台、贵宾厢房、独立马厩、自酿酒坊…这些都是大头,还有雇佣厨师、伙计、账房、行菜等,三千两银子丢下去怕是都没水花。”

“这播州城内已经有天香楼、天仙楼、揽月阁这样历史悠久且在本地颇有口碑的老牌酒楼,咱身上拢共就……”

温维明刚刚出狱,整日忙着含饴弄孙,以至于现在两眼一抹黑,对家中财务完全不清楚,他只能唤来柳依依,“咱家还有多少银子?”

柳依依拼拼凑凑,“其他都是小钱,只有先前典当魏大人送来的贺礼以及从石金泉身上搜回来的银子,抛去咱这一路的支出还有上下打点的费用,如今家中拢共也不过千两出头。”

温婉低头盘算着。

淦。

早知道就收下魏峥给两小只的那长命锁了。

两人各十副,算下来少说也得千两银子出头。

等等…魏峥为何突然对她这么大方了?

事出反常必有妖啊。

黄鼠狼给小鸡拜年来了?

见温婉眉头紧锁,温老爹自然以为她是担心资金的问题,不过他也觉得事关重大,并不赞同将所有资金投入,“若咱们想在播州立足,也并非一来就要如此大动干戈。先从一家酒肆做起,慢慢铺开,稳打稳扎——”

“慢不得!”温婉胸脯起伏,眼睛亮得吓人,“父亲,慢一步,步步慢,全局崩塌。”

温维明蹙眉,心中也是暗自一惊,温婉向来冷静,少有如此疾言厉色的时候。

事情怕是比他预估的还要糟糕。

温婉又敛了神色,“瑞果浆如今风头正盛,咱家树敌不少,若不赶紧打出第一炮,很快就会被人一拥而上吞食。”

父女两大眼瞪小眼。

这也是难得两人产生分歧的时候。

最后还是温维明认输,“反正酒坊都已经交到你手上,你想怎么干…随你。你爹我老咯,以后就在家带孙子。”

得到了温老爹的支持,温婉心中巨石落定,她知道温老爹虽然嘴上说着同意,但实则背地里还是会替她担忧着急,便将心中设想告知便宜爹。

“父亲放心,我这个酒楼和城里其他酒楼不同,不需要巨额投资。我要做一间只有女性顾客的酒楼,也不需要明火大厨,至于装修嘛…花小钱办大事!我初步预算,估计最多也就两千两左右。”

温维明听迷糊了,“你说做一间只有妇人进的酒店,可妇人们平日鲜少出门——”便宜爹又一笑,似醍醐灌顶,“那是因为她们没有可去的地方!”

“不错。正是如此。瑞果浆刚好也是面向妇人的酒水,妇人们平日要在家里照顾一大家子起居,三餐又要伺候公婆。我去各大酒楼调查过,发现播州城内的酒坊在用餐高峰期少见有女子单独出来就餐,就算有,也无非是跟着父亲或是丈夫。因此我若是做女子酒楼,就没有必要设置大厨和用餐包房。如此可节省一大笔开销。”

温维明被她说得意动,又听她话里话外言之凿凿,似早已成竹在胸,语气也软了两分,“照你这样说,咱这酒楼生意剑走偏锋,或许真能出奇制胜。”

温婉笑道:“做生意嘛,花样要新、手段要狠、产品要好、后台要过硬。这样的酒楼还不好找,做事情很多时候讲究机缘。咱们边走边看呗。若冒进的不行再换成稳扎稳打的路数。”

温维明也来了兴趣,“要不…试试?”

温婉想到刚才便宜爹还一脸不赞同的模样,转眼两三句话就被说动,心中不免好笑,却也不拆穿便宜爹,“好,试试!”

说服了老董事长后,温婉扯了几张宣纸,又让红梅准备了炭笔和戒尺,将自己关在房间内设计整个酒楼的样式以及核算成本和收益。

门窗一关,隔绝开一个安静且独立的世界。

而长街上,元家三房走过的地方,留下一大片灵花和纸钱,十字路口的路祭台已经陆陆续续撤下,三房留下的热闹慢慢消退。

元家三房子嗣颇丰,元五郎的尸体被元家弟兄们抬着上山入元家祖坟安葬,棺内盛放着大量金银玉器等陪葬品,棺木入墓穴之后,隔房的侄子捧土撒棺,众人掩土成坟。

因下葬时女子不得靠近,贾氏早早的就被搀扶着劝离墓地,周遭妇人们哭得梨花带雨,偏贾氏红着眼睛看向半山坡上落坟的位置,面色平静下藏着扭曲。

“是温婉害死了我儿子!”

“我迟早要找她索命!”

程允章因是表亲,又因春闱将近,元老夫人不喜他沾手这些晦气事,因此程允章也被安排至山下凉亭处等着元家的男人们落殡回来。

这两日,贾氏跟疯魔了似的,听不进去任何人的陈明利害,来来回回就嘀咕着一句话:温婉杀了元启。

今日若非是元启下葬,元老夫人本准备将贾氏扣在屋内,以免她胡言乱语惊扰宾客。

“三舅母还请谨言慎行。五表兄的案子正在调查之中,您却口口声声笃定是我师妹杀害了五表兄!若让旁人听到,熊大人会作何想?我老师又会作何想?”

贾氏闻言目眦欲裂,起身如饿虎扑食一般扑向程允章:“五郎…我儿子!如今都死了,我管别人怎么想?!程允章,枉你还是读书人,你却也是个是非不分颠倒黑白的东西!躺在棺材里的五郎才是你的手足!”

张氏拉着她,心惊胆战的劝:“哎哟,三弟妹,快别说了!今儿个这么多宾客在呢?”

贾氏发了狂,一把推开张氏,“我用不着你们猫哭耗子假慈悲!我儿死了,再没人跟你们争酒坊,你们怕是欢喜都来不及!少在这儿装模作样,你们元家没一个好东西!”

“唉,这话说得!”张氏抹眼泪,“快快拉住她,三弟妹怕是得了失心疯了!”

贾氏指着程允章的鼻子骂,“那温婉怎么不是凶手?天仙楼的小二亲口告诉我…温婉的身形和声音和那日他见到的女凶手一模一样!我儿胸口被匕首所刺,那温婉身上随时带着的武器也是匕首!更不要提…五郎刚死,他身边的周账房便被抓进大牢斩草除根!”

“这一桩桩一件件,就算五郎不是温婉所杀,也和温婉那贱人脱不了干系!”

程允章忍住怒气,“舅母!您别忘了,那一日温婉根本不在天仙楼!她在离天仙楼十几里路的揽月阁!”

“我不管!她身边不是个有个身手厉害的叫屠二爷的?她根本不必亲自动手!只需要勾勾手指,自然就有男人为她冲锋陷阵!”

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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