The Precious Lady – Chapter 461

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第461章 身份
眼前这具尸体已经风化成白骨,半倚墙角,腐败的棉袍如同褪色的蝉翼粘在骨架上,右臂自肩胛处断裂,断骨处凹凸不平,显然是被利刃所斩。

肋骨间有数处细密凿痕,指骨尽碎,髌骨穿孔,显是铁钩、钉凿之刑。

即使眼前这具尸体已经化作白骨,但温婉依然察觉此人生前遭受过各种酷刑。

甚至——

阴暗逼仄的地下室,阴风阵阵,她感觉背后凉沁沁的,仿佛看见此人不屈隐忍的魂魄。

温婉喉咙骤然发紧。

她蹲下身,裙摆扫过地上凝结的白色盐霜。

她看见尸体腰间的玉带扣。

那是大陈朝一定品级官员才能用的制式。

这人…是大陈朝的官员!

温婉心跳如鼓,只是深深看了一眼这具骸骨,不知怎的,心中一种悲悯油然而生。

头顶上传来脚步声,应是阿洲测量回来了,温婉毫不犹豫翻身就走。

等离开了那处茅草屋,温婉心里沉沉,她回头看一眼那衰败的屋顶,问身边的阿洲:“大当家的是什么时候到这岛上的?”

阿洲只当她是自己人,他本来也是并州渔民,实在是活不下去才投靠了莫素芳,因此性格也算老实。加之温婉有了腰牌以后,那就是大当家的心腹,以后前途无量,阿洲对温婉便知无不言言无不尽,“我听岛上的老人说…最早的有十几年前就跟着大当家的了。”

“我看你们对大当家倒是很忠心。”

“日子过不下去啦,大当家赏我们一口饭,给我们一处安身立命之所,那就是我们的恩人!”

温婉蹙眉,“虽说朝堂有海禁政策,但靠山吃山靠水吃水,朝堂也允许渔民在近海活动捕鱼,怎会日子过不下去!”

阿洲便笑她,“先生没过过苦日子咧!朝堂一成税,地方加一成,到了我们县上再加一成,今儿个田赋税、明儿个人丁税、后儿个徭役钱,进城要给看门老爷交进城税,卖自家捕捞的鱼,竹筐一摆,便是落地费。这海味腥臭,若是竹筐漏水,还得交一个污道费,再碰上过桥需要缴纳的过闸税,进一趟城如剥一层皮。”

“先生说打渔,这渔船是传家宝,都是宝贝疙瘩。若是身强力壮的年轻男人,还能上别家渔船,帮着别家打渔,卖了海货以后换些粮食回来。可我性子木讷,不会装怪卖巧,不会讨好我们村里的船霸,这辈子都别想上船。”

“横竖都是死,不如出海跟着大当家干!”

“活一天算一天!哪天朝廷的官兵真追杀来了,我便冲在前面替大当家挨刀。”

温婉突然说不出话来。

她问了一句何不食肉糜的话。

她为自己的浅薄而愧疚。

温婉言不由衷,“是呢,大当家给了我们一片净土。我们都该好好报答她。”

时间一晃,温婉在岛上已经有一个月,眨眼便到了年关。

今年这个年…过得很不是滋味。

出海的船回来了,董先生带来了她所需要的书籍和文房四宝,也带回了春联、窗花、红绸等物,海岛上的百姓家家户户贴着“福”字,温婉想到去年年关温家一家人包饺子的场景,终于抑制不住想家、想昭昭和珲哥儿、想孩子爹。

算算时间,她离开播州已经两个多月。

昭昭和珲哥儿应该都会走路了。

温婉甚至想着跟莫素芳拼一把,拼个你死我活,也好过现在在代购行业越陷越深。

阿贵男人去执行任务了,过年便来陪她,似乎发现她闷闷不乐,便给她下了一碗面。岛上物资匮乏,面下面还卧着一个鸡蛋,阿贵笑得腼腆:“温先生是不是想家啦?”

她知道温婉有两个孩子,便劝她:“大当家是个好人,您跟她说说,让她把您两个孩子也接到岛上来。”

温婉哪儿敢。

她甚至不知道莫素芳说的便宜爹和温静他们被送走是真是假。万一那位皇后娘娘发癫,先拿温家人开刀怎么办?
岛上虽说都是些亡命之徒,但大多拖家带口,温婉瞧着被人成双成对家庭圆满,心里越发不是滋味,对着这碗热气腾腾的面也味同嚼蜡。

都说每逢佳节倍思亲。

她想手办了。

这一刻,特别特别想。

早知道就跟他低头认个错,手办又好哄,两句软话就能将他狠狠拿捏。在播州的事情,她老顾着跟他置气,两个人根本没有机会开诚布公的谈一谈。

她要是死在这荒岛上……

手办就像是那些虐文男主一样,一边怀念她,一边儿孙满堂!
做死了的白月光,亏啊!

血亏!
温婉化悲愤为食欲,发泄似的狂吸碗里的面条,腮帮子塞得鼓鼓的,一抬头……

一瞪眼——

等等。

眼前林地里站着那个叫花子怎么有点眼熟?

温婉眨了眨眼,看清那人时,眼泪完全不受控制的“唰”一声流进面汤里,汤汁呛进肺管子里,呛得她一阵猛烈咳嗽。

阿贵走来,担忧的看向她,温婉余光飞快一瞥,那人已不见人影。

甚至她以为是自己幻觉!

温婉心跳如雷,拦住走向窗边的阿贵,“阿贵,我没吃饱。我刚看见李大娘家做了煎饼,你拿几个铜板去买两张回来,咱们待会裹着辣椒酱吃。”

阿贵见温婉肯吃东西,当下欢喜的“应”了一声,匆匆提着灯笼去李大娘家。

李大娘家靠近岸边,来回也得半个时辰。

温婉跟在阿贵身后,站在门窗处确认她走远后,一扭身便扑进了一个火热的胸膛中。

来人将她抱了个满怀,一双如烙铁般滚烫的手紧紧搂着她。

她往后仰头,随后便是铺天盖地的吻。

温婉被吻得无法喘气,脚下大乱,身子一晃,整个人几乎被他拉拽到屏风后的隐秘空间。

——砰。

来人后背狠狠撞向墙面。

温婉被带入那人怀里。

一声惊呼,牙关登时被人撬开,胸前一凉,那粗糙的指腹探入小衣里,让她忍不住一个激灵。另一只手落在她脖子,若有若无的拂过她脖子处被他咬过的伤疤。

温婉觉得自己就像刚才那碗热腾腾香喷喷的鸡蛋面,被这男人拆解吞入腹中。

一失神,对方已经攻城略地,身上那件外衫已经被他褪去,眼瞅着就要在荒岛上大战三百回合,温婉残存的理智回归,沙哑喊出一声:“魏峥!”

“你醒醒!”

“你不要被我的美色所迷!”

一声低笑。

在小衣里游走的手顿时停下。

魏峥清醒了。

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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