The Precious Lady – Chapter 55

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第55章 情人见面
这下,周老头的老妻也不埋怨丈夫背着她买酒了,手上一松,安重荣立刻“嗖”的一声跑开,而周老头妻子浑然不觉,一心沉浸在花一半钱买了好东西的喜悦中。

那边绿萍见状,立刻将锣鼓敲得“咚咚”响,冯水根使出吃奶的劲儿扯着喉咙喊:“周家老汉中一等奖,当场兑换两百文!”

在一片恭贺声中,周老头只觉得这辈子没这么多人簇拥着自己,他脚下轻飘飘的,险些接不住陈妈兑现的那两百文铜钱。

倒是他妻子猴急的抓了过来,立刻数起来。

周遭的人跟着数数,一颗心也痒得厉害。

两百文,不多一文,不少一文。

可酒却被——

温婉朗声一笑,“既是开张生意,我也送二位一个好彩头。绿萍,再拿黄金级的窖藏酒送周老伯,就当弥补老伯的损失。”

小娘子又笑嘻嘻的冲众人说道:“诸位叔叔伯伯婶婶,咱手可得稳,下次可离柜不认了啊。”

“温掌柜大气!”

众人一边夸着,一边意动,眼瞅身边越来越多人往酒铺里钻,后面的人生怕各种福利和削价券被人抢走,削尖了脑袋往人群中挤。

却有两人面面相觑。

“唉,赵兄刚才不是说做生意的绝对不可能送钱给我们吗,你怎么还买了两坛子黄金级的老酒?”

那人面露尴尬,“刘老弟,你刚才不也说这些都是做生意的手段吗,合着你自己进来抢削价券,却让大家不要上当受骗?”

另外一人被人群挤入两人中间,他一甩手,“哎哟,站在中间干什么,没看见这么多人?你们别是想插队的吧?我可跟你们说,咱都是在这里结账的,大家都排着队,可不许插队!”

而角落里的安重荣嬉皮笑脸的跟温婉打眼色。

马昌顺眼睛不瞎,自然看到这两人的小动作,也大约猜出少东家拿周老头做筏子,他没忍住问温婉:“少东家怎么会知道周老头的酒坛子能中奖?”

不是说随机封口,谁都不知道哪个坛子能中奖吗?
温婉笑得奸诈,“当然是…作弊啊。”

作弊?

咋作弊?
这些个坛子都是一个作坊的,长得也一模一样,除了酒坛腹部的贴纸颜色不同,他怎么也看不出区别。

马昌顺还想问个清楚,温婉却已经忙开,只留他一个人百爪挠心。

不过很快,店里的人越来越多,社恐的马师傅依然没逃掉,被陈妈抓了壮丁从后院搬酒。

不远处的街道上,温维明正伸长脖子望着酒肆方向。

见里面人潮涌动,又听见传来的一阵阵骚动,他只恨不得立刻过去给温婉镇场子。

女儿年幼啊,才十六岁,从前没做过生意,这还是第一次肩挑这样大的任务呢!

他这个当爹的,这几日一直揪着心,担心女儿逞强遇到了难处不来求教他这老父亲,又担心女儿清仓没挣到钱丧失信心。这一颗心七上八下,愣生生几宿没睡着。

昨晚老头悄悄借着散步的名义去温婉那院子看,结果又听到陈妈说起温婉娘的往事,老头心里更痛,只恨自己没照顾好妻子留下的唯一骨血。

若他有用,他温维明能把女儿养到五六十岁呢。

好在不出片刻,他又看见那周老头和他那碎嘴老妻提着一壶酒,眉开眼笑的走出来。

他那老妻嘴上从不饶人,偏这回说了两句人话。

“温家那小丫头大方!”

温维明听见这话,心中一喜,讨这老婆子两句好话可不容易。

偏下一刻。

“比温维明大方!我瞅那丫头比她爹强!”

温维明唇角一扯,算你这老东西识货!他温维明的女儿当然不差!
温静牵着自己爹的手,又仰头看见老爹一会儿焦急一会儿高兴,活像待嫁的深闺新妇。

小朋友满头问号,“爹,你要是实在担心姐姐,我们去就酒肆里看看嘛。”

温维明道:“我既说了清仓一事全盘交给温婉负责,就不能食言。我若是插手,你阿姐又要说我不信任她。”

温静表示看不懂,她一晃,在人群中看到一抹熟悉的身影,立刻松开温维明的手,像是小炮弹一样冲了出去,“姨娘!姨娘!”

温静一下冲入柳姨娘怀里,小姑娘许久不见娘亲,抬头一下就湿了眼眶,“姨娘!你给爹爹采药回来了吗?!”

柳姨娘搂住自家姑娘,为她擦眼泪,“都是快七岁的大姑娘了,怎么还哭哭啼啼的?”

她为孩子擦干眼泪,“采药,什么采药?”

温静瘪瘪嘴,“阿姐说你给爹爹采药去了,很快就回来。娘,我还以为你不要我了呢!”

“哦。”柳依依立刻明白这是温婉哄她妹妹呢,她又瞥一眼对面跟过来的男人,低头继续哄温静,“嗯,姨娘已经把药给严大夫了。你看爹爹吃了药不是已经好了吗?姨娘怎么会不要温静呢?”

温静仰头,吸干鼻涕,一双眼睛红得跟小兔子,“那姨娘怎么一直都不回家?我听兰心说,姨娘现在住在柳家的外祖父那儿,以后都不回来了?”

温维明这才慢慢走过来,他抬眸看一眼柳依依的脸,又仿佛大姑娘相看郎君一般羞怯的低下头。

两个人曾经最熟悉的人,此刻见面,倍觉尴尬。

柳依依却不回答,只笑吟吟的嘱咐温静:“不管小娘在哪儿,你都要认真练字,用功读书。你姐姐会诗书、能认字、看得懂账本,今日这清仓的事情又办得这么风光,你要向她学习,将来也要跟她一样能干,多替她分担子,知道吗?”

“嗯!女儿知道,女儿每天晚上都有练字!姐夫也教我读书认字呢!”

倒是温维明听出柳依依暂时没有回温家的打算,老脸微红的嘱咐柳依依:“依依,你回来吧,温家不能没有你。”

柳依依仿佛看穿温维明的小心思,面带讥笑的问他:“那老爷打算怎么迎我?八抬大轿?三书六礼?”

温维明努努唇,脸上有一抹恼意,“自然…和从前一样。”

柳依依却不肯,“我柳依依可不是召之即来挥之即去的人。”

(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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