傅小蛙抽动着脸颊,心里骂着,这狗东西,那姑娘的胸是乱扑的么,要扑也要等叔叔一起扑。
“不回来就死外面去,没吃的别来找我!”傅小蛙嚷叫道。
黑鱼这才依依不舍地跑回来。
外面的雨,依然在沥沥地落着,像是天开了一般,根本没有半丝想要停下来的样子。车厢里很阴暗,仿佛见不到对方的面孔。
呆在这狭小的空间中,让人有一种莫名的拘束感。马车在行使着,从不平的路面传来一阵阵颠簸。
薛凌香望着对面坐着的傅小蛙,距离很近,很少有机会能让她这样细细端详,见傅小蛙抱着他的小黑狗,一副难兄难弟的样子,两个果然很配,看起来很搞笑的样子。
她在皇城多年,一直都在薛家门下习武,所接触的东西不多,要说,会说话的动物,她倒是知道御吏大夫家的八哥,有回拜访好生好奇了一下,不过此类玩物,只会学舌而已,根本无法交流。
不过她也听学院里的学长们说过,这世间还真有会说话的灵物,但是这样的灵物,至少也是开灵级别。开灵级别是什么级别,她不知道,反正她历练从来没遇到过。
何雅蕊也没见过,不过何雅蕊的脑子不会想那么太多,只要东西可爱就不需要出现的理由。
薛凌香道:“傅小蛙你这养的是什么,以前怎么没见你带出来?”
傅小蛙干笑道:“这货我也不知道是啥。在老家的地窖的酒坛子里找到的,反正野得很,找不着吃的才会出现,甩又甩不掉,而且还只吃丹药,十分不好养活!”
“老子跟这么多主子,还没见过你这么抠的,你小子是特么的养灵宠么!”
“闭嘴,你吃的丹药够我买八万条狗养在身边了!”
“八万条狗能够爷比么,打架难道看条数么!”
“你打架又不厉害。纯粹是个赔钱货!”
“你说谁是赔钱货!”
“就说你!”
薛凌香很无语地看着一人一狗扭打在一起。
“姐。他打我!”黑鱼打不过又跑去何雅蕊那里求救。
傅小蛙被何雅蕊揪着耳朵噢噢叫。
一路闹腾到了翠云台,薛凌香才不会管这傅小蛙养的什么,反正吃的也不是她的。何雅蕊倒是喜欢找这黑鱼玩,黑鱼跟傅小蛙斗是斗。不过还是打死不离傅小蛙。
翠云台上。巧如烟坐在雅静的隔间里。看着窗檐外,是一望无尽的浩城雨景。她淡饮着清茶,茶香弥人。天下名品,不过其味却不知。
这时,身后传来她多年随从的声音:“大东家,我们该启程皇城了,郭老板还等着我们去谈那笔生意!”
巧如烟头也没回,扬扬纤玉般的手道:“你去取消掉吧,跟那郭老板说,我有事不能前往了!”
那随从急声道:“大东家,这是关乎几百万两银子的生意,这样妥当么?”
“照我说的去做即可,我还要在这浩城多呆些日子!”说完,巧如烟又继续端起清茶,望着窗外的雨景,继续小啜。
那随她多年的随从,知道这东家的性子不易再多说,他唉地一声,退出雅间之外。
这时翠云台的大掌柜倒是前来禀报道:“大东家的,昨日您的同乡来访,不知大东家是否接见?”
“见!”巧如烟放下茶杯,已是起身来,倒是比那大掌柜的更快走出雅间之外。
走进翠云台的傅小蛙等人,身上总有些湿沽,鞋子也都是泥巴,这时已见巧如烟从三楼上下来。
“如烟姐姐,我们又来打扰了!”何雅蕊乖巧地道。
“那里是打扰,一起快到上边来,姐姐给你们备酒宴!”
天字号的隔间,那日撞碎的门已经修复,从外观上看不出来坏过的痕迹。翠云台追求的,就是完美至上的牌子。
巧如烟招呼着几个人,又摆上一桌酒菜,她是巴不得傅小蛙天天来。招呼这几个来客,比什么都值得
饭饱过后,傅小蛙这才道明来意:“巧堂主,其实今天我是来找你有一点私事!”
“换个称呼,这听着怪别扭,你可以叫我如烟,或者随雅蕊她们叫我如烟姐!”现在的巧如烟已不再带着面纱,一直都以真面示人,在白天光线通明的时候近看,皮肤也依然是那么白嫩细腻。
傅小蛙总觉得叫惯了巧堂主,叫如烟姐更别扭,不过,现在是有求于人,他也只好道:“如烟,这回来是找你帮忙的!”
“哦?你也会有事要帮忙?”巧如烟是奇怪地道。
傅小蛙鲜少找人帮忙,他显得有些不好意思。
倒是何雅蕊帮他说到:“是这样,他在这城里收留了一些难民,现在露宿街头,想找个遮风避雨的地方!”
巧如烟还以为什么事,她道:“这有何难,这翠云台这么大地方,我找人空几间房间出来便行了!”
薛凌香堪色道:“可,可是,他,他收留的难民有几万人!”
噗!
巧如烟喷了一口茶,擦擦嘴,压制了一下呼吸道:“几,几万人,你现在,越大越能整事了啊你!”
傅小蛙不好意思地咧笑着挠挠头。
几万人,把这翠云台塞满了也装不下,这是个头疼的问题,巧如烟揉了揉太阳穴。
巧如烟终于决定道:“这样吧,翠云台暂时停止做生意,这一二三楼的地方整理出来,应该可以容纳蛮多人怎么样?”
巧如烟左右望望问询着意见,见那两女惊愕地张着嘴。
这是让何雅蕊与薛凌香听得无言以对。她们听这忙能帮成这样,谁家的顶级酒楼,会停止营业拿来装难民。这忙是帮大了,再好的关系翠云台也不会如此出手。
“这这,这怎么好意思,巧堂主,噢不,如烟你的酒楼做着生意,如何能拿来,做这等事情!”
“少做几天又何妨。我也好给下面的人放几天闲。让他们休息休息!”
“那真是,谢,谢如烟姐了!”傅小蛙尴尬地觉得,这个忙。实在让他不太受得起。
“至于其它的人嘛!”巧如烟继续在头疼。
这时的大东家又跑上楼来。进门便启禀道:“大东家。绅先生到!”
这时的巧如烟眼睛一亮,她赶紧道:“快请快请,这头疼事。找绅正明最合适!”
话音落没多久,就已经见那阁间外绅正明风风火火地闯进来,那绅正明一见傅小蛙,便是欣喜道:“傅小蛙,你果然还活着,你果然还活着,我就知道你不会那么容易死!”
傅小蛙一眼来人,已经快要让他不认识了,这个俊落的青年竟然是当年的绅正明。他也没有想到,事隔多年,还能再次相逢。
见那绅正明绸缎锦衣上都是溅起的泥巴,他是听到消息,马不停蹄的赶过来。这巧如烟的产业下有个巨大的消息网络,他向来主张消息是商业的命脉,之前特意组织起来的传讯网络。巧如烟发的消息,浩城到皇城八百里加急,只要小半个晚上。因为战事起,这绅正明也有事情在这附近闲游,从皇城的消息像散花一样传到各个节点,他得知之后,就丢下一切事情,连夜火速地赶来浩城。
傅小蛙见到这旧人,心情格外舒畅,这是多年没见的兄弟,想当年,他还跟这绅正明有武馆里当了不久的敌人,现在却是兄弟一样亲。
雅间中,扬溢着众多喜悦重逢的气氛,两兄弟喜极相拥,不打不相识,打过的情义更浓切。
“正明,真是你,都长得认不得样了!”傅小蛙上下打量着这个相别多年的,曾经在一起出生如死过的兄弟。
绅正明落着泪道:“谁说不是,八年了,你那时也不还是个小瘦个,现在也长高了!”
薛凌香与何雅蕊也望着这傅小蛙与他的兄弟重逢,看这傅小蛙的旧人还真多,看这年轻人样子也跟这傅小蛙差不多,当年应该都是一起的玩伴什么的吧。
巧如烟笑道:“看你一身泥的,这么猴急赶过来,昨天才发出的消息,你今中午就到了,是一直赶路到现在吧!”
“那可不是,我在柳安城收到消息就赶来了,换了几匹马,到皇城又下雨,换了马车又赶过来!”
巧如烟道:“以后相处的日子还多的是,看把你急着的,先坐下休息一下吧,我叫人给你热壶酒!”
“一壶哪里够,我要与小蛙一醉方休,哈哈哈哈!”绅正明在酒坊呆久了,现在也是半个酒鬼来着。
“喝酒的事慢慢说,现在先办眼前的事要紧!”巧如烟道。
绅正明望望那傅小蛙,深深感叹,见到真人在眼前,心里总算是踏实了。一路上,他都快急翻了,确实是他多年不见的傅小蛙。
落坐在酒宴边,傅小蛙介绍着道:“这两位姑娘,是我的朋友,薛凌香姑娘,何雅蕊姑娘!”
绅正明一愣,见这两位姑娘着实的是漂亮,想是不到,一见面这个傅小蛙,就开始让人惊讶。想当年,他惊讶的事多着去,他也见怪不怪。他朝着两个姑娘作揖道:“在下绅正明,是傅小蛙同门师兄弟,让两位姑娘见笑了!”
“公子好,我们是他现在的同窗,你是他以前的同窗,所以,我们也是有缘份!”何雅蕊作礼道。
巧如烟笑道:“如果你们想听比我更以前的故事,这位绅公子,就当之无愧了!”
绅正明愣了愣,不知道巧如烟在说什么,倒是两个姑娘掩嘴而笑。
“对了,你们方才在说正事,是什么正事?”绅正明给自己倒了一杯酒。
巧如烟道:“方才是说到,傅小蛙在浩城收留了几万难民。现在想找一个地方安置,有个遮风避雨的地方,我方才是想到把翠云台给空出来,却也只能收留下不到万人,现在还想让你想个办法!”
“哇,收留这么多,傅小蛙,你的手笔越来越大了,想当年,你还只帮了小文一个。现在一出手都好几万了!”绅正明调侃着这家伙道。
傅小蛙尴尬地挠挠头道:“有难的人。数量不是我们可以控制的不是!”
绅正明虽然是刚与傅小蛙想遇,想说的一大堆话还没说得上,现在却是要帮着他想办法先。
见绅正明寻思着,拿着酒杯在桌子上转了转。他突然道:“这好办。俗话说乱世古董。盛世房产,这两样东西,都是相对的。现在正是乱世,如果我们玩一些把戏,就可以收入大量房产!”
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