第二十三章 扬州梦中的齐粟娘(二)(120(1 / 2)

清朝经济适用男 邹邹 1715 字 2022-04-22

“枝……枝儿,奶……奶奶呢?她怎的……怎的不来接我?”陈演迷迷糊糊靠在小连身上,歪歪扭扭地走进了院子,含糊唤道:“粟娘……粟娘……”声音却是极小。

枝儿帮着小连把半醉的陈演扶在堂屋椅上坐好,接过理儿手中的醒酒汤,让小连服侍陈演喝下,“奶奶今儿从连府里回来,做胭脂月饼粉儿,累着了,就先睡了。”

陈演喝了醒酒汤,又连灌下两碗浓茶,晃了晃头,清醒了一些,“她睡了?几更天了?”

枝儿看了他一眼,低声道:“四更天了……”

陈演一吓,顿时站了起来,“四更天了?”脚步虚浮,踉跄着向内室里走去,“我……我忘了时辰了……”

枝儿连忙上前扶住,“爷,你先去书房里洗个澡罢,您一身的酒味和……味儿,明日里还要开早衙呢。”向小连递了个眼色,一左一右扶着陈演向书房走去。

枝儿掇了澡桶进来,理儿注满水,备好香皂和澡巾子,关门退出,让小连侍候陈演沐浴。

陈演洗了澡,换上干净中衣,扶着墙又向内室走去,嘴里嘀咕道:“我……我得上床去,明儿……明儿粟娘醒来,要是……要是找不见我……知道我……这会儿才回来……”:

枝儿又好气又好笑,“爷,您这会儿醉着,重手重脚的,回房里必要把奶奶扰醒,你还是在书房里歇下罢。”

陈演迷迷糊糊在书房睡下,到得第二天午时方醒了过来,一看天色,又是一吓,一边起身一边叫:“粟娘,粟娘,怎的不叫我……”

枝儿推开书房门,捧着脸盆走了进来,“爷,奶奶叫了你几回,你都醒不来,奶奶只好和外头说你身子不适,今儿歇一天衙。”

陈演一边匆匆穿衣,一边小声道:“枝儿,奶奶呢?”

“奶奶给爷把午饭做好,放在灶上笼着,到五敌台十弓楼去了。”

陈演吓了一跳,“她……她去哪儿做什么?”

枝儿看了他一眼,“爷放心,奶奶不是去找苏姑娘,是去找清河县的许娘子。”顿了顿,“奶奶也没有坐官轿,也没有带从人,爷尽管放心。”

陈演苦笑道:“她没带从人,没坐官轿,我怎么还能放心?五敌台可在新城小秦淮河边上呢。”急急洗漱了,便要出门,盐运司那边却派人来请,说是有急务,陈演跺了跺脚,“小连,你去接奶奶,路上看仔细些,别错过了。”顿了顿,悄声道:“看看奶奶脸色儿,回来和我说。”便骑上马,衙役簇拥着去了。

齐粟娘穿着一身片蓝喜鹊袍,未施一点脂粉。她挎着一个放了些果子的旧竹篮子。混在扬州城热闹的人流中,从府衙大街出了小东门,慢慢走到了秦淮河边,在沿岸遍立的河房妓馆中,找到了苏高三的十弓楼。

十弓楼亦是一座三层的枕河小楼,中开水门,供小船画舫出入,齐粟娘还在十步外,便听得里面弹琴声,吟诗声隐隐传来,间或还听得弓弦拉动的争争之声。

齐粟娘走到门边,向内探看,只见一楼水港前三间客室甚是雅致大气,隐见人影走动,似有不少人在内。正中客室门上的一副绿蜡对联,

“愧他巾帼男司马,饷我盘餐女孟尝。”

她走到后门,看看四面无人,敲打开门说了来意,塞了二十个铜钱,等了一会,便见得许娘子一脸疑惑地走了过来,“哪一位是小妇人的清河旧识?”

齐粟娘走上前去一笑,“许嫂子,是我。”

许娘子惊了一跳,还未动作,便被齐粟娘一把扯住,悄声道:“我来寻你说说赎丽儿的事。”

许娘子立时镇定下来,牵着齐粟娘走进小楼,走过当门三间客室,拐到了后头的下人房,“小妇人和女儿有一间房,还请夫人委屈坐坐。”许娘子打开门,齐粟娘见得内里虽是简陋,但竹床、竹椅、竹桌都极是洁净。

齐粟娘笑着坐在竹椅上,接过许娘子倒过来的白水,拉着她坐到一边,“许嫂子,我打听了,要把丽儿赎出来是二百八十两银子,可是这个数?”

许娘子咬着唇,含泪点了点头,“楼里的苏姑娘原是要替她赎,妈妈却是不肯,眼见着苏姑娘要被府台……”猛地住嘴,惊恐地看了齐粟娘一眼,蓦然站起,卟嗵一声跪在了地上,连连磕头,“小妇人多嘴了,夫人恕罪……”

齐粟娘深深吸了一口气,仍是笑着将她扯起,“咱们不说那些事儿,咱们只说丽儿的事。”她在竹蓝子里翻了翻,把一个小包裹从果子底下翻了出来,里头都是五十两一锭的雪花大银,整整六锭。

齐粟娘把银子推给许娘子,“把这银子收好,去赎了丽儿,还有二十两就回清河安家过日子吧。如今清河许家虽是不在,连府里姨奶奶原与许家有旧,我便请她写信托了云知县,当会看顾你们的。”顿了顿,“你只说这银子是你遇上一个旧亲友,磕了头借来的,别和妈妈说来历,免得她抬价。”

许娘子怔怔看着齐粟娘,泪如泉涌,“小妇人……小妇人……”

齐粟娘按住又要下跪的她,“当初我也急了些,把你逼到了绝路上……若是在扬州有合意的人,你也不用回清河去,寻个好人嫁了,你下辈子有靠,你们母女也不会受人欺负。”

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