第18章赁屋一(1 / 1)

黑金王朝 亦文重生 0 字 2021-03-24

钟三看得没错,石小七今日如此决绝地离家,与他有着很大关系,石小七在钟三身上看到了希望,一种可能因为石炭而改变人生的希望,一种可能让石小七的娘和妹子不用再卑微地寄人篱下、看人脸色、受人欺侮的希望,既然有了希望,那还待在那个冰冷的家里干啥呢。

然而,横插出来钱掌柜的事,又让事情变得复杂了,对于石小七来说,因为上辈人之间的仇恨,他是肯定不会搭理钱掌柜的,可是这样一来,后面如何干石炭的买卖,便成了难题,但如若不干石炭买卖,石小七娘仨又该如何生存呢?石小七刚才冲动的离家行为,直接把自己逼到了没有退路,而且,生活的开销还要石小七的娘来解决,这是方才石小七爆发时所无法想到的,但是说到底,石小七也并不后悔,因为他知道,这个家是迟早要离开的,今日既然离开,不管是否冲动,也是迈出了重要的一步,至少,是离开了屈辱和欺凌,因此也还算是畅快的。

对于钟三来说,石小七是他心目当中的好帮手,本以为可以在石炭的买卖上互帮互助,共同打拼,然而钱掌柜的这段故事横生枝节,又令石小七退了回去,这往后如若石小七不干石炭买卖,自己便是少了一员大将,但如若为了迁就石小七而放弃钱掌柜,则更加没有可能,毕竟,在石炭的事情上,现在的钱掌柜远比石小七重要得多。

一路上,这二人各有各的心思,但是并不影响他们之间的关系,因为哥俩从小玩到大,感情深厚,不会因为这点小事就伤到弟兄之情,他们照样有说有笑,仿佛所有的困难都不存在一样,这或许一方面也是年轻的力量。他们加速向着黄为村进发,因为他们知道,必须在今日天黑前找到住所。

黄为村确是阳城东门外最偏的村,这里村民不多,穷乡僻壤,比之东门外的其他村还不如,但这里有几个好处,一是物价低廉,生活成本低,二是人少是非少,和其他地方的瓜葛不多,便于钟三他们远离是非之地,静下心来做大事。

钟三石小七他们刚进黄为村的村口,就看到前面有家杂货铺面,几人忙走上前去,一看有个老汉正坐在铺面里,钟三急忙上前施礼道:“敢问老伯,本村可有屋子可赁吗?”那老汉看了看钟三,又瞧了瞧石小七娘仨,然后说道:“赁屋,老朽这么多年在此开店,还是头一遭碰到要赁屋的,听你的口音,像是本地的,赁屋要做啥?”

钟三笑着答道:“老伯,咱们家中老屋年代久了,前几日有面墙垮塌了,幸好当时俱不在那屋内,这段时日要修缮一下,故需赁屋而住,”石小七的娘和妹子听着钟三的谎话,又看他面不改色的样子,都暗暗道奇,不过石小七对这个三哥早就熟悉了,也就见怪不怪,还跟着说道:“是的,老伯,这是我哥,咱们只想赁两间屋,能凑合着住就行,”老汉摇摇头道:“没有,咱们村本来就没多少人家,从来也没个人要赁屋,反正我是不知道哪里有屋可赁的。”

钟三和石小七听了这话顿觉无奈,弟兄俩正在为难之际,忽听村外响起马蹄之声,由远及近,众人一看,原来是几个军卒,骑着马朝这边过来,等他们靠近,才看出原来是五人五马,每个军卒均未穿铠甲,只着普通军衣,腰下挂着短刀,手里提着马鞭,此五人来到面前,把钟三等人扫了一遍,随后便坐在马上,朝着杂货铺的老汉说道:“老汉,照老样子,快把东西拿过来!”

老汉忙走出铺面,躬身施礼道:“军爷,您前几次拿的东西,铜钱都还没给呢,小老儿不过一点小本生意,根本承担不了这么大的赊账啊!军爷,您好歹给点铜钱,先把前几次的付掉吧,”说罢又躬身施礼,为首一个军官,约摸四十多岁,坐在马背上用马鞭指了指老汉说道:“你这老汉,爷们几个过来光顾你的买卖,给你赚了多少银子,要不是爷们的军营在此附近,爷还不来呢!前几次的钱不是都和你说啦,最近军饷拖欠,爷们几个手头紧了点,暂时没有接济上,以后定是会给你的喽,你又急个啥呢?!”

老汉接着道:“军爷,您说这话都好几次了,可是小老儿还是没看到银钱啊!”这时,旁边有个军卒开口道:“老汉,你说这话还是不信任咱几个啊,方才咱们旗爷都说了,过几日手头宽裕了,自会还你,还不赶紧地,把东西都拿上来?!”

说罢把马鞭在空中扬了扬,大有威吓之意,石小七的娘和妹子哪里看到过这种架势,吓得连忙退后好几步,大气都不敢出一口,钟三和石小七也有点发怵,毕竟,这些乡村长大的少年,哪里见过这种场面,倒是那老汉,见怪不怪,叹了口气,一边从铺面里拿出了些酒、茶等物,一边说道:“军爷,莫怪罪小老儿,东西都齐了,您拿着吧!”说着便把东西递给刚才那个旗爷,旗爷接过来,这才笑道:“老汉,这就对了,爷们大气,也不诓你,你说说,这几次加起来,总共是欠你多少银两啊?”老汉想了想说道:“加上这次的,共是二两银子,”那个旗爷听了说道:“好说,好说,老汉,等上头把欠咱的军饷发下来,总归一并给你就是。”

说罢这些话,他又扫了眼钟三他们,然后严肃地问道:“你们几个咋的平日从未见过,从哪里来的?”钟三和石小七一听,心里都有点害怕,钟三强自镇定地说道:“军爷,咱们是东门外上水村的,”那个旗爷一听,问道:“上水村?到这里来做啥?”钟三忙道:“家中山墙垮塌,正在修缮之中,因闻黄为村开支低廉,故来赁屋居住,”“赁屋?这破烂的黄为村,每个屋子里都住了人,哪来的空房给你住?”钟三答道:“军爷,不瞒您说,方才老伯也是如此说,咱们正为此事愁烦呢,”旗爷又问道:“你们要住多久?”“如若修得慢,半年总是要的。”

那旗爷听了钟三这话,在马上把那包东西递予旁边那个军卒,又对他耳语了几句,然后笑了笑说道:“算你们几个乡巴佬有福,爷们倒是有个住所,可以供你们居住,银两方面也好说,住三月一两银子,住半年银子二两,你们看如何?”钟三看了看石小七,石小七也看了看钟三,两人眼神只交汇了一下,已明白了对方的意思,钟三对着旗爷说道:“军爷,但不知是何住所,离此地有多远?”旗爷说道:“不远不远,就在这黄为村中,是个靠山面水的好地方,屋子嘛,旧是旧了点,不过可是整齐的两间正屋,外加一个灶间,而且还是独门独院的,你们四人住,岂不美哉?”说罢,便乐呵呵地瞧着钟三。

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