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"Luna, what kind of person is Rhett?"

"Will came to ask me today."

Roland found her cat and asked to call "Memory Killer".

"Tune that one out first—the one where Meli and Mellie brought us out of Atlanta."

This is the most curious part of Roland: This man named Rhett obviously brought Scarlett and Melanie out of Atlanta, but left them on the road, between the two armies that were at war—this is every time Scarlett An experience that will gnash your teeth when you mention it.

Roland never knew the details, and she didn't understand what happened until Luna replayed the experience.

"Hahaha--"

After reading this flashback, Roland laughed so hard that he leaned back and forth.

"Rhett Brad, Rhett Brad is actually a... modern Don Quixote?"

Maomao: ... Lan Lan, don't you never read these classics?

Roland: "I'm sorry, I read it on a certain plane before... Hahaha, joined the army at the last moment before the Southern Alliance failed?"

She laughed so hard that tears almost came out: "This is another knight who wants to fight the windmill giant for [-] rounds?"

Mao Mao scratched Mao Mao's head: I don't understand.

Roland shook his head and laughed at it: "Cats don't need to understand."

So she just told Will this story of the past, including this evaluation.

Will, like Luna, had never heard the story of Don Quixote, but he thought it was very interesting, so he begged Roland to tell her too.

Roland was talking, not knowing that she had another audience...

Wei Xili sat only a wall away from the storyteller.The crisp voice came through the wall made of wood, and he couldn't move.

He has never heard the person involved personally tell this experience, but only heard Melanie's general recollection--the night Atlanta fell, Melanie was very ill, so the only impression was that the vehicles were walking on extremely bumpy roads, and hearing Scarlett was scolding Prissy.

As for what role Rhett played at this moment, Melanie couldn't tell.

It is harder to believe that Rhett Brad went to the army than that he was a saint—the rich man, the speculator, who, until the last moment of the Confederacy's defeat, was still hoarding odds, watching people suffer, and buying a lot of money. wealth.

Although Rhett was once a student of West Point Military Academy, but he did not graduate, he was expelled.

Even if there were rumors that he had actually joined the army, no one in Atlanta or Georgia would believe it.

But it was the first time for Wei Xili to hear Scarlett personally tell the story.

She described the moment when he made up his mind to join the army as extremely foolish—she called him a "Don Quixote" with a spear and a scrawny horse who wanted to fight the windmills.

At this moment Ashley knew that Scarlett was no longer the Scarlett she used to be.

The change that Ashley noticed was not just that Scarlett knew the stories written in certain books.

Scarlett had always been a person who acted on instinct, she would poot her lips, look at men with wide eyes, and say "Let me think about it, let me think about it..."

But she doesn't have to think about it, the starting point of all her actions is not her beautiful head, but her heart, she never judges right from wrong, her motivation will always come from the endless heat and feelings in her heart .

But now Scarlett had changed.

She is cold, and there is a distance between her and everyone.Ashley could often feel that she seemed to take half a step away from everyone, and then observe them silently, and then judge how she should speak and get along with them.

She understood Brad - which is equivalent to understanding Wei Xili himself.

These men are all Don Quixotes who embark on a journey in a hopeless moment.

They knew that failure was inevitable, and that the way of life they defended with their lives was no longer possible to continue, but they still raised their guns and cheerfully (foolishly) rushed towards the invincible enemy... …

Wei Xili froze in place.

Scarlett actually understood.

Maybe she always knew it in her heart, but she never used literature or art to express it in an exquisite way.

But he always thought that she only knew about beautiful and delicate appearances, beautiful skirts and lace, music, dancing and pleasure...

He was wrong about her.

Wei Xili has another secret.no one can say-

On the day when Scarlett just received 300 dollars, she came to Wei Xili.And Wei Xili had to admit that his helplessness and indifference might be the root cause of all the changes she was forced to make.

If he had really been wrong about her, then his decision to marry Melanie had been... stupid.

Now Scarlett was sitting next door, chatting and talking about Rhett with a smile.

As long as the thought lasted, Ashley felt ashamed.His wife and children still live in the house.

Scarlett next door was still telling Will with a smile: "If I were him, I might be like him..."

"One has to live once according to the thoughts in one's heart, otherwise one feels old before one has lived."

Ashley put his hand to his heart and thought: This is him, he hasn't really lived...and he's old.

Suellen and Frank's wedding took place in Atlanta.

Suellen and Carleen were sent to Atlanta by Roland early to make preparations.Others had to wait until the day before the wedding to go to Atlanta—because Tara had a lot of farm work to do, and because Frank's house was small and a hotel would cost a lot of money.

Before setting off, Hao Jiale seemed to wake up for a rare moment.Roland hurriedly told Jiale about his sister's marriage.She hoped her father would go with her and give Suellen his blessing.

Jia Le smiled: "Sue Ellen is finally getting married."

The Irishman looked at his eldest daughter slyly: "You have finally pronounced that her husband is not qualified to be your boyfriend!"

Roland: ...

Hao Jiale's next sentence showed his true colors: "I'm not going to Atlanta, Ellen is waiting for me to have dinner together."

Roland sighed deeply, but he could only go with Jiale.

But the Ashleys will go to Atlanta with her.Neither of them had been back to that city for a long time.Especially Melanie, her home is in Atlanta, and countless relatives and friends are waiting to see her.

After they got off the bus in Atlanta, the group first went to Peachtree Street, Melanie's home.

Melanie's aunt, Han Baidie ran quickly with her little feet, rushed out of the house, kissed Melanie and Roland one by one, and hugged Ashley.She kept complaining to Melanie: "I have written you so many letters asking you to come back, but you are still unwilling... This time, if you stay here, don't leave?"

Melanie shook her head quickly: "It's really not possible, aunt. Scarlett needs help at Tara, and she needs help. Besides, our son is still at Tara..."

Wei Xili stood beside his wife, quietly listening to his wife talking about these daily routines.

Occasionally, he turned his eyes away to Roland's face, as if he was trying to find a little bit of irony in her face.

Where is Tara who needs manpower - it is clear that Tara is supporting them.

But soon Roland bid farewell to Baidie and Wei Xili and his wife: "I'll go to Frank's house first to see how everything is getting ready."

She didn't want to spend much time with the couple, it was disturbing enough with Ashley around, and Roland would feel too rough and easily irritated with Melanie.

So she left the Han family's mansion on Peachtree Street and went to the Flack's house.

There were very few vehicles on the roads in Atlanta, and Roland thought he could cross the fork at will.Unexpectedly, just as she reached the other side of the road, she saw a covered carriage driving rapidly out of the road in front of her.

The coachman pulled the reins urgently, and the two healthy horses neighed in unison and raised their front hooves.

But this has nothing to do with Roland, she was still about ten steps away from the carriage - it was obvious that the coachman was startled, so he braked the carriage.

The people in the car poked their heads out and gave Roland a hard look.

She is a beautifully dressed woman with bright red hair.The hair color is so weird that it is almost certainly not natural, but dyed hair.

"—Bell Vautrin, the 'bad woman' of Atlanta, x-worker."

It's rare that this face actually sent her a profile.

Seeing her arrogance and showing off her power in the carriage, Roland immediately turned his face away indifferently.

Although the moral sense of the southern states has indeed declined after the war, it is not enough to laugh at the poor and not laugh at the prostitutes.

Bell blushed immediately, turned away angrily, and urged the coachman to continue on his way.

Roland felt a little depressed: she almost chose to become someone similar to Bell Watling, marrying someone she didn't like in order to survive.

She clearly felt the original body's dislike of Bell, and it seemed that there were some other reasons she didn't understand. Roland wrote down this question first, and asked Mao Mao when he returned to Tara.

She came to Frank's house.

The mood between the newlyweds is decidedly unnatural - little sister Carleen looks a little awkward on the sidelines.

Roland watched coldly, feeling that the young couple was having an awkward dispute over the pomp and circumstance of the wedding.

Frank is a shrewd businessman, and he is never romantic, so he has never agreed to Suellen's request to invite the band to play music.

"Fanny of the Elsings got married two days ago, and got a band—"

Suellen was full of grievances.

Frank was also very depressed: "It is said that the entire Elsing family donated money just for the pomp of Fanny's wedding... They are a big family with many relatives and many guests present."

Roland immediately joked: "The Elsing family used everyone's money to invite the band. Frank, why don't you hang a cash box at the door of your house, or ask Carleen to play the role of a little flower girl and hold the cash box to today. guest fundraiser and tell them it’s to pay for the band…”

Before she could finish speaking, Frank said in panic, "Don't, don't—"

"I, I'm going to get the band—"

He reached out and wiped the sweat from his brow.

If Roland really thought of it, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold his head up in front of the people of Atlanta in the days to come.

At this time, Su Ailun complained to Roland again: "Sister, what kind of bad idea are you coming up with?"

Roland: ...It's only natural to collect family money when you get married.

That night, Frank really "spend a lot of money" to invite the band.

There were so many guests present that the whole house could not hold them.Frank could only follow Roland's suggestion and open all the windows of the room to let the music of the band resound through the yard behind the house.

Under the light of the torches, people talked in the courtyard and danced to the joyful music played by the band.

Indeed, as Roland expected, the wedding symbolizes a new life—an imagery that stimulates and inspires everyone, convincing them that their past misfortunes are being left behind.

When the music played, everyone had smiles on their faces.Partners were invited and danced joyously wherever there was a floor in Frank's house—not just the living room, but the corridors were packed with people dancing to the beat.

"Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, congratulations!"

"Oh, that's great of you to have a band."

"Even after 20 years, I will not forget today's scene, how much fun everyone had!"

The newlyweds smiled awkwardly and thanked people for their well wishes.

Roland watched from a distance but was satisfied—everyone's starting point was different: Frank wanted a "passable" ceremony; Suellen wanted a "decent" wedding; and what Roland wanted was her side These people can boost the spirit and boost morale.

In a corner of the room, people surrounded Han Baidie and Melanie.

Melanie is the absolute protagonist besides the newlyweds.And she was too good at the situation.

When Roland walked into the room, he was talking about everything that happened during this period, and he spoke so sincerely that everyone felt the same.

Roland walked over, listened for a while, and suddenly realized that Melanie was talking about her, her experience at Tara.

"Oh, I can't describe to you what Scarlett looked like at that time. Her eyes were shining, and she stood at the door of Tara like a soldier. Those who wanted to blackmail Tara were captured by her courage and rolled away. Run out on a crawl..."

Melanie's tone was full of pride, as if Roland and her were sisters connected by blood, and she had always been proud of this sister.

Who would have thought that Baidie sighed at the side at this time: "But who told Scarlett to borrow money from Ruett Brad?"

Roland immediately felt a different look from him.

Rhett was a notorious speculator in the hearts of Atlanta people, and in the final stages of the war, there were rumors everywhere that he was hoarding goods and making huge profits.Most of the suffering of the people of Atlanta came from him.

In people's minds, it's okay for Roland to be coerced by someone and forced to borrow money;

She had no problem borrowing money from a Yankee;

But she went to the Yankees to borrow money through an immoral speculator, and that was a big problem.

Forget about the men, many women cast their usual moral judgment eyes on Roland: Rhett is a romantic bachelor, and Roland is a widow alone with children.

It seems that simply putting the two names together immediately breeds a sense of immorality.One immediately associates borrowing money with being miserable—a time when, no matter what they themselves have done during the war, people think they are now morally perfect and worthy of condescending judgment.

Melanie was very firm in defending Roland and Rhett.

"If you accuse Scarlett like this again, I don't want to talk to you."

"It's unfair for everyone to treat Mr. Bai like this."

"Mr. White got me and Scarlett out of the city the night Atlanta fell. He parted from us on the main road and went off to join the army."

"Yes, at the moment when the Confederacy was in the most crisis and was on the verge of failure, Mr. Bai joined the army..."

"Scarlett said he was a Don Quixote, holding a gun and going to fight the windmill, but he also mustered up the courage to go..."

Someone expressed doubts about Melanie's words.Ashley said nothing beside Melanie, but Melanie answered loudly:

"No, I didn't see it...but my sister-in-law wouldn't lie to me."

Roland turned around with a sneer and wanted to leave.

It's annoying! —She doesn't like Atlanta.

People here always like to judge others with their words, and they don't want to believe that others can burst out of energy and show their final bravery.

When will they understand that moral standards are used to restrain themselves, not to judge others?

Before she took two steps, a black figure suddenly appeared at the end of the corridor.

The visitor approached Roland's ear, and said with a low smile, "Don Quixote who is holding a spear to fight the windmill... Scarlett, when did you say such an evaluation?"