Southern Rose [Gone with the Wind]

[Prologue [-]]

(After the Civil War, Rhett was arrested in Atlanta. Someone wanted to ask where his money was. At this time, Scarlett faced Tara and needed to pay another $300 in taxes, but she had no money, so she went to prison to visit Rhett. Hope Rhett can help her pay the tax, Rhett tells her he can't afford the money now, Scarlett leaves disappointed. The time is January 1866.)

Scarlett O'Hara came out of the fire station that was temporarily used as a prison, with some anger on her face, and—the resentment after being humiliated.

It was raining, and the sky was gloomy and gloomy, exactly like her mood.

Where was she going to get a cab in this chaotic weather, in this chaotic city?Besides, even if there were a carriage, she would not be able to pay for it.

She could only walk back.

The road surface has always been extremely bad. In many places, the road surface has lost its bricks, exposing the soil underneath.There were potholes everywhere, and she was still holding her skirt in the first few steps. After walking a few steps, she realized that the skirt would not be able to keep. The pair of sandals donated by Karin stepped in the puddles and mud, and the mud stuck to it accidentally. took off her shoes, leaving her in the mud with only her socks on.

It was all over, her rich green velvet dress, Karin's slippers, her socks.She was wet all over, and she became more and more resentful towards that nasty man in her heart, and the fire of hatred was ignited.

Rhett Butler that scoundrel!

She felt aggrieved, very much like when she was a child arguing with Su Lun over a satin headband, but at that time there were mothers and black mothers, and they would always hug her and comfort her.But now—

She walked wearily.

And when she was drenched, cold and helpless, a black carriage suddenly stopped beside her, and a young man's voice sounded, "Is it Miss Scarlett? Let me tell you, it must be Scarlett." Miss Li. Look, madam, it's really Miss Scarlett."

Scarlett turned around in surprise.

"What are you still doing standing there?" A gentle voice sounded, "Hurry up and help her into the car."

Scarlett got into the carriage in a daze, it was so warm in the carriage!And how beautiful the woman in the carriage was in her dainty pink dress and velvet hat inlaid with red feathers!

When she thought that her coat and skirt were dripping with water, and the feathers on her hat were limp in front of her eyes, she must be the ugliest woman in Atlanta, and she didn't look like a classy person at all. The woman couldn't help feeling sad, and there were tears in her eyes, just waiting for a good time to roll down.

"Why did you come out alone? It's raining and you don't even have an umbrella." The woman's voice was still so gentle, just like before.

Scarlett couldn't bear it any longer, wanted to whisper to her as before, said that she was in love with the young heir of Twelve Oaks, and dreamed of becoming his bride-all this seemed like only yesterday. What happened, however, however, time flies and those good times are gone forever.

"Josephine!" Tears rolled down her cheeks, "Where have you been all these years?"

"Back to France, have you forgotten? What's the matter? Is Tara okay? We were going to come back as soon as we heard the war was over, but Charlie was just married then and Agatha was having a baby soon, so Had to put off coming back for a few months. We just came back to Savannah before Christmas - I think Atlanta is really terrible! When Dad heard from Aunt Ellen... Dad was seriously ill, I really Can't get away."

Josephine sighed and said, "I asked Captain Butler to send you the money, did you receive it? Did you ask for the money for something?"

"No!" Scarlett was shocked: "Did you give him money? I didn't receive any money! I thought... Forget it, forget it! Damn Butler!" She shouted angrily : "Those Yankees raised Tara's tax. I can't give it, and I don't have anyone to send you a letter. The mail in the country is messy. I sent you a letter. Did you get it?"

"No. I can only go out once my father is in better health...Charlie is not at home, and there is no gentleman with me, and my mother will not rest assured that I will come to see you. Don't worry about the tax. How much does it cost? Three hundred yuan? This I still have it, is there no one in Tara? You need to come forward? What are you doing here? Where do you live?"

Scarlett finally breathed a sigh of relief: Tara was saved, and the rich cousin would certainly not see her and her sisters lose Tara and be driven into the fields.

But then, she cried again with great aggrievedness, "Mom... Mom is gone."

How sad she is!She is a poor motherless woman!

【Prologue [-]】

(A few months later, in August, Savannah.)

"I hate you!" Scarlett shouted angrily.

It is not a shame to say that Rhett Butler ruthlessly watched her jokes in the firehouse prison, and then ruthlessly said "I will never marry" after the end, but he has only humiliated her and refused After leaving her, he turned his face and proposed to her cousin Josephine. This was undoubtedly pinching her neck with one hand and slapping her face countless times with the other hand. She seemed absolutely inexcusable.

Yes, never, neither Josephine nor Rhett!

Josephine has everything, money, real estate, status, and beauty. She has never lived a day in war, and has never stood in the dirt to pick cotton. She has paid nothing, why can she still get everything?

This is not fair!

Scarlett glared at Josephine fiercely, her faint green eyes were extraordinarily bright because of burning anger, she was burning with anger, and looked at the gorgeous wedding dress Josephine was wearing: snow-white Chinese satin, with a skirt on the skirt. Pearls are nailed by hand, and gemstones shine on her neck, making her skin white and delicate.It's ruby!I heard that it was Rhett's wedding gift to Josephine, and these should belong to her!

"But I don't hate you." Josephine smiled lightly, "Why are you angry? I thought you didn't love Rhett."

"But you don't love him either!"

"Who told you that you have to fall in love with each other to get married?"

Scarlett was speechless for a moment: Yes, she married Charles Hamilton not because of love.

But she quickly shot back, "Red is mine! He said he wanted me!"

But in a second, she saw Rhett Butler appear on the other side of the room and opened another door.She trembled with fear: he must have heard what she said just now!He will definitely humiliate her severely again!

"Really, Rhett? Is Scarlett telling the truth?" Josephine also glanced at Rhett lightly.

Rhett didn't speak, just put something down on the dresser.

Suddenly, Scarlett's blood rushed to her face and head, and she yelled at him: "Why don't you admit it? Are you a man?! You bastard!" At this moment she completely forgot, Mama and Mammy, and even Rhett taught her to be gentle, to always obey men, never to speak ill, never to make direct demands on men.

She thought she had done a good job before, even Josephine thought she had learned all the little tricks to deal with men, but these little tricks didn't work for Rhett, she didn't know what to do, she didn't want to I am a loser, but she, Scarlett O'Hara, turned out to be a "loser". What's going on?

"Yeah, Rhett, you bastard, you're not a man." Josephine's tone was not that angry, but it wasn't a very good tone either.

Rhett glared at her angrily, but soon smiled helplessly, "Don't try to piss me off."

Soon, two slightly cool lips kissed his lips.

Scarlett yelled angrily, took something from a table and threw it at Rhett.

The shot was good, it hit the back of Rhett's head, jumped to the side, and hit the side mirror, which shattered to the ground.

Startled, she turned around in a panic and fled.

She didn't expect to turn around and bump into a man's strong and generous chest, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

The voice is mellow, and the arm holding her is very strong.

She gasped for a while, and then heard the man say again: "Josephine, aren't you happy to see me?"

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Two prologues are added. In the first chapter, in the original book, Scarlett visits Rhett in prison, hoping that Rhett will lend her money, but to no avail; after leaving the prison, she meets her cousin Josephine, who gives her money.The second chapter of the prologue is that on the day Josephine and Rhett got married, Scarlett quarreled with Josephine.

The author has something to say:

*Background "Gone with the Wind / Gone with the Wind", Josephine is Scarlett's cousin, uncle's daughter.In the original book, Scarlett’s grandfather was hardly mentioned, nor was it said about other members of the Robillard family. It was said that Ellen had two sisters, Pauline and Eulalie, without age. In this article Let Pauline be the eldest, Eulalie the second, and Ellen the youngest.Ellen got married at the age of 15, which was considered very young at the time. Melanie got engaged at the age of 17 because she was in poor health, so she got engaged early. According to the general calculation of getting married after one year of engagement, the common age of marriage at that time should be 18 to 20 years old.

* American writer Alexandra Ripley wrote a sequel to "Gone with the Wind", "Scarlett", you can find it.It is written that Scarlet found Rhett and got back together, and gave birth to a daughter, Katie, with a happy ending.

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