Southern Rose [Gone with the Wind]

From this point of view, it's not bad.

It's not a big problem to like to dance and flirt. It's normal for a man to be talkative. If he is as dull as Francis, she won't want to see him more.

Love to dance means that the person has a lively personality, good poker skills mean that the person is very smart, without a smart mind, she can't play cards well, and she doesn't want to marry a fool.This is the case with marriage. Both men and women should spread out the conditions and compare them. This is the initial "game".

He is also very investment-minded. Coal mining is much easier than gold mining. No matter whether it is anthracite or ordinary bituminous coal, it is not worrying about the market. It is a fairly common fuel used today.No one would rob a coal mine. Coal is clumsy and heavy, unlike gold, which is worth tens of thousands of dollars and is taken away with them.

Leonardo's net worth is clear at a glance. How many farms, slaves, and real estate he has, almost everyone in Charleston knows. Philip's net worth is a mystery. He only knows how rich he is, but he doesn't know how rich he is.Rich people invest everywhere, and the real rich don't have too much cash. They invest all their money, and money makes money. This is the long-term development path.

It also tests one's investment vision.

Unlike planters in the South, landowners in their right mind would not sell their plantations easily. They always had the most valuable item in their hands: the land.If there is no civil war, Leonardo will be a good choice.

The balance in her heart had long been tilted towards Philip.

Emile wrote a note inviting Philippe Tellente to tea at Robillard's.

Philip had carefully selected presents: a cricket bat for Victor; a box of cigars for John; an Australian wool scarf for Emile; a jeweled necklace for Josephine.

Even Mammy Black has a finely woven Japanese bamboo sewing box with clumps of thread of various colors in it.

Sister Hei expressed her gratitude reservedly.

Victor wasn't very interested in cricket bats, but thanked him politely.

"When you get to Boston, I'll teach you how to play cricket, and you'll love it," said Philip, laughing.

"Mom, are we going to Boston?"

"Mr. Talent invited his grandmother and mother to visit Boston. Mom is going to take you with him, okay?"

Victor sat beside his mother in an orderly manner, and nodded solemnly, "Okay, Mom."

"Go play with Damian."

Victor stood up, "Grandma, Mom, Mr. Talent, please allow me to take my leave first."

The serious look of the little boy is extremely cute.

Philip couldn't help but wonder how Josephine raised children... Victor is cute, but obviously lacks the innocence of a 5-year-old, and is too precocious.

Neither mother nor son mentioned the "Mr. Hastings" who probably didn't exist, and Victor had a tight mouth and wasn't as easy to coax as the other kids.Josephine is also very good at conversation. If he wants to ask about the unfortunate Mr. Hastings, she will immediately change the subject without showing any trace.

Afternoon tea is a great social event, not as formal as lunch or dinner, but not too relaxed as a dance.Lunch and dinner are used to deepen relationships or talk about "business", dance parties are used to deepen understanding and exchange gossip.

Afternoon tea can talk about some less serious things, eat delicious small cakes, drink tea or hot cocoa, coffee and other beverages, if you can drink fruit tea in summer, chatting, very comfortable.

"How is your mother?" Emile asked about her family background.

"She was fine, she was very sad when her father died, she was ill for several months, and now she is well."

"That's good." Emile made a relieved expression, "Birth, old age, sickness and death are common things, and no one can escape."

"You're absolutely right. My mother loved my father dearly and taught me how to be 'loyal'."

Josephine picked up a macaron and ate it.

It's interesting what this man said, he was saying that he knows what "loyalty" in marriage is.Saying this will definitely win Emile’s favor. Emile said that a man’s attitude towards marriage and family depends on his parents. If his parents are harmonious and loving, then he will grow up in a happy and peaceful environment. After entering into marriage and family, he will also want to have the family model he is already familiar with.

She felt that what her mother said made sense.

Not absolutely, but should work for most men.

Philip had said that his family had a suitable house in Boston, and that they could live in that house, big enough for the Robillards. The weather in Boston in April and May is just right, neither hot nor cold. Of course, Boston will not be very hot even in August. They can live in Boston for the first half of the year and return to Savannah at the end of November.It would be no problem at all if they wanted to live in Boston for several years, they would be honored guests of the Tarents.

"Josephine, you're going to love Boston. I want to go to New York in a day. I have a building in New York, but I want to push the heavy cover. There are also a few plots near the old docks, which have a good view and can see New York Bay."

Anyone with a brain hoards land, yes, she likes it.

She smiled lazily, "How many plots are there?"

"Three yuan, but it's not easy to buy a contiguous piece of land there." Philip said indifferently: "The land price in New York is getting more and more expensive."

Tsk tsk, is this showing off your wealth secretly?Does this guy want to quickly confess his property?Marriage cannot be discussed without talking about money. The man needs money to support a family. The money brought by the woman will be given to the children in the future, not to the husband. .

The economic situation of the Robillard family is clear at a glance. Like most planters in the lower south, they have several plantations or farms and hundreds of slaves. Josephine also has the property left by her ex-husband, but the property of her ex-husband Speaking of Victor's, it will not be left to her and Talent's children in the future-if they can get married.

Until the wedding day, no one can tell what happened.

When Philip left Robillard's house, he was satisfied with Mrs. Robillard's consent. One month later, the Robillard family will go to New York, where they will first meet Mrs. Trent before considering whether to go Boston stay.Charles is working in New York now, and they have to meet Charles in New York first.

John Robillard was going to New York to meet a few people, and then took Charles to Washington to run as a congressman. Philip also promised to go to Washington with Robillard and his son at that time.The southern congressman and the northern congressman don't say that the situation is like water and fire, and they are also vowed to be incompatible, but the two sides do not exclude someone who can speak between the two sides.

Josephine is not polite at all, and now she regards the resources of the Tarent family as her resources.

Emile began to prepare the things needed to go out, from clothes to shoes and hats, from teapots to servants.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Josephine persuaded her mother to obtain free citizen status certificates for all the slaves in the family except for the Black Sister in just one month, and those who did not have enough money to redeem themselves were allowed to use their future salary as a deduction. The blacks were ecstatic.

The black mother is unwilling to apply for a free citizen's identity certificate. She swears at home all day long, saying that those niggers are too lazy to work, they just don't want to work hard, they don't appreciate the grace of the master and wife, and they still want to be free all day long.Nonsence!

She didn't dare to directly accuse Josephine of tinkering with "new ideas", so she had to scold the former black slaves even more severely.Although she is an authentic black person who is shiny black, her heart is white, and she looks towards the master's family.

After the black slaves in the family became freemen, most of them signed new employment contracts with their original owners, and a few of them also left.Emile felt that it didn't matter, as long as there were enough servants, she had nothing to complain about if they didn't delay their going out.

John wants his wife to hire a few more people, or transfer a few black slaves from the farm. If they are going to leave home for half a year, someone needs to watch the house, otherwise thieves may break in. There are still many idlers in this city of poor whites.

Emile then asked the housekeeper to transfer a few strong black slaves from the farm. The black slaves working in the fields were uneducated, almost none of them were literate, and they didn't know the essentials of working in the master's house.The black mammy will stay to watch the house, and also watch the niggers not to be lazy, let alone drink the master's wine.

After the blacks became free citizens, their enthusiasm for production increased, and the number of people decreased, but the housework was still done well and quickly, and the working hours were changed from 24 hours on call to two shifts, and they were still paid .In addition to the salary deducted from the redemption, each person can get a salary ranging from 2 to 4 US dollars per week, and the board and lodging are still the owner's. It can be said that all the salary can be saved.

Philip wrote to the Boston family, asking his mother to send a housekeeper and servants to make another house ready for guests.He also wrote to his housekeeper in New York, asking him to pack up his several properties in New York and keep them ready at any time.Charles Robillard has been living in a hotel in New York. The hotel service is good, but he feels that the hotel is full of people, how can it compare to his own house.

He came to see Josephine almost every afternoon, and Victor became more and more familiar with him, trusting the man who would become his stepfather.

Josephine often observes the relationship between her son and Philip. Philip is very patient with Victor and answers all questions. The 5- and 6-year-old children have a lot of questions and can ask everything, but she has never been patient enough to answer the children's childish questions.Thinking about it this way, I felt a little ashamed, and felt that I had been ignoring Victor's mental state.

It seems like the little boy really needs a man to be there for him and treat him with love.Uncle can't take the place of his father. No matter how much Charles likes Victor, he will get married and have children of his own in the future, and Victor will feel a sense of loss at that time.