Southern Rose [Gone with the Wind]

Before Melanie got married, she was also a delicate southern lady. Now she has to learn how to cook, and her cooking skills are really not "good", but barely familiar.Fortunately, the food is plentiful, and it can be regarded as a hearty meal.

Josephine also brought some good wine. The former southern gentleman and southern lady drank fine wine and ate the most sumptuous food since the war. Except for Su Lun who was heartless and said nothing, the others were silent. Not to mention the old life.

Su Lun said a few words, but seeing that no one agreed, he lost interest, so he had to eat in the same manner.

After dinner, Jeff and Ashley went to the next room for a smoke, and Scarlett sent Sullen and Karin upstairs.Josephine told Mama Hei not to eat too much these days. Now that the war is over, it will be easier to buy food than before; Overeating is a bad idea.

Mammy babbled, "Where did I get the money? We don't have any, Miss Josephine."

Scarlett immediately said: "Nurse, what are you talking about! Tara hasn't reached the point where she can't go on!"

"Okay, I know you don't want to talk to me, it's not that you can't. I haven't asked you yet, why did you ask me for money last time?"

Scarlett waved her hand, "Don't mention it! I didn't know what I was thinking at the time. I wanted to buy the field on the other side of Twelve Oaks, but I needed a lot of money. I couldn't come up with a few thousand yuan, so I could only write Letter to you. But fortunately, I didn’t buy it later, because it was so chaotic at the time, it was a waste of money to buy it.”

Josephine nodded, "That's right. Then I'm relieved. I'm afraid you've encountered some embarrassment and you need a lot of money to solve it."

Scarlett met her, so she failed to meet the lumber mill owner Frank Kennedy, and it was unlikely to become Mrs. Kennedy.She doesn't agree with Scarlett continuing to be a widow, but she can't just get married for 300 yuan in taxes.Of course, half of Scarlett in the original book is because of the imminent need for the $300 tax, and the other half is because Rhett was so angry that she was dizzy. Otherwise, according to Scarlett's peacock-like temperament, she would definitely look down on poor Frank.

Then discuss Tara's investment with Scarlett.My cousin is willing to invest in Tara and provide the working capital they need until this year's cotton harvest, and then divide it according to a certain ratio.At this time, Scarlett revealed her natural businessman's shrewdness, bargaining for every penny, and finally agreed that Josephine would receive 40% of the cotton income for a period of five years, and would not intervene in Tara's specific operations.

It is impossible for Josephine to worry about Tara's small business.Before the war, Tara’s cotton income was US$5 a year. This year, Tara’s cotton harvest of US$1 is the upper limit.As for the wages of workers, there is actually not much difference from the expenditure of slavery before the war. After all, slaves have to provide logistical services such as housing, food, and medicine.

It is also impossible for Scarlett to take care of everything like Ellen and care about the health of others. She only needs to pay her wages and doesn't need to worry about other things. This is the most suitable way for her.

Josephine left Tara a down payment of 2000 yuan, of which 300 yuan was to pay Tara's land tax.The next day, Scarlett took Mammy and Sheldon to pay the taxes in high spirits of revenge.Jonas Wilkerson turned white with anger, but there was nothing he could do.

Mama Hei was overjoyed, and felt that it was really a relief!How could that damned sleazy white man and the slut who killed Miss Ellen deserve to live in Tara!

She rambled on and couldn't stop, "Miss Scarlett said at the time that even if Tara was burned, the pair of despicable seeds would not be allowed to live in Miss Ellen's house. I cried at that time, I am sorry for Miss Ellen, I'm sorry Mrs. Solange, I failed to take good care of Miss Ellen, and I failed to take good care of Miss Ellen's children. I am so angry!"

Hey!If Scarlett said this, she could really understand it, and it would be something Scarlett could say.Scarlett would rather die together than let the villain succeed.

Jeff accompanied Josephine to Tara, and returned to Atlanta with Josephine two days later, returning to Savannah together.

He admired Scarlett for being able to guard Tara in the war. Even many men would feel that this responsibility was heavy and arduous, but such a delicate southern lady persisted.She brought her demented father, two sickly younger sisters, and the frail younger sister of her deceased husband, as well as two young children. It was not an easy task for such a big family to survive.

Jeff was deeply touched.Old Mr. Butler wanted to join the Confederate Army, but he was too old for the army to accept him.After the family manor and land were lost, Jeff took care of his parents, his sister, and some loyal servants, who would have starved if it hadn't been for a brother who sneaked in from time to time to help.

The taste of starvation was so bad that he didn't want to think about it in his life.

Josephine did not take Karin away, nor did Su Lun take away. Su Lun was only waiting for Kennedy to propose and refused to leave; as for Karin, she wanted to share her elder sister's worries, but was unwilling to leave.

Josephine wants Sheldon to buy a house in Atlanta to serve as the Atlanta residence of the Robillards and the O'Haras.Before leaving, I went to see Frank Kennedy and asked him to propose to Su Lun as soon as possible.The O'Hara family is now in the hands of Scarlett, and Scarlett hopes that her sister will be happy.

Apart from being a little ugly and a little too old, Frank can really be regarded as a kind-hearted man.Josephine couldn't understand that Su Lun would fall in love with an old man like Frank, but since they really love each other and there is no plot of Scarlett "snatching" Frank away, Josephine can't meddle in other people's business, she has to Stop Su Lun from getting married.

The trip to Tara was a complete success.

Scarlett had the money to run Tara and hired enough workers; Sullen was soon engaged, and a wedding date was fixed, one day in March.

The Robillard family attended the wedding ceremony of Su Lun, because Mr. O'Hara could not leave Tara Manor, Uncle John walked Su Lun on his arm through the wedding red carpet and sent it to the groom.

After the ceremony, John and Emile visited Gerald O'Hara at Tara and laid flowers at Ellen's grave.John was so saddened that his youngest sister was the first to die, so heartbreaking!

John insisted on taking Karin away, thinking that Karin's health was really not optimistic.Scarlett got rid of Su Lun, who couldn't work and complained all day, and lightened the burden on the family; another lightening was also welcome, and she agreed happily.

Emile talked with Karin, and said that Su Lun is married now and has her own family, so she doesn't need to take care of her; Tara belongs to Scarlett, not her, and she still wants to get married, Karin said She didn't want to get married, she just wanted to share Scarlett's worries; Emile said bluntly that she couldn't take away any worries except for adding burdens to Scarlett because of her frequent illnesses.

Karin was persuaded, and followed her uncle and aunt back to Savannah, crying.

On the day of Su Lun's wedding, the biggest news was not the newlyweds, but the release of Captain Butler.

Reid attended Su Lun's wedding, generously presented the newlyweds with wedding gifts, and signed a big order with Frank's lumber factory the next day.

The guests all looked sideways at Rhett, and Scarlett didn't like him very much. Only Josephine danced with him.

What people were discussing in private was the rumored huge amount of gold. Captain Butler came out of prison intact. Does that mean that he didn't take the gold at all?Or he did take it, but bought his life with gold, otherwise there is no way to explain it.

No matter what age, "news" about wealth is the only thing capable of carrying "gossip".

After attending Su Lun's wedding, Boston suddenly sent a court notice saying that Philip Talent had not been declared dead and was still "missing", so Josephine Robillard Talent and Thomas Wolf's marriage was illegal.Then the New York court sent another court notice declaring that the marriage certificate of Josephine Robillard Talent and Thomas Wolfe was invalid and without legal force.

Josephine was shocked: indeed, she never expected to go to court to apply for Philip's death certificate!