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After Rhett disappeared, Tara's atmosphere suddenly became deserted.

Su Lun searched for him for a month and searched around Tara, but found no trace. Gradually, she became desperate.

But amidst the desperation, there was a glimmer of hope, because she hadn't found his body.Maybe, he was saved, just not here anymore.

After all, he is the hero.The war didn't kill him, could a few soldiers with a fever kill him?

She believed he must be alive somewhere, but there was a reason why he couldn't come back.

She had to find a way to find him.

She's counting the days, and when the freezing weather hits, she's getting ready to go to Atlanta.

Because in the original book, during the Christmas period, Frank’s food requisition force will come to Tara and bring news of the recovery of Atlanta.

Therefore, she speculated that there should be no Yankees in Atlanta now.

Tara is too closed to get any news, so she still has to go to the big city.Atlanta is being rebuilt, and many people will definitely come back and get a lot of news.

When she told Ellen about the decision, she was counting the leftover food, Tara's food was running low, and they had killed another pig this month.

"Su Lun, are you sure it's safe outside?" Ellen looked at her worriedly, "Mr. Butler has disappeared, if you leave, what will happen to Aurora?"

Su Lun held her hand tightly. During this time, she lost a lot of weight and her face was a little pale. Because she often went out to look for Rhett, she had many wounds on her feet.

"Mom, I want to do something, let me wait here, I will go crazy." Her tone was calm, but there was a hidden fragility and madness.

Ellen sighed, a little helpless: "Okay then, ride that horse, bring food and a gun, and come home if you find any danger."

Su Lun looked at Ellen, his eyes were a little swollen, and walked over to hug her.This was the first time she hugged Ellen. There was a jasmine-like fragrance on her body, which made people feel very warm.

She thought, if she had a mother, it should be like this.

With her family's concerns, she rode the only horse in the family, and set off for Atlanta the next morning.

She and Rhett walked this road together three months ago, and it was still so lonely.There are only the sound of hoofbeats and the sound of my own breathing on the road.

The chimneys like tombstones were left behind by her. These houses were burned to ruins, and the owners did not know where to go.

Fortunately, I didn't meet a Yankee on the road. It seems that the news in the original book is reliable, and the Yankees have withdrawn from Atlanta.

By noon she saw the Charleston train station, the formerly busy station empty except for the broken tracks lying there like corpses, bleached by the sun.

She passed by Peachtree Street very quickly. Although she had been mentally prepared, she still found it shocking.

The two rows and low houses had been razed to the ground by the fire, leaving only a layer of ash and mud.She passed the Atlanta Hotel where they had their wedding, and there was nothing left but an empty frame and broken walls.

She passed through the desolate Five Points Town and arrived at Wadley Church. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that it was still the same as before. The white house stood upright there.

Because she knew that Atlanta would be in trouble, she put the money and deposit certificates in a hidden place in the church in advance.Regardless of whether it is the South or the North, everyone believes in God, and the church is the safest place.

At this time, she finally heard the human voice. Not far from the church, there were some small shacks made of wooden boards, and the voice came from there.

"Mrs. Butler, are you back too?" A gentle voice came from behind.

Looking back, she saw Mrs. Merry, an elder of the Board of Guardians, and an old friend of hers.

She got off her horse, walked a few steps over there, and found a wheelbarrow behind Merry, which was being pushed by her black steward, with some bricks still on it.

Mrs. Meili's daughter, Maybelle, was also there. Seeing that Su Lun was a little curious, she explained, "Mrs. Butler, our house was burned down. My mother and I are going to rebuild a house."

Su Lun had already guessed it, and she asked, "Are there many people coming back? Everyone is building houses?"

"Quite a lot. In the past two days, many people came back. Melanie and Mrs. Pitty also came back, but they were lucky that the house was far away from the main road, so they didn't burn down." Mrs. Merry said calmly.

Then she looked at Su Lun curiously and asked, "Are you alone? Where's Mr. Butler?"

Su Lun knew that once she told the news of Reid's disappearance, she would definitely get a lot of sympathy and tears, which was the last thing she needed now.

Tears make people weak, and these days, she didn't shed a single tear, because she firmly believed that Rhett was still alive, and she would find him.

But she was compelled to tell them the news if she wanted to find him, and she said quietly, "The Yankees came to Tara a month ago and he disappeared."

Sure enough, Merry and Maybelle let out an exclamation, and they really wanted to comfort her.But I found that her expression was very calm, and she didn't seem to need comfort very much, so I was a little at a loss for a while.

"I believe he's still alive, but I don't know where he is. I came here this time just to get some news." Su Lun curled his lips slightly, and begged, "If you hear about him, please tell me, and I will live right away." At Melanie's."

They immediately agreed, and offered to tell others the news. Then they saw Su Lun get on the horse and head north.

Aunt Pitty's house was at the northernmost point. When she passed her own house, she dismounted and looked at it, and found that there was only a bare wall left, with many traces of smoke on it.

The house next to it is similar, and it cannot be lived at all.She rode fast and rode to Aunt Pitty's red house.

The house is very well kept and the red bricks shine lovely in the sun.

As soon as she got off the horse, she heard a shy voice from behind: "Is it Su Lun?"

It was Melanie's voice, she turned her head quickly, and saw the petite lady standing on the steps.

She is still so thin, and her expression is still so gentle, which makes people have the desire to talk.

"It's me, Melanie."

Su Lun walked a few steps quickly, hugged and kissed Melanie on the cheek, and smiled at each other.

Black Peter is a loyal follower of Aunt Pitty. During the war, he has been guarding the timid and crying Pitty.

Then he came out to pull the horses from the stables, and Suellen and Melanie entered the house.

Aunt Pitty was also very happy to see Su Lun, and immediately gave her a hug with her fat body.

Polenta and dried peas were served for lunch, and it was obvious that Aunt Pitty was having a hard time, too.

She told them the news of Rhett's disappearance, and the house suddenly changed from sunny to miserable.

Aunt Pitty had already begun to wipe away tears, her timid eyes were like a faucet, and she didn't know where so much water came from.

Melanie looked at her sadly, too, and felt what she felt.Because there is no news from Ashley so far, she suffered a lot during the waiting time.

But none of them had any news about Rhett, and Su Lun realized that he was doing useless work.

She asked Melanie to help her keep an eye on the news, but her mind was anxiously thinking.

Then she immediately thought that it should be published in the newspaper so that more people could see the missing person notice. If Rhett saw it himself, he would definitely come back.

As for why he didn't come back now, maybe he's locked up somewhere now and can't move, maybe he's too injured to move.

If he is free and healthy, he will definitely do everything possible to get back to her.She deeply believes in this.

But Atlanta has been completely burned by Sherman, and now there is nothing. The newspaper has not been published for a long time, and the communication is completely paralyzed.

On the fifth day in Atlanta, she took away the treasure hidden in the church, boarded a smuggling ship, and headed for the northern industrial city, New York.

Three years ago, she had been here, and now she is back again.

Compared with the south, the north is full of vitality, and the atmosphere is relatively more free.There are many women working in factories here, and the government employs a large number of female staff for the first time.

This is also the starting point of her long-planned career.

Georgia's economy was completely devastated by the war, the plantations were overgrown with weeds, and there was an urgent need for a strong industry to drive development.

Her choice is the automobile industry.

America is a free country, in other words, interests come first.As long as she can bring benefits to the north, people will not ask whether she is a southerner or a northerner.

So her patent was issued quickly, and the company was built with a lot of money on the attack.

A large number of black slaves became her employees, including native black slaves in the north and free black slaves liberated in the south.All they need is a job so they don't go hungry.

Automobiles soon appeared on the streets of New York, causing a revolution in transportation.Her big customer soon became the federal government, which needed cars to transport soldiers and supplies.

The United Kingdom and Germany followed closely behind, and many international agents appeared in New York one after another, shipping a large number of cars to the port and transporting them back to distant Europe.

At this time, it was already April 1865, and the South was forced to surrender. This four-year civil war was completely over.

Also at this time, Su Lun returned to Atlanta, with a car company and a large number of black slaves.

At this time, Atlanta has already passed the train, and the flow of people is getting denser.Free blacks filled the street, and many of them had nothing to do, looking around.

Blacks are a race that lives in the cracks. Southern whites have deep-rooted discrimination against them, and they think they are dirty even at a glance.

As for the north, they started the war only to obtain labor force, and their original intention was not to liberate them.

For a long time, these blacks could not find their social status and lived in an unstable environment, which brought a lot of insecurity to Atlanta.

Su Lun's car company brought about many changes and provided a lot of jobs.

The idle blacks on the streets gradually disappeared, and only when they were off work would they swarm out from the factories, adding a lot of noise to the streets.

Atlanta gradually regained the appearance of an industrial city.Cars bring here a steady stream of outsiders, who come here to stay, eat, and entertain, giving the economy a shot in the arm.

Walking on the street now, everyone can no longer tell where the other party is from, maybe it is a speculator from the north, maybe an agent of a foreign country, or maybe a local from the south.

Atlanta's optimism was also revived, and dances began to be held.

As night fell, Su Lun set off from a big white house and got into a carriage.

The white house was built on top of the old house that had burned down, but it was much larger, and its colors and basic patterns remained the same.

There was still no news from Reid, and after a year, she was finally forced to admit that he was dead.

Otherwise, she couldn't think of a second reason why he didn't come back.Even if he changed his mind, he shouldn't stop seeing Aurora.

When a person dies, the earth will continue to rotate, maybe she should start a new life.

I don't know how to judge the love line like it is now, and whether it is successful or not.If not, would she have to find someone else?

No, she hadn't forgotten him, she just wasn't sad anymore.

As for the love line, so be it.

This time, the career line is estimated to be reached soon.Now, half of the people in Georgia are her employees, and the remaining half are her favors.

If she wanted to do something, it was easy to achieve.

For example, today's dance was held to celebrate the revision of the law in Georgia.

The changes brought about by the war in the South were enormous. Among the things left behind, the most obvious thing is hatred, the deep-rooted hatred of the Yankees in the South.

A large number of northerners came to Georgia to seek opportunities for development.More than half the people in the government were Yankees, and the Southerners were on pins and needles.

So, at this time, when someone proposed that women be included in the electoral process, the South grasped at the last straw, overcame stubborn tradition, and passed this law.

Because there are really too few voters in the South.Young and strong men became cannon fodder in batches during the war, and the blacks all sided with the Yankees. When it came to voting, the South had no advantage at all.

But what about women?There is no shortage in the South. In fact, the current South is supported by women.They managed the farm, worked in the factory, and supported themselves and their children.

Now, teams of people come and go from Su Lun's house every day.Some of them were surrogates, some were from Women's and Children's Relief Society, and some were Democrats.

The lights in the hall turned the sky red, and the Atlanta Hotel has reopened and will hold a grand dinner tonight.

There was a long queue of cars on the street, and a black limousine stopped at the entrance of the hotel.The driver in a black suit got down from the co-pilot and opened the rear door.

The woman in the blue silk dress got out of the car. Her blue diamond necklace gathered all the light nearby, and almost all eyes were looking here.

"Miss Sullen."

When Su Lun walked to the door, she heard a voice as cold as jade. She looked back and saw that tall and straight figure standing by the road and walking over quickly.

"John, long time no see."

The person who came was John Gordon. After the surrender of the South, military control was imposed on Atlanta.Coincidentally, Gordon is the local person in charge.

He had already walked to her side, his eyes lingered on her face for a while, and then moved away again, with a clear voice: "Why don't we go in together?"

She nodded, took his arm, and walked into the hall together.

At this time, the banquet hall was overcrowded. As a local celebrity, she immediately socialized with the crowd.

She saw Melanie and Ashley, now Melanie was pregnant, smiling shyly and softly.

She saw Su Lun, gave her a hug, said a few words with a smile, and walked aside with Ashley.

She also sees Scarlett, and her current husband, a businessman, talking intimately.

The dance party soon begins, and Gordon invites the first dancer.

She didn't refuse, in fact, she was going to dance non-stop tonight, with many men she knew.

When the music started, she rowed onto the dance floor, and her physical instincts allowed her to easily control the dance, although she was a little absent-minded.

"Haven't you forgotten him?" Gordon's words brought her back to her senses, but she just smiled and didn't answer.

Gordon proposed to her two months ago, but she refused.He said that he would wait until she forgot her ex-husband and welcomed a new relationship.

She felt that her heart was at peace with her feelings, and Rhett's departure took some of her things away.

Only then did she know that she really loved him, unforgettable.

When she left the dance floor, she heard Melanie let out an exclamation, she turned her head for an instant, saw that figure, and almost forgot to breathe.

She almost ran forward, buried herself in that embrace, and felt his familiar heat.But she cooled off quickly because she heard him talking.

He walked up to Melanie, raised his eyebrows curiously, and said with a familiar yet unfamiliar joke, "Ma'am, do you know me?"

"Mr. Butler?" Melanie was also surprised. She sized Rhett up and was a little puzzled, "Don't you know me? I'm Melanie Wilkes."

"I'm sorry, ma'am, I seem to have lost my memory." Rhett smiled and asked curiously, "Can you tell me how we met? Where did we meet?"

Ashley was also looking at Rhett at this time, and found that he was indeed looking at them very strangely, and immediately interjected: "Mr. Butler, we met four years ago at Twelve Oaks Manor, which is not far from Charleston. do you remember?"

Rhett shook his head, frowning slightly, he didn't remember a place called Twelve Oaks Manor at all.Of course, he still knew about Charleston, where he had grown up.

Unfortunately, when he went back, he found that his mother and sister were gone, and the old house was in ruins.

It is said that it was the war that made it like this.He woke up after a nap, and the Civil War was almost over.

He still wanted to ask some questions, but he was sensitive to a gaze staring at him, so he turned his head instinctively.

It was a very beautiful woman, wearing a blue silk dress and a blue diamond necklace around her neck, she was rich and powerful, she looked like the wife of a rich man.

With his eyesight, of course he could tell the difference between a girl and a woman, and concluded that she should get married.

But she looked at him like they had something.He took a closer look at her and found her familiar, but he couldn't remember where he saw her, so he stopped for a while.

At this time, a man in military uniform walked up to the woman. He was suspecting that it was her husband, and admired her courage to stare at him like that in front of her husband.

This lady is very courageous, he raised his eyebrows, and looked at them leisurely, waiting for the "husband"'s reaction.

Then she came over, and Rhett was very surprised, wouldn't it, didn't consider her husband's feelings at all?

The poor "husband" stood where he was, looking at him with jealous eyes, making

He almost turned around and left, but for some reason, he stopped where he was and waited for her to come.He was a little curious about his past with that wife.

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