[Gone with the Wind] Back to the beginning

At the beginning, Scarlett's plan was just to build a basement at home, not to build a storage room in the woods.After all, it is more convenient to use it this way, and there is no need to worry about being discovered by passers-by.However, thinking of what she had heard in her previous life about the Yankees' vicious search methods, Scarlett finally gave up this idea.The basement is too easy to find.What's more, if the black slaves were not threatened, the Yankees might recruit them as soon as they asked, and all the things she had prepared would be useless.

Therefore, Scarlett finally decided to build the storage room in the swamp area in the woods.Scarlett still remembered that the pigs that survived the disaster in the previous life were driven into the swamp and found back later—although most of them were snatched away by the Yankees who came to raid the house for the second time.So the swamp became a relatively safe place in Scarlett's heart.In order to prevent the secret from being told by the betrayed black slaves to the Yankees, Scarlett even only called on the trusted Big Sam, the Prophet, Elijah, and the Saints to help.Big Sam was Tara's foreman now, but he was simple-minded.Scarlett was worried that he wouldn't know the seriousness of the matter and talked about it casually, so she simply lied to him and said that he was building a room for the ladies to play.Now Big Sam was more motivated, and the black slaves were all happy to serve the beautiful lady.

At Scarlett's urging, the cabin was erected in no time.Scarlett praised the black slaves and sent them away, ordered the nanny to treat them to a good meal, and then sharpened her knives... and began to transfer supplies to the log cabin.

With so many food supplies, Scarlett was absolutely worried about letting others deliver them.On the issue of food, Scarlett is extremely wary, and she is not at all willing to do anything to others.Once others intervene, it means that her stronghold is known, and it is not easy to make up an excuse.As for the fact that the black slaves helped her move her things to the house, it was nothing. Anyway, they couldn't figure out how many things were in the house, so they could fool them casually.Therefore, Scarlett had to face her first heavy physical work since her rebirth: carrying supplies.

After being busy for more than a week, and wearing out two pairs of shoes, Scarlett finally let out a long breath standing in the middle of the cabins piled up with salt, ham, bacon, cornmeal, seeds, and clothing materials.She counted her fortune over and over like a miser.With these, she finally gained a lot of confidence to overcome those ordeals again.

She dared to put other things in the cabin, but the gold coins, the most important gold coins, Scarlett still couldn't rest assured.Since her rebirth, she has worked hard to save money. No matter how heavy the gold coins are or how troublesome they are to carry, she tries to keep them with her as much as possible.Even if she couldn't take them all with her later, Scarlett tried her best to hide them. More than 1000 gold coins are a lot of money!Scarlett carefully divided the money into twenty shares and buried them separately.Although it was too troublesome to find twenty places to hide money, she would rather be careful.In the pigsty, by the cemetery, where the whiskey was buried under the vine, under the tree struck by lightning, twenty steps from the cabin... Scarlett racked her brains and exhausted herself half to death.But in Su Ailun's view, all of this is not doing business properly.

One day after breakfast, Scarlett was about to go out to perfect her plan to save money. Su Ailun said angrily, "I don't know who said to help mom, but after I came back, I ran out all day!"

"I want you to take care of it!" Scarlett was thinking about something in her mind, and she was naturally unhappy when she was interrupted, "I'm busy with my business, what else do you know all day long except your bearded boyfriend!"

"You—" Su Allen blushed with anger, and screamed sharply, "Scarlett, don't try to be lazy! You go to dances in Atlanta every day, why do you leave all the dirty work to me!"

Scarlett was also angered by her words: "Participating in the dance? Sue Ellen O'Hara, I'm too busy every day! I'm not for—" The matter of predicting the war must not be said, Scarlett thumped for a while .And Su Ailun already showed a proud face, and announced loudly:

"You just want to find another boyfriend!"

"Su Ailun!" Ellen's stern voice sounded, and the two sisters realized that Ellen had returned to the door of the dining room, "Your sister is contributing to the hospital and the great cause, how can you say that..."

Great cause, hospital, war... No, she can't listen anymore.Scarlett just felt her head swell, how she wanted to shout, she wasn't for the cause of the Confederacy at all, she was just trying her best to keep this home!But looking at Su Ailun, who was pretending to be well-behaved with low eyebrows, and her gentle and dignified mother, Scarlett once again felt deeply powerless.All she could do was grit her teeth, take a deep breath, and abruptly interrupted her mother:

"Mom, I'm going back to Atlanta tomorrow."

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The train station is bustling.

Scarlett came back in such a hurry that she didn't even have time to write to Merry, so of course no Uncle Peter would come to fetch her.Compared to when she returned home, her luggage was much simpler, it was just a handbag with gold coins in it.Behind her came the curious Big Sam, and Scarlett tried her best to borrow him from the house.Scarlett had always trusted this black man who had saved her in her previous life.

"Miss, should we call a car?" Big Sam was not a black slave in the house, so naturally he didn't know Tara's rules for the lady so well.But he poked his head and watched the flow of people for a while, and still felt that it was too bad for the young lady to walk among so many people.

Scarlett frowned as she watched the flow of people below. It had only been a few weeks, and Atlanta had become even busier.It may not be long before the siege, she has to hurry up.

"You don't need to call a car, just walk over there with your protection." Scarlett commanded, the more she didn't want to spend money at this time, besides, she was feeling bored and flustered, so it was better to walk.

Big Sam agreed, jumped down first, and made a great effort to separate the way with his tall and strong body, Scarlett followed closely behind.After finally leaving the train station, I just breathed a sigh of relief when I suddenly heard "Scarlett" loud and clear, with a Charleston accent.Scarlett was overjoyed, she stopped, and sure enough, the familiar four-wheeled carriage caught up after a while.I saw Rhett with a cigar in his mouth, smiling all over his face: "Come back today? Why is no one coming to pick you up?"

Seeing his hateful smile, Scarlett suddenly felt full of strength.She rudely ordered him to get out of the car: "Don't worry about it, Rhett, quickly help me into the car." She had already forgotten what she wanted to walk just now.

Rhett laughed, and really jumped down, and helped her into the car very gentlemanly, without forgetting to wink.Scarlett ignored him and beckoned Big Sam to come up and sit down too.It's a good thing that Rhett wasn't driving a two-seater carriage today, or Big Sam would have to run after him.But how many carriages does this guy have?Scarlett cursed to herself.

"Scarlett, you came back so early, unexpectedly." Rhett greeted her very familiarly, and picked up the rein.He deliberately lowered his voice, "But I thought you were going to spend Christmas at Mrs. Wilkes's."

Scarlett gave him a strange look: "How is that possible? Shouldn't you go home for Christmas?" She never thought of the fact that she refused to go home in order to see Ashley in her previous life.

Rhett didn't say anything, but his eyes lit up a little.

Scarlett had no idea what Rhett was happy about, but he was probably ready to talk when he was happy.Guessing that Big Sam wasn't even listening, she lowered her voice and said, "Do me a favor, Rhett. Let's talk about a deal."

The corners of Rhett's mouth curled up in a happy arc, clearly concentrating on driving the carriage, but he answered with the same vigilance: "Oh? Then I don't know how Miss O'Hara needs to serve you?"

Scarlett snorted. It was ridiculous for him to call her "Miss O'Hara," as he--almost he was born to call her Scarlett!Quickly dispelling these messy thoughts, Scarlett turned her head and said seriously:

"Can you buy me a cart full of cornmeal?"

The cigar in Rhett's mouth moved.

"That's a lot of money, Scarlett."

"I know." Scarlett was thinking quickly, "I will pay you the full amount. By the way, I have to borrow another cart...or a four-wheeled carriage. I'll have someone return it to you."

Rhett pondered for a moment, then asked neatly, "Isn't everything ready yet?"

Scarlett didn't deny it either, after all, the ham and bacon had his connections, otherwise the market price would be too expensive.Of course Rhett could guess her purpose.

"I can help you with this." Rhett said unhurriedly. Seeing Scarlett's face showing joy, he suddenly frowned and snuffed out the cigar, "But how will you repay me, Scarlett?"

"Rett, I didn't ask you to help me in vain. We'll discuss the remuneration later. It's inconvenient in the car..."

"I think you've grown up."

"what?"

"I think you've grown up, Scarlett." Because Rhett lowered his voice, Scarlett subconsciously moved closer to him during the conversation, and now the two sitting side by side were almost close to each other, and he breathed warmly The air tickles the hairy ears.That deep and pleasant voice was extraordinarily sexy at the moment, carrying some unexplained teasing.Rhett Butler said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "I think you've grown up—now, I want to kiss you."

With a "boom", Scarlett's brain exploded.She blushed like an overcooked shrimp, angrily pushed Rhett's dark face with a shameless smile, and cursed: "You bastard!" She was angry, anxious and ashamed, "Stop! I want to get down!"

Rhett shrugged and smiled. Before he could speak, Big Sam, who had been neglected by the two of them, said in a rough voice, "Miss, what happened? This gentleman—bah, this guy doesn't respect you?" While waving a hard black fist.Seeing Sam like this, Scarlett subconsciously defended Rhett: "It's okay, Sam! Sit down, we're joking!" Rhett's low laughter was heard at the same time.Scarlett gave him a hard look, and annoyed herself for swearing obscenely. If Mom found out from Big Sam, she might have a bad impression on Rhett, and then she thought about it, this guy doesn't care, What else do you care about?In short, he sullenly refused to talk to him.

Rhett laughed lightly, started riding again, and said casually obedient things along the way, but Scarlett refused to pay attention.It wasn't until Aunt Pete's door that Scarlett jumped out of the carriage with a cold face, said "come to me tomorrow to discuss cornmeal", and pulled an inexplicable big Sam into the door.Rhett shrugged and drove away in the carriage.