[Gone with the Wind] Back to the beginning

Scarlett touched her hot face, smiling smirkly and troubled for a while.

Hugging, and whispering afterward.In Rhett's strong arms, all fears seemed to run away from her.Scarlett hugged the man tightly, as if she was also firm in her unspoken feelings.

However, it is a pity that Scarlett was immersed in emotions at the time, and her mind was dizzy. After all, she could not explain the previous words clearly to Rhett-although she did not know how to convince Rhett that he was the one she liked in the first place. .Thinking of this, Scarlett could not help but sigh with regret.But I don’t know if the hug with unclear meaning is not very useful. After all, for a long time in my previous life, I was in the state of "love Ashley and a little bit like Rhett at the same time", and Rhett knew it well. Bright.

Scarlett remembered that Rhett's way of expressing his feelings at that time was weird and restrained.The reason why Rhett's expression when he misunderstood that she had been infatuated with Ashley made Scarlett so flustered was precisely because his expression at that moment could not prevent Scarlett from recalling her previous life.Maybe Rhett still thinks that she has an unforgettable old relationship with Ashley?Otherwise, why did he say that we will meet again without thinking, and didn't say anything else?Scarlett was a little disappointed, a little lucky.She has never been able to guess what Rhett is thinking, in case he still wants her to be his mistress...

Scarlett shook her head vigorously, and a confident smile returned to the green-eyed girl's face.Anyway, everything is much better than in the previous life!Rhett Butler doesn't care what she thinks about her now, she will definitely get him back, get him completely!

Standing on the stairs, looking at the last four stairs, Scarlett became cruel and slipped hard.Suddenly, she couldn't stop falling down the stairs, and sharp pain came from her left ankle.Scarlett let out a cry, and she fell to the ground.

"What's wrong! Scarlett, what's wrong with you?" Mei Li was shocked, ran down the stairs in a hurry, and gently helped her up, "Honey, do you have anything..."

"Merry..." Scarlett grabbed Melanie's hand, listened to her anxious concern, and said in a coquettish tone of aggrieved, "It really hurts. I think I'm probably—oh, no , my mother wrote to say that there is an urgent matter at home and asked me to go back! What can I do... Meili, can you accompany me back?——Please, Meili. Besides, my family would like to see you too , Meili..."

"Okay, Scarlett. Okay, I promise you." Meili frantically coaxed a child, and finally agreed.She was worried, "Has something happened to Tara? You have only been back for a week... Scarlett, don't worry, I will accompany you back!"

Scarlett sobbed: "It's nothing serious, but my mother may be tired, and she's sick in bed, and I want to go back and help... Oh, Merry! It's very kind of you to come back with me! Big Sam has to help us Carrying food, besides black people are clumsy, I sprained my foot, who would take care of me but you! Meili..."

Scarlett lay on Melanie's shoulder, still sobbing softly, but she calmly took Melanie's dove gray handkerchief and wiped her tears.Then, she closed her eyes.

At this moment, fate took a turn.They are about to embark on completely different paths.

The next day, Big Sam drove Rhett's wagon into the yard, and the back of the wagon was full of sacks of cornmeal, which made people jaw-droppingly amazed.Fat Aunt Pete pouted pitifully, complaining that Melanie and Scarlett abandoned her and left, and the two girls had to promise repeatedly that they would come back in a few weeks.But only Scarlett knew in her heart that these words were all lies.

Perhaps, this will be the last time she will see Atlanta before it was destroyed.

She lingered longingly over the red brick houses on Peachtree Street, thinking about what they would look like in the future.Meili carefully supported her, trying to help her into the car.How could Scarlett dare to make Meili use her strength, and she ordered Big Sam to carry her into the carriage.The two girls took their seats in the back of the wagon piled high with cornmeal.The carriage wobbled and started to drive.

Scarlett stretched her hand out of the car window, waving to Aunt Pete again and again... No one knew that she was saying goodbye to everything here, and Atlanta that was about to be destroyed.

Not far away, Rhett Butler's wide-brimmed Panama hat was slanted.The cigar in his mouth has not shortened for a long time.Rhett laughed at himself, took down the cigar and threw it back.The birds on the tree startled up one after another, Rhett turned around and looked at Scarlett's carriage again before putting it down, raised his hand and lightly touched the brim of his hat.

"Goodbye, Scarlett," he said.

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Mei Li was really moved and embarrassed: she should be taking care of Scarlett who has sprained her ankle, but the actual situation along the way was just the opposite.

Along the way, Scarlett took so much care of her that she almost regarded her as an oriental porcelain doll.Not only did he try to keep her from being too uncomfortable, but he also prepared fine food and water for her to use along the way.No matter what Merry said, Scarlett refused to change her course.

Of course, Scarlett knew that Mei Li should have been pregnant with Xiao Bo at this time—if nothing changed, it would be too outrageous.Looking at the fields of red soil on both sides of the road, Scarlett thought silently.Anyway, even if I didn't get pregnant, I didn't lose anything, at most I sprained my foot once.This is not worth mentioning at all compared to those sufferings in the previous life.

Scarlett clearly remembered that in her previous life, when Melanie's pregnancy was not discovered, she was still busy and toiled in the hospital.As for the fact that the two of them were dragged in Atlanta in the end because they were too weak to move, it was probably because they were too tired and overworked during pregnancy.Scarlett had reason to think that since Melanie, who was pregnant in her previous life, could withstand the heavy workload in the hospital at first, a one-day carriage ride would not be a big problem. Anyway, she would find a way to help Melanie recuperate her body later.But along the way, Scarlett still tried her best to make Mei Li suffer less from the journey.

Meili didn't know why, but thought it was Scarlett who took extra care of her frail body, and was very moved.Scarlett didn't explain, but took the opportunity to ask Merry to agree to live in Talador for a few weeks.

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When approaching home, Scarlett asked Big Sam for the reins, and told him to run back and report home.Monk Zhang Er was puzzled, and was terrified when he saw his delicate young lady holding the rein, but he had no idea after all, so he went back with a displeased face.

Scarlett breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't want to work hard to move things again.After sending away Big Sam, Scarlett no longer covered up, and directly drove the carriage to the swamp area, and then moved bags of cornmeal into it.

"Scarlett!" cried Melanie worriedly, forgetting that she had marveled at the cabin in the swamp. "Let me help you, your foot's still hurt. Oh! Why didn't you stay?" How about Big Sam?"

Scarlett was out of breath, and her feet hurt when she exerted herself. She really didn't expect to become delicate, and this trouble was unexpected.But she still rebuffed Melanie flatly: "Come on, Mellie, look at your body! You rest well, you don't need your help. It's only about ten steps from the carriage to the house. I can do that." Row!"

Melanie tries to help, but is pushed aside by a stubborn Scarlett.She was very worried: "Scarlett, you sprained your foot, it hurts so much, let me help you?"

Scarlett wiped off her sweat, and pushed Melanie into the cabin: "Okay, okay, if you want to help, just help me clean up the inside." The scene couldn't help but widen its eyes.

Sacks of cornmeal were piled in corners, hams and bacon hung high.The brand-new and thick clothes were neatly folded, wrapped in cloth and placed on top of the cotton seeds.Salt and medicine, which are extremely scarce in Atlanta today, can be found here, not to mention others.

"Scarlett!" Meili's voice was trembling, "You saved so many things?"

For her own secret, Scarlett has always tried her best to hide it.Otherwise, he wouldn't have dismissed Big Sam just now and let himself do the heavy work.Big Sam had no idea how much stuff was in the cabin!If it wasn't for Meili's pregnancy, she wouldn't worry about letting her go alone, Scarlett would have let her get out of the car just now, and drove over by herself.But since she couldn't let go, Scarlett didn't have much resistance to revealing the secret to Mei Li.She couldn't tell where her sense of trust came from, anyway, Scarlett said it truthfully:

"I'm worried that I don't have enough things at home. It's getting harder and harder to buy these now, so I'll save them first."

She hugged Mei Li's arm and said affectionately: "Don't mention this to my parents, although they know that my wooden house hides a lot of things, but don't mention it. They dedicated everything in the house to the cause of the Confederacy, I think-I Want to help them leave something first. It would be ridiculous to starve to death."

She observed Mei Li's expression with a little trepidation, and was relieved when she saw love and trust appearing on the latter's palm-sized face.

"You have worked so hard, Scarlett." Melanie held her hand and said solemnly, "I will help you keep this secret."

Scarlett suddenly felt her nose sore.Mom and Dad couldn't understand her, and until now they saw all her preparations as little girl overwrought.For the sake of her family, she has been working hard, but she has not been recognized repeatedly.I didn't expect Meili to believe her like this!Scarlett stared into her friend's brown eyes, remembering that this thin woman had always loved and trusted her unconditionally, and once again thanked God for giving her Meili from the bottom of her heart.

"She's never been a burden," thought Scarlett. "She's too good-natured and too sincere for me to get by without her—thank God!"