[Gone with the Wind] Back to the beginning

"What is this?" she asked, terrified, and understood almost instantly.At the same time Scarlett noticed that Rhett's face changed.

Why Rhett didn't come home so late, why he had to change clothes at an important moment, why he looked hesitant at this moment—because of the cold and viscous liquid on her hands, the kind that she dipped so many times during nursing The liquid on the hand is full of blood!

"What's going on? Are you injured?" Scarlett took a step forward and grabbed Rhett's sleeve, asking incoherently, "How could this be..." She obviously didn't have it in her previous life—no, maybe she did, but She didn't notice at all! "Oh, Rhett, is your injury okay? Does it matter?" She was almost begging, God the hell!

Rhett looked at the anxious Scarlett, and grinned, revealing a row of white teeth.He said easily, "Hey, it's nothing serious, it's just that the bullet has scratched the skin."

The more he downplayed Scarlett, the more anxious she became. Guilt and worry were intertwined, but she yelled: "What's wrong with you? Tell me the truth!"

"It's really nothing." Rhett was forced by her, so he could only spread his hands, "Oh, I'm unlucky, I was bruised by a stray bullet. I wanted to maintain my heroic image, but I didn't expect——Scarlett, please Don't ask." He raised his hands comically, and exaggeratedly used one of them to cover his heart, "My attempt to pretend to be a heroic man has failed, and you still have the heart to ask about the details To poke my heart? Scarlett, my dearest Scarlett..."

"Stop talking!" Scarlett had no sense of trust in him at the moment. "It's serious, isn't it? You can still bleed after bandaging."

Only then did Rhett calm down a little, and he said truthfully: "It's really not a serious injury, it's just that I used a little strength to ride the horse just now, and the wound burst open." He looked at his arm regretfully, and sighed Said, "It's a pity a good coat."

Scarlett punched him with hatred, but her eyes were sore.She opened her mouth for a long time, and finally said:

"sorry."

"What?" Rhett was quite surprised.

"I'm sorry, I let you take risks for granted." Scarlett slowly lowered her head, looking at her shoes.

Rhett looked at her in surprise, and said with a smile: "Why, is it the first time you know that you shouldn't be too presumptuous to someone who really loves you? Then I'm really honored. But it's no big deal. To be honest, you trust my ability so much. Pretty happy."

"Not this," murmured Scarlett.

"What?" Rhett didn't hear clearly.

That's not it.

It was hurt again and again in the previous life.She bossed him around and belittled him wantonly.She looked down on him, obviously she was the same kind.She used his feelings to almost deceive him into thinking that she was sincere, but in fact she was only doing it for money.Until after marriage, she still left that place in her heart to Ashley.Lying in his arms, she was thinking of another person.She never cared about him, but he cared about her and other people's children.Behind her self-satisfaction is his careful care... What qualifications does she have for him?

She pulled herself away from the emotion when she opened her eyes, but the glistening tears still scared Rhett Butler.Seeing the caring expression of the other party, Scarlett felt her eyes were wet again, and she tried to smile with the corners of her mouth:

"I'm all right. Rhett, re-dress, and then we'll ride."

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Rhett simply bandaged her and took Scarlett on the horse.He didn't lie this time, the injury really wasn't serious, but the bleeding was a bit scary.Although Scarlett had entered the operating room many times when she was a nurse, she even directly saw the naked body of the seriously injured.But out of a delicate state of mind, she just looked at Rhett's wound and turned away, taking a torn piece of cloth to help him wrap the wound.Rhett let out a low laugh. The male masculine body gave her a unique impact, but he didn't tease her indiscriminately.

Scarlett didn't know whether to think about it regretfully or fortunately.

She was sitting right in front of him, and his arms wrapped around her to hold the reins, just enough to wrap her in his arms.The smell of him—tobacco and brandy, leather and a touch of blood mixed together filled the tip of her nose, making her uneasy.But it was dusk when we left the city, the moon rose in the east and the sun set in the west.Enemy troops were hidden in the darkness—even though they were organized and generally did not attack civilians, Rhett comforted, but Scarlett still felt terrified.

It was too exciting and terrifying, their bodies were pressed against each other, the horse was galloping, and there was no sound around.From time to time, there were sporadic gunshots in the distance, and the birds scattered in fright.At such moments, Rhett would always hug her tightly and whisper in her ear: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

The sun has finally set completely, and the dark trees cast shadows on the ground, and when the wind blows, they become monsters with teeth and claws.The night turned into terror and rushed towards her.But Rhett's arm kept everything out - he had calmly talked to the gatekeeper, and cleverly led her to avoid an enemy army that came out to hunt.Scarlett's heart was in her throat, but he remained composed.It was already a plain, and the wind blew past the crops on both sides, rustling. Under the hazy moonlight, Scarlett could see that the cotton field had been destroyed in a mess, and she couldn't help feeling sad.The warehouse on the roadside was probably set on fire by the Yankees, and it was completely burned at this moment. In the remnant of the fire—in this ominous and evil red light, Scarlett turned to look at Rhett's face.His dark silhouette is particularly distinct, just like the head portrait on an ancient coin, graceful, stern, and decadent. His eyes are piercing, and at this moment because of the calm expression on his face, he looks even more intimidating.The dilapidated sight must have stirred some emotion in him, or he wouldn't have been so alarming.Scarlett wanted to find something to say, but she opened her mouth several times but didn't know where to start.But she felt that this out-of-control horse was heading towards a terrifying future she was familiar with.She felt powerless, and it seemed that fate was about to repeat itself, and neither premonition nor prophet could help her in any way.She panicked and wanted to say something, but when she opened her mouth, she said——

"Rhett," she cried uneasily, "remember that letter I wrote you? I said, 'If one day you lose your mind and go to war, remember to tell me your unit number.' Come on— —”

Rhett smiled lightly in the dark night, but didn't make any answer.A row of his white teeth were exposed in the darkness, like a wild beast that chooses to eat someone, and like a small light.

He took her all the way to run wildly in the night, from the new moon to the morning star, from dusk to dawn.When the first light of dawn appeared in the sky, Rhett Butler reined in his horse and let out a long breath.At the same time, Scarlett, who was extremely exhausted, also saw the surrounding environment clearly, and she recognized it.

La Freddy Village.

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The trees on both sides of the road are continuous, like two forest walls.The coming morning light has not yet penetrated the clouds, and the sky and the earth are still dark, but everyone knows that in a few minutes, the golden light will pierce the sky and sprinkle in every corner.And now, the only evidence of dawn was the fading shadows on the ground.

"The road south of La Freddy hasn't been fought yet, but here crosses the railroad, and the Yankees may pounce at any time." Rhett said, "Do you know if there is any other way to go? The trail is also All right, as long as you can get around La Freddie and Jonesboro."

His voice seemed very calm and calm, but it was just—too calm, and this tone of voice made Scarlett feel even more chilled at this moment.An ominous premonition enveloped her whole body.Everything that was about to happen seemed self-evident.

"I know, I know there's a way," she stammered, and, hell, does Rhett have to be stupid? "I know a trail that may take a few more miles, but it used to be fine. Pa and I used to ride this trail, and I know it well. It's the Mackintosh's at the end, and Tara a mile away. .”

"That's good," he said.This sentence made Scarlett's heart tighten.

"Are you feeling all right?" he asked her finally, looking down. "Give horse a break?"