[Gone with the Wind] Back to the beginning

Yes, even though she is still in the state of "retiring from illness and not allowed to travel", Scarlett is still advancing the preparations for the opening of the warehouse in an orderly manner according to the original plan.

Although the two weeks were not long, it was not Scarlett's style to endure them for nothing.Although it is impossible to arrange the arrangement by hand, it is fair to say that Scarlett's absence does not make the opening of the warehouse less glorious.The utensils and furniture that come from empty gloves come at extremely low prices. Since the quality is guaranteed, customers will naturally come in after a moment of doubt.

Among them, Tommy deserves the greatest credit.

Unlike Will, who comes and goes in a hurry, the blond man who is determined to take root in Atlanta obviously has good execution and vision.He found time to be busy for Scarlett, so that even when she couldn't leave the house, the cleaning of the warehouse continued in an orderly manner.The loyal Big Sam guarded the property of the owner, while Tommy, who contracted two construction teams at the same time and traveled around Atlanta, brought the news of the opening to many friends.He is well-informed and can set a price low enough to avoid suspicion. He also knows how to buy and sell and how to arrange it. Therefore, when Scarlett finally left the red brick house where she was detained for [-] days, she couldn't wait to go. When I went to my shop, what I saw was an almost perfect scene.

The warehouse in Pentagon Square was originally a barely-repaired log cabin, but after Tommy’s construction team processed it, it looked neat and clean—Scarlett immediately thanked Tommy for his hard work when she found out.However, Tommy rejected her intention to pay, saying that it was just a friendly help.As he said, the wooden house is formed as a whole, and it doesn't take much to repair the corners, not to mention that he is in charge of the construction team.But Scarlett still kept this help in her heart, telling herself to remember to pay it back—except of course reducing the price of wood.

This warehouse opened four days ago, and now the shelves inside are full, compact and not cramped, very neat and beautiful.Tommy Wellborn was sitting behind the counter, looking down, writing something in the ledger.Hearing the movement, he immediately raised his head, and blurted out very skillfully: "Welcome——Scarlett?" There was obvious surprise and joy in his voice, "I didn't expect you to come so early."

Scarlett felt a little embarrassed. She did go out very early, and even ate breakfast casually on the way: "I've troubled you these days. I think I can't wait to come and see. Thank you for helping me."

Tommy pushed the account book to her, and his blue eyes were full of smiles: "It's not a trouble, it's much easier to go to the store than to run around."

Scarlett said apologetically: "It's just delaying your own affairs—but I'm in a hurry to sell this batch of goods. If it's too late, who knows if the Yankees will change their minds and take advantage of it?" Speak to Tommy too.

Tommy was noncommittal.

Scarlett picked up the ledger and turned a few pages—this casual gesture in front of friends brought a small smile to Tommy’s mouth—and found that the goods were selling faster than she expected, and The price was also very clear, and he couldn't help but glance at Tommy gratefully.

"A lot of cheap daily necessities sold quickly in the first few days, and we didn't have much stock of these items." Seeing her happy, Tommy added, "In the future, we should mainly sell medium and large items slowly. Reduce some."

Scarlett responded vaguely a few times, but still kept her eyes on the ledger.What she thinks in her heart is that she will do the accounting by herself at that time, and she will postpone the days when the account will be reduced, and the money from "dumping salt" will be included in the income of the store without anyone knowing it. After all, it is not good to tell her mother clearly.There must be an excuse to use the saved money in a bright and honest way.

Tommy specifically mentioned that there may be a decrease in the account after that, because he was worried that after Scarlett took over the store, his inexperience would cause a decrease in income at the beginning—of course he believed in Scarlett’s potential, but there are some things that can only be explored through personal practice. come out.Before that, paying some tuition fees is also a matter of course.He was worried that Scarlett would be depressed, but the green-eyed girl was obviously in good health.He couldn't help laughing a little at his unnecessary worries.

"Thank you so much, Tommy." Scarlett finally put down the account book and looked up with sincere and warm eyes. "With the help of a good friend like you, I was able to complete these things so quickly. I'm going to the railway Let’s take a look at the unopened warehouse next to it, and then come over to sit in the store after lunch. I’m sorry to delay you for a few days to help.”

Tommy's blue eyes twinkled.He stood up with an elegant and upright posture, leaned over and kissed the back of her hand, paused for some reason, and then whispered: "I would like to work for you, my sincere Miss O'Hara."

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Scarlett stayed in the warehouse by the railway for a long time.

Due to the planned opening of this warehouse later, this place has not been repaired.Things are neatly arranged, but there is inevitably the existence of blocking the line of sight.The dust and fresh cobwebs hadn't been swept away, and the store hadn't had a fresh coat of paint.But all of this gave Scarlett a sense of reality in struggle. In her previous life, she built her own bar from scratch (unfortunately, the money probably won't be earned in this life), going through every detail.Looking at the dilapidated warehouse, she really had the urge to do something big.

Fortunately, reason stopped her in the end—Tommy has his own business, and it is impossible to look after the store for her forever.Since she was going to be in the Pentagon Square store, and the family couldn't do without Will now, it would be useless to tidy up the store until a suitable person was found.She couldn't count on Uncle Peter or Big Sam, could she?Ah, Rhett Butler, if he gets out of prison in time, maybe he can be captured as a labor force?Scarlett didn't bother to think about overqualification. Anyway, the guy was lazy, free and rich.

However, after thinking about it for a moment, Scarlett estimated that Rhett was still squatting in the prison, otherwise it would be impossible not to come to her——she still has this confidence.Besides, Butler, like Tommy, was at most a temporary emergency. Even if she wasn't going to be polite to Rhett, there was no reason for him to keep looking at the store.After all, there is still a shortage of capable people!Oh, if only I could split myself in two!

Sitting in the wagon driven by Big Sam, Scarlett's thoughts were racing.No matter where the store keeper looks for, today she must at least find out the previous operating conditions of the Pentagon Plaza store.When the matter here is over, she will immediately go to buy the sawmill.Johnson should be in a hurry at this time. Knowing about this timber factory in her previous life, Scarlett doesn't believe that she can't get it at a low price!

A smug smile appeared on her face involuntarily, when a figure riding a tall horse appeared from the other side of the road, and Scarlett's smile froze unconsciously.She looked at the gaudy figure in surprise, and raging anger gushed out of her heart.Then, the corners of the frozen mouth were pulled up little by little, forming a cold and hard arc full of sarcasm.Scarlett said with a sneer:

"It's been a long time."

— Mr. Jonathan.