[Gone with the Wind] Miss Margot

Human beings worship the strong and yearn for kindness.

No matter when, a hero is always welcomed by children, even if it is just a virtual one.But what about real heroes around you?

The most widely appreciated wives at the hearth of a black Atlanta home during this period were undoubtedly Margot and Suellen, but what black kids loved was going through the blockade.Of course, it does not refer to those brave soldiers, but the blacks who fled from the north to the south.

"It's not easy at all. We all know that the Yankees who said they wanted to liberate blacks actually discriminated against blacks more than southerners, but it was not easy for blacks in the South at that time. At that time, the southern law stipulated that blacks were slaves. If caught, they will be treated as fugitive slaves. They will be sold, or killed."

The children around all exclaimed.

"My God! It's impossible!"

Because of the general environment, many black children did not know what the attitude of the South was to the fugitive slaves in the past. They only remembered that the South led by Marge and Suellen was friendly to the blacks after the war, so many blacks lived in When telling the children about the past, they will emphasize it.

Of course, this is often the start of family wars.

Carl Rossi was one such black man who narrowly escaped crossing the blockade, only to be captured and taken as a fugitive slave after entering the South:

"...of course it is true. I got away with it because I claimed to be a slave at Barton Park, at the behest of my mistress, Mrs. Clarke, to go out in search of sugar cane. You know, that's what makes white sugar .”

The children's eyes widened and their ears pricked up, listening carefully.

"My companions, who claimed that they came out to look for cotton, were identified as fugitive slaves on the spot, and were either killed or sold on the spot. But I insisted that I came out to look for sugarcane, and I repeatedly stated that because Macon and The counties of Jonesboro and Clayton are all cotton plantations, and there are no sugar cane plantations. To be honest, if I hadn’t insisted on this all the time, I would definitely be regarded as a fugitive slave. In fact, among them Several times, I almost changed my words..."

"and then?"

"Then the white folks wrote to Barton Manor. Mrs. Clarke was a good person, I think, and she knew I was a runaway slave, but she decided to take me anyway. She had her Negro housekeeper, Papa John, come with her own letter. Take us back. Then Papa John came and beat us up in front of white people..."

"That must be a show."

"No, really fight, otherwise it is impossible to win the trust of those white people. I later found out that Papa John doesn't welcome us people, because one more person means one more ration. Barton Manor is so big, it can't accommodate so many people people."

"But Mrs. Clark still takes you in!"

"Yes, not only Mrs. Clarke, but also Mrs. Kennedy, oh, Mrs. Butler now. They are good people, they know how the Yankees squeezed us, and they know that the situation in the South is not good, everywhere There was a shortage of food, but they took us in. They told the generals in the south in their letters that they sent us to move sugarcane somewhere, and then we were frightened by the artillery fire, so we separated. The white people asked Mr. Tommy Why doesn’t Dad use trains? Father John said that cotton can be processed into military supplies, and taking the railway can save time and ensure the needs of hospitals, but sugar cane is not military supplies and cannot occupy the lifeline of the South. Mrs. Clark is a very good person , she deserves our lifetime gratitude..."

Carl sat on the sofa, telling stories of the past to his young twin sons, as well as his wife's brother and nephews, while behind him, his wife Molly Rossi nodded with satisfaction.

Molly is very aware of Carl's hatred of white people, but she is a black person from Tara Manor, not only herself, but her parents are also black people from Tara Manor.If it wasn't for Marge, Molly might have been nothing more than a high-class black maid serving in the house all her life, but because of Marge's careful guidance to her, Molly became the best seamstress in Tara Manor, and now, Molly Li is one of the most famous surgeons in the hospital.

All this came from Marge. Molly was grateful to this young lady for her cultivation from the bottom of her heart. She did not allow anyone around her to speak ill of her young lady, even her husband was no exception.

Molly swayed her wide hips, her skirt rustling.

She came over with the tray and said to her husband and children: "You must remember that Miss Margot and Miss Suellen gave you a good life. It is because of the generosity of these two ladies that you can Sit in a bright classroom like those white children and learn all kinds of knowledge. Only if you master all these skills, can you get the opportunity to work in accountants, doctors, nurses, and nursing workers like those white people. Otherwise, you'll have to do coolies! The ladies are generous because they're classy, ​​but they're not obliged to pay for fools and slobs. Remember?"

The children responded one after another:

"remember."

"Okay, get ready to wash your hands and eat!"

The children ran away with a flick of their feet, and Carl said to his wife: "Oh, dear, don't do this, the children will get bored..."

"Are you bored too?"

Carl shook his head immediately.

The vast majority of blacks in this era have no education, especially the northern blacks, and among the blacks, the personal black servants and black maids who follow the upper-class families in the south are already rare among the blacks in this era decent people.

But Margo and Suellen changed a world.

Especially in the years of Atlanta Hospital, a group of black nurses, black nurses, and very rare black doctors appeared in the south.

If in the original book black people can only look up to those personal black menservants and black maids, then now, all black people have to look up to black doctors like Molly.

The structure of blacks has changed from the structure of "black men who farm the land → senior blacks who serve in the house → personal black menservants, personal black maids" to "coolie blacks → personal black servants, black maids → black nurses → black Nurses → black doctors" such a pyramid structure.

There is no doubt that Molly is now at the apex of this pyramid.

Molly would never have married him if it hadn't been for Carl being different from most black people in this era, if it wasn't for Carl knowing how to respect his wife.

"Honey, you know, I am very grateful to Mrs. Clark, not only because she saved my life, but also because she provided me with the opportunity to marry you."