[Gone with the Wind] Miss Margot

There are more than Tara Manor and Twelve Oaks Manor in Clayton County. Of course, there are not only people from the O’Hara family and the Wilkes family at the Clark House today, but there is also an unexpected guest, that is, Cade Calvert.

The Calverts were also great estate owners in Clayton County, and Cade was the only remaining Calvert male.

Cade caught typhoid fever in the army. If it was in the original book, although he survived, his health was ruined. Although he managed to return to Clayton County, he passed away not long after, killing the eldest son of the Calvert family. The estate was left to the family's Yankee overseer, along with his prolific sister, Catherine Calvert.

However, because of Margot's relationship, Cade's fate has changed.

At the beginning, he was lingering in the corridor of a store in Atlanta and even lost consciousness for a while.But the person in charge of that area happened to be Suellen's black servants, and one of them was from Tara Manor.

Of course, the black people in Tara Manor knew the young master of the neighbor Calvert's family, so Cade received priority treatment, and after recovering from typhoid fever, he was able to come to the big house of the Clark family to continue recuperating.

He is now one of the few able-bodied white men in Atlanta.

He also couldn't leave Atlanta because of Atlanta's martial law.

So to hear Johanna say that almost every black person in Clayton County knows that the Calverts' Yankee overseer is stalking his sister, Katherine Calvert, with his stepmother behind the scenes, Cade couldn't sit still. Living.

He raised his head and immediately asked, "Mr. Rhett Butler, you have great powers. You must have a way to leave Atlanta, right? Take me a ride, how about it?"

Rhett grinned, showing his white teeth.

He said in that familiar and hateful tone: "Mr. Cade Calvert, if I were really so powerful, I wouldn't be visiting today. In fact, I accepted Mrs. Clark's request. Would love to get out of Atlanta sooner than you do."

Gerald knew immediately that the daughter was up to something.

He leaned on crutches quickly, half of his body moved aside.

Gerald is now a disabled person. He has lost a leg. According to southern etiquette, as the half master of the Clark House, he is also disabled. his.

Especially when the host and hostess of the Clark family were absent, and the only Clark present was a young girl.

Gerald said, "Oh, come on, it looks like you've got some great news again. Come in and tell me. Come in."

As he said that, Gerald went into the house first, because he was walking with a cane, and he was limping, but he still had that loud voice:

"Pork! Pork! Come on, pour two glasses of milk!" Then he said to Rhett: "Oh, I'm sorry, Marg has used all the whiskey to refine alcohol. There are only women in this house except milk. We are drinking rose tea."

Since the port was blocked, a lot of things couldn't come in, and of course there must be perfumes for ladies.Not to mention Scarlett, even Ellen has no perfume, let alone Margot and Suellen in the hospital.

But the ladies didn't have perfumes to use, and the black Clarks figured out a way.

The citizens of Atlanta are somewhat different from those big estate owners. The most obvious thing is that, as one of the decent families in Atlanta, the Hamilton family has only one black slave, that is Uncle Peter, but what about those big estate owners?Like the O'Hara sisters, each has a personal maid. As a wife, Ellen, in addition to her confidant Mama Black, also has a little maid who specializes in bringing things to Ellen. At that time, he had two maids, and as the head of the family, Gerald also had his own personal servant.

In the old days that just passed, white people demanded the same from black people as men did to women. They demanded that black people be obedient and able to complete the tasks they assigned perfectly, but they also demanded that black people not have their own ideas.

But Marge is different. In terms of her attitude towards black people, the biggest difference between her and this era is that she always encourages some of the whimsy of these black people.

For example, the cotton seed doffer on Zhuangzi was figured out by those black people, so Marg took out a piece of fine printed cotton cloth.

With this precedent, the black people in Clark House are more willing to use their brains.

Ladies don't have any perfume to use, that's no problem.Wouldn't it be good to pick the rosebuds on the fence, dry them, and put them in a sachet?Dried rose petals can also be used to make tea.

The rose tea that Gerald said was actually rose tea.Because in English, rose, rose, and rose are all called roses.

Rhett had already noticed that the female relatives present here, from Ellen to Scarlet Melanie to Karin and Eliza, all carried sachets.And this kind of sachet contains naturally dried rose petals.

This kind of rose petals has a special clear and cold taste, just like the era that just passed, which is melancholy.

This kind of sachet is also telling everyone that no force can defeat these respectable women.

Yes, Rhett hates the kind of southern ladies, like Mrs. Whiting, who say they have their own little thoughts for the south, and are even proud of being praised as the three pillars of Atlanta and pointing fingers at other people's affairs. , even if it is a woman, even if the south pursues chivalry, Rhett is unwilling to abide by this unwritten agreement to give such a person face.

But also, for women like Ellen and Melanie who are strong in heart and sincerely dedicated to the South, Rhett respects from the bottom of his heart.

Although it was just a small sachet, at this moment, Rhett's heart was full of pride.

Yes, no amount of suffering can crush the spirit of the Southerners.There is nothing in this world that cannot be destroyed, only the spirit and will last forever.

It can be seen that when Ashley and Melanie got engaged, it was not without reason that John Wilkes would invite Rhett.

Rhett was also well aware of the immortal soul of the Wilkes family.

Entering the living room, everyone sat down separately. Johanna even put a blanket on Melanie's lap before exiting, and arranged her own salute and room under the arrangement of the dark mother Hattie of the Clark House.

Senior maids like them must live in the attic, just like senior male servants live next to the kitchen and in the basement.They all lived in the main house with their masters, and only the rough and black servants lived in the white | powder-walled hut at the back.

After all, Gerald really cared about his two daughters. Now Margot and Suellen are both in the hospital, and neither manor is in charge. To be honest, Gerald is really worried.

"Come on, Mr. Butler, I don't know you, and I don't know my daughter Margot, but I know that since she didn't come back and you came to visit after going to the hospital, it must be my daughter I told you something again, right?"

The impression Rhett made on Gerald was that of a listless one.

When Gerald first came to Atlanta, it was probably in retaliation for the time when he was shot｜pointed at the nose. Rhett even asked him to drink, and the two of them got drunk. According to Scarlett, That is Gerald's loud voice almost waking up the neighbors.

Not to mention, Gerald lost all five hundred dollars in his wallet.

That's their money for Christmas!

Since then, Gerald has been a little bit embarrassed by Rhett, and he will not want to see Rhett in general.Of course, Rhett also knew what Gerald was thinking, so he went directly to the hospital to find Margot, just like this time.

Rhett took out a cigar and distributed it to the two men present.

While lighting the cigar with a match, Rhett said slowly: "Mr. O'Hara, the war situation has changed again."

"what?!"

There was an exclamation in the room.

Melanie straightened her back immediately: "Yes, it's the South..."

Where has there been heavy casualties in the south, or has a certain army in the south been defeated?

Seeing Melanie's terrified expression, Rhett quickly said, "Mrs. Wilkes, don't worry, this is a good thing for the south, because the Yankees' offensive has stopped."

Scarlett's green eyes stare like a cat's fur has exploded.She said coldly: "It's a good thing for the south. But your look is not like this."

Scarlett was full of anger. Rhett's foolish appearance was always annoying. Scarlett was always at the disadvantage of other men, but with Rhett, he would only be played around by this man.

More importantly, Scarlett knew very well that standing behind this man was his sister Margot.

Scarlett hated Margot, the sister who had been ignoring her, the sister who looked on as if she was noble herself.

Rhett shrugged and said, "Well, that's the truth. So many heroic fighters in the south did not stop the Yankees' footsteps. Instead, it was the two wives who used their love to keep the Yankees in their footsteps."

The house suddenly fell silent.

Scarlet said angrily: "What do you mean? Mr. Rhett Butler?"

Rhett shrugged and said, "It's literally. The Yankees stopped their offensive."

"what?"

The two men in the room froze, while the women looked at each other.

Karin was the first to react: "It's Margo and Suellen, right?!"

Rhett nodded with a smile, and said, "Yes. Now, all the black people in Atlanta, whether they were originally from the South or were formerly under the Yankees, now they all listen to Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Kennedy."