Rebirth in America

In October 1949, Alex and Richard suddenly had more performances and they were very busy.

Bart woke up one morning and said to them, "We're going to perform in Atlanta, Georgia today!"

Georgia is a state in the southeastern United States. The state was also a member of the 13 independent states of the United States. Also known as the Peach State or the Empire State of the South, the state was originally discovered by Spain. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina to the east, and Tennessee to the north. It has many paper mills and is one of the main areas for pulp production.

"Atlanta? Is it fun there?" Alex immediately asked excitedly. He likes to walk around the most. When performing in various places outside, Alex will come into contact with more people. At this time he felt that he was part of this era.

Angel said a little worriedly: "Are you going to go somewhere that far away? Should you just give it up?"

Bart said comfortingly: "Don't worry, I'm here. The children are also very smart and obedient, so you can just wait at home with peace of mind. We will only go for a week at most."

"I'm just not used to being alone at home. Can't I not go?" Angel was still worried.

Bart sighed and said, "They gave me a lot of money this time, hundreds of dollars."

After Angel heard this, he was speechless. She could only ask Bart to take good care of her two sons and prevent them from having any accidents.

Under Angel's watch, they embarked on a journey to Atlanta, Georgia. It is located on the mesa of the Appalachian foothills at an altitude of 350 meters and is one of the three major high and low cities in the United States. It is also the capital and commercial city of Georgia.

After getting off the plane, Alex suddenly discovered that there were many black people in this place. More than in other cities, black people are everywhere. What he didn't know was that Martin Luther King was from Atlanta, the center of the civil rights movement.

This is also the headquarters of the Coca-Cola Company. In 1885, a pharmacist named Pemberton renamed the originally invented beverage formula Pemberton's French Wine Coca. The formula at that time contained cocaine and alcohol. Later, Pemberton's partners changed the name of the drink to "Coca-Cola", which is now the world-famous Coca-Cola.

The Carpenter brothers mainly performed in major nightclubs in Atlanta. Sometimes they would also go to some pubs. They would often go to this one and immediately go to the next one. They were invited to perform by a temporary manager, who was responsible for arranging the time and location of the performance. As for the money received, he and the Carpenters split it 50-50.

After all, places like nightclubs and underground pubs are places where adults go, and from time to time you will see some inappropriate scenes for children. Usually at this point, Bart would cover their eyes with his hands. But it happened so much that Bart didn't bother to care anymore.

At the beginning, Richard would be stunned by the lascivious and lewd environment. By the end, he was already numb, and after singing all day, he was so exhausted that he couldn't even keep his eyes open.

Alex quite liked being in these places. He was also very tired, but he could hold on. Sometimes he would stare at a naked girl with big breasts. At this time, of course he couldn't make a mistake, he was just being obscene in his heart. If they are fascinated, it will be distracting and the performance may be messed up, which is when they feel a little uncomfortable.

The most disturbing thing is not the nearly naked women, but the drunken guests. These people had drunk countless glasses of wine and were dizzy. They would start fighting if they were slightly stimulated. Fighting in bars is a common thing. It looks exciting, but it's not fun when you actually get hit.

At this time, even if there is a naked girl doing a striptease on the stage, it will not attract people's attention. But in order to complete the task, they had to insist on singing it. This was written into the agreement. Only when the fight spread to the side of the stage could they retreat. Every time a fight breaks out, they get a lot less in tips.

Soon, Bart took them to Macon Town to perform. This small town is located just south of Atlanta and is the "historic heartland" of Georgians. It has charming towns and genuine antique shops. It is also the hometown of "Gone with the Wind", where the great writer Margaret Mitchell wrote the world famous "Gone with the Wind".

The most dangerous one was in a tavern in McCann Town, where they were singing very well on stage. Unexpectedly, a quarrel broke out below, and after a while the quarrel turned into a fight, and then the fight developed into a melee.

The scene at that time was really chaotic. You hit me, and I hit you. However, according to Alex's observation, it is basically white people fighting black people, and black people fighting white people. In such taverns, blacks and whites mixed together, and conflicts easily occurred. Maybe someone hit the other party and ignited the fuse, causing the conflict between the two parties to explode.

In the melee, people fought onto the stage. It's said to be a stage, but actually it's just a small area. The Carpenters had no place to hide, so they had no choice but to get out of the way.

I don’t know where Bart went at that time, maybe he was drinking, maybe he was beaten. After all, everyone picked up tables, chairs, and wine bottles as weapons. If they were not careful, they would be touched, causing bleeding in the least case and fractures in the worst case.

Alex originally protected his brother behind him, but unexpectedly, a drunk man pounced on him. He had no choice but to push Richard away, and when he escaped from the drunkard's hands, he discovered that his brother was missing.

"Richard! Richard! Where are you?" Alex couldn't help shouting. He was afraid that something would happen to his brother, and that would be the end of him. He avoided others and crawled on the ground so that no one would notice him.

"Hey! Did you call me?" A black boy looked at him in surprise and asked. The man was also crawling on the ground, and the two almost touched their heads.

Alex was a little confused and said, "I'm looking for my brother Richard. I didn't call you."

The black boy was tall and thin, with shiny black skin, as if covered with a layer of leather. He scratched his messy hair and said, "My name is also Richard, but my full name is Little Richard! Is your brother also named Richard?"

"Yes, can you help me find it?" Alex asked.

Little Richard raised his head and looked around, then pulled Alex to hide behind the wine cabinet. "Follow me, it's not safe here," he said.

The two hid under the wine cabinet and squatted behind a dark red cloth. Secretly peeking outside through the crack, I saw that the people in the tavern seemed to be going crazy. They beat anyone they saw. People kept falling down, and the floor was full of moaning and rolling bodies.

"Hey, kid! How old is your brother? What does he look like?" Little Richard asked in Alex's ear.

Alex replied: "My brother looks as big as a 7-year-old kid, with short black hair and wearing jeans for a performance."

When Little Richard heard this, he glanced at Alex and suddenly said, "Oh, it's you. I like the performance of you two brothers very much! By the way, your names are the Carpenter brothers, right?" "

Alex nodded, stopped talking, and stared outside looking for Richard.

"Maybe your brother escaped, you don't have to worry." Little Richard comforted in a low voice.

"Thank you! My name is Alex, and I sing. What about you? What do you do?" Alex asked while searching.

After a while, Little Richard said: "I am a snake oil seller! I originally thought of trying my luck in the tavern, maybe I can sell a few bottles of snake oil. I didn't expect to encounter such a scene."

"Snake oil?" Alex was a little stunned after hearing this. He asked, "Is this kind of thing useful? Why is it sold in a place like this?"

Little Richard looked at Alex up and down in surprise, and then explained: "Snake oil is very useful. It can detoxify and reduce swelling, moisturize and prevent cracking, relieve itching and disinfect, etc. The most important thing is, it is said that it It can enhance a man's ability in that area. Use some when doing things, it can not only provide lubrication, but also prevent infectious diseases."

After hearing this, Alex understood why Little Richard came to the tavern to sell snake oil. He whispered: "Is it that magical?"

Little Richard's eyes widened after hearing this and he said, "Don't believe it. You will know when you try it. It's weird, why am I talking to a kid like you? Your hair isn't all grown yet."

Alex remained silent, and said in his heart: "Damn it, when we were playing with women in our last life, you didn't know where you were."

At this moment, the red cloth was pulled away.

A drunken middle-aged white man appeared in front of them. He laughed heartily: "Haha, look what's hiding here? Two little mice!"

The drunk man lifted Alex up, and when he was about to punch him hard, Alex shouted quickly: "Don't hit me, don't hit me! I'm from your side, I'm from your side." "

"Huh? You're not a nigger?" The drunk man looked at the light and saw Alex's fair skin and golden hair. Then he let go and turned to Little Richard.

Seeing something bad, Little Richard bowed and prepared to run away from the drunken man. Unexpectedly, he was kicked down by a drunk man.

The drunk man sat down on Little Richard, then grabbed Little Richard's hair with one hand and muttered: "Little bastard! I have to beat you to death!"

"Mother**er! If you can't beat me to death, UU Reading www.uukａnshu.net has something good for you!" Little Richard yelled without fear.

The drunk man was furious, and when he gathered his strength and was about to punch him, there was a "bang!" and a bottle hit him on the head.

It was Alex who hit the person. He never left. Seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly took out a bottle of beer from the wine cabinet. Using all his strength, he hit the drunk man in the back of the head.

The drunkard was struck without saying a word and fell straight down. Little Richard struggled to push the man away from him, grabbed Alex's outstretched hand, and stood up with one force.

"What to do now?" Alex asked anxiously. This was also the first time he hit someone on the head with a beer bottle, and he didn't know whether the other person was seriously injured.

At this time, other people in the tavern also noticed these two little guys. The white drunkard sees the black boy Little Richard, and the black drunkard sees the white boy Alex. People on both sides stopped in unison and slowly surrounded them.

"Wait! We are just passing by, you don't have to stop, please keep fighting!"

Alex looked around, trying to find a place to escape, but two groups of people from the other side surrounded the place. On the contrary, Little Richard was much calmer. He bit his lower lip tightly and said nothing.

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