Revenge [Gone with the Wind]

Atlanta cheered and celebrated when Yankee Governor Bullock fled Georgia in October.The people were all gathered in the streets, the men were laughing and shaking hands, the women were kissing and crying.Everyone held a celebration party at home.At this time, only the firefighters were busy, because the happy children lit a festive bonfire outdoors, and it would spread if they were not careful.

Suellen held several banquets in Butler's mansion with great interest. As the wife of Captain Butler, who contributed the most and contributed the most, Suellen was as proud as if she personally drove away the Republicans.She was as lively as Scarlett was before the war at the banquet, wearing a set of smart new dresses, wearing a dress that was more expensive than some people (such as Melanie and Ashley's shabby house, and several other families with the same family). Mrs. Meade's small board room) and expensive jewellery, she shuttled proudly among people's envious eyes, and unceremoniously shared her husband's glory.

In December, amid a final frantic pushback from Republicans, Georgia had its first postwar Democratic governor.Georgia is back in its own hands -- and despite Washington's defenses, and the military, Carpet Bags, white scum, and local Republicans, it's back.The excitement, pride, joy and pride of the residents of Atlanta were unabashedly written on their faces. Even the most reserved wives could no longer restrain themselves. People once again took to the streets, cheering and celebrating.Every family gave everything they had, and held a grander and grander celebration ball.As the best representatives of those who have relinquished their status as speculators and fellow Yankees just in time, and who have spent a great deal of time, money, and energy helping Georgia fight back, the Butler family has received the most sincere support and ten times more enthusiasm than before. Welcome.Suellen distributed invitations widely, and this time, not only old friends readily attended the appointment, but even the respected bigwigs in Atlanta and even the entire South also attended.General Gordon and his whole family showed up on time, and due to the pressure of missing the appointment due to health reasons, Alexander Stephens also sent a message of apology, and even Bob Toombs, the troublemaker of the Southern League, came here.The reputation of the Butler family in Atlanta was close to that of the Wilkes family, and for the first time Rhett was placed at the height of Ashley in the hearts of everyone.

Suellen was too proud, dancing all over the venue, persuading wine and leading the dance, but the little captain in her stomach was not happy, and expressed her dissatisfaction bluntly, causing his mother to lose her composure on the spot.

In fact, this is the second time that Mrs. Butler, who is tolerated and doted on by everyone because of her carelessness and ignorance in the world, is found pregnant in public. Suellen, who has been trained by Rhett to thicken her skin, is not too shy. After receiving a bunch of blessings, he was surrounded by Mrs. Merriwat, Mrs. Elsing, Mrs. Whiteting, Mrs. Meade and Melanie nervously, not without regret, and went back to the house to rest majestically.Reiter accepted congratulations from the men downstairs with a full smile on his face. Even General Gordon came over to shake hands cordially. He also asked about his army number and rank when he joined the army, and praised him for his great contribution to the Confederacy.

Melanie, Fanny, Maybelle and other young ladies gathered around the living room to accompany Suellen. They were all excited as if they were pregnant, arguing endlessly whether it would be a boy or a girl, and then extended Seeing how beautiful and lovely Eugenia was, and how strong and healthy the little bad-tempered captain was, they kept praising Suellen's children, and imagined that the child they were pregnant with would be so smart and beautiful. people love.The older ladies were showing off their rich experience in giving birth to women—the explanations were very cryptic, because there were unmarried women present, and her purity was to be guaranteed—while discussing who should write to Tara, telling Mr. Will, the heir of the O'Hara family, and his wife, Catherine, who are now Suellen's legal brother and sister-in-law, should come to congratulate them, and the little sister Carleen, who has always been close to Suellen, should also be with her husband. Brent would do it once.Originally, both families should have been invited by Suellen or Rhett himself, but none of the women dared to ask Captain Butler anything about traditions or customs, and Suellen only liked to receive letters but never asked Captain Butler. The character of not being too lazy to write to anyone has long been known to everyone, and now she is considerate of her being pregnant and easily tired or irritable, so she does not mention it intimately.In the end it was unanimously decided to give the task to Aunt Pittypat, and indirectly to offer her a chance of reconciliation with Suellen.Because Scarlett lived at home, Suellen was very unfriendly to Aunt Pittypat, and hadn't visited Aunt Pittypat for a long time, and she was rarely even invited to the banquets and dances held by her family.Poor Aunt Pittypat, weeping and tearing up anyone who would listen, explaining how she dared not offend Scarlett, and still less willing to stand against her friends.She didn't dare to drive Scarlet away by herself (in fact, the house was Scarlett's property at all, and Pittypat himself was the boarder), and she was too embarrassed to ask someone to drive away her benefactor for her. , so she kept nagging, hoping that some kind-hearted people would voluntarily and voluntarily solve this trouble for her.

Aunt Pittypat was very enthusiastic about anything that could sell well, so she hurriedly asked Dilsey for a pen and paper, and wrote a long-winded discourse on Suellen's smooth mahogany dresser.After coaxing the chaste old lady aside, the ladies chattered joyously, crowding Suellen's instructions as if she hadn't had two children.While enjoying the superiority of being surrounded by stars, Suellen dealt with the precautions that she had known a long time ago impatiently.Amidst the chaotic noise, no one noticed that Melanie gently stroked her stomach with a rare, slightly smug and mischievous smile on the corner of her mouth.

Tara's people came quickly, and Will and Catherine came to visit politely with their son.Seeing Will again surprised Suellen, the tall, thin, scruffy white guy she remembered as a poor white guy who was now neat and respectable, wearing an old and outdated brown striped coat and showing some trousers. Faded, but he held his head high, his eyes were bright and full of energy, and he was obviously doing well.Suellen could not remember Will ever being so pleasing to the eye during the years they lived together.Looking at the haggard and old Catherine behind him with low brows and pleasing eyes, Suellen was not only pityful but also proud. She was glad that she got rid of Will and lived a wealthy life with Rhett. comfortable life.Poor Catherine, her life is not as good as she was in her previous life. She was the daughter of the largest manor owner in the county, but look what she has become now.The frayed cotton dress with frayed edges, a pair of old shoes, stained with dirty dirt, almost certainly the same pair she wore when she came to Atlanta two years ago, and her hands, rough and yellow with protruding knuckles , the fingertips that were once pointy were blunt and round, and even the nails were cut off, poor thing, Suellen thought triumphantly: she must be working non-stop at Tara.

Catherine's arrival gave Scarlett a reason to come forward. Although she was very displeased to see Suellen proudly and cared for, she was in too much distress and pain now. As long as she had an acquaintance to talk to her, She couldn't care less about Suellen or Suellen.Governor Bullock's sudden downfall caused consternation among white scum, Carpet Bags, and Republicans.Scarlett's Yankee friends, the Gellert family and the Hendon family, fled in a hurry after getting the news that Bullock had left before announcing his resignation, and returned to their original places.The remaining Carpet Bags and white scum, also jittery because the new governor was a Democrat instead of their sure-fire Republican, are now panicked, confused, and terrified.Scarlett was visited by many Yankee women looking for news, and they all counted on her to get help from their former companions and protect them by the way.They repeated hastily: "Who would have thought that things would come to this point? We thought the governor had great power. We thought he would stay here. We thought—" Scarlett's thoughts were also on their minds. The consistent idea, in the past years, in order to obtain the greatest security and interests, she had come together with the Yankees.However much she disliked them, she gave in to them and cut herself off from her old friends and her old way of life.But now, the power of the conqueror is over!

She bet on the continuation of the Bullock regime, and Bullock is finished, and the Republican government is finished in Georgia, so she is also finished!

Old friends can never go back, new friends run away, and the rest hide in the gutter like rats crossing the street, no one will greet her on the street again, she inherited from Frank No one patronized the store, and the only clerk resigned. She had to go to the warehouse behind to move the heavy goods, and wipe the layers of dust with a rag... If she can bear these, then Losing touch with Ashley was about to break her down.She had never regretted giving up ownership of the lumber mill on the spur of the moment, and without the connection to the sawmill, and completely lost the hearts of Atlanta residents, she could hardly find any way to see Ashley again.The arrival of Catherine is undoubtedly a ray of dawn for Scarlett who is on the verge of extinction.Who can stop her from meeting Girls' Generation's best friend? !

Suellen is perfectly fine, and she is unceremoniously and happily exercising her privilege-she sarcastically sarcastically sarcasm Will, and the new owner of Tara, who has a strong self-esteem, is very angry. After only staying for one day, he drove back with his wife and children in a carriage.As for Suellen, when Mrs. Merriwat and the others reproached her a little afterwards, she pretended to be in a bad mood because of her pregnancy, had a bad temper, and lost her appetite and spirit. I am very proud.

Seeing this, Scarlett felt very uncomfortable.In the past, Catherine was obedient to her, but now, she bends her knees to Suellen; once, she was the most attractive and beautiful girl, everyone praised her and doted on her, no matter where she appeared, she was always The absolute center, but now, Suellen is the one who is praised, hugged and kissed, and she is also showing off with luxurious sapphire earrings, wearing a fashionable tube skirt with a sea blue ribbon, and she dares to wear it even though her stomach is already bulging so flamboyant.Scarlett angrily remembered that when she was pregnant with Ella, she was reprimanded by a group of old ladies when she drove out in a carriage, but she ignored Su Ellen's "respect" of never going out of the house since she found out she was pregnant.

Fortunately, two days later, Carleen, who received the letter, also arrived by train with her family.She has also changed a lot, maybe because of having another child, now Carreen can't see the timid and shy introverted girl she used to be.As a wife and mother, Carleen is undoubtedly more qualified than the two older sisters. She is dignified and simple, calm and polite. If it hadn't been for years of hard work and malnutrition for a long time after the war, she would not have grown taller. , she looks more like Scarlett and Suellen's sister.

Carleen also lived in Atlanta during the war, because she was born in a famous family, gentle and polite, well-behaved and cute, and she had a boyfriend who met people's traditional expectations, instead of being "deviant" like her two sisters, so her popularity was about the same Second only to Melanie.Of course, her arrival received a warmer welcome, and even her careful mention of wanting to see her eldest sister Scarlett was not refuted.Even Mrs. Merriwat said nothing, except that Suellen was not very happy.

But this time Scarlett was unwilling to come.She really didn't want to see Suellen's smug face anymore, it would make her want to pounce on it and scratch it hard.On the other hand, she invited Carleen to Aunt Pittypat's house to discuss some things more quietly and secretly, or in other words, asked her always docile and obedient little sister to do some remedies for her that she couldn't do by herself.

Carleen went to the appointment meekly. Even though many people told her about Scarlett's inappropriateness, the bond of blood cannot be erased.Carleen did what Melanie did for Scarlett—she firmly stated that no matter how many wrong things Scarlett did in Atlanta, she was her dear sister.If one day Atlanta no longer welcomes Scarlett, then she will welcome the eldest sister to her home at any time-Carrie is also the best of the three sisters in terms of her ability to control her husband.Scarlett controls Charles and Frank by her tyranny, while Suellen, whether it is Will in the previous life or Rhett in this life, can only be obedient and obedient, but Carleen relies on her incomparable obedience and docility to win her husband and his family.的厚爱——如果布伦特敢跟卡丽恩发生哪怕一句话的分歧，塔尔顿太太都绝对连理由也不问就抄起马鞭给儿子一顿胖揍，之后再由塔尔顿先生押Let him go and apologize to Carleen sincerely.

Scarlett thought for a while after listening to Carleen's speech, and said decisively: "I just want to go home and have a look, but Will and Catherine are too busy taking care of Tara, just in time, I will go to Carleen Go home, I miss Mrs. Tarleton too." She felt that if she stayed in Atlanta any longer, she would be suffocated to death even for a day.For her mind was weary of being forced to turn all day long with useless thoughts about her present situation.Going back to the county can not only breathe a sigh of relief, but also sort out those messy and broken thoughts, and find a way to reverse the current predicament for myself.

Atlanta, she will definitely come back.

The author has something to say: Tianlong Preparation will open soon, and Ah Zhu will never die, because that is almost the favorite female character in Yutangquan, and the other favorite is Mu Wanqing.I personally hate Mrs. Ma Kang Min, I hate A Zi (some people may like her, but Yutang can't like her anyway), I reject Mrs. Wang who is unreasonable and vicious, and I don't like Wang Yuyan.However, I still have a point of view that in fact, none of the women in the book can fully match Qiao Dazhu, so Qiao Dazhu doesn't have a clear CP, at most there is an ambiguous spiritual sustenance of Qingshui.Hahahaha, you may have guessed it, Yutang plans to switch to DM/BL, which is better at it.It's just that if the crackdown is severe now, there will be no CP, and it will be ambiguous.above!