Continuation of "Gone with the Wind"

Chapter 28 Back to Tara

The days flowed peacefully like unhurried water.Jack stayed at home almost every day, and Scarlett's fear that he might cause trouble gradually disappeared.Janet had been obsessed with the ball since that day, and went dancing with Rhett and Scarlett every day.After stepping on countless men's leather shoes, she finally danced in style.Scarlett and her gradually eliminated the estrangement and became friends.Since the showdown with Scarlett, Rhett has only danced with her symbolically once at each ball, and then dumped her to other men.Although Scarlett wanted to dance with him very much, she never asked Rhett, and just danced with others every time like a gypsy girl.She knew that her fame had spread throughout Charleston, and countless men asked her to dance with her every time.She is like a blooming rose, attracting all the admiring gazes, and these gazes water her branches and leaves like water, making her bloom more presumptuously.But none of these gazes belonged to Rhett, he was like her sunshine.Without his gaze, no matter how hard she tried to open up, what was the use?

Every time she thinks of him, Scarlett's dancing steps are always chaotic, which makes her dance partner confused and flustered. In the end, even if she is full of doubts, she can only apologize to her out of gentlemanly manner and say that she stepped on her foot.Gradually, fewer people invited her to dance until no one came to the door.Sitting alone in the audience, Scarlett watched Rhett graciously invite other women to dance with her, and she was filled with jealousy.She had had enough of this, she was going home, back to Tara, she couldn't do it in Charleston, it was Rhett's home, not hers, never was.

Two months passed like a dream.Scarlett said goodbye to Rhett's family, saying that she would take Jack back to Tara to arrange next year's production.Although Mrs. Eleanor showed a look of reluctance, she still agreed reasonably.Rhett let out the wind in advance that he was going to New Orleans, and there were some things to deal with there.Scarlett naturally didn't believe his lies, but she didn't bother to expose him.

What she didn't expect was that all Rhett's family members came to the train station to see them off.In front of the whole family, Rhett suddenly hugged her so hard that she was caught off guard and almost fainted.Rhett had let go of her by the time she came to, his dark eyes staring with interest at her reddened face.She glared at him angrily, said bluntly, "Goodbye, Mr. Butler," turned and walked towards the train.Anyway, the people who came to see him off have all left, so she doesn't need to accompany him to perform anymore.Just as she was about to board the train, she suddenly heard Rhett's voice saying loudly to her: "You are right, Mrs. Butler, we will see you again." She turned her head strangely and saw that he had already boarded the train. She got on another train, which she knew was bound for New Orleans.Rhett was sitting by the window looking at her and smiling, that smile was so gentle that she was at a loss for a moment.When the train left, she was still there in a daze, chewing on the meaning of that gentle smile and Rhett's purpose in going to New Orleans.They honeymooned in New Orleans, what else?She seemed to have heard Rhett talk about New Orleans, but why couldn't she remember?Forget it, think about it later.By the way, "see you later", did Rhett say that?What did he mean, did her efforts finally pay off?It really made her happy.

Jack stood aside and waited for her for a long time. He didn't want to disturb Scarlett, but the conductor had urged her to get on the train several times, so he boldly pulled Scarlett's sleeve, and when she came back to her senses, she stared at her like before. When he glanced at him, he said quietly: "Miss Scarlett, if you don't leave, you will miss the train." One sentence reminded Scarlett, oops, she has to go back to Tara quickly and arrange everything , wait for Rhett to come back.

Before going back, Scarlett had already sent a telegram to Uncle Henry and Will, asking them to help with the silverware exchange.Her mind was clear, and she was not confused by Rhett's words.Of course it would be nice for Ritken to meet her again, but who knows when?Maybe he was just joking.Scarlett immediately put an end to this kind of thinking, who is Rhett, if he doesn't want to come back, he can tell it directly, there is no need to tell lies.Besides, his going or staying is never under her control, isn't it?However, if Rhett really came back, she would not let him leave easily, absolutely not this time.She must have a way to win back his heart, she has seen the light, hasn't she?

Scarlett knew her expression would change with the thoughts in her head, but she never had control over what she had discovered.The reason was that she felt that it was no big deal, and she didn't bother to do it.She has never understood why a lady has to pretend to be a hypocrite, and she can't laugh out loud when a man does something stupid. Why is she forced to laugh at a hypocritical man when she is sad in her heart? It is really the stupidest and most tiring thing in the world It's over.Therefore, Jack could easily see what was going on in her heart.It's just that as a child and a de facto servant at the same time, he has little say.Therefore, he pretended he hadn't seen anything, and buried his head in silence.

Scarlett thought of Tara again.I don't know if Suellen has fixed the house with her money.Naturally, she wasn't worried that Suellen would withhold the money and not repair the house. She was just worried that with Suellen's taste and Will's always tolerant attitude towards her, she didn't know what would happen to Tara.If it was repaired like a bad color palette, when Rhett came back, she might laugh and hurt her stomach, showing a mouthful of shining white teeth, which would make her feel ashamed.She regretted that she didn't tell Suellen that Tara should be restored to the original shape before she left, which made her feel very upset now.

Instead of worrying about what has happened, think about what is in front of you, Scarlett told herself.She looked at Jack with his head down, thinking how to arrange him better.She called his name, Jack looked up suspiciously, but still looked back with a respectful attitude: "Miss Scarlett, what's the matter?" You set me up with a job. I don't care for idlers." "I can write, read books, and see a doctor." "Forget it, who can't write? Bookkeeping, I don't care if you keep accounts; seeing a doctor, Tara The people are very healthy, and you can see them if they are not sick. You can’t let you see even a pregnant woman.” “Then what should I do?” “What do you like to do? I can’t let you be a servant anymore, I have to hire another one. That’s all right.” “I just like to write and play with puppies.” “How about playing with children? It’s not about playing. Take care of them for me. Tara has a lot of children.” “Okay, I am willing. However, how many children do you have?" "I have two, a boy and a girl, both younger than you, and you should be able to control them; It will be six." In fact, these things should not be told to children, but Scarlett can't care so much anymore. "That's it, no problem, I can take care of them." "Don't blow the cowhide too much, if you are bullied by them together and cry, don't come to me." "Don't worry, Miss Scarlett, take care of Xiao I have a way with children." "Come on, you're not a child yourself?" "Maybe, maybe." Jack's voice was no longer as cheerful as before, and became a little deeper, as if a piece of music suddenly changed from a climax. Like falling into the bass zone.This change made Scarlett a little strange. She remembered what Rhett said to her, "He is not a simple child, but he is still a child." Rhett's original words focused on the latter sentence, but Scarlett pondered It's the previous sentence.Jack has never been a child that she can see through at a glance. Rhett said that there may be many stories about him, and she knows this, otherwise a child would not become so mature.But what stories did he have, or could there be?Rhett seemed very interested in this. Although the two of them never talked alone, Scarlett saw Rhett staring at Jack with doubts several times. Immediately switch to an elder's kindness to appease him.And Jack was always too respectful, and Scarlett even felt that he was a little afraid of Rhett's eyes.What the hell are these two doing?

Before she could figure it out, the train had already arrived.Scarlett was carrying two large suitcases of clothes, including the medicine Jack bought for her—she hardly used any of the clothes here, and she wore gray, white and brown fabrics all day long in order to look like a lady, which was really worthless— —In Jack's hand, there was only a light and light cloth bag, the workmanship was exquisite, and the pattern was something she had never seen before, but it couldn't even hold 500 gold coins in it, and Scarlett wondered what else could be put there.Since she met Jack, the bag has never left his hand.She asked Jack, and he faltered about a few little things, and she stopped asking.Seeing his relaxed look now, she somehow became a little angry, and ordered him to carry one of the suitcases in a sharp voice—it contained the heavy medicine he bought back. She opened it and looked at it, but she didn't recognize it at all.Jack obediently obeyed, but Scarlett didn't expect his movements to be so easy, as if a box weighing several tens of catties was nothing at all.So she simply handed over the other box to him, and carried the small cloth bag for him.While Jack was struggling to balance the two suitcases, she secretly opened the small cloth bag and found that there was only a pocket notebook, a pen, and a smaller black cloth bag inside. There was a rustling sound, it was a packet of seeds.Just as she was about to open it and take another look, she felt a pair of eyes staring at her movements.She looked up and saw Jack turned around, as if he was about to rush over, but he didn't dare to rush over.His eyes were full of anger, surprise, uneasiness, and pleading, as if all his wealth and life were contained in that bag.Scarlett had never seen so many strong emotions in her eyes. She was frightened by this Jack she had never seen before, and even their negotiation that day did not give her such a strong feeling.She involuntarily put the cloth bag back and fastened the belt, and his expression returned to calm, but the respect was already very forced.It was as if he was trying desperately to pull out a turnip, but accidentally broke the leaf, and could no longer pull it out with his own hands alone without hurting the bones.

Seeing that he had regained his composure, Scarlett scolded herself inwardly for being useless, but she was frightened by a child's eyes. She was his guardian, and she was afraid of what he would do.But even though she thought so, she never glanced at the cloth bag in her hand along the way.She comforted herself that she had seen all the children's things anyway, so it was nothing special.But she felt vaguely in her heart that things would not be that simple.