Continuation of "Gone with the Wind"

Chapter 43 A Basin of Cold Water

"It's a great loss for the police department that you don't become a professional witness. You don't know how many cases you will help them solve with your super-memory head. But if I met you back then, I'm afraid I would be in bad luck." He laughed and mocked him and himself, obviously trying to divert his attention from his expression just now, "Your memory has helped me a lot, I know who they are, I didn't expect these two people to collude Let's go together." Seeing that he was curious about asking questions again, he immediately changed the subject and said, "But I can't tell you who they are, and you don't know them anyway, so knowing too much is not good for you. Just Just like you want to do something good to help others to give yourself peace of mind, sometimes it is the uninformed stupid enthusiasm and kindness that is the most painful for the person being helped. At that time, I am afraid that even you will feel sorry for yourself You regret doing such a stupid thing because you don’t know them well, you don’t know what they want, and you just foolishly give them what you have, regardless of whether they like it or not. Helping others is no better than cheating others Easy, sometimes it’s better to do the second thing. Well, you should be tired after talking to me so much today, I’m sorry to disturb you so late. Good night, I wish you a good dream.” Finished With these half-dark words, Rhett got up and left, his face became serious again, but when he left, he still closed the door gently, as if he was afraid of waking up someone who had already fallen asleep.

Jack sat back at the table, he was sleepless, and his spirit became excited again.He knew better than anyone the meaning of what Mr. Rhett said at the end. He was implying that he should not care about his and Scarlett's affairs, but the words were tactful, as if he was telling him the philosophy of life.He had never heard this remark before, but the first time he heard it today, he decided to write it down as a code of conduct.As for whether he thinks of others when he sees a virtuous person or self-examines himself when he sees an unvirtuous person, he doesn't care about it now.

But what he said was also reasonable. I knew about the two of them, and I had observed their behavior at close range, but I still couldn't say that I really understood them.He understands better than anyone the reason why twisted melons are not sweet. If the two of them, Luo Hua, are intentionally and ruthlessly brought together by him—even though he doubts whether he has this ability—he might not be able to. There won't be any happiness to speak of, so wouldn't I have harmed two people?I really can't be so impulsive in the future, I have to learn to observe words and expressions more carefully, and after getting to know these two people, I can decide whether I should be the matchmaker.

However, he didn't tell him his strange feelings about the carriage owner and his strange attitude towards Paul, I don't know if it was right.Maybe he should talk about it, maybe he can get his memory back because of it.However, not to mention that it should be beneficial, at least he still has a card to play in his hand-although he has not seen the actual value of this card so far, but he always has this feeling in his heart-so Rhett can't count Knowing himself completely, because he himself doesn't know himself, because it feels so strange and unbelievable that no one will believe it.As long as he can't see him through, he must have a way to understand him.Although he didn't know the logic of it, he believed it right now.As for his own memory, he must be able to find a way.

Maybe I can ask Miss Scarlett, this portrait was taken from the nanny's room, she should know.The thought flew through his mind like a meteor, and he was glad he had finally found a way.Maybe this little girl is a relative of her family, or her friend's child, or someone who is very important to her.Anyway, she was definitely related to this little girl.Maybe it's not suitable for me to go directly to the court to ask her questions right now. She still blames herself for Paul's fall and injury. She probably doesn't understand what he means by asking around, but at least she knows who to ask for help, even if It's better that this person doesn't want to help him than he thinks about why he was locked up like an innocent prisoner who was caught innocently.

Finally, he thought of how to unravel the confusion that had plagued him for a long time, and his mood immediately eased.Tiredness of varying degrees crept into his mind at the right time, and he willingly let it occupy his body, telling himself not to think about other things, this level of sleepiness was just enough for him to sleep peacefully at night.However, Mr. Rhett wished him a good dream, which is absolutely impossible. Since he lost his memory, no matter how well he slept, he has never had a dream.

The next day, Jack was usually the first to get up.He checked his precious herbs first, watered them as before, and then took a few breaths of fresh air before returning to the house.It occurred to him that he should see Paul first, and that, God willing, his foot would get better soon, and maybe he could try some herbs that he had grown to help him heal.Thinking of this, he immediately became excited, thinking about what medicine is good for his body, he knows the medicine and its usage, the only disadvantage is that he hasn't dried them yet, he knows that fresh herbs will definitely be effective It is not as good as dried herbs, and some herbs cannot be used without drying and drying, but I have grown a lot of them myself, and I should be able to find them that can be used directly without drying.He carefully recalled the pharmacopoeia medical books that his father forced him to memorize when he was still alive, and finally found the right one.He cut off the medicinal herbs he had planted for several months with a knife without any regrets, and only took the part that was used, and the rest were innocent. At the maturity stage, the seeds have not yet developed well, but he can't control that much anymore.These are all medicines to be taken internally, but in order to improve the efficacy of the medicine, he smashed them all like garlic, filtered the residue with gauze, and left the juice for use. He made a cup of concentrated Chinese herbal medicine drink and took only a little , The rest was stored in a bottle, maybe it will be needed in the future.He poured this into the cup and poured enough warm water, looking at the dark green and dim blue liquid in front of him, he really didn't have the courage to bring it to Paul.It's not that he is not confident in his medical skills, but that he is not confident in his patients. He wonders whether Americans who have almost never been sick can swallow the bitter medicine from China.After hesitating for a long time, he finally made up his mind after almost everyone in Tara Manor woke up, and brought the cup of medicine to Paul's room in full view.Paul hesitated longer than him, and finally took a sip cautiously under the eyes of everyone.Jack feels that he has become a prisoner waiting to be sentenced, and Paul has become the executioner who decides his own life and death.He stared nervously at Paul's mouth, as if what he'd spit out wasn't a mouthful of herbal juice but a loaded bullet.Thankfully, he swallowed it, and his expression didn't show the slightest pain. Instead, he looked happy, saying that the thing didn't look good, but it was really delicious.Only then did Jack heave a sigh of relief, and handed him the whole glass. Paul raised his head and drank it down like a brandy, and then licked his lips afterwards, as if he still hadn't finished.But Jack didn't dare to drink too much for him. He was afraid that too strong medicine would not be conducive to his recovery. After all, the medicine was three-point poisonous, and things that promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, nourish qi and nourish blood should be used in moderation.Although Paul was reluctant, he finally listened to him obediently.Only obedient patients can get better faster, he understands this truth.Of course, it depends on what kind of doctor you are.

Scarlett has been standing by and watching coldly. She has never supported Jack's planting of herbs in Tara, even after she and Rhett have seen it in person.Although Will said that he rented the land at market rate and she knew where the money came from, she still felt that Jack was messing around.Now that he finally made those useless herbs work for Paul's injury, even though she still thought it was just a substitute for drinks, she felt a little better.

Then suddenly she heard Suellen's cry from upstairs, shattering the calm air like a firecracker, and startling her.What is Suellen yelling, Will, what else, she's having a baby?After Scarlett reacted, she rushed upstairs immediately. Will had already gone to the ground. She immediately called someone to inform him, and ordered Dilcey to prepare hot water and towels, and let her deliver the baby with her.Now that I have already gained experience, I will no longer be in such a hurry as when I was delivering Mei Li, let alone Dilsy, ​​who has more experience than me, unlike her girl, Prissy. The same is just bragging.So she didn't ask for a doctor this time, and Suellen had given birth to three children, so she would be fine.

But Scarlett soon discovered that the situation was not as optimistic as she had imagined.Three basins of water have been changed, Dilsey has finished all the words of encouragement she can think of, Suellen's face is already pale, and her face looks thinner due to profuse sweating, but the baby still doesn't show her head.What's going on here, can it be difficult to give birth to three children?She watched Suellen's struggles become smaller and smaller until she finally couldn't move. The pain made her brain take the last and most direct self-protection measures, and she passed out.

Scarlett panicked.Suellen cried out in pain that she could bear it, that she could bear it when her arms were pinched and bruised, but she never imagined that she would pass out, and there was no sign of the child yet.Her belly is still so high, I really don't know how old the child is that will make her tired and faint and unable to give birth.It was only then that Scarlett remembered to ask for a doctor. She managed to maintain her composure and told Dilsy about the matter, asking her to go and come back quickly. If the delay was too long, the mother and fetus might not be saved.Just as Dilsey opened the door tremblingly, before she could run out, she saw a figure shooting straight in like an arrow drawn from a bow. He seemed to be holding a water basin in his hand.Dilsey yelled in fright, turning Scarlett, who was concentrating on her nervous sister, to turn around in fright, but the long-term nervousness affected her vision to a certain extent, and she still hadn't seen clearly who the intruder was. Whoever saw that all the water in the basin was splashed on the unconscious Suellen, part of it was splashed on her skirt because of nervousness, the biting cold water aroused her already somewhat dull feeling, but when she saw this clearly Who did the face belong to? After that, she couldn't help screaming: "My God, Jack, is this a place for you? Get out of here!" She thought of her sister who had been poured with cold water. After chasing him out, she hurriedly turned around to check on Suellen's situation, but was surprised to find that Suellen opened her eyes again, with a painful expression on her face, and her facial features were all squeezed together, and then she let out a cry that didn't belong to human beings. The scream was followed by the loud cry of the child Scarlett had longed for.She suddenly relaxed, mechanically took the scissors from Dilcey, quickly cut off the umbilical cord, and then simply bandaged the child, and handed it to Dilcey without even caring whether it was male or female. She takes the baby to its first bath.She frantically moved Suellen's body to the side that wasn't splashed wet, and covered her with a dry blanket. She didn't feel tired until she fell into a bottomless sleep, and her legs went limp. On the sofa beside him, he couldn't fall asleep.The feeling of powerlessness and exhaustion gripped her tightly, but she still opened those green eyes wider than ever. She was looking for the unseemly intruder, but Jack had slipped out at some point up.