Continuation of "Gone with the Wind"

Chapter 53 Chain Meter

"I plan to write a lot of things, such as how I came to the United States and my life in the north. Southerners will definitely be interested." He pretended not to notice her over-the-top action, completely immersed in his literary dream, "As well as my life in Charleston and Tara, I can write about it. Like Mr. Twelve Oaks. His books on southern aristocrats are very popular in the north. I heard that he made a lot of money. "He even mentioned Ashley without fear of death, and deliberately showed his yearning look. At the same time, he pointed to the unopened room upstairs, implying that other people were still sleeping, and he couldn't be too loud. He looked at Scarlett's face with satisfaction. His face was gloomy, as if he wanted to have an attack but was not good at it.

"You are really, really—" Scarlett wanted to scold him severely, but she couldn't find the right words. To be precise, she felt that the words she could think of were not enough to dispel the pain in her heart. hatred.So she glared instead, the fire in her green eyes about to set Jack on fire,

Jack was not afraid at all, but became more and more presumptuous: "It's a pity that Mr. Rhett is leaving soon, and I can't go to the north with him. If he is still here, I can still have many confidants and write a lot." Miss Scarlett, why don't you go north with him, and take me with you, maybe—"

"You think beautiful!" Scarlett interrupted his daydream viciously. "I won't go to the Yankees' territory even if I die. If you want to go so much, don't drag me. Rhett doesn't know what's wrong with him. He insists on running north like Ashley. That place What's good." "There are many good places, such as—" "I don't want to hear it, shut up." "Okay."

Jack really said nothing.Scarlett was still angry with him at first, but after a while she felt that the atmosphere was oppressed.What she can't bear is deliberate silence when someone is around, which makes her feel depressed.It's just that she told him to shut up, and it's not good for her to tell him to talk again.This guy is also, why is he listening to her so much at this moment, at least say something.Did he also learn from Rhett to make fun of himself?

In the end, Scarlett couldn't bear it anymore, and took the initiative to break the silence and said, "Okay, now you can speak, as long as you don't talk about that damned Twelve Oaks and the Yankees." , What's the point of being a human being?" Jack muttered in a low voice, but Scarlett didn't hear it, and even if she heard it, she didn't know what he said, because Jack spoke Chinese.Immediately afterwards, Jack switched to the authentic southern accent he had learned: "Okay, I will never talk about the damned Twelve Oaks and the Yankees again, I promise." Seeing that Scarlett was about to explode again, he immediately switched changed the content of the conversation, "I want to talk about the South, about the war and reconstruction." No one is muttering anymore, why are you a foreigner getting involved again?" "Don't you want to know how the northerners view this war? And their evaluation of the losers as victors?" "Fuck him Winners, a group of robbers; fuck you losers, when did the South lose?" Scarlett became angry, and the blood of the southerners boiled, and she talked to Jack about the bravery and fearlessness of the southerners during the war, and also With the determination of the southerners to overcome difficulties during the reconstruction period, she focused on Melly and Landria, and of course the process of revitalizing Tara herself, even Rhett did not miss it.There are too many things accumulated in her heart. In the past, she thought that as long as she didn't think about them, nothing would happen, but later she found that this was not the case at all.These memories that belonged to her, and not only to her—to be precise, they belonged to everyone who had experienced those difficult years—had become an indelible part of her life.Good luck tricks people, going round and round, the past has never passed, and it is impossible to disappear, and one day they will come back around, and people have to face it.

Jack opened his mouth wide in surprise, he had never seen Scarlett so excited, and more importantly, he caught the people who were important to her mentioned in Scarlett's words.Melly, it should be Mr. Ashley's deceased wife. He read it in the newspaper, and Ashley has always missed her; Landria, why is this name so familiar? From her description, he feels that this image is more familiar. She is more and more like the lady he met in the north, but there is something wrong; as for the process of rebuilding Tara, Mr. Ritter told him part of it yesterday, but now it seems that the words of the person concerned have the most impact .Although he has read Li Zhuowu's book, he also agrees with "If there is a good woman, you can start a family. Why do you need a man?" Advocating the "heretical theory" of equality between men and women, but he also sees clearly that equality between men and women has never been truly realized, whether in China or in the United States. Jiali was able to single-handedly carry the burden of life for the whole family under such an unfavorable situation, regardless of whether the means were legitimate or not, she succeeded anyway, the purpose is more important than the means, and the means exist only for the purpose, so he can’t say much What.It is already very remarkable for a woman to be able to do this. He is not discriminating, but just admiring. The point is that she really has a deep affection for Mr. Rhett. It seems that his temptation has succeeded, but he needs to confirm again.

Scarlett finally finished speaking, she felt a little parched, stopped to drink a glass of water, and waited for Jack to digest all the surprise and close his mouth.She didn't care about telling him about her own affairs. It's not a secret anyway, and there's nothing shameful about it. She wanted to talk about it a long time ago, but she couldn't find anyone who would listen.Rhett didn't want to tell her what he said, even Jack didn't let it go. Fortunately, Jack still has a conscience, and it's not a violation of the rules to keep secret without knowing what he said.It's just that she really lacks the basic appreciation of literature. What do those four boxes of grapes mean? She understands the last one, but what about the other three?It seems that what he meant was to think for himself, but he hadn't touched a book for many years, so it would be hell if he could think about it.But that's okay, it's just a story, and it won't be harder to come up with its moral than when she ran the sawmill.

Jack quickly returned to normal, and by the time Scarlett put down the water glass, he had already thought of a solution.Although it's not his usual style to rebound the pipa, and speaking ill of others behind his back is a bit detrimental, but what Mr. Ritter said yesterday, as long as the goal is achieved, the means are not important.I really don't know what his expression will be if he finds that he has applied this principle to him so quickly. Jack unconsciously shows a wicked smile, which makes Scarlett feel a little uncomfortable.

"Don't make that strange expression, I look awkward." Scarlett stopped him displeased, in fact, she saw the image of Rhett from this expression.For some reason, it made her uncomfortable for anyone but Rhett to put on that look, which in her mind was only worthy of Rhett.

Jack immediately restrained his expression, and the peace and demeanor returned to his face, which was in line with Scarlett's consistent impression of him.

Jack spoke again, his tone full of praise for her: "You are amazing, Miss Scarlett."

"Thank you for your compliment." Scarlett responded uninterestedly, that's not what she wanted to hear.

Jack deliberately turned the conversation where she really didn't want to hear it, and praised her with the utmost obsequiousness, until Scarlett couldn't bear to listen to him and told him to shut up.The same thing happens again, and Jack creates an awkward silence, which is finally broken by Scarlett.She hated being played around, but so far she hadn't found anything that would help her beat Jack.It's okay if you don't argue with him every time, but every time you quarrel, she loses, and he is always invincible in a graceful manner.Fortunately, he always accepts as soon as he sees it, and never pursues her fiercely like Rhett and makes her speechless.The little boy was kind and willing to help her, and Scarlett could hardly imagine how many people would suffer if he set his mind to doing harm.I don't know whether it was right or not for me to adopt him back then. She has no ambition to save the world, but only wants to live a good life for herself. Keeping such a person by her side is a ticking time bomb. She often regrets why she agreed to his request in a feverish way. , Now I can't shake it off even if I want to.She looked down on idiots, but if she really met someone smarter than herself, although she would not admit defeat, she would never win against them.Well, she finally admitted reluctantly that Jack was smarter than herself.

Jack started his own plan, he said: "With your courage and talent, you can definitely find another better man. Why do you have to pester Mr. Ritter, anyway, he doesn't—" Speaking of the key He deliberately pretended to have slipped his mouth, and wanted to make amends with a look of regret. "Ah. I mean, I mean..." Immediately afterwards, he lowered his head, deliberately not to look at Scarlett's gloomy face.

"What do you mean? Tell me clearly." Scarlett's lips were trembling, but she still controlled her emotions and ordered Jack to raise his head.

"There is an old saying in China, let go when it's time to let go, you have to forgive others and forgive others." Jack translated this into English, and he felt awkward when he said it. He believed that Scarlett sounded even more awkward, to be precise Should be "sad".He really didn't want to break her heart, but for her happiness, he could only do this, "Sometimes, as long as you let yourself go and don't be so persistent, it won't be as painful as it is now. You can Get something else, more happiness. As for those people and things in the past, just treat them as good memories. You still have your own life, and you can't ruin everything you have because you can't get it ?” After finishing speaking, Jack looked at Scarlett's face uncomfortably, the dark clouds gradually receded, and a deep fog enveloped her face, and it could be seen that there were two forces fighting fiercely in her heart.I don't know who won, but Scarlett's expression quickly returned to normal. The cold expression caught Jack unexpectedly. He vaguely felt that the situation seemed to be developing in an unpredictable direction, and it was not a good thing.