[Gone With the Wind] Daughter Difficult

Music can indeed lead people to a higher level of spiritual realm.

When the joyful and brisk notes are flying around, it can make people feel happy, and the body and mind unconsciously immerse themselves in the enthusiastic and lively scene depicted by the music, forgetting all worries.

Before the music started, Scarlett wanted to educate Bonnie and warn her not to run around.

But the "Blue Danube", which was a feast for the ears, ended, and Scarlett had already forgotten what she was going to say.

And when she remembered again, the family had already wandered around the pavilions of the World Expo.

Seeing the four enthusiastic children looking at the exhibits with curiosity, Scarlett still didn't have the heart to spoil their interest, and only held Bonnie's short hand, not letting her out of her sight.

Because of the large number of visitors, they resolutely gave up going upstairs to visit the "Crown Office" of the dome hall, but moved to the exhibition hall of the host country.

The central exhibition hall is east-west, and there is a beautiful decorative fountain in the center. It is said that this is a gift from Sultan II of Turkey. The rustling fountain continuously sprinkles colorful water, which adds a fresh atmosphere to the exhibition hall. breath.

This World Expo is very distinctive. The host country has set up a royal exhibition hall - the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still a dual constitutional monarchy at this time, that is, the Emperor Joseph I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is in power.Princess Sissi, who is well-known by later generations, is the queen of Joseph I, but her life experience and married life are not like the fairy tales described in the movie. In fact, Joseph I did not take his queen seriously. This led to Princess Sissi's misfortune in her marriage, and finally she was stabbed to death with an awl in Geneva while traveling around the world.There is still a world of difference between historical reality and fairy tales.

Nonsense, not long before the Rhett family came to the World Expo, the Empress Sissi had invited the King of Persia to come. That’s right, it was the bastard who sent three princes to be death squads because she was worried about cholera.

During the World Expo, Joseph I also invited royal nobles from many other countries to visit, so that this World Expo is full of noble and elegant royal colors, which also makes many people who want to come to witness the royal style insist on coming without fear of cholera One of the reasons to watch the expo.The haze of cholera and the economic crisis will still have a great impact on this World Expo, resulting in a disproportionate final income and investment. However, please make no mistake, the fact that the income is on the street does not mean that the organizing committee is not careful.

In terms of the setting of the exhibition hall and the products exhibited, it can be seen how much effort they have spent to complete this exhibition.

At any rate, it represents the royal family. Even if the number of visitors does not reach the expected target, everything must not embarrass the emperor, right?

This is the first time for the Scarlett family to participate in such a large-scale exhibition. Most of the exhibits are seen for the first time. However, in addition to the material, some exhibition areas specially designated by the host country are more shocking to people's thinking.

From Bonnie's point of view, the most thought-progressive area here should be the "Women and Children's Education" exhibition area.

In this era, the education received by women is really pitiful, and many women have not received their due rights at all, and there are still 50 years before the vigorous movement for women's equal rights in later generations.

Just like Scarlett, who can be said to be a representative of rebellion, the etiquette that she has accepted since she was a child is also the so-called lady education taught by her mother. This can be seen from the many restrictions that Black Mama and Scarlett usually impose on her come out.

After all, Bonnie is only four years old, and has not yet been involved in normal education issues. It's just that Rhett often instills a lot of business knowledge in her because she is interested in business.

Education in this era is far from the orthodox modern basic education.

The education system in the United States is still in a state where each state is doing its own thing, and a unified grading system has not been formed.

In the United States, which has been founded for a hundred years and just ended the civil war not long ago, its schools and educational resources are even worse. Even if there are degrees such as inspectors who supervise the teaching conditions of schools, the basic education environment can be described as appalling. For example, some Elementary school teachers are just some local rascals. Because they can't find other jobs, only elementary school teachers who no one wants to do are left to choose.It is conceivable that the children taught in such schools can almost determine that their future is ruined by half, and it is unlikely that they can change their destiny by reading.

In such a general environment, almost educated people are reluctant to send their children to school.And when they grow up, they are more willing to send their children to Europe for further study.

To put it bluntly, the United States in this era has not yet climbed to the top of the world. They have only been established for more than a century, and they are even more incomparable with the old traditional countries. Europe has a long history, and its education and culture are a few blocks away from the many uneducated Americans-far less than the domineering power after becoming a superpower in the [-]th century.

Both Wade and Xiaobo hired tutors for their education. Even though Wilkes's family was not rich, Melanie insisted on letting Xiaobo receive education.

Scarlett hadn't read much, and Rhett had gone to West Point, but obviously they were still far from the average educated person.But both of them are very smart, especially Rhett, who has a keen sense of business and unique insights, which allows him to preserve his wealth even after the troubled times.

Because of the educational environment of this era, Bonnie also worried about whether she would be called "illiterate" in the future, but with such "rebellious" parents who dote on her, she felt that she thought too much.

But generally speaking, the education problems in this era are still very serious.Even in European universities, women hardly account for a proportion. Now I see such an exhibition area in an expo led by the royal family, which really shows that thinking is progress, and it can even be seen as a manifestation of the development of women's rights.

When Rhett passed the "Women and Children's Education" and the "Cultivation of Good Taste" exhibition area next door, he saw Scarlett stop and teased that she really needed to receive a new education.

Bonnie took the opportunity to express her desire to study. I don’t know if she received the encouragement from the staff in the exhibition area and the counterattack to Rhett’s ridicule. Scarlett immediately agreed to Bonnie, and even promised to let her read the same book as Weber. Book.

There are so many kinds of exhibits, dazzling and dizzying, including industry, agriculture, art, machinery, and some new concepts, such as healing methods. When they passed this exhibition area, Scarlett stayed for a long time. She expressed her gratitude to Rhett. This hot spring and thalassotherapy are very interested. Rhett and Scarlett have been glued to each other recently, and Rhett will basically agree with everything she says.

The World Expo is too big. If you want to go through it quickly, you can only take a quick look at the flowers, but even so, it is impossible to finish it in one day.

Because of the ongoing effects of cholera, Rhett was reluctant to stay with his family in a hotel near Pratt Park, even if it was really convenient.

When he went back that night, Xiao Bo was a little out of his mind.

Rhett originally wanted to talk to Xiaobo alone, but Bonnie has been clinging to Xiaobo, so Rhett gave up the idea of ​​talking alone, but talked together in front of the whole family.

In fact, Rhett knows that although Xiaobo is very familiar with their family, he is not from their family after all, so Xiaobo is more cautious when he comes out with them this time. , just hide it in my heart.

But a child is a child after all, no matter how well-behaved the boy's personality is and how well he conceals it, he can't hide it from Rhett's piercing eyes.

Scarlett didn't know about the episode where Xiaobo met John in the afternoon, and she thought Rhett was going to tell them about tomorrow's plan.

"Little Bo, Uncle Rhett asked you, do you want to see your Uncle John?"

Xiaobo has been thinking about this all day long, but because he wants everyone to go shopping together, it is not easy for him to tell Scarlett and the others that he wants to find Uncle John.

But when Rhett suddenly asked, Xiao Bo couldn't respond.

Scarlett was slightly surprised and asked: "You found John? When?" She vomited in a mess on the boat and never met Xiaobo's temporary teacher John. She only heard him and Xiaobo together before disembarking. ensemble.

"John is not an ordinary person." Reid's eyes still fell on Xiaobo, "John who taught Xiaobo the piano is the composer of "The Blue Danube" played today, and the conductor on the podium today. Johann Strauss Jr."

Scarlett was completely shocked: "What?"

"Little Bo, do you want to find him?" Reid continued to ask.

"Of course," Bonnie shook Xiao Bo's hand, "Little Bo likes his Uncle John, Dad, can you find him?"

Rhett nodded: "Of course, so I'm asking Xiaobo? Xiaobo, you must be sorry, your parents didn't come, and your Aunt Scarlett and I are willing to support you."

Xiao Bo's expression was still shy, but he nodded firmly in the end: "Uncle Rhett, can you really find him?"

"Don't worry, it's on me." It was not difficult for Rhett to inquire about a person, let alone a celebrity who had shined because of the World Expo.

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Early the next morning, the Rhett family set out for the World Expo again.

On the first day, Rhett let Scarlett walk around with the child.

The next day, their family rushed to the crown of the dome hall early in the morning. The interior of the "crown" is also made of metal. Here they can enjoy the scenery of the blue Danube and the riverside. What I saw when I was on the boat was a completely different scenery. The rushing river and the sun flowed into the distance together. The boats on the river were overcrowded. The trees on both sides of the river looked like knights, guarding this ancient but beautiful blue river.

In the afternoon, Reid began to look for his goals purposefully and in a planned way.