The Literary Hero of the Republic of China (民国之文豪) [MTL]

Chapter 224

　　Today in the United States, newspapers and magazines have developed very well.

　　It is not difficult for people whose native language is English to learn English, at least it is much easier than learning traditional Chinese characters for people whose native language is Chinese. In addition, the United States is also vigorously promoting education at this time, and more and more people can read. And after reading, these people will naturally buy books and newspapers.

　　At this time, ordinary families in the United States had the habit of buying and reading newspapers, and it was precisely because of this that when the newspapers published the existence of Xilin, people all over the United States knew about it.

　　In a small town in America.

　　Early in the morning, old George got up, and his wife got up earlier than him, and had already prepared bread and onion soup for him.

　　Old George ate bread with onion soup. After two mouthfuls, he was surprised and said, "Today's soup contains bacon!"

　　"Yes." Old George's wife said.

　　Old George was beaming, and his eating speed slowed down. He savored the onion soup with bacon carefully, and took the newspaper next to him to read.

　　"Is there anything new in today's newspaper?" Old George's wife asked. She couldn't read. If she wanted to know what was in the newspaper, she had to rely on Old George: "Did it mention Xilin?"

　　"I'm watching." Old George said, he also wanted to know what's new, and even more wanted to know about Xilin.

　　Old George held the bread in one hand, pointed to the words in the newspaper with the other, and read slowly one by one...

　　Old George didn't go to serious school, but just learned to read from others. Reading was difficult for him. Occasionally, he encountered a word he didn't know, and then vaguely omitted it.

　　There was still news about Xilin in the newspaper, saying that the daughter of a certain rich businessman had scarlet fever, and then he bought Xilin at a high price to cure his daughter.

　　Old George's wife's eyes were red when she heard it: "If we are rich, if Xilin can appear a few years earlier, my Jenny..." Old George's eldest daughter, Jenny, died of scarlet fever.

　　"We had no money, and we didn't have Xilin at that time." Old George said: "However, our children's children may be able to use this medicine in the future." Besides Jenny, they have other children.

　　"Yeah! Too bad it's too expensive! Why can't it be cheaper?"

　　"We are fighting now, what is not expensive? If the war is over, I believe its price will come down." Old George said.

　　After the two exchanged a few words, Old George continued to look down.

　　Then......

　　"The newspaper said that the mysterious oriental company that produced Xilin published a book about Xilin, and now this book can be bought in our country!" Old George suddenly said.

　　George Sr.'s wife asked, "What's the name of this book?"

　　Old George said: "Contagion."

　　After breakfast, old George left home to go digging.

　　He changed his clothes, brought a lamp to test whether there was enough air in the mine, plus a miner's lamp for lighting, put a thick hat on himself to avoid bumping his head in the mine, and then he and The others went down to work in the mine together.