With twenty dollars in his car, John felt his waist straightened a lot.

That's twenty dollars!

It was the first time in his life that he had controlled such a huge amount of money, and John was naturally in a pretty good mood, and when he changed his clothes and went out to see Joshua's carriage, the smile on his face was even brighter.

It's just that......

"She, why is she here?"

Seeing Emma in the car, who also had a bright face, John's eyes widened, and his expression suddenly seemed as if he had eaten a fly, and he couldn't help but immediately turn his head to look at Joshua, his eyes full of questions and grievances. Just think about it, how can such a big little girl play with guns?!

"Uh......"

Joshua's expression was also a little embarrassed, and he spread his hands at John to show that he had no choice at all. He was also helpless, and last night he talked about taking John to learn shooting today, but he didn't expect Emma to shout to go. Although this demand was severely suppressed by Mr. Stone, it was surprisingly strongly supported by Mrs. Stone!

Under the pressure of his mother, Joshua could only agree.

However, as a son, Joshua probably guessed his mother's thoughts. Mrs. Stone is a very realistic person, and the family has a good relationship with the Huntelaar family, and now John is very good, so he naturally thinks about the long term. Of course, no one can say how many years later, but it never hurts to reach out to good peers, right?

While secretly amusing in his heart, Joshua also thought it was a good idea.

After meeting John twice and writing a few times, Joshua was also quite optimistic about the boy's future. In his opinion, maturity and stability are one thing, but having extraordinary talent is even more important, and after only a few contacts, he is very optimistic about John's future.

"What's that look on your face?"

Seeing that John's face didn't seem to look good, Emma pouted, "Aren't I welcome to join?" ”

Of course not welcome.

John looked down and rolled his eyes, but immediately raised his head and put a bright smile on his face again: "Of course not, I'm just thinking about a very important question, that is, where to go today." ”

"Aren't you going to learn how to shoot?"

Emma blinked, a little puzzled. After all, it was a little girl, and John's casual fooling around made her happy again.

John and Joshua looked at each other, and the elder brother quickly snorted and said with a smile: "I also just heard that the shooting club may not be open today, we can go another day, today's words ......"

Joshua's expression became embarrassed.

In New York in 188o, there weren't many places for little boys and girls to go.

In the last days of this patriarchal society, mass entertainment was still dominated by men, and there were more places like salons outside, where filth and drunkards were rampant. And places like the theater were a little too early for the two teenagers, and the only thing that might be suitable was Coney Island, but it was too far away......

"It's so hard!"

As the only adult, it was a complete mistake for Joshua to bring his sister here today, and a mistake that gave him a lot of headaches. If there is no sister to follow, the two go to the shooting club for half a day, and then go home after having a meal at noon, and Joshua also has some whispers to talk to John, how inconvenient it is to have Emma here.

"Why don't we go to the Natural History Museum?"

Emma tilted her head and thought for a while, then suddenly said excitedly, "I went there last time, and the things in it are very interesting, and John will definitely like it." ”

"Oh? This is good. ”

Joshua's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded and smiled: "The Natural History Museum has just been completed for only two years, and it is indeed worth visiting again, John, what do you think?" ”

"I have no opinion."

Shrugging his shoulders, John replied with some helplessness.

If it weren't for looking at Emma with an excited face, knowing that if he refused, he would definitely offend this high-spirited little girl, and if he was a little embarrassed about Joshua, John would have simply refused this mention and stayed at home today.

What is there to visit in museums? Go to see a nostalgic exhibition?

Opinions were reluctantly agreed, and the three of them got into the carriage and went out. However, in the midst of Emma's protests, Joshua climbed into the carriage of the Huntelaar family and sat side by side with John.

"I'm afraid it's a bit of a hassle about the patent for electric lights."

After the carriage started, the smile on Joshua's face quickly faded, and he said to John with some concern, "I sent another letter to Edison, but he only agreed to increase the transfer fee to five thousand dollars, thinking that twenty thousand dollars was just a joke...... It seems that he doesn't want to admit it, what are you going to do? ”

"Then wait!"

Hardly any hesitation, John said lightly.

He wasn't at all worried that the patent would end up in his hands, because there was probably no one in the world who knew better than him what the bamboo light bulb meant to Edison.

Without electric light, would Edison still be Edison?

And is $20,000 really a lot for Edison, who will create General Electric in the future? John remembers very clearly that after Edison found that bamboo silk was suitable for light bulbs, he invested 100,000 US dollars just to find the best bamboo silk, excluding a large number of people to go to all over the world to find materials, and traveled all over the primeval forests and wilderness.

Some people's experiences can even be written into an adventure novel!

Knowing this history, John could not have been as worried about this and that as Joshua was, just had to wait patiently. As long as Edison was as obsessed with the promotion of electricity as he was in history, then he could not have let go of this patent!

“…… All right. ”

Seeing that John's reaction was very flat, Joshua tilted his head sideways and thought for a moment, then nodded and said no more. From the bottom of his heart, he is more and more appreciative, and it can even be said that he is amazed by the little boy next to him. He was only eleven or twelve years old, not only did he make an electric light that was even better than Edison's Ming, but he was even calmer than an adult in the face of this situation, in this case, could he make higher demands?

Aside from the matter of selling patents, the atmosphere in the carriage was completely relaxed.

"I heard you have four governesses now?"

As if he suddenly remembered something, Joshua squeezed his eyes and said, "Emma complained for a while a few days ago, saying that you couldn't even write your usual letters because of studying, and I was very disappointed. ”

"Uh......"

John grinned, not knowing how to answer for a moment. Although he had a lot of lessons, he didn't even have time to write a letter, and he was really scared of the little girl's almost every two days. When the little girl was curious about everything, John didn't have the spare time to coax the children every day.

The two of them chatted like this, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the door of the Natural History Museum.

Getting out of the carriage and looking up at the door of the museum, John narrowed his eyes. Lao Meigai is a tall building, and people stand at the gate like an ant, which feels a little weird.

It seems that there are not many people coming to the museum today, Joshua looked around for a while and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go in, I heard that there are a batch of new collections in the museum a year ago...... Well, besides, there are lectures almost every weekend, so you can go in and see if there is one you like. ”

"And lectures?"

Hearing this, John's eyes lit up.

"That's right."

Joshua nodded and smiled: "And they are all science-related lectures, many of them are lectures given by European scientists or Americans studying in Europe, and sometimes it is very interesting to listen to." ”

This is a period of scientific exhibitions, in order to promote their scientific ideas or achievements, people often use some public occasions to give speeches and strive to gain more recognition. In recent years, American higher education has begun to show great momentum, and people's interest in scientific research has become stronger, so these lectures have become more and more popular. The middle class in New York City, in particular, who can't attend the lavish balls and don't want to go to the so-called salons with the rough guys, are quite fond of this kind of lecture that is more popular science.

The two chatted to themselves, and no one noticed that the little Emma behind him pouted, looking at his brother's expression as if he was about to pounce on him and bite him hard. Fortunately, Joshua is still a good brother, and he quickly noticed his sister's unhappiness, and after a few coaxes, he led the two into the door of the museum.

"Look, there's a lecture today."

After entering the door, Joshua pointed to a small blackboard next to the ticket window, and said with a smile: "John, it is still a lecture given by a famous European doctor, which is very suitable for you!" ”

"Really?"

John's eyebrows furrowed, and he replied lightly.

John didn't have much interest in medicine in this era, although the girl in Central Park had a hint of thinking about returning to his old business, but it soon faded. The status of doctors in these years is really not high, the income is the same, and there is not even an X-ray and antibiotics, it is too difficult to look sick.

And in this part of the United States, which is not better than being a doctor to be a factory owner or an investor?

But thinking about it this way, from that day on, John somehow had a faint regret in his heart, so that he was a little reluctant to hear or understand medical things, as if he was avoiding it intentionally or unintentionally.

"Dr. Bourgeva, Frenchman, the content of the lecture is...... John, do you recognize the word? ”

Standing in front of the small blackboard, Emma tilted her head and whispered.

"That's probably a new word, called microbe."

Standing behind Emma, John quietly looked at the small blackboard, and under his indifferent expression, an extremely complicated emotion slowly crept into his heart......

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