Chapter 96: Not Bad Money

Although he was very excited, Louie did not hurriedly pick up the potion and inject it into his body, he was worried that the potion could not be reused. In case after a random injection, although there are no side effects to improve some physical attributes, the result is that when a more perfect potion is made, there is no effect after use.

Louis plans to use the Seal of Brave's 'discernment' ability to help Dr. Erskine find the 'right' direction of improvement, and wait until he has made a relatively complete potion before injecting himself.

"Not only can I use it myself, but I can also bring some back to Jill and Bruce to use. "You can even store some for future partners who may be added.

Before he could actually get to work, Louie had to take care of something else.

After a break of some time, Senator Brandt approached Louis again, this time to Washington, D.C., to receive the Medal of Honor from the president himself.

This is not a trivial matter, the Medal of Honor, as a medal of the first rank, is significant in itself, not to mention that it is now in a critical period of war.

To put it bluntly, this is a new round of propaganda work, and the purpose of this time is not to sell bonds, but to call on more young people to sign up for the army.

After receiving the medal, Louis took Esther back to Los Angeles, where he held a small but nationally remarkable wedding.

The wedding did not cost Louis a penny, and even helped Louis and Esther make a lot of money, and the news was published in major media, attracting more merchants to come and send money to the newlyweds.

Louie didn't care much about how much money he earned, and his current status as a major brought in a basic income of two hundred and fifty dollars a month, and the base salary increased every three years of service.

There is an additional subsidy bonus after receiving the Medal of Honor.

Although Louis is not on the battlefield now, has no stationing or flying missions, and cannot receive all kinds of subsidies, when he participates in propaganda work in the rear, he does not have to pay for almost all expenses (including purchasing clothing, food and lodging, etc.), which increases his income in disguise.

Even the basic salary of each month is not small, at this time, skilled male workers in the factory producing various military supplies can earn about fifty dollars a week, and skilled female workers can earn more than thirty dollars a week, but they have to work forty-five to fifty hours a week in a harsh environment.

In those days, a bottle of Coke sold for five cents, a hamburger for twenty-five cents, a set meal for about seventy-five cents, a steak for one dollar, a pair of leather shoes for about two dollars, a suit for twenty dollars, a latest-model Cadillac for less than $1,400, and a pair of stockings for four thousand......

Louis, who was rushed by the merchants to send money, didn't have to worry about money at all, and was even able to leave a lot of 'inheritance' to Esther, which was why he was willing to get married. After he leaves, the money will be left to Esther, and then guide her to make some investments, as long as Esther trusts him, he can ensure a worry-free future.

And Mr. President himself hinted that Louis and Esther were a great example of giving hope to those soldiers who wanted to go home and marry their girlfriends at the end of the war!

Otherwise, if a Navy Lieutenant marries a Navy, how can it provoke media reporters from all over the country? Including Louie's wedding, it is all part of the propaganda.

The clever Esther saw the reason, but she didn't mind it. She became Mrs. Hunt as she wished, and many people kept stuffing money into her hands, and it was foreseeable that her married life would be very good, and she didn't have to worry about trivial things such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt.

At this time, Esther had long forgotten about meeting a talent scout and inviting her to make a movie. She didn't know that she had missed the opportunity to become a movie star, nor that she would have become the highest-paid female star in Hollywood in the next decade or so.

Now she just wants to enjoy her married life and give Louis a few children.

"If we have a baby, what should we call it?" Louis and Esther attended a few simple promotional events after the wedding ceremony, and will go to the East Coast with Louis tomorrow. Louis was going to be there for a long time, and of course she would go with her as wife.

"As long as you don't call Luke. After a pause, Louis added: "Don't call Rey, girl." ”

"Do you have any enemies called this?" As for the relationship between the girl named Rey and Louie? Esther thought it would be better not to ask.

"No, I just think these two names are unlucky. ”

Although some time has passed since the wedding, Louis still has a sense of unreality: why did he marry a girl?

Louis doesn't regret it, he and Esther get along very well, and since she wants to have an 'official' identity, he doesn't hesitate to give her what she wants.

He knew he would be gone in a few years at most, wondering if time in this world would flow normally, or if it would only be a short time like Jill's.

If it flows normally, then he is missing for this world. A disappearance is not a death in action, and there will be no pension.

He wasn't worried about being mistaken for a deserter or something, he doubted that he would come to this world in the future, but he wasn't sure what time it would be - there were so many stories in the Marvel Universe, and he didn't believe he would only come once. There is a high probability that it will become a copy of its own frequent reports, just like the dark world.

One of the reasons why he has always resisted getting married is that when he becomes husband and wife, he always feels that he has the responsibility and obligation to make the other half live better, not to make Esther another Captain America, but to make her healthy and free from illness.

"Let's talk about it when the time comes!"

I closed my eyes and quickly fell asleep, dreamless all night. After waking up the next day, the two of them immediately set off for the East Coast, and finally arrived in New York after a long journey.

This time he did not participate in any publicity work, and when Louis and Esther held their wedding, a series of publicity plans for Louis came to an end, and a new battle hero would take Louie's place and do the work that Louis had done.

But Louie wasn't going to retire from the army, he had another job to do, the Super Soldier program.

Immediately after heading to his secret laboratory in New Jersey, Dr. Erskine introduced Louie to another 'acquaintance'.

"I'd like to introduce you to Howard Stark, a famous genius scientist. Louis returned to the secret laboratory, and Dr. Erskine introduced the middle-aged man with a mustache: "Howard is also a researcher on the Super Soldier program. ”

That's what introduced Louie, and then they were going to work together.

"It's a great honor to meet you, Major!" Howard Stark held out his hand and shook Louie's hand, "I am very impressed by your achievements in the Pacific. ”

"Mr. Stark's contribution to science and technology is truly admirable. ”

After complimenting each other a few words, chatting casually about daily life, and leaving a good impression on each other, the two of them can be regarded as a preliminary acquaintance, which can be regarded as laying the foundation for the next cooperation.

Howard didn't have any doubts about Louie, a military pilot, joining the program, wondering if Erskine had secretly told Howard some information, or if Howard had learned some inside information through other channels?

Or maybe he doesn't care about these things at all!

After a few days of getting along, Louis felt that it was the last case, because Howard had a huge personality difference with the researchers here, and Howard could only talk to Louie when he was in the base.

Even after work, he would invite Louis and his wife Esther to dinner together.

"Those people's lives are too boring, even after the end of the work, they will stare at all kinds of experimental data and refuse to take their eyes off, they don't understand that they need to relax properly in order to better devote themselves to work. ”

That's why Howard couldn't play with the scientists, and he felt that he had a common language with Louie: "Major, you must know this very well. ”

"You're right, no matter how tough your nerves are, you have to relax properly, and being tense all the time will only break them down. Louie has been insisting on cultivating for the past few years, but it has not delayed him from relaxing and having fun, and even he feels that living in the dungeon world is more relaxed than living in Redwood Village.

"That's it!" Howard raised his glass and sent out a new invitation by the way, "I'll have a banquet at the manor in a few days, Major, would you be interested in attending?"

"I'm honored to accept your invitation!"

"I'll send a driver to pick you and your wife up then. ”

After a happy meal, and then rejecting Howard's offer to him, Louis and Esther decided to walk back to their rented apartment and take a walk to chat.

While at work, Louis has to run to New Jersey 'next door', and Esther is left alone in her apartment in New York, and Louis wonders if she will get bored.

"It's much better than when we had to see each other every few months. ”

Esther is very satisfied with her current life, and when she is bored, she goes out shopping, drinks coffee and chats with the ladies next door, or goes swimming to exercise and maintain her figure.

What's more, occasionally there will be jobs coming to the door, wanting to ask Esther to shoot a pictorial or something, and even someone from the film company will come to the door, wanting to take advantage of Esther's good reputation now and praise her as a Hollywood superstar, so Esther doesn't really have nothing to do.

Just as the two were chatting about the trivial things they had experienced recently, there was a sudden sound of fighting in the alley in front of them, and then several strong men walked out of the alley laughing.

Louis paid no attention to the men, and let them pass by, but when he passed the mouth of the alley, he looked in, and 'sure enough', he saw a thin fellow lying on the ground, struggling to get up.