Marvel: It Starts with a Spell

Li Huang looked back and saw a sturdy man and a skinny young man together. The sturdy man was walking forward and shouting at Li Huang, as if he regarded Li Huang as an evil man who bullied the weak.

"You bastards now dare to beat people up on the street?"

Li Huang took a closer look and saw that the thin man behind him was Captain America Steve Rogers. Then the strong muscular man must be his good friend, the future Winter Soldier - Bucky Barnes.

"It's really fate." He sighed.

"Hey! Steve! It's me, Li Huang!"

"?" Bucky was stunned when he saw that this person seemed to know his good friend. He turned his head and asked, "Do you know him?"

“This is the guy I just told you about this afternoon, the one I rescued in the alley yesterday,” Steve explained to Bucky.

"Hey, Li Huang, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in the hospital?" Steve asked.

Li Huang shook his head and sighed, "Alas, I called my friend this afternoon and asked him to sell the things I kept with him and exchange them for cash to pay me. Unexpectedly, alas... In the end, I had no money to stay in the hospital and was kicked out. Alas..."

Li Huang deliberately sighed in some places, allowing Steve and Bucky to fill in the gaps with their own imagination.

I generally don't doubt myself.

“Ah? Sorry, sorry, I misunderstood you. Who is this person?” Bucky apologized and pointed at the man on the ground.

"I, I was robbed, and this gentleman happened to see me, so I asked him for help." The man on the ground had witnessed the horror of this "mutant" Li Huang with his own eyes, and he took the initiative to speak, hoping that he could save his life.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, let's not say too much. This gentleman seems to be seriously injured." Steve said.

An ambulance was called to take the man away, and the three of them sat on the side of the road.

Occasionally passers-by looked at this strange combination, the muscular man, the sick man, and the thin man, sitting together.

Steve asked, "Li Huang, you have no money, what are you going to do now?"

Li Huang naturally has many ways, but now in order to get close to Captain America, he naturally has to act like he is desperate.

"I don't know. I'm homeless now and penniless. I might end up living on the streets."

"Otherwise, you can come and live at my house. I live alone in the house left by my parents, so it won't be crowded if you come." Steve said.

"We've only known each other for one day, Steve, and you've saved me once. Now you're offering me a place to stay. Isn't that a bad idea?"

“Forget it, Steve is just that kind of person. You have nowhere to go now, so you can stay at his house for two days. Once you find a job, there’s no rush to move out.” Bucky said.

After some refusals, Li Huang decided to stay at Steve's house temporarily. When his injury healed, he would earn money to pay Steve's rent. The three of them came to Steve's house and helped Li Huang clean up a room and make the bed. Bucky left and went back to his own home.

Li Huang and Steve sat in the living room. Li Huang looked around Captain America's house and said with a grateful look, "Steve, I will definitely pay you back."

Steve waved his hand.

"Just stay here and wait until your injury is healed. Then we can talk about this. I'm going to rest first. I have to go to work tomorrow."

"Okay, good night."

"Good night"

After saying good night to each other, Steve left Li Huang's room. Li Huang lay on the bed, thinking about his future plans, and gradually fell asleep.

The next day, Steve left home early in the morning. Li Huang felt that this guy was really too crazy to let him stay alone in his house.

"There's bread in the kitchen and a set of clothes on the sofa. You can make do with them..." Seeing the note left by Steve, Li Huang smiled faintly and concentrated on the system. After a few seconds, a stack of US dollars was neatly placed on the coffee table.

Last night Li Huang checked the exchange rate of US dollars. In the exchange system, the value of currency is very low, no different from waste paper. A few exchange points can be exchanged for nearly 100 US dollars. If he uses his exchange points well, he can do a lot of things. Li Huang changed into clothes that didn't fit him well and opened the door.

Walking on the streets of the 40s, Li Huang was quite surprised by the scenery which was completely different from the future. There was an endless stream of "old-fashioned" vehicles on the streets. He never expected that there were so many cars on the streets of the United States in that era. The strength of the country was evident.

Li Huang pushed open a shop door and said, "Welcome to Valentine Fashion, a fully handmade custom high-end fashion store."

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In the evening, Steve, who was tired after a day's work, dragged his thin body to open the door. In his hand, he was holding a piece of beef, which he bought specially for Li Huang to replenish his body.

But when he pushed open the door, a burst of aroma rushed into his nostrils. Steve looked up and saw a large table of delicious food.

"Grilled cod, beef stew with red wine, hand-torn roast pork, fruit bowl, cheese and bacon rolls, squid, veal with chives, vegetable salad, my god, is that foie gras? Li Huang, where did you get all this? I don't have these foods at home."

Li Huang came out with a pot of soup. "I made this. Come and try it. I don't know if your taste is suitable for Chinese food, so I made some Western-style dishes. If you are not too tired, please call Bucky over to join us. I made a lot."

"Okay, I'll go call him right away. He's also in this community."

More than ten minutes later, Steve stuffed a piece of red wine stewed beef into his mouth and tasted it carefully, then he nodded vigorously; "The taste is really great, hundreds of times better than the red wine stewed beef we had in the Qiaotou Restaurant before."

Bucky swallowed a big mouthful of cheese and bacon and said, "Lee, your cooking skills are really good."

"When I lived on my own before, I cooked for myself." Li Huang did not lie. As a mind transmitter in his previous life, this guy had an extremely comfortable life. He could travel all over the world and go wherever he wanted. He could even build a snowman on Mount Everest and sunbathe in the Sahara. When he ran out of money, he would go to the bank to "borrow some money." Mind transmitters are generally so comfortable and leisurely that they will naturally spend a lot of time on their hobbies. One of his hobbies is cooking.

For a telepath like Li Huang, there is no such thing as work. Being carefree is the characteristic of this kind of people.

"But where does your money come from?" Steve asked as he tasted the grilled cod.

"Well, I found a lot of money in the bank account my father left me, so I bought a department store. I just happened to need two clerks. I wonder if you are interested. The salary is 25 to 30 dollars a month."

30 US dollars was a lot in that era. After the Bretton Woods system was established, 1 US dollar could buy 1 gram of gold. Today, 1 gram of gold costs 400 to 500 RMB. This shows the purchasing power of the US dollar at that time.

Although the Bretton Woods system did not exist in 1942, the value of the US dollar was not much different.

This salary was very tempting to the two of them, and they nodded in agreement.

"Cheers to our beautiful tomorrow!"

"Cheers to our generous new employers!"

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