Chapter 4258 4260【Good intentions are rewarded】
The next day, after Xiang Nan finished breakfast, he came to the first class cabin and returned the clothes to Mrs. Brown.
“Madam, thank you very much for your help.” He said with a smile.
"You're welcome, young man." Mrs. Brown waved her hand and smiled, "Actually, even if I didn't lend you clothes, you wouldn't be rude to everyone, would you?"
"Yes, but I am still very grateful for your kindness." Xiang Nan smiled and then handed Mrs. Brown a small box. "In this box is a magic potion. No matter how serious the injury is, as long as you don't die at the time, you can still breathe. You can live. Take three pills and you can make a complete recovery. I hope you can make good use of it.”
Mrs. Brown was surprised when she heard this.
At the beginning of the 20th century, before the invention of antibiotics, people died easily. Even minor illnesses such as colds, typhoid, and dysentery can kill people.
The Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 even killed 50 million people, which was more severe than the Black Death in the Middle Ages. The First World War ended hastily because of its popularity.
Because every country has lost a large number of people due to influenza, recruits cannot be replenished in time.
Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the magic potion Xiang Nan gave her is a rare treasure.
"No, no, no, it's too precious. I can't take it." Mrs. Brown refused.
Although these potions are precious, she is not a cheap person. It's just a small favor, she can't accept such an expensive gift.
"You're welcome, I have plenty of this kind of magic potion, it's nothing to me." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "So please accept it, this is my intention."
"Okay, thank you." Seeing him say this, Mrs. Brown put the box away.
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After returning his clothes, Xiang Nan returned to the third-class deck and basked in the sun with Tommy on the deck.
Fabrizio and the girl Helda were sitting together and chatting.
They were also at the party last night, singing, dancing and drinking together, which made their relationship develop very quickly.
I just don’t know whether it will succeed in the end.
After all, one of them is from Italy and the other is from Norway. Their languages are different, and the cultural differences are even greater.
What’s even more troublesome is that Helda’s parents don’t seem to like Fabrizio.
This cast a pall over their relationship.
But it doesn’t matter if you fall out of love. Xiang Nan believes that with Fabrizio’s charm, it will not be difficult to find another suitable girl.
The United States is full of Italian immigrants, but Fabrizio is young, handsome, charming, and enterprising, and is still very attractive to girls.
“In two to three days, we will arrive in the United States, and I can already smell the aroma there.” Tommy said with a smile.
Xiang Nan smiled and nodded.
At that time, the United States was indeed the land of hope in people's hearts and was known as the "city on a hill."
This title comes from the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible, "You are the light of the world, and a city built on a mountain cannot be hidden."
In the golden age of the United States, the economy was indeed developed.
The salary of a blue-collar worker can support a family of four, live in a villa, buy a car, and use a TV, washing machine, vacuum cleaner, dishwasher, etc.
Tommy is an Irishman. In the middle of the last century, a tragic famine occurred in Ireland, resulting in more than a million people starving to death. This led to Irish people immigrating to the United States in large numbers in order to survive.
Just like in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, frequent floods and droughts in Qilu led to a large number of Qilu people even violating the imperial ban and bravely traveling to Guandong to make a living.
Although there is no Great Famine in Ireland today, the memory of hunger has been engraved in the genes and culture of the Irish people.
So for Tommy, immigrating to the United States was not only about getting rich, but also about being away from hunger and British rule (Ireland was not independent until 1922.)
Hence he is more excited than others.
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At this moment, someone laughed and said, "Mr. Dawson, we are going to worship. I wonder if you are interested in joining our prayers."
Xiang Nan looked up and saw that it was Astor IV, Mr. Guggenheim, Mr. Strauss, ship director Ismay and others in the first class cabin.
Seeing their arrival, everyone present was startled.
These are all first-class big shots. Although they don't know them, it doesn't prevent them from seeing them.
It is really strange that these big shots invited Xiang Nan to attend their worship service so intimately.
You must know that birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. Differences in class and wealth completely separate them.
First-class nobles will not interact with mud-legged people, and mud-legged people will not interact with first-class nobles.
So the scene that happened now surprised everyone present.
"Sorry, I am a believer in the God of Love, but I don't believe in Jesus." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your kindness."
"Okay." Astor IV and others heard what he said and nodded, "Then can you come to our luncheon?"
"No, I'll just eat in the third-class restaurant." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Actually, you don't have to worry about it. I will leave after getting off the ship, and we will never meet again in the future."
Hearing what he said, Astor IV, Mr. Guggenheim, Mr. Strauss, etc. were all disappointed.
Xiang Nan is the only person they have encountered who has super powers. If nothing else, the "prophecy" alone is already shocking.
He can predict the fate of people and the development of things. He is known as a "prophet", "sage" and "prophet" in legends, which is equivalent to a god-like existence, such as Prometheus, Elisha, Isaiah and more.
And everyone who is doing business knows the wise saying “You can’t buy something with a thousand pieces of gold, but you’ll know it early”. If Xiang Nan could make a prediction for them and let them know the business opportunities in advance, it would be easy to earn not only one or two million US dollars, but one or two million US dollars.
So they very much hope that Xiang Nan can stay and help them. But now looking at Xiang Nan's intentions, it was clear that he had already made up his mind and had little interest, so they could only look back and sigh.
"Okay, Mr. Dawson, then we won't disturb you." Several people could only nod, and then turned around and left in disappointment.
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“Man, why are all those first-class people coming to see you?” Tommy asked in surprise.
Those people looked like big shots at first glance. They were either rich or noble. The clothes they wore were probably enough to earn them ten years of salary. That such a person was so polite to Xiang Nan really puzzled him.
"Who knows, maybe they think I'm handsome." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Tommy obviously didn’t believe him when he said this.
No matter how handsome Xiang Nan is, she is not a woman. What use is she to these old men?
But Xiang Nan answered like this, obviously he didn't want to tell the truth, and he couldn't continue to press the question.
“Jack, what kind of **** is Cupid? Is it Venus in our Roman mythology?” Fabrizio asked curiously.