Chapter 82: Captain America becomes poor again (please order first)
After a few days of recovery and observation period, under the reluctant eyes of the doctors, David Rogers was discharged from the hospital.
On the way home, the street scenes of Sokovia gave Rogers a sense of familiarity and strangeness. After accepting the setting of "rebirth", he began to try hard to recall the memories of David Rogers. Gradually acquiesce to the fact that I am a modern person.
“To celebrate David’s discharge from the hospital, let’s have a good meal in the evening, and we will go to the market to buy groceries now.” Lena Rogers was very happy. Her son had finally recovered and been discharged from the hospital after being hospitalized for many years, and her future life was full of hope.
Sokovia is a small country in turmoil, and it has not yet calmed down. Hydra is indispensable behind the scenes. The more chaotic the situation, the better they can infiltrate the country's military and political affairs, and legitimately adopt high-pressure rule. .
This small country has only one decent city in the capital, which is located on the flat land at the foot of the mountains, surrounded by mountains, and has insufficient arable land.
The turbulent situation and limited resources show the living conditions of Sokovia’s citizens.
The "vegetable market" that Lena Rogers refers to is a market a few streets away. It sells not only vegetables, but also various daily necessities, clothing, and even small furniture.
This is the norm in economically backward areas. Scarcity of supplies and low-income consumer groups cannot support separate stores, so all daily necessities have to be concentrated in places where people gather.
This is not to say that there are no supermarkets and shopping malls in Sokovia, but those places are the territory of high-income groups, and the lower-class civilians may not go there even once a year.
Originally a "double-earner" family, the Rogers family also belonged to the middle class with a good income. However, in order to support their eldest son's medical expenses for six years, they had already emptied their family fortune.
Debt? Not so!
Under the turbulent situation for many years, none of the relatives or neighbors had any food left. They only joined David Rogers out of friendship six years ago when he was injured. After that, it was difficult to come up with spare money.
Banks are even less likely to lend money to them. As for loan sharks... Among the citizens living in such a situation, except drug addicts and gamblers, who would be stupid enough to borrow loan sharks from gangsters?
In the eyes of gangsters, apart from selling blood and organs, what value does the Rogers family have?
Steve Rogers, who has accepted the identity of a modern person, does not know this, but he is not stupid. In the past few days after waking up, through digesting memories and chatting with his brother, he almost understood the situation at home.
Coincidentally, this is highly consistent with Steve Rogers’ experience when he was young. His father died on the battlefield in World War I. Although he was lucky enough to receive a pension, his mother was ill and had to take care of him alone. Living with his son in the chaotic environment of Brooklyn, life is definitely not affluent.
If it weren’t for his good friend Bucky who helped skinny Steve fight off street gangsters and protect him on a daily basis, Steve Rogers would never have seen the light of day in his teenage years.
So Captain America would rather abandon his shield and identity to protect Bucky. The relationship between them is too deep.
Seeing the increasingly stooped backs of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, Steve Rogers secretly made up his mind: From now on, he will protect this family!
So Rogers helped carry things throughout the process and put everything on his back.
"Have you seen how quickly my son recovered? This is all my credit." Lena Rogers smiled proudly at her husband.
“Yes, yes, you cook the best food!” Harry Rogers praised his wife with a smile: “Who among the neighbors in the whole street doesn’t know Chef Lena?”
“ Of course!" Lena Rogers said proudly: "If it weren't for me, would our night snack stall be so popular?"
Steve Rogers was already in disfigurement when he was released by Baron Strucker. Immediately, a refrigerator was filled with blood samples taken away.
Otherwise, his body shape would not fit the image of a vegetative person who has been bedridden for six years.
Hydra is so bad!
However, the super soldier serum had an unparalleled benefit on Steve Rogers. After receiving nutritional supplements, his muscles reappeared, and his American-style buttocks were particularly eye-catching.
“Hey, Lina!” The acquaintance she met smiled and came over to say hello: “This handsome young man is David, right?”
“Yes, he is my son!” Li Na Rogers smiled proudly.
Steve Rogers had a knife on his face, and his current appearance is naturally not as good as before. There is even an obvious scar on his face because of inadequate plastic surgery techniques.
However, in the turbulent Sokovia, tall and muscular men have a unique sense of security and charm.
"David, this is Aunt Strong, our neighbor. Do you remember her?" Lena Rogers pulled her son over to say hello. "Aunt Strong...?" Rogers looked confused.
“Auntie is old!” Strong didn’t care and smiled to help Rogers: “There is a huge difference from when I was young!”
"No, Aunt Strong is still very young." Rogers was self-taught.
The old aunt laughed like a pigeon.
"When David grows up, he will be able to make women happy, which is great!"
Strong smiled and started gossiping: "I will help organize the arrangements and introduce it to David after a while. A good girl.”
“Okay, okay!”
Lena Rogers nodded hurriedly.
After nodding, he suddenly remembered something, and his expression instantly became lonely.
Rogers next to him showed an awkward yet polite smile like many ordinary young people.
Such an atmosphere gave Rogers a sense of warmth that he had not experienced in a long time. He did not resist this sense of warmth, and was even a little greedy for it. As a result, the memory of David Rogers became clearer in his mind, and he became more and more interested in this identity. Send approval.
This is how bonds are created.
A family and neighbors were happily visiting the market when suddenly a group of armed men with live ammunition stormed in in a modified pickup truck, completely ignoring the crowds on the narrow road and rampaging through the market.
"No, it's the Viper Gang!" Harry Rogers quickly pulled his younger son to the side, not forgetting to shout to his eldest son: "David, get out of the way!"
The two women, Lina and Strong, had already skillfully lowered their heads, revealing their gray hair.
These gangsters have no interest in old women.
Standing in the middle of the road, a memory conflict suddenly appeared in Rogers' mind. The memory belonging to David Rogers told him that he should avoid it immediately, but the memory belonging to Steve Rogers refused to do so.
The old Steve Rogers never bowed his head to gangsters even before he was injected with the serum.
"David!"
Harry Rogers, who had retreated into the crowd on the street, found his eldest son still standing stupidly and shouted anxiously: "What are you doing? Come here!" ”
The young man in the middle of the street not only did not flinch, but instead rushed forward as a reflex.
Because he saw a frightened little girl in front of the rampaging pickup truck.
Instead of slowing down, the scum in the cab and the thugs in the car showed bloodthirsty smiles, as if they were expecting something.
The plots of the past few days were originally planned to be released together when it was released on the 21st, so there was a foreshadowing before the climax.
I hope brothers can do me a favor and guarantee that I will re-order in the next two days. It has been scheduled to be officially released on Wednesday, with a guaranteed release of 20 chapters.
(End of this chapter)