Lisko's American life

As Christmas is approaching, Bo's body is slowly recovering, and the doctor has approved him to leave the hospital and go home to recuperate.

Lisko, at the invitation of Maggie and Bo, decided to spend this Christmas with their family.

After lunch, Maggie began to prepare turkey and polenta, as well as some tree trunk cakes. This is Garrison’s custom and absorbed some of the characteristics of France and Britain. Because the United States is a multi-ethnic country, many local customs are different. Big.

Lisko, Colt and Rooster were sent out to chop the Christmas tree. These tasks were supposed to be Bo's work, because he was the support of the family, but now his health is not good enough and can only be handled by three juniors.

Colt is always full of vitality, walking in the front, shooting everywhere with DV, and explaining while shooting. He is making material for the website video, and he is ready to share his Christmas with his fans.

"We are on the way to cut the Christmas tree. In Garrison, a man cuts the Christmas tree. It means that you are the parent of a family. Together, we have my fish-lip elder brother rooster. Come and say hello." Colt aimed the camera at the rooster.

"Hello everyone," the rooster replied very plainly. This is his personality, a serious brother who is easy to be fooled and does not smile. Everyone likes to see him irritable after being tricked by Colt.

Colt's character is a naughty younger brother, full of vitality every day.

"And our good friend, the great writer Liske." Colt also gave a very serious introduction, "I always said that I know him, we are brothers who grew up together, you still don't believe it."

"Hello everyone," Lisko also said hello with a smile.

Colt went to shoot the surrounding scenery again, and Lisko was discussing work in the ranch with the rooster.

"Are the overtime staff at the ranch arranged?"

"It's arranged. Wes is single and his parents are gone. I will arrange for him to work overtime, but I promised him double pay this week."

"That should be," Lisko had no objection to this. Christmas is like a Chinese New Year. This is a time for family reunion. At this time, you can let your family stay alone on the pasture. You must have expressed something.

"How much is the current balance in the ranch account?"

The rooster knows Lisko very well, and he understands what Lisko means when he asks, "The income of lavender plus the vegetable production and beef cattle during this period, except for the brewing equipment to be purchased next year, and the lavender harvesting expenses, I also plan to Introducing some sheep next year, plus the calves that need to be purchased, there is still half a million dollars that can be spent, and no capital injection is required."

In addition to the cowboy salary, the ranch still has some necessary expenses, and there is actually a surplus. This surprised Lisko, because the ranch has not been easy to do in the past few years, and he is ready to continue to subsidize the ranch. Bo This year’s ranch has lost a lot. First, the price of beef cattle has been lowered, and the state tax has increased. Many ranchers have found that they have lost tens of thousands of dollars in the past few years.

This shows that the rooster is doing very well, and Lisko doesn't make any comments on his plans for next year. After all, he is a layman.

"Put out one hundred thousand dollars as a bonus for the people on the ranch. The cowboys are 10,000 dollars each and the vegetable room is 8,000 dollars each."

At present, the main cultivation area of ​​the pasture is lavender and vegetables, rye and beef cattle.The rye and vegetables are all taken care of by the wives of the cowboys. There are currently five cowboys and three women on the ranch, except for Weiss and the rooster who are single.There will be more than thirty thousand dollars left.

"The rest is your bonus. This year everyone has worked hard. Except for our ranch, the town is making a profit, but all others are losing money."

The cock has no objections, and the Americans are so straightforward.

"In fact, our main profit is because of you."

The rooster explained to him what Lisko hadn't noticed.

"The restaurant opened by your book fan is called Bolt Restaurant. After you met him last time, the purchasing manager of their restaurant visited our ranch. They were very satisfied, so we signed the contract. Most of our vegetables and beef They all bought it."

Lisko remembered that at that time he went to travel with Megan.

"There is also the hospital's Dr. Ruben. When he knew you had a ranch during the rounds, he ordered the food from the hospital to buy from us. Our share for next year has already been booked."

Li Ske felt a little weird. He unknowingly owed such a big favor. Fortunately, he thought of the help of the two people this time. He prepared a Christmas gift early and mailed it. It was a handicraft fan bought in China. I have a handwritten greeting card.

"After Colt took over Maggie's bar, the rye beer brewed by our ranch was sold somewhere, and Bolt's restaurant also agreed that they would come to visit again when the drink came out." The rooster is confident about the work on the ranch next year. Man, even though they made the order based on Lisko’s face, for him, this is not an embarrassment. The society is originally a human society.

The Christmas tree was in the woods where the calf died last time. Lisko and the others picked it up, picked a straight fir, picked up an axe, and chopped it down in three or two.

Cutting down trees is a very simple thing for the rooster. He has done it since he was a kid. He even participated in the logging competition in Denver, although he didn't even make the semifinals.

Colt and Lisko were responsible for cutting off some of the extra branches with a mountain knife, and soon a Christmas tree was completed.

The three of them carried the tree. When they got home, Maggie had almost cooked the big meal. Bo was sitting on the sofa and watching TV, with gauze on his head. Although he recuperated for a while, his wounds had not fully grown. Okay, it's still a while.

Li Sike put all the equipment into the tool room, took out some accessories and started decorating.

These ornaments were bought a long time ago, and their Christmas decorations are usually used for many years. They are only used on this day each year, and they are put away after the festival.

The green fluffy ball and the red streamer made the decoration beaming in the room. Colt also bought a Santa Claus costume.

Lisko wrote the name of the prepared gift and placed it under the Christmas tree.

"Hey, Bo."

After finishing his work and waiting for dinner, Lisko sat down and chatted with Bo.

Bo is watching the game. Rugby is his favorite. Although the NBA is very hot now, it is the most watched sport in the United States.

Christmas is the Christmas battle of the various teams arranged by the league. The excitement is more intense than every game in the past. Many players also know that it is the easiest to be famous at this time, and they will work hard to perform.

Li Sike has never been interested in this game. He still likes to watch basketball and even booked Denver Nuggets tickets for the whole year.