Lisko's American life

Recently, Lisko has fallen in love with billiards and he is well-known in American billiards culture. Colt helps Maggie manage the tavern. Goli also comes to help from time to time, so he paid for a few billiard tables and put them in In the tavern, it won unanimous praise from the small town alcoholic.

Just a week after I bought it, I have already made money back. Colt is also very proud recently. He is really fed up with Bo and Maggie always treating him as a child when he is 28 or 9 years old. Maybe this It was also a sequelae of his being away from home for so long. They always focused on the age of Colt.

Liske’s common sense has played a few times. When I’m bored, I will come to the tavern to play a few, and bet on beer with a group of people. At the beginning, I always lose and ask all the people in the tavern to drink it again. , But the generous Lisko is still the most popular person in the tavern.

I mixed up a lot in the tavern, and I always saw a lot of people and things, and Lisko gradually got a scent of fireworks, not so rejection, and I learned about the situation of many people in the town from the conversation. .

Oss, the construction foreman who now plays with Lisko, is Colt’s teammate back then, but he is not as lucky as Colt and was selected by the club. Even if he has not played now, he can easily rely on his qualifications. Engaged in a career related to football coaching.

Oss’ father likes to drink alcohol, and his mother died early. He was very successful on the football team when he was in school, but he didn’t make a head start and his grades were not good. He quit school early and didn’t have any skills. He could only follow others to do construction. In the town, he pulled up a group of people to contract the project, and Lisko and Colt did the decoration for him.

People like Oss are very common in the United States. They joined the varsity team at school. After graduation, they have no way out and have no skills. They can only wander and do other jobs. If they have a good mentality, they can live in peace and find a job to support them. I myself, with a bad mentality, can’t accept that the school’s scenery is incomparable. After going out of the school gate that nobody cares about, they often end up not very well. Whether it’s football or basketball, there are too many such people who can play out and make a living. Is only a small part of the tip of the pyramid.

Li Ske has read reports. In the news, this group is called straw dogs. The straw dogs are ancient sacrificial gods. They are sacrifices made of straw. After the sacrifice, the straw dogs will be discarded.

"Oss, how's the schedule?" Lisko picked up the clever powder to grind the club. He bet on three beers with Oss in this game.

"It's okay. It will be completed next week. Colt's house is still very easy to build this time. Now most of the originals are made of high-tech materials, so we can do it relatively quickly." The ball was shot out in one stroke, not pocketed, and he threw a punch in annoyance.

Lisko smiled, went past the hole with confidence and dropped the club.

"Three glasses," he smiled as Oss went to the front desk to buy beer.

Recently, his skills have skyrocketed, and he has slowly won back the wine that he has exported. In the tavern, not many people can win him.

But now few people are willing to play with him, knowing that it was a losing game, no one can't think so.

Oss came over with a beer, handed it to Lisko, and the two clinked glasses.

"One more game?" Lisko invited again.

"I'm convinced," Oss drank a swig of beer, the alcohol splashed on his beard, and shook his head at Lisko.

"I didn't expect that the talents you learned when you were in school can still be used here. You can learn everything fast. I won't be your opponent in just two weeks."

Oss is a little bit emotional. Some people are really talented. You have worked hard for a long time, but you still can't do it casually.

"Isn't it? You can talk about life after playing two balls?" Lisko looked a little disappointed at Oss, and laughed and joked, alleviating the embarrassing atmosphere.

After all, Li Sike is regarded as a weak scholar in the eyes of others, and as a result, he defeated him, a famous sportsman in competitive sports.

"I heard you are married?" Lisko chatted with him.

"Yes, I just had a son." Oss's face was filled with joy from the heart.

Although Li Sko and him are also classmates, the relationship is not so close. The relationship between them is just for knowing each other, and they will say hello when they meet. This time I haven’t talked much after coming back for so long, so I don’t know much about his recent situation. .

"My son will go to school well in the future. I think he will be a doctor in the future. He often likes to watch some medical programs." Oss proudly brags to Lisko.

Of course Li Ske will not argue with him. This is what a father expects of his son. Who can tell the rest of the matter clearly, maybe his one-year-old son will really be a doctor.

In the United States, doctors and lawyers are the upper-level professions that everyone envy, and they will also be respected in society. If a family has a job in this, it really raises the family class.

Financiers are not so popular yet, because they often carry high risks in this profession, while doctors and lawyers don’t. Clients have income. They use their solid knowledge to make money. Financiers are often speculative and may be economical. In the turmoil, there were more bankrupt financiers on the streets.

"Yes." Lisko clinked his glasses again and came to the bar. Colt was wiping the beer glasses. He was fine today and Sunday. The ranch has not yet started. It is open here. Goli will usually work for him. He is here.

"Has Maggie got any news lately?" Lisko put the glass on the table and chatted casually with Colt.

The last time Maggie got news was half a month ago. At that time, she went to see the canyon rafting, and eagerly called them to see the photos she took, and sent some special postcards back.

"I heard that I went to see the ancient ruins of the Indians with a group of people. She often forgets to tell us that we are safe." Colt's tone contained some complaints.

But Maggie's going out this time really seemed like a wild horse that had taken off her rein. She was still in this state a few days ago, and the day after tomorrow she has already crossed to other places. It seems that her enthusiasm that has been holding back for decades burst out all at once.

"I am now worried that she will bring a man back when she comes back." Colt confided to Liske a little seriously, "I called me the other day and said that I met a French tourist painter, it was very romantic."

Although Maggie and Bo have been divorced, they have often lived together in recent years. Although this is very common in the United States, children generally do not interfere with their parents’ emotional life, but they are like Colt. For children, I still want parents to be together.

"No, I think Maggie has Bo in his heart," Liske was very calm. Last time Bo was ill for surgery, he knew Maggie was nervous.

"I hope," Colt had no hope for his mother's unreliable appearance now.