Lisco's American Life

After visiting the Jinshanling Great Wall, Meghan's impression of China completely changed. Her original impression of a backward red terror changed into an impression of a big country with rich heritage, history, long culture and beautiful scenery.

Lisko also took her to watch the national flag raising in the morning. When the national anthem was played, Lisko burst into tears. Meghan, who was watching the excitement, did not understand why he, a foreigner, was so moved.

Their next journey began to Zhangjiajie.

Zhangjiajie Tianzi Mountain is adjacent to Suoxiyu in the east, Zhangjiajie in the south, and SZ County in the north. It is one of the four major scenic spots in WLY District. Here Li Ke and Meigen enjoyed the original scenery and natural beauty. Its landscapes and scenic spots are all created by nature and are not artificial.

The carving traces are breathtaking. On the day they were traveling, they happened to encounter the wonder of clouds and mist. The entire Tianzi Mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist, looming like a fairyland on earth.

The third stop was the Yuanyang Rice Terraces in the south of Ailao Mountain in YY County, YN Province. This is a masterpiece left by the Hani people for generations. The Yuanyang Rice Terraces are large in scale, often covering tens of thousands of acres on one slope.

It is majestic and stretches the entire south bank of the Red River. The local people adapt to local conditions and cultivate large fields on gentle slopes and small fields on steep slopes. Therefore, the larger terraces are several acres and the smaller ones are only as big as a dustpan. The terraces are picturesque all year round and the colors change.

After seeing the beautiful scenery, Meghan commented, “It’s like a palette knocked over by God.”

The fourth stop was Zhangye Danxia. The landforms here were developed in the Pre-Jurassic Tertiary Period about 2 million years ago. Lisko lingered over it. It was simply the oldest miracle. Within a radius of dozens of square kilometers,

Red, yellow, orange, green, white and other bright color blocks or lines can be seen everywhere, decorating the peaks and ravines into gorgeous, dazzling and magnificent paintings, like a fairy tale world.

Later, we also went to Huanglong, Aba, Sichuan, the world's fairyland, Detian Waterfall in Guangxi, the largest in Asia, Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, the lake with the most islands in the world, and Pearl Beach Waterfall in Jiuzhaigou, which has the most beautiful water, the strongest water, and the loudest sound among all rapids. It has a deep soul.

Located in a pure land that will never disappear, there is the Wuming Buddhist Academy of Larung Monastery in Sedar, and the Maijishan Grottoes in Gansu Province with exquisite carving skills.

No matter how reluctant he was to leave, one month passed in a hurry. Lisko gave up his desire to return to his motherland and took the satisfied Megan on the plane to bid farewell to this beautiful and infatuated China.

They came in a hurry, but the return trip slowed down. The two of them walked and played, and it took twice as long to get to the ranch.

Pushing away the long-lost home, smelling the familiar smell and sunshine, Lisko also calmed down.

Putting aside some unnecessary sadness, Lisko and Megan began to clean the dusty home.

Mopping the floor, washing the dishes, and vacuuming everything inside and out, it was already late at night.

Megan fried the steak, and the two of them finished their meal early and took a rest.

A month after leaving home, Lisko went to inspect the pasture after breakfast in the morning. The ground was covered with white. The cold wave in the past few days had a wide range of influence, covering almost half of the United States.

The roosters and ranch workers were busy clearing the snow.

"Li," Rooster was not surprised to see him, because he was the one who went to pick up the plane last night.

"Morning, I have brought some Chinese specialties. You can go pick them up at noon." Lisko greeted the cowboys.

Wes, a black man, drove a snow plow to clear the road in the middle of the ranch, while others washed the cleared road with water hoses and sprinkled brown rock salt on it to prevent freezing.

Ice forms when the temperature of water reaches 0 degrees Celsius, and this is how ice forms on roads. Rock salt works by lowering the freezing point of water. When salt is added, the freezing point of water decreases, so the salt makes it harder for the water to freeze. 10% of

Salt solution freezes at minus 6 degrees Celsius, and 20% salt solution freezes at minus 16 degrees Celsius.

Therefore, spreading salt can effectively prevent the cleared road surface from freezing again.

Lisko rolled up his sleeves and started to help.

"How is the grass stored in the pasture? Is it enough?" Lisko asked the rooster next to him.

"It was saved very early. The pasture this time can be used for next summer. Li, can I buy some forage? You know, Bo's harvest this year was not good, and he sprained his waist while storing the forage, so the pasture

The storage is not enough, so I want to buy some and send them to Bo's ranch." Rooster discussed seriously with Lisko.

"No, it doesn't have to be like this, Rooster, you don't have to tell me these things. You are the ranch manager. Our ranch is enough and there is more. It's okay to give some to Bo. How is Bo's health now?" Lisko was concerned.

asked about Bo's injury.

"He is old, and the doctor said his body is very fragile. The last time we took him to the hospital for a check-up, he had a tumor in his brain, but fortunately it was benign. I have made an appointment with the doctor for surgery next week. I hope his surgery will go well.

." Rooster's expression was a little gloomy. For him, his father, who had been teaching him a lesson since he was a child, fell ill. This feeling seemed to be that his support had collapsed.

"I'm going to see him in the afternoon. Why don't you stay in the hospital and wait for the operation?" Lisko asked a little bit. Bo has always been a neighbor of his family. He has had a friendship with his father for decades. He took care of him a lot when he was a child.

Like his own uncle.

"You know Bo's character, he won't listen to our advice, but recently Colt and I have gone home to live, and we are helping to take care of things in the ranch, so he is much more relaxed now."

Beau is a stubborn old cowboy. They are hard-working and upright, but they also have a rough and stubborn side. No one can dissuade him from his decision.

"Is the money enough?" Lisko knew that people like them never think about tomorrow, and the money they have will be spent quickly.

"The salary you gave me is enough. I saved some money to buy a good car, so I have enough money in hand."

Lisko patted Rooster on the shoulder, feeling his sadness.

After lunch, Lisko distributed the Chinese-flavored gifts such as Chinese knots, fans, and facial masks to the cowboys, and went to Bo's Ranch with a worried expression.

"Bo," Lisko stood at the door and shouted. He has always called Bo's name directly since he was a child. This is very common in the United States. It is normal for grandchildren or sons to directly call their father and grandfather's names. They don't care.

Some people still like these things.

Bo walked out of the house, looking much older than the last time he saw him. Only then did Lisko realize that the omnipotent neighbor next door in his childhood was really old.

He held his waist and opened the door for Lisko.

"I went to China for a trip, and when I came back, I heard that you were feeling a little unwell. Are you feeling better recently?" Lisko quickly went over, held his arm, and took him back to the room.