Lisco's American Life

Colt was making a garland of holly branches to hang on the door, and the rooster was riding a ladder to hang a bouquet of mistletoe from the ceiling.

Dinner was quickly prepared, and Lisko helped bring the delicious dishes to the table and opened a bottle of Huazhuang red wine he had specially brought, which is produced by a famous high-quality red wine on the right bank of Bordeaux.

The family sat down, Beau taking the main seat first, Rooster and Lisko on the right, Maggie and Colt on the left.

Beau first closed his eyes, crossed his hands, put them on his chin and prayed silently.

Although no one in the family is religious, this birthday of Jesus is a rare special occasion.

After Bo finished praying, he saw the whole family sitting together neatly, feeling very relieved and happy.

"Here, here's a toast to the family." Bo picked up the wine glass and filled it with water because he was still injured.

The family members all raised their glasses.

"Honor the family."

Lisko was also a little emotional, and his eye circles were quietly red.

Everyone put down their wine glasses and started to eat. Turkey is an essential food on the table. Maggie specially selected the largest turkey and stuffed it with a large number of fruits and vegetables such as carrots, celery, onions, chestnuts, etc., which weighed more than ten pounds.

Put a variety of spices into the turkey belly, and then put it into the oven to bake.

Lisko looked at the roasted golden chicken and his mouth watered.

There is also tree trunk cake on the table. Tree trunk-like cake is a famous French Christmas delicacy.

Before electricity was invented, the French used a good firewood tree as a Christmas gift. The French people are very romantic, and even the origin of their food is very romantic: Once upon a time, there was a young man who couldn't afford a Christmas gift and picked it up in the forest.

Giving a piece of wood to your lover will not only win your heart, but also make you a successful person. Therefore, tree trunk cake has also become a symbol of good luck in the coming year.

There is also polenta with a special American flavor, which is roasted polenta with a layer of cream on top and some fruit ingredients. This is a very good dessert that can complement the greasiness of turkey meat.

Everyone enjoyed the dinner happily while talking and laughing. Lisko liked the roast turkey dish very much, probably because he is a meat lover. The meat of the turkey is fresh and tender, has no odor or smell, and has a pure and delicious taste.

The aroma of being roasted in the oven penetrates the meat.

The protein content of turkey is 20% higher than that of other poultry, while the fat content is 21% lower. It also has low cholesterol content. It is easy to manage, has strong fecundity, high meat production rate and high input-output ratio. It is a herbivorous animal and requires input of concentrate.

Very little. They are raised and fed on grass normally. Lisko has made up his mind to raise some on his own ranch next year and make some roasted chickens if he has nothing to do.

After dinner, Maggie's drinking capacity was still not very good as usual, which is strange to say. She comes from a wine-making family and owns the only tavern in town, but her drinking capacity is not good.

She sat in a daze, while Lisko greeted the rooster and put the tableware back into the kitchen. It was already the most surprising part of Christmas, exchanging gifts.

Lisko gave his own gift first, because the gift box was tied with beautiful ties and placed under the Christmas tree in advance, and Lisko also wrote his name in advance.

"Bo, this is for you." What Liske gave to Bo was a long gift box with a high-end British cane inside.

Beau opened the gift box and fell in love with it at first sight. Americans have always despised the British, while secretly learning their various aristocratic etiquette. The cane is an essential piece of equipment for a British gentleman. This cane is made of black walnut.

Yes, the tail of the stick has also been engraved with Bo's name. The top of the stick is also inlaid with a turquoise from Turkey. This is a low-grade gemstone. The inlay is very harmonious. The height of the stick just fits Bo's height.

Beau couldn't put it down with this cane. Lisko had noticed a long time ago that in order to straighten his waist, Beau often leaned on the ground with the stick, so he specially customized it at a famous brand cane shop in the UK.

It could be seen that Bo was very satisfied, so Lisko gave Colt a gift, which was a DV camera. Now Colt wanted to develop into a video broadcaster. Although Lisko lent him one, it was not his own after all.

Yes, Colt was very careful every time he used it, so Lisko just bought a new one and gave it to him.

Sony HDR-SR1E is a trendy DV camera that was just released this year. Liske didn't understand it. He read an electronic magazine and rated this camera as one of the best of the year.

Colt was also surprised. He originally planned to buy one by himself in the future, and this model was also among his favorites. However, the price was a bit high, so he was a little discouraged. He stepped forward and hugged Lisko.

"Thank you, great gift. I like it very much."

Next is Maggie's gift. Lisko didn't know what to give her, but after hearing about her ideals, he made up his mind.

Maggie opened the gift box, and it was very light inside. She was still joking. "Li, you won't give me a check, will you? It feels like a piece of paper."

After opening it, there is a card inside.

It has the Citibank logo printed on it.

"This is a service I customized from Citibank. It costs no money, but within my annual service scope, this card allows you to check in and dine at any hotel in the United States. In an emergency, you can also use it to withdraw five dollars from the bank.

With a limit of 10,000 US dollars, we can rest assured when you travel alone, and this card has a location chip, so we can know where you have traveled at any time."

This gift is just what Maggie can use. Finally, it is the gift of the rooster. The gift of the rooster is really hard to imagine. He is the ranch manager of Lisko.

"Cock, this is your gift, I carefully selected it specially,"

This box was about the same size as Maggie's, and Rooster was looking forward to what Lisko would give him.

He opened the box and found a card inside, which was a gas card from the largest gas station in Denver.

"This gas card will allow you to refuel for free for a whole year," said Lisko, who really couldn't think of a gift to give him, but Rooster loves to drive and cherishes his new car very much, so I decided to give him a gas card.

Then Lisko also opened the Christmas gift they gave him. What Bo gave him was a somewhat worn lighter.

"Your father gave this to me before. Later, he returned it to me after we had a conflict. This bears witness to my friendship with your father. Now I will pass it on to you."

This was an old pure copper Zippo lighter left over from the Vietnam War, with the name of the town of Garrison printed on it. Lisko collected it solemnly.

Maggie gave him a great handmade riding whip. Recently, she saw Lisko riding more and more often, often riding a white horse between two pastures, so she chose an exquisite riding whip for him.

Colt prepared a signed basketball, and the signature on it was "Shaq" O'Neal. Lisko also liked this gift very much.

Rooster's gift is a photo album, which is full of photos of Lisko and Rooster Colt. They are arranged according to their age. When you look at them from before to after, you can see that the three of them have grown up little by little. It's very memorable, Lisko.

I don’t even have this photo album, so I must have collected and organized it for a long time.