Lisko’s American Life

"My brother and I are very close. We are friends. It doesn't matter if we help each other."

Jacob here has already taken out the contract he prepared. Once the amount is filled in, it will be over. This is a two-year contract.

Lisko took it over and flipped through it. It was a very common rental contract.

Handed it to Zhang Li, Zhang Li hesitated again and again, but did not refuse Lisko's kindness, and filled in his name.

After putting away his luggage, Zhang Li followed Li Ke downstairs to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.

The two walked into the Denver campus.

As a first-class national university in the United States, the University of Denver is most famous for its inclusiveness. It has more than 1,200 students, 54% of whom are girls and 46% are boys. The composition of students is also very diverse. In addition to coming from all 50 states in the United States, they also come from more than 100 countries around the world. Lisko has just seen students of Nordic, British, and Asian descent.

The entire university covers an area of ​​800 acres, and the campus environment is also very beautiful. Crimson is the main color, combined with the unique sunshine of high-altitude cities in the United States, blue sky and white clouds, and the Rocky Mountains in the distance. Denver is also a famous ski resort in the United States. , the surrounding high-altitude mountainous areas are covered with snow almost all the year round. The snow-capped mountains in the distance that can be seen from the campus add a unique charm to the campus.

Moreover, Lisko has seen several groups of security personnel and campus police patrolling in the college, so safety can still be guaranteed.

"It's great here." Lisko looked at the bustling students and expressed his sincere admiration.

"It's not bad." Zhang Li was full of joy when he thought that he would spend two years in this beautiful campus.

"Let's go, let's do some shopping, and I'll treat you to hot pot." Zhang Li looked at Lisko.

"Hot pot?" A picture immediately appeared in Lisko's mind, and at the same time, the saliva in his mouth was secreting wildly.

"That's right, when I came here, my mother packed me a few packets of Chongqing hot pot base."

"Let's go." Lisko couldn't remember how long he hadn't eaten hot pot.

There are several Asian supermarkets near the university, such as Pacific Supermarket. In this supermarket, there are all kinds of seasonings, fresh vegetables, pots and pans. There is also a large Korean supermarket, H-Mart, where you can buy everything you need for cooking. Denver has restaurants of various cuisines, such as: Cantonese Roast Meat, Taiwanese Cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine, Vietnamese Noodles, Japanese Sushi, Korean BBQ and so on.

Li Ke pushed the shopping cart and followed behind Zhang Li, watching her put it into the cart while muttering.

"Wow, an egg is 9 cents. A chicken leg is a few cents, a catty of rice is 0.42 yuan. Purified water, 24 bottles are priced at 3.99 yuan, and each bottle is 0.166 yuan. Pig knuckles cost one or two yuan per pound, and a whole roast chicken It's only $4.99. It's so cheap here."

Zhang Li couldn't help but exclaimed, she was not the kind of delicate girl who didn't touch the water with her ten fingers, and she often went to the vegetable market when she was at home and school, so she still knew the general prices.

So the prices in American supermarkets really scared her. She didn't expect the meat here to be so cheap.

So I kept putting them in the car, feeling like I was rushing to buy them.

"Don't take it." Lisko stopped her dumbfounded,

"We can't eat so much, it will be broken, and the price will not change a lot, you can buy it next time you need it."

"Okay," Zhang Li looked back, only to realize that he had already packed a whole car.

Reluctantly put some extra things back, Lisko helped, and took five boxes of eggs alone, each box containing 16 pieces.

Pork bones, beef, mutton, cauliflower, baby octopus, garlic, seasoning, tripe.

Maodu is the most expensive among them, and a serving of Maodu costs more than 20 US dollars.

I also bought a drink, a six-pack of canned Coke was only $2.49.

Zhang Li seemed to have opened up his desire to shop, he would look at the price of everything he saw, and then exclaimed, he picked it up and put it in the car.

This process is repeated all the time.

It wasn't until she finished buying the toiletries she needed that she reluctantly walked out of the shopping area.

The two carried the packed shopping bags and transported them back and forth several times before taking all the things upstairs.

Li Ke slumped on the sofa and didn't want to move, but Zhang Li kept on putting the drinks and food he bought into the refrigerator, tied on the apron he just bought, tied up his hair,

"Okay, take a rest, I'm going to cook."

"I'll help you," Lisko, of course, would not let go of this opportunity to gain favor, and jumped up from the sofa.

"Would you?" Zhang Li looked at him suspiciously, with disbelief in his eyes.

She knew that Liske could eat hot pot, and the two of them had also talked about Chinese food, but she didn't believe it if they said they could cook it.

"Don't underestimate me, I can adjust the sauce."

"Then you can try it." Zhang Li looked at Li Sko who ran into the kitchen with a happy face, and shook his head speechlessly.

Considering that I have to cook frequently, I just bought pots and kitchen utensils in the supermarket.

Zhang Li blanched the pork bones, skimmed off the blood foam, then scooped them up, put them into another pot, added seasonings, and boiled on the fire.

Lisko here cut the beef and mutton into slices and put them on a plate. The tripe, small octopus and greens were all washed and set up.

Garlic, chili, chopped green onion, coriander, cut into pieces, add seasoning and mix with the sesame paste that Zhang Li specially bought.

"Look, how's it going?" Lisko took the sauce he had made, and asked Zhang Li for credit with great interest.

"Sure, you're a good foreigner." Zhang Li was surprised that Lisko's skills were good.

Lisko smiled mysteriously, took the prepared dishes, and went to the restaurant.

Soon, the pork bone soup was ready. Zhang Li took out the pot and took out the induction cooker he had prepared.

"It smells so good." Lisko smelled the aroma in the air, drooling.

"It's not good yet." Zhang Li slapped his hand that was trying to grab a piece, and said coquettishly.

Open the hot pot base material brought from China and pour it into the pork bone soup. The pork bone was fried by Zhang Li.

"Googling." The water boiled quickly, and Lisko placed the bowls and chopsticks.

"Okay," Zhang Li opened the Coke and offered it to Lisko who was opposite.

"Can I have a piece of meat first?" Lisko kept looking at the big bone protruding from the red soup.

"Okay, let's eat." Zhang Li looked at his gluttonous appearance about to get into the pot, and replied angrily.

With permission, Lisko picked up a piece of pork bone like a starving ghost, dipped it in the sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hmm~" This long-lost taste really made him want to cry with happiness.

In his previous life, hot pot was his favorite food. After a busy day at work, having hot pot with his colleagues and friends at a food stall while drinking beer was the happiest time of his day.

Now in the United States, he didn't know how long he hadn't eaten hot pot. Looking at Zhang Li opposite, he really felt like he was in a previous life.

"What are you looking at?" Lisko's gaze annoyed Zhang Li, and she pretended to stare fiercely.

"No. Your workmanship is excellent, completely beyond my expectations."

Zhang Li, who was praised, also began to smile happily, and put a few cooked ribs in Lisko's bowl.

"Look at your ignorance, many friends around me cook better than me."