Lisko’s American Life

Zhang You looked excited. It was a long time since he felt the joy of fishing today. It was not like in China, where he often sat for a whole day without a few small fish.

"You came here on horseback? This horse looks strong."

From the corner of Zhang You's eyes, he turned to Quark by the side of the tree, and his eyes began to light up.

"Uncle can ride a horse?"

Lisko picked up some leaves from the side, spread them on the ground, and sat down.

"When I was a soldier, I was in Tibet. At that time, I often rode a horse. Speaking of which, I haven't ridden for many years."

Zhang You's eyes are full of memories of the past, time is the most ruthless thing, often many years have passed before you realize it.

"Then. Try?"

Lisko proposed with a smile.

"No, maybe I forgot."

Zhang You refused, but his eyes turned to the horse.

"It's okay, I'll help you watch the fishing rod, you go for a run, and you'll be back in a few minutes."

Lisko continued to persuade.

"Then I'll try."

Zhang You smiled heartily and didn't hold back anymore.

Lisko took the fishing rod, watched Zhang You slowly approach Quark with some embarrassment, and then untied the rein.

Zhang You still has a way. He knew that the horse must have reacted violently when it was suddenly ridden by a stranger. He took Quark and walked slowly on the grass on one side for a few laps, stroking its cheeks non-stop during the journey.

Seeing that Quark didn't resist too much, he stepped on the stirrup and rode up a little rusty.

"Excuse me."

As soon as he sat down, Quark wanted to jump a little bit, so he quickly got down and continued to caress Quark's cheek.

After a while, the horse's mood calmed down, and he sat up straight.

He shook the reins lightly, Quark also began to trot, and Zhang You also began to heave with his strength with pride.

Seeing the horse running away slowly, Lisko also began to feel relieved. It was obvious that Zhang You could still ride, and he also retracted his feet ready to get up at any time.

At this time, he felt that the fishing rod began to shake, which meant that a fish had taken the bait.

He quickly turned his attention back to the lake, looking at the buoy above.

"good."

Seeing the right moment, Lisko lifted the fishing rod at once, and a huge local freshwater fish, a largemouth bass, was clearly visible on it.

Lisko took back the fishing line, held the fish in his hand and felt it, it was about four pounds, which was not a small gain.

Lisko was very excited at this time. He believed that the fun of fishing lies in the long wait, the moment when the fish takes the bait, the wits and courage with the fish to lift the pole, and the indescribable feeling after catching a big fish. satisfaction.

This fish is the biggest harvest in Lisko's short fishing career. He also took out his mobile phone with a face full of surprise, took a photo of himself and this fish, and then put the fish into the bucket.

Although there have been a lot of catches in the bucket, none of them are as big as the one just caught now.

"Woo~" Zhang You also came back from a stroll on horseback at this time.

He was a little out of breath, and this journey of horseback riding also made him feel like he wanted to go back to the days when he was carrying a steel gun and galloping on the endless prairie.

He got off the horse, skillfully tied Quark to a tree on one side, and his tense nerves began to relax, and then sat next to Lisko on one side.

"Uncle, how do you feel?"

Zhang You was still out of breath, unable to speak, but gave Lisko a thumbs up.

"Comfortable. I haven't ridden for more than 20 years since I left the army."

"It's okay. I just spend a lot of time riding horses in the ranch. Uncle can have a good time."

"Yeah, haha, you can still go fishing."

Zhang You is not satisfied with the ranch now. Looking at the emerald green lake in front of him and the water birds flying over it from time to time, he feels that his mood is much more open.

"Hey, did you catch this fish just now?" Zhang You inadvertently threw the bucket aside. It was only a half-caught bucket, but the water level had risen a lot. He saw the perch in it at a glance.

"It's really not small," Zhang You stretched out his hand and hooked the mouth of the fish with his fingers, and lifted the bass out of the bucket. The bass kept swinging its body and slapped it with its tail.

Zhang You almost slipped away without mentioning it, and quickly held the tail with the other hand.

"This is the biggest fish I've caught so far. You just caught it when you went riding."

Zhang You looked regretful, if he didn't leave, he might be the one who caught this fish.

"The fish in this lake are not small." Zhang You has never caught such a big fish in China, so Lao Mei still has a lot of resources.

Zhang You made up his mind that he would come to fish when he was free, and he must catch bigger fish than Lisko before going back.

After catching this big fish, today's fishing has been completed, and Zhang You didn't have the mood to continue. He worked hard all afternoon, and before Lisko came over to catch a big fish, he threw back all the smaller fish in the bucket In the lake, only a few soft-shelled turtles and a relatively large carp were left, plus the big fish.

After packing up the fishing rod and the stool he brought, Lisko led the horse and walked to the castle with Zhang You.

"Xiao Li, I heard that you are a writer?"

The two walked a few steps, and Zhang You opened the conversation.

"Yes, Uncle, I have written a few books, and they are selling well."

Lisko responded modestly,

"Is that so, is there a Chinese version? Show it to Uncle, mainly because I can't read English."

"Yes, when I go back, I'll get you a few copies. My copyright has been sold to a Chinese publishing house, and you can also buy them in China."

"Sold to China? Then your book must be well written. What kind of content do you write? Popular or romantic?"

"Serious literature."

"Serious Literature?"

Hearing this, it was Zhang You's turn to be surprised. He always felt that grey-bearded old men wrote serious literature, and young people still prefer to write love books.

"Then I must read it carefully."

While the two were chatting, they had already returned to the castle. Zhang You carefully put his muddy shoes by the lake at the door, put on slippers and walked in.

"Caught a few."

Li Feng happened to be carrying the dishes to the table.

"A lot of them, take a look."

Zhang You showed her the bucket with some pride. In China, every time he went out to fish and came back, there were only a few small fish. He was often ridiculed by Li Feng. Today is his chance to make a comeback.

"Excuse me, yes."

Li Feng saw the gigantic perch at a glance, and praised her husband unexpectedly.

"What kind of fish is this? It was also caught in the lake? You are good at it."

Zhang You knew that she had misunderstood, and that the bass was not caught by himself, but he had no choice but to agree.

"It's perch. I just said that my fishing skills are fine, but I didn't have many resources when I was in China."

"My dishes are all done, it's time for you to cook yours."