Lisko’s American Life

"Megan, what would you like to have for lunch?" Lisko interrupted Megan, who was about to start reading.

"It's all right, can you cook?" Megan didn't believe him.

"I am a chef who has been praised by many people. Do you want to try Chinese food? My Chinese food is very good." Lisko promised, patted his chest.

"Chinese food? Okay, you can try it, are you sure?"

"Don't worry." Lisko took her to the study and asked her to read in it.

Lisko returned to the kitchen and cleaned his hands. He was going to cook two dishes and one soup. After washing the rice and steaming it, many people think that Americans don’t eat rice, which is actually wrong. They are used to milk bread and steak, and rice is eaten occasionally, and it is more eaten by Mexicans, and they use rice as a side dish of non-staple food, like Fried rice with eggs, or risotto.

The two dishes Lisko prepared were beef stew with potatoes and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. These two dishes did not have a particularly spicy taste, especially the sweet and sour taste of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, which foreigners still like to eat. Potatoes and beef are often eaten in the United States, and they should be interested in switching to Chinese stew.

There is still a crucian carp in the refrigerator. Lisko plans to make the soup into fish head tofu soup. Americans don’t eat tofu. They eat all kinds of soy products, but they don’t like tofu. Lisko asked Megan what she thought. I am willing to try it. Tofu is still very common in Chinese restaurants in the United States, and there are also foreigners who taste it. Lisko thinks that the delicious taste of fish head tofu soup should bring Megan a great dining experience.

Lisko is busy in the kitchen here, and Megan is looking at it in the study. She is very curious about what a writer looks like when he is working. Lisko's study is relatively tidy. The furniture in the study is bought from Chinatown, which is said to be mahogany. , Of course, he didn't care about this. But in Megan’s eyes, it’s different. She thinks that the lines of the furniture are full of beauty, exquisite carvings, and mysterious patterns, which have a strong cultural atmosphere.

She reached out and touched the decorations on it, guessing their meaning. She also carefully sat on the stool to experience it. The back support that smoothly conforms to the line of the human body's back made her feel very comfortable.

There are pen holders, scrap paper, and a notebook computer on the matching desk. Lisko’s notebook computer is different from other people’s. In addition to the Apple logo with a bite on it, the flower he usually signs is carved out of gold on the edge. Body English.

Next to the notebook was an open box, in which was Lisko's pen of the same style as the Queen's. Of course, Meghan didn't recognize it, but she knew it was worth a lot just by looking at the gems inlaid on it.

There is a cigar cabinet under the desk. This cabinet is connected to electricity, and the temperature is always kept at a suitable temperature for cigars to maintain humidity.

Lisko didn't have this hobby at first, but after going to the club several times with his mentor, he tried it out. The feeling of relaxation made him fall in love with smoking cigars. His cigar cabinet is full of rare varieties given to him by others.

The bookcase was divided into sections, and most of them were filled with books. Megan took out one casually, opened the cover, and said "For my little brother" inside. It seems to have become a popular practice for writers to give each other samples of their new books.

There was only three books in one column of the bookcase. After careful observation, Megan discovered that the three books in this column were the three books Lisko had published so far.

In the middle of the bookcases are rows of display cabinets, which contain some strange things.

Megan was looking at it when Lisko just came in. His dishes were ready, and only one soup was left on the fire.

"Meghan?" Lisko called to her. "I thought you were reading."

Megan was a little embarrassed, "Your study is great, I'll just visit it, is your desk from China? It looks beautiful."

"Of course, I bought it in Chinatown for a few hundred dollars." Lisko introduced to her, "The carving on it is a lion. In China, such carvings represent the growing power of blessings, and the carving next to it is an elephant. Represents wealth and honesty."

This set of mahogany furniture is not an antique, but a modern industrial product.

Seeing Megan staring at the showcases on his bookcase, Lisko introduced them to her respectively.

"This is a wild boar's tusk. It's the trophy I went hunting in the mountains a few days ago. I just got the tusk of a wild boar. Isn't it beautiful?" Lisko took out the wild boar's tusk from the shelf and showed it to Megan.

"I bought this in Chinatown. It's called a gourd. In ancient China, it was generally used as a portable water jug ​​and hip flask. It also means blessing. I wish you many sons and grandchildren."

"The one over there is a sword used by ancient Chinese cavalrymen. It's called Tang Dao. It's custom-made and scaled down, so it looks very small."

Lisko took out another stone, "This is called Xun, an ancient Asian musical instrument with a history of more than 7,000 years."

Lisko recalled "The Original Scenery of Hometown", which is the representative song of the xun instrument.

Lisko covered the black spot on the top, and a leisurely and fresh voice sounded from the Xun. Megan held her chin, listening to Lisko's playing, her heart also expanded, as if she was on a hillside, with a stream flowing below her. A small river, surrounded by beautiful flowers, and birds flying in front of my eyes. Listening to the music, I suddenly have feelings for nature and mountains and rivers.

Lisko only played a part, walked out of the leisurely mood, and Megan clapped beside him, "Every time I think you are good enough, but it won't take long for you to tell me that you can be even better."

Lisko waved his hands a little shyly, "Shall we go out to eat? It's ready." After speaking, he suddenly remembered that he took out the fans arranged in transparent boxes from the display cabinet, which happened to be a complete set of fans for the twenty-four solar terms.

"This is for you. This is the twenty-four solar terms fan, a set of twenty-four. The twenty-four solar terms are unique festivals in China. In ancient times, they were used to guide agricultural production and let people predict cold, warm, snow and rain."

Megan opened the box, looked at the colorful fans and the exquisite seasonal paintings on them, and couldn't put it down.

"Thank you, I like it very much."

In the kitchen, Lisko asked Megan to sit down, served the soup that had been stewed for a long time, filled the rice, and pretended to be mysterious to Megan, "Are you ready?"

Megan smiled and cooperated, "Yeah, I'm looking forward to it."

He quickly opened the covered dishes.

"Wow, it's delicious, what's this called?"

Lisko introduced to her one by one, "This is called goulash with potatoes. It is made with potatoes, beef, and carrots. It originated in Hungary and flowed into China. After being improved by the Chinese, it became a home-cooked dish."

"This is scrambled eggs with tomatoes. It is scrambled with tomatoes and eggs. It is more appetizing, and Chinese people believe that this dish can beautify and anti-aging." Meghan's eyes are already a little bright when he introduced it.

"This is called crucian carp head tofu soup. It is boiled with fish head and tofu. It has been stewed for a long time. Chinese people believe that the longer the soup is cooked, the more nutritious it is. Tofu is a unique food in Asia. It is processed from soybeans. This dish is especially suitable for it." For women, it contains a lot of trace elements and can protect blood vessels."

Because Americans often eat high-calorie foods, many people have vascular diseases, so they like soybean foods. The reason why they are not used to Chinese food is because Chinese food is too troublesome to prepare. They always cook simple and crude steaks , make a salad, or a hamburger sandwich.

After Lisko finished speaking, he served her a bowl of soup with a spoon, handed it to her, and waited for her evaluation.

The white fish soup was in a small green bowl, which looked like a bowl of milk. Megan sniffed it tentatively, and it was acceptable. She took a spoonful of it and drank it.

"How?" Lisko looked at her nervously.

“good, great, I love this soup.”

Lisko breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually quite worried that these things were not to their liking. He was a Chinese at heart, so he could accept them without hindrance. He didn't know if others would like them too.

Li Ke taught Megan to eat beef stew soup mixed with rice. The potatoes are soft, the beef is chewy, and the rice is fragrant. Megan ate several bowls at once. Tomato scrambled eggs are also very popular, sweet and sour The taste is very suitable for her appetite.