Lisko’s American Life

Recently, Lisko fell in love with billiards, which is still very famous in the American billiards culture. Colt helped Maggie manage the tavern, and Golly also came to help from time to time, so he paid for a few billiard tables and put them in the In the tavern, it won unanimous praise from the town's alcoholics.

Just a week after I bought it, I have already earned back my capital. Recently, Colt has been very arrogant. He is really fed up with Beau and Maggie who always treat him as a child in his 28s. Maybe this It must be the aftereffect of his being away from home for so long. They always focus on Colt's age.

Lisko tried a few games. When he was bored, he would come to the tavern to play a few games. He gambled with a group of people on beer. At the beginning, he always lost and asked the whole tavern to drink it. After getting started, there were exchanges. , but Lisko, who is generous, is still the most popular person in the tavern.

I spent a lot of time in the tavern, and I always saw a lot of people and things, and Lisko gradually got a touch of smoke and fire, and he was not so repulsive. I also learned about the situation of many people in the town from the conversation. .

Os, the construction foreman who is now playing with Lisko, was Colt's teammate back then, but he was not as lucky as Colt, and was chosen by the club. Even if he doesn't play now, he can easily rely on his qualifications Working as a football coach.

Oss's father was a heavy drinker and his mother died early. When he was in school, he was very popular in the rugby team, but he didn't hit the top and his grades were not good. He dropped out of school early and had no skills. In the town, he recruited a group of people to contract the project by himself, and he did all the decorations in Lisko and Colt Ranch.

People like Oss are very common in the United States. They joined the school team at school, and after graduation they have no way out, no skills, and can only wander about doing other jobs. If they have a good attitude, they can live with it and find a job to support them decently. Myself, with a bad mentality, can’t accept that the school is so beautiful, and the gap that no one cares about outside the school often ends up not very well. Whether it’s rugby or basketball, there are too many people like this who can play and make a living with it is only a small part of the tip of the pyramid.

Liske has read reports that this group of people is called straw dogs in the news. Straw dogs are an ancient offering made of straw to worship gods. After the sacrifice, the straw dogs will be discarded.

"Oss, how is the construction period?" Lisko picked up the powder and grinded the cue. He bet three glasses of beer with Oss in this round.

"It's okay. It will be finished next week. Colt's building this time is still very easy. Now most of the original parts are made of high-tech materials, so we can make it faster." Oss glanced at the house. The ball was shot out in one shot, but it didn't go into the pocket, so he punched angrily.

Lisko smiled, and confidently went to make a hole-in-one and dropped the club.

"Three glasses," he smiled and watched Oss go to the front desk to buy beer.

Recently, his skills have skyrocketed, and he has slowly won back the wine he exported. There are not many people in the tavern who can surely beat him.

But now, few people are willing to play against him. No one is so hard to take it if they know that it is a losing game.

Oss came over with a beer and handed it to Lisko, and the two clinked glasses.

"Another game?" Lisko issued another invitation.

"I'm convinced," Oss took a sip of beer, the beard stained with foam, and shook his head at Lisko.

"I didn't expect that the talent you learned when you were in school could be used here. You can learn everything quickly. I am no longer your opponent in just two weeks."

Oss was a little bit emotional, some people are really talented, you have worked hard for a long time, and it is not as good as others who just do it casually.

"Isn't that so? Playing two balls can still talk about life?" Lisko looked at Oss a little lost, and laughed and joked to relieve the embarrassing atmosphere.

After all, in the eyes of others, Lisko is a frail scholar-type person, and in the end, he even defeated him, a well-known sportsman, in competitive sports.

"I heard you're married?" Lisko chatted with him.

"Yes, I just had a son." Oss's face was full of joy from the heart,

Although Lisko and him are also classmates, but the relationship is not so close, we only know each other, and we will say hello when we meet. We haven't talked much since we came back this time, so we don't know much about his recent situation. .

"My son will study hard in the future. I think he will be a doctor in the future. He often likes to watch some medical programs." Oss proudly bragged to Lisko.

Of course Lisko would not try to argue with him. This is what a father expects from his son. Who can say clearly what will happen in the future? Maybe his one-year-old son will really become a doctor.

In the United States, doctors and lawyers are upper-class occupations that everyone envies, and they are also respected in society. If any family has someone who is engaged in this, it really raises the family class.

Financiers are not so popular yet, because they often carry high risks in this profession, but doctors and lawyers don’t, and they earn money if they have clients. They use their solid knowledge to make money. With turmoil, there are more bankrupt financiers on the streets.

"Yes." Lisko clinked glasses again and came to the bar. Colt was wiping beer glasses. He has nothing to do today and Sunday. The ranch hasn't started yet, so it's here. he is here.

"Is there any news about Maggie recently?" Lisko put the wine glass on the table and chatted casually with Colt.

It was half a month ago that Maggie heard the news last time. At that time, she went to see the rafting in the canyon, and excitedly called them to see the photos she took, and sent back some special postcards.

"I heard that she went to see the ancient Indian ruins with a group of people, and she often forgot to report our safety." Colt's tone contained some complaints.

But Maggie went out this time like a wild horse that had run loose. She was still in this state a few days ago, and she has crossed over to other places the day after tomorrow. It seemed that the enthusiasm that had been suppressed for decades burst out all of a sudden.

"I'm worried that she will bring a man back when she comes back." Colt confided to Lisko a little seriously, "I called me a few days ago and told me that I met a French traveling painter, very romantic."

Although Maggie and Bo have been divorced in the branch office, they have often lived together these years. Although this situation is very common in the United States, children generally do not interfere with their parents' emotional life, but people like Colt For children, I still hope that parents will be together.

"No, I think Maggie has Bo in her heart," Lisko said calmly. He knew Maggie was nervous when Bo was ill and had surgery last time.

"I hope so," Colt said without hope for his mother's current unreliable appearance.