Lisko's American life

"Meghan, what do you want to eat for lunch?" Lisko interrupted Megan who wanted to start reading.

"It's okay, can you cook?" Megan didn't come to believe him.

"I'm a chef who has been praised by many people. Would you like to try Chinese food? My Chinese food is great." Lisko patted his chest and promised.

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

"Don't worry." Lisko took her to the study and let her 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. In fact, it’s wrong. They are used to milk bread steaks. They also eat rice occasionally. Most Mexicans eat rice as a side dish. Egg fried rice, or risotto.

The two dishes Lisko prepared were beef stew with potatoes and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. These two dishes did not have a special 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 here in the United States. Switching to a Chinese stew should interest them.

There is a crucian carp in the refrigerator. Lisko intends 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 about her thoughts. I am willing to try. Tofu is still very common in Chinese restaurants in the United States, and some foreigners taste it. Lisko thinks the delicious taste of fish head tofu soup should bring a great dining experience to Megan.

Lisko is busy here in the kitchen. Megan is looking at it in the study. She is very curious about what a writer looks like at work. 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 either.But in Megan's eyes, it is different. She feels thankful that the furniture lines are full of beauty, exquisite carvings, and mysterious patterns, which have a strong cultural atmosphere.

She reached out and touched the patterns on them, guessing their meaning.Sit on the stool very carefully and experience it. The smooth backrest that conforms to the back line of the human body makes her feel very comfortable.

The matching desk is filled with pen holders, papyrus, and laptops. Lisko’s laptop is different from others. In addition to the bite-bitten apple logo on it, the flower that he usually signs is carved out of gold on the edge. Body English.

Next to the notebook, there was an open box containing Lisko’s empress pen. Of course Megan didn’t recognize it. She knew it was valuable just by looking at the gems inlaid on it.

There is a cigar cabinet under the desk, this cabinet is connected to electricity, always keep the temperature at a suitable temperature for cigars to prevent moisture.

Lisko originally didn't have this hobby. After going to the club with his mentor a few times, he tried it. The relaxed feeling made him fall in love with smoking cigars.His cigar cabinet is filled with precious varieties given to him by others.

The bookcase was divided into a grid, and most of them were full of books. Megan took out one and opened the cover. It said "For my little brother". These books are Lisko’s brothers and clubs. It seems that it has become a popular practice for authors to give sample books to each other’s new books.

There was only three books in a column in the bookcase. Megan observed carefully and discovered that the three books in this column were all three books published by Lisko so far.

In the middle of the bookcase are rows of display cabinets with some weird things.

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

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

Megan was a little embarrassed, "Your study is great, I'll take a look at it, is your desk Chinese? It looks beautiful."

"Of course, I bought it in Chinatown for a few hundred dollars." Li Ske introduced to her, "This is a lion carved on it. In China, this kind of sculpture represents the increasing power of blessing, and the elephant is carved next to it. It represents wealth and honesty."

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

Lisko saw Megan staring at the showcase on his bookcase and introduced them to her separately.

"This is a wild boar tooth. It is the trophy I hunted in the mountains a few days ago. A wild boar I only have fangs. Is it very beautiful?" Lisko took out the wild boar tooth from the shelf and showed it to Megan.

"This was bought in Chinatown. It was called a gourd. In ancient China, it was generally used as a portable kettle and a hip flask. It also means blessing. I wish you many sons and grandchildren."

"The sword over there is a knife used by ancient Chinese cavalry. It is called a Tang knife. It is made to order and scaled down, so it looks very small."

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

Li Ske recalled the representative song "The Original Scenery of Hometown", the representative song of Xun instrument.

Lisko covered the black spots above, and a leisurely and fresh voice sounded from the xun. Megan supported his chin and listened to Lisko's playing, and his heart expanded as if he was on a hillside with flowing underneath. A small river, surrounded by beautiful flowers, and birds flying by.Listening to the music, I suddenly felt nostalgic for nature and mountains.

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

Lisko waved his hand a little shyly, "Shall we go out to eat? It's already done." After finishing speaking, he suddenly remembered that he took out the fan arranged in a transparent box from the showcase. This happened to be a set of twenty-four solar terms fans.

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

Megan opened the box and looked at the various fans and the exquisite seasonal paintings on it.

"Thank you, I like it very much."

When he arrived in the kitchen, Lisko let Megan sit down, served the soup that had been simmered for a long time, and filled the rice, pretending to be mysteriously facing Megan, "Are you ready?"

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

He quickly opened all the covered dishes.

"Wow, it smells good, what is this called?"

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

"This is scrambled eggs with tomatoes, which are scrambled with tomatoes and eggs. It is more appetizing, and the Chinese believe that this dish can be used for beauty and anti-aging." At this point, Megan's eyes are already glowing.

"This is called crucian fish head tofu soup. It is cooked with fish head and tofu for a long time. The Chinese believe that the longer the soup is boiled, the more nutritious it will be. Tofu is a unique food in Asia and is made from soybeans. This dish is especially suitable. Women contain a lot of trace elements and can protect blood vessels."

Because Americans often eat high-calorie foods, many people have vascular diseases. All they like soy foods. The reason why they are not used to Chinese food is because Chinese food is too troublesome to cook. They always cook simple and crude steaks. , Making salads, no more burger sandwiches.

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

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

"How is it?" Lisko looked at her nervously.

"Good, great, I'm in love with this soup."

Li Ske let out a sigh of relief. He was actually worried that these were not to their appetites. He was a Chinese in his own bones, and he accepted it without hindrance. He didn't know if others could like it.

Lisko taught Megan to mix rice with stewed beef soup with potatoes. The glutinous potatoes, the chewiness of beef, and the fragrance of rice. After eating several bowls of Megan, scrambled eggs with tomatoes are also very popular, sweet and sour. The taste is very appetizing to her.