Lisko's American life
Chapter 33, Back to the Ranch
After visiting the Jinshanling Great Wall, Megan's impression of China has been completely changed. She has transformed from the backward red scary impression in her original impression to the impression of a big country with deep foundation, history, long culture and beautiful scenery.
Lisko also took her to watch the morning national flag raising. At the moment when the national anthem was played, Lisko burst into tears. Watching the lively Megan did not understand why he was so moved by a foreigner.
Their next journey began to go to Zhangjiajie.
The emperor of Zhangjiajie Lin Suoxiyu in Shandong, borders Zhangjiajie in the south, and SZ County in the north. It is one of the four scenic spots in WLY District.Here Lisko and Megan enjoyed the natural beauty of the original scenery.The landscapes and scenic spots are all made in heaven, and there are no traces of artificial carvings, which is breathtaking.On the day they traveled, they happened to encounter the wonder of clouds and mist. The entire Tianzi Mountain was looming with clouds and mist, like a fairyland on earth.
The third stop was the Yuanyang terraces in the south of Ailao Mountain in YY County, YN Province. This is a masterpiece left by Hani people for generations. The Yuanyang terraces are large in scale, often with thousands of acres per slope. The majestic stretches across the south bank of the Red River.According to local conditions, the local people reclaimed large fields on gentle slopes and small fields on steep slopes. Therefore, the terraced fields are larger than a few acres, and the smaller ones are only as large as a dustpan.The terraced fields are picturesque all year round and the colors change.Megan commented after seeing the beautiful scenery, "This is like a palette overturned by God."
The fourth stop went to Zhangye Danxia. The landforms here were developed in the Pre-Jurassic Tertiary about 2 million years ago. Lisko lingered, this is simply the oldest miracle.Within a radius of tens of square kilometers, red, yellow, orange, green, white and other bright color blocks or lines can be seen everywhere, which decorate the peaks and ravines into a colorful and dazzling picture. The magnificent picture, like a fairy tale world.
Later, I went to the world’s Yaochi Lake Aba Huanglong in Sichuan, the No. 1 Detian Waterfall in Guangxi in Asia, and the Thousand Island Lake in Zhejiang, the lake with the most islands in the world. Among all the rapids, the water color is the most beautiful, the water is the strongest, and the water is the loudest Pearl Beach Waterfall in Jiuzhaigou. There is a pure land that never disappears at the Wuming Buddhist College of Sedalarong Temple, and the Maijishan Grottoes in Gansu with superb carving skills.
Despite reluctance to give up, a month passed in a hurry. Lisko gave up his desire to return to the motherland and got on the plane with a satisfied Megan, bidding farewell to this beautiful and fascinating China.
When they arrived in a hurry, the return journey was slow. The two of them walked and played, and it took twice as long to get to the ranch.
Pushing away from the long-lost home and smelling the familiar smell and sunshine, Lisko calmed down.
Putting aside some unnecessary sorrows, Lisko and Megan began to clean up their ashes.
Mopping the floor, washing the dishes, and cleaning up all inside and outside with a vacuum cleaner, it was already night after I was busy.
Megan fried the steak, and the two finished their meal early and rested.
A month away from home, Lisko went to the ranch after breakfast in the morning. The ground was white. The cold wave in the last few days had a wide range of influence, covering almost half of the United States.
The rooster and the ranch employees were clearing the snow in full swing.
"Lee," the rooster was not surprised to see him, because he picked it up last night.
"Morning, I have some Chinese specialties. You can pick them up at noon." Lisko greeted the cowboys.
The black Weiss drove the snowplow to clear the road in the middle of the ranch, while the others washed the cleared road with water pipes. To prevent freezing, brown rock salt was sprinkled on it.
Ice is formed when the temperature of water reaches 0 degrees Celsius, and ice on roads is also formed in this way.Rock salt works by lowering the freezing point of water.After adding salt, the freezing point of water is lowered, so salt makes it harder to freeze water.10% salt solution freezes at minus 6 degrees Celsius, and 20% salt solution freezes at minus 16 degrees Celsius.
So salting can effectively prevent the cleaned road from freezing again.
Li Ske rolled up his sleeves and began to help.
"How is the pasture stored in the pasture? Is it enough?" Lisko asked the rooster next to him.
"It was saved very early. This pasture can be used next summer. Li, can I buy some pasture? You know, Bo has a bad harvest this year. He sprained his waist when storing pasture, so the pasture was There is not enough storage, so I want to buy some for Bo’s ranch.” The rooster seriously discussed with Lisko.
"No, you don't have to, rooster, you don't need to tell me about these things. You are the ranch manager. Our ranch is enough and there is extra. It doesn't matter if you give a little to Bo. How is Bo's body now?" Asked about Bo's injury.
"He is old and the doctor said his body is very fragile. Last time we took him to the hospital for an examination, there was a tumor in his brain, but it was benign. I have already booked an appointment with the doctor for surgery next week. I hope he will have a smooth operation. "The rooster's expression was a little dim. To him, he had been teaching his father that he had fallen ill since he was a child. This feeling seemed to be the fall of his support.
"I went to see him in the afternoon. Why didn't I live in the hospital and wait for the operation?" Li Ske asked. Bo has always been a neighbor of his family and has a friendship with his father for decades. He was taken care of by him as a child. Like my own uncle.
"You know Bo's character, he won't listen to our advice, but recently I went home with Colt and we are also helping with the ranch, so he is much more relaxed now."
Bo is a stubborn old cowboy. They are hardworking and upright, but they are also a bit rough and stubborn. No one can dissuade him from his decision.
"Is the money enough?" Lisko knew that people like them never thought about tomorrow, and that they would quickly run out of money if they had it.
"The salary you gave me is enough, I saved a sum of money to buy a good car, so I have money in my hand, enough."
Lisko patted the cock on the shoulder, and Lisko felt his sadness.
After lunch, Lisko handed out Chinese knots, fans, and facial masks to the cowboys. He went to the Bo's ranch with a worried expression.
"Bo," Liske shouted at the door. He has been calling Bo's name since he was a child. This is very common in the United States. It is normal for grandsons or sons to directly call father and grandfather by their names. They don't care. Some people still like these things.
Bo walked out of the house and looked much older than the last time he saw him. Lisko realized at this time that the omnipotent uncle next door in his childhood was really old.
He leaned on his waist and opened the door to Lisko.
"I went to China to travel, and I heard that you were a little uncomfortable when I came back. Are you feeling better lately?" Li Sko hurried over to hold his arm and took him back to the room with him.