[Comprehensive British and American dramas] No.1 is called non-plural

"I thought you wouldn't be able to make it today." Ricardo was pleasantly surprised by Isaac's arrival, and then greeted Reid on the other side, "Hurry up and get in the house, it's so windy outside, it's not like your stick can withstand it of."

Reid can only accept this kindness, although he wants to defend himself, saying that he is not so weak.

Isaac was still laughing from behind, completely ignoring the fact that Reid already had a small belly, "Come on in, Mr. Pole."

Daisy really bought a lot of things. Although Isaac said that she emptied the supermarket is a bit exaggerated, the things she bought were enough for a family of five to consume for half a month.After moving all these things into the house, Isaac broke into a thin layer of sweat.

"Finally back to the world." Isaac sat in the living room, took off his coat and put it aside, before sitting still for half a minute, he looked around, "Where are the others? Are you the only one at home? Ricardo."

"Kiven took Emma to the back warehouse. There was a bitch who just gave birth a few days ago. The little girl loves it so much." Ricardo said with a smile, "It's a pity that your place is too small for dogs."

"Please, compared to your place, few places are considered bigger." Issac would not agree with Ricardo's words, "Is it just us? Aren't the aunts coming back?"

"Lily is still sleeping upstairs." Ricardo frowned dissatisfiedly, "Ann and her husband originally planned to come at night, but with such heavy snow, they should stay in the city."

"I don't know when this snow will stop." Isaac looked out of the window, and the windowsill was covered with snow, "If this continues, I doubt that when I open the door tomorrow morning, the snow will be as high as a person .”

"The Bureau of Meteorology said this was the biggest snowfall in 20 years." Ricardo began to recall the past, "It's much better now. I remember that there was also a heavy snowfall more than 30 years ago. That snow crushed the nearby power lines. Livestock were half frozen to death, and I almost missed my bank loan."

"Then now?"

"I still have a diesel generator here. Even if there is no electricity, there will be no loss." Ricardo is proud of his complete preparation.

"It's better not to." Isaac didn't want to do this, "Let's continue to enjoy the modern civilized society."

Ricardo was noncommittal. His enlightenment was all honed by the daughters who were born to collect debts. As for the current technological civilization, he still insists that TV and telephone are enough. Contacting the outside world, as for the Internet or something, he really has no sense of existence here.But he does not deny that more and more young cowboys are starting to like these things now. The new guy he recruited likes to ask other people to take pictures of his heroic appearance on horseback. It is said that he has a social account, and many people confess to him every day .

So vain!It's so easy! Ricardo secretly despised.

In his era, the cheers and cheers from the girls were real!

"Isaac! Come and help!" Daisy's voice came from far away in the kitchen.

Isaac rubbed his nose, and asked Ricardo uncertainly, "Who messed with Daisy, she looks like she took gunpowder."

Ricardo smiled, "Have you ever seen fugu? There is a new Japanese restaurant in the city, and this dish is among them."

Isaac nodded, not quite understanding what this had to do with Daisy.

"Ann took me there once, and I saw fresh, live puffer fish." Ricardo said, "It's so interesting, just poke it with your finger, and it will swell into a ball by itself. I don't know where it came from. so angry."

Isaac hated to admit that he understood.

"Don't worry about your mother, she likes to be angry with herself when she's fine." Ricardo looked seasoned.

"Did you poke her?" Isaac asked cautiously.

"How is it possible?" Ricardo was not guilty at all, "Your mother's temper, I don't say a word, she can turn herself into a ball, she has not changed since she was a child, and I don't know who she is like, obviously your grandmother So gentle."

However, these words can't evade anything, at least, in Isaac's opinion, he has a hundred ways to kill people without saying a word.

Think about it carefully, could it be that Ricardo passed it on to him from another generation?

Isaac shook his head, dismissing the thought.Absolutely impossible, when I was with Daisy, I could make her happy without saying a word.

Ricardo stood up from the sofa, patted the hem of his clothes, "It's almost time, I have to see if the turkey is well marinated."

Isaac followed him all the way to the kitchen. Daisy had already packed the vegetables and fruits from the supermarket and put them in the refrigerator, and was kneading the dough to make some scones.However, what attracted Isaac's attention was the square fish tank in the corner. Reid was standing in front of the fish tank, holding a thin stick, and gently tapping on the fish.

Isaac: ...the brat.

Then, he saw the fish swell into a ball.

"Puffer fish?" Isaac's eyes lit up, "Ricardo, when did you start raising fish?"

"These little things are still very interesting." Ricardo was a little proud, "How much like your mother."

Isaac pretended not to hear anything very wisely, but felt that his hand was about to move, and he really wanted to fish one for himself.

"How do you keep the fish in the kitchen?" Isaac looked around, not sure it was a good place, because it gave him the illusion that the fish would go to the pan soon.

But, this is a puffer fish.

"Of course it's for eating." Daisy's cold voice came, "Your grandfather was obviously a very adventurous and curious person. He kept a tank of poisonous fish in his own home and made it himself to eat."

Daisy couldn't describe how she felt when she first heard the news, and what made her even angrier was that Ricardo obviously didn't think it was a big deal.

"Have you got the certificate?" Isaac slowly turned his head to Ricardo, I don't know if it was his illusion, he felt his neck gurgling because of the stiffness, "If I remember correctly, the person who slaughtered the puffer fish Do I need a certificate of some kind?"

"That's just a gimmick to increase my value. I can't do a bad job without that." Ricardo waved his hand nonchalantly, "Let me take a look at my turkey, it's been marinated for 36 hours, it should be tasty enough..."

"Don't change the subject, Ricardo." Isaac will not let him go so easily, "Mother Turkey will watch, we have to talk, I have nothing against you pursuing delicious food, but this behavior of dancing on the tip of a knife, We have to talk."

In that instant, Isaac understood where Daisy's anger came from.

"It's not a big deal." Ricardo muttered, but he pushed Isaac out of the kitchen anyway.

"Do you know how poisonous pufferfish is? Its skin, blood, and internal organs are highly poisonous. Just a little bit of it, and the place where we reunite will be heaven, decades away." Issac pressed Ricardo On the sofa, he once watched a TV series whose name he had forgotten for a long time. One of the poisoning methods in it was to use his little finger to stir a circle in the internal organs of the puffer fish that was going to be buried in the ground, and then wait for the fish to be cooked again. Stretching his little finger slipped inside, and as a result, the person who ate the fish died.From then on, no matter how delicious the fish was to Amway, he was not tempted. "No, how did you get this kind of fish?"

In this country where freshwater fish is very unpopular, how can there be a market for this small and poisonous fish, and it is not specially made to extract tetrodotoxin, but those who can legally do this are large pharmaceutical companies.

When Isaac thinks about those fish now, what he thinks of is not just cute, but unknown origin.

"It's our new neighbor." Although Ricardo felt that Issac's reaction was a bit excessive, he still appreciated this kind of concern, so he didn't intentionally antagonize Issac, and said directly, "Old Vicenza went to see God, his My son sold the ranch to a Japanese, and when we visited our new neighbors, the family served us this fish, and when they found out I liked it, they generously gave me a few. However, they did remind Let me just keep it as an ornamental fish, and if I want to taste it again, I can go to his house."

"So, did you cook at home?" Isaac was a little confused.

"Of course not, I'm not stupid." Ricardo stared.

"But Daisy said..." Issac pointed out that what Daisy said just now clearly had this meaning.

"I said something to her casually, but who knew she would take it seriously." Ricardo was a little guilty, and couldn't help raising his voice to bluff, "I am her father, and she actually taught me like a son! This is outrageous!"

"I must declare that her son doesn't like playing with firecrackers." Isaac sighed, "It's just a misunderstanding, why are you vomiting, can you let it go?"

"She wants me to sell the ranch and move to the city," Ricardo said dismissively. "She seems to think that the reason I do this 'joke with my life' is because life is so empty, no joke Now, it’s just our family here because of the holidays, and I gave the cowboys on the ranch a vacation. When it’s a normal day, it’s a lot of fun here.”

"Maybe she doesn't want you to work so hard." Isaac subconsciously thought about Daisy's proposal. He didn't mean that this place was not good, but that it was really inconvenient for an old man.The most obvious point is that it is an hour's drive from the nearest hospital, and if something happens, it may be too late.

"Letting me stay in the city with nothing to do is slow murder." Ricardo also slowed down his voice, "I plan to die of old age on my territory, young people nowadays are impatient, even you, Isaac, I don't I expected you to inherit the ranch after my death, all I can do is to manage it well and let you sell it for a good price after my death."

"It's too early to say this now!" Isaac interrupted Ricardo impulsively, "You still have at least a few decades to live, and my great-grandfather is working hard towards the goal of being a hundred years old."

"Death is nothing to be afraid of, you don't have to be so afraid of it." Ricardo looked sad, "I have sent away several old friends in the past few years, and I have already thought about it. There is nothing wrong with preparing in advance. At least, I can To leave my fortune to the children I like without worrying about someone fighting over me after I die."

Isaac frowned, "Whether it's me, Daisy, Lily, or Ann, I believe none of us are like this."

"Of course you are all good boys. Although Daisy is a little stingy, as a lawyer, she didn't even make a will for me..." Ricardo couldn't help complaining when he thought of this.

Isaac believed that Ricardo would not think of this incident for no reason, so it is worth thinking about the reason why he suddenly had this level of worry, and considering the people he mentioned to fight for the property...

"Rose Eliot? Is that her?" Ricardo's youngest, unacknowledged daughter.