Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was the Lantern Festival.
China had a tradition of setting off fireworks on the Lantern Festival, and Li Du's hometown was no exception. Every family would set off fireworks at this time every year.
However, the country was busy cleaning up the environment, and the management of fireworks was stricter. This year, the county did not allow families to set off their own fireworks. They all went to the county square, and the government took charge.
When Li Du saw the notice, he said to Sophie, "I'll take you to see the fireworks after dinner. It's beautiful."
Ivana followed them to China. She was a child and learned languages quickly. Not only was she fluent in German and English, but she was also good at Chinese. When Sophie was learning, she would take her and Victoria with her.
She understood what Li Du meant and asked in a low voice, "Can I go see it?"
Children were always interested in fireworks.
Li Du patted her head and said, "Of course, there is a children's fireworks area. Let your dad take you there. Uncle and Auntie will buy you a bunch of fireworks."
Ivana clapped quietly, her eyes curved into beautiful crescent moons.
Money was indeed powerful. More than a million dollars had been spent, and the little girl's appearance had almost changed. She was now a beautiful blonde loli.
She would be more beautiful in the future, but not naturally beautiful, but artificially sculpted.
Because the child was growing, her skin and flesh were constantly changing, so she would have to go for plastic surgery every year, which was a blessing or a curse.
Li Du's parents put the panel on the coffee table, took out the glutinous rice noodles and various fillings they had prepared in advance, and prepared to roll their own dumplings.
There were many of them, and they had different tastes. Li Du's father had prepared a variety of fillings, each in a big bowl, and more than a dozen bowls.
Li Du came up to take a look and asked, "Hey, Mom, Dad, why are you so active this year? Rolling your own dumplings? I haven't seen this in a long time. "
Before he went to junior high school, the living standards around him were relatively low. The villagers were used to rolling their own dumplings, and Li Du's parents were good at this.
They only had one son, Li Du, and they doted on him. In the past, when their family was poor, they still tried their best to make sure he had a good life.
Li Du's father knew how to make several kinds of dumpling fillings, such as black sesame, mashed peanuts, red bean paste, chopped walnuts, and some fruit fillings, such as apple, pear, and peach fillings.
However, Li Du's favorite was the hawthorn cake filling. Hawthorn cake was the main snack of his generation's childhood. It was soft, sweet and sour, and was very popular.
Yuanxiao stuffed with hawthorn cake inherited the sweet and sour taste. Others, such as the traditional black sesame and peanut butter, were too greasy and would get sick of eating a few.
In this way, the sweet and sour hawthorn cake filling displayed its charm.
After Li Du went to school, he never had hawthorn cake dumplings again. In his heart, this was the taste of a festival in his hometown.
As usual, Li Du's father prepared hawthorn cake. It was not difficult to make. He just needed to knead the soft hawthorn cake and add some honey to it.
Li Du went to twist the hawthorn cake. Ah Meng placed its front paws on the coffee table and rested its head on its paws. It stared intently at the bright red hawthorn cake and sticky honey without blinking.
"Do you want some?" Li Du pinched a piece and handed it to it.
Ah Meng quickly opened its mouth, waiting for the food. However, Li Du did not stuff it with food. Instead, he put it on the coffee table.
The honey badger's front limbs were very flexible and were an important tool for digging holes. However, compared to the coffee table, its front limbs were a little too short and could not reach it.
This made Ah Meng very anxious. Honey badgers loved sweets, especially honey. That was how they got their name.
They also had a developed sense of smell. They could smell the sweetness of the hawthorn cake and, of course, the fragrance of the honey.
Ah Meow looked on coldly from the side. Seeing Ah Meng's anxious look, it suddenly jumped on the coffee table and grabbed the hawthorn cake with its sharp claws like a fork.
Seeing that its food had been snatched away, Ah Meng immediately flew into a rage and opened its mouth to make a squeaking sound.
Ah Meow stretched its claws in front of Ah Meng. Ah Meng realized that Ah Meow was going to feed it and was immediately overjoyed. It quickly stopped squeaking and waited happily for the food.
Then, when it moved its mouth closer to the hawthorn cake, Ah Meow leisurely raised its claws and stuffed the hawthorn cake into its mouth.
Ah Meng flew into a rage again. Its emotions changed very quickly, and this was an interesting thing about honey badgers. They were used to going to extremes, either excited or angry.
The taste of the hawthorn cake did not suit Ah Meow's taste, so he spat it out after tasting it.
Seeing this, Ah Meng was overjoyed again and went up to eat the hawthorn cake that Ah Meow had spat out.
"Damn, you're retarded." Li Du shook his head.
The little guys were all gluttonous. The dumplings were either fruits or dried fruits. They were either sweet or fragrant. The five little ones coveted the dumplings and tried their best to get something to eat.
Li Du's parents acted like they were guarding against thieves. From time to time, a small paw would reach into the bowl, and they would have to laugh and scold it away.
Li Du was annoyed. He unscrewed the jar of honey, scooped a spoonful of honey, and smeared it on Ali's big tail.
Ali was confused. What does this mean?
Soon, it understood. Ah Meng's eyes lit up. It chased after Ali and pounced on it. It hugged its tail and stuck out its tongue to lick it.
A kangaroo's tail was an important organ. It was not used to having its tail grabbed by humans.
So Ali struggled to run, and Ah Meng chased after it.
Li Du sprinkled some cooked sesame seeds on the ground. They were small and broken. Crispy Noodles lay on the ground and picked them up with his claws. He picked them up slowly and did not eat them quickly. But there was something to eat, so he did not bother them.
Ah Meow was very smart. He was not easy to fool. He could jump up and down, climb the roof, and hide under the sofa. He was very difficult to deal with.
Li Du tied a ball to Ah Meow's tail. Ah Meow was dissatisfied and wanted to shake it off. Then Ah Ow saw it and immediately pounced on his butt.
The five little fellows were all sent away. They fell into internal strife and tormented each other, but they were also very busy.
Sophie gave Li Du a thumbs up and praised, "Wow, good trick."
Li Du smiled disdainfully. "What tricks do you need to use to deal with these little things?"
Li Du's father turned around and said, "Alright, stop showing off. Hurry up and prepare the dumplings. We're waiting here to roll."
Rolling dumplings was indeed rolling.
For example, hawthorn cake dumplings were made by kneading the hawthorn cake into a small round ball, then gluing it with glutinous rice flour, placing it in a fence, sprinkling a little water on it, and then rolling it around in the bowl of glutinous rice flour.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin laughed and took out their cameras to take pictures.
Li Du's mother said, "Your father-in-law and mother-in-law are really curious about everything. Haven't they seen dumplings rolling on TV?"
Li Du said, "They don't eat dumplings at all."
Li Du's father said, "That's good. Later, let them have a taste of our old master's cooking."
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