Last year, many maids and servants' innovative zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) were not well-received. In the end, they either ate the ones who made them or had relatives and friends eat them for them. I heard that they all looked grimacing after eating them. I wonder what kind of excitement will happen this year.
"Grandma, aren't you going to wrap some zongzi?"
Xiaoman'er wrapped zongzi with Yue Jiuyue last year. She had wrapped all kinds of fillings, but in the end, they all "benefited" her father, Lin Chaodong.
This year, she came again, and she wants to continue innovating.
"Yeah, I'm just waiting to eat."
Yue Jiuyue isn't very enthusiastic about eating, let alone doing chores; she avoids them whenever possible, and even her own granddaughter can't get her to do anything.
"oh."
Xiaoman didn't say anything more, turned around and ran away.
Da Zhuang, covered in sweat, had just run to the entrance of Yue Jiuyue's courtyard: (???︿???)
Are you bullying a child?
Are you taking advantage of his short legs?
"Grandma, bye-bye!"
The sound was still audible at the courtyard gate when the person had already run after Xiaoman'er.
Dazhuang has always been Xiaoman'er's big follower. Whenever Xiaoman'er is not in class, he follows her around without complaining that she doesn't wait for him.
Xiao Man'er didn't mind that he was in the way, and let him follow her. She didn't care if he couldn't keep up, since Da Zhuang had no shortage of people to take care of him anyway.
Yue Jiuyue didn't care anymore. Everyone says that naughty children are smarter, so she let the two children be naughty as they pleased. Anyway, they were at home, and she wouldn't care if they climbed walls or roofs, as long as they didn't cry to her if they fell.
The child's wailing was like a piercing scream; she couldn't stand it.
That evening, Xiaoman brought a table full of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) to Yue Jiuyue. Yes, a whole table of them.
Behind it followed its own tail, Da Zhuang, who stared longingly at the table full of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings).
Lin Chaodong shuddered, remembering the tragedy of last year.
He carefully examined the zongzi on the table, wondering what strange fillings were inside. He hoped that there wouldn't be any stinky tofu or pig intestine fillings this year!
Everyone naturally noticed Lin Chaodong's subtle glances, after all, last year's scene was truly unforgettable, and people really wanted to see it again.
"Grandma, this is your favorite jujube-filled zongzi."
Xiao Man'er pointed to the portion in front of Yue Jiuyue and said.
"Thank you, Xiaoman'er!"
Yue Jiuyue unwrapped the zongzi leaves and ate while watching the commotion.
"Ahem, little girl, what kind of filling is in the one in front of your father?"
Lin Chaodong decided to ask first. Even if he eventually had to help his daughter solve the problem, he should at least have something delicious to eat first.
"Um...I don't know!"
Xiaoman looked at it several times but couldn't recognize it, and finally could only shake her head.
Lin Chaodong: (?○Д○)?
The sky has fallen!
You didn't know that?!
Waaaaah, how could I not know!
"Alright, I'll open it and take a look."
Lin Chaodong resignedly unwrapped the bamboo leaves, poked at them with his chopsticks, and immediately noticed a color different from the white glutinous rice.
The yellow color isn't from millet, it's from egg yolk.
We've narrowly escaped a danger!
Lin Chaodong happily enjoyed his zongzi, then, like Yue Jiuyue, watched the others' antics with a smile.
Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei: (*￣m￣)
Actually, it's okay. We can just share half of the zongzi with their older brother. After all, these zongzi were all created by his daughter!
Lin Chaodong remembers that last year he ate all the zongzi with stinky tofu and pork intestine fillings by himself, completely ignoring how he helped his two younger brothers finish the zongzi with fillings they didn't like at the dinner table.
Moreover, unlike last year, the filling of the zongzi you get is entirely a matter of luck!
Last year, the main filling for zongzi was jujube, and there were very few other fillings. Moreover, it was only after Yue Jiuyue mentioned a few fillings that the servants tried making them to see if they tasted good. Xiao Man'er joined in the fun and messed around, even wanting to make stinky tofu and large intestine fillings. In the end, all of them "benefited" Lin Chaodong, her own father.
This year is really something else. Apart from jujube and red date zongzi, no one even knows what the other fillings are. People eating zongzi are just filled with trepidation.
The two brothers exchanged a wry smile and then resignedly began to untie the straw mat binding the rice dumpling.
Wang Xiaoxue, standing nearby, looked at this and that, puzzled, before finally joining in untying the mat.
"Huh? There are meat fillings in zongzi?"
This was Wang Xiaoxue's first time seeing a meat-filled rice dumpling. She picked it up with her chopsticks, took a bite, and immediately frowned.
She doesn't like this kind of zongzi.
Wang Xiaoxue frowned, and Lin Chaobei, no longer caring about what kind of filling his own zongzi had, quickly placed the meat zongzi in front of his wife in front of him, reminding her:
"There are all kinds of fillings for zongzi. If you don't like them, then don't eat them. The ones in front of our mother are filled with jujubes."
He secretly hoped that Wang Xiaoxue would eat the jujube rice dumpling, so that he wouldn't have to help her eat the rice dumpling she didn't like.
However, his hopes were ultimately dashed.
"Oh? You have all kinds of fillings? Can I try them all?"
Wang Xiaoxue looked at Lin Chaobei with her big, bright eyes and asked.
Could Lin Chaobei refuse?
He could, but he couldn't bear to!
"Sure, I don't know what kind of fillings they have either, I'll only find out when I open them."
Lin Chaobei's smile was somewhat forced.
Wang Xiaoxue didn't notice and happily began to untie the mat.
Wow! Is this filled with kimchi?
"Hmm...this doesn't taste good either!"
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