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In the afternoon, Xu’s mother prepared fried fish balls, and the whole family joined together. ReadМ

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There are many ingredients for fish balls, including fish, pork, flour, corn starch, tofu, eggs, onions, ginger, garlic, and other condiments.

Pork is easy to deal with. Xu Ma picked out a few pieces of the best pork belly and defrosted the frozen meat she just bought in the morning. This kind of meat is most suitable for making fish balls.

Next is the fish meat. I use the small miscellaneous fish left over from before. I choose small hairy fish. There is no need to remove the bones, just mince it with a meat grinder.

Once the two main ingredients are solved, the rest is simple and takes no effort at all.

After helping Xu's mother make the fish and pork into meat fillings, Xu Dong couldn't stay any longer and went shopping with the two sisters Ke Ke and Xiao Xu.

As for Ma Lingling, she insisted on staying and helping her grandma fry fish balls.

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As the Chinese New Year approaches, the streets are very lively, with people everywhere coming out to buy New Year goods. Some entertainment venues have also taken advantage of this crowd and reopened their doors.

The first place Xu Dong went to with his children was Panjiayuan. Before the Chinese New Year, Panjiayuan had become almost the busiest place in Yanjing.

However, the security measures here are also stricter. Not only do you need to register with your real name to enter the park, you also need to go through security checks.

As soon as they entered the park, the children were dazzled by the various snacks.

"Dad, I want to eat marshmallows." Lele said, holding her father's hand.

Coco and Ma Xu also looked eager.

"Okay, daddy will buy it for you."

After Xu Dong finished speaking, he took the three little guys and squeezed to the door of the shop selling cotton candy.

After waiting in line for more than ten minutes, the three of them finally got a fancy marshmallow each, but the price was a bit expensive, costing 100 yuan each.

Even after adjusting for inflation, the price is very impressive.

"Is it sweet?" Xu Dong asked with a smile.

"It's so sweet, Dad, you should try it too."

Coco held up the marshmallow and put it to his father's mouth. Xu Dong took a symbolic bite and then gave a thumbs up:

"It's really sweet."

Along the way, the three little guys finished eating marshmallows, fried tofu, sizzling squid, grilled gluten, octopus balls and other snacks. In short, they all had bulging bellies.

Xu Dong also took the opportunity to buy some Spring Festival couplets.

As for other things, there were too many people here, and he had to watch three little guys all the way, so he couldn't spare any time.

After walking around the entire Panjiayuan, when they left, Coco and Lele each carried a bird cage in their hands.

This is a new pet bought by two people.

In Coco's cage is an orange canary with shiny feathers and beautiful appearance;

Lele raised a myna because the shop owner told her that the myna would be able to talk after being raised, and the little one fell in love with it right away.

It's a pity that I didn't see anyone selling parrots, otherwise Xiao Lele would definitely choose parrots.

Originally, Xu Dong also asked his eldest nephew to pick a bird as a pet, but Ma Xu was very sensible and knew that he could not take it back to Luyang, so he refused directly.

"You two must keep an eye on the bird cage. If the bird is bitten to death by Huahua, don't cry when the time comes." Xu Dong reminded as he walked.

"No, Huahua is the best." Lele said with a pout.

Compared to Starling, the little one still likes Huahua more. After all, they have been together for more than a year, and even the name "Huahua" was chosen by her herself.

"Dad won't lie to you. If you don't believe me, go back and ask your mother. Your mother will definitely say the same thing."

Lele finally panicked and hesitated: "Then...then I'll be careful."

"Huahua should be locked up. Huahua stole the dried fish from grandma before!" Keke helped with ideas.

"No, grandma said Huahua wants to catch mice, so she can't be locked up, otherwise she will give Huahua away."

Ma Xu also took the opportunity to interject: "You can hang the bird cage in the glass room so Huahua can't get in."

"Hey, Brother Xiaoxu, you are so awesome. Why didn't I think of such a good idea?" Lele said in surprise.

Xu Dong was also a little surprised.

I have to admit that this nephew's mind does seem to move faster than others, and he doesn't even think about it.

Maybe it’s really a genetic reason!

My brother-in-law graduated from a prestigious university, and my elder sister is not bad either. She graduated with a second degree. My eldest niece's academic performance has always been among the best. Now with Ma Xu, the whole family is full of smart people.

"I just thought of it too."

Ma Xu waved his hands modestly, but looking at his stinky look, it was almost the same as telling others, come and praise me!

Smiling and shaking his head, Xu Dong took the children to the parking lot.

The next stop was Yanjing Zoo. Keke and the others had been clamoring to see giant pandas since the beginning of winter vacation.

At the beginning of last month, the Crouching Tiger Giant Panda Research Center in Shuzhou officially moved to Yanjing Zoo, bringing with it more than 300 giant pandas.

The reason is not difficult to guess. Due to drought, large areas of bamboo in the reserve have died. If they don't leave, the giant pandas will starve to death.

Yanjing Zoo is located between the West Second Ring Road and the West Third Ring Road. It is not too far from Panjiayuan. It takes more than half an hour to drive there.

After getting off the bus, Xu Dong found that almost all parents brought their children here, and there were many like him who brought several children.

After buying the tickets, the children's ticket is 1 yuan, and the adult ticket is 100 yuan. It's all old routine. Xu Dong can guess the good calculation of the zoo with his eyes closed.

After entering the park, all tourists went straight to the panda house. It seems that everyone came with the same purpose.

After arriving at the panda house, Xu Dong found that he was cheated. There was an extra charge here. He had no choice but to pay another 100 yuan.

Now he finally entered the panda house.

The area of ​​​​Yanjing Zoo is limited. In order to accommodate more than 300 giant pandas, the zoo had to build a 20-story building on the original site of the old panda house and officially named it the Panda Building.

The panda house only occupies the bottom five floors of the panda building. The other floors are used to cultivate bamboo. After all, no matter how hard it is, the pandas can't suffer.

After visiting the panda house, the three little families were still not satisfied, so Xu Dong had to take them to the souvenir shop next door.

In the store, he not only bought panda dolls, panda-style sun hats, panda hairpins and panda commemorative coins for the children, but also donated 1,000 yuan to the panda house.

Finally, he let the three people follow him out of the zoo.

On the way home, Lele kept acting like a spoiled child.

"Dad, I still want to see the giant pandas. When can we come again?"

Xu Dong smiled and promised: "When you and your sister learn to play the violin, we will come to see the giant pandas again."

The sisters Keke have been learning from their violin teacher for a week, and the class was officially stopped yesterday.

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