Getting the car was dozens of kilometers away. Shanghai was huge, and the twists and turns could drive people crazy.
Finally, they arrived at the entrance of the zoo. Chen Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the corn stalks sticking out of the wall.
"This zoo grows corn?"
The guard at the door was an old man who was blowing an electric fan. In the ticket office, there was an old-fashioned mobile phone beside him. It was playing opera. If one listened carefully, it was Henan opera.
Sir System had good taste.
"Hello, is the garden open today?”
"What? It's open, it's open. The ticket is 10 yuan. Currently, scanning the code is not supported. If you don't have cash, you have to go over there and exchange it!”
The old man pointed at a Ministores not far away. Chen Xi nodded and took out ten yuan in cash."I have cash!"
"Okay, I'm sorry. There have been some changes in the zoo recently. The original QR code has to be changed, so we only support cash for the time being!”
Sir System was very polite, which made Chen Xi very satisfied. A good ticket seller was actually a good thing for the entire zoo, because this was the first step to getting customers. Chen Xi smiled and bought the ticket before walking into the zoo!
First, he had to inspect the zoo!
As soon as he entered the door, Chen Xi saw that a large amount of land had been dug up by the wall to become a vegetable garden. The corn fields were now full of rich fruits. It seemed that the soil fertilizer was not bad.
There was an auntie watering the water at the side. Chen Xi went up and asked,"Auntie, why is there corn in this zoo?”
"Young man, this is food for animals. You can eat it without worry!”
Yo, what he said was true.
After careful observation, he realized that the planting area was not small. Not only were there corns, but there were also sweet potatoes, potatoes, and other crops. It looked very rich.
He continued to walk in. After getting a map, Chen Xi realized that the zoo was divided into three areas.
They were the " exhibition area,"" wild area," and " aquarium."
"I didn't expect there to be an aquarium here!”
Chen Xi didn't know how he managed to get such a large piece of land back then. It took him 99 years to get it. Only 30 years had passed, which meant that he still had 60 years of land use rights. Chen Xi was already 80 or 90 years old. Who knew if he was still alive?
"There are so few animals!"
The first thing they saw was a group of monkeys. They were obviously macaques. Everyone was most familiar with the North China subspecies of macaques. Chen Xi counted the number of monkeys in front of him. There were 19 of them. The one sitting at the top was obviously the monkey king.
When the group of squats saw Chen Xi coming over, they immediately ran to the fake mountain. Looking at Chen Xi, they kept shouting "oh" and looked very happy.
"Looks like the monkeys like you very much!”
Suddenly, a burly man appeared beside him. He was nearly two meters tall and weighed at least 100 kilograms. He gave Chen Xi a great sense of pressure.
However, when she looked closely, she realized that he was wearing tattered work clothes and there was a large bucket in his hand. In the large bucket, there were corn seeds.
"Is this for monkeys?"
"Yes, cooked corn, all steamed. Don't worry, although our zoo is poor, we won't mistreat the animals. These are just their snacks.”
Chen Xi nodded, then smiled and asked,""Nutritional balance? Is there a nutritionist in the zoo?”
"I am…"
The brawny man glanced at Chen Xi. Chen Xi was not there, but he was shocked.
"Brother, how long have you been working here?”
" It's been five years. I graduated in nutrition and came here to work as soon as I graduated. Unfortunately, I don't know how long I can stay here…"
The burly man sighed and smiled at Chen Xi. After saying that he wanted to go in and feed the monkey, he entered the monkey mountain from the side door. However, to his surprise, the group of monkeys did not surround him in a mess like usual. Instead, they looked at Chen Xi one by one.
When the brawny man put down the corn in the food bowl, he saw the monkey king grab a large handful of corn. Then, he jumped a few times and arrived in front of the barbed wire. He reached out and handed the corn to Chen Xi!
Chen Xi looked at the monkey king's expectant eyes and took it in a daze. The group of monkeys stared at Chen Xi and looked at the corn in his hand. Chen Xi subconsciously ate one. Immediately, all the monkeys cried out excitedly, as if they were hunger strikers who had finally eaten.
"It's okay. I can eat corn, and I eat it often. But this is the first time I saw these guys giving food away. I secretly ate a grain and was discovered.”
After the burly man put down the corn, he saw the monkeys coming to give Chen Xi corn one by one. Chen Xi had no choice but to wear clothes because as long as he did not pick up one, the monkey would look at him with a sad gaze.
Damn, Chen Xi instantly felt like he had become a scumbag.
"What a pity. I don't know what will happen to the zoo in the future. If it can continue to operate, I will definitely hire you as a breeder. Your affinity with the monkeys is simply too awesome. This is the first time I've seen monkeys eat without fighting!”
The burly man extended his hand and introduced himself to Chen Xi."My name is Li Wei, you can call me Shanzi!”
"Hello, my name is Chen Xi!"
"Let's go, I'll show you around the zoo. I have a car over there. The zoo is too big, but many places have been abandoned because there are no animals.”
With the " traitor " leading the way, Chen Xi quickly understood the current situation of the entire zoo.
Now, there were less than 50 animals in the zoo!
19 Macaques!
One python!
Two bonobos!
Three large red kangaroo!
Emus, 2!
One ostrich!
One double-humped camel!
One Asian elephant!
1 Asian Black Bear!
There were also three zebras, two white-tailed wildebeest, two pelican, and a flock of chickens, ducks, and other poultry…
It was gone!
Just this much!
A zoo that covered an area of 4.3 square kilometers only had so many animals!
Aquariums?
It was already closed!
"This, there are too few animals!"
"The exhibition area is actually okay. The wild area and aquarium have been closed a long time ago. Actually, the aquarium is really a pity. The equipment inside is still intact, but there are no animals!”
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