Chapter 202 Zoo
He Da stood at the entrance of the mall, looking at the bustling crowds around him, and sighed: "Everyone said that with a station and a shopping mall was built, Fancheng has become extremely prosperous. I have been here a few years ago, but there are some families along the river. Where can I have such a scene?"
The wife said on the side: "Since we are at the door, we should hurry in and take a walk. There are quite a lot of things to buy today, so we must not miss them. We have a good New Year. We will delay outside and be careful that it will be late after buying things."
He Dadao: "Not afraid, there was a train from the town to Xiangyang City a month ago. I have asked, and the last train was only at night. After buying things, we crossed the river to Xiangyang City and took the train back to the town."
The New Year is about to celebrate, but recently there are countless people who are buying farms in Xiangyang and Fancheng to buy New Year’s goods. The sun sets and can rent a carriage to the village. With the prosperity of transportation and commerce, society has changed a lot.
The dog head held his mother's hand, looked around, raised his head and said, "Dad, I heard that there is a zoo here, where all kinds of birds and animals are raised, so that people can go in and see the strange things. The big insects caught in our village and their children are kept in it. Let's go and see if it's okay?"
He Da was a little embarrassed: "We came to Fancheng today to buy New Year's goods. Where can I get time to play there?"
Doghead said, "I'll look at the little tiger. I was caught and left that day, and I missed it very much."
The child was raised in someone else's house since he was young. After he came back with his wife, He Da was very precious and would not easily go against his mind. He stood there and thought, and said, "Okay, let's go in and take a look. But we only look at the tiger, and leave after a glance, otherwise we wouldn't have time to buy things."
The dog head nodded repeatedly, very happy.
After asking people about the way, it turned out that the newly opened zoo was right next to the mall, which was very close to it. Du Zhongxiao built the zoo, one was to take in some precious animals, the other was to popularize animal knowledge to ordinary people, and the other was to attract popularity for the mall, so it was naturally not too far away.
Setting up gardens to raise rare birds and beasts is a long-standing tradition in China. For emperors, they can both play and hold banquets and hunt. The capital of Kaifeng in the Song Dynasty was surrounded by large plains, and there was no place suitable for making gardens. Especially since Zhenzong, the emperor rarely left the palace, let alone hunting in the city. The small hunting areas around Kaifeng were abandoned. It is very novel to open a zoo in Fancheng.
As the Spring Festival approaches, many families take their children out for fun. There are various animals to see in the zoo, and there are also tile tiles next to it, which is particularly attractive to children. When He Da’s family arrived at the entrance of the zoo, they found that this place was more lively than the entrance of the shopping mall.
After paying the ticket price of ten cents, He Da and his wife walked into the zoo gate with their dog heads. As soon as they entered, there was a huge square with crowds of people and many small stalls selling various toys in the middle. He Da bought two mud kids, a top, and a mud whistle for his son, and asked him to put it in his mouth and blow it through the square and walk inside.
On the side of the square are wintersweets planted in large flower pots, with various colors and blooming brightly. In the canal on the roadside, the water in the pond is clear, and fish swimming occasionally move under the water from time to time, stirring up a splash of water.
After passing through the square, I arrived at an intersection. I saw a sign next to me with an arrow on it, as if pointing to the road. He Da said to his son: "You have been in school for some time. Look at what it says, but where to go?"
Dog Head looked at the sign and said happily: "Yes, this is the signpost that guides the way. Before it was written, we walked the road on the left, and the end was the Tiger Garden. Let's go there and take a look. Is that good for the little tiger to get here?"
He Da nodded, took his son's hand, and walked towards the tiger garden with his wife.
My husband and wife are illiterate, and now there are street signs everywhere in the city, and they are like blind people with open eyes. Although my son is not old, he has learned a lot of words in school, which can be useful.
As we walked along the way, there were many gardens with animals next to them, mostly roe deer, rat and rabbit, all caught from nearby for viewing. When we walked along this road, there were animals on both sides. Apart from the stupid deer, the silly deer, it did not attract children, and it seemed a bit deserted. There were birds and reptiles on other roads, which were much more lively.
At the end is the beast garden. There are only tigers, leopards, jackals, wolves, bears, and wild boars, which are a bit monotonous. There are not many people outside these gardens, and they are very quiet. Occasionally, a beast roar is heard to remind tourists what place this place is.
The dog head held his father's hand and ran straight to the tiger garden. A big man stopped him at the door and said, "Why are you running around? The ones here are big insects, eating live food every day, the most fierce, do you dare to break around like this?"
The dog head stopped and asked, "Uncle, how do we look at the tiger?"
The man looked at He Da’s family and pointed to a small path next to him, "Follow here, there is a high platform to watch on it. Remember not to get too close to you. If you accidentally fall down, no one dares to go in and save him."
He Da hurriedly thanked him, held his son's hand tightly, followed the path, and arrived at a high platform near the beast garden, surrounded the stalkers, afraid that people would fall down, so he thought it would be a place to watch.
The family walked forward carefully and saw a sign erected in front of them, writing some knowledge about tigers. How many names are there, where are there, how many types are there, how many adult tigers are, and so on.
After carefully looking at the dog head, he carefully took his father's hand and arrived in front of the railing.
I saw a row of beast houses inside, with rockery, pools, and several big trees in front. There were several tigers standing or lying inside, all of which were caught from nearby. The fur looked bright and bright, and I thought I would live a good life.
The dog head stretched its neck and looked at it. Two tigers heard the movement, stood up, turned their heads and looked here. The dog head felt a few cold lights hitting its body, and unconsciously took a step back and said, "Why didn't you see that little tiger?"
As soon as he said that, a big tiger lying beside the rockery turned around and looked at He Da's family casually. A half-big tiger suddenly popped out from behind the rockery. Looking at He Da's family on the high platform, he was excitedly squatting on the ground and wagging his tail.
The dog head said excitedly: "It's this one! It still recognizes us! Oh, it's only a few months, why has it grown so big?"
He Dadao: "Silly children, animals will naturally grow fast. Do they need their parents to raise for more than ten years, just like humans? In one or two years, they will have to find food for themselves. It's okay if they don't grow fast!"
The dog head nodded, and looked at the excited little tiger, feeling a little friendly. He picked up the mud whistle he bought and put it in his mouth, and blew it hard. The little tiger became more and more excited when he heard the whistle, and kept wagging his tail on the ground.
He Da touched his head: "Although it's small, this is a big bug after all, and it will hurt people's lives if it moves. What's the matter? I like to get close to people so much, but it's like a domestic dog."
Dogtou said, "This little tiger is very human and can be brought home and raised."
He Dalian shook his head: "If you understand people, you will be a beast after all. If one is not good, it will hurt people's lives. Besides, it is just that it can be taken home to raise. Can you afford it? I didn't hear the following men say that they eat live food every day, and where do poor people feed it!"
Dogtou said, "Dad, that's a tiger. How could he ask someone to feed him? Just walk around the mountains and you'll have enough food!"
While the father and son were talking, the man below whistled loudly: "Who are you blowing the whistle? Are you trying to die? There are all beasts around here. If you startle them, which one can subdue? Come down quickly and go to another garden to see, don't shock the big insects here!"
Chapter completed!