Wang Shu's family lives in a community that is only a few hundred meters away from the zoo in Donghai City. She often went to the zoo when she was a child, and she knows almost everything about it.
After growing up, she graduated from university and started working. Although she spends less time there, her boyfriend is a lion breeder at the city zoo, named Xu Zhouxian.
Not long ago, Xu Zhouxian told her that Huanhuan, the earliest lion in the zoo in her memory, was abandoned and moved to a private zoo on Haijiao Mountain.
Wang Shu's feelings were suddenly aroused. When she went to the zoo to see her boyfriend before, she felt that Huanhuan's appearance was not as good as before. Now she is going to be abandoned. She doesn't know what the conditions are like when she goes to a small zoo.
Wang Shu found some old photos at the zoo and posted them in Moments.
"One of my childhood memories is that Huanhuan, a lion in the city zoo, is getting old and will be sent to a private zoo called Lingyuan for the elderly recently. I am very sad. I don't know if it will live well there."
Unexpectedly, there are quite a lot of messages.
"My God, I remember Huanhuan too, I loved it when I was a kid."
"Huanhuan QAQ my childhood! Where is this zoo? I want to see it!"
"Huanhuan was sent to Lingyuan? I've been to this zoo. It's very nice and the environment is good. Huanhuan will be fine!"
"Lingyuan? My niece lives in my house, and she insisted on asking me to take her here last week..."
"Can you form a group to watch Huanhuan? When I see it, I think of my childhood."
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After being echoed by so many people, Wang Shu's feelings became fuller. She found her boyfriend, talked about wanting to see Huanhuan, and had a few friends of her own.
Xu Zhouxian scratched his head: "That's a coincidence. I just organized a few people who also care about Huanhuan to go to Lingyuan together. Then you go together. When their director came to our garden last week, he told me about Huanhuan. Had a good time."
Now it was a hit, Wang Shu invited a few of her friends, and everyone went to the Lingyuan Zoo to visit their childhood friends.
Wang Shu is full of emotions. In the imagination of her and many colleagues, Huanhuan is now very old. No tourists remember it, only they think about the laughter it brought to their childhood...
Walking into the Lingyuan Zoo with this kind of emotion, Wang Shu found that there were still a lot of people here, but as soon as he heard what they said, he knew that these people came to see the python.
The posters posted in the park also told them that the white mutated Burmese python and green tree python were newly introduced here, and some citizens donated golden pythons, and there were even nicknames given by netizens, White Lady, Xiaoqing and Fahai... Seeing Wang Shu embarrassed.
Earlier, Wang Shu also thought that this private zoo, which she had never heard of before, was the kind of dirty, messy, informal small zoo she had seen in the news, but after Xu Zhouxian and some friends who had been to Lingyuan told her, She also knew it wasn't. But when you really get here, you will have a clear concept.
This place is more than just formal, it is of a high class - except for the ugly and old-fashioned office building - it is new and modern, not to mention much better than the city zoo, even a bit better, but the place is not very big .
They first passed the reptile pavilion, which was very crowded. I also saw a group of tourists feeding the sparrows, and from time to time, someone groaned, indicating that the food was taken away by the sparrows.
However, this kind of exclamation is largely accompanied by expected laughter, and some people are just feeding on the style of these rogue sparrows.
Wang Shu doesn't like snakes, but she likes birds. Of course, this time I mainly came to see Huanhuan, so Wang Shu still went firmly to the Lion Pavilion.
After walking for a while, they saw a Taoist priest. Wang Shu and his group couldn't help but slow down to watch.
Why do Taoist priests still go to the zoo? There is only one Taoist temple in Donghai City, so this Taoist should be from the Linshui Temple, right
Wang Shu couldn't help asking her own question: "Why are there still Taoists?"
Do Taoists also engage in animal science education
A fellow traveler said swearingly: "When I went to Linshui Temple to burn incense last week, I saw an advertisement for Lingyuan. You can also buy tickets for Linshui Temple and Lingyuan together. I think they have cooperation. It doesn't matter, this Taoist priest might come to join us."
A zoo, cooperate with a Taoist temple? Come to join us? People are really full of doubts.
— This Taoist priest is actually Shao Wuxing who came to report on his work.
Wang Shu and her team walked into the Lion Pavilion, where there are very few large animals. Although most people were attracted by the new pythons, there were also some people here, who were very happy to see it in front of the glass wall.
Wang Shu and the others couldn't see it from behind, but Xu Zhouxian led her to the front.
I haven't seen it for a while, but Huanhuan has been caged with the male lion next to him. Xu Zhouxian even heard some tourists calling the names of the lions inside - some are called Huanhuan, some are called Lele. Apparently the male lion's name is Lele up.
Huanhuan lay there, wagging her tail lazily from time to time. Yes, lazy, not listless. Its eyes are clear, and its hair has miraculously regained its luster. Even the color is as dark as before. If Xu Zhouxian was not very familiar with its appearance, he would not be able to recognize it.
With this mental state and physical condition, how could it be like Huanhuan who was sleepy and couldn't eat at the city zoo before!
As for Lele, it is much more lively. It is playing with Huanhuan's tail with its buttocks up, and it is full of curiosity by poking Huanhuan's wagging tail with its paws. Lele only got along with other lions when he was a cub. After he just learned the basics of socializing, he was sent to the Lingyuan Zoo, where he spent his hungry and full teenagers and became an adult again.
It may be because of this, after being caged with Huanhuan, it became very interested in Aunt Huanhuan, and often actively interacted with it, hoping to get some responses.
It's a pity that the old driver, Aunt Huanhuan, was in poor health at the beginning. She was afraid of this strong lion and always avoided it. Later, she just didn't want to pay attention to this brat.
Lele played with her tail, then turned to the front again to act like a demon, and was slapped away by Huanhuan's paw.
Many tourists laughed out loud when they saw this scene.
Wang Shu was in a daze at first, which was unexpected, but after seeing Huanhuan's happy appearance, she suddenly had a sore nose and wanted to cry.
She had a premonition that she might cry today. She had seen Huanhuan unable to eat when she was in the city zoo, and even remembered how radiant Huanhuan was when she was a child. If she saw the old lion Huanhuan again today, how could she not cry. But unexpectedly, seeing Huanhuan full of energy playing with her companions, she cried even harder because of this.
Lying in Xu Zhouxian's arms, Wang Shu said tearfully, "I seem to have seen it when I was a child..."
Xu Zhouxian was almost forced to tears by this sentence, and he nodded vigorously.
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After coming out of the lion pavilion, the eyes of the companions who came together were all red.
Huanhuan is their common childhood memory. When they learned that it was transferred to another zoo due to old age and frailty, they felt very complicated.
Seeing that it is living well now, and even has a bit of the past style, they are even more moved. How I wish it would never grow old, just like their childhood.
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Xiaosu opened Weibo and found that she was @@ed again. She clicked on it and saw that a citizen of Donghai circled the Lingyuan official blog on Weibo, and posted a long Weibo with hundreds of words and a few pictures.
This citizen is one of the people who came to Lingyuan with Wang Shu and the others today. After returning, he was very moved. He found some old photos and posted them on Weibo together with today's photos. He will visit the mother who was abandoned and transferred today. Shi Huanhuan's experience and mental journey were described, recalled his childhood, and circled some official blogs of local media.
These official blogs have been reposted, and their followers are all Donghai citizens, many of whom still remember Huanhuan, so hundreds of posts have been reposted by now.
Forwarded by Donghai Daily: Do you still remember the lioness Huanhuan at the Donghai Zoo? How many people have had a photo with it? It is twenty years old now.
Donghai Micro Life: I also went to see Huanhuan when I was a child! I remember when I heard that the city zoo had introduced a cub, I was very happy. When I saw Huanhuan for the first time, she was still a little girl QAQ
East China Sea City Affairs: I am so touched. If you have time, let’s form a team to see Huanhuan. Will it feel lonely after moving
Some ordinary citizens also dug up old photos one after another, and many of them had photos with Huanhuan.
And now Huanhuan looks in good spirits in the photo, but she is obviously old, and lying there, it is more like a state of enjoying her old age.
In this way, it really brought back the memories of many citizens, remembering the joy of playing in the city zoo.
"Oh my god, I'm also 20 years old. I don't remember going to a zoo. But I just asked my mother, and my mother said why not. I found a photo. It was a photo of me and Huanhuan, who was also three years old, when I was three years old. .”
"Huanhuan should be the oldest one... I still remember that Huanhuan was about the same age as there was a male lion who died five or six years ago. Now almost all the lions in the city zoo are in their prime."
"I went to the city zoo a few days ago because of work, and looked at the old and new photos. It has changed a lot, but some places are still the same. Look at the tree ten years ago and ten years later."
"I still remember Huanhuan? The school organized a visit, and I wrote a composition when I came back. The animal that impressed me the most in my writing was it. Huanhuan was the top at that time!"
"The ace of the year retired, and was hired back to the village zoo to provide for the elderly..."
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This directly led to two situations. Some people went to the city zoo to find their childhood, and many others went to the Lingyuan Zoo to see Huanhuan.
Although Huanhuan had a good time, his body was repaired by spiritual energy, and he got along with Lele... not bad, but it still satisfied everyone's feelings of visiting old friends.
It doesn't have to be miserable. Huanhuan's state makes everyone think that Donghai Zoo is "abandoned" because of Huanhuan's aging. Although Huanhuan is indeed old, as an official blog said, For example, returning to employment after retirement makes them feel that it is great that Huanhuan can enjoy his old age peacefully.
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The zoo is next to other scenic spots, and the sales are soaring without any effort. There are still tourists in the park who are attracted for various reasons. Seeing that the traffic of tourists is stabilizing, Duan Jiaze is also in a good mood.
It's been more than half a month since I went to Uncle Sun's house last time, and Duan Jiaze still remembered that he was going to give him a pup under the family's golden retriever, so when Sun Aiping called, Duan Jiaze immediately thought, "Uncle, where is your baby?" cub?"
Sun Aiping said depressedly: "Don't mention it, your aunt is having trouble. She told two friends to send them a little golden retriever. The dog gave birth a few days ago, and it turned out to be a litter of five native dogs. I inquired about it." For a moment, the baby and the golden retriever in that person's family may not match at all, but their neighbor has a dirt dog."
Duan Jiaze: "..."
Sun Aiping: "Let me tell you, that dog really doesn't look like a golden retriever at all! Why is this earth dog's gene so strong? Her two friends refused to take it when they saw it was an earth dog."
Duan Jiaze sweated profusely, "I don't care, the local dogs here are also guarding the house."
Sun Aiping said embarrassingly: "Then do you mind raising a few more? It's not easy to give away these native dogs. Your aunt insists that they are mixed golden retrievers, and they will look like golden retrievers when they grow up. I am willing to raise native dogs She doesn’t look for those who are willing to raise golden retrievers, and don’t want her dogs.”
Duan Jiaze doesn't care, it doesn't take much effort to have a few dogs, and he has a big place here, so the dogs can play casually, "Sure, you can send as many as you want."
Sun Aiping felt relieved, "I'll see if it's still possible to give it away. When the full moon is over, I'll send the rest to you to raise."
Duan Jiaze: "Hey, okay, just send it, I will take good care of it."
Duan Jiaze hung up the phone and saw Lu Ya standing aside.
Duan Jiaze: "..."
Duan Jiaze: "Why?"
Lu Ya said gloomyly: "What are you sending? Are you raising it yourself?"
Duan Jiaze: "...a dog."
Lu Ya was very dissatisfied. In Lingyuan, everyone defaulted that Duan Jiaze was in charge of managing and raising Lu Ya—or in Lu Ya's words, serving him.
This is a status symbol, even though the soul is small, the Daoist should be number one.
Now Duan Jiaze is actually discussing why he should take a dog to raise? Lu Ya was very dissatisfied, which amounted to a challenge to his status.
"Dog? With this deity, do you still want to raise a dog?"
Duan Jiaze: "Don't say that in front of Xiao Su..."
Lu Ya: "Don't change the subject."
"..." Duan Jiaze said speechlessly, "I'll keep it to watch the door..." Halfway through the speech, he also felt wrong, can a dog be as good as Lu Ya
"Hey, I've already agreed to it. They helped me before, so I'm not short of those few mouthfuls of feed anyway."
Lu Ya said angrily: "So you must keep a dog?!"
Duan Jiaze: "..."
Lu Ya: "You will regret it!!"