Chapter 509: Animal Feeding Class
It gets dark early in winter, Zhang Zian almost took a nap on the recliner when the sun had already sunk near the horizon.
During non-weekend hours, there are not many customers, the pet shop is quiet, Laocha’s TV is played on a low volume, Lu Yiyun is writing hard outside, Fina is drowsy with her tail wagging, and Snow Lion is sleeping and talking in her sleep. Talking about such frightening things as "castrate and cut into cubes", even Xinghai, who is always energetic, is also dozing off with his head on his head. As for Richard... Zhang Zian only remembered this after waking up from a nap. That little bird is still hanging upside down on the second floor.
Femas lay down beside his couch and slept soundly. After all, it was too tired during this time, so it should take a good rest.
Wang Qian and Li Kun didn't come here today. They were busy with the final exams like every cramped college student. After the exams, they were relieved-provided that there was no task of making up exams. Zhang Zian deeply doubts how many exams these two secondary patients who are obsessed with pouring water and cultivating immortals can pass...
In a flash of time, it has come to the end of December, and Christmas and New Year's Day will be in a few days. But these two festivals should have nothing to do with him as a single dog, right?
No, it does matter!
Zhang Zian had an idea and came up with a good way to increase the turnover and punish street couples - on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day, the prices of various pets and pet products were temporarily increased by 20%, anyway, those foolish boyfriends were responsible for paying the bill .
He pondered over and over again, and always felt that this method was good. He was very happy and wanted to share it with someone, but he looked around and saw that everyone was sleeping, so he had to give up.
The retired police dog Zhan Tian curled up in the corner of the store, raising his head vigilantly whenever there was a sign of trouble, as if he might run away at any time. Zhang Zian glanced at it, thinking how to make it better.
Being idle and bored, he sent a message to Sun Xiaomeng, asking her how to treat animals with PTSD, and of course sent a red envelope along with the question.
Although the flesh hurts, the consultation fee still has to be paid. The pets in Zhang Zian's store are more expensive than other places, because he is confident in picking the right pets for customers, relying on his knowledge about pets, the price of pets includes the price of knowledge. Similarly, the knowledge Sun Xiaomeng learned should not be free.
Sun Xiaomeng accepted the red envelopes with a frank smile. The answer is simple—the research on PTSD in animals has just started in my country, and there are not many medicines suitable for animals. However, there are still treatment methods, that is, exercise with the owner, whether it is a human or an animal. , exercise is the best medicine to relieve the mood, and help animals rebuild their dependence and confidence in humans during exercise.
exercise...
Zhang Zian stared at the phone screen in thought,
In this way, hide-and-seek should also be a kind of sport. At the beginning, he chose to play hide-and-seek with Xinghai, which happened to be in line with the treatment method for PTSD, allowing him to rebuild his dependence and confidence in human beings, thus unlocking its real name. transport.
As soon as the sun goes down, the room becomes cold, and if you lie down, you may catch a cold. He rubbed his swollen eyes, and put aside the breeding manual left by Cathy. I was very energetic at noon, but when I saw the cobweb-like pedigree in this manual, I became sleepy and fell asleep without knowing it.
He turned up the power of the electric heater by one gear, stretched his waist, stood up from the recliner, and went outside the store to get some air.
When the store door was pushed open, the cold wind took advantage of the gap to enter. Lu Yiyun looked up at him, then lowered her head and continued painting. Jasmine lay on her lap like a warm baby to keep her warm.
It's not time to get off work, but a few elementary school students who got off school early ran all the way with their schoolbags on their backs, passing by the door of the store.
The clothes Zhang Zian was wearing were relatively thin, and he shivered in the wind, and his drowsiness immediately flew to the sky, and he was about to go back to the store to warm up, when he heard a voice as crisp as an oriole shouting: "Wow! Yes Brother store manager! Long time no see!"
When he looked back, it turned out to be little celery.
Little Celery was wearing an orange down jacket, and the setting sun made her face blush. She stared at Zhang Zian in surprise, and greeted him from a distance.
"Little Celery, long time no see." He also smiled and waved, "After school?"
Little Celery went home with another little girl. They held hands and seemed to be in a good relationship.
That girl put on glasses at a very young age, combed short ear-length hair, pursed her lips tightly, and had a serious expression. She looked like a model student. Zhang Zian somehow reminded Zhang Zian of Sun Xiaomeng, probably they His body is filled with indescribable aura of academic dominance...
Little Celery pulled her and ran towards Zhang Zian, while she stared at Zhang Zian suspiciously, her face was full of guard, as if she was looking at some kind of pervert—to be honest, this kind of gaze hurt him very much.
"Brother, store manager, good evening!"
When she ran to the door of the pet store, Little Celery stopped to greet her. Not seen for a while, she is still full of vitality and full of vigor.
"Good evening, little Celery, is this your classmate?" Zhang Zian responded and asked.
"Well! She is a new transfer to our school, her name is Wang Yaning, she is doing well in her studies, and she will become the biology committee member of our class as soon as she transfers!" Little Celery spoke quickly, and her voice was as clear and crisp as fried beans.
"Oh, Wang Yaning, hello. My name is Zhang Zian, and I'm the manager of this pet shop." Zhang Zian greeted him as harmlessly as possible.
The young Wang Yaning pushed up her glasses and asked seriously, "Are you a lolicon?"
"certainly not!"
Zhang Zian couldn't hold back the shocking outburst. He really wondered where this elementary school bully heard this term.
"That's okay, but I don't believe it." Wang Yaning said coldly, "I will keep an eye on you. If you dare to do anything out of the ordinary, I will directly call the police."
She stretched out her hand from her pocket, holding a smartphone in her hand. She had already pressed the three numbers 110, and she was just about to press the "dial" button.
Why do elementary school students have mobile phones now?
Zhang Zian despaired of this world where he would call the police if he disagreed with him.
Little Celery blinked and asked doubtfully, "What is Lolicon?"
"Little Celery doesn't need to know." Zhang Zian quickly changed the topic, "By the way, is Little Celery passing by after school?"
The innocent little Celery is really easy to be fooled. She forgot the topic just now, shook her pigtails and said, "No, I brought Siyi here specially today."
"Is that so...then something is wrong? Let's go in and talk, it's very cold outside." Zhang Zian pointed to the room, trying to stay away from Wang Yaning, the time bomb.
"Okay! Come on, Yaning, let me introduce you to Xiaoling and Er!" Little Celery pulled Wang Yaning into the shop and pushed the door open.
Wang Yaning hesitated at first, but when she saw Lu Yiyun silently painting behind the cashier, she felt relieved and followed Little Celery cautiously.
After they entered, Zhang Zi'an looked around guiltily, and prayed in his heart that no one would take Wang Yaning's words seriously, otherwise his fame would be in vain. Fortunately, there are no people on the road nearby.
Although she was misunderstood by Wang Yaning, it was actually a good thing on the other hand—Little Celery is too simple, and the current society is too complicated. Zhang Zian was worried that she would be deceived. It's much safer to be next to her.
He followed into the store and saw that Little Celery had already greeted Lu Yiyun, and ran to the hamster cage and the lop-eared rabbit display cabinet in the inner room, pulling Wang Yaning and talking excitedly.
During the period when Zhang Zian went to the film crew to shoot movies, because he left early every morning to rush to Binhai Film and Television City, Xiao Qincai could only see Lu Yiyun in the store. He got acquainted with Lu Yiyun.
No matter what, Wang Yaning was still a little girl. It was the first time she entered a pet shop, and when she saw kittens chasing and playing all over the floor and puppies staring at the wet eyes in the display cabinet, she opened her mouth wide in surprise and unconsciously let go With the mobile phone, I feel that my eyes are not enough.
Little Celery introduced hamsters and lop-eared rabbits to her on twitter, saying how cute they are and how they can talk.
Wang Yaning, as the biology committee member of the class and a candidate for a top student, of course doesn't believe that hamsters and lop-eared rabbits can talk, but she is relatively precocious, and she didn't refute her good friend, but just responded absent-mindedly.
Zhang Zian squatted next to the electric heater to warm his hands, and didn't disturb their conversation. He didn't walk over until Xiao Qincai waved his hand to call him over.
Wang Yaning's eyes were like sharp knives, making him stop automatically when he reached a safe distance, and asked, "What's the matter, little Celery?"
Little Celery said cheerfully: "Brother manager, our class wants to raise some hamsters and rabbits!"
"Keeping hamsters and rabbits? Why?" Zhang Zian asked puzzled.
"Hmm...mm..." Xiao Celery blushed from holding back, and didn't say anything for a long time. She took Wang Yaning's hand and asked her friend for help, "Yaning, tell me, let me tell you." Not sure."
Wang Yaning coughed lightly, and said seriously: "According to the overall arrangement of the Municipal Education Commission, our school is going to set up breeding interest clubs and animal breeding classes experimentally in the new semester, and we are soliciting opinions from students and parents. What kind of animal. Some people say chickens and ducks, some people say dogs and cats, student Cai Xiaoqin..."
"Just call me Little Celery! That's what my friends call me!" Little Celery interrupted.
Wang Yaning changed her words unaccustomedly: "Xiao Qincai..."
puff!
Zhang Zian couldn't help laughing. It would be great to call Xiao Celery directly, but she still insists on adding a classmate. I don't know who she learned this rigid personality from.
Wang Yaning glared at him, and continued: "Xiao Qincai advocates raising hamsters and rabbits, and strongly recommends you here, so I came here with her to take a look... But your place seems to be full of cats and dogs, only these two hamsters and rabbits?"
"They are Xiaoling and ears!" Little Celery corrected.
Wang Yaning hesitated for a moment, then changed her mind and said, "Only Xiaoling and ears?"
"So that's how it is..." Zhang Zian understood their reason for coming, "Although I only have cats and dogs here, if you want hamsters and rabbits, I can buy some for you."
He didn't know if the hamsters and rabbits in the breeding base of the Pet House were sold out. If they wanted, he could help them inquire.
"We haven't decided what to raise yet, and we don't necessarily want to buy it from you." Wang Yaning emphasized, "We just came to investigate."
"Brother store manager, what do you think is good to raise?" Little Celery asked anxiously, she hoped he could answer hamsters and rabbits.
Zhang Zian thought for a while, and answered as Little Celery expected: "If you choose from these types, I suggest you keep hamsters and rabbits."
Before he finished speaking, he felt a stinging gaze from Fina's direction. Fortunately, he has a thick skin and doesn't care.
With Zhang Zian's support, Little Celery cheered happily, while Wang Yaning frowned and asked, "Why?"
To explain why, Zhang Zian tried to think about it from the standpoint of the Education Commission. The Municipal Education Commission decided to experimentally set up breeding interest clubs and animal husbandry classes. Generally speaking, it is to cultivate children's love, understanding and closeness to nature from an early age. In the process of taking care of small animals, it can enhance the sense of responsibility and other purposes. However, there is a default premise, that is, raising small animals should not interfere with children's learning too much, otherwise the resistance from the parents will definitely be great.
He explained: "There are many reasons. For example, cats and dogs are not suitable for many people to raise together. They recognize their owners and are more suitable for living in a family. In addition... There are also problems with safety."
People who own cats rarely have not been scratched by cats, and dogs will occasionally be bitten. If it is their own cats and dogs, it is okay. If it is a public cat or dog, once the child is scratched and bitten, the parents Definitely going to fry the pan.
Little Celery didn't understand, but Wang Yaning seemed to understand, and said, "What about the chicken and duck?"
"Chickens and ducks are also not suitable, because their calls are very loud, which will disturb the tranquility of the campus. In contrast, rabbits have no vocal cords, and hamsters have very small calls, which will not arouse the disgust of teachers and neighbors." Zhang Zi'an said this, and asked: "Are you just breeding? Will you breed?"
"Yes." Wang Yaning nodded, "Don't underestimate us!"
"Well...if you breed, you shouldn't have chickens and ducks, because they are..."
"Oviparous?" Wang Yaning interjected.
Zhang Zian looked at this little girl with admiration. He really deserved to be a biology committee member. He recalled that when he was in elementary school, he would answer in a daze that chickens and ducks were "egg-born".
"Yeah, egg-laying isn't as easy to reproduce as viviparous mammals, you know?" he said.
"Don't underestimate me!" Wang Yaning frowned, "Actually, I also agree to raise hamsters and rabbits, but I haven't thought about what to raise for the time being."
Zhang Zian felt that if she frowned so frequently again, she would definitely develop forehead wrinkles early.
"In that case, I can give you some advice," he said.