Super Zoo

When Lao Lin saw many people worshiping around a few little foxes, and some even started stuffing money into the small earth temple, he knew he had to stop it.

It is true that the broad-eared fox is lively, cute and humane. It is also true that foxes have many mysterious legends among the people. But this is a zoo, a public welfare institution open to the society. It is responsible for a series of tasks such as entertainment, spiritual civilization construction and science popularization. If there is a large-scale "burning incense and worshiping Buddha" in the zoo, or even "donating money" for this reason situation, what will happen? That is to promote feudal superstition, which will have a very bad impact.

This is the same as playing mahjong or watching ****. A few old men and women play mahjong for 50 cents in a small courtyard. Thousands of people coming in and out at every turn is called gambling; if you secretly watch a movie with headphones on at home in the middle of the night, that is your own private life and no one cares about you, but if the movie is shown on the big screen in the leisure square, That's illegal.

Lao Lin's education is not high, but after all, he has worked in the rescue station for half his life. He is half-involved in the system. He often participates in various studies. He is still very clear about laws, regulations and common sense. He has the most basic awareness of major issues of right and wrong. He understands the truth. I understand.

But what surprised him was that Su Ming, at such a young age, actually stretched this string so tightly. He even anticipated this scene that might happen, said hello in advance, and even arranged it as a key task. , we have even thought about how to deal with it, that is, we must ensure civilization and science, but we cannot refuse tourists thousands of miles away.

Come on, how about someone else become a leader?

While thinking about it, Lao Lin took out several large wooden signs that he had prepared a long time ago and inserted them at the gate of the fox's home. On the wooden signs were written several eye-catching characters: civilized viewing and healthy tourism.

The so-called civilization and health include the meaning of science, civilized people, civilized society, and civilized behavior. In addition to civilized behavior, it also includes civilized and healthy thoughts and the rejection of feudal superstitious activities.

Of course, you can't just write "Refuse to pay homage to the Great Fox Immortal" on the sign. Wouldn't that be a cover-up? There is no money in this place. People are not planning to engage in feudal superstitious activities. Seeing this sign, they might be aroused. interest and play a negative role.

However, under the eight characters "Civilized viewing, healthy tourism", there are several lines of small characters, which introduce the living habits of the broad-eared fox in detail, especially stating that this small animal has the characteristic of imitating the behaviors and sounds of other animals.

Seeing this sign tells everyone that the puzzling behavior of the broad-eared fox is not a matter of 'magic power', but the nature of this animal.

Lao Lin held several big signs between his arms and a big hammer in one hand. He nailed the signs one by one around the fox's home. Then he said to the loudspeaker: "Everyone, make way...make way..." and squeezed into the crowd.

"This eldest sister...this eldest brother...everyone..." Lao Lin stood in the crowd and said loudly: "Please visit in a civilized manner. The broad-eared foxes in the zoo are not foxes. They are ordinary animals. Restart the measurement It’s nothing more than being smarter... Also, if you just put money in and got it, please take it back. In the future, the Fox Home Attraction will charge a small entrance fee for facility maintenance and fox breeding..."

Lao Lin explained for a long time, and most of the people around him looked puzzled and looked at him like a fool.

This is not nonsense! Except for a few people, no one really thought that these foxes were fox fairies. Everyone gathered here just to watch the fun. I need to come out and explain.

Lao Lin can't think so when tourists think so. Although most people don't take it seriously, as long as a few people do take it seriously, it means that he has not done his job well. If word spreads in the future, it will inevitably bring discredit to the zoo.

The former tycoon grinned: "Old comrade, I won't take this money back, just use it as a donation. These little foxes are really cute. Buy them some good food, drink and clothes..."

On the other hand, the aunt who was worshiping the fox frowned and said uneasily: "Comrade, you can't say that. As the old saying goes, hedgehogs, foxes and weasels are all spiritual. Don't offend them. If you offend them, you will be punished."

Lao Lin was speechless. He had heard this old saying before, but it had a bad background, because weasels and foxes are both cautious. If you 'offend' them, they will often take notice of you and sneak into your home. Wreck havoc, steal a chicken or something.

As for hedgehogs, they look cute, but they are very stubborn. After being caught, they not only shrink into a ball and wrap themselves in thorns, but also collapse tightly, as if they are angry. Hedgehogs still carry a lot of bacteria. In the past, people in the mountains would eat some hedgehogs they caught. If they were unlucky, they would get sick. In the past, when medicine was not developed, superstitious people thought they had offended hedgehogs and were being retaliated by the hedgehog fairy.

That’s why there is this old saying, among the people, hedgehogs, foxes and weasels are immortals who cannot be offended.

This knowledge was what Su Ming told Old Lin... Many young people only know the 'Three Great Immortals: Hedgehog, Fox, Weasel', but they don't know why these three animals are called Immortals, especially hedgehogs. Many people showed expressions of sudden realization. Old Lin This speech also unintentionally played a role in popularizing science.

"But these foxes are really human, just like kittens and puppies. Just treat them as fun and tease them." Lao Lin said, while suddenly puffing up his cheeks and widening his eyes to a wide-eared fox that was looking up at him, making a scary expression.

The wide-eared fox was stunned, and then imitated Lao Lin, puffing up his fleshy cheeks, using all his strength to open his eyes wide. These little eyes were originally big and round, and when they stared, the two big black eyes suddenly occupied half of their faces.

After Lao Lin's disturbance, no one finally carried out "feudal superstition" activities, but there were many young people squatting at the door of each house, smiling and teasing the foxes, making all kinds of funny movements and expressions.

But there are still many kindhearted young people who retain a childlike innocence, silently making wishes to the little fox in their hearts, such as "little fox, bless my mother's illness to get better soon, bless me to pass the final exams..." This is a beautiful sustenance, similar to making wishes to shooting stars and birthday cakes. For this situation, Lao Lin turned a blind eye. You can't say that people making wishes to the stars is superstitious.

These young people talked to the small villa, and the wide-eared fox in the small villa seemed to understand. While listening, they nodded, and some of them kept mumbling.

There were constant tourists who saw the sign of "Fox Home" in the zoo and walked towards the back mountain one after another. On the way to the back mountain, there was an endless stream of tourists coming down from the back mountain, and each of them was talking about what they had seen and heard in the back mountain with great excitement.

As for those tourists who had "interacted" with the foxes, the first thing they did after leaving was to call their relatives and friends, or post pictures on Weibo Moments. After one person spread the word, ten people spread the word, and people kept coming.

At the end of the day, the number of tourists in the back mountain was not like ordinary attractions, which had peaks and troughs, but was always at a peak, one peak after another, the waves of Honghu Lake were higher than the other, and the number of people kept breaking the previous record. As time went by, the publicity effect of the previous tourists also played a role, and more and more people came later.

After the zoo got off work, a large number of tourists still gathered outside the "Fox Daxian Hill" in the back mountain. There was no way, the back mountain was open, and you could come directly without going through the zoo, so it was not affected by the zoo's work and rest time.

The tourists were enthusiastic, but the little foxes couldn't stand it.

Even if humans work eight hours a day, they will feel very tired after get off work. What about animals?

No matter how friendly these fox gods are, no matter how much they come into contact with spiritual power, in the final analysis, animal nature still prevails. Even a husky, who is as active as it is, can't be crazy for 24 hours. A group of tourists left, and another group came. Many big-eared foxes were so tired that their ears drooped down. They couldn't even sit still and lay listlessly in their nests.

"Dear tourists and friends..."

Lao Lin spoke Mandarin with a strong Changping County accent again from the loudspeaker: "Today's event ends here. From now on, it will be open from 9 am to 5 pm every week, with a three-hour break at noon..."

There are too many tourists, and the area of ​​the fox home is limited. If you want to enter the fox home and get close to the foxes, you need to queue up. Many people queued for several hours, but when they heard Lao Lin say that it was over today, they couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. The crowd blocked the hillside, and there was some commotion, and they refused to disperse for a while.

At this moment, a rustling sound suddenly sounded in the surrounding woods. An animal about the size of a wolfdog slowly walked out of the woods and stared at everyone from a distance.

The tourists who were close to it thought it was a dog at first, but a few sharp-eyed people recognized it at a glance. It was a real, genuine big! Gray! Wolf!

"Oh my god, the wolf is coming!" the man screamed.

It is said that the wolf and the fox are a family, and the wolf and the fox are in cahoots. The wolf and the fox give people a similar feeling. The wolf is cruel and the fox is cunning. But seeing the big gray wolf in front of them with a cold look, as if it could choose to eat people at any time, the tourists suddenly felt that the broad-eared foxes in the fox home behind them were as cute as angels.