During the conversation between Zhang Zi'an and Wu Mingzhen, customers came over from time to time and asked some questions about the Xiang Mao Sutra, and even wanted to ask them to select a few civet cats that met the Xiang Mao Sutra on their behalf.

Wu Mingzhen saw that Zhang Zi'an was deliberately clumsy, so he cleared his throat and solemnly clarified: "The ancients compiled the Xiang Mao Jing with its own background of the times, and the criteria for people to choose cats at that time were strong and strong, and the other was good at catching mice, so the criteria for selecting cats in the Xiang Mao Jing were formulated around these two points. To this day, who buys cats is not to catch mice, so the cat book is not very applicable, it is okay to use it as a reference, but it is not necessary to use it as a guideline. If you want to choose a cat that you like, it is better to ask an industry expert like Mr. Zhang to give you advice according to the Western pet science system. ”

Of course, not all the customers who come to the pet store are here to buy cats, and the customers who want to buy dogs are curious to ask: "Excuse me, after talking about the cat sutra for a long time, is there a dog sutra or something?"

Wu Mingzhen replied like a stream, and said: "Yes, there is, but the ancients raised dogs to take care of the family and hunt, and the scope of application of the Xianggou Sutra is even narrower." The ancients believed that dogs born in winter were the best, and there was a saying that "winter dogs are born the most elves", which is diametrically opposed to cats, probably because dogs are yang and cats are yin. Tang Dynasty notes Youyang miscellaneous quirks wrote: The end of the cat's nose is often cold, but the summer solstice is warm on the first day, and the cover is yin, which means that the tip of the cat's nose is cool to the touch, and only the summer solstice will be warm, because the cat is yin. But I really haven't touched it on the summer solstice, and my cat gave me a paw when I touched it last time, I don't know if this statement is correct."

His words caused a burst of laughter from the crowd, and no matter how well-behaved the cat was, it would risk being scratched when it was in a bad temper and wanted to be alone

Wu Mingzhen wanted to test Zhang Zi'an just now, but he ran into a gray nose, Zhang Zi'an not only told the origin of the horsehair snake, but even said a rare alias of the horsehair snake - cat ginseng, even Wu Mingzhen didn't know this.

At this time, he had the heart to save face, changed the topic, and threw the question to Zhang Zi'an, and said with a smile: "Just now we talked about 'yin and yang', I don't know what store manager Zhang has about the 'five elements'?"

Zhang Zi'an barely maintained Zhizhu's calm demeanor, using his throat to delay time, searching his intestines and recalling the five elements, the problem is that he hasn't read the relevant records at all, how can he remember?

Just when he was in a hurry, Lao Cha helped again, and said with a smile: "Zi'an, listen to Lao Yu and you." ”

Zhang Zi'an was in high spirits and repeated Lao Cha's words as they were: "According to the description of the nature of things: cats are beasts, and their sex is fire. Therefore, the good is happy to play, afraid of rain and bad dampness, and good at shock, all of which are fire and righteousness. It belongs to Yin with the tiger, or the cat belongs to Ding Huo. Therefore, you are in the night. Cats belong to fire, they are afraid of water and moisture, and water overcomes fire, which is why cats hate bathing. ”

Everyone suddenly realized, and they all had the feeling of "listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years".

Cats belong to yin from yin and yang, and fire from the five elements, so they hate bathing, but they move freely in the dark.

Wu Mingzhen confirmed that Zhang Zi'an was really Taoguang and deliberately concealed that he knew the ancient cat technique, which is the so-called pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?

With the secret support of Lao Cha, Zhang Zi'an was fearless, and felt that he was invincible in the world, and was about to laugh three times, when he saw the glasses girl come over and apologize: "I'm sorry store manager, I was offended just now." We decided to buy cats here anyway. ”

She and her boyfriend ran to several pet stores and catteries, all of which were found from the Internet with a good reputation, and all of them blew their cats to the sky, trying to persuade her to buy a one- or two-month-old kitten, claiming that the bigger kittens could not be sold because of their poor quality and dark diseases. One said so, and the two still said so, so she was brainwashed, and only then did she wake up to the fact that what she bought was not sold, and it was these pet stores and catteries that really cheated her.

Zhang Zi'an is yin and yang and five elements, although she and her boyfriend are unknown, but they feel powerful, when it comes to real talent and real learning, no shopkeeper can compare with this store manager, think about it, or apologize hard, spend money to buy peace of mind.

She is a little superstitious, believe in constellations, divination, like to play pen fairy, disc fairy, since the cat born before the 14th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is more able to protect the owner, in fact, has decided to buy here, because other cats sold are all in the past one or two months.

Of course, Zhang Zi'an generously chose to forgive her, and said: "Those who don't know are not guilty." Feel free to choose your favorite cat. ”

"Thank you, I want to ask, which cat was born before July 14?" she asked. She can not apologize, the apology is to let Zhang Zian pick a cat for her.

"Which one do you want?" Zhang Zi'an asked rhetorically.

"Uh" She discussed with her boyfriend in a low voice for a while, counted the balance in the bank card, and said a little embarrassedly: "Don't be too expensive, the general one is fine, we prefer the lively ones, do you have any suggestions, store manager?"

In addition to Abyssinian cats and Ragdolls, the pets in the store are all hand-selected by Zhang Zi'an from the pet home breeding base, and the general date of birth of each cat and dog is well known. He thought for a moment and suggested, "There are two American shorts and one Siamese that meet your requirements, and I recommend the American short more than the two." ”

A middle-aged man who liked Siam next to him was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Store manager, is Siam not as good as Meishang?"

"Not really, don't get me wrong. Zhang Zi'an shook his head, pointed to the dress of the girl with glasses and her boyfriend, and said, "It's Siam that is not suitable for them to raise." ”

"Huh, why?" asked the glasses girl and her boyfriend as they looked down at their bodies. Although they are not local tyrants, their clothes are not shabby, why would Zhang Zi'an say that they are not suitable for raising Siam?

Zhang Zi'an smiled: "Look at you, turtlenecks, wool scarves, wool gloves, woolen hats, and woolen jackets are still worn outside, both of them are like this." ”

As he said, the glasses girl and her boyfriend are dressed like a couple's outfit, except for pants and shoes, the wool products all over the body look very warm, and there is a bit of winter warmth.

"What's going on?" she and her boyfriend were even more puzzled.

Luo Qingyu walked around the store a few times, but didn't find a suitable girl willing to let him take pictures, and when he walked back here, he happened to hear Zhang Zi'an's words, and couldn't help but say: "Yes, why? Is it because Store Manager Zhang is a single dog, so the couple outfit is also wrong?"

"If you don't buy something, get out of here!" Don't make a mess here!" Zhang Zi'an was stabbed in the heart.

Although it is true that he does not see others showing affection, it is not for this reason that he does not advise them to buy Siam.

After a few laughs, he explained seriously: "Siam is more mischievous and clingy, and there is another characteristic that distinguishes Siam from other cats, that is, Siam likes to tear woolen fabrics. All cats love to play with yarn, but Siamese is especially fond of sucking, but also biting with their teeth. If you are planning to buy Siam, you must first consider this and take precautions in advance, otherwise all your woolen clothes may be ruined. Mei Short doesn't have this quirk, so it's relatively safer. ”

The glasses girl and her boyfriend were stunned when they heard it, "Is there such a thing?"

"It's true. Zhang Zi'an nodded, "Overall, Siamese is more fond of wool than other cats. ”

Although Wu Mingzhen likes pets and knows a lot about pets, it is the first time he has heard of this special habit of Siam, and he can't help but listen attentively.

Zhang Zi'an saw that they would be skeptical, and he didn't explain much, because he knew that facts speak louder than words. Because of Fina's presence, the cats in his shop are kept open, and in order not to bored these kittens, he has prepared a lot of small toys for them to play with, but there are no woolen balls in them. He asked Wang Qian to go upstairs to the storage room to take down three woolen balls and throw them to Yingxiao, Meixiao, and Siam respectively for everyone to watch.

When the three kittens saw the toy, they pounced excitedly at the same time, happily chasing the yarn ball and playing non-stop, playing with it, and lying on their sides on the ground, holding the wool ball in their arms like a lion rolling hydrangea, and the four paws kicked alternately, full of cuteness.

"Wow! it's so cute!" the girl with glasses was very happy to see it, and quickly took out her mobile phone to activate the camera function. The three kittens have different expressions and movements, she is dizzying, she wants to shoot this one for a while, and wants to shoot that one for a while, but she is reluctant to give up.

Wu Mingzhen and her boyfriend were calmer, but they saw some doorways. All three kittens are very fond of the balls of yarn, the difference is that Ying Short likes to hold the ball of yarn in his arms and play quietly, occasionally sticking out his little tongue to lick it, while Mei Short prefers to chase and slap the ball of yarn, while Siam often scratches and bites with his milk teeth in addition to slapping and punching.

A small ball of yarn can show the personality differences of the three cats.

If left unchecked, a ball of yarn can keep them entertained for an afternoon. When the other kittens saw the three yarn balls here, they were also ready to move and wanted to run over and fight.

Zhang Zi'an leaned over and picked up the three yarn balls, and the three kittens stared at his hands with reluctance, especially Siam, who straightened up like a puppy, and hugged his calves with his front paws, as if begging for the yarn balls to be returned to him.

The girl in glasses couldn't bear to look at it, and begged for them: "Let's play with them with the yarn ball for a while." ”

Zhang Zi'an shook his head and refused, "It's not a good habit to indulge them in playing with yarn, and when they can't find the yarn, they may attack your wool fabric." In addition, you can't keep an eye on them all the time when they play with the yarn, and if they bite off the yarn and swallow a small piece of it, it can cause intestinal complaints, which can even be fatal in severe cases. ”