Whether it was Professor Wei Kang asking about the origin of Fina, or Wu Mingzhen asking about the origin of the snow lion, Zhang Zi'an was picked up on the street with a unified voice. Even if the other party knows that he is lying and may leave a bad impression, he still has to say it head-on, otherwise the other party will not be able to answer when he asks questions.

Wu Mingzhen is ninety percent unbelievable, but the remaining one percent is doubtful. Precious breeds of cats can occasionally be picked up from the streets and parks, whether they are abandoned by their owners for various reasons, or sneak out of the house but can't find them, they are all heard of, and some people are even lucky enough to pick up Ragdolls.

Although the purebred Linqing lion cat is more precious, after all, there are few people who know the goods, and it may be mistaken for a Persian cat or an ordinary big white cat. If you meet an ignorant owner, there is also the possibility of abandoning it because its hair is too long to comb. Therefore, it cannot be asserted that Zhang Zi'an is lying.

So he smiled and said, "Store Manager Zhang is really lucky, he was able to pick up this suspected extinct cat on the street." ”

"I've always been lucky. Zhang Zi'an smiled submissively, not planning to dwell on this topic more.

When the two came to the room, many customers were choosing their favorite pets. Wu Mingzhen was not in a hurry, looked around leisurely, and exchanged ideas with Zhang Zi'an from time to time about raising cats and choosing cats.

Communicating with such quasi-professionals, Zhang Zian also benefited a lot. The accumulation of knowledge takes time, and he has only been running a pet store for a short time, even if he often buys all kinds of books to make up for his mistakes, there are omissions and defects in some knowledge points. Most of the modern pet system standards in Zhang Zi'an's mind come from the West, and Wu Mingzhen has a good understanding of China's local pet knowledge, which just complements each other.

"Boss!"

While they were talking, a girl with glasses in her twenties greeted her, her expression and tone a little uncertain. Her boyfriend stood by like a loyal dog, whispering something.

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Zi'an waved his hand at Wang Qian and Li Kun, signaling that he would deal with it himself. Wu Mingzhen was one step behind and followed leisurely.

The glasses girl waited for Zhang Zi'an to come over, pointed to a short and said, "Boss, are all your cats here so big?"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Zi'an asked rhetorically.

Her boyfriend replied on his behalf: "Boss, we want a smaller cat, preferably one that has just reached the full moon, your cat here seems to be three or four months old, right? ”

It was not the first time Zhang Zi'an had been asked this question, and explained calmly as usual: "The minimum number of cats sold in our store is about three months old, and there are no smaller cats, and kittens who have just reached the full moon should not leave their mothers, because some good habits of getting along with humans have not been taught by female cats." ”

"What if I don't have a family back?" her boyfriend asked.

Zhang Zi'an replied: "Whether you are close to relatives is related to the breed, bloodline and other innate factors of the cat, and it is also related to acquired factors such as socialization education, whether to be sterilized, and the owner's feeding method, and the age factor accounts for a small proportion." As long as it is a cat under six months old, it will not make a significant difference in relatives due to age factors. ”

Wu Mingzhen listened and nodded slightly in agreement.

"Forget it!" The glasses girl impatiently grabbed the corner of her boyfriend's clothes, "No is nothing, and blabla a lot of what you don't have, it's just an excuse! Other people's cats are one to two months old, so you're here to make it special! Let's go!"

She turned around in a huff and walked away.

This girl's strength is not small, her boyfriend was pulled by her, and after standing firm, he said to Zhang Zi'an apologetically: "We came here, I wanted to buy a kitten, but I didn't expect that it was all half-grown cats here...... I always feel that it is better to raise it from a young age, and it is more fun to 'develop a game'...... I'm sorry, let's go to another house......"

Zhang Zi'an nodded, not showing the intention of retaining, "Please." ”

The reason has already been spoken, but if the other party doesn't listen, he can't do anything.

His indifferent attitude made the glasses girl even more angry, she snorted and said with a cold face: "What's the spirit!

There were a few customers around who were shopping for pets when they saw this scene and muttered in their hearts. The stereotype of being more affectionate from a young age seems to be self-evident, and younger cats seem to be a little cuter.

"Hehe, that's a bad word!"

Wu Mingzhen suddenly walked into the arena, he had the intention to show off, and attracted everyone's attention to himself with a loud voice.

From the time he talked about the identification and history of the Linqing lion cat just now, Zhang Zi'an knew that he had insight, so he kept silent, wanting to see what he could say.

Wu Mingzhen waited for everyone to calm down, and then said slowly: "Just now, Store Manager Zhang explained from the Western pet science system. Have you ever heard of the Sutra of the Cats?"

"The Book of Cats"?

Everyone shook their heads in astonishment, for the first time they had heard of such a thing.

Wu Mingzhen said with a smile: "The first sentence at the beginning of "The Book of Cats" is, 'Choose a cat for 102 days, and the sweater is smooth and bright'. You are all knowledgeable people, the meaning of this sentence does not need to be explained, right? Choose a cat to choose a full-age cat, which means that the cat is 120 days after birth, that is, four months. Of course, the living conditions in modern society are better than in ancient times, and it is a scientific cat breeding, with balanced nutrition, and it is normal to be a little earlier a month. If it's small...... I'm afraid there will be a problem. ”

After hearing this, everyone felt that it was very fresh, and the girl with glasses stopped leaving for the time being, frowning and said, "This can't be made up by you, right?"

"This is the "Xiang Mao Sutra" handed down by the ancestors, how could it be that I made it up blindly?" Wu Mingzhen sneered and continued: "The next sentence of the "Xiang Mao Sutra" is - the morning cat will be February 2, and the late cat will be before July 14. What does this sentence mean? The dates here refer to the lunar calendar, which means that you cannot choose a cat with a birth date before the second day of the second lunar month, nor can you choose a cat after the 14th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. In addition to the breeding cycle of cats, this sentence is more of a superstition, February 2 is 'the dragon raises its head', July 15 is Halloween, during which the cat born to protect the owner's house, which is more beneficial to the owner and the owner's family. ”

He added: "Of course, this is the dregs of feudal superstition, and modern society does not talk about superstition, so this article no longer applies." Even for the breeding cycle of cats, modern society can keep the room temperature constant, and it can be mated all year round. ”

More customers flocked to him and listened curiously to his explanation of how these ancients knew cats and chose cats.

Fina and Snow Lion had already returned to their respective cat climbing frames, and listened to him with some meaning, and did not continue to nap for the time being, and listened as if listening to a story.

Although Wu Mingzhen claimed that this was the dregs of feudal superstition, this kind of thing was believed in and not believed, and many people quietly remembered it in their hearts. Anyway, if you want to buy a cat, wouldn't it be better to buy a cat that is more in line with the "Xiang Cat Sutra"?

Wu Mingzhen's eyes were blazing, he glanced at everyone, raised his hand and gestured to the many kittens in the store and said: "These cats in the store are all three or four months old, so it can be estimated that they were all born before the 14th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. ”

Compared with the previous very serious words, the last sentence has a sense of humor caused by contrast, which makes everyone smile.

As soon as this statement came out, even the customers who were only going to take a casual look today were moved.

The glasses girl is in a dilemma, she is not a materialist, she has some little superstitions, and occasionally she will quietly play with her classmates and girlfriends in the dormitory, Wu Mingzhen's words won her heart, but she just let out words to leave, if she was cheeky to stay at this time, it would be a little embarrassing......

The cats in Qiyuan's pet store are originally more expensive than those sold in other pet stores and catteries, but because she is too famous on the Internet, she brought her boyfriend over to take a look, and she didn't plan to buy them here. After listening to Wu Mingzhen's explanation of the "Book of Cats", she thought about it briefly and found that if she went to other pet stores to buy cats at this time, she would buy cats born after the 14th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, which would be more auspicious than the cats here......

One of the purposes of Wu Mingzhen and several friends to establish the Pet Exchange Promotion Association is to do their best to popularize some common sense of buying pets to the society. Zhang Zi'an only buys kittens over three months old in the store, which is very much in line with his appetite, and is not something that ordinary pet stores can do. Many pet stores and catteries have kittens that are just over the moon, and they can't wait to take them out and sell them, so that the funds can be returned as soon as possible.

So he struck while the iron was hot and continued to explain to everyone: "What's wrong with buying kittens that are too small? This means that if the kitten leaves the mother cat too early, it will lead to underdevelopment, and when it grows up, it will be weak and riddled with diseases, which is not worth advocating. Although kittens that are one or two months old look cuter, it is best not to buy too small cats, whether for their sake or for the sake of the owners who raised them. ”

After listening to this, the customers present had no doubts in their hearts - Zhang Zi'an's Western pet science theory, as well as Wu Mingzhen's "Xiang Mao Sutra" that has been circulated in the East since ancient times, do not advocate buying cats that are too small. Even if one of them is wrong, can it be that both are wrong?

Thinking of this, the customers who were hesitant made up their minds to buy it here, just in time to catch the last train and buy kittens born before the 14th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar!