I have a wildlife zoo-Chapter 653 - 652 Brown Sugar and Hawthorn

"Time to clock out, time to clock out!"

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In the macaque exhibit, Lü Jiamu glanced at the sky drizzling with Mizzle, blew a whistle towards the play area and called out.

"Squeak~"

"Sizzle~~"

The macaques, upon hearing the command, got so excited that they started yelling at the top of their lungs. The calls were a cacophony coming from all over the macaque exhibit, rushing towards the wide-open back shed.

Some macaques were hopping on the branches, some gripping ropes, swaying agilely below them; some emerged from the water, leaping on the stones, sprinting on all fours on the grass, scurrying up and along the walls!

Others squatted in place, shouting behind them, seemingly calling for familiar companions, waiting for them to arrive before setting off together.

Those in the trees embraced the trunks, their claws "scratching" as they clambered down as smoothly and silkily as if sliding down a sleek metal pole; glancing back, feeling they were close to the ground, they would push off with their legs and leap to the shed's walls, like a nimble Spider-Man, and then gently land on the ground.

Some macaques, impatient, jumped down when they were two or three meters above ground; their impact was strong, but landing on the grass, they'd "roll and tumble" three times over, clambering into the shed in a frenzy, as if their tails were on fire.

One after another, the macaques fell from the trees like dumplings, flowing into the back shed like a stream.

It was a pity such an amusing scene could only be seen when the zoo was closed.

Lan Li flipped the spatula, the "sizzle" growing softer, then threw in the dark red dried chilies and star anise, continuing to stir-fry until fragrant.

Over a high heat, the paddy-field duck, which absorbed nature's essence and was well-exercised from running and swimming, started to take on an enticingly caramelized hue, reminiscent of a fox's beautiful fur.

After adding a bit of soy sauce for color, she used a bottle opener to pop off the beer cap, the pale yellow liquid with a malty scent "glug glug" pouring into the pan, immediately raising a billow of white steam.

Lan Li then dumped fresh red and green chili pepper slices and chunks of green onions into the pot, stirring a few times with the spatula to submerge the duck meat in the sauce.

She fanned it with her hand and took a sniff, revealing an intoxicated expression, "Mmm, smells great!"

She put the lid on, turned down the heat, washed her hands, turned around, and broke into a sweet smile, "Should be ready in about 20 minutes!"

Fang Ye picked up Huahua and set her aside, cleared his own legs to make room for Lan Li to sit down, and said with a smile, "I can already smell the fragrance!"

Huahua tilted her head, furrowed her brows, looking at the two of them, shook her head, and slowly walked away.

Really outrageous!

After a while, the beer duck was ready!

Lan Li lifted the lid, the rich duck aroma came wafting out, and after reducing the sauce a bit more, she plated it.

The golden brown glossy duck meat, accompanied by the bright red and green chilies, was truly appetite-inducing.

As Lan Li was taking the pot off the stove, Fang Ye also took out bowls and chopsticks, scooping up steaming, glistening white rice from the rice cooker.

Sitting at the dining table in the living room, they exchanged a smiling glance.

Picking up a piece of duck meat, he put it in his mouth and gently chewed.

He gave a thumbs up, "Hmm, delicious!"

On such a perfect rainy day, watching the light rain drizzle outside, being with someone you like, biting into a delicious and crispy piece of beer duck, with fragrant steaming white rice—it was relaxing and joyful.

After a busy day's work, to unwind and enjoy a bit is what makes life delightful.

However, nowadays people in the city are weary from the daily hustle, and even when they have free time, seldom can they settle down and savor this kind of leisure.

...

Early in the morning.

Fang Ye opened the window and took a deep breath of the fresh air after the rain, wearing a smile on his face, "Really nice!"

After breakfast with Lan Li, they prepared to visit Red Bean and the two kids.

They arrived at the red panda exhibit!

In the back shed, Red Bean leisurely strolled on the perch.

Now that the children had grown a bit, they didn't have to be constantly by their side and had more time to move around.

Otherwise, it would be quite stuffy to always stay in the nesting box.

With the back door of the visitation opened, Red Bean would even go out to the play area to take a stroll every day, and even welcomed Chestnut's desire to come over for a friendly exchange.

Unlike when she was about to give birth, she would hide back inside whenever she saw Chestnut pawing at the door to visit.

Upon seeing Fang Ye, she happily ran over and hugged his leg.

"Keeper, did you bring me any apples?"

Fang Ye patted Red Bean's head and smiled, "You seem to be in good spirits!"

In the nesting box, the two cubs were lying on the grass nest, sleeping soundly!

When they were born, each weighed about a hundred and twenty to thirty grams, like little mice, but now at one month old, they already weighed 250 grams each, doubling in weight, which was quite a rapid growth.

Not only did their weight grow, but their fur color also began to change.

The fur on their limbs turned black, their backs remained a light gray, and the tops of their heads and tails turned brown.

The red fur was not very thick, unlike the beautiful reddish-brown fur of the adult red pandas.

Their short and stubby tails, looking like pointed, plump bamboo shoots, had faint black rings around them.

A smile appeared on Fang Ye's face as he extended his finger and gave the cub a gentle poke.

The little body curled up, with its nose, paws, and tail stuck together, looking like a round little bun, sleeping very sweetly.

Seeing it was still sound asleep and not moving, he scratched it again and again.

The two cubs were already named, this one was called Brown Sugar, and the other one, with an expression that seemed irritated, was called Hawthorn.

Hawthorn is both sour and sweet, and although delicious, it can also make one's face pucker up from the sourness.

Brown Sugar opened his eyes in a daze, with his mouth slightly agape, looking sleepy and groggy!

Red panda cubs can open their eyes slightly around three weeks after birth, and in another three days, they can open them completely.

Seeing Fang Ye, the cub blinked its watery black eyes and slowly shuffled its body.

Raising its little bottom, it stumbled with its hind feet and leaned to one side, then "bia" fell back onto the hay.

Fang Ye's heart nearly melted as he beckoned with his finger, "Come on, come on!"

Brown Sugar looked at him blankly, stuck out its little pink tongue, and continued to creep forward.

"Such a good boy!"

He picked up Brown Sugar and took out a golden Protective Potion from the system space, dropping two drops onto his fingertip, which he brought to the cub's mouth.

Since the red panda cubs were quite small, one whole tube of the Protective Potion seemed too much as they still needed to leave room for milk, so they were fed just a bit each day.

Sucking on Fang Ye's finger, Brown Sugar felt warm and comfortable, involuntarily twirling its chubby tail in a spiral, tightly clutching his clothes with its little paws!

Luckily, the keeper's uniform was quite scratch-resistant.

After putting Brown Sugar down, Fang Ye picked up Hawthorn.

Hawthorn pouted, its face full of unhappiness!

It was as if it had been disturbed from its sleep and woke up grumpy.

Every time he saw Hawthorn's unique eyes and brows, Fang Ye couldn't help but want to laugh!

He fed it a bit of the Protective Potion, then set it down.

Brown Sugar lay beside the bamboo, looking a bit unsatisfied, and bit at the bamboo leaves.

The bamboo was Red Bean's food!

At this stage, the cubs' teeth had not yet grown in; they were just imitating their elders, holding the bamboo in their mouths to play and gnaw, not really eating it.

They could actually eat bamboo leaves by at least two months of age.