I have a wildlife zoo

The pale blue sky was like an endless, clear river, with a few white clouds serving as gentle sailing ships that drifted slowly across it, and the soft sunlight draped the ground in a light golden veil.

Ice Cake playfully hopped up and down Fang Ye's legs, running and frolicking on the grass, while Jiaojiao lay quietly by Fang Ye's side, squinting in enjoyment of his caresses, and Fang Ye's face revealed a sincere and brilliant smile.

Witnessing such a healing and beautiful scene, the netizens' spirits relaxed, a wave of emotion welling up within them.

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"Looking at the tiger's eyes, you can really feel its trust in the zookeeper."

"Staying home on vacation, playing games every day, I don't feel happy; I'm anxious to beat the game quickly, but when I'm not playing, I feel bored, just staring at the screen not knowing what to do. Yet, strangely, watching the zookeeper stroke the tiger relaxes me."

"You're not truly happy!"

"I feel the same way, I don't know why I go to work, dealing with jobs, making money, raising kids, and a pile of trifles, nothing really lifts my spirits. But watching the zookeeper's live stream feels like my heart has returned."

Many people, from a young age, have been told by their parents to study hard so that they could get into a good university and find a good job in the future.

And they did just that.

The majors they chose were picked by their parents, not knowing what these majors were for, only how much money they could make.

They never knew what they liked or what they wanted to do in the future.

Parents' desires, school's demands, social expectations—they all carried them forward relentlessly.

Busy all day, life seemed full, but in reality, their hearts were lost.

Exhausted and lonely, life was shrouded in meaninglessness, even gaming had lost its joy.

Although they were still alive, their hearts had died, and their abundant emotions gradually dissipated.

This condition is called a hollow heart disease. It's a real ailment of the heart with no cure.

A very sad thing.

Watching Fang Ye's live stream, the little lion struggled to nurse, the crow teasingly played tricks on the panda, and the panda huffily chased the crow around, hopping and leaping; the big tiger lazily stretched and yawned, and the little tigers ran and frolicked on the grass.

Suddenly, it seemed like a layer of dust was wiped clean from the soul, and the dreary world brightened up, bursting forth in vibrant color.

The grass was green, the sky was blue, and the sunlight was golden.

The soul, like a parched desert, greedily absorbed the rainwater, feeling the vitality of life and the beauty of nature.

The indifferent emotions slowly revived, and life was indeed full of hope and beauty.

Humans and nature are inseparably connected, and this is also the value of the zoo.

It offers a chance for those living in concrete jungles, in constant touch with electronic products and insulated from nature, to make contact with the natural world and rediscover the meaning of life.

Some, upon seeing Fang Ye intimately interacting with the tiger, sporting a bright smile, felt healed and relaxed and seized by a strong urge to immediately go out for a walk and visit the zoo.

"Ah, names are so hard to pick" tipped a rocket!

"Twenty Minutes and a Half" tipped an airplane!

"King of the Mountain on the Mountain" tipped an airplane!

Lan Li read out the names, thanking each of the tipping netizens in turn.

Fang Ye petted the tiger for a while, then smiled at his online followers and said, "It's about time to wrap up for today, bye!"

The netizens were reluctant to let him go, "Director, can't you livestream for a bit longer?"

"Yeah, yeah, Director, that was too short!"

Fang Ye was speechless, "Too short? I've been streaming since this morning. If you like to watch animals, come to our zoo and visit in person. You can watch all day with no problems."

After turning off the live broadcast, he said to Lan Li, "Let's go, it's time for lunch. Hey, why is your face red?"

Lan Li's gaze flickered, "Maybe it's a bit hot!"

Fang Ye looked up at the not-so-dazzling Sunshine and wondered, "Is it?"

It wasn't even spring yet.

…

Although it wasn't spring, once the New Year had passed, spring was coming soon!

Before the New Year, Fang Ye had been looking for suitable farmland, which needed to be close to the zoo and also large in size, to make the zoo as self-sufficient as possible.

It wasn't just to provide food for the animals, but also for the visitors.

He had personally visited several places and finally chose a barren hill of more than three hundred acres of land.

Originally, this place was full of peach trees, but due to the heavy use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the hill was bare, not a blade of grass in sight. As the land quality deteriorated, the quality of the peaches also declined, and they couldn't be sold at good prices. Now, the land was in a semi-abandoned state.

On the vast barren hillside, apart from peach trees, there was just a large expanse of exposed yellow soil.

From an aerial view, it resembled the head of a middle-aged man with thinning hair, and the sight inspired sympathy.

Generally speaking, by spreading organic fertilizers and planting a mix of different crops, such land could gradually recover its vitality and revitalize after five to ten years.

For Fang Ye, this process could be shorter by using spiritual soil. With it, in likely just one or two years, the quality of the land should see a significant improvement.

The zoo also planned to develop two sections of land.

One section would be an ecological rice field with two or three types of crops. Visitors, specifically students, could register to experience farming firsthand.

From planting to mid-process fertilizing, weeding, and harvesting, roughly three to four hands-on activities would be available during the various growth stages of the crops. Fang Ye would lead the planting personally, helping students understand the process of crop growth and what ecological farming entailed.

The rice field would also serve as an ecological farmland exhibition area of the zoo, with educational signage and animal statues like soil microorganisms, bees, frogs, dragonflies, earthworms, snails, ladybugs, and various birds and field animals.

The field was a diverse little world in itself.

The other section was near the elephant exhibition area, where they planned to plant a cornfield.

Elephants were known to run to the edge of villages to eat crops and destroy fields, and corn was one of their preferred foods.

This would offer visitors an immersive experience, enhancing their understanding of the conflict between elephants and humans, origins of such conflicts, and potential solutions.

Of course, Fang Ye would still need to consult experts on farming. He inquired with friends and joined a group focused on ecological agriculture.

The group consisted of individuals actively practicing or interested in trying ecological agriculture!

Their daily discussions revolved around how to compost household waste, encountering centipedes, dung beetles, and other insects in the soil, how to naturally deter pests, which crops to plant during the current season, and what the proper spacing between crops should be, among other topics.

There were stories of redemption and surprises, where individuals initially mocked by fellow villagers for not using pesticides or chemical fertilizers were seen as daydreamers. However, after years of hard work, their well-grown crops fetched higher prices, shocking those who had been waiting to laugh at them. Some even leased more land and developed well-known organic brands.