Lin Cheng looked at Xu Yi and the staff in charge of taking care of the animals for a moment.

He asked, “When will the recruitment of zoo managers and veterinarians begin?”

“I can notify them this afternoon.”

“Notify the staff as soon as possible. Please clean up the zoo and make sure the safety facilities are secure. Contact the nearest zoos. Animals that exceed their capacity can be temporarily transferred here. Contact the animal rescue station and tell them that we are willing to take in some animals. Also purchase some small animals.”

“Yes, I’ll arrange it right away.”

“Finally,” Lin Cheng glanced at the two sheep and a pig standing quietly over there, “Send those three back to the breeding farm.”

… …

When Lin Cheng said this, everyone in the livestream channel couldn’t help but laugh:

[Hahaha, Lin Cheng also discovered it!]

[I just said those were just brought in from the breeding farms to make up the numbers!]

[I’m about to die from laughing!]

[Everyone, look at the expression on this administrator’s face, I feel that he must really want to get into that pen with those alpacas now.]

… …

Xu Yi: “… Okay.”

“Is that the parent-child experience zone up ahead?” Lin Cheng asked, pointing to a glass-walled greenhouse not far from the zoo. Last night, Lin Cheng looked at the farm’s information brochure and took note of the layout of the farm.

“Yes, there are simulated farmlands, fish ponds, lotus ponds, ecological gardens, etc., where guests with children can personally experience the fun of farming,” Xu Yi introduced.

They all walked into the greenhouse.

The interior space was not very large. There was a small, artificial fish pond that was only two meters in length with small plastic fish floating around in it.

There were also several small kumquat trees and some small lemon trees planted in an area about one meter in size.

In the middle, there was a nine-by-nine grid of flower beds. Each grid is no less than — in size. A thin layer of soil was spread on it, and there were signs on each grid that read ‘Corn Field’, ‘Watermelon Field’…

That was it…

Looking at the so-called micro farm in front of them, not only Lin Cheng and the audience in the livestream channel, but even Xu Yi was speechless.

“This place is to be torn down,” Lin Cheng said.

“Yes,” Xu Yi readily agreed, and then asked, “Do we need to arrange to build another micro-farm?”

“No,” after a pause Lin Cheng added, “There are so many fields outside for anyone who wants to plant. There is no need for it to be done here.”

Xu Yi: “…” Although, looking at it this way, the boss seemed to be right.

……

[Haha, Boss Lin has a plan.]

[Indeed, such a small place is like playing house, which is really boring.]

[I don’t like this so-called hands-on experience. The farm owner just took some soil, give you few small tools and let you dig a few times and it’s now called a ‘farmland experience’. It’s not real at all.]

[Moreover, it is easy to mislead children, making them think that farming is as easy as playing. ]

[I’m looking forward to growing things in real fields!]

[Me too! ]

… …

“Keep the external structure of this place and clean up the inside,” Lin Cheng instructed.

“Boss, do you have other arrangements?” Xu Yi asked.

“Yeah,” Lin Cheng nodded.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

They left the parent-child experience center and went to the area farther afield of the farm riding a tour shuttle bus.

This area was much larger than the resort and leisure area.

As the car drove, Xu Yi introduced Lin Cheng and Lin Momo to the surroundings.

“The outer area mainly consists of several large plots of land, including the farmland area, which covers an area of 300 acres, approximately 200,000 square meters; the garden area of 120 acres, approximately 80,000 square meters; and beyond that there is another 30,000 square meters for breeding area. There are four fish ponds of 5,000 square meters each…

“Boss, where should we go first to look?” Xu Yi asked.

At this time, Lin Momo took Lin Cheng’s hand and asked, “Can we go and see the farming area first?”

Lin Momo was still thinking about the various things she had written down in her ‘How To Get Rich Through Farming’ book.

“Okay,” Lin Cheng nodded and told the driver, “Go to the farming area first.”

“Okay.”

Soon, the driver took several people to the farming area.

“This area is currently the main farming area, and there is also a smaller farming area behind it,” the driver introduced the place to the father and daughter.

“Previously, corn, soybeans, several types of melons, and eggplants were harvested here… Most of the plots were left vacant and had not been planted, but those plots over there had vegetables that needed to be harvested, but no one harvested them, so it grew spoiled. That patch on the left has crops, and it’s perfect for harvesting this month. If it had been a month later, it would also have rotted to the ground.”

The driver introduced the area around them skillfully and didn’t pay any attention to Lin Momo, who now had a completely dumbfounded expression.

Looking at the farmland in front of her that seemed to march endless as far as her eyes could see, Lin Momo was really, truly dumbfounded. She didn’t have much of a concept about the ‘300 acres’ that Xu Yi mentioned before: she only knew that it should be a large piece of land.

She never thought it would be so big!

“How long will it take me to plant such a large area?” Lin Momo whispered.

Hearing what she said, the driver laughed and joked, “You want to do it alone? With thin arms and legs like yours, you probably won’t be able to finish it next year.”

Lin Momo: “…”

Seeing Lin Momo’s expression of ‘I must have opened it wrong¹‘, Lin Cheng couldn’t help but smile and asked Xu Yi, ” Have all the farm workers been recruited?”

“We’ve recruited the number of people we need. 3 people have been temporarily assigned to the garden, and the other 9 people are for the farming side,” Xu Yi replied.

When it came to recruiting people, the farm staff were very efficient. Last night, they found a dozen villagers who lived nearby who were willing to come and work.

Early this morning, the newly recruited workers reported for work one after another.

Xu Yi called everyone to assemble in front of Lin Cheng.

Most of them had just come from the field, and they were naturally still wearing the same outfits they wore when they worked outside. Some of the men were dressed more simply, while a few of the women wore the standard large-flower patterned, elastic-waisted, sun-blocking, loose pants; long sleeves; woven hats with large brim; and some people still had towels and water bottles hanging about their bodies.

It’s the kind of outfit that, if not said to be exactly the same as Lin Momo’s outfit, then at least it was not too different.

Serve as Contrast Team in a ‘Dad with Baby’ Show translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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