During lunch, Yuan Zhou didn't have a good time. He ate more than 100 RMB. Compared with the 100,000 RMB Gourmet Fund, it was really a drop in the ocean.
"It must be because I opened it in the wrong way." Yuan Zhou muttered to himself. After all, he had heard the customers in the restaurant talking about it twice, saying that Thai cuisine was very delicious.
Yuan Zhou knew that he had strict requirements for food. It might be delicious, but it might not be as delicious as in his heart, but it shouldn't be bad. Therefore, after thinking about it, Yuan Zhou wondered if he had gone to the wrong place.
After all, Yuan Zhou had booked an elephant riding program from the hotel in the afternoon. However, the stubborn system refused to pay for it, even if Yuan Zhou found an excuse to say that only by maintaining a good mood could he taste the delicacies better and that elephant riding was the way to make his mood refreshed.
It was originally a discussion, but Yuan Zhou's words were like a stone sinking into the sea. The system remained silent to the end. Helpless, Yuan Zhou had to pay for it himself. 80 RMB per person probably made Yuan Zhou lose 80 RMB from his good mood.
It didn't matter if he didn't speak Thai. The hotel would pick him up and send him to the destination in one car. The hotel would come back to pick him up in one hour. Half an hour later, Yuan Zhou arrived at the place he was going to today. After wandering around for a while, he found something.
"This area seems to be full of fun." Yuan Zhou walked down the slope.
Yuan Zhou smelled the familiar fragrance of spices. That's right. There was a restaurant serving Thai dishes on the slope. As for the place for fun, it wasn't a traditional amusement park. The activities for fun included karting, shooting, circus performance, elephant riding, and so on.
It was quite interesting. Yuan Zhou passed through the Go-Kart area. When he walked further inside, he smelled the stench. According to the front desk of the hotel, there were seven or eight elephants here. It was natural for it to be stinky. After all, elephant poop was very smelly.
"The strong fragrance of spices is mixed with the stench. I feel that my nose is going to break." Yuan Zhou finally knew why Chu Liuxiang liked to touch his nose.
Speaking of which, it was fortunate that they were staying in a five-star hotel. In such a big hotel, it was still possible to find one or two people who knew Chinese.
The closer he got, the more smelly it became. The first thing Yuan Zhou saw was not an elephant, but a tiger. It was a real tiger. Although it was quietly lying on the stone, and there was someone holding it with a chain next to it.
But that was not the main point. The main point was that when Yuan Zhou passed by, the people inside even pulled Yuan Zhou in. Although he did not understand Thai, he could roughly understand what they were saying. It seemed like they were asking about the price of a photo.
Yuan Zhou was not afraid of the tiger, but he felt that the tiger was not good-looking. In comparison, he preferred the elephant, so he sped up his pace.
He saw a small elephant in a small pond. Just like the tiger, there were people standing beside it. They were also charging for photos. There was also an owl at the side. They were all allowed to take pictures, but they all had to be paid. The staff were all very enthusiastic and took pictures with them.
Yuan Zhou did not like to take pictures, so he took a step back and watched the foreigners take pictures. It was also a coincidence that there was a tour guide next to him. It was a Chinese-speaking tour guide, and the tourists were also Chinese.
According to the tour guide, if he bought a box of snacks from the stall next to the elephant, he could take a photo with it for free. The basket was the size of a watermelon, and it was quite heavy to carry. The top layer was bananas, and the bottom layer was sweet potatoes. The price was not expensive, so Yuan Zhou bought a basket.
"Although I do not like to take pictures, it is not easy for me to come to Thailand. When in Thailand, do as the Romans do and take a photo with the elephant." Yuan Zhou fed the small elephant. He held the banana in his hand, and the small elephant curled its nose and put the banana into the small elephant's mouth. The action was so fast that Yuan Zhou did not have time to take a photo.
Soon, the layer of bananas on the surface was finished, but Yuan Zhou still did not find a chance to take a photo.
The method had to be changed. Yuan Zhou glanced at the remaining basket of sweet potatoes. Yuan Zhou made a beckoning gesture, wanting the small elephant to come over and take a photo before feeding it. In the end, Yuan Zhou, who had nothing in his hand, not only did the small elephant not come over, but it also turned its head and faced him with its butt.
"Ridiculous, this is really ridiculous. The elephant is burning the bridge after crossing it!" Yuan Zhou took out the sweet potatoes. He still wanted to tempt it with food. His other hand had already turned on the phone's camera, ready to take a photo at any time.
However, something unexpected happened to Yuan Zhou. The small elephant looked at the sweet potatoes in his hand and turned its head, as if the sweet potatoes could not attract it.
"So what's going on?" Many possibilities flashed through Yuan Zhou's mind. The most likely possibility was that elephants did not eat sweet potatoes.
The tour guide next to him casually explained, "Elephants will also eat sweet potatoes, but that is when there is nothing to eat. They prefer to eat bananas."
It was even picky about food! Yuan Zhou glared fiercely at the small elephant in the pool. There were many tourists around now. Foreigners did not like to sell things when they traveled, but Chinese people were not. Therefore, it was normal for people to feed it bananas, so it was normal for it to look down on sweet potatoes.
"I didn't expect you to be such a small elephant."
He could not spend a basket of money for nothing, so Yuan Zhou decided to buy another basket. As the saying went, a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. Yuan Zhou, who was able to draw inferences from one case, first used the banana to lure the small elephant over. Then, he used his other hand to quickly take five consecutive photos.
He had to take back the two baskets of fruit. Therefore, twenty minutes later, Yuan Zhou put his phone away in satisfaction. At the same time, the group of Chinese tourists also walked towards the elephant riding area.
Yuan Zhou secretly followed behind. This was the legendary skill — freeloading from a tour guide.
There was a chair on the elephant. The elephant trainer rode on the head while the tourists sat on the chair. The chair was not too big and could only seat two people at most. If there was no companion, one person could also sit on it.
They lined up according to the rules and waited for the elephant.
As the saying went, the weather was unpredictable and people had their own fortunes and misfortunes. After waiting for less than ten minutes, it began to rain heavily, and the sound of leaves hitting could be heard.
"Is the water flowing in the opposite direction today?" Yuan Zhou took out an umbrella from his small backpack. He had the habit of bringing an umbrella when he went out. He was the only one in the queue. Everyone became drenched in a few seconds.
Yuan Zhou considered another question. Could he still ride it in the rain? Soon, this problem was dispelled by the staff with practical actions. As long as the tourists wanted to ride it, they could continue to ride it.
However, many tourists in the front of the queue refused and complained constantly.
"How can we ride in such a heavy rain? Let's come back later."
"That's right. The shed above can't block much rain. Let's wait for a while."
"What a heavy rain. It's so wet. Let's ride it later."
However, Yuan Zhou looked at the elephant and then looked at the time. He still chose to ride it now. In this way, it was a little earlier than the scheduled time because the people in the front of the queue basically didn't ride it.
"It's not bad to ride an elephant in the rain. The elephant walks slowly. The time should be just right." Yuan Zhou rode on the elephant and felt it carefully.
That's right. Yuan Zhou and the hotel had agreed to pick him up in an hour. If he didn't ride it now, it would be too late when the rain stopped.
And Yuan Zhou happened to be a person who followed the plan very much.
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