bayedsolid Chapter 316 Staff Cafeteria!
Chapter 316 Staff Cafeteria!
Before we knew it, it was noon.
Although Dragon City has glow-in-the-dark trees, it is still quite cool during the day.
However, by noon, the fruit trees in the orchard had become dry and withered, clearly indicating a lack of water.
Upon seeing this, Aqing quickly grabbed a wooden bucket and ran to the nearby reservoir to fetch water.
The orchard is still in its early stages, with fewer than 100 fruit trees and an area of less than 1,000 square meters.
Xiao Yu built a reservoir specifically for the orchard, making it very convenient to fetch water just a few hundred meters away.
Soon, Aqing came running out with a bucket of water and watered the fruit trees one by one.
This is her daily work now; all she has to do is take care of these fruit trees.
Although she was not as strong as the other three tiers, her physique was still stronger than that of ordinary people, making it easy for her to do these things.
At the same time, I couldn't help but sigh, "In the past, the tribe didn't even have enough water to drink, so who had water to grow plants?"
"Are you the new little sister, Miss Aqing?" At this moment, a gentle voice rang out.
"Huh?" Aqing was startled and quickly turned around.
She saw a woman wearing a similar gray-white work uniform looking at her with a smile.
"Yes, that's me. May I ask who you are?" The girl looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.
"Hehe! Everyone calls me Sister Xiaoyu. If you don't mind, you can call me that too." Sister Xiaoyu introduced herself with a smile.
She reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, looking at the girl with kind eyes.
"Are you Sister Xiaoyu? Please take care of me in the future!" Upon hearing the other party's identity, Aqing immediately bowed and nodded.
The city lord had previously mentioned that there was a workers' canteen in the inner city, where workers would receive meals.
Around noon, the person in charge of the planting area would come to find her; the person in charge was called Xiaoyu.
This must be her; since she's the person in charge of the planting area, she must be her superior.
"You're welcome!" Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, looking at the dozens of fruit trees in the orchard with some surprise.
In the previous orchard, those fruit trees bore at least thousands of fruits.
Moreover, many fruit trees grow very tall.
Women have to use ladders or bamboo poles to knock them down if they want to pick them.
In short, it's extremely troublesome, and it would be difficult to finish without a dozen or so people spending a day or two.
Unexpectedly, the girl had only been in the orchard for half a day and had already picked almost all of the fruit.
No wonder Lady Honglian said to take good care of this girl; she is indeed very capable.
"It's good to have talent, but there's no need to always envy others." Pulling back her somewhat envious thoughts, Xiaoyu felt that she was fine as she was.
Using your brain and hard work to get rich is just as good as using others.
"It's lunchtime, let's go have lunch first."
Xiaoyu waved to the girl with short, flaxen hair, signaling her to come with her.
"Okay, Sister Xiaoyu." Aqing nodded quickly and followed obediently.
As soon as food is mentioned, her stomach starts growling.
"Didn't you eat anything today?" Xiaoyu asked in confusion. She glanced at the girl's empty stomach and looked at the orchard, where there were still many fruit trees with ripe fruit. She smiled and reminded her, "The city lord told you, right? People who manage the orchard can eat a little bit, as long as they don't take it away."
"No, no! I can't eat this!" Aqing waved her hands repeatedly.
The city lord did indeed say before he left that the people watching the orchard could pick fruit to eat if they were thirsty.
However, although she didn't know the prices in Longcheng, she was sure these fruits and vegetables must be very expensive.
Aqing would rather drink water from the reservoir and go hungry than pick fruit to eat.
"What a silly girl."
Xiaoyu shook her head, admiring the little girl even more. She smiled and said, "Eating one or two is fine. Don't starve yourself in the future. The city lord doesn't need one or two more fruits."
This is Xiao Yu's strategy.
If strictly prohibited, people in the planting area are not allowed to steal fruit or tomatoes.
The only result will be that more people will steal food; that's human nature.
But now he says that he can eat one or two when he is thirsty or hungry while working.
This is also a benefit for the employees.
Otherwise, if you work hard every day with your face to the soil and your back to the sky, exhausting yourself without any benefits, who would want to do that in the long run?
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Sister Xiaoyu," Aqing replied softly.
The people of Longcheng treated her very well, which strengthened her sense of belonging to Longcheng.
"Has Sister Xiaoyu finished get off work?" When the two went to the staff canteen, they encountered many people. Regardless of gender, they all greeted Xiaoyu very politely. She was probably second only to the city lord and the deputy city lord Honglian.
This surprised Aqing; this older sister held a high position in the inner city.
You must maintain a good relationship with them in the future and never offend them.
"Sister Xiaoyu, what is stir-fried eggs with chili peppers?" Aqing had just heard some employees discussing the cafeteria's food for today, and their eyes were all shining. This also made the young girl very interested.
What are chili peppers? What are eggs? She had absolutely no idea.
Or rather, everything in Dragon City was so novel and unheard of that it was quite astonishing.
"Hehe, you'll see in a bit," Xiaoyu said with a smile, patting the girl's head.
This girl is probably malnourished; she's only 1.5 meters tall, which is quite heartbreaking.
"We're here, this is it!"
After walking another hundred meters or so, they arrived at the inner city's residential area. Xiaoyu pointed to a building next to the square and said, "This is Dragon City's staff canteen. All the staff eat here. The building of similar size next to it is the canteen for the city defense troops."
As she spoke, she pointed to a building that was almost next to her.
Judging by the time, the city defense soldiers should be eating by now, and her husband Chenlong should be eating as well.
"The city defense army's canteen?" Aqing looked to the side, thinking that Dongqing should be there.
The two chatted as they walked into the staff canteen.
"It smells so good! Why are there so many people?"
As soon as Aqing entered the staff canteen, she smelled a rich aroma of food.
Furthermore, there were three or four long queues in the large canteen, which covers several hundred square meters.
Each one has dozens of people.
Aqing saw many familiar faces here and greeted them one by one.
“Most people in the inner city work in the planting area or workshops. They eat lunch at the canteen and only go home to cook dinner after work.” Xiaoyu said, taking Aqing’s hand and picking up two wooden trays from the doorway, and went to the leftmost window of the canteen.
"Huh? Why are there so few people at this window?" Aqing asked curiously.
The other windows had dozens of people, but the leftmost window only had a few scattered people.
"This is the deluxe section. The dishes here are more expensive, costing 3-5 merit points per meal." Xiaoyu pointed to the windows above, which read "[Standard Section]" and "[Deluxe Section]".
To ensure everyone gets the nutrition they need, Xiao Yu's cafeteria offers different dishes every day.
For example, stir-fried cabbage, corn and meat soup, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, etc...
These dishes would be very expensive in a commercial area, but you can find them in the staff canteen.
However, the price won't be too cheap.
The normal area is relatively simple; one meal only requires 1-2 merit points.
In the luxury area, a meal costs 3-5 merit points.
Although it only costs 3-5 merit points, the dishes you get are comparable to those in the Food Hall that cost hundreds of energy stones.
Of course, only inner-city residents and employees can eat these.
"Wow~ It's so plentiful, can I really eat all of this?" After queuing up at the window, Aqing looked in surprise at the golden eggs, green peppers, and lush green vegetables, which instantly whetted her appetite.
"Yes, you can click on any of them. Just deduct the merit points from your merit card."
"Oh, okay, I'll take this... and this too... that's enough, thank you!"