A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 847 Lunch in Spark City

Since Lu Cheng had just cleared the zombies along the way when he came in the morning, the journey back to Xinghuo City was smooth.

When Lu Cheng brought his people back to Spark City, it was just time for dinner. Carol, Jacqui and others had already prepared the meal and were serving it to everyone.

Although there is plenty of food and supplies in Spark City, the supply is not unlimited, but rather a rationing system is implemented.

Except for underage children and people over 60 years old, who can get three free meals a day, everyone else needs to participate in labor and contribute their own strength to Spark City in order to get corresponding points.

Whether it is the basic three meals a day, or various clothes, sheets, quilts, cigarettes, alcohol, coffee and other supplies, they can all be redeemed with points.

Everyone only needs to work hard to get points enough to support their family, and they can even have a cup of coffee or some wine.

There are two large canteens in Xinghuo City. One is the first-level canteen converted from the original prison canteen in Area C, and the other is a temporary second-level canteen. The two canteens supply food of two different standards, and everyone can choose according to their own points income.

Of course, if you don’t want to eat from a big pot, you can also use your points to redeem some ingredients and seasonings and cook them yourself at home.

However, the pots, pans, gas, fuel oil, coal, wood and other supplies in Xinghuo City all need to be exchanged with points, so the cost of cooking by yourself will be higher.

Therefore, most people will choose the economical and affordable second-level canteen. If they want to improve their lives occasionally, they can go to the internal A-level canteen. However, you need to make an appointment in advance to order food.

After Hershel's family entered Spark City, they looked at the people gathered in groups of three or four in the square, eating and chatting with their bowls and plates in hand, and they all wondered if they had returned to the time before the end of the world.

Especially Maggie, who had seen Lu Cheng's team with her own eyes before. At that time, there were only more than 30 people in the team, but now there are obviously several times more people here.

Obviously, in the past month or so, Lu Cheng's team has grown a lot.

Moreover, the barbed wire surrounding Spark City, the patrolling sentries, and the heavy machine guns on the watchtowers can all give people a sense of security.

Lu Cheng walked in front and greeted Carol: "Carol, there are a few new members today. Is the food you prepared enough?"

Carol smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, no one will be left hungry."

When children like Megan and Sophia saw Lu Cheng coming back, they also gathered around him. People who were eating also stood up and greeted Lu Cheng, their eyes full of respect.

Lu Cheng called out, "T-boy, I'd like to trouble you to help me wash the car after dinner."

"No problem, Captain."

Afterwards, Lu Cheng took the full plate of food handed to him by Carol, walked to a table nearby and sat down, and asked Maggie and others to line up for food first.

As soon as Lu Cheng sat down, Megan, Sophia, Mika and other children gathered around him and sat around him.

Lu Cheng skillfully picked up a piece of beef and a few potatoes for each child: "Eat more, don't be picky."

The children were also very polite. Some of the younger ones even took food from Lu Cheng's plate.

It was precisely because of Lu Cheng's affinity that these children liked to be around him. This also made the parents of those children feel more at home in Xinghuo City.

Maggie's family had been fighting and fleeing for a whole morning. They were exhausted both physically and mentally, and were hungry and thirsty. After getting their meal, they found an empty table and started eating.

Beth was still immersed in sorrow, leaning against Maggie, not eating or talking, just sitting there in a daze.

Otis and Patricia didn't think too much about it, they just sat there and started eating.

After dinner, the residents of Spark City either went back to take a lunch break, or went directly to work, or helped Carol and others clean up the dishes, each busy with their own affairs.

Lu Cheng asked Amy, who was in charge of registering new people and managing supplies, to register Maggie's family, arrange accommodation for them, and provide them with bedding and spare clothes.

Afterwards, Maggie went to the bathroom to take a shower, change clothes, and prepare to accept their new life.

Lu Cheng went to the armory, placed dozens of empty bullet chains in the warehouse, and took away some loaded bullet chains.

The bullet belt of the machine gun is troublesome to load, and even with the help of auxiliary tools, it takes a certain amount of time. The arsenal has special management and maintenance personnel who will regularly maintain the guns and load some bullet belts and magazines for backup.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng also went to wash up briefly.

After finishing all these, Lu Cheng returned to his residence and planned to go to Hershel's farm again in the afternoon to find an opportunity to clean up another batch of zombies.

At the same time, Rick and his companions went out to explore this morning and found a farm more than 20 kilometers southwest. The farm had more than 200 acres of corn planted, which was now ripe.

Moreover, the farm is equipped with various agricultural machinery and sufficient fuel.

Therefore, Rick called the city of Spark, and the city sent out a harvesting team of 20 to 30 people to harvest the 200 acres of corn. Tara was also among them, acting as a guard during the harvest.

With that batch of corn, it is enough for all the current residents of Xinghuo City to eat for a year with some left over, and it can also be used to feed poultry and livestock.

Just when Lu Cheng was sorting out some things, Maggie knocked on the door and walked in. Seeing that the door was not closed, she closed the door and locked it from the inside.

After locking the door, Maggie walked towards Lu Cheng while taking off her armor: "Lu, I said that I won't let your efforts be in vain. You're my hero, I'll have sex with you."

Everything that followed can only be described by idioms: mountains are high and rivers are deep, water will flow naturally, rely on mountains and rivers, a steady stream of water will last a long time, sail against the current, if you don’t move forward, you will fall back, water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it, Dayu controlled the flood, the water was deep and the fire was hot… The truth came out, and the heart was as calm as water…

When Maggie witnessed the profoundness of Chinese culture for the first time, she was astonished, convinced and overwhelmed.

It was at this time that Amy finally found an opportunity and mustered up the courage to ask Lu Cheng to tutor her Chinese privately. However, when she arrived at Lu Cheng's door, she heard a teaching process that made her blush. She couldn't help but be distracted, her cheeks flushed, and she stayed for a long time, unable to leave.

It was not until more than an hour later that Amy hurried away when she heard footsteps in the room.

Another half an hour later, Lu Cheng got up, put on his clothes, and kissed Maggie on the forehead: "Have a good rest, I still have to go out to do something."

After opening the door, he looked at the messy footprints at the door. Lu Cheng naturally knew who had been there from the breathing sounds coming from outside the door.

By the time Lu Cheng arrived at the parking lot outside, it was already past three in the afternoon. T had already cleaned the blood and rotten meat on the pickup truck, cleared out all the bullet casings in the car, and filled the car with gas.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng drove the pickup truck and headed towards Hershel Farm again...