Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 1 Cleaning up the workplace
"3000 is the lowest price, you can rent it or not." The old landlady looked at Li Xiang with disdain and said arrogantly.

"Forget it." Li Xiang shook his head. The rent for such an old, simply decorated one-bedroom apartment had risen to a shocking 3,000 yuan, and it was not in the city center, but in the urban-rural fringe.

Too lazy to talk nonsense, just turned around and left.

Behind me, I heard the landlord’s mocking voice with a local accent: “You can’t even afford 3000 yuan in rent, and you want to stay in the big city like others? How many people have made reservations to see my house…”

The soft Wu dialect sounds good only when spoken by a young and beautiful girl. It sounds extremely harsh when it comes from the mouth of an old lady with a strong sense of regional superiority.

Li Xiang had already walked far away. He didn't know what the other party said, and he was too lazy to listen. He rode a shared bicycle, walking in the hot autumn sun on the busy streets, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind, and all kinds of tragic scenes from his previous life emerged.

In ten years, the world will be reshuffled.

The tiny solar system, carrying the vibrant Earth, "travels" in the boundless universe without stopping.

That year, no one knew where the solar system had "moved" to. The entire galaxy was invaded by endless darkness, the sun was invisible, and countless demons and strange beasts appeared in the void. The lunar base and satellites in the sky lost contact one after another. The time and space on Earth were turbulent, and many space nodes rose and fell one after another...

Cities fell one after another.

In just one year, the Earth's population of more than 9 billion dropped to 2 billion, especially a certain island country in the east, whose entire territory was almost sunk. Three years later, the Earth's population was less than 100 million, and only one in a hundred survived.

If the base number was not so large, humans would be extinct.

Misfortunes often bring blessings. In the desperate darkness, mysterious extraordinary particles emerge. Human beings ignite the "spark of hope", and extraordinary people and strange skills emerge in endlessly.

Just as life was getting better for humanity, Li Xiang was killed in an operation, falling into a canyon filled with black fog at the age of 39.

When he woke up, he returned to the autumn of the year when he was 25, ten years before the end of the world.

At this moment, the great oriental country is flourishing and prosperous. The 25-year-old Li Xiang has just graduated from college for two years and is working as a "worker" in a big city.

He had heard since he was very young that we were all successors, but after so many years, no one came to him to take over. He had no choice but to work hard every day.

To put it nicely, we strive to take root in first-tier cities so that our future children will not lose out at the starting line. To put it bluntly, we are treated like cattle and horses, and social animals.

If you are not a beast of burden, why is changing jobs called job hopping?
“Three thousand, four weeks, no rest, no rest…staying up late, getting up early, right and wrong, all mixed up…” In the distance, someone was singing, full of sadness and helplessness. Li Xiang felt the same way.

The rent is so expensive and buying a house is a distant prospect. What's more, in ten years, this city will be a ruin.

It doesn't matter if I'm not a cow or a horse, I'd rather go back to my hometown and farm.

No one understands the preciousness of a piece of countryside better than Li Xiang at this moment.

The most important thing is that his grandmother, who was already in her seventies, worked hard in a big city in her previous life. She passed away a few years later. No matter how hard he rushed back, he was unable to see her for the last time.

His parents died early, and his grandmother was the only one left at home. Going back to take care of his grandmother and let the old lady live out her days in peace is the best option at the moment.

Suddenly, a mysterious voice sounded in Li Xiang's mind: "The Doomsday System is activated."

I'll go, what the hell?

Li Xiang was so frightened that he almost rode the shared bike into the flower bed.

This place was not far from his residence. Seeing a car return point nearby, Li Xiang returned the car and began to ponder the doomsday system in his mind.

However, after fiddling with it for a while, there was no response.

That is to say, after those words, there was no further sound.

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of a virtual panel, he would have suspected whether he was hallucinating.

"Apocalypse system? It won't be useful until the apocalypse comes, right? Then what's the point of activating it now?"

"Well, it's still somewhat useful. At least it made me understand that although I am not talented, I have also been treated as a chosen one. With the system by my side, I will be more confident in the future! I will lie dormant for ten years, cultivate myself in the countryside, and wait until the end of the world, and then soar into the sky."

However, he needed to lie dormant for ten years, which was even more difficult than Sima Yi, who only stayed in the countryside for seven years.

Li Xiang went up to the apartment building and opened the door to enter the house. It was a small house of 89 square meters with three bedrooms and a living room. He lived in the smallest room, which was about 5 square meters. However, the rent was cheap, 800 yuan a month. He originally shared the house with two other couples, but the landlord wanted to sell the house and the rental contract was about to expire, so they had to move out.

The other two couples were not at home, probably because they had gone to look for a house like him. Since Li Xiang decided to return to his hometown, he no longer worried about renting a house.

He started packing his luggage. Today was Sunday, and he would go to the company tomorrow to sign up for resignation. After a brief handover of work, he should be able to leave. He had only worked in this job for less than three months.

Early the next morning, Li Xiang came to the company and asked the manager to sign the resignation form.

"Have you found a new job?" The manager raised his head and glanced at him, asking indifferently.

"No." Li Xiang said lightly.

"Why did you suddenly quit?" asked the manager.

"I plan to go back to my hometown to farm."

"Puff~" The manager couldn't help laughing, and a contemptuous smile appeared on his lips. He signed the contract with a swift pen. He thought that the economy was bad now, and if you didn't find a new job, you could just quit and wait for six months of unemployment. Young people still haven't suffered the beatings of society.

Although Li Xiang usually performs well at work, is new here, is willing to do anything, and is diligent, he does not want to keep him. It is hard to find a three-legged frog, but there are a lot of two-legged college students. This world will continue to turn without anyone.

Many people will need to sign further, and Li Xiang also plans to complete the process.

After finally signing the form and handing it over to the HR department, he went to his workstation to pack up his things. When he opened the drawer, Li Xiang was shocked.

"Oh my god, there is such a big box of instant coffee." Li Xiang was speechless.

He was just reborn yesterday, so his memory is a bit outdated.

What the hell is drinking coffee at work?

Oh, when you feel sleepy, you whip yourself at your own expense to wake yourself up and improve your work efficiency for your boss?

Even the donkeys in the production team would not do this.

I opened my computer, deleted some important but unnecessary files, and was surprised to find that I had paid for WPS membership. I immediately logged out of the account! I couldn't let the company get away with it.

I come here to work and earn money, why do I have to pay for everything?
Li Xiang really didn't know how to complain about his past self.

In his previous life, he worked so hard to stay in the big city, but what happened? It was only when the end of the world came that he had a chance to learn some breathing techniques and physical skills, and stepped into the extraordinary realm.

"Li Xiang, help me get a express delivery from the security guard." A female colleague called out.

Li Xiang looked up, and a long-lost memory emerged in his mind. In his previous life, the other party also asked him to pick up a parcel, and he went. He thought it was a company parcel, but it turned out to be the other party's personal parcel.

When he came up, the female colleague was sitting with her legs crossed, drinking tea, cracking melon seeds and chatting with her colleague next to her.

The reason why the other party dared to send Li Xiang was because she was pretty and close to the manager. In terms of education and work ability, she was far inferior to Li Xiang.

But Li Xiang was too easy to talk to and not good at saying no before, so everyone wanted to order him around.

"I'm busy!" In this life, Li Xiang naturally would not indulge the other party, so he replied indifferently.

The other party choked on the spot: “…” There was no choice but to go and get it myself.

Less than three minutes later, another colleague came over with a stack of documents and handed them to Li Xiang: "Make a copy of this, the boss needs it urgently."

Li Xiang snapped his fingers and said, "Approved!" If you want to make a copy, just make one yourself. Why are you asking me for permission? I'm not your boss.

The other party was confused: "..."

Li Xiang smiled slightly, glanced at the other person, picked up the water cup and left.

The boss is in such a hurry, why don't you act quickly and assign the task to me? Am I your subordinate?

Oh, I do the work, and then you take the credit?
In fact, it wasn’t that Li Xiang didn’t understand before, it was just that he had just arrived and occasionally helped everyone make copies. He thought it was a small thing and did it out of the blue, but over time, everyone just treated him as a tool.

It is not enough to just be a good person.

This phenomenon is not good and is extremely unfriendly to newcomers. Such a workplace is pathological. Li Xiang, who has lived his life again, feels that it is necessary to make some rectifications, which can also be regarded as contributing "a ray of light" to the newcomers who come later.

He walked towards the tea room. He was thirsty after being busy for so long.

When he was almost there, a colleague who had been there three or five years earlier than him raised his empty cup and waved it in front of him, blocking his way. The meaning was obvious: to help him get a glass of water.

"Brother Zhang, you are so polite. Cheers!" Li Xiang gently touched the other party's cup with his own, pushed his cup aside, and continued to walk towards the tea room, leaving Brother Zhang behind with a messy face.

"Cheers? Do I have to toast with you? What's the train of thought?" Brother Zhang shook his head helplessly. The newcomers nowadays are too tactless and are not willing to do such a small thing.

……

There are no secrets in the company, and it didn't take long for the news of Li Xiang's resignation to spread.

"Have you heard that Li Xiang resigned without finding another job and said he wanted to go back to the countryside to farm."

"Can he endure that hardship? His college education is a waste."

"That's right. I finally managed to escape from the farming life, but now I'm going back. Isn't that crazy?"

"Maybe he wants to go back to his hometown to start his own media. There are many people doing short videos in rural areas now, and I think they have a lot of fans."

"Come on, he's not cut out for it. It's not that easy to run a self-media business. How hard is it to create an account nowadays!"

Someone came to ask Li Xiang for confirmation: "Li Xiang, I heard that you plan to return to your hometown to farm? Are you really willing to go back?"

Li Xiang said calmly: "As long as I don't buy a car or a house, no one can exploit me."

"Life in the countryside is so hard. I'm afraid I won't even be able to find a wife if I go back."

"You speak as if you can find it if you stay here."

The other party almost vomited blood, it was so heartbreaking.

This guy has been on many blind dates, but he has been a bootlicker to death and is still single.

At noon, Li Xiang invited one of his best female colleagues in the company to have a meal as a farewell.

The other person is two years younger than him, just graduated from university this year, his name is Chen Huanhuan, and he is also the person who will take over the next handover of work.

The manager was a bit of a jerk, and specifically found someone who was close to Li Xiang to take over. If it was any other colleague, Li Xiang would have just fooled around, but he didn't want to cheat Chen Huanhuan. After all, she wasn't having an easy time either.

The two of them are usually very close and eat together, but it's a pity that Li Xiang doesn't like her, otherwise maybe they could develop a relationship.

"Do you really want to go back to your hometown to farm?" Chen Huanhuan blinked, feeling very reluctant.

"Yeah." Li Xiang noticed the affection in the girl's eyes and could only say "sorry" secretly.

The girl was silent.

Li Xiang took out a note he had written long ago and handed it to Chen Huanhuan.

"what is this?"

"My home address. If you have any trouble in the future, you can always come to me for help."

Chen Huanhuan was stunned, not understanding Li Xiang's intention. She thought to herself, no matter how difficult it is for me, I will never go to the countryside to seek refuge with you. Am I going to farm with you? I finally graduated from college, and I will never farm in my life.

When it was almost time to get off work, the manager came in and said to everyone, "There is something urgent. Please don't leave and work overtime together."

He glanced at Li Xiang and said, "Li Xiang, you should stay too. More people will help."

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