I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

"Why are you being so polite?" Li Tianlei said with a smile. "Before, Liu Qing was the only one taking care of the child. Now that you're here, I see she's had it much easier."

Liu Qing: "Brother Li, let's pack up and get ready to leave."

As they were packing up to leave, they bumped into Li Qiaozhen bringing Liu Xinrui over.

"Are you done with your work?" Li Qiaozhen asked Liu Weidong.

Liu Weidong: "We're done. All 200 jin of potatoes have been sold."

Upon hearing this, Li Qiaozhen beamed with joy. Selling out meant she had earned a lot of points!

"Big brother, sister-in-law, I'm taking Zhouzhou back." Liu Qing glanced at the time; it was one o'clock, still early, and they could go home for lunch.

Liu Weidong quickly said, "No, let's eat here before we go back, so we don't go hungry on the way."

"That's right! Liu Qing, come to our house for dinner. I've already told Mom and Dad, and my second brother and his wife are here too. The food is all ready and they're waiting for you!"

Li Qiaozhen was incredibly enthusiastic, all smiles, and her complexion was no longer as sallow as it had been a couple of days ago.

Liu Qing wanted to refuse, but Liu Weidong wouldn't let her leave no matter what, and dragged her back directly.

Upon arrival, the two elderly people and Liu Weijun's family sat around the large low table in the living room, where food had already been laid out.

"Weijun, how many points did you earn today by buying corn?" Liu's father asked Liu Weijun.

Liu Weijun took 50 jin of corn from Dongyang Farm yesterday and sold it all today.

170 points.

Dongyang Farm keeps prices very tight, offering only 3-5 points of profit per kilogram.

Father Liu: "That's not bad."

These days, it's better to earn something than nothing.

Just then, they saw Liu Weidong return with Liu Qing. Liu's father hurriedly said, "Liu Qing and Zhouzhou, come and sit down. I heard from Qiaozhen that you came to the safe zone to sell potatoes today. I asked Li Qiaozhen to invite you over for a meal before you leave."

Liu Weijun glanced at Liu Qing and Liu Weidong, his expression not very pleasant.

He hadn't asked yet, but yesterday Liu Weidong started selling potatoes, and he was curious about how much money Liu Weidong could earn in a day.

"Brother, how much money did you make selling potatoes today?"

Liu Weidong: "I earned 5000 points, which I split with the girl. So we each earned 2500."

With a "clatter," the chopsticks in Liu Weijun's hand fell to the ground.

Liu Hongmei's eyes widened even more!

The two elderly people also stiffened simultaneously.

"What?"

"You two earned 5000 in just one morning?"

Mr. Liu almost got too excited, clutching his chest and unable to catch his breath for a long time.

Liu Weidong: "We bought 200 jin of goods. The purchase cost was relatively low. The purchase price of one jin of potatoes was only 50 points, so we made a lot of money."

"How is that possible?" Liu Weijun exclaimed urgently, "Is your boss an idiot? Potatoes used to be very cheap at 50 points a pound, what's the market price now? Everyone's scrambling for food during the rainy season, how come he's still offering you 50 points a pound?"

Liu Qing had asked Jiang Li about this before, asking if she should raise the price more appropriately, since Jiang Li was losing money given the current market conditions.

But Jiang Li said she was too lazy to change it. The price would remain the same as before, unless the market price dropped, in which case she would make adjustments accordingly. Otherwise, the price would not be changed arbitrarily.

Liu Qing could generally understand why Jiang Li was so carefree, because farming required almost no cost for her. The crops that others worked hard to grow for months were just a matter of sleeping on them for Jiang Li, so she wouldn't care about such small things.

Liu Qing couldn't help but feel fortunate once again that she had followed Miss Jiang; otherwise, how could anyone else have earned so much money from her?

"Wei Jun, why is there such a big gap between us and them?" Liu Hongmei asked anxiously. "They earn twenty or thirty points per kilogram of grain, but we only earn five points per kilogram of grain."

Liu Weijun and Liu Qing earned 2500 points in a single day! That's incredibly enviable!

"It's a good thing that Weidong can make money." Mr. Liu was genuinely happy.

Li Qiaozhen is sick, and it's a time when money is needed. The two old people were wondering where to get money to treat their eldest daughter-in-law's illness! Now that Weidong has made so much money thanks to Liu Qing, Qiaozhen's illness can be treated.

Liu's mother smiled and pushed a plate of braised pork with potatoes in front of Liu Qing. "Liu Qing, your sister-in-law specially bought a pound of pork today and cooked it with potatoes. Try it."

The main dish on the table today is braised pork with potatoes. Liu Weidong's youngest son, Liu Rui, and Liu Weijun's five-year-old son, Liu Erhu, are both drooling with envy.

Mother Liu: "Zhouzhou, eat more pork."

Wei Zhou smelled the aroma.

It smells good.

This is the first time I've ever had pork to eat at my grandparents' house! It's like a holiday.

Before anyone at the table had even touched their chopsticks, Liu Erhu couldn't resist and tried to grab a piece, but his father stopped him.

Mr. Liu glared at him, "Let your aunt eat first!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Erhu was furious, his eyes bulging with anger. "Why should she eat first! She's a jinx! Why should an outsider like her eat our meat? We won't give her any!"

As she spoke, she glared at Liu Qing, "Get out! You're not welcome here!"

Everyone at the table was stunned.

"You insolent brat!" Father Liu slapped Liu Erhu across the head. "Who taught you to talk like that? This is your aunt! How can you speak to her like that?"

Liu Erhu is only seven years old. What could he possibly know? He probably doesn't even know what "jinx" means. Didn't he learn all these things from the two adults? He just copied whatever Liu Weijun and Liu Hongmei said about Liu Qing in private.

"Look at how you raised your child!" Liu's mother glared at Liu Hongmei anxiously. "It's one thing for you to be so sharp-tongued, but you've raised Erhu to be like this!"

Liu Hongmei tugged at Liu Erhu, annoyed, and said, "Shut your mouth! You think you're so smart?"

She never expected Liu Erhu to say something like that out of the blue! Such words are fine to say in private, why bring them up at the dinner table?

Li Qiaozhen smoothed things over, saying, "Sister, please don't take it to heart. The child is just being childish. Please don't take it to heart."

Liu Qing didn't speak, but silently put a piece of meat into Wei Zhou's bowl before the others started eating.

After this incident, the atmosphere at the dinner table became somewhat awkward. Liu Erhu was vying for the meat and showing it off, while not touching a single grain of rice in his bowl.

Having not eaten pork for half a year, Liu Erhu was afraid he was missing out on a piece.

Liu Rui couldn't stand it anymore and muttered under his breath, "What's with all the fighting? If it weren't for your aunt, do you think you'd even be able to eat this pork?"

Although he was only ten years old, he knew a little about his family's affairs.

Yesterday, he heard his mother say that she was going to have his aunt stay for dinner today, which is why she went to get the pork. This meal was specially prepared for his aunt. Now, Liu Erhu is fighting over and eating all the pork. What are his aunt and Wei Zhou going to eat? This isn't just being inconsiderate; it's pure selfishness.

"Mind your own business!" Liu Erhu rolled his eyes at Liu Rui.

"Why can't I interfere? This pork wasn't bought by your family, it was bought by mine," Liu Rui said.

These words immediately caused Liu Weijun and Liu Hongmei, the couple, to change their expressions.

Liu Hongmei looked over with a dark expression. "Liu Rui, what do you mean by this? My Erhu can't eat the pork your family bought?"

Because there are two elderly people, the two families usually eat together, taking turns cooking, with each family responsible for the day's meals.

Liu Rui's neck turned red. "I didn't say he couldn't eat it. I told him not to snatch it and to leave some for his aunt."

Liu Hongmei: "You're still being stubborn! You just don't like my Erhu eating your family's pork!"