I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

Unfinished fresh milk should be refrigerated and stored for 2-3 days. Jiang Li put the portioned milk into the refrigerated display case, thus adding another item to the farm product shop's offerings.

Jiang Li carried two 1L bottles of fresh milk back to the safe house and handed them to Jiang Yan. "This is freshly squeezed milk. You need to boil it before drinking. Also, I put the extra in the shop. You can start selling milk from today."

Jiang Yan took the milk with a delighted expression.

"That's great, now we can be self-sufficient in milk."

Jiang Li: "We have to take good care of that cow and feed it well so that it can produce more milk."

Jiang Yan took out a separate pot to boil the milk, stirring it with a spoon as he boiled. The freshly squeezed milk had a rich, creamy flavor, and after it was boiled, a thick layer of milk skin formed on top, making it look very fragrant.

Each person gets a large bowl, accompanied by pumpkin steamed buns, and a bite of steamed bun followed by a sip of hot milk.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Jiang Li rummaged through the reward box and pulled out a whole bunch of things, including Qiao Wu's socks, seeds, and a cabbage-shaped pillow.

"This is your reward."

Qiao Wu was taken aback again. "Why do you reward me every day?"

Jiang Li: "..."

Lin An looked on enviously, "This cabbage-shaped pillow looks really nice, I want one too."

Qiao Wu thought about how many rewards she had received yesterday, while Lin An had received nothing, so she said, "You like this cabbage-shaped pillow? Then you can have it. I just need these socks; they look really comfortable."

Lin An didn't stand on ceremony and took the cabbage-shaped pillow, saying, "Thanks."

Seeing the two of them divide the reward harmoniously, Jiang Li silently breathed a sigh of relief.

I was really afraid that Lin An would become unrecognizable because of jealousy of Qiao Wu, but now it seems that Qiao Wu is also a good person to handle things.

So good.

She hopes everyone on the farm can get along well.

After finishing their meal, just as they were thinking about setting up a small pasture for the cows, Ye Hongjun and Ye Tong arrived carrying their tools.

Jiang Li stepped forward, "Uncle Ye, could I buy some pre-treated timber from you?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Hongjun asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I need to build a ranch fence and I need some timber strips and stakes of the same size. I don't have a cutting machine, so it's difficult for me to process them. That's why I'd like to buy some timber from you."

Ye Hongjun and Ye Tong also need to build a tool shed, so she plans to do it herself, which is just a matter of hammering and nailing, not difficult.

"How big of a ranch do you want to build?"

"Enclose an acre of land."

Ye Hongjun understood. "Okay, I'll cut the wood for you. You can install it yourself, right?"

"No problem, it's not difficult."

Jiang Li followed Ye Hongjun to his wood processing workshop, where Ye Hongjun immediately began cutting wood using materials available on the spot.

Jiang Li carried the cut wood into the farm.

Seeing this, Lin An also came over to help. She was very strong and fast. Jiang Li found that advanced evolved humans were really efficient at this kind of work, carrying a lot and running fast.

They carried all the wood into the farm and piled it up. Jiang Li borrowed a hammer and other tools from Ye Hongjun, planned out a plot of land, and together with Lin An, they started hammering and tinkering.

The original plan was to build a one-acre ranch, but now it feels like one acre is a bit too small. With cows that produce so much milk, we need to create a larger open space for them, so that it will be convenient to add new cows in the future.

With that in mind, Jiang Li still tried to make it as large as possible so that the cows could have a sufficiently spacious area to move around in.

Just as I was busy, Chen Ye arrived.

"Master Jiang, I'm here for work."

Seeing Jiang Li busy at work, he asked, "What are you doing?"

"I need to fence off a grazing area so I can raise dairy cows, one big and one small."

"Oh." Chen Ye nodded and joined in the work of installing the fence.

"How's the paddy field flooding going?" Jiang Li asked him.

She guessed that Chen Ye must have gone to see the rice paddies before coming.

Chen Ye: "We still need to soak."

He had just checked and the soil clods hadn't been soaked away yet. If it's direct-seeded rice, the paddy field needs to be prepared into a muddy state so that the rice seeds can sprout smoothly.

"Then let it soak for now, no rush. You help with the pasture first. In the afternoon, you and Qiao Wu work together to cultivate five acres of new land across the rice paddies, separated by a main road."

The rice paddies are now neatly arranged in rows, forming a long, narrow strip running east to west when viewed from above. Jiang Li plans to build a main road along this east-west direction, so that rice paddies are on the left and wheat fields are on the right. In addition, several wooden boardwalks will be built in the rice and wheat fields, which will be both convenient for walking and aesthetically pleasing.

When the rice turns golden, walking along the boardwalk to admire the rice and wheat fields will be a beautiful sight.

Chen Ye asked curiously, "What are you going to grow on those five acres of land?"

"wheat."

Jiang Li said, "The shop has rice but no noodles right now. Since we're going to do grain business in the fields, we need to have both rice and noodles. Yesterday, many people in the group asked when they could buy noodles, as some people are used to eating noodles."

Chen Ye nodded. "I understand. I'll take care of it this afternoon."

With a tractor, plowing the land is not a difficult task.

Not long after Chen Ye arrived, the group of children also arrived. Every day before they went to pick up trash, they would first look at Jiang Tang, partly to see her, and partly hoping that Jiang Tang would give them some treats.

Jiang Tang gives out some perks every day. Yesterday, she gave each of them a small piece of apple, and today she gave each of them a small cup of hot milk using a tasting cup.

These kids ate apples yesterday, and sure enough, they bought apples when they left. They really meant what they said.

"This is milk," the little tree said.

It's piping hot and tastes great.

It turns out that milk really does taste better than soy milk.

Each of them held a mini cup and sipped it slowly.

"Sister, how much do I need to buy your milk?" Little Tree asked. "Is it expensive?"

Jiang Tang: "Milk can be bought at the small shop for 40 points a bottle, 500ml each, which is cheaper than in the safe zone."

In addition, a 1L bottle costs 80 points, and a 250ml bottle costs 20 points.

A group of children started chattering excitedly.

"40 points, that's really 10 points cheaper than the safe zone!"

"Sister, why are the soy milk and milk you sell here cheaper than in the safe zone?"

Jiang Tang laughed and said, "Because we don't need to transport our products to the safe zone to sell, they are all produced on our own farms. With less transportation and store costs, we can naturally sell them for less than in the safe zone."

The main focus is on a discount.

"Besides, you'd only buy here if it's cheaper than in the safe zone, right?"

Little Tree shook his head and shouted, "No! Even if the milk here is as expensive as in the safe zone, we'll still buy it here!"

"Yes, we only buy here!"

Each little face was unusually determined.

Why?

One of the children said righteously, "Because we earn our money here, and we should spend our money here."

The main idea is to spend money where you got the deals.

Jiang Tang was genuinely amused by them.