I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

The middle-aged man at the head of the group frowned, his expression turning somewhat grim. "This is way too expensive!"

"Previously, eggplants were sold for 70 or 80 points per pound."

Jiang Tang: "My eggplants are in perfect condition; they're not leftovers from other people."

Jiang Tang observed that the other stalls only had some leftover vegetables that others had picked over. Some were damaged, and some were crushed during transportation. The good ones had already been picked over.

Her eggplants are fresh and plump, so why should they be sold at the same price as other vegetables?

"Give me a pound," said a well-dressed middle-aged woman.

They were clearly wealthy and didn't care about the points; they readily paid the points, picked up their groceries, and left.

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said, "I'll buy a pound too!"

He wouldn't have bought such expensive vegetables if he had other options, but he couldn't find such fresh vegetables at other stalls.

"I'll have a pound too."

"I'll take two jin."

"..."

Soon, more than half of the eggplants on the stall were sold.

Jiang Tang was overjoyed as she watched the points arrive in her account one by one. On one hand, she was happy to have earned points, and on the other hand, she felt that her Xiao Li was really capable! Such good vegetables, now she could get so many of them so easily. Things that she couldn't afford to buy before, she could now sell, and so many rich people were vying for them!

After a group of guests left, Jiang Tang caught her breath.

"Girl, your business is really good." Brother Wang, who was standing next to her, looked on with envy.

Jiang Li chuckled. It wasn't that her business was doing well; it was just the market environment. When supply couldn't meet demand, people would naturally buy things.

Not far away, a young man and his girlfriend were bargaining at a vegetable stall.

"Boss, how about you sell me these leftover vegetables for 60 points per pound?"

"No, you need 70 points."

"But your vegetables have rotten leaves, so those rotten leaves shouldn't be counted, right?"

The stall owner, impatient, said, "If you're not going to buy, then leave! There are plenty of other people who will!"

Upon hearing this, the young man paused for a moment, then brought his girlfriend back to Jiang Tang's stall. When they asked about the price, their eyes widened in shock. They turned around to look for the original stall owner, only to find that someone had already beaten them to it and bought the remaining vegetables.

In the end, the young man bought nothing and could only leave dejectedly.

Jiang Tang saw all of this and felt as if she were seeing her former self in it.

I used to be just as frugal as that, carefully considering every purchase, only willing to buy the cheapest items and things that others didn't want.

"Boss, these eggplants look delicious, how much?"

More guests have arrived.

"120 points per pound".

The man hesitated upon hearing this, wanting to leave yet also not wanting to.

Jiang Tang sighed and said, "It's getting late, I have to pack up quickly. I'll sell it to you cheaper, 110 points per pound."

"Really?" The man felt he had gotten a good deal and immediately said, "Give me a pound!"

He paid the points and left happily.

Jiang Tang looked at the person's back and couldn't help but smile.

When only two eggplants remained on the vegetable stall, Jiang Tang picked them up and put them back in her basket, intending to keep them for herself.

Unexpectedly, someone else rushed over:

"Boss! I'll buy your eggplants!"

Jiang Tang: "I'm not selling them anymore. I'll keep the last two for myself."

"What? You're not selling it anymore?"

Upon hearing this, the man looked disappointed and glanced elsewhere. There were no other eggplants left at any of the stalls; they were all empty.

"Boss, please sell it to me. My wife loves eggplant, and today is our wedding anniversary. I want to cook her a nice meal. How about I offer 110 points?"

Jiang Tang: "I really won't sell it; I want to eat it myself."

"120 points!"

"Not for sale."

"130?"

Jiang Tang: "..."

"140?"

Jiang Tang gritted her teeth, "Sell."

The man happily carried the eggplant away.

Jiang Tang was dumbfounded.

She didn't even get to eat the eggplants that her son Xiao Li grew!

……

When the bus arrived at the stop, Jiang Yan got off and walked towards the safe house.

The rain intensified again, but luckily he had brought a raincoat. He put it on and quickened his pace. When he arrived at the safe house, he saw that the iron gate was open and instinctively called out "Sister".

No one answered.

Jiang Yan walked to the door of the safe house and was shocked to see some scattered bloodstains on the ground. His eyes widened immediately.

"sister?"

He rushed in and pushed open Jiang Li's door, but Jiang Li wasn't there.

Jiang Yan turned around and ran to the vegetable garden, where he found that many of the eggplant plants had been pecked clean, and there were also a pile of bird feathers scattered in the mud.

Jiang Yan picked up the long, mutated bird feathers and his heart skipped a beat.

What are you doing?

Jiang Li walked over from a distance.

"sister!"

Jiang Yan jumped up, but the next second, he saw Jiang Li's injured and bleeding arm. "Sis, what happened? How did you get this?"

Jiang Li sighed, "The eggplant plants attracted mutated birds to peck at them. The eggplants were pecked, and so was I."

Seven or eight birds swarmed at her like madmen, and she was at her wit's end.

She killed several of them, and the remaining few, after biting her, flapped their wings and flew away, infuriating her.

Jiang Li returned to the safe house in a bad mood and took out bandages to bandage the wounds pecked by the mutated bird.

"Sister, let's go to the medical station," Jiang Yan said.

Jiang Li shook her head, "It's just a minor injury; I can handle it myself."

Jiang Yan: "The main concern is poisoning."

Jiang Li was taken aback. "Poisoning? Can you get poisoned by a bird bite? I wasn't bitten by a snake."

Jiang Yan nodded. "I heard that advanced mutant animals have evolved venom glands to store mutated toxins, which can be transmitted when they bite someone."

"We're not sure if that bird is a high-level mutant. What if it is? We should take it to the medical station for a check-up and disinfect the wound."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li abruptly stood up. "Then what are we saying? Let's go!"

The two ran towards the medical station.

He Yue examined Jiang Li's wound. "There are no signs of toxin injection, so don't worry."

After the mutated beasts evolve venom glands, their injection method is similar to that of snakes, leaving a puncture main hole on the human body. As long as there is no obvious venom injection hole on the body, it means that no venom has been injected.

Hearing this, Jiang Li was still shaken. "What if I were really injected with this poison? Would it be fatal?"

He Yue thought for a moment and said, "This is actually the same kind of toxin produced in the bodies of mutated plants and animals. Small amounts are not fatal, but they can be fatal if accumulated. The only difference is that one is ingested voluntarily, while the other is injected by a mutated beast."

The reason why mutated plants and animals cannot be eaten is precisely this: animals have learned to utilize this toxin during evolution, storing it in their venom glands and injecting it into the human body during an attack, which can be considered an auxiliary attack method.

Once she was sure she wouldn't die, Jiang Li felt relieved.

He Yue disinfected and treated her wound with antibiotics, then tied it with a pretty bow. "It's all right now."

Jiang Li: "How many points? I'll transfer them to you."

He Yue: "500 points."

Jiang Li took a deep breath.

Just a little bit of paint applied, and you get 500 points? Are you trying to kill us?

He Yue sat there and sighed, "Oh well, there's nothing I can do. I've given you the best medicine."

Jiang Li: "Did I ask you to use the best for me?"

Jiang Li couldn't help but recall the pharmacists in the pharmacies before the apocalypse, who could always pick out the most expensive one from a bunch of medicines with the same effect for you.

He Yue is that kind of doctor.

Jiang Li obediently paid the points and left.

He Yue: "Come visit often when you have time."