I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

Although it cost a lot of points, I felt at ease with my purchase.

Back at the safe house, Jiang Li decided to treat herself to a big meal. She pulled a dead bird from a basket and tossed it to Jiang Yan: "We'll have this for dinner tonight."

Jiang Yan looked at the bird in his hand and subconsciously asked, "Where did it come from?"

"Naturally, I caught it and killed it; it was mixed in with those mutated birds."

She could tell at a glance that it was an edible bird, so it was the first one she caught and killed.

It was also her fault for being so impulsive. Originally, those mutated birds came to eat eggplants, and she could have just endured the humiliation and stayed in the safe house. But she insisted on killing this bird. After the bird was killed, when the mutated birds saw that their family's "baby" had been killed, they immediately rushed over with red eyes to peck at Jiang Li.

Those mutated birds' hard beaks can really hurt when they peck at you.

Hey, she's wrong.

They'll do it again next time.

Jiang Yan: "This is a turtledove. It should taste delicious roasted. I'll roast it for you."

Jiang Yan went to pluck bird feathers, and Jiang Li received a call from Jiang Tang.

"Xiao Li, guess how many points I sold today?"

Upon hearing this tone, Jiang Li could easily imagine Jiang Tang grinning from ear to ear on the other end of the line.

"There must be quite a lot."

3130 points.

"What?" Jiang Li asked in surprise.

She remembered that she only gave Jiang Tang 34 catties of eggplant, which would be 2040 points at 60 points per catty. How could there be a whole thousand extra points?

Jiang Tang smiled brightly, "Today, vegetable supplies are tight, and many people can't buy vegetables. I offered a higher price, but many wealthy people still bought them."

Jiang Tang transferred 2040 points to Jiang Li, and earned 1090 points for herself.

"Xiao Li, with these points, I want to buy you and Xiao Yan some clothes. Next time Xiao Yan comes over, I'll have him bring them to you."

Jiang Li didn't stop her. Anyway, there would be plenty of points to earn later. She smiled and said, "Whatever."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Tang heard her best friend Liu Caiping's voice coming from the doorway, "Jiang Tang, are you there?"

"They're here."

Jiang Tang walked over and opened the door.

"Let's go!" Liu Caiping took Jiang Tang's arm as soon as she came in, looking very happy. "I heard that the clothing market has brought in a lot of nice new styles from the Third Security Zone. Let's go take a look."

Going shopping was something the two of them had planned to do yesterday.

Jiang Tang packed her things, hailed a tricycle at the entrance of the residential area, and arrived at the clothing market.

Many people in the safe zone like to buy clothes here, as it is home to clothing stores of all sizes and styles.

Although it was raining outside, the clothing market was still very lively.

"Boss, how many points does this outfit cost?"

"599".

"599 is too expensive, can you give me a 50% discount?"

"Half price? I think you're practically offering a deep discount! If everyone bargained like this, how would I even be able to do business?"

Jiang Tang chuckled, "This dress would definitely suit my sister. I really want to buy it. How about 400 points?"

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly caught sight of two familiar figures entering from the shop entrance.

"Tangtang?"

Chen Jiqi was quite surprised to see Jiang Tang.

Jiang Tang's gaze fell on Chen Jiqi's hand, which was linked with Qiu Mei's. She swallowed the nausea in her stomach and looked away.

Qiu Mei looked at Jiang Tang with smug satisfaction in her eyes, "Sister Jiang Tang, what a coincidence to run into you here."

The truth is, she had already seen Jiang Tang in the store, which is why she pulled Chen Jiqi in.

She wanted Jiang Tang to see for herself who the real deal was.

Three years ago, Chen Jiqi was her man, she, Qiu Mei, belonged to him, and no one could take him away!

"Boss lady, do you have any clothes that aren't made of mutated cotton? I'd like to take a look."

Chen Jiqi said he would buy her a nice dress.

Good clothes are those made with normal cotton, not mutated cotton.

Currently, the vast majority of clothes on the market are made of mutated cotton. Since cotton is not ingested, it poses no harm to humans when used to make clothes, so everyone wears clothes made from mutated cotton.

However, the modified cotton is rough and abrasive, not as soft and comfortable as normal cotton.

"Over here," the proprietress pointed to a row of clothes racks, "these are all clothes made of normal cotton, 599 points each."

The garment in Jiang Tang's hand was taken from this row of clothes racks.

Qiu Mei picked out a dress according to her size and held it in her hands, reluctant to put it down.

It feels so comfortable to the touch, just like the fabric of clothes from before the apocalypse.

"Brother Chen, I want to buy this one." Qiu Mei turned her head to look at Chen Jiqi.

Chen Jiqi frowned. "Too expensive."

He earns 4000 points a month, and then spends 599 points on a single piece of clothing—that's incredibly extravagant.

Qiu Mei asked the proprietress, "Proprietress, could you give me a discount?"

The proprietress said, "These high-end goods are not negotiable. Normal cotton is scarce to begin with, and the market supply can't meet the demand. If you don't buy it, there are plenty of others who will."

Qiu Mei pouted. "Really, can't you lower the price?"

"cannot."

"Brother Chen, can you buy me one? This shirt is a bit expensive, but it must be really comfortable to wear."

She had always dreamed of wearing such beautiful clothes.

Qiu Mei: "Besides, you know that people have delicate skin, and clothes made of mutant cotton always chafe."

Chen Jiqi looked troubled. It wasn't that he didn't want to buy it, but it was just too expensive. If he bought it, his food allowance for the month would be reduced.

"Qiu Mei, let me buy you a dress that's 50% normal cotton."

50% normal cotton means that the cotton is half normal and half mutated. Although this kind of clothing is not as good as 100% normal cotton clothing, it is at least better than 100% mutated cotton clothing.

Qiu Mei pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and realized that 599 points were indeed too expensive.

"All right."

She felt wronged, but she could only endure it.

Clothes made of 50% normal cotton, 299 points per piece, no bargaining.

Qiu Mei picked out an item, and Chen Jiqi paid with points.

After taking the clothes, Qiu Mei didn't leave but stayed in the shop, asking Jiang Tang:

"Sister Jiang Tang, what clothes are you looking for? I've noticed you've been looking at clothes that cost 599 points. You don't actually want to buy them, do you?"

Jiang Tang is divorced and is now a woman without a man to rely on. She probably doesn't have enough points to buy such expensive clothes.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Jiang Tang handed the clothes in her hand to the proprietress, saying, "Please wrap this up for me."

What?

Qiu Mei's face immediately fell.

Are you really going to buy it?

No, where did you get your points?

Jiang Tang continued browsing. The previous dress was for Jiang Li, and she wanted to buy one for herself as well.

"Boss lady, please wrap this one up for me too."

Qiu Mei's eyes widened upon seeing this.

Two plain cotton clothes! 1198 points! That's more expensive than her monthly rent! How is Jiang Tang so rich?

We need to buy another one for Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan is a boy, so clothes that cost 99 points each are fine. After all, she doesn't have much money and can't afford to buy another expensive piece of clothing.

Moreover, men's clothes are not durable; even the best clothes will wear out after a while.

Jiang Tang picked out two pieces of clothing made entirely of mutated cotton and handed them to the proprietress, saying, "Please wrap these two up for me too."

"Okay, okay."

The proprietress couldn't stop smiling.

Seeing Jiang Tang pay 1398 points without hesitation, Qiu Mei's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

She went to great lengths to snatch Chen Jiqi back from Jiang Tang, all so that she could live a better life.

But now she's actually not doing as well as Jiang Tang!

After much deliberation, Chen Jiqi could only afford to buy her a piece of clothing that cost 299 points, while Jiang Tang spent 1398 points in one go. Chen Jiqi's purchase was less than a fraction of Jiang Tang's!

Qiu Mei suddenly felt like she had punched cotton!

The divorce doesn't seem to have brought much change to Jiang Tang's life. In fact, she's living better than before, eating well, living well, and even choosing the best clothes to wear!