I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

Jiang Li grabbed the crucian carp with both hands and threw them into the bucket. Then she picked up the fishing rod and cast it into the river a second time.

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wait……

Waiting...

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The float made a sound again.

Small crucian carp! 5 taels!

Third pole.

fast forward.

Grass carp, one pound!

This bait is truly amazing. Jiang Li discovered that it has a repellent effect on mutated fish, and almost all the fish that are hooked are edible.

Soon, Jiang Li's fish bucket was crammed with five fish of different sizes, weighing a total of more than seven pounds!

A bountiful harvest!

As Jiang Li was about to leave with her bucket, she bumped into Su Xiao carrying two large buckets to fill with water.

Su Xiao glanced at the contents of Jiang Li's bucket and her eyes widened in astonishment!

"Where did you get your fish?"

She stared in disbelief at the bucket full of fish in Jiang Li's bucket, the largest of which weighed two pounds! One of these fish would be enough for a family of three to have a meal!

Su Xiao, who hadn't eaten fish in almost a year, swallowed hard. "How could you possibly catch a fish? Aren't these river full of mutated fish?"

"Who said they're all mutant fish? There's still a 10% chance they're normal fish, isn't there?" Jiang Li said.

Su Xiao retorted, "But the probability is really low, and normally fish won't even bite!"

As it was time to cook, more people came to the river to fetch water, and passersby saw the fish in Jiang Li's bucket and were filled with envy.

"Looks like the Jiang siblings are in for an extra meal tonight!"

"This fish is huge, it must be incredibly delicious!"

"I'll try it tomorrow too, I want to fish!"

"..."

Seeing Jiang Li's harvest, everyone was eager to try it themselves.

After all, how delicious it would be to have a fresh fish on the table during a meal!

Su Xiao clenched her fists, her eyes reddening.

She's coming fishing tomorrow too!

It doesn't make sense that Jiang Li could catch it, but she couldn't.

Jiang Li brought the fish home, built a small stove with bricks, put a pot on it, killed a crucian carp and threw it in to make soup, and added some ginger.

The two-pound bream was grilled over a fire, and two grass carp were also grilled at the same time.

Soon, the milky white fish soup was ready, its umami flavor hitting right to the soul.

Sprinkle with scallion salt and pepper and it's ready to drink.

Jiang Li ladled out a bowl and handed it to Jiang Yan, then ladled out another bowl and handed it to Lin An.

Lin An stared at the fragrant fish soup, surprised. "For me?"

Jiang Li: "You protected me all afternoon, so it's only right that I treat you to a bowl of fish soup."

Lin An wanted to refuse, she wanted to argue, she wanted to struggle, she wanted to shout that she wasn't there to protect her!

The next second, the aroma of delicious fish soup filled the air, and my hands acted more honestly than my brain.

Taking the bowl of hot fish soup, which contained a large piece of crucian carp, Lin An couldn't wait to take a sip and immediately felt his soul being elevated!

So fresh!

How can something taste so good? She wants to drink fish soup every day!

"Try the fish, it's delicious," Jiang Li suggested, handing her a pair of chopsticks.

Lin An picked at the fish meat and took a small bite.

It has a completely clean fishy taste! Plenty of protein! If you savor it carefully, you'll find a distinct sweet and savory aftertaste.

It's absolutely delicious!

Lin An is somewhat dead.

He died of happiness.

The hot soup made my stomach feel very comfortable, so comforting that I almost forgot it was the end of the world.

Damn it, how can people be this happy?

Lin An gulped down the fish soup, smacked his lips, and savored the aftertaste.

The next second, Jiang Li handed over another grilled grass carp.

Lin An was dumbfounded. "This is for me too?"

Jiang Li looked at her with a smile, "I grilled three in total, one for each of you. Here, take them, don't be shy."

Lin An: No way!

He who takes a bribe is bound to be obligated to serve it!

How could she be so spineless?

The next second, he quickly took the grilled fish from Jiang Li's hands.

Let's put pride and such aside for now.

Everything in this world is fake, except for the grilled fish in front of you.

At worst, she can just patrol the area around the safe house where she grows vegetables one more time each day, but only one more time, no more.

After taking a few bites, Lin An, as if remembering something, said to Jiang Li:

"It's time, I'm going back to my post."

Then it disappeared in a flash.

Back at camp, Lin An swaggered around with a grilled fish in hand, looking at this and that, "Hey, what are you eating?"

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a dark, dry biscuit, which didn't look appetizing at all!

Zhou Yang looked at the black flatbread in his lunchbox, then at the large grilled fish in Lin An's hand!

That's not right!

"Why do you have fish to eat? We don't!"

Lin An smacked his lips. "Of course you don't have any. This is what landowner number 121 gave me to eat."

Zhou Yang had also heard that the owner of field number 121 had caught a lot of fish today, but he was surprised that she was so generous as to share such a big fish with Lin An!

Zhou Yang swallowed hard; he wanted to eat too!

Lin An looked at Zhou Yang's longing gaze, raised the corners of his mouth, and sat down arrogantly to the side, slowly enjoying the taste of the grilled fish amidst the envious gazes of everyone.

"Second brother, this really is a money-making opportunity."

Liu Qing returned to her parents' home and told her second brother about her plan to buy vegetables to sell.

The 50-square-meter room was crowded with people, including the elderly couple, two older brothers, and two sisters-in-law.

The house was a government shelter rented by the family. The whole family usually squeezed into this 50-square-meter house. The elderly couple shared one room, the eldest son with his wife and children shared another room, and the second son shared a room as well. This was the reality for most families in the post-apocalyptic world.

Liu Qing's second brother, Liu Weijun, shook his head. "Liu Qing, tell me honestly, is the family out of food again? Are you trying to squeeze money out of your parents' family again?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qing's face turned pale.

Over the years, she has indeed received a lot of help from her family. Sometimes, when her family was really struggling to make ends meet, she had no choice but to ask her family for help. Her parents felt sorry for her and would always give her some food, and sometimes they would even transfer points to her directly.

However, these things inevitably aroused resentment in the eyes of the two sons.

After all, in the traditional view, a married daughter is like water spilled out, belonging to another family. What kind of idea is it for her to take food from her parents' home every few days?

Liu Qing looked at her second brother, "Wei Jun, last time you said you wanted to do some business, that's why I brought this money-making business to you. Otherwise, I would never have come to you even if you killed me."

Because she often came to her parents' home to collect food, her second sister-in-law, Liu Hongmei, couldn't take it anymore and cursed at her, telling her to get out and never come back to beg for food again.

That time they completely broke up, which is why she didn't dare come back even when Wei Xiaozhou was starving a few days ago.

But this time, she didn't come back to ask for food; she came with a business that could make money!

"Wei Jun, listen to me. I don't have any money right now, but if you're willing to give me 2500 points, I'll go buy 50 jin (25 catties) of potatoes. Then we'll spend some time selling them at the market price of 60 points each. That'll earn us a full 500 points, and we'll split the profits 50/50! What do you think?"

"What the hell am I looking at!"

Liu Weijun, unable to contain himself any longer, shouted, "Liu Qing, if you want money, just say so! Why all this roundabout stuff? You bloodsucker! Other married daughters receive benefits from their husbands' families and return them to their own, but you, on the other hand, try every means to bleed your own family dry. How did I end up with a sister like you?"

"Liu Qing, you should leave." Liu Hongmei spoke up, looking at Liu Qing as if she were a plague. "There's no food or points in this house for you. You have to live your own life. Now that you're married, you should have some self-awareness and stop bothering us!"