I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

The mother and son had a good meal, and both had smiles on their faces.

But a new problem came again.

"Mom, what are we going to do tonight?"

Liu Qing thought that her only relatives in the safe zone were probably her parents' home, but she had already bothered them too many times over the years, and she didn't want to go back.

Going there would only make my two older brothers and sisters-in-law dislike me.

"Zhouzhou, we'll sleep in the square tonight," Liu Qing said.

"Mm." Wei Zhou nodded.

Liu Qing took Wei Zhou to the square.

After dark, the temperature drops significantly compared to the daytime. Liu Qing and Wei Zhou couldn't fall asleep for a while, so they curled up in their chairs, looking at the dense containment buildings in the base and the high-altitude electric fence flashing warning lights in the distance.

The automated control towers mounted high up occasionally emit a "tap-tap" sound. This is because they detect the approaching mutated birds and automatically lock onto and fire at them. At first glance, it sounds like fireworks.

Such sounds have become a daily occurrence for the people at the base.

Li Tianlei never expected that on his way home, he would see a mother and son sitting in the park.

"Why aren't you two back yet?"

Liu Qing: "I live in Tianqu. I missed the bus to Tianqu, so I'll spend the night here."

"Won't you catch a cold doing that? It's so cold at night!"

After thinking for a moment, Li Tianlei said, "I don't live far away. I'll go get you a thin blanket so you and the child can cover yourselves with it at night."

"Need not--"

Liu Qing was afraid of troubling others and wanted to refuse, but Li Tianlei told her to wait there and then left in a hurry.

Not long after, Li Tianlei brought over a thin blanket and handed it to Liu Qing, saying, "Use this for now, so you don't catch a cold tonight."

Liu Qing hurriedly said, "Thank you, Brother Li, I'll return it to you first thing tomorrow morning."

Li Tianlei waved his hand and left.

Liu Qing hugged the blanket and covered herself up. She was indeed not so cold anymore. She couldn't help but chuckle. She never expected that the rare warmth in this apocalypse would be given by a stranger she had only known for one day.

"Come on, Zhouzhou, cover yourself up, don't catch a cold."

"Hmm." Wei Zhou didn't feel so cold anymore. He hugged a corner of the blanket and drifted off to sleep.

That evening, Jiang Li received 5500 points transferred from Jiang Tang.

Jiang Tang did a pretty good job with her sales today. She managed to sell all 100 jin (50 catties) of her high-quality potatoes and regular tomatoes.

It seems I can give her some more sales targets tomorrow.

Today's income:

[110 lbs of high-quality large potatoes - 5500 points]

[50 catties of regular tomatoes - 3000 points]

Total: 8500 points

Today, Jiang Li was busy picking high-quality tomatoes and didn't go to the vegetable market to sell vegetables, so her overall income was about the same as yesterday.

Today's expenses:

[2 bags of potato seeds - 800 points]

[Strawberry seeds x 2 bags - 1000 points]

[3 bags of fertilizer - 525 points]

[10 wooden crates - 500 points]

Total: 2825 points

Balance: 114599 points

On the other side, Jiang Tang was also quietly writing down her earnings for the day in her notebook.

Income: 1000 points

Balance: 8115 points.

Yes, my balance has been increasing recently.

Previously, I earned three to four thousand points each month, which was basically used to support the Chen family's food supply. I didn't have much left for myself, so I didn't accumulate many points.

This is the first time I've had so much money.

I wonder how many sales targets Xiaoming will assign her tomorrow.

The more tasks you complete, the more you earn, but correspondingly, it's really tiring. Standing in the market all day leaves you with a sore back and legs. Fortunately, the food is pretty good every day, and I can always sneak some vegetables back to eat.

And the high-quality potatoes from Xiaoli are so delicious! Are they even potatoes anymore? They've been completely transformed!

She had a feeling that her stall would be packed with customers tomorrow, and that this variety of potatoes would definitely have repeat customers, so she wouldn't have to worry about selling them.

……

The next morning, Liu Qing woke up on a bench in the square.

She quickly called Li Tianlei, "Brother Li, how am I supposed to return your quilt to you? I need to go back to the fields to pick up some goods."

Yesterday, Li Tianlei said he would help her reserve a stall, so she added his contact information so that she could easily find his location.

"I'll send you the address of this apartment complex. Just find your way here, and I'll be waiting for you at the entrance."

"it is good."

The neighborhood that Li Tianlei sent her was indeed very close, only a ten-minute walk away. Liu Qing, with Wei Zhou by her side, handed the blanket to Li Tianlei, saying, "Brother Li, thank you so much for yesterday."

"You're welcome."

Li Tianlei took the blanket and went back.

Liu Qing led Wei Zhou to the bus station, and luckily they caught the first bus at six o'clock.

As the bus started moving, the escorting armored vehicle convoy also started moving, giving people a strong sense of security.

Wei Zhou sat in his seat, still holding the big potato from yesterday.

Mom said we can take this potato home to eat.

These potatoes are so big! When we cook them with noodles, the whole family can have a good meal.

After returning to the field, Wei Zhou took half a pound of flour from the tree hole and brought it back to the safe house.

Wei Xiaohan definitely didn't eat yesterday. His mother needs to cook for him, and he and his mother also need to eat breakfast so they have the energy to work.

Upon entering the room, they were met with Wei Dahai's dark face.

"Are you trying to starve me to death?"

Wei Dahai slammed his fist on the table, his eyes red.

He was furious.

Liu Qing didn't come back all day yesterday, which caused him to go without food all day!

Liu Qing: "My family introduced me to a job moving goods. I had some goods to move last night, so I couldn't come back."

Upon hearing this, Wei Dahai's expression changed, but his demeanor softened and he looked more pleasant.

Working is good! You earn points by working, and with points you won't go hungry.

"How many points can you earn in one night?" Wei Dahai asked.

"Fifty."

Wei Dahai: "That's far too little; it's only enough to buy one pound of grain!"

Liu Qing didn't bother to look at him. "If you think it's too little, go earn it yourself."

Wei Dahai fell silent.

He's not going. He hasn't even had enough sleep each night! How could he possibly go out to work in the middle of the night?

Liu Qing threw the dough pieces and chopped potato chunks into the pot together.

The pot was full of ingredients, and the aroma of flour and potatoes quickly filled the air.

Wei Dahai was completely captivated by the fragrance.

"These potatoes smell so good!" He couldn't resist going over to take a look. "Where did they come from?"

"Naturally, I bought it with the points I earned from moving goods," Liu Qing said.

Once the food was cooked and served, Wei Dahai hurriedly took a bite of potato and almost flew into the sky.

These potatoes are so soft, fluffy, and delicious!

Wei Zhou and Wei Xiaohan also enjoyed their meal.

The potatoes grown by Sister Jiang are so delicious! They taste completely different from the potatoes I've had before!

"I have to go to the safe zone later," Liu Qing said. "The boss said there's another batch of goods to move."

Wei Dahai didn't say anything and continued eating.

As long as he can earn points, he'll be happy. If he could eat these potatoes every day, he'd be thrilled!

Jiang Li got up and went to her vegetable garden, only to find that the dozen or so eggplants and green peppers that were left had been pecked up by the mutated bird, and the two tomato plants that she had transplanted yesterday had also been completely pecked away.

That was food she had specially saved for herself, and now even the green tomatoes on top had been pecked away.

Jiang Li sighed.

How can this be done?

The plants in the ground really don't survive the night. She's lucky because she has superpowers and can grow and harvest the plants in a day. If it were other farmers, their hard-earned vegetables and fruits would be eaten by mutated birds before they even grow up. Wouldn't that be a huge loss?