I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

"Neuropathy."

Jiang Tang cursed, hung up on Chen Jiqi, blocked the number, and continued watching TV and eating strawberries.

A melodramatic scene was playing on TV, and Jiang Tang was watching it with great interest.

Chen Jiqi stared at the blacked-out screen, his fingers clenched tightly, his expression icy.

He had never imagined that Jiang Tang would divorce him because she met a richer man, nor had he ever thought that Jiang Tang was such a materialistic woman.

But Jiang Tang just spoke very bluntly.

They said he was a useless man who couldn't even afford a two-wheeled vehicle.

Ha ha!

Useless man.

Chen Jiqi laughed in exasperation.

"Dr. Chen, the hospital director wants to see you," a female nurse said, knocking on the door.

This voice pulled Chen Jiqi back from his thoughts. "What does the dean want with me?"

The nurse smiled and said, "I heard that you and Dr. Zhou Xunlei passed our clinic's selection test. The director said that you will be sent to participate in the final test at the No. 1 District Hospital."

"Congratulations, Dr. Chen, you're amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiqi's expression immediately brightened, and a smile curved his lips.

He quickly got up and went to the dean's office.

Once inside, Zhou Xunlei was also there.

When the dean saw them arrive, he smiled and handed them two notices issued from Zone 1.

"Dr. Zhou, Dr. Chen, the notification slips have arrived. Your scores are the best in our clinic, and you can go to the No. 1 District Hospital to participate in the final assessment."

Chen Jiqi held the notification slip, his heart trembling as he looked at the red stamp of Zone 1 printed in the bottom right corner.

Zone 1 is the military hospital, mainly serving the base's troops. It has the best medical standards and is currently the largest hospital in the entire base. This time, due to the tense situation at the front lines, the hospital was short-staffed, so it started to expand recruitment, giving two slots to the clinic.

"Thank you, Dean. I will prepare well for the assessment."

The dean laughed and said, "If you really go to Hospital No. 1, the treatment there is much better than our small clinic. I heard that even the lowest-level medical staff there can earn tens of thousands of points a month."

"With this benefit, not only is there more than enough food for the whole family, and we can eat vegetables and meat every day! But most of the medical expenses for family members can also be reimbursed."

These words made both doctors eager to try, their hearts practically soaring with excitement.

There's a fundamental difference between earning 4,000 points a month and earning 10,000 points a month!

What's even more appealing is the talent subsidy, which includes a 70% discount on home purchases.

As long as you successfully get into the military hospital, regardless of your position, even if you're just a nurse, you can enjoy a 70% discount on home purchases.

Once he accumulates some points, he can sell his current 50-square-meter apartment and move into Zone 1, which will definitely make Jiang Tang regret it.

He will let her know that divorcing him was the worst decision she ever made in her life!

[Congratulations, host, for absorbing sufficient plant essence. The system shop is now unlocked.]

[The system has detected that the host has automatically selected "farmer" as their identity in this world, and the system shop has been automatically unlocked to the agriculture section.]

Keep up the good work! Strive to be a good farmer and survive!

[Host: Jiang Li]

[Special Ability: Wood-type (Level 2)]

[Abilities: Plant Perception (Level 2), Plant Growth and Decline (Level 3)]

[Occupation: Novice Farmer]

[Land: 50 mu]

[Farm: None yet (To achieve "Farm", basic fencing facilities are required. Please build fencing facilities immediately to create your own farm.)]

Note: Managing your farm and upgrading it will unlock more shop content and reward you handsomely.

Jiang Li was standing in front of the makeshift stove, drinking tomato soup from a wooden basin, when the system popped up again.

Jiang Li put down the large wooden basin and was taken aback.

After seeing the long string of content on the screen, Jiang Li swallowed the tomato and egg drop soup in her mouth and smacked her lips.

This tomato soup is delicious!

It's sweet and sour, more than enough to make a tomato broth for modern hot pot. The rich tomato flavor is both sour and refreshing, and it tastes countless times better than the tomato broth she's had at Haidilao.

Indeed, farming is great! Farming leads to success! And you get to drink this delicious stuff.

She drank more than half of it herself, and then saw the little piglet running towards her with longing eyes, clearly wanting a drink too.

So they poured a full bowl of tomato soup into Zhu Cuihua's food box as well.

The little piglet immersed its entire face in the tomato soup and drank it with great relish.

Opening the refrigerator, I found many tomatoes, large potatoes, and a few peppers inside.

We definitely can't finish all the tomatoes.

Jiang Li then took out some large tomatoes, intending to make some tomato sauce so that she could dip steamed buns in it later!

With ketchup to dip her steamed buns, she'd definitely eat even more at every meal! The more she eats, the more successful she'll become!

Just do it.

Cut an X on the top of the tomato, peel it, cut it into chunks, put it in a blender and blend it into a puree, then pour it directly into a pot.

Jiang Li filled a whole pot.

The ketchup can be stored in the refrigerator for a month, and with her appetite, she can finish it in less than a week.

Add some firewood and simmer the tomato sauce over low heat, adding a little salt and sugar along the way.

Stir constantly while simmering.

As the sauce simmered, the water in the pot evaporated, and the tomato sauce became thicker and thicker, releasing a sweet and sour aroma that wafted straight to Jiang Li's nose.

"oh!"

Jiang Li took a deep sniff.

handy!

The tomato sauce made from high-quality large tomatoes has an even richer, sweeter, and more mellow flavor! The sweet and sour aroma filled the whole house, and Zhu Cuihua came running over, standing by the pot, looking at the thick, bright red tomato sauce inside.

What delicious food are they making?

Lin An and Jiang Yan returned from the safe zone, and also purchased some supplies.

Before even entering the house, the strong aroma of soy sauce filled the air. Lin An rushed in to see what was inside and, noticing the dark red substance in the pot, blinked. "What's this?"

Jiang Li: "Tomato sauce."

Lin An opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Before the apocalypse, she loved it when her mom took her to eat fries and fried chicken. Back then, there was this thing called ketchup, and it was so delicious to dip the fries in it!

"So that's how ketchup is made!"

After the apocalypse, many fresh and delicious dishes are gone. Just being able to eat your fill is a blessing. Who would bother to research things like ketchup? It would be such a waste of precious food.

Jiang Li used a full 11 jin of tomatoes, but in the end, she probably only made about 3 jin of tomato sauce.

This way of eating is indeed too extravagant in the apocalypse.

"Oh, right, I brought you a gift," Lin An said, pulling a bag of seeds from her pocket.

Jiang Li took it and looked at it.

It was a type of spinach seed she had never seen before on the seed website.

"Where did you buy this?"

"We bought them from importers," Lin An said. "They were merchants returning from the Fourth Base, driving a trade vehicle. I saw them bringing a lot of vegetables and fruits that our base doesn't have, and there were quite a few people gathered around them."

Jiang Li couldn't help but ask curiously, "What kind of vegetables and fruits did they bring?"

"There are carrots, cabbage, broccoli, and grapes, but the only seeds are spinach seeds."