I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

"Mom, are you sick?" Wei Zhou ran out from the inner room upon hearing the voice, looking at his mother with concern.

Liu Qing waved her hand, "It's okay, Zhouzhou, Mom is fine."

She continued, looking at Wei Dahai, "The more people go, the more sweet potatoes we can harvest. Don't you want those twenty pounds of sweet potatoes?"

Wei Dahai hesitated, but he didn't want to go.

"I'm not going! You go by yourself! Twenty pounds is enough to eat anyway! Besides, didn't you find a job moving goods in the safe zone? There's no way the family will run out of food."

After saying that, he ran back to the inner room and slammed the door shut.

Wei Zhou watched Wei Dahai's retreating figure with disappointment.

Why is he like this?

If Wei Dahai goes, he can get a lot more sweet potatoes! That amount of grain can feed the whole family.

"Mom, can I go in Dad's place?" Wei Zhou asked.

Wei Dahai didn't go, but he did; he wanted to dig sweet potatoes.

"No, Zhouzhou, you're too young. You can't go before you're eighteen."

Wei Zhou was a little disappointed.

He longed to grow up quickly so he could take on responsibilities and care for his mother.

Wei Zhou was a little unwilling. He went over and knocked on the door, "Wei Dahai, come out! You'll go with Mom tomorrow! Mom is sick and needs someone to take care of her. If you go, you can look after her and also harvest more sweet potatoes!"

Wei Dahai: "You little brat! I'm your father! Who gave you the right to call me by my name?"

Wei Zhou thought for a moment, then changed his mind: "Dad, are you going?"

Wei Dahai: "I'm not going!"

Wei Zhou clenched his fists in anger. "Then you're not my father! I don't have a father like you!"

There was no sound from inside the house; Wei Dahai probably couldn't be bothered to deal with him.

"Never mind, Zhouzhou, if he doesn't want to go, he doesn't want to go," Liu Qing sighed.

She can go alone tomorrow. She can get more than 20 kilograms of sweet potatoes by herself, enough for the whole family to eat for several days.

……

"Base commander, yesterday some people went on a food-grabbing spree. All the grain stations in the base were emptied of grain, and the grain sold by private grain stores was selling for 120 points per kilogram."

The secretary-general came over early in the morning to report on the situation.

Shen Chongshan frowned upon hearing this.

Why are the residents hoarding food?

Secretary-General: "They said they were worried that the rain would last a long time, and that food prices would rise to sky-high levels like they did three years ago."

Shen Chongshan: "Send out a notice saying that grain prices will not rise, and tell them not to panic. The base has grain reserves, which will allow everyone to get through this red rain safely."

"OK."

Jiang Tang went to the grain station before six o'clock and found that the line of people stretched for dozens of meters from the entrance.

The grain depot doesn't open until 7 a.m., and there are already so many people queuing up.

Judging from the situation, Jiang Tang thought that there would probably be no more available when it was her turn, so she decided not to queue up at all.

"Jiang Tang?"

Zhao Yongxiang looked at the figure sitting on the electric car. At first, the figure seemed familiar, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Jiang Tang!

Jiang Tang actually bought a two-wheeled vehicle!

Zhao Yongxiang was very surprised.

Jiang Tang didn't even have a two-wheeled vehicle when she was with her son, so why did she buy one after the divorce?

Zhao Yongxiang looked at Jiang Tang's electric scooter. "Jiang Tang, this scooter must have cost a lot of points, right?"

Jiang Tang glanced at her indifferently, "5700 points."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yongxiang's expression immediately became somewhat complicated.

5700 points.

So expensive.

Jiang Tang bought it without hesitation.

Zhao Yongxiang was at a loss for words.

Before marriage, Jiang Tang was the sole breadwinner for the family. After marriage, she bought a small electric car...

This shows that Jiang Tang's income is actually quite good.

If Chen Jiqi and Jiang Tang hadn't divorced yet—

Zhao Yongxiang stopped herself from having any thoughts.

Now that they're divorced, Chen Jiqi will be living with Qiu Mei from now on!

Zhao Yongxiang: "Jiang Tang, regarding matters of the heart, my Chen Jiqi has wronged you. I never imagined that after all these years, he still couldn't let go of Qiu Mei."

She had tried to persuade Chen Jiqi to break up with Qiu Mei, but after several years, Chen Jiqi didn't listen. As a mother, she couldn't possibly interfere with who her son liked.

"I'm happy for you that you're doing well after your divorce."

They said that, but they were actually uncomfortable inside.

When Jiang Tang and Chen Jiqi were together before, she didn't know that Jiang Tang was so capable. Now that she knows, she always feels that it is a loss for her family, but this feeling is not strong. No matter how much Jiang Tang earns in a month, she is not as promising as her son.

"By the way! Jiang Tang, I have some good news for you. Chen Jiqi has passed the preliminary test for the No. 1 Military Supplies Hospital and can participate in the final assessment."

At this point, Zhao Yongxiang felt she had finally regained her composure, and a smile appeared on her face. She was beaming with pride. "Out of more than thirty people in the entire clinic, only two participated in the preliminary test! My son was one of them."

"Their hospital director said that as long as you pass the final assessment, you can become a doctor at the military supply hospital in Zone 1! The starting salary is ten thousand a month!"

Everyone around heard Zhao Yongxiang's words.

"Is your son a doctor?" someone asked.

Zhao Yongxiang said proudly, "That's right, our family is a medical family! My husband was a famous surgeon at a top-tier hospital before the apocalypse, and my son inherited his father's genes and is now a doctor too."

It's said that a nurse at the military supply hospital starts with 10,000 points, which makes everyone envious.

If they got in there, it would be terrible!

That's very promising!

Before the divorce, Jiang Tang thought the same as Zhao Yongxiang: it would be a good thing if Chen Jiqi could get a job at the military supply hospital in Zone 1.

But now that they're divorced, whatever Chen Jiqi does is none of her business.

All she needs to do is live her own life well.

Jiang Tang rode away on her electric scooter to go home for breakfast. Yesterday, Jiang Li had brought her some soybeans and two bottles of tomato sauce, so she could try out the taste of soy milk and tomato sauce.

Zhao Yongxiang watched Jiang Tang's retreating figure and raised the corners of her mouth in a smile.

She knew that Jiang Tang would be upset to hear this news.

Just like when she saw Jiang Tang buy a two-wheeled vehicle, she felt equally uncomfortable.

-

"Be careful on the road."

Before Liu Weidong set off, Li Qiaozhen anxiously gave him some instructions.

People in the safe zone generally don't leave the safe zone unless they want to go outside to seek opportunities.

In addition, with the military's growth in recent years, almost no mutant beasts have been able to break into the safe zone, and many people haven't seen a mutant beast for several years.

The thought of Liu Weidong going to the fields to pick up goods made Li Qiaozhen quite uneasy.

Liu Weidong didn't care at all; he was now only thinking about earning points. "What's there to be afraid of? If you want to earn points, how can you do it without going out?"

He quickly packed up and left the 50-square-meter shelter.

Li Qiaozhen and her daughter Liu Xinrui each ate half a cornbread before going to work at the cotton mill. The cotton mill needed manpower to sort cotton, fluff cotton, and twist cotton strips.

Women who can't do heavy work can find odd jobs in places like cotton mills. Although they only earn 50 points a day, it's better than nothing.

As I was leaving, Liu Hongmei also set off, apparently heading to the cotton mill to find work.

The three of them used to go together, but today Liu Hongmei glared at the mother and daughter before quickly leaving, letting out a cold snort.