I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

Li Lan didn't come alone; she was followed by a middle-aged man with a simple and honest face.

"This is my husband, Ye Hongjun."

He walked over, holding something that looked like a tree stump, and said somewhat shyly:

"Sister Jiang, this is a cutting board I made myself. I'm giving it to you."

"A cutting board?"

"That's right." Li Lan smiled. "Hongjun was a carpenter, both before and after the apocalypse. He used to work in a furniture factory in the safe zone. He was very skilled, but unfortunately, the factory owner thought he was too honest and dull, so he fired him."

Li Lan showed Jiang Li the cutting board that Ye Hongjun had polished.

"This cutting board is really thick; it's made from specially cut mutated ginkgo wood! Look how beautiful the grain is, how smoothly the surface is planed, and how it's been specially treated with wax oil. It'll work well for chopping anything!"

"We use this kind of cutting board at home. Hongjun made two at once last time. I thought you had just moved here and probably didn't bring your own cutting board, so I'm giving you this one."

Jiang Li accepted it.

It's quite heavy and sturdy.

However, judging from the fineness of the polishing on the surface of the cutting board, it is not rough at all, and can be described as a work of art.

Beautiful and practical!

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

She didn't have a proper cutting board; Jiang Yan had just used a broken board to chop the chicken.

Jiang Yan: "That's great! Chopping meat will be so much easier from now on!"

Ye Hongjun was the one who suggested sending the cutting board. When Li Lan brought Ye Qing and Ye Tong back, he was startled by what was in the baskets on the three of them's backs!

Three chickens and dozens of kilograms of vegetables—this is an unprecedented harvest!

Hearing from Li Lan that this was all thanks to Jiang Li, he thought he should at least send something to express his gratitude.

After all, if it weren't for Jiang Li, their family wouldn't be able to afford chicken, and they wouldn't have to worry about pickled vegetables for the next two weeks. This is truly a wonderful thing!

A homemade cutting board is nothing compared to all this.

Jiang Li pondered Ye Hongjun's identity as a carpenter, "Uncle Ye, could you make me a small cart? I can pay with points."

Before Ye Hongjun could speak, Li Lan interjected, "What's wrong with that? It's just a few planks and two wheels! Our own handcart was made by Hongjun himself! He can also make handcarts, tractors, wheelbarrows, and the like."

"How many points would it cost if I asked you to give me a trolley?" Jiang Li asked.

Tomorrow we need to start seedling cultivation. Having a small cart will make it much easier to buy fertilizer at the agricultural station and transport it to the fields.

Ye Hongjun: "It's free. I can make one for you if you need it. It won't take much time."

"That won't do," Jiang Li shook her head. "There's no reason to hire someone to do work without paying them."

Jiang Li knew the current carpentry market rate; hiring a carpenter in the safe zone cost 100 points per day.

"Here's the deal: 200 points. You make me a small cart, as sturdy as possible, and you'll have to chop and find the wood yourself."

"I would also like to ask you to build another work surface, which is outside, for chopping vegetables. It has drawers and storage compartments underneath, and a cutting board and knives on top. This will make cooking much more hygienic. I will offer 300 points."

Nowadays, people just build a stove with a few bricks and leave food on the ground, which is neither aesthetically pleasing nor hygienic.

Ye Hongjun's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "200 points for a small cart, and 300 points for a control panel?"

That's great!

Who can resist the opportunity to earn points?

There's not much work to do in the fields lately, and the other three family members are more than capable of taking care of them. If he can earn another 150 points, that would be great!

Ye Hongjun suppressed his excitement.

"Miss Jiang, no problem, I can do all of these things you mentioned, and I guarantee they'll be both solid and beautiful!"

Jiang Yan raised his hand excitedly, "Sis! Can Uncle Ye make me a bed?"

Jiang Li nodded upon hearing this.

Jiang Yan doesn't have a bed yet and sleeps on the floor, which isn't good for his health in the long run. He definitely needs a bed made for him.

"Then let's make another 1.2-meter single wooden bed. I also want to make a wooden cabinet and a small wooden box. The wardrobe doesn't need to be too big; it'll be placed in the room to store simple clothes. The small wooden box will be used to store miscellaneous items."

"I'll offer 500 for the bed, wardrobe, and small wooden box. Is that alright?"

The wheelbarrow is worth 200 points, the control panel is worth 300 points, and the bed, wardrobe, and wooden box are worth 500 points, for a total of 1000 points.

Jiang Li transferred 500 points as a deposit.

The remaining points will be settled upon completion.

Ye Hongjun was overjoyed.

On the way home, Li Lan linked arms with Ye Hongjun, saying, "You really made the right choice coming here! I never thought you could earn points with your carpentry skills in the fields!"

"You'd better do those things Miss Jiang mentioned very well, don't be careless at all. If you do a good job, Miss Jiang might come back to you in the future!"

Ye Hongjun naturally understood the significance of this. He clenched his fist, his face sincere, and said, "I will use the best wood and craftsmanship! I guarantee that Miss Jiang will be comfortable using it."

"Hehe! We'll have new furniture soon too." Jiang Yan grinned from ear to ear. "When that furniture is added to our safe house, it will definitely look completely different."

Looking at the tables, chairs, pots and pans scattered outside, Jiang Li had already roughly figured out the plan.

Since there are only two rooms, the worktable will be placed against this wall on the outside. We'll also buy some bricks to build a stove next to it, and this will be the place for cooking. If conditions permit, we can expand the safe house to create an indoor kitchen.

In addition, she also wanted to build a courtyard wall, partly to keep out the mutated beasts, and partly to separate the living area from the planting area.

These all require points.

Buy bricks, buy cement...

Jiang Li took a deep breath.

Never mind, I'll stop thinking about it for now.

She turned to look at Jiang Yan, "Have you eaten?"

"what?"

The sudden change of topic caught Jiang Yan off guard.

"I'm full."

"Eat your fill and then practice."

"What are you practicing?"

Jiang Li crossed her arms and looked at him, "Train your physical fitness, train your combat skills."

Jiang Yan's combat ability is too poor. He has no power to fight back when facing mutated beasts. This cannot continue.

"The outside world is dangerous. Since you've chosen to farm, you should be prepared for the challenges of farming."

"Starting today, we will begin core strengthening training in areas such as motion inertia and weight-bearing endurance to build a foundation. Later, we will conduct combat adaptability training, hand-to-hand combat training, melee weapon stabbing, and firearms skills with you."

As she spoke, Jiang Li glanced at her watch. "First, a five-kilometer jog, then four sets of 15 bodyweight squats, four sets of 15 kneeling push-ups, and four sets of 60-second planks. Can you do that?"